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The Florists' Review 



NOVEMBEB 6, 1913. 



Christian Eeiser, who weDt into the 

 nursery business with James W. Scott at 

 Hartford, Conn., a year ago, has moved 

 from that city to Cromwell, Conn. 



Mrs. William A. Peterson, wife of the 

 well known nurseryman, is in St. Luke's 

 hospital, Chicago, gaining strength nicely 

 after a serious operation a few days ago. 



The Ilollenden hotel, at Cleveland, O., 

 will be the place of meeting of the thirty- 

 ninth .annual convention of the American 

 Association of Nurserymen. June 24 to 

 26, 1914. 



It is becoming increasingly difficult 

 to sell nursery stock. Everybody is push- 

 ing harder and harder and the man who 

 does not keep the pace soon finds him- 

 self falling to the rear. 



There has been a wonderful improve- 

 ment in the iris in the last few years, 

 fully as great as in any other flower, 

 and greater than appears to be realized 

 by most growers of hardy plants. 



Elmer Noy, who now conducts tlio 

 Wide View Nursery, near South Bend, 

 Ind., is building a greenhouse to house 

 plants to be carried over until next year. 

 In the spring the house will be given 

 over to roses. 



California nurserymen are becoming 

 quite concerned, to say the least, over 

 the lack of rain. The effects of the long 

 spell of dry weather are beginning to be 

 noticeable, especially in the neighborhood 

 of San Francisco. 



Cash prizes amounting to $150 were 

 offered by the Texas Nurserymen's As- 

 sociation for the best native grown pecans 

 and other nuts exhibited at the meeting 

 of the National Nut Growers' Associa- 

 tion at Houston, Tex., November 5 to 7. 

 Pecans in particular are becoming an im- 

 portant item in the nurserymen's busi- 

 ness on the Gulf coast. 



Many nurserymen are planning to visit 

 Washington, D. C, the week after next, 

 when the American Pomological Society, 

 in cooperation with the Eastern Fruit 

 Growers' Association, the Northern Nut 

 Growers' Association and the Society of 

 Horticultural Science, will hold a series 

 of meetings during fruit week, November 

 17 to 22, at the new National Museum. 



The Phoenix Eoso Garden & Nursery 

 Co. has been started at Phoenix, Ariz., 

 by F. G. Sheffer and B. W. Getsinger. 

 The nurseries are on Central avenue and 

 the Arizona canal, and the offices at 16 

 West Adams street. The specialties are 

 potted ornamentals and roses, although 

 shade, ornamental and fruit trees will 

 be an important part of the business as 

 well. 



The peony root business, now drawing 

 to an end for this season, has not been 

 quite up to the best previous records 

 but has, nevertheless, been ahead of what 

 most of the wholesale dealers expected. 

 It is noted that the business comes later 

 each reason, which really is exactly oppo- 

 site to tbe best interests of the Vwy^rs, 

 and this season some good orders have 

 come out after the business usually is 

 considered closed. 



The fifty-ninth annual meeting of the 

 Western New York Horticultural Society 

 will be held at Rochester, N. Y., January 

 28 to 30, 1914. An unusually strong pro- 

 gram is promised, dealing with present 

 day problems. 



IMPOETS or NUESEEY STOCK. 



The Rotterdam steamer that reached 

 New York October 27 brought the 

 greater part of the imports of trees 

 and shrubs last week, although the 

 Antwerp boat that arrived the follow- 

 ing day brought two big consignments, 

 one of 292 cases to McHutchison & Co. 

 and one of 427 cases to C. B. Richards 

 & Co. The consignments on the Rot- 

 terdam boat were as follows: 



Consignee. Cases. 



Behrend, F 2 



Lunbam & Moore 28 



Erie Despatch Co IS 



Wadley & Sinytho 22 



MacNlff Horticultural Co 51 



R«lker, A., & Sons 21 



Elliott Auction Co .'• 



Scbulthels, A 4 



McHutchison & Co 12;; 



Maltus & Ware 3.S4 



Kuyper, P. C, & Co 5.3 



Total 6«1 



The Rotterdam boat that reached 

 New York October 30 brought a con- 

 signment of eighty-three cases of trees 

 to P. Ouwerkerk. 



SHIPPING BESSY PLANTS. 



