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The Florists^ Review 



Mabch 22, 1917. 



NURSERY STOCK for norists' Trade 



Fruit Trees, Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Small Fruits, Roses, 

 Clematis, Phlox, Peonies, Herbaceous Perennials 



EXTRA FINE SELECTION OF 



Bartlett Pea^, Baldwin Apple, Burbank and Abundance Plum, 

 Industry Gooseberry, White Birch, Lombardy Poplar, Phlox, 

 Barberry Thunberg^ii, Irish Juniper, Colorado Spruce, Hovey's 

 Golden Arbor Vitae, Hardy Chrysanthemum, Baby lonica Willow. 



71 YEARS 



Writ* for our WhoUsai* trade list. 



W. & T. SMITH COMPANY 



1000 ACRES 



GENEVA, N. Y. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



WDRSERY HEWS. 



AXEBICLAS ASSOOXAXXON OF HXrBSESYlCEH. 

 Praaident, John WatMn, Newark, N. T.; Vlc»- 

 prealdent, Lloyd SUrk, LoulsUna, Mo.j SecN- 

 tary and Ooonael, Oortla Nye Smith. 19 Oongreaa 

 St., Boston, Maaa.; Treaaurer, Peter Youngera, 

 GcneTa, Neb. 



The Rowan Wholesale Nurseries, Dans- 

 ville, N. Y., have been incorporated with 

 $30,000 authorized capital stock, by J. E. 

 Nagle, J. A. Rowan and M. E. King, Jr. 



The handlers of the usual spring im- 

 portations of boxwoods and other Holland 

 plants almost have despaired of receiving 

 the stock in time for this season's trade. 



Down south the nursery trade has had 

 one of the largest seasons on record, but 

 in certain sections the February freeze 

 entailed losses which will cut a big hole 

 in whatever profits were afforded by the 

 relatively low prices. 



William A. Peterson, of the Peterson 

 Nursery, Chicago, recently returned from 

 Buffalo, where he had gone with other 

 representatives of Chicago evangelical 

 organizations to obtain first-hand infor- 

 mation of the Billy Sunday campaign in 

 that city. 



The railroad situation is serious for 

 the nursery trade. For months the move- 

 ment of cars has been unusually slow, and 

 there have been many local embargoes. 

 About March 14 shipping was practically 

 suspended because of the effort to clear 

 the roads for a strike. 



The nursery trade in the north is wait- 

 ing anxiously for the frost to come out of 

 the ground. There have been few spring- 

 like days and the season probably will be 

 late. A late season almost always is a 

 short season and a short season seldom 

 is as good as it might have been. 



TENNESSEE NOTES. 

 The nurserymen of Tennessee and, in 



HILL'S EVERGREENS 



Beat for Over Half a Oentorr. Ftrs, Spmoe, 

 Pines, Janlpers, Arborvltaea, Tews, in amall 

 and larffe sues. Price List Now Beady. 



THE n. HILL NURSERY CO. 



Evefgreen Specialists. Largest Growers in America 

 ■•X 403. DundM. IIL 



Mention The Serlew when yon write. 



ROCHELLE 



P^er Pots and Dfat Bands. (See pace 117. 

 Mpntlon The Review when yon write. 



fact, of the entire south, report that 

 they have had an exceptionally good 

 year. Most stocks are sold up closely, 

 there being less surplus than for years. 

 There is a feeling that nursery stock of 

 all kinds will be much higher next sea- 

 son, as there is bound to be a shortage 

 caused by the failure to receive French 

 seedling stock. 



A freeze March 19 is reported to have 

 cut the plum crop short if it did not en- 

 tirely destroy it, over a considerable 

 part of the state. Peaches were not 

 generally open yet, and so are unhurt. 



F. B. 



THE HIGH BUSH CBANBEKBY. 



Viburnum Americanum, the so-called 

 native high bush cranberry, also con- 

 fused under the name of Viburnum 

 Opulus of Europe, is a tall growing, 

 spreading-topped shrub with handsome, 

 light gray bark, large palmately-shaped 

 leaves on thick red stems, broad, flat- 

 topped, showy flower clusters having 

 an outer ring of ray or neutral florets 

 followed by large, lustrous orange-scar- 

 let fruits on long drooping stems. It is 

 widely distributed in nature, from the 

 northeastern United States to Alaska. 

 In nature it varies greatly in foliage 

 and fruits. Some plants have smaller 

 leaves on long stems and others have 

 large leaves on short, thick stems. Some 

 bushes have small, oval and pointed ber- 



NURSERY STOCK 



AT WHOLESALE 



A complete assortment of general nursery 

 stock— shrubs, roses, vines, shEide trees, fruit 

 trees, etc., well grown and well graded, such as 

 will satisfy your customers and build up your 

 trade. 



We solicit a trial order, believing that our 

 stock, service and reasonable prices will make: 

 you our regular customer. 



Our Wholesale Trade List free upon reauest. 



SHENANDOilH NURSERIES 



D. S. LAKE, Pres. 

 SHENANDOAH, IOWA 



Mention The Bevlew when yon write. 



ries; others have large, round berries,, 

 while again others have small, round 

 berries containing little juice. 



As a red-berried shrub. Viburnum 

 Americanum has no equal for northern 

 planting, say A. H. & N. M. Lake, of 

 Marshfield, Wis. Its berries begin to 

 color about August 1, at which time its 

 leaves begin to assume brilliant autumn 

 color, and it is at the height of its beauty 

 and decorative value all through the au- 

 tumn months. After its leaves have 

 fallen its bright red berries on the 

 naked stalks covered with light gray 

 bark are decorative throughout the win- 

 ter months, giving warmths and cheer to 

 the landscape and in addition furnishing 

 a great amount of food for winter birds 

 and for the migratory birds in early 

 spring, when insects are scarce. 



Viburnum Americanum and Ilex ver- 

 ticillata are our two best shrubs, af- 

 fording berries for our winter birds, and 

 each should be freely planted. 



Viburnum Americanum is easily and 

 readily grown from the seeds, which 

 should be cleaned free from pulp, strati- 

 fied in damp sand and held damp in a 

 cool cellar until the following August, 

 nearly a year after being ripened. They 

 should then be planted, covered lightly 

 with soil and immediately given a mulch 



