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The V^eckly Florists' Review- 



August 3, 1905. 



NURSERY NEWS. 



AMERICAN ASSOQATION OF NURSERYMEN. 



Pres., E. AlbertBon, Bridgeport, Irtti.; Vlce- 

 Pres., Orlando Harrison, BerUn, Md.; Sec'y, Geo. 

 C. Seager, Rochester; Treas., C. L. Yates. Boches- 

 S"";, The3l8t annual convention will be held at 

 Dallas, Texas, June, 190G. 



The San Jose scale and other pests 

 have become a serious menace in the vi- 

 cinity of Columbus, O. 



F. E. Mabee, formerly secretary of the 

 Des Moines Nursery Co., Des Moines, 

 la., has removed to Fresno, Cal., where 

 he has become associated with Geo. C. 

 Roeding. 



PEONIES IN THE SOUTH. 



Please tell your southern readers if 

 it is practicable to grow peonies in 

 the south. Please tell us something 

 about planting, soil treatment and va- 

 rieties. H. J. V. 



We have found from past experience 

 that peonies, to succeed well, should be 

 planted in the south as early after the 

 middle of October as practicable. 

 Plants set out later than February sel- 

 dom give as good results as those which 

 are planted earlier. 



The best soil is one that is deep and 

 loamy. It is best to prepare the soil 

 of the bed by trenching, and mix in a 

 liberal supply of decomposed cow ma- 

 nure. 



Some varieties give larger and more 

 flowers when plapted on the northwest 

 side of a building, where they have par- 

 tial shade, although many varieties 

 give excellent results in open sun. The 

 main thing is to keep the plants 

 abundantly supplied with water during 

 the blooming period. 



After a killing frost the bed should 

 be top dressed with decomposed stable 

 manure and, in planting, set the crowns 

 from three to four inches below the 

 surface and remove all roots that might 

 be injured. All that is required for 

 after-cultivation is to keep the beds 

 free from weeds and give them a fall 

 dressing of manure. 



The varieties that have given the 

 best results with us are as follows: 

 Queen Emma, Pulcherrima, Agida, Ar- 

 gus, Andre Lauries, Buckii, Duke of 

 Wellington. Eclatante, Elegantissima, 

 Festiva maxima, Marie Lemoine, Mi- 

 randa, Psyche, Purpurea, Queen Vic- 

 toria, Rubra triumphans, Victor Moor- 

 ish and the varieties of the officinalis 

 class for early blooming. 



P. J. Besckmans. 



ROOT-PRUNING DEVICE. 



By a careful consideration of the best 

 nursery practice to be followed out in 

 the government nursery at Halsey, Neb., 

 where there is a total seed bed area 

 of two and one-half acres, with a capac- 

 ity of two and one-half to three million 

 seedlings annually, it is found that 

 seedlings should be two years old before 

 planting to their permanent sites in the 

 sand-hills. Transplanting increases the 

 cost of seedlings so materially that it 

 is not considered practical to transplant 

 the vast quantity of seedlings grown in 

 the Halsey nursery, and hence it is 

 considered advisable to root-prune all 

 yearling stock and allow same to re- 

 main in the seed bed for another year. 



Specifflen Evergreens '"pLantih? 



BSTIV08P0BA, BOo to $10.00 moh. 



White Pine, Bootcli Pine, Horway Spruce, Colorado Blue Spruce. 



Tbese trees have been tranaplftnted every two years and will diar with ball. 



KIRAM T. JONES, Union Countr Nurseries, ELIZABETH, N. J. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



Baby Ramblers 



and other roses from 2-inch pots. 

 Barg^ains lor sprini^ delivery. 



The Elizabeth Nursery Co., Elizabeth, N. J. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



30 ACRES HARDY 



Herbaceous Plants 



Peonies. Iris, Phlox and Hollyhocks, 

 specialties. Descriptive Catalogue 

 and trade price list free. 



J. T. LOVETT. Little Silver, N. J.^ 



D. AND C. ROSES 



are the cheapest because they are the best. We 

 carry in stock upwards of a tbousand different 

 varieties, consistinK of the very latest European 

 varieties, including Baby Rambler, as well as all 

 the leading varieties of American origin: stock 

 from 2>i. 4 and 6-iacb pots. Send UB your list 

 of wants today. Ask for catalogue free. 



THE DZNOES ft COHABD CO. 

 Boie Orowers. WBST OBOVE, PA. 

 Mention The Review when yon write. 



THE STORRS & HARRISON CO. 



PAINESVILLE NURSERIES 



Cataloffues and price list 

 tt— on application. 



