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The Florists' Review 



OCTOBBB 9, 1913. 



The duty on French apple seeds is 

 cut in half. What effect will it have on 

 the plant f 



Japanese chestnuts brought by the 

 Griffing Bros. Co. from the nurseries at 

 Jacksonville, Fla., to the plant at Nona, 

 Tex., are attracting much attention by 

 their success there. 



Articles of incorporation have been 

 filed by the Shenandoah Nurseries, of 

 Shenandoah, la., with a capitalization of 

 $200,000. The incorporators are D. S. 

 Lake, A. F. Lake and E. S. Lake. 



The Conkling Nursery Co., Fellsmere, 

 Fla., has a number of contracts to de- 

 velop grapefruit groves in that vicinity 

 and already is engaged in the work pre- 

 liminary to setting out the trees at the 

 proper time. 



The International Nurseries, of New 

 York, have been incorporated to do a 

 general nursery business, with a capital 

 of $25,000. The incorporators are W. E. 

 Maynard and C. M. O'Farrell, of New 

 York, and D. J. Wagner, of Jamaica. 



Those European nurserymen who are 

 establishing a nursery in the state of 

 Washington are not concerned over the 

 small reductions in duty on the lines they 

 intend to grow. The aim is to sell prin- 

 cipally on the Pacific coast and the 

 freight rate is a far greater protection 

 than the tariff ever waa. 



PBOMISINa SEASON AHEAD. 



In his discussion of the supply of 

 nursery stock for the coming season, 

 before the Texas Nurserymen's As- 

 sociation, J, K. Mayhew stated that in 

 regard to the supply of nursery stock 

 the coming season is the most promising 

 in years. There is a growing demand 

 for ornamentals. The high prices of 

 fruit last year will undoubtedly act to 

 the benefit of the trade. In peach 

 trees the supply is about the same, al- 

 though the grades run smaller than 

 usual. The demand for smaller grades 

 of trees, however, is increasing in all 

 fruit trees. The demand for peach is 

 excellent, and that for chefiy more 

 promising. The supply of pear is small 

 and the demand proportionsttely strong. 

 Plum and apricot are scarce, while apple 

 is more plentiful. 



BBITISH EXPOBTEBS TO U. S. 



The British Board of Agricultifte has 

 made special arrangements in the in- 

 terests of nurserymen to meet the regu- 

 lations issued by the government of 

 the United States under the plant quar- 

 antine act of 1912. British nursery- 

 men who propose to export plants to 

 the United States must inform the 

 board of their intention as early in 

 the year as possible. Preliminary in- 

 spections will be made from time to 

 time during the summer and a final 

 examination will be made as early in 

 October as possible. After the final 

 examination has been made, and if the 

 nursery is found to be free from in- 

 jurious plant disease and insect pests, 

 the board will be prepared to issue 



such certificates as may be required. 

 The fee charged by the board will be 

 2 pounds 2 shillings per annum for 

 each nursery, for which sum an unlim- 

 ited number of certificates can be ob- 

 tained. 



The British Board of Agriciilture 

 also instructs prospective shippers to 

 the United States to make sure that 

 the necessary permit of entry has been 

 obtained by their customer from the 

 Department of Agriculture at Washing- 

 ton, before the goods are shipped. 

 Bee. 



OKLAHOMA NUBSEBYMEN ELECT. 



The Oklahoma Nurserymen's Associa- 

 tion met September 23 at the Lee- 

 Huckins hotel, at Oklahoma City, Okla. 

 The attendance of nurserymen and fruit 

 growers from all over the state was 

 large. A new constitution and by-laws 

 were adopted. Besides the regular busi- 

 ness of the association, there was car- 

 ried out in full the interesting program 

 of the meeting, which included papers 

 of interest to the nurserymen of the 

 state, followed by discussions fully as 

 instructive. 



The officers elected for the coming 

 year were the following: 



President — James Parker, of Tecum- 

 seh. 



Vice-President — Benjamin Davis, of 

 Tahlequah. 



Secretary — P. W. Vaught, of Holdens- 

 ville. 



The next meeting of the association 

 will be held at Oklahoma City the sec- 

 ond week in January, 1914. 



W. P. STABK'S PETITION DENIED. 



The petition of William P. Stark 

 against the Stark Bros. Nurseries & 

 Orchards Co., for the appointment of 

 a receiver for the company, filed in the 

 Pike County Court of Common Pleas, 

 at Louisiana, Mo., March 7, 1913, was 

 denied by the court September 30. 

 The case on the application of William 



PERRY'S New ACHILLEA 



Awarri •! Merit. Rtyal lart. Stc. 1912. 

 Award if Mirit, GlasHw Hart. Sac, 1913. 

 Award af Merit. Natiaaal Hardy Plaat Sac . 1913 

 Firat-claat Oerlificate, Rayal Caledaaian Sac ,1913. 



A new hardy plant of very (freat merit. 



Flowc-B over 1 Inch acroes, purest white, 

 very fluffy; a ffreat Advance on the old Pearl. 



Strani FieM-irawa Stack, 9/- *n.. 55/- IN. 



Gardener's Magazine: "Beat white 

 Achillea to date." 



The Garden: "Certainly a great Im- 

 provement on the old Pearl " 



Marserrman and See<Iainan : "As the 

 beat Achillea obtainable, it denerves the 

 commendation It has received, and In draw- 

 ing nur readers' attention to It again we feel 

 we are drawing their attention to a good 

 thing." 



Felton & Son, Court Florist: " Your 

 Achillea Is the richest, whitest and choicest 

 padding I have ever uaed; It is a great boon 

 to us florists." 



Irwin Lynch, Bsq., Botanic Gardens, 

 Cambridge: "Remarkably fine Achillea; 

 finer than I have seen before." 



References or cash required from un- 

 known correspondents. 



Illustrated Circular on demand. 



PERRY'S HARDY PLANT FARMS 



EnflcM, Mkldx„ Kiik. 



P. Stark was continued in the Pike 

 county court, and finally on his applica- 

 tion a change of venue was taken to 

 the Circuit Court at Mexico, in Au- 

 drain county, where it was called for 

 trial September 22, before Hon. J. D. 

 Barnett, the circuit judge, who, after 

 eight days, decided for the defendants. 



In his petition the plaintiff alleged 

 that the capital stock of the company 

 was in the hands of those incompe- 

 tent to manage it and that E. W. Stark 

 and Mrs. C. M. Stark had conspired to 

 deprive him of the management of the 

 business. These were his grounds for 

 asking the appointment of a receiver. 



In his decision, the court said in 

 part: "There is no doubt from the 

 evidence that this plaintiff was 'largely 

 instrumental in building up this cor- 

 poration. There can be no doubt that 

 for a period of at least ten years before 

 the friction arose in the company 

 the success of the company was more 

 largely due to his efforts than to the 

 efforts of anyone else. Unquestionably, 

 he must be regarded from this evi- 

 dence as a nurseryman of unusual 

 ability; but, I do not believe that the 

 evidence shows that it could be said 

 that his brother was a mere shadow 

 and pretense in this corporation, but, 

 apparently, from the beginning and 



8000 Carolina Poplars 



IH to 3^-in. diameter. Straight and 

 symmetrical. The finest stock we ever 

 grew. 



Bargains for those who will come and 

 dig them. At our Wheaton Nursery. 



JftMES KIN8 NURSERY 



Address for the present, 



ELMHINI8T, ILLINOIS 



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