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for shade or decorative purposes, and, 

 being found only in California, it 

 would have a small field of usefulness. 

 Horticulturists say that the valley oak 

 is not popularly considered a nut-bear- 

 ing tree, for its acorns are not gener- 

 ally used for food, although, of course, 

 they are edible. Foresters say that 

 the chestnut and the black walnut are 

 the largest nut-bearing trees in this 

 country, and the contest did, in fact, 

 unearth a chestnut near Crestmont, 

 N. C, which is thirty-ihree feet four 

 irches in circumference and about 

 seventy-five feet tall. 



Becords in Other Species. 



The contest brought forth photo- 

 graphs and authentic descriptions of 

 337 trees in all parts of the United 

 States, making a distinctly valuable 

 contribution to existing knowledge of 

 native trees. It was found that, in all 

 probability, there is no living elm 

 larger than "The Great Elm" at 

 Wethersfield, Conn., which is twenty- 

 eight feet in circumference and about 

 100 feet tall, and is estimated to be 

 250 years old. Many remarkable speci- 

 mens of species which ordinarily attain 

 only small sizes were unearthed by 

 the contest, furnishing new records of 

 maximum growth. For example, a 

 sassafras was brought to light at Hor- 

 sham, Pa., which is fifteen feet ten 

 inches in circumference at four feet 

 from the ground, whereas not long be- 

 fore this a Georgia town claimed that 

 it had the largest sassafras tree in the 

 world, though this tree was only some- 

 thing over seven feet in circumference. 

 A white birch was found in Massachu- 

 setts with a girth of twelve feet two 

 inches; a pecan was found in Louisiana 

 with a circumference of nineteen feet 

 six inches, and a catalpa in Arkansas 

 with a girth of sixteen feet. The tall- 

 est tree found is a yellow poplar in 

 North Carolina, which is 198 feet high 

 and has a circumference of . thirty-f oui* 

 feet six inches. 



The value of the contest lies in its 

 contribution of new information as to 

 the maximum growth attained by de- 

 ciduous species and the localities in 

 which the different species seem to 

 grow best. The relative sizes of the 

 coniferous species are fairly well estab- 

 lished, the bigtree of California, for 

 example, being the largest in the world, 

 but information on the size attained 

 by deciduous trees in this country has 

 been incomplete. 



HOUSTON, TEX. 



William C. Gloeckner, of Albany, N. 

 Y., has written to E. C. Kerr, president 

 of the Texas State Florists' Aasociation, 

 that he will organize a party from his 

 city for the Houston convention of the 

 S. A. F. He says that the florists of 

 his city expect to take advantage of 

 this opportunity to visit the south. It 

 is likely that this party will go by boat 

 from New York to New Orleans or Gal- 

 veston. Mr. Gloeckner writes: "Hous- 

 ton is a long way from home, but I am' 

 going to do everything in my power to 

 attend the convention next year and I 

 will try to get every florist in Albany 

 to accompany me on this trip." The 

 indications are, with plans being formed 

 so early, that this is going to be a 

 record-breaking convention. 



The Texas state flower show promises 

 to exceed last year's show by 100 per 

 cent. About fifty per cent of the flo- 



New Nephrolepis Fern 



JOHN WANAMAKER 



In presenting this fern to the trade, we feel 

 confident tbat it will malce a place for itself. 



A "sport" from Nepbrolepls Scbolcell, with 

 longer, narrower, gracefally drooping fronds. It 

 Is not so compact In growth as Scbolzell, and 

 therefore does not decay in the center, and is a 

 durable house fern. It is a rapid grower, making 



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an abundance of fronds, and Is quite distinct 

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Strong plants from 2^-Inch pots, $3.00 per 

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The following ready for delivery October Ist: 

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 each; 8-lnch pots, $2.00 each; specimens In tabs, 

 $5.00 each. 



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For Forcing, at very reasonable prices. 



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in ail varieties. 



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 Special quotations on application. 



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PEONIES 



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rists of the state expect to make ex- 

 hibits. They realize the value of this 

 from last year's show, and all are com- 

 ing in this year. Aside from this, all 

 of the out-of-the-state exhibitors of 

 last year and a great many others are 

 planning exhibits for this year. K. 



HEADQUARTERS 



CAUFORNIA PRIVET 



in any quantity and any size desired. 

 My Privet has more branches than that 

 usually sent out and I grade it better. 



Carloads a specialty. Also 



Amoor River Privet 



Berberis Thunberg^i 



Well grown and in large supply. 



J. T. LOVETT, 

 NiuHtk Ninerr, Littk SUrer, N. J. 



