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The Florists' Review 



January 6, 1921 



GKOiuiK fc^. IIakris, formerly manager 

 of the Harris Nurseries, Green Brier, 

 Tcnn., is now ciiiploycd in tlie wholesale 

 department of ('. H. Burr & ^^Jo., Man- 

 <-hestor, Conn. 



That fruit trees have lieen in heavy 

 <leiiiaii(l ihiriu<i- tlie year of 1920, is the 

 report of .1. R. Gardner, jirojjrietor of 

 tlie Gardner Nurs-eiies, Keniiewick, Wash. 

 He states that apjile trees were about 

 normal, but poaches w(>re in lu'avy de- 

 mand anil Winter Nellis and Barth^tt 

 j)ears nu't witli excellent sales. 



FoRTV-nvK THOUSAXD strawberry plants 

 consigneil to Ban Jose, Cal., growers were 

 condemned l)v County Horticultural Com- 

 missioner L. R. Cody, these coming from 

 the weevil clistiict in Oregon, against 

 which there is a ((uarantine. This makes 

 a. total of s.l.nno from that district that 

 have been condemned this season. 



Chaiu.ks McDonai,!), ]»ro]iiietor of the 

 Kokosing Nursery, Mount Vernon, O., has 

 .iust been idccted treasurer of the county 

 and hei'eafter will devote his attention 

 to ]tu]jlic afl'airs. The nursery business, 

 located one and one-half miles south of 

 the city on Newark road, will be turned 

 over to his two sons. Tlie nursery grows 

 a, geiu'ial liiK^ of fiuit trees, liardy jd.ants 

 :mil ornaiueMtaK. 



The state of Intliana is to have a nurs- 

 ery and -will grow trees for reforesting 

 purposes. This was some time ago de- 

 ciiled ujioii. 'I'lie j)resent idea, as an- 

 nounced last week, is to liave the state 

 nursery in conjunction with the l)oys ' 

 school at I'lainfield. Tlie l)oys will learn 

 a, profitable tratle and tlie expense of 

 Miaintainiiig the niiisery will lie reduced 

 :i|ilMecial)ly. NurseryiiieM may gain some 

 skilled woikineii if this jilaii is effected. 



At tlie coiixeiitioii of the Northern 

 Hetail Nurserymen's Association, held at 

 Minneapolis, Minn.. I^ecember (i aii<l 7, 

 M. li. < 'ashniaii. who has Ihhmi president 

 since the founding of the associiitioii six 

 years ago, refused nomination for another 

 term and insisted ujion being retired. 

 Oflicers elected for the lOlil term are 

 as follows: President. E. C. Hilborn, 

 Valley City, N. D.; vice-president, L. J. 

 Tucker, Madison, Wis., and secretary- 

 treasurer, Roliort Wedge. Albert I^ea, 

 .Minn. 



A XOTK by (iiistave Kiviere and Gabriel 

 Bailhachc in a French publication sup- 

 |)lies an iiif eiesting examjile of the in- 

 iiuence of the stock on its scion. The 

 case cited was that of the jiear William's 

 Bon Chretien. Of a number of examitles, 

 all grafted and the same stock, Coquassier, 

 ami growing together in ,1 garden, several 

 were much more vigorous than tlic others. 

 Inspection showed that the excess of 

 vigor was due to the fact that these 

 jdants had been planted so deeply that 

 the scions had emitted roots. A coin- 

 jiarison of the fruits showed that the 

 normal fruits were markedly larger, 

 sweeter and of more cliaracteristic acid 

 llavor than those borne on the trees 

 which had come to grow, in part at least, 

 <in their own roots. 



Fk; trees to the number of 500,000 

 have been sold by the Stribling Nursery, 

 Le Grand, Cal., for early delivery. Most 

 of these will be distributed in Merced 

 county, Cal. 



THE AMERICAN HOLLY. 



Grows in Varied Soils. 



