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The Rorists' Review 



NOVEUBER 25, 1920 



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NEWS OF THE NURSERY TRADE 



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Plantings of perennials seem to be 

 augmented for next season. 



Predictions are general that the scar- 

 city of nursery stock will be almost as 

 keen in 1921 as it was this season. 



Some nurserymen will be interested in 

 the opportunity offered them by the Fed- 

 eral Board for Vocational Education to 

 take returned soldiers as apprentices in 

 their establishments, as explained in the 

 article on another page of this issue 

 headed, "Here's a Chance for Help." 



CALIFORNIA NURSERYMEN. 



Meet at Pasadena Next Year. 



Pasadena, Cal., was chosen as the next 

 convention city of the California As- 

 sociation of Nurserymen at the closing 

 session of its convention, reported in a 

 previous issue of The Keview. The last 

 session was Saturday morning, Novem- 

 ber 1.3, and, after a lively debate, Pasa- 

 dena's invitation was accepted. Tho 

 election of oflScers for the coming year 

 was also held at this session and result- 

 ed as follows: President, Roy F. Wil- 

 cox, of Montebello; vice-president, J. 

 W. Barnicott, Newcastle; secretary- 

 treasurer, Henry W. Kruckeberg, Los 

 Angeles. The executive committee is 

 composed of J. D. Meriwether, Ontario; 

 Fred H. Howard, Los Angeles; Max J. 

 Crow, Gilroy, and E. B. Washburn, Pasa- 

 dena. 



Interesting Addresses. 



Some interesting addresses given dur- 

 ing the convention included "Fruits 

 that Pay and Some that Don't," by 

 the new vice-president, J. W. Barnicott, 

 who is a director of the Nurserymen's 

 Bud Selection Association, Newcastle, 

 Cal. The subject of bud selection was 

 discussed at length in the various ad- 

 dresses presented before the convention, 

 among the speakers on this subject be- 

 ing Max J. Crow, secretary-treasurer of 

 the Nurserymen's Bud Selection Asso- 

 ciation, Gilroy, Cal., who gave an ac- 

 count of the organization and develop- 

 ment of this association. J. H. Bone- 

 steel, of Kingsburg, and William T. 

 Kirkman, Jr., of Fresno, also spoke on 

 the subject of bud selection. 



The new president, Roy F. Wilcox, 

 addressed the convention on the sub- 

 ject of "Growing Plants Formerly Im- 

 ported." The subject was an interest- 

 ing one and showed what strides Cali- 

 fornia has made in introducing the cul- 

 ture of foreign plants in home nurseries. 



Ladies Join Convention. 



Friday evening, November 12, there 

 was a joint meeting of the association 

 and the ladies' auxiliary, and a most 

 enjoyable evening resulted. Besides 

 some excellent muiical numbers, the fol- 

 lowing addresses were given: 



"PHrks and Trees as Memorials," by Mrs. W. 

 A. Fitzgerald, of Fresno. 



"Upsetting Theories," by Mrs. F. E. Cook, of 

 Fresno. 



"The Home Garden," by Mrs. J. H. Plerson, of 

 Fresno. 



"The Oarden Hobby," by Johannes Relmers, 

 San Leandro. 



"To Better Serre the Cnnnlnc Industry," by 

 Mrs. H. C. Merrltt, Jr., TaRim Ranch, Tulare. 



"Obserratlona on Farming," by Mrs. Robert 

 Hargrave, Maderii. 



"A Bigger and Finer California," by A. G. 

 Wishon, Fresno. 



"Botarlan Message to Nursery Craft," by Jer- 

 ome 0. Cross, Fresno. 



Mrs. W. A. Fitzgerald, vice-president 

 of the California Federation of Wom- 

 an's Clubs, acted as chairman for the 

 evening, which closed with an address 

 of farewell from the retiring president, 

 J. E. Bergtholdt. 



BLUE SPRUCE FROM SEED. 



When and how should seeds of blue 

 spruce be planted to insure best results? 

 L. K. F. C— N. Y. 



Sow early in May in open frames. 

 Prepare a fine compost, free from stones 

 and weeds; make a level surface and 

 water well. Then broadcast the seeds, 

 covering them with soil sifted through 

 a fine screen. Give them a mulch of 



half-decayed leaves and remove this as 

 the germination of seed starts. Protect 

 the sides and top of frames with fine 

 wire or lath screens to keep out birds 

 and animals. Leave the lath screens on 

 except in showery weather, when they 

 are better removed. These screens 

 should be left on the little seedlings all 

 through the summer. No transplanting 

 should be done the first season. 



C. W. 



PAINESVILLE, 0. 



The local nurseries have been held 

 up for several days by the recent snow 

 storm. The, weather now is moderating 

 and operations are again under way with 

 increased speed. 



The Storrs & Harrison Co. has an ex- 

 tra large force digging roses and trans- 

 planting shrubs to get them in the cel- 

 lars for winter. 



T. R. Norman & Sons are buying much 



