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NEWS OF THE NURSERY TRADE 



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The Wills Valley Nursery Co., Jeffer- 

 son county, Ala., has increased its capital 

 stock from $100,000 to $110,000. 



This week's obituary column contains 

 a report o£ the death of J. G. Harrison, 

 founder of the nursery firm of J. G. 

 Harrison & Sons, Berlin, Md. 



A BRANCH nursery is to be established 

 at Madera, Cal., by the Fresno Mursery 

 Co., of Fresno, Cal. A tract of 160 

 acres has been leased and a pumping 

 plant is being installed. 



William A. Peterson is superintend- 

 ent of Edgewater Presbyterian Sunday 

 School, in Chicago, and takes as much 

 interest in its progress as he does in 

 Peterson Ntirsery or any of his other 

 business enterprises. 



The Diamond State Nurseries, at Mil- 

 ford, Del., will, it is reported, be moved 

 to Little Silver, N. J., at the beginning 

 of the new year. Lester Lovett, pro- 

 prietor of the Diamond State Nurseries, 

 will detote hjs entire time to the man- 



zement of the Little Silver nurseries. 



Be «ntire season 's output of the nur- 

 iities at Milford of dahlia and canna 

 bulbs has been purchased for planting 

 along the west bank of Silver Lake, at 

 the entrance to Milford. 



The Secretary o'f Agriculture has is- 

 loed an order effective January 1, 1915, 

 prohibiting the importation from all for- 

 eign coiintrTes of citrus nursery stock, 

 including buds, scions and seeds, except 

 for experimental or scientific purposes 

 by the Department of Agriculture. This 

 action is taken to prevent the introduc- 

 tion into this country of citrus canker 

 and other citrus diseases found to exist 

 in foreign countries and liable to be 

 introduced on nursery stock. 



The Bureau of Plant Industry of the 

 Department of Agriculture reports that 

 fieh! experiments and the experience of 

 the forest service, the Dominion botanist, 

 at Ottawa, Canada, the Vermont agri- 

 cultural experiment station ami others 

 continue to confirm previous statements 

 of the efficiency of sulphuric acid as a 

 ^fungicide in controlling the damping-off 

 of coniferous seedlings, and of a modi- 

 fied watering treatment in controlling 

 blight on nursery stock. These methods 

 are now being applied at many new 

 nurseries, on different types of soil. The 

 work is now largely concentrated at 

 Garden City, Kan. 



INSPECTION OF IMPOETS. 



The continuance of exportation and 

 inspection service by continental coun- 

 tries in spite of the European war is 

 the subject of a paragraph in the De- 

 cember news-letter of the Federal Hor- 

 ticultural Board, which will be of inter- 

 est to nurserymen, particularly those 

 who receive large shipments from 

 France. The paragraph reads: 



"In spite of the disturbed conditions 

 in Europe, importations of plants and 

 nursery stock are proceeding in a fairly 

 normal way, and even Bel>rian stock is 

 enmiiiGT over in considerable quantities 

 via Holland. In response to a cable in- 

 quiry this office was advised through 

 the French ambassador at Washington 



Please cut out of my ad for Privet 

 the 18 to 2 (-inch, as 1 am all sold 

 out of that size. The Review cer- 

 tainly does bring the answers. ' 

 Charles L. Smith, 

 Oct. 13,1914. Pennsgrave. N. J. 



that the French inspection service would 

 be maintained, and large importers of 

 French stock have since confirmed this 

 advice. Under the existing European 

 conditions there may naturally be ex- 

 pected some irregularity in compliance* 

 with our regulations, and certain 

 leniency may occasionally be necessary, 

 especially where safety can be fully as- 

 sured by adequate inspection on this 

 side, either at the port of entry or 

 destination." 



GBAFTING LILACS. 



Will you please tell me how and when 

 to graft lilacs f Do you graft on own 

 roots, or can you graft on privet or 

 mulberry t E. M. 



As a stock, the common lilac, Syringa 

 vulgaris, is decidedly the best. The 

 trouble with California privet is that 

 it is not suflBciently hardy, and, even 

 where it is hardy, plants worked on it 

 lose the vigor and longevity of those 

 grafted on the common lilac stock. I 

 have never seen mulberry tried as a 

 stock, but do not believe it would be 

 nearly so good as 8. vulgaris. 



Outdoor grafting should be done in 

 spring. Indoors, February is the best 

 month. Almost any grafting will answer, 

 as lilacs unite readily. Crown grafting 

 is generally preferred. Propagation by 

 cuttings is best done about the end 

 of June, before the wood becomes too 

 firm. C. W. 



WESTERN ASSOCIATION MEETS. 



Officers Elected. 



At the twenty-fifth annual conven- 

 tion of the Western Association of 

 Nurserymen, held December 9 and 10 

 at the Coates House, Kansas City, Mo.^ 

 officers for the ensuing year were 

 elected as follows: 



President — C. C. Mayhew, of Sher- 

 man, Tex. 



Vice-president — ^Lloyd 0. Stark, of 

 Louisiana, Mo. 



Secretary-treasurer — E. J. Holman, of 

 Leavenworth, Kan., reelected for four- 

 teenth consecutive term. 



Executive committee — Peter Young- 

 ers, of Geneva, Neb.; D. 8. Lake, of 

 Shenandoah, la.; H. M. Simpson, of 

 Vincennes, Ind.; K. J. Bagby, of New 

 Haven, Mo., and J. H. Skinner, of To- 

 peka, Kan. All reelected. 



The invitation to hold next year's 

 convention in San Francisco, proffered 

 in a letter from James A. Barr, directof 

 of the congresses of the Panama-Pacifie 

 exposition, was turned down, and Kan- 

 sas City selected for the 1915 meeting 

 place. 



Business Sessions. 



The business preliminaries were 

 rushed through at the first session, Wed- 

 nesday morning, December 9, with 

 President W. S. Griesa in the chair. 

 The treasurer reported $676.15 on hand; 

 the accounts were audited and approved 

 by Geo. Holsinger, J. S. Lopeman and 

 Geo. Johnson. The applications for 

 membership from David Knight & Son, 

 of Sawyer, Mich., and M. L. Taylor, of 

 Perry, Kan., were favorably reported 

 upon by the committee, consisting of 

 Geo. Marshall, Peter Youngers and G. 

 W. Carman, and the applicants elected 

 to membership. 



At luncheon the members enjoyed 



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We are now booking orders for 1915 pits for Fall delivery. 

 If you are in the market kindly write us for prices and 

 samples. The stock you buy from us is guaranteed to 

 give satisfaction, and we guarantee to deliver what we 

 book you. 



J. K. NORRISON GROCERY & PRODUCE CONPANY 



STATESVILLE, N. C. 



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