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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



NOVEMBGB 16, 1905. 



NURSERY NEWS. 



AMERICAN ASSOQATION OF NURSERYMEN. 



Pres., E. AlbertBOn, Brldg-eport, Indi; Vice- 

 Pres., Orlando Harrison, Berlin, Md. ; SeCy, Geo. 

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

 ter. The Slat annual convention will be held a. 

 Dallas, Texas, June, 1906. 



C. S. Sargent reports the discovery 

 of a new Crataegus near Fall Eiver, Mass. 

 It has been given the provisional name 

 (y. Haiidyse. 



On November 3 fire destroyed the 

 packing and storage buildings of the 

 Oregon Nursery Co., Salem, Ore., causing 

 a loss of $10,000, partly insured. 



WiLMON Newell, secretary of the 

 Crop Pest Commission, is inspecting the 

 nurseries in Louisiana. He has recently 

 confiscated a number of shipments of 

 nursery stock which were infested by 

 scale. 



E. S. Welch, Shenandoah, la., pur- 

 chased an adjoining farm la^t week at a 

 cost of about $150 per acre, setting a 

 new high record for farm values in his 

 neighborhood. He now has about 500 

 acres planted to nursery stock. 



The U. S. Department of Agriculture 

 reports that in 1902 we exported 459,719 

 barrels of apples valued at $1,628,886; 

 in 1903, 1,656,129 barrels valupd at 

 $4,381,801 and in 1904 2,018,262 barrels 

 valued at $5,446,473, four-fifths of which 

 each year went to England, the larger 

 part of the remainder to Germany. 



M. J. Wrago has purchased the Mid- 

 land Nurserj' Co. 's property at Des 

 Moines, la. Manager Chapin, of this 

 nursery, died a few weeks ago and in 

 settling the estate the nursery was put 

 lip for bids by the court. Mr. Wragg 

 will consolidate this with his M. J. 

 Wragg Nursery Co. and will furnish ad- 

 ditional equipment in the landscape gar- 

 dening department. 



NUHSERY IMPORTS. 



The Bureau of Statistics of the U. S. 

 Department of Agriculture has published 

 the following table of the total value of 

 stock imported by American nurserymen 

 in the years mentioned, with the coun- 

 tries from which consigned: 



Country. 1902. 1903. 1904. 



Belgium $ 207,693 1 239,637 | 224,357 



Germany 92,947 93,139 111,871 



United Kingdom. 85,815 09,847 95,513 



Japan 66,982 61.256 68,.'>84 



Bermuda 31,422 49,726 32.954 



Chinese Empire.. 3,641 2,671 5,768 



• olombla 1,258 2,070 5,069 



IIonRkong 4,072 3.573 4.121 



Brazil 2,599 2.985 3,594 



Canada 1,889 5,000 2,970 



Italy 2,771 4,806 2,714 



British West 



Indies 1,901 2.668 1.648 



Mexico 2,070 4,152 1.570 



Cuba 328 439 1,501 



Venezuela 378 48 1,014 



Costa Rica 1,076 10 113 



Other countries.. 2,126 3,953 5,222 



Total $1,172,570 $1,373,198 $1,496,427 



RHODE ISLAND FEDERATION. 



A new movement has been inaugu- 

 rated in the state of Khode Island that 

 bids fair to be of the greatest value to 

 the horticultural and kindred interests, 

 not only of the state, but also of New 

 England and the whole United States. 

 On October 24, at Kingston, a gather- 

 ing of representatives of each of the 

 horticultural and agricultural societies 

 of the state organized a body known 



as the Agricultural Federation of Ehode 

 Island. Gootge N. Bliss, of East Prov- 

 idence, was elected chairman, and Prof. 

 H. J. Wheeler, of Kingstpn, chosen, sec- 

 retary. It will be the duty of this or- 

 ganization to represent the state as a 

 whole in matters horticultural and ag- 

 ricultural that are of general interest, 

 such as recommending the appropria- 

 tions for the various societies, framing 

 laws to control insects, and any other 

 needs of the state, as a whole. The fol- 

 lowing societies, through their dele- 

 gates, also named below, compose the 

 charter members of the federation: 

 Ehode Island Horticultural Society, 

 Judge George N. Bliss, East Providence; 

 Providence Florists' and Gardeners' 

 Club, William E. Chappelly Providence; 

 Rhode Island Poultry Association, R. 

 G. Davis, Providence; Washington 

 County Agricultural Society, Rowland 

 G. Hazard, Peace Dale; Rhode Island 

 State Grange, Frank W. Marchant, West 

 Kingston; Rhode Island Agricultural 

 College, Thomas G. Mathewson, East 

 Greenwich; Newport Horticultural So- 

 ciety, Col. Andrew K. McMahon, New- 

 port; Ehode Island State Board of Ag- 

 riculture, Phillip A. Money, Slocum; 

 Newport County Agricultural Society, 

 Isaac L. Sherman, Melville Station. 



Zero. 



STONE WALLS. 



