Mabch 1, 1906. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



1023 



and stock of the White Elm Nursery. 

 A considerable enlargement of the busi- 

 ness is contemplated and a large force 

 of agents is to be put in the field. 



Rogers & McGill are now proprietors 

 of the Spaulding Nursery and Orchard 

 Co., Spaulding, 111. 



FREIGHT CLASSIFICATION. 



President E. Albertson and W. C. 

 Reed, chairman of the transport.'ition 

 committee of the American Association 

 of Nurserymen, are this week issuing to 

 the trade a circular showing complete 

 tables of the classification of freight in 

 the several classification territories into 

 which the United States is divided by the 

 railroads. Since the last shipping season 

 the transportation committee has secured 

 important changes in classification -which 

 will effect large savings in freight for 

 every nurseryman. The schedules of 

 classification are issued that the trade 

 may be fully informed, with the sugges- 

 tion that shippers call the attention of 

 their local freight agents to the changes 

 and thereby ensure for themselves the 

 full benefits of the work of the com- 

 mittee. 



The circular is accompanied by a letter 

 to non-members of the Association, as 

 follows : 



Enclosed herewith we are handing you a com- 

 plete table of freight classifications of nursery 

 stock, etc., now in effect In all of the different 

 general classification districts throughout the 

 United States. It will .pay you well to familiar- 

 ize yourself fully with this, and to fully post 

 your freight agents in regard to same, for unless 

 you do call their attention to It they are 

 very lilcely to overloolc these items In their 

 large or complete tables, and charge you up 

 the rates without noticing the difference. 



We call your special attention to the reduction 

 of fifteen per cent from second-class rates on 

 trees in boxes In the Official territory (Illinois 

 and the states east to the Atlantic and north 

 of the Ohio and Potomac rivers), and to the 

 changes In the minimum carload weights in 

 Western (northwest from Chicago and west of 

 the Mississippi to the Rocliy mountains, except 

 Texas and parts of Oklahoma, etc.) and South- 

 ern (south of the Ohio and east of the Missis- 

 sippi) classifications. Also that in the Western 

 ClassifieatiuD bales now go at actual weight In 

 consignments of 100 pounds, or over, regardless 

 of sizes of individual bales. 



By these changes in classification there will 

 be a very large saving in the nurserymen's 

 freight bills, and an expansion of territory that 

 can profitably be covered by them, and a bring- 

 ing closer together of buyer and seller. 



This saving of freight probably amounts to 

 |5O,000, or more, per year, as there are a num- 

 ber of firms to each of whom the saving will be 

 from $1,000 to $5,000 per year on box shipments 

 In the Official territory alone, while in the 

 Western a saving of twenty per cent on all 

 small cars, and in the Southern a saving of 

 twenty per cent in minimum weight on all 

 cars— not counting the other changes that 

 have been made. 



Now, to those parties who receive this letter 

 and are not members of the American Associa- 

 tion of Nurserymen, we wish to say we are 

 sending you this table of classifications that you 

 may have the benefit of same, and to call your 

 attention to the very great and valuable work 

 that is being done by the Association through 

 its committees who grlve their time to the 

 work without compensation, and often at loss 

 of time from their own business. 



This freight table is an evidence of only 

 one line of the work that Is being done by 

 the Association, as much time has been de- 

 voted to legislative matters, and there is now 

 before the legislative committee a work that 

 will take years to accomplish, and which is of 

 erreat importance and value to the nursery 

 business. There are also other matters In the 

 bands of other committees. 



Thousands of dollars have been spent by the 

 association in the expenses of these commit- 

 tees, etc., but the returns to the trade will be 

 tens of thousands of dollars annually, and 

 of which you will share. 



