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The Flofists' Review 



JANUABX 13, 1921 



Absence of hard freezing weather so 

 far this winter is causing some concern 

 as to the outlook for berry plants next 

 summer. 



Information regarding tlie Texas law 

 regarding shipments of nursery stock 

 into that state appears on page 22 of 

 this issue. 



On the Dutch steamer, Stadsdyk, wliieli 

 arrived at New York from Rotterdam 

 January IS, were tlirce cases of rose and 

 Manetti stocks. 



Already there are indications that the 

 sliortage of nursery stock rapidly will 

 pass. It will be a mistake to grow quan- 

 tity and force the prices down; instead, 

 grow quality and keep the prices up. 



The annual meeting of tlie Ohio 

 Nurserymen's Association will be held 

 February 3 at the Hotel Deshler, Colum- 

 bus, O. The present officers of this as- 

 sociation are: President, W. F. Boh- 

 lendcr, Tippecanoe City. O. ; vice-presi- 

 dent, Charles Ernest, Eaton, O.; secre- 

 tary, W. N. Scarff, New Carlisle, O., and 

 treasurer, A. E. Pickett, Clyde, O. 



Citrus fruits will be a feature of tlie 

 nursery exhibits at the soutli Florida 

 fair at Tampa, Fla. It is expected that 

 the Buckeye Nurseries, of wliich M. E. 

 Gillett is proprietor, will make a good 

 showing of bearing trees. In this dis- 

 j)hiy the Temple orange, named for the 

 late William Chase Temple and produced 

 by M. E. and D. C. Gillett, is exficcted 

 to be featured. 



The annual meeting of tlie Pennsyl- 

 vania Nurserymen 's Association will be 

 held Thursday, .January 27, at Harris- 

 burg, Pa. An executive session will be 

 lield first from 1 to :i ji. m., when con- 

 cerns of tlie trade will be under discus- 

 sion. At 3 p. m. the meeting will be an 

 open one and anyone interested in nurs- 

 ery questions is welcome to attend. The 

 attractive features include a travel talk 

 by Adolf Muller, of Norristown, Pa., 

 who will describe his recent trip to Alaska 

 and the northwest; and an address by 

 John Watson, secretary of the Americin 

 Association of Nurserymen. Mr. Watson 

 will speak on the activities of the na- 

 tional organization in regard to nursery- 

 men and tree buyers. Henry T. Moon is 

 secretary of the association. 



Fire of unknown origin destroyed the 

 office building of the Interlaken Nursery, 

 at Seattle, Wash., together with its con- 

 tents. New Year's week. The total loss 

 was $2,800. The building itself was 

 valued at $2,000. The greenhouses were 

 saved by the fire forces. J. J. Bonnell 

 is owner and proprietor. 



The Northern Eetail Nurserymen's 

 Association has elected the following ex- 

 ecutive committee for the year 1921: 

 E. M. Sherman, of the Sherman Nursery 

 Co., Charles City, la.; John Hawkins, of 

 the Rose Hill Nursery, Minneapolis, 

 Minn. ; C. A. Chinberg, of the Hankin- 

 son Nursery, Hankinson, N. D. ; W. S. 

 Riley, of the North Star Nursery Co., 

 Pardeeville, Wis., and M. R. Cashman, 

 of the Clinton Falls Nursery Co., Owa- 

 tonna, Minn. 



KELSEY'S NEW DEPARTMENT, 



Though each year nurserymen use 

 more advertising space in magazines to 

 acquaint the public with the stock they 

 have to sell, they have as a rule not 

 availed themselves of the mediums that 

 would aid them in dealing one with an- 

 other. The older and more costly 

 method of circularizing still is the 

 habit, with results that each user of it 

 learns each year when he visits conven- 

 tions of his fellows. One had stock an- 

 other could not find to fill his orders, 

 and another had just what the first 

 lacked. This handicap was recognized 

 by Secretary John Watson, of the Amer- 

 ican Association of Nurserymen, who 

 sought to provide a remedy in an index 

 system, which was not used as much as 

 had been hoped. 



The crying need of the trade's finding 

 a means of effecting an exchange has 

 again found response in the recent es- 

 tablishing of a "trade exchange depart- 

 ment" by the F. W. Kelsey Nursery 

 Co., New York. This firm, as have 

 others, has long realized that there are 

 surpluses on one hand and shortages on 



the other and the problem of fitting one 

 with another was expensive at best. So 

 the company proposes to invite nursery- 

 men to advise it of their surpluses and 

 also their wants, when it will then be 

 able to use one to meet the other. Says 

 the company, "We do not propose to 

 charge for our service nor act as agents 

 or brokers, but we do intend to buy such 

 of the surpluses as may be required to 

 fill the wants of nurserymen who call 

 upon us for this service. We are a mer- 

 chant corporation and in all transac- 

 tions always act as principals. ' ' 



To this end the trade exchange de- 

 partment of the F. W. Kelsey Nursery 

 Co. sent out the following letter Decem- 

 ber 30 to advise nurserymen of its 

 service: 



In closing the autumn season you perhaps 

 find yourself with a surplus in some items, wlille 

 short of other stocli, or may even have over- 

 sold. This is now true In almost every nursery. 

 Your surpluses are wanted by other nurserymen, 

 just as your shorts could conveniently be fur- 

 nished from some, other source. 



The question is, how to get together. Cir- 

 culnrizing your wants and securing what you 

 want is costly and laclis effective directness. 

 Much the same conditions apply to circular offers 

 and advertising surpluses. 



The appreciation of these facts is responsible 

 for our Trade Exchange Department. Realizing 

 that often, in addition to surpluses, you may 

 have bloclcs of stoclc which you wish to move to 

 clear some ground and which you would offer 

 at special inducement prices to move fast, 

 wp suggest that you list to us such items, indicat- 

 ing your surpluses, showing varieties, sizes, 

 .'ipproximate quantity of each size, quoting per 

 hnndred, per thousand and per ten thousand. 

 Also, we suggest that you list your wants, show- 

 ing quantity, sizes and approximate prices you 

 would feel right to pay for same. 



With this information we believe we might 

 lielp you to our mutual advantage. 



POSSIBILITIES IN PERENNIALS. 



The Weller Nurseries Co., of Holland, 

 Mich., reports an unusual demand for 

 perennials last fall and states that pros- 

 pects for spring delivery are even 

 better. 



P. Weller, general manager of the 

 company, is quite optimistic about the 

 future of the perennial grower and be- 

 lieves there has never been a better 

 opportunity than right now to make 



Myrobalan Seedling Stocks 



(■rowii in Californiii, 11, S. A. 



Can book orders for immediate delivery, in 5, 9 and 4/6 m m gratles. 

 No. 1 stock, fine for bench grafting or lining out to bud. 



GREGORY BROS. NURSERY CO., MARYSVILLE, CAL. 



Apple Seedlings 



100,000 Extra Heavy, %-inch and up, Branched roots. 700,000 No. 3, 2/16. 



160,000 Extra Heavy, X-inch and up, Straight roots. 200,000 No. 4, under 2/16. 



350.000 No. 1, 3/16 and all up, Straight roots. 30,000 Japan Pear stocks, No. 1, 3/16 and up 



240,000 No. 2, 2% to 3%/l6, Straight roots. 25,000 French Pear stocks, 3/16 and up. 



F. W. Watson & Co. 



TOPEKA, KANSAS 



OUR APPLE STOCKS ARE ALL FROM 

 FRENCH SEED -are in perfect condition. 



WE CA^^ SHIP STOCK DAY ORDER IS 

 RECEIVED. GET OUR PRICES. 



