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NEWS OF THE NURSERY TRADE 



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Seftbmber is the month the retail nur- 

 aerymm devote to the state and county 

 faira. 



The long term of high heat and 

 drought has inflicted a great deal of losa 

 on the weatem specialists in seedling 

 •pple. 



J. W. Tetibzck, of the C. V. Nurseries, 

 at Blackwdl, Okla., has been looking 

 over the ground at Corpus Christ i, Tex., 

 with a view to starting a nursery busi- 

 ness there. 



After the meeting at Mont Eagle, 

 Tenn., a number of the members of the 

 Southern Nurserymen's Association ac- 

 cepted the invitation of Chase Bros, and 

 visited the nurseries at Chase, Ala., where 

 they were treated to an old-fashioned 

 barbecue. 



W. H. Sam SOX, of Corning, Cal., who 

 owns one of the largest nurseries in the 

 Sacramento valley, has turned over' the 

 management to two young men, Messrs. 

 Hoffman and Cole, who have been in his 

 employ two years, with a working inter- 

 est of one-fourth of the output of the 

 nursery. 



The paragraphs of the new tariff bill 

 relating to nursery stock have all been 

 adopted by both houses of Congress, 

 thus removing them from the jurisdic- 

 tion of the conference committee and 

 making it practically certain that the 

 law will read as printed in The Review 

 for June 26, page 16. 



NuasEKYMEN in the middle west and 

 southwest have given up hope of secur- 

 ing a normal season's growth for their 

 stock this season; the loss in spring* 

 plantings has been heavy and growth has 

 been the poorest in years. Bains now 

 can not help much and might do consid- 

 erable damage by preventing the ma- 

 turing of growth at the usual time. 



Suit has been filed against the Phoaiix 

 Nursery Co., of Bloomington, 111., by 

 Henry Theze and Joseph Mahassek to re- 

 cover the sum of $1,035.90, alleged due 

 on three checks upon which payment was 

 refused at the bank. F. Rynveld has 

 also filed a suit in assumpsit for $600 

 which he claims is due him for supplies 

 sold to the company. A credit on the 

 original bill makes the balance $436..'>7. 



NEW YOBEEBS OBOANIZE. 



An organization to be known as the 

 New York State Nurserymen's Associa- 

 tion was formed at a meeting at Utica 

 September 4, attended by nurserymen 

 from many sections of the state. The 

 following officers were chosen: 



President — E. 8. Osborne, of Roches- 

 ter, 



Vice-presidents — J. M. Pitkin, of 

 Newark; Maxwell Sweet, of Dansville; 

 F. A. Guernsey, of Schoharie, and F. J. 

 Smith, of Fredonia. 



Secretary — John Watson, of Newark. 



Treasurer — Horace Hooker, of Ro- 

 chester. 



The meeting was called to order by 

 Mr. Osborne, who had in the Rochester 

 delegation such men as Wm. Pitkin, C. 

 ,F. Malov and Horace Hooker. Mr. 



Osborne is president of the National 

 Association of Retail Nurserymen and 

 the purpose was stated to he the 

 amalgamation of this organisation and 

 the Eastern Nurserymen s Association. 

 The territory covered by these associa- 

 tions is confined to western New York 

 and it is proposed to extend the new 

 organization's influence to all parts of 

 the state. While the New York State 

 Association will not affiliate with the 

 American Association of Nurserymen, 

 which is international in Scope, it will 

 in no wTfty conflict with the larger as- 

 sociation, since nearly all the members 

 of the new organization are members 

 of the American association. 



The subject of a new state organiza- 

 tion has been under way for several 

 months, Mr. Osborne being the father 

 of the idea. It is said a membership 

 of 130 ia assured. 



QUESTIONS OF THE DAY. 