Now, to carry on this work as It should be, 

 win cost thousands of dollars. This year our 

 treasury was exhausted, and a call had to be 

 made for voluntary contributions, to which 

 we are glad to say an exceedingly liberal re- 

 sponse was made — realizing the importance of 

 the work the leading members contributed 

 from %5 to $50 each. Our membership Is not 

 more than one-fourth what It should be, and 

 the principal source of revenue Is the member- 

 ship fee, which Is only $3 per year. Now are 

 you doing your part? Remember, on box ship- 

 ments alone in the official territory you are 

 Having this $3 on every $20 of freights paid, 



Roses and Miscellaneous Plants 



S-year-old Roses in 4-in 



Yellow Cochet 



White Cochet 



Pink Cochet 



K. Augusta Victoria 



Helen Gould 



Sunrise 



Dorothy Perkins 



Clothllde Soupert 

 M. Van Houtte 

 Isa. Sprunt 

 Crimson Hermosa 

 Climbing Wootton 

 Climbing K. Augusta 

 Victoria 



. pots, at 910.00 per 100. 



Philadelphia Rambler Pres. Carnot 



Gloire de Dijon 



Sou. de Wootton 



Pink LaPrance 



Duch. de Brabant 



Perle des Jardins 



Etoile de Lyon 

 Hermosa 

 Grass an Teplitz 

 Climbing Gen'l Jacq. 

 Climbing Perle 



8-year-olds, 4-in. pots, $8.00 per 100. 



Mrs. DeGraw 



Manda's Triumph 



Agrippina 



Petite Leonie 



Mignonette 



Baltimore Belle 



Empress China 



Mary Washington 



Bride 



Jersey Beauty 



Climbing Bridesmaid 

 R. M. Henriette 

 Prairie Queen 

 Papa Gontier 

 Jos. Schwartz 

 Yellow Soupert 

 Perle d'Or 

 Geo. Pernet 

 Mile. C. Brunner 

 Pink Rambler 



Roses: S|^-in. 



White Rambler 

 Yellow Rambler 

 Golden Rambler 

 Marquise de Vlvens 

 Climbing Soupert 

 W. A. Richardson 

 Seven Sisters 

 Frances Willard 

 Universal Favorite 

 Etoile d'Or 

 Moss Roses, white, pink and red. 



pots, at $3.00 per lOOr $85.00 per 1000 



P. Marie Adplaide 

 James Sprunt 

 Bridesmaid 

 Snowflake 

 Golden Gate 

 C. Mermet 

 President Cleveland 

 Climbing White Pet 

 Tennessee Belle 

 Crimson Rambler 



Yellow Cochet 

 Mme. Jean. Dupuy 

 Climbing Wootton 

 Philadelphia Rambler 

 Pink LaPrance 

 Gloire de Dijon 



K. Augusta Victoria 

 Climbing Malmaison 

 Pink Cochet 

 Sou. de Wootton 

 R. M. Henriette 



Crimson Rambler 

 Climbing Perle 

 Helen Gould 

 Hermosa 

 White Cochet 

 Clara Watson 



Etoile de Lyon 

 P. Sagan 

 Safrano 

 Bridesmaid 

 Champion of the 



World 

 W. A. Richardson 

 Papa Gontier 



Golden Rambler 

 Pink Rambler 

 White Rambler 

 Yellow Rambler 

 Mary Washington 

 Mignonette 

 Baltimore Belle 



Moss Roses, white, pink and red. 



$8.60 per 100; $80.00 per 1000. 



Golden Gate 

 P. Queen 

 Virginia R. Cox 

 Christine de Noue 

 Gruss an Teplitz 

 Jos. Schwartz 

 James Sprunt 



$8.00 per 100; $17.50 per 1000. 



Dorothy Perkins 

 President Carnot 

 M. Niel 



Lady Battersea 

 Climbing Gen'l Jacq. 



Mme. Schwaller 



Yellow Hermosa 



Crimson Hermosa 



Catherine Mermet 



Ivory 



Clothilde Soupert 



Bride 



M. Van Houtte 



Kruger 



Mme. Guillot 



Isa. Sprunt 



Media 



Duch. de Brabant 



Bon Silene 



Yellow Soupert 



Empress China 

 Frances Willard 

 Climbing Soupert 

 Geo. Pernet 

 Snowflake 

 Tennessee Belle 

 P. Marie Adelaide 



Jersey Beauty 

 President Cleveland 

 Mile. C. Brunner 

 Manda's Triumph 

 Petite Leonie 

 Universal Favorite 

 Climbing Bridesmaid 



Climbing White Pet 

 Etoile d'Or 

 Rainbow 

 Seven Sisters 

 Perle d'Or 

 The Queen 



MISCELLANEOUS STOCK. 



