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The Florists' Review 



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NEWS OF THE NURSERY TRADE 



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Brush piles this season are tlie small- 

 est in many years. 



Tiu: annual ineetiiif^ and exhibition ol' 

 tlie American Iris Society will be held at 

 Columbus, Ohio, May 20 and 21. 



The American Association of Cemetery 

 Suj)erintendents will hold its annual con- 

 vention at the Hotel Statler, Detroit, 

 September l.'i to 15. 



TiiK demand for jjardeii rosea has been 

 strongei this .spring than ever before. 

 Absence of imported stock, curtailed pur- 

 chases during; tlie war and the weather's 

 destruction have been prime causes. 



This year the American Peony Society 

 will meet at Boston, June 18 and 19, al- 

 thou£tli the dates may be advanced to ac- 

 cord with the early season. The show will 

 be in conj\inction with the Massachus-etts 

 Horticultural Society. 



Investujation by the ay:ricultural 

 commissioner to determine claims for 

 damages on account of orders to pre- 

 vent the spread of the European corn 

 borer is authorized in a bill recently 

 passed by the New York state legisla- 

 ture which was signed by Ctovernor Mil- 

 kier this week. Fifty-two thou.sand dol- 

 lars are appropriated. 



A. A. N. CONVENTION. 



The Congress hotel has been selected 

 again as headcjuarters for the annual 

 meeting of the American Association 

 of Nurserymen, .at Cliicago, June 22 to 

 24. Business sessions will begin at 10 

 a. m. each day. 



Kooms should be reserved immediate- 

 ly. The rates quoted by the Congres.s' 



hotel are: 



Per day 



Uoom, (ii>t,-iilii'i1 li.Ttli, Olio jjorson $3 to $ '. 



Koom. ilitiii Ik'cI liiitli, two iicrscnis f) to C 



KiKini, Iiriv:il<' hatli. out' piTson .") to 10 



Uoom, private liatli, two porsons 7 to IJ 



Members who -wish to make exhibits 

 should notify A. M. Augtistine, Normal, 

 111., who will see that exhibits arriving 

 before the date of the convention will 

 bo taken care of. Address exhibits to 

 A. M. Augustine, chairman arrange- 

 ments committee. Nurserymen's Con- 

 vention, Congress hotel, Chicago, 111. 

 Freight or express charges should be 

 prepaid. 



The ])rogram will be announced later, 

 a special jirogr.nn committee having 

 been appointed by I'resident Stark, con- 

 sisting of Henrv B. Chase, chairman. 

 Chase, Ala.; E. S. Welch, Shenandoah, 

 la.; M. R. Cashman, Owatonna, Minn. 



LILACS AND ROSA RUGOSA. 



What is the easiest way to propagate 

 the newer varieties of lilacs? Also 

 llosa rugosa? G. M. — Mich. 



There is no easy method for you to 

 adopt in order to propagate the newer 

 varieties of lilacs in quantity. If prop- 

 agation were simple, ])riees would be 

 much lower. Kooting in a gentle hot- 

 bed in summer from half-ripened wood 

 Is the best method and if you have a 

 private estate, you should be able to 

 adopt it. A couple of 3x6 sashes would 



be ample for your needs. Short cut- 

 tings with two eyes are of the right 

 si/e. They should be ]iut directly into 

 a l)ed of sand which o\erlies some warm 

 manure, or jmt iji pans or flats. Early 

 ill July the wood is usually right for 

 liropag.afive i)urjioses. ('uttings must 

 be sh.aded, kept close and lightly 

 s]ir;iyed several times U.aily until rooted. 

 Theti begin to air more freely. 



The varieties ehinensis, Josikaa, 

 villosa ;ind vulgaris will root much 

 more freely tlian the newer hybrids of 

 vulgaris. You can also propagate by 

 l;i yeriiig, budding or grafting, but soft- 

 wood cuttings .-ire the b(>st for you. 



You can bud outdoors on Syringa vul- 

 garis in August or graft on the same 

 stock in April or May, but there is 

 always danger of the plants sending up 

 a swarm of suckers from the stock, 

 which will eventually kill the grafted 

 variety. Own-root lilacs are far su- 

 perior to those grown from layers or 

 those which have been budded or 

 grafted and it would be advisable for 

 you to try this way of propagating. If 

 you get twenty-five per cent of your 

 cuttings to root, be satisfied. 



Propagate Rosa rugosa with lilacs in 

 a hotbed, or save seeds and stratify in 



The President 



The Grandest Red Canna in Existence 





The Pretident 

 Grandest 

 Red Canna 

 in existence 



HeiKlil, 4 foot. In color, a rich, glowinj; scarlet, and 

 the iniiiit>nse, firm, rounded flowers,'? inch'vs across when 

 open, are produced on strong, erect 

 stalks well above the large, rich green 

 foliage. "The President" is superior to 

 .my other red variety in theouantity and 

 also (luality of bloom, and the finn flow- 

 ers resist drought and heat to a 

 remarkable degree. A large bed 

 of this \ariety was planted on 

 the grounds of the Washington 

 Monument, Washington, I). C, 

 Another "President" Canna 

 bed was on the Garden Pier at 

 Atlantic City, while several 

 more were to be seen in the 

 largest public parks in this 

 country, where these beautiful 

 flowers received th" unqualified 

 adniiiation of every Canna lov- 

 er. Naturally, a tremendous 

 demand has been created. 

 -Strong roots ready now. Plants 

 from 3-inch pots, $2.00 per 10; 

 $1,5.00 per l(Xt; I12.=i.'.0 per 100(1. ■ 



Extract (rom Florists' Review, Sep- 

 tember 28, 1919: 



"I have been much impressed 

 with some of the new Cannas 

 that 1 have tried this summer, 

 and cannot refrain from men- 

 tioning tuo. These are The President and 

 .Snow Queen. President is by all aids the 

 best red Canna today, largeraml belter than 

 Firebird and a free bloomer: the foliage is 

 strong and does not burn, as does that of Fii-e- 

 biid. 'Those who have tried Firebird and 

 lamented that it would not do on accountof 

 ilisea-ed foliage will^rejoicc to know that at last we have a Canna that is 'right.' "— 

 /'Idjid Hralliar. 



"The most seitational introduclion ol recent ythxt." — Frrtrn atiother firm's cntnloflut. 

 Well established plants from 3-inch pots, ready now. 

 Prices, f .o.b. West Grove. This stock is well and carefully grown, 

 and will, we feel sure, give excellent satisfaction. 



Consult our list of Cannas and Roses in the 

 Classified section of this issue of The Review. 



The r-ONARD * ROSES 



^^ & JONES CO., West Grove, Pa. 



ROBERT PYLE.iPresident. 



ANTOINE WINTZER, Vice.Pres. 



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