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The Florists^ Review 



March SO, 1016. 



NURSERY NEWS. 



▲XERIOAN ABSOCIATIOK OF NTntSEBYXEN. 



President, B. S. Welch, Shenandoah, la.; Vice- 

 president, John Watson, Newark, N. J.; Secre- 

 tary, John Hall, Rochester, N. Y.; Treasurer, 

 Peter Youngers, Genera, Neb. 



Fy>rt7-flrst annual meeting, Milwaukee, Wis., 

 June 28 to 80. lOie. 



The congestion on eastern railroads is 

 imposing a serious hardship on nurseries 

 in that territory. Shipments to the west 

 are the only ones moving with the usual 

 celerity arid it even is difficult to obtain 

 cars as wanted. 



Although the planting of big orchards 

 is not progressing at anything like the 

 pace of ten or even five years ago, never- 

 theless the fruit tree specialist is kept 

 fairly busy. The farmers are planting 

 more fruit every year. 



The volume of orders on hand indi- 

 cates that the average nurseryman will do 

 well to get through any considerable part 

 of the spring work. Zero in the third 

 week of March at such places as New 

 York and Philadelphia is not encouraging 

 to the planter. 



OAIiLS EASTERN STOCK MENACE. 



The United States Department of 

 Agriculture, through the federal horti- 

 cultural board, has sent all eastern 

 nurserymen an urgent request not to 

 ship white pines, currants and goose- 

 berries west of North Dakota, South 

 Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma 

 and Texas. This action has been taken 

 in order to protect the white pine for- 

 ests of the west from the white pine 

 blister rust without, if possible, the 

 imposition of a burdensome plant quar- 

 antine. At a conservative estimate, 

 the value of the government and pri- 

 vate holdings in these forests is $240,- 

 000,000. They would be in serious dan- 

 ger if the white pine blister ru8t,which 

 ^ now has gained a foothold in six east- 

 ern states and is suspected in the Ohio 

 valley, should spread to the Rocky 

 mountains. Gooseberries and currants 

 are included in the department's re- 

 quest because they can carry the dis- 

 ease as well as the white pine itself. 



At the same time, the department 

 has issued a warning to the states with- 

 in the range of the western white 

 pines, of the danger of allowing nur- 

 sery stock of these three kinds, from 

 eastern nurseries, to enter their terri- 

 tory. Inspectors of all western states 

 have been asked to notify the federal 

 horticultural board of any shipments 

 from points east of the states named. 

 The reason for this action is that the 

 white pine blister rust, a destructive 

 disease to all white pines, occurs also 

 in a different form, as a leaf disease on 

 currants and gooseberries. These two 

 plants, therefore, may carry the dis- 

 ease to new regions and infect local 

 white pine. Like citrus canker and 

 chestnut blight, the white pine blister 

 rust was brought to this country on 

 imported nursery stock, before the pas- 

 sage of the federal Plant Quarantine 

 Act. 



The department, in its letter to nur- 

 serymen, points out that if no ship- 

 ments of these three plants are made 

 from infected or suspected territory in- 

 to the west, further action may be un- 

 necessary. If, however, nurserymen 

 igfnore this request, it is practictdly cer- 



Hill's Choice Landscape, Decorative 

 ^Forcing Stock tor Florists'Trade 



BOXWOODS— Pyramids, Standards. Globes, Bush, Dwarf— one of our leading 

 specialties. Stocked in enormous Quantities. 



BAY TREES— Standards, Half -standards. Pyramids. We can save you money 

 and give better Quality. Let us prove it. 



HARDY TUBBED EVERQREENS-Clipped specimens. Thuyas, Juniperus, 

 etc.. in Pyramids, Globes and natural-shaped, in large assortment. 



ARAUCARIAS— Best sorts, best values, all sizes— for growing on. 



LANDSCAPE EVERGREENS— New. rare and standard varieties. Small, me- 

 dium and lar^e sizes supplied in perfect specimens, with ball and burlap. 

 Largest and most extensive collection in America. 



WINDOW-BOX PLANTS- All hardy and desirable sorts, best selection, low- 

 est prices. This line offers live florists grand opportunity to increase 

 their sales and profits. 



DECIDUOUS TREES AND SHRUBS-Our leaders- Norway Maple, American 

 White Elm and Japanese Barberry. 



YOUNG STOCK FOR LINING OUT-Omamental Evergreens and Deciduous 

 Trees and Shrub seedlings, rooted cuttings, grafts, etc., in large assort- 

 ment, at very low prices. Annual output, 10,000,000 plants. 



Wbolesale Trade List has Just come from Write for information 



the press. If you did not receive a copy, , , , 



let us know and we will mall you one. ana prlcos today 



THE D. HILL NURSERY COMPANY, Inc. 



EVERGREEN SPECIALISTS p ^^q nffTMnCC Iff 



LARGEST GROWERS IN AMERICA tJOX 'iXJ^f UUnUtjt., ILL. 



WHOLESALE GROWERS AND IMPORTERS 



Mention The Review when yen write. 



BERBERIS THINBERGII 



Heavy bushy 3-year stock, 18 to 24-inch $7.00 per 100; $60.00 per 1000 



C. B. GATES, Waydde Gardens, Mentor, Ohio 



Montlon The Rerlew when yon write. 



DIRECT IMPORTATIONS 



FALL AND SPRING SHIPMENTS 

 TALLEY PIPS, best BerUn and Hamburg 



grades. 

 AZALEAS, PALMS. BAYS, ETC.. from 



Belgium. 

 BOXWOODS, ROSES, ETC., from Bos- 



koop, Holland. 

 MAPLE. PLANES. ETC.. from Ouden- 



beach, Holland. . ^ ,„ 



FRUli- AND ORNAMENTAL STOCKS 



from France. 



BEGONIA AND GLOXINIA BULBS. 



December shipment. 



English Manettl. Japanese Lilies. 



Raffia, Kentia Seeds, Etc. 



WRITE FOR QUOTATIONS 



McHUTCHISON & CO., The import Hoisc 



17 Mnrray Street. NEW YORK 



Mpntlon The ReTlew when yon write. 



tain that at an early date a federal 

 quarantine, which will prohibit the in- 

 terstate movement of these plants from 

 the infected states, will have to be 

 established. 



GRASS UNDEB MAPLE TREES. 



We have trouble in keeping our 

 lawns green under the maple trees. We 

 have spaded, added manure, lime, bone 

 meal, etc. The grass makes a good 

 start, but dies out three or four months 

 from the time of seeding. We have 

 used shady lawn grass mixtures. What 

 mixture would be the best to uset Our 

 soil is heavy clay. F. W. H. — Pa. 



Maples make so dense a shade that it 

 is necessary to do some reseeding each 

 season, especially where the low 

 branches come near the ground. If you 

 can keep the grass well watered below 

 the trees in summer, you probably will 



Mr. 



Plant Grower 



If you have never used the 



Standard 

 Mail Tubes 



you surely ought to know 

 of their 



ECONOMY and EFHCIENCY 



More popular each season. 

 A postal request will bring samples. 



STANDARD MFG. CO. 



2d and Vina Sts. 

 PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



HARDY PERENNIALS 



Wholesale Price List for spring of 1916 

 just out. Write for it. 



WM. TOOLE & SON 



Hardy Plant and Pansy Farm 

 BARABOO, WIS. 



have a sod eventually, but not other- 

 wise. C. W. 



Montgomery on Grafted Hoses, sent 

 by The Review for 25 cents. 