2}4-in. pots at $8.60 per 100; $80.00 per 1000 



Geraniums, S. A. Nutt. J. Viaud, La Favorite, A. Ricard, Double New Life, Rev. Atkins, 

 John Doyle, Thomas Meeban. 



$8.50 per 100. 



Golden Circle, Magician, Mountain 

 Mahon, Crystal Palace Gem, Lemon 

 Livingston. 



Per ICO 



Cobaea Scandens, 2-in $2.50 



Heliotrope, 4 named varieties. . . 2.50 



Hibiscus Peachblow, Ruber, 

 Callerii, Cooperi, Zebrinus, 

 Aurantica, Rosa Sinensis, Min- 



iatus, Semi-Plena 2.50 



Ageratums, 3 varieties 2.50 



Salvias, 3 varieties 2.50 



Honeysuckles, 2 varieties 2.50 



Acalyphas, Gold Fuchsias 2.50 



Marguerites, white and yellow. . 2.50 



Periwinkle, white and pink 250 



Double Petunias, white and 



blotched 2. 50 



English and German Ivy 2.50 



Shasta Daisies, Lantanas, 3 var. 2.50 



White Moonvines 3.00 



Fuchsias, single and dbl., 8 var.. 2.50 



Ivy Geranium, in variety 2.50 



Geranium, E.'H. Trego, 2-in. . . . 4.00 

 Dahlias, 20 good varieties, 



divided roots 4.00 



Snow, Prince Bismarck, Mme. Salleroi, Marshall Mc- 

 Geranium, Rose, Oakleaf, Nutmeg, Peppermint, Dr. 



1000 



Per 100 1000 



Chrysanthemums, 50 good var. . $2.50 $20.00 



Asparagus Plumosus Nanus 2.50 20.00 



Eranthemum Pulchellum 2.50 



Alternanthera, 4 colors 2.00 17.50 



Asparagus Sprengeri 2.00 18.00 



4-in 10.00 



Coleus, 20 colors 2.00 



Rex Begonias, in varieties 4.00 



Vincas, 2-in., $2.50 per 100; 3-in., 



$4.00 per 100; 4-in 6.00 



Dracaena Indivisa, 



2-in., 10 in. high 2.50 



3-in.. 12 to 15 in. high 5.00 



4-in., 16 to 20 in. high 10.00 



Boston Ferns 3.00 



Piersoni Ferns 4.00 



Scottii Ferns, 2-in 5.00 



Feverfew, 2-in 2.50 



Carnation, 10 good var. named. 3.00 



Cissus Discolor 3.00 



Hardy Pink, 3-in. var. named... 4.00 

 Hardy Phlox, 3-in. var. named. . 4.00 

 Rubber Plants, 4-in., 10 to 16 high, $3.00 doz. 



25.00 



25.00 



1 1 THE NATIONAL PLANT CO., 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS, DAYTON, OHIO. 



or $15 on every $100, while in other territories 

 from 4,000 to 10,000 pounds on each car — suf- 

 ficient to pay your membership for many 

 years, besides the other benefits. 



We would like to have all of you attend 

 the meetings of the Association when possible, 

 but even though you may not be able to 

 attend, you should aid in the work by having 

 your names on the membership roll and with 

 your membership fees, and though you may 

 not attend the meetings you will still receive 

 the benefits of this work, and the reports of 

 the association, which will be worth many 

 times the membership fee. 



In future bulletins will be Issued whenever 

 there Is anything special to report, revised 

 freight tables, etc., sent out, but these will 



be sent to members only, and to secure them 

 you should at once become members. 



Then follows an urgent request that 

 the $3 membership fee be forwarded at 

 oiice to Geo. C. Seager, Kochester, 

 N. Y., and that all gather at the thirty- 

 first annual meeting, at Dallas, Tea., 

 June 13. 



The classification circular states that 

 the committees having charge of the 

 Transcontinental (Pacific coast) and 

 Southwestern territories accept the West- 

 ern classification, so that a 36-foot car 



