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The Florists^ Review 



Dbcbmbek 25, 1919. 



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NEWS OF THE NURSERY TRADE 



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A TABLE of importations of nursery 

 stock during the year ended June 30, 1919, 

 appears in this issue on page 18. 



The officers of the United States Nurs- 

 ery Co., which operates 1,062 acres at 

 Roseacres, Miss., are: President, John 

 M. Good; vice-president, Frank E. Good; 

 secretary and treasurer, Edwin S. Houck; 

 general manager, S. W. Crowell. 



Nathaniel F. Webb is the manager of 

 the nursery department of the North Shore 

 Landscape Architects, who have opened 

 their office in the Hoybiirn building, Ev- 

 anston, 111. Benjamin E. Gage is the 

 landscape adviser and C. Dudley Wag- 

 staff the landscape architect. 



Last year about 4,000,000 fruit seed- 

 lings were produced in the Yuba river bot- 

 toms, California. This year about 2,- 

 000,000 are being shipped, the decreased 

 production being due to difficulties in pro- 

 curing material and help. Yuba county 

 growers found field mice a problem in 

 growing apple and pear seeds, but they 

 obtained relief by the use of a poison rem- 

 edy furnished by the state horticultural 

 commission. 



TENNESSEE NUBSERYMEN. 



r Meet at Nashville. 



' The convention of the Tennessee State 

 Nurserymen's Association, held at the 

 i same time as those of the Tennessee 

 ; State Horticultural Society and the Ten- 

 •nessee Beekeepers' Association, at Nash- 

 , ville, December 9 to 11, was a success 

 I from start to finish. The attendance 

 I was large, the meetings were interest- 

 i ing, the discussions were lively and great 

 ' good resulted. 



The banquet held by the three associa- 

 ' tions Tuesday night, December 9, at the 

 • Hotel Hermitage, the headquarters of 

 ' the associations, was a brilliant affair. 

 John R. Watson, executive secretary 

 of the American Association of Nursery- 

 men, spoke for the nursery trade. 



One striking thing about the conven- 

 tion just concluded is that practically 

 everyone on the program was present 

 and came with a message both timely 

 and important. The only exception was 

 S. W. Crowell, of Roseacres, Miss., 

 who was kept at home by sickness. Ex- 

 cellent addresses were delivered by 

 Robert Pyle, president of the Conard & 

 Jones Co., West Grove, Pa., and John 

 R. Watson, executive secretary of the 

 American Association of Nurserymen, 

 Princeton, N. J. 



Delegates from commercial clubs of 



Chattanooga, Memphis and Johnson City 

 gave invitations and strongly 'presented 

 inducements for the convention to be 

 held in their respective cities, but it was 

 unanimously voted to hold the 1920 con- 

 vention in Nashville. 



COUNT YOXTE COSTS. 



Wliat Makes Trees So High? 



In the present day of high prices it is 

 not ■ at all unreasonable to expect the 

 price of nursery stock to keep pace with 

 other products; yet, at the same time, we 

 hear our customers exclaim, "My, what 

 makes trees so high?" They do not 

 stop to consider that almost the entire 



Prom an address on "Prices, Costs, Salesman- 

 ship and Credits," by W. U. Wood, of tlie R. 

 M. TeaRue Citrus Nurseries, San Dimas, Cal., 

 delivered at the convention of the California 

 Association of Nurserymen. 



Bobbink & Atkins 



Choice Nursery Stock', includ- 

 ing Rhododendrons, Hardy 

 Azaleas, Hybrid Perpetual 

 Roses, Herbaceous Plants, 

 Bay Trees, Boxwood and a 

 general line of Decorative 

 Greenhouse Plants. 

 RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY 



Mention The Berlew when yon write. 



cost of nursery stock is made np of la- 

 bor, which has doubled and trebled in 

 cost in the last few years, and, if we 

 base our selling price on the cost of 

 production, we must either raise the 

 price or go out of business. 



Fortunately, most of the buyers, hav- 

 ing got used to the H. Q. of L., take the 

 rise good-naturedly and pay the price, 

 but would it not be well to consider how 

 far we shall be able to go ip the mt^tter 

 of elevating prices? J J ' v 



Price Follows Products. ^A 



Unlike the staple food products, nurs- 

 ery stock is not a necessity. While it 

 is true that the products of the trees are 

 coming to be considered more of a neces- 

 sity than formerly, yet trees are not in 



NORWAY MAPLES 



Harrisons' Norway Maples are beauties— 7 to 

 16 feet high with perfectly straight trunks and 

 broad, symmetrical heads. 



We are piepared to give 

 prompt service on lar^e or 

 small lots and our prices 

 are very low for such One 

 trees. 



Harrisons' Strawberries— 

 30 varieties— win and hold 

 trade. 



Write today for catalogue 

 of nursery stock and prices 

 to the trade. 



"Largest Growers of Fruit Trees in the World" 

 Box 28. BERLIN, MARYLAND 



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The New UADRV DDIUCT <L. IbotaX 

 Hybrid nAnUT rnlTCl Ovalifolium) 



Now lent out for the first time. Inquire for farther information. 

 One-year field-grown plants, $6.00 each. Summer rooted frame- 

 KTOwn, $3.00 each. Planta in storage for immediate shipment. 



latrsaaccrs s< BOX BARBERRY. Well rooted frame cuttings. 

 $65.00 per 1000. 



THE ELM cnr NURSERY CO. Mcnr o i vcu f^f\w 

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