"In shipping berry plants in large 

 quantities, there is nothing better than 

 the double-slatted crate, which holds 

 from 1,500 to 2,000 plants," said L. J. 

 Farmer, in his paper on "The Proper 

 Handling of Berry Plants," before the 

 Portland convention. 



"Slimsy packages, that go to pieces 

 en route, as well as large, heavy crates 

 and boxes, should be avoided. The 32- 

 quart berry crate, such as is used largely 

 for shipping berries along the Atlantic 

 coast, is almost an ideal package for 

 shipping strawberry plants; all such 

 packages must be well lined next to 



CALIFORNIA PRIVET 



100 1000 10.000 



2-2»«ft.,2-5hr*nrhe8.1 yr .. $1 a.*) $10.00 $ itOOO 



lR-24 In. .'2-4 branches. 1 yr.... 1.00 8.00 7000 



12-18 In.. 2-3 branches, I yr. . . . 6.00 57.00 



18-24in., 6-10 branches.-' yr.. 2.00 15.00 147.00 



ruittinjrs. heavy 76 7.00 



Cuttings, light 65 6.00 



JH n'RAHAN Rivervlew Nurseries, 



. n. U nAUiUl, LITTLE SILVER. N.J. 



Mention Thp Royjgw when yen writ*. 



the wood with oiled paper. Small or- 

 ders of 200 to 500 plants are best 

 packed in, and carry better in, market 

 baskets. The market basket must be 

 well lined with oiled paper and the 

 plants stood up in the basket, the roots 

 pointing down and well interlaced with 

 damp moss. Every bunch must be en- 

 tirely surrounded with damp moss, and 

 if there is any space not filled by the 

 plants and moss, it must be filled up 

 with excelsior or straw. The top of the 

 basket must be covered with gauze or 

 coarse burlap to protect the plants. 



' ' Plants that are to go by mail 

 should be tied in small bunches of thir- 

 teen plants each, and in packing, the 

 moss should be so arranged that it will 

 entirely envelop each and every bunch. 

 The plants should first be done up in a 

 bundle, with moss for packing material 

 and oiled paper to cover the roots and 

 moss, leaving the tops or leaves of the 

 plants open and exposed to the air. 

 Around this package there must be 

 wrapped a sheet of heavy cardboard 

 so that its edges will extend a little 

 farther out than the leaves of the 

 strawberry plants. This is to protect 

 the leaves and crowns from bruising 

 while in the mails. The whole pack- 

 age should then be wrapped up tightly 

 like any other package; the tag, with 

 address and shipping directions, should 

 be bound to the package under the 

 cord and not allowed to swing free, 

 90 that it can be torn off. A few holes 

 should be punched through the outer 

 paper to allow the steam and moisture 

 to escape from the leaves. 



' ' By the parcel post, , from 300 to 



PRIVET 



CALIFORNIA. 2-year, well branched. 15 to 20 

 inches, 3 or more strone; brahches. $1 .50 per 100. 

 $9.00 per 1000; 20 to :Vi inches, 4 or more strong 

 branches, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000; 2 to 3 feet, 

 fi or more strong branches strong, $3.00 per 100, 

 $25.00 per 100; 3 to 4 feet, 8 or more strong 

 branches, heavy, selected, $1.00 per 100. 



IBOTA, perfectly hardy, well branched, 18 to 

 24 inch, $2.50 per 100; 2 to 3 feet, heavy, $3.00 per 

 100. 



RCQCL'S, hardy, well branched, 18 to 24 inch. 

 $3.00 per 100; 2 to 3 feet, strong, $1.00 per 100. 



AMOOR RIVER, as hardy as California, and 

 nearly evergreen, IS to 24 in., $2.50 per 100, $20.00 

 per 1000; 2 to 3 feet, $4.00 per 100, $30,00 per 1000; 

 8 to 4 feet, heavy, selected, $5.00 per 100. 

 All stock well packed free. 



CHAS. BLACK, 



Hightstown, N. J. 



Mention The Rerlew when yon write. 



California Privet 



Berberis Thunbergii 



I have the largest stock of California Privet in the country. 



I also ofifer Berberis Thunbergii, Norway Maples, Norway Spruce, 



Asparagus and Rhubarb Roots. 



It will pay you to get my prices. The stock will please you. 



C. A. BENNETT, 'i!^ ROBBINSVILLE, N. J. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



