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The Florists^ Review 



NOTEMBBB 18, 1920 



A PAMPHLET on tree surgery has been 

 prepared by the United States Deiiartment 

 of Agriculture. It may be obtained by 

 writing to Washington for Farmers' Bul- 

 letin No. 1178. 



Shade trees and ornamental shrubs in 

 the United States represent a. value of 

 $1,000,000,000, according to the estimate 

 of the United States Department of Agri- 

 culture. Ten million dollars' damage is 

 done annually by shade tree insects. 



According to a recent estimate, there 

 are in tho_ "United States 4,500 nurseries, 

 covering 172,800 acres, representing an 

 investment of $52,500,000, employing 45,- 

 €00 men and 2,279 women, using 14,200 

 animals, and there are 3,400,000,000 

 plants or trees growing in the nurseries 

 of this country. 



Chestnut orchards which have been 

 practically annihilated by a blight of 

 Japanese origin may be restored through 

 efforts of the United States Department 

 of Agriculture. Ten years' experimenta- 

 tion has shown that it is possible to cross 

 the chinquapin, a dwarf chestnut, with 

 the Japanese chestnut, which is blight- 

 resistant, and that tho hybrid trees thus 

 produced are quite resistant to the dis- 

 ease and yield nuts of good flavor and 

 quality. 



The twelve best roses, according to a 

 plebiscite taken by the Argus, a news- 

 paper of Melbourne, Australia, are 

 as follows: Madame Abel Chatenay, 

 455; Frau Karl Druschki (otherwise 

 Snow Queen), 423; Miss Marion Mani- 

 fold, 313; Lyons Rose, 265; Madame 

 Edouard Herriot, 261; Mrs. Herbert 

 Stevens, 252; General MacArthur, 246; 

 Chateau de Clos Vougeot, 235; Belle 

 Siebrecht, 235; Red Letter Day, 221; 

 Lady Hillingdon, 187; Maman Cochet 

 (White), 185. 



EXPRESS EMBARGO UFTED. 



Improved operating conditions have 

 «nabled the American Railway Express 

 Co. to remove the limitations on the size 

 of packages, restrictions which seriously 

 hampered some nurserymen's shipments. 



Tho American Railway Express Co. 

 announced November 11 that it had re- 

 moved its embargo on single pieces of 

 express matter weighing 200 pounds or 

 over, which has been in effect since 

 April 5. Nurserymen were allowed to 

 ship single pieces to the weight of 300 

 pounds. 



The embargo was placed at that time 

 on the express traffic throughout the 

 eastern and central states and later 

 throughout the country because of the 

 congestion of traffic and difficult operat- 

 ing conditions. Exceptions were made 

 only in the case of shipments needed in 

 special emergencies. 



LABURNUM IN NEW JERSEY. 



Will Cytisus Laburnum bloom in New 

 Jersey? E. C. M.— N. J. 



There is no reason why laburnums 

 should not succeed in New Jersey. I 



have seen fine plants in nurseries of 

 that state. Several hundred miles far- 

 ther north we are able to grow and 

 flower them. In 1919 they were magnifi- 

 cent. In 1920, following the severe 

 winter, they bloomed somewhat more 

 sparsely, but we never have any trouble 

 with the wood winter-killing. Give the 

 plants a good, deep soil which holds the 

 moisture well. C. W. 



BLUE SPRUCE FROM SEED. 



Would you please give me some in- 

 formation concerning the growing of 

 blue spruce from seed in Pennsylvania t 



V. R.— Pa. 



Procure the seed in the fall; keep it 

 in a cool place over winter and sow 

 in the spring — about April 25 in your 

 latitude — either in a prepared bed out- 

 doors or, better still, in a coldframe. 



Prepare the soil carefully. A soil com- 

 posed of equal parts of leaf-mold and 

 loam is good. Rake out all sticks, 

 stones and other debris and make a 

 smooth surface. Then sow your seed 

 broadcast and use a fine wire screen 

 and dust a light covering of compost 

 ov.er all. It is a good idea to water the 

 bed after sowing and before screening 

 the soil over the seed. Use a watering- 

 can with a rose for watering. A cover- 

 ing of half-decayed leaves can be spread 

 over the bed and left on until the seed- 

 lings germinate. Cloth covers might 

 well be placed on the beds and tacked 

 around at the sides to prevent birds 

 from scratching in the frame. From 

 time to time carefully water the beds or 

 remove the cloth cover during showery 

 weather. 



After the seedlings germinate and 

 through the first season you should keep 

 lath shades over them. These can be 



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