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The Flotists* Review 



SaPTBMBU IS. 191T. 



NURSERY NE WS. 



AXZUOAV A8800XATZ0V Or HITESESTICEV. 



PrMldent, Uojrd O. Stark. Louisiana, Me.; 



Vlce-prMldant. J. B. Maybew. Waxabachte. 



Tex.; SecreUrjr and Coonael, Onrtla Nya Smith, 



IS.P'S''*!? ?*•• B»"ton, Masa.; Treaaurer. J. W. 

 Hill, Des Moines, la.. 



The growers are busy dividing their 

 plants of the peony called Therese. It 

 is in such high favor that nearly every- 

 one prefers to propagate rather than sell. 



The trade hopes for an open autumn, 

 believing that a long planting season 

 between frost and freeze will go a good 

 way toward recouping the losses in busi- 

 ness last spring. 



The French nurseries are located in 

 the western part of France, so have not 

 been disturbed by the war which rages 

 elsewhere. Leading importers expect 'Sll 

 shipments to be made on schedule time, 

 at reasonable freight and insurance rates. 

 Shipments can be covered with marine 

 and war risk insurance, and packing will 

 be done with the usual care. 



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EVERGEEENS AND FEEIGHT. 



[Extracts from a paper by J. B. Baker, of 

 Fort Worth, Tex., delivered at the Philadelphia 

 convention of the A. A. N.] »aucnimu 



The importance of this subject as it 

 affects nurserymen is not solely to de- 

 termine the scientific fact as to just 

 vphen evergreens are dormant, or if they 

 are ever dormant at all. These are ques- 

 tions that scientists can and have set- 

 tled. The reason this is a subject of 

 vital importance just now is that some 

 of the railroads in different sections of 

 the country are charging, or are at- 

 tempting to charge, a much higher 

 freight rate than formerly. Some of 

 them are construing the classification on 

 non-dormant nursery stock as applying 

 to evergreens, which they contend are 

 non-dormant and hence should take the 

 higher rate; namely, double first-class, 

 •which is about three times the rate 

 charged for boxed dormant stock in less 

 than car lots. 



Unfortunately, some nurserymen, usu- 

 ally those who do not handle many 

 evergreens, have thoughtlessly or ig- 

 norantly stated that evergreens are not 

 dormant, thereby giving the railroads 

 an excuse for applying the high classifi- 

 cation. This state of affairs is not gen- 

 eral all over the country, but is causing 

 trouble here and there from the Atlantic 

 to the Pacific, and unless it is properly 

 explained and understood it is likely 

 to become the rule with all railroads. 



Bill Evergreens as Dormant Stock. 



Before the union classification com- 

 mittee came into existence the word 

 dormant was not used in connection 

 with nursery stock. The word ever- 

 greens is not now used in any classifica- 

 tion except as cut decorative ever- 

 greens. It seems to me that we are in- 

 viting needless trouble whenever we 

 bill our goods as evergreens. All nurs- 

 ery evergreens are either trees or 

 shrubs, and hence nursery stock. If we 

 can show they are dormant, let us bill 

 them as dormant trees, or dormant 

 shrubs, or, what is still better, simply 

 dormant nursery stock. If this had al- 

 ways been done the vexing question 

 would never have come up; but now 

 that it has been raised, let us face it 

 squarely and try to settle it once for 

 all. 



Supply Yenr Trade with Bill Evergreens 

 for September and October Planting 



CHOICE SPECIMEN EVERGREENS (Partial List) 



Each 10 

 ft..B<fc6...$2 00|17.S0 

 1.50 18.00 



Balaam Fir 8-4 



Heraloclc 2-3 ft, BAB. 



ConcolorFlr 4-5 ft.. BAB... 4.M 40.00 



DouRlasFlr 3-4 ft., BAB... 1.75 16.00 



Juniper Canadensis.. 1-1 >a ft, BAB... 150 13.60 



Juniper Olauca 2-3 ft., BAB... 1.76 16.00 



Juniper SchotUi 2-3 ft., BAB. . 2.00 18.60 



Red Cedar 3-4 



White Spruce 8-4 



Kost. Blue Spruce. . . .3-4 



Kor^ay Spruce 4-6 



Am. Arbor Vltae 3-4 



Pyr. Arbor Vltae 3-4 



Each 10 

 ft., BAB... $2.26 120.00 



ft, BAB... 2.26 

 ft., BAB... 6.00 

 ft, BAB... 3.00 

 ft, BAB., 

 ft., RAB. 