A page and a quarter of the printed 

 program of the annual meeting of the 

 Southern Nurserymen's Association, 

 which was reported in this department 

 in last week's issue of The Review, was 

 devoted to a list of questions of impor- 

 tance to nurserymen today. These were 

 taken up in the open discussion at the 

 final session of the meeting. What were 

 the j)oint8 that appealed to that associ- 

 ation ia undoubtedly of interest to 

 many nurserymen not at that meeting, 

 and the list is given herewith: 



QUESTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS. 

 Is there any way to raise the standard of 

 labor? 



Will nurserytnen continue to grow long Uste 

 of trees and plants, many of which are worthless. 

 or seldom called for? 



Why should nurserymen be expected to replace 

 trees that die after planting? 



Are southern retail nurserymen ready to take 

 any definite action on the replace evil? 



Would it be practical to use as budding stock 

 apple grafts which have proved rather free from 

 crown gall and aphis? 



Do nurserymen want tlieir products included 

 in the parcel post rates? 



Is the sale of budded pecans a profitable fea 

 ture of our business under present conditions? 



Experiences in Spraying with Bordeaux to 

 malie leaves drop early in fall before digging. 



Who knows what it costs to grow a tree — any 

 tree? 



Who has had experience with the use of limi' 

 on nursery lands? 



Unfavorable newspaper criticism. 



How may we sell at a. profit trees which are 

 already grown? 



State owned vs. privately owned nurseries. 



The cherry — what kind of stock is l)e8t — 

 budded in summer, or ground grafted in winter — 

 if budded, when, and with bark or wood bud? 



Spraying privet to cause the leaves to turn 

 loose. 



What difference in price should be made to 

 tree dealers, and at wholesale to nurserymen? 



New fruits of special merit. 



Old varieties of special merit. 



Do lower prices at retail help to make larger 

 Kales? 



Surplus lists last spring. 



Is nursery coQperutlon ti success? 



Do the low prices quoted on apple and peach by 

 some catalogue houses help the salesman on the 

 road? 



Can you use gas or gasoline lights in nurser.v 

 .storage buildings without Injury to Stock from 

 heat and drying the atmosphere? 



What benefit has this association been to you. 

 and how may we make it more beneficial? 



STANDABD INSPECTION. 



The problem of inspection is still a 

 thorn in the side of every nurseryman 

 and, what is worse, it is pricking more 

 and more. Something must be done be- 

 fore long to remedy conditions; at the 

 Portland convention, William H. Stark, 

 01 Stark City, Mo., presented a plan 



NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY 



Nursery Stock 



Transplanted Last Yaar Seedlings and Strong Transplanted Divi- 

 sions. Your pick at 75c per dozen, or $3.00 per 100 



Chrysanthemum Maximum 

 Golden Cilow 

 Gyiisophlla Grandlfloia 

 Oypsophlla Panlculata 

 Gulllardla (irandlflorii 

 Hlbl-cusMllltaiis 

 Hibiscus Ciimson Kyp 



Hollyhock Assortment 

 Myosnile Haluvtrls Semperfior- 



ens (Korsret-me-iio') 

 MoDHr.ia (Fragrant Balm) 

 Platycodon Assortment 

 Sednm 

 Veronica Snbseseilia 



DIanthnn (Garden Pink) 

 DIanthuH (Sweet William) 

 Diidul Kobe 



OenntherH Lamarckiana 

 Ic<^lan<l Poppy (salmon, 



white) 

 Lychnis Chalcedonies 



also 



STRONG FIELD CLUMPS 



Can be divided into divisions at from 2c up, according to size of 



plants wanted 



Achillea Millefolium (Kosy Chrysanthemum Maximum Peutstemon Pink 



Mllford) (Jhrvsanthemum Uliglnosam Ranunculus Acrls Fl. Pi. (Bnt- 



Acbillea (The Pearl) (Ox eye Dai<y) tercup and Bachelor Button) 



Arundinaria Tokio (Variegated German Iris (all colors under Spiraea FlUpendula 



Ribbon «»ias8) color) Tanacetnm (Tanoy) 



Boitonia Asteroldes Physostcgla Virglnica Yucca Fllamentosa 



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