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The Florists^ Review 



NOVBMBBB 6, 1919. 



Prosperity brings plantings. 



Decrease of plantings in war time 

 and present scarcity of labor has short- 

 ened most stocks this autumn. 



Absence of trained help affects the 

 nursery trade more than many others, 

 especially at a time when high quality 

 stock is in demand. 



The nurseryman who uses advertising 

 space to tell what he has on hand this 

 fall is clearing out his stock. This is a 

 time when buyers want to know where 

 they can get what they want. 



STOCK SCABCE IN EAST. 



Nursery business has been exceed- 

 iiigly good this autumn in New England 

 for both ornamental and fruit trees. 

 The demand for apple trees has pre- 

 dominated, probably owing to the enor- 

 mous crop of apples this season. Stock 

 in many lines is scarce and difficult to 

 get in the New England states at pres- 

 ent, especially plants of various kinds 

 to grow on. At any rate there is little 

 being advertised. Buyers must either 

 send to places at a distance and take 

 more risks in shipping or get along with- 

 out needed stock. E. E. B. 



TITI.E TO GBOWINa STOCK. 



May Not Alw&js Qo With Land. 



The California District Court of Ap- 

 peal has handed down an interesting 

 and important decision concerning the 

 reservation of ownership of stock de- 

 livered to a landowner for growing and 

 return later on. The case in which this 

 decision was announced (Kirkman Nur- 

 series vs. Sargent, 183 Pacific Reporter, 

 591) involved a transaction in nursery 

 stock, but it is quite clear that the same 

 legal principle would apply to other 

 stock handled under similar circum- 

 stances. 



In 1915, plaintiff nursery company 

 and one B. F. Rose entered into a writ- 

 ten contract, by the terms of which the 

 plaintiff was to deliver 100,000 fig cut- 

 tings of assorted varieties free of 

 charge, which Rose was to plant and 

 raise upon his land. During the two 

 succeeding winters, Rose agreed to de- 

 liver back to plaintiff such of the cut- 

 tings as should have developed into fig 

 trees, three feet in height and free from 

 pests or injury of any kind. Plaintiff 

 agreed to pay Rose $30 per thousand 

 trees. Cuttings were delivered to Rose 

 under this contract, but he later sold his 



interest in the land to defendant Sar- 

 gent, with the consent of the nursery 

 company. Defendant was informed at 

 the time as to the nature of the trans- 

 action between the company and Rose 

 and acted under it as !Rose 's successor 

 for some time. But subsequently de- 

 fendant repudiated any obligation un- 



der the contract, as Rose 's assignee, and 

 refused to make further deliveries of 

 trees to plaintiff. 



Not Mere Contract to Furcliase. 



Defendant claimed that the transac- 

 tion amounted to no more than -a con- 

 tract by plaintiff to purchase the nur- 



IRIS GERMANICA 



$30.00 per 1000; $3.50 per 100 



Halfdan, creamy white. 



Ingebor^. pure white, very large flower. 



Walballa, standards light bluish lavender, falls violet purple. 



Florentina, very early, creamy white faintly flushed with lavender, fragrant. 



Midnight, a rich deep purple, the finest in this color, a flue cut flower. 



Pallida Mandraliscae, very tall, rich lavender purple, large and handsome. 



Loliengrin, tall, flowers very large, of a uniform shade of soft lilac rose. 



Mrs. H. Darwin, pure white, falls slightly veined with violet. 



Nibeiungen, standards fawn yellow, falls violet purple with creamy white 



edge. 

 Princess Victoria Louise, standards sulphur yellow, falls rich plum 



bordered with cream. 

 Madame Cliereaa, white with a frilled border of clear blue. 

 Riiein Nize, standards pure white, falls deep violet blue with white edge. 

 Pallida Her Majesty, tall, standards soft rose, falls deeper rose heavily veined. 



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WAYSIDE GARDENS, 



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