Dwf. Mugho Pine ....l-lHi ft, BAB. 



1.60 

 1.76 

 1.00 



18.60 

 47.60 

 27.50 

 12.60 

 16.00 

 9.50 



We can also furnish a complete stock of Evererreen seedlingrs, cuttlnss and 

 transplants, also younsr stock for lining out and deciduous trees and shrubs. 



DECORATIVE STOCK 



WINDOW-BOX PLANTS — Hardy Coniferous Evergreens for "winter use. All hardy 

 and desirable sorts. This line offers wide-awake florists ^rand opportunity to increase 

 their sales and profits. 



HARDY TUBBED EVERGREENS— Well formed epeclmens — grown especially for 

 tubbing. (In anticipation of the shortage in Boxwoods and other decorative stock this 

 fall, we have provided a very large and complete stock.) 



JAPANESE POTTED EVERGREENS — In three sizes — weU estabUshed in fancy 

 Japanese glazed pottery. 



Wholesale price list will be 

 mailed promptly on request. 



Write for Information 

 and prices today. 



THE D. HILL HUR8ERY COMPANY. Inc. 



EVERGREEN SPECIALISTS Rav At\'\ nilMnFF II I 



LARGEST GROWERS IN AMERICA OOX 4UO9 LPUniLPLC:* II.I.* 



Mention The Itevlew when you wrltw. 



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- ^"" ^^ -^^ ^ " "^" /Strong 2-year Roots and Divi- = 



isions. 3 to 5 eyes. Ready now. E 



^25 plants at 100 rates. | 



/Guaranteed true to name. = 



PEONIES 





Per 100 



Canari, white, lemon center, late $12.00 



Duchesae de Nemours, sulphury whit", early 1/ 00 



Duchesae de Nemours, salmon pink, early 12.00 



Edulla Superba, brillianl pink, early 12 00 



Festlva Maxima, extra large white, early 16.00 



Gloire de C. Gombault, multicolor pink, midseason 30 00 



La Tuiipe, fl^sh pink, eyed crimson midseason 20.00 



Mme. Crou«se, pure while, extra fine midseason 20 00 



Mme. Caiot, flesh white, early 16.00 



Mme. Vernevllle, sulphury fl shy white, early 12.00 



Marie Lemoine, extra fine sulphury white, late 20.00 



Mme. Bouquet, darkest velvety amaranth, midseason 20.00 



Modeste Guerln, bright purollsh carmine, midseason 20.00 



Princess Beatrice, salmon pink, multicolor, midseason 20.00 



Queen Victoria, standard white, early 8.00 



Souv. de Expo. Univcrseile. cherry rose, late 20.00 



Solfatare, pure wbite su I obury center 20.00 



Triompiie de Expo. Lille, soft pink, silvery reflex, midseason 20.00 



Wilhklmina, lavenuer pink, late 16.00 



Unnani'-d Varieties, uink, white and red, separate colors 8.00 



Mixed Varieties, all colors 6.00 



All acclimated roots of our own growing 



B. F. BARR & CO. 



= KEYSTONE NURSERIES 



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The Rakestraw-Pyle Company 



Kennett Square, Pa. 



A full line of Fruits, Shade Trees, Ever- 

 greens, Shrubbery and Hedge Plants 



Write for price list 



Mention The Beview when you write. 



Some of the confusion, doubtless, has 

 arisen from a misunderstanding of 

 the words evergreen and dormant. An 

 evergreen is a tree or other plant 

 that retains its verdure or foliage 



Nursery Stock for Florists' Trade 



Fruit Trees. Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, 

 Small Fruits, Roses, Clematis, Phlox, 

 Peonies, Herbaceous Perennials. 



Write for our Wholesale trade list. 



W. A T. SMITH COMPANY, 

 71 Years Geneva, N. Y. 1000 Acres 



Mention The Reriew when yon write. 



throughout the year. It is always green; 

 that is, having leaves upon it the year 

 around. In the generality of cases the 

 leaves last for more than one year and 

 less than two years, falling in spring 