We have written to some of the build- 

 ers of greenhouses asking for informa- 

 tion in regard to using stone walls for 

 greenhouses, but they are too anxious to 

 sell posts, etc., to be favorable and we 

 thought we would ask you if -you could 

 ask some of your correspondents to dis- 

 cuss their desirability and also how heavy 

 they should be and how best to attach 

 the roof to them. If you can help us 

 and perhaps others, in the matter, we 

 shall be very grateful. Z. K. J. 



This question of stone walls for green- 

 houses has been frequently discussed in 

 these columns and I may say that the 



general opinion among growers seems to 

 be in favor of the ordinary wooden wall, 

 placed on a foundation of concrete. My 

 own ezperienci with 'stone, brick or ce- 

 ment for walls has not been satisfactory, 

 as I have found that frost will pene- 

 trate and stay in the material, and, of 

 course, this has a cooling effect on the 

 house. . Builders are compelled to offer 

 in their catalogues just what the major- 

 ity of growers demand, and what the 

 majority demand is usually determined 

 after many years of trial. 



During the fall, when passing through 

 Williamsport, Pa., T called on D. E. Gor- 

 man and found him just completing a 

 nice block of houses, the walls of which 

 were concrete, but instead of using gravel 

 with his cement he was using coal ashes, 

 which, he assured me, were preferable, 

 making a lighter, tougher and less ab- 

 sorbent wall. Doubtless he would be 

 able to give you some useful information 

 along these lines. 



Having no building material to sell, 

 1 hope Z. K. J. will keep me out of that 

 category when I still advise him from an 

 economic and utilitarian point of view, 

 to build his walls of wood, as lecom- 

 mended by most of the construction 

 firms, and he will be surely satisfied. 



RiBES. 



BOX FOR WREATHS. 



Galax wreaths, which in some places 

 were a short time since all the go, have 

 now given way to wreaths of the com- 

 mon box. This is made up into crescent 

 and other shapes, and adorned with clus- 

 ters of roses, finished off with a large 

 bow of ribbon. Box is so largely grown 

 and cheap and cut flower workers every- 

 where might do worse than give this 

 material a trial. 



South Bend, Ind. — August Beyer cel- 

 ebrated his sixty-third birthday Novem- 

 ber 3, Turner hall being rented for the 

 accommodation of the friends who came 

 to assist. 



20,000 Crimson Rambler 



OWN BOOTS 



Heavily Branched 



Sto4ft...|10 00perlOO 

 2 to 8 ft... 7 00 per 100 

 l>ito2ft. S.OOperlOO 



B.GOO AM PBIbOPSIB BBOBX.MAVHX, extra hea^T S8 00 per 100. 



2 COO DBUTZXA XiBIIOXHBX, z% It., very busby S8.00 per 100. Tbis 1b abetter plant for forcing 

 tban tbe Deutzia OracUU. Over 400 otber valuable bardy sbrubs. Ask for cataloiroe. 



Union County Vnr series , r||7ARFTH M I 

 49 Sorth Avenne, LLlA./tDI_ I llf H, J. 



HIRAM T. JONES, 



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BOX TREES 



and Evergreens for vases and window boxes, 

 also for lawns; spring delivery. Also Kentla 

 and Phoenix Palms and otber greenhouse and 

 ornamental plants. For list and prices, address 

 AUOUBT BOX^XSB ft SOBS, P. O. Box 752, 31 BABCUAT ST., VJBW YOBK. 

 .Mfiirliin Ttie Review wht'o yon write. 



Maaetti Stocks 



One million fine, one-year, English-grown. 

 Also a large stock of Roses, all leading kinds, 

 per 1000 strong plants. Quantities shipped an- 

 nually to leading American firms. Reference: 

 Bassett & Washburn, Chicago. r 



W. C. SLOCOCK, Woking, Surrey, England. 



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XiABOEST STOCK OF AI.X; 



BELGIAN PLANTS! 



Azaleas, Araucariaa, Sweet Bays, 

 Palms, Begponias, Gloxinias, etc. 



LOUIS VAN HOUTTE PERE 



GHENT, Belflrium. 



PETER LAMBERT 



TRIER, GERMANY 



Rrkcoc Strong, field-grown bedding and fore- 

 nO^eS jn^ varieties. Best MOVBI.TXES. 



Fran K. Dmschkl, (tbe best white hybrid), 2 yrs., 

 extra large plants. 40,00 >, for fall, $8i.0' per 1000. 

 Koleil d' Or, $10.00 per 1.0; TepUti, $8.00; Etoile 

 de France, $25.00 per 100. Citilogui on ippllcitiao. 

 Mention The Review when you write. 



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THE NURSERIES, BOSKOOP, HOLLAND. 



Clieap, Best Quality-Tree Boses in best 

 var.; H. P. Roses in best var., strictly first-class; 

 Crimson Rambler, Clematis, etc. Pine Box- 

 wood, 2-5 feet; Blue Spruce, Koster, 2-4 feet; 

 Ornamental stock for landscape work, etc. Ask 

 for prices and catalogue. Bo Agents. 



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