The American holly, Ilex opaea, is a 

 slow-growing ])lant found in varied 

 kinds of soil. In the northern and south- 

 ern states the largest specimens are 

 found in jioor, sandy loam. In the woods 

 of Massachusetts they are abundant on 

 southern slopes densely covered with 

 deciduous trees, the low branches of 

 which ]irotect the hollies from exjiosure. 

 In the south the plants are stronger 

 and mature into specinfen trees much 

 more quickly than in the north and it is 

 from the south that the Christmas sup- 

 jily of holly is generally ol)taiiieil. 



When selecting hollies for planting 

 in the garden, the fact should be borne 

 in iiiin(l that they are gener.'illy dicecious 

 ill habit; that is, the sexes are on sepa- 

 rate trees. It is therefore lu'cessary 

 that the male and female trees be 

 planted clo.se together to allow pollina- 

 tion by action of either wind or insects, 

 otherwise there will lie an absence of 

 the ornamental berries. As hollies are 

 slow-growing trees, large specimens 

 should be obtained if immediate effect 

 is desired. These subject themselves 

 readily to transplanting, provided a few 

 precautions are observed. The best time 

 to remove them is in the fall just be- 

 fore the ripening of the \vood, or in the 

 spring just before the apiiearance of the 

 new wood, the latter date pcrhajis being 

 ]ireferable, owing to the lateness of (uir 

 falls. The essential factor at the time 

 of transphinting is the defoliation, and 

 fully two-thirds of the leaves should be 

 removed to reduce transpiration. The 

 many fibrous roots will allow a large 

 ball of earth to be dug, commensurate 

 ^\ith the size of the plant removed. 



American Grown 



Apple Seedlings 



Straight and Branched — All Grades 



Freauentl.v Spra.vod 

 Absolutely Free from Insects or Diseases 



Car Lots to Central Points 



Will exchange for such stock as we need 



Now is the time to grow 



high-priced Apple Trees 



Also a General Assortment of 

 Foreign Fruit Tree Stocks 



Apple, Pear, Makileb, Mizzard, Plum, Qaince, etc. 

 ALL GRADfcS 



We will have a complete Hne of general 

 nursery slock in Storage for Spring Trade 



Shenandoah Nurseries 



D.S.LAKE, President 

 SHENANDOAH. IOWA 



The English and the American holly 

 are quite similar. Both have spiny leaves, 

 but the English holly, Ilex Aquifolium, 

 has deeper spaces between the spines 

 and is a denser-leaved specimen. Prior 

 to the government restriction of import- 

 ing plants with soil attached, the 

 English variety was imported by the 

 tliousands in the form of potted plants 

 and sold by florists during the Christ- 

 mas season. 



Resists City Smoke. 



Of the many evergreens that domi- 

 nated the Missouri Botanical Garden 

 flora of former days, the holly is the 

 only representative genus that has with- 

 stood the smoky atmosphere of St. 

 Louis. The main garden still retains the 

 original groups and individual speci- 

 mens jilanted by Mr. Shaw and, while 

 the foliage and berries are darker than 

 on plants grown in the country, due to 

 discoloration by smoke, the trees are in 



Box-Barberry Bordered Gardens 



BOXBARBERRY 



LINING-OUT STOCK ONLY 

 Summer frame grown and well 



rooted $45.00 per 1000 



Ten samples sent post-paid at 1000 rates. 

 Send stamps or money order. 



IBOLIUM PRIVET 



OvalUollum x Ibota 



The New HARDY HEDGE 



Resembles California Hardy as Ibota 



Pre-offer of Stock for Propagating 



2-Tr.,2to3-ft.,$2.50 

 lyr., lto2-ft., 1.00 

 Frame SO 



in Storage 



Surplus: 

 American Hemlock 

 Japan Iris 

 Pin Oak 

 Japan Yew 



Elm City Nursery Company 



WOODMONT NURSERIES, Inc. 



New Haven, Conn. 



Introdaceri oi Boi-Barberrj and Ibolina PriTct 