PAINESVILLE, OHIO. 



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rVERGREEN. 



I_^ An Immense Stoek of both large and 



^^^ small sized BVKBOBKEN TBBK8 In 



great ▼arletT: also KVEBQREBN 



SHBUBS. CtorreepoDdenee solicited. 



THE WM. H. yoON CO., Morrlsvllle. Pi. 



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FOR FALL 1905 



Roses, rtrong, home-grown plants, hardy perennials 



and Ramblera. 

 Clematis, large flowering and psnlcnlata. 

 Climbing Vines, leading varieties. 

 Ornamental Shrubs and Trees, fine usortment. 

 Jackson A Perkins Co., Newark, ^ew Ifork 

 Mention The Review when you write. 



at the end of which time the seedlings 

 will have produced a vigorous root sys- 

 tem equal, or nearly equal, to trans- 

 planted stock. 



Until this spring, root-pruning has not 

 been satisfactory, owing to the fact that 

 no suitable device has been hit upon to 

 do rapid, and at the same time, satis- 

 factory work. Spades have been used, 

 but with such a tool the lateral roots 

 only can be cut, while the essential root 

 to be pruned is the long tap-root which 

 is formed by most all the coniferous 

 species. 



In the San Gabriel nurseries, near 

 Pasadena, Cal., a tool has been devised 

 for pruning. Avhich consists of a com- 

 bined perpendicular and horizontal 

 blade, to which a handle is attached, 

 and this is pulled through the soil by 

 one hand. This tool works very satis- 

 factory in a small nursery like the one 

 near Pasadena, but it is entirely in- 



PEONIES 



A large collection of 

 the very finest varie- 

 ties, including in the 

 CtHclnallB claBB the gem of all, Tenul folia, or 

 fern leaved, vermilion In color and two weeks 

 earlier than any other kind. Also in same class, 

 offleinalis, old crimson, red, pink and white. In 

 Chinensis class a succession of all colors, from 

 earliest to latest. All named. A choice collection 

 of Japanese kinds. In 24 varieties, very curious 

 and beautiful, bnt with unpronounceable names. 



Wtiti for prlcii. F. A. BALLER, Bloomington, III. 



PEONIES ,„.„ 



Qnseu Victoria, (or Wtaitleyi) the best 



keeper S9.00 



Pestiva Maxima 30.00 



Pragrrans, (tbe tall grower and bloom 

 producer) 6.00 



For otber varieties or 1000 rate, write 



GILBERT H. WILD, bakooxib. 



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PEONIES 



Wholesale and retail catalogues ready for dis- 

 tribution. Sent free on application. 



All stock guaranteed true to name. Send your 

 orders in eaily to be assured of a good collection 

 for fall planting. 



PETERSON NURSERY 



604 W. Peterson Ave. CKICAOO, llilt. 



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PEONIES 



30O Ohoicsst 



Varieties, 

 l^arffe Stock. 



LILIBS. Hardy Sorts, about 40,000 bulbs. 

 OIjADIOLI, in fine named and unnamed sorts. 

 DAHLIAS. RlohardlAs. Madeira Vines. 

 SDOAR MAPLES. 6 inches to 10 feet, 100,000. 

 CAT ALP A speclosa seedlings. List in sea- 

 son. B. T. TBAS. CBNTEHVILLB, INU. 

 Mention The Review when yon write. 



Cottage Gardens Company, nc 



QUSSVB. IiOVO ZSX.Ain>, V. T. 



SPEC3ALISTS 



PEONIES, CARNATIONS 



and Specimen Nursery Stock. 



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W. & T. SMITH COMPANY 



GENEVA, N. Y. 



Wholesale 

 Growers of 



rSifl^nibs, 

 I ■ J tia. Pn 



VTAX. T1 

 Shrubs, Boses, 01« 

 tia, Prnlt Trees and 

 Small Pmits In insi isils^ 



Bend for onr Wholesale Price List. 



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EVERGREENS 



Urgt 



Auert* 



mtuU 



Specialties -White Pine, Hemlock and 

 Large Evergreens. Spring list for details. 



Andorra Nurseries 



Mm.WumUi9»i,fm . Chestnut Hill, Pa. 



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adequate in a nursery like the one at 

 Halsey, where millions of seedlings are 

 to be pruned annually. 



The important feature of a tool de- 

 vised to meet the need is the cutting 

 blade. This is one inch wide and one- 

 eighth of an inch thick, and made from 

 a first-class piece of steel. It is U 

 shaped and the perpendicular sides are 



