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TheWcekly Rorists' RevW. 



September 27, 1906. 



NURSERY NEWS. 



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NUBSEBTHEN. 



Proa., Orlando Harrison. Berlin, Md.; Vlce- 

 Prea., J. W. Hill, Dee Moines, la.; Seo'y, Geo. C. 

 Seacrer, Bocheeter; Treas. C. L. Tates, Rochester. 

 The 82d annual convention will be held at De- 

 troit, Mich.. June, 19U7. 



Thb West Virginia Experiment Sta- 

 tion recently has published a bulletin 

 setting forth the results of tests of 

 sprays for San Jose scale. In each case 

 Target Brand scale destroyer proved 

 most effective. 



F. T. Hazeltine, proprietor of the 

 Crookston Nurseries, Crookston, Minn., 

 recently haa returned from a trip 

 through North Dakota. He reports the 

 region exeeptiont^y prosperous and 

 much interest being taken in tree plant- 

 ing. 



Thb annual inspection of nurseries in 

 Pennsylvania is progressing, and condi- 

 tions are reported more satisfactory than 

 ever before. The state is divided into 

 three inspection districts. Chief Inspec- 

 tor Engle has charge of the western 

 district, D. K. McMillan of the central 

 district, and T. C. Lefevre of the east- 

 ern. • 



The "Wedge Nursery, Albert Lea, 

 Minn., does the very best kind of adver- 

 tising at the local fair. Last year in 

 their booth practical demonstrations 

 were given as to how apples should be 

 picked, packed and marketed. This year 

 the lessons were in grafting, budding, 

 pruning and other practical operations. 

 The farmers are eager to learn. 



AlthouOh the fruit shipments from 

 California to eastern points have been 

 958 cars short this year in comparison 

 with the shipments of 1905, still the 

 fact that the fruit was better matured 

 and of better quality than usual has 

 caused higher prices, and the financial 

 returns to the fruit growers of the state 

 will be greater than in 1905. All ship- 

 ments except pears sold well at top 

 market prices. 



PEONY LADY A. DUFF. 



The following letter from Kelway & 

 Son, of Longport, Somerset, received by 

 the Eevihw, wUl be read with much in- 

 terest by the trade, inasmuch as it con- 

 tains the originator's description of Pe- 

 ony Lady Alexandra Duff, even though 

 the writers fail to state to whom in 

 America they have sent true stock. The 

 communication is as follows: 



We beg to state that Peony Lady 

 Alexandra Duff was a seedling raised by 

 us some sixteen years ago at our Lang- 

 port nurseries. It flowered sufficiently 

 strong to be exhibited in the years 1891 

 and 1892, and in the latter year was 

 named and received the first-class cer- 

 tificate of the Boyal Botanic Society of 

 London. It was catalogued by us in 

 1893, and offered by us retail at 7s. 6d. 

 each. It always has been greatly in de- 

 mand, owing to its extreme beauty, ro- 

 bustness, and fragrance, and although 

 the price was advanced so high as 2l8. 

 each (retail) in 1902, 1903 and 1904, 

 it became necessary to withdraw it from 

 our lists in 1905, owing to the impos- 

 sibility of keeping the supply on a level 

 with the demand. We shall supply 

 single plants only during the coming 



season. It is French or blush white with 

 a soupgon of cream color; very tall, 

 handsome, large, and sweet; as stated in 

 our last, it was in flower with us this 

 season. Kelway & Son. 



EXPORTS OF NURSERY STOCK. 



In the past three years the nurserymen 



of the United States have exported 

 nursery stock as follows: 



Country— 1903. 1904. 1905. 



Canada 161.890 $71,062 $69.14.3 



Cuba 24,651 36,653 62,881 



Germany 14,074 9,060 14,700 



Mexico 8,960 15,673 19,771 



Netherlands 19.812 12,576 10,697 



United Kingdom 28,372 120,730 2.3,930 



Other countries 11,200 22,226 18,101 



Total 1158,959 $287,880 1219.223 



STOCK FOR STANDARD ROSES. 



In the Review of September 20, T. N. 

 writes under the head of * * Stock for 

 Standard Eoses, " that Rosa canina is 

 the only rose used for grafting in 

 Scandinavia and Germany. But T. N. 

 is mistaken, as I happen to be from 

 Sweden and know the biggest rose grow- 

 ers there are unable to raise this vari- 

 ety on account of its lack of hardiness. 



For the most part, our common wild 

 rose, Bosa nitida, which grows in abun- 

 dance, is employed. In October we used 

 to go out in the woods and gather in all 

 the stocks we needed, pot them up and 

 begin grafting just aa fast as they be- 

 gan to grow, which generally was in the 

 middle of October. 



Some years ago I saw in one of our 

 western cities about a dozen standards 

 grafted to our common prairie rose, 

 Bosa setigera, and they had endured 

 the winters perfectly for three years, 

 although the temperature sometimes 

 dropped down to 38 degrees below zero. 



This summer I have seen another 

 batch of standards grafted to both Bosa 

 rogusa and R. setigera. The latter were 

 by all means the strongest, both in 



growth and bloom. Now, both Rosa 

 nitida and Rosa setigera grow in abun- 

 dance in our states and I think they 

 could be used with profit by our growers 

 in competition with imported stocks. 

 Stems three to five feet are not hard to 

 get. E, G. 



EVERGREENS FROM SE£DS. 



Will some reader of the Review please 

 tell me the best way to succeed in rais- 

 ing from seeds out of doors in the south 

 the following evergreens: Magnolia 

 grandiflora. Magnolia fuscata, Camellia 

 Japonica, arborvitae, or biota. What is 

 the best soil to start the seedlings! 



J. N. 



The raising of woody plants • from 

 seeds is quite a simple proposition where 

 the seeds are handled properly, and 

 where above all fresh and well-ripened 

 seeds are used. For the seed tied select 

 a level piece of land with good drain- 

 age, free from obnoxious weeds, and 

 with a water supply of some kind hafidy. 



Magnolia see^s are beBt planted as 

 soon as ripe. When gathered, soak them 

 until the fatty and pulpy red outer skin 

 comes off, as when this skin is not re- 

 moved the seeds will easily rot in the 



VINCA MINOR 



To claan up a large qnarter we offer for 

 a time a lot of splendid tbri ty. 



Per 100 Per 1000 



Nice lUtle clnaups t 8.60 $19. •« 



Hearier elamM ft. 90 40.90 



Extra hearr clnoipi 10.00 70.00 



Cash with order. Samples at 100 rate. 

 PackiDK free. Order NOW for Fall Delivery 

 while the weather petmits freiwht shipments. 



OTTO KATZENSTEIN & CO. 



ATLANTA, GA. 



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 Seeds. It's free. 



700 Hardy Herbaceous Perennials 



Strong field-grown clamps in OTer 700 Tarietiea. 



CataloBue for tbe aaklni:. 



HIRAM T. JONES, Union County Nurseries, ELIZABETH, N. J. 



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PEONIES W. & T. SMITB CO., 



GENEVA, 

 N.Y. 



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Ornamental Trees, Fruit Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Clematis. 

 80 Tears. Send for our Wbolesale Price List. 000 Acres. 



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Special arrangenieDts for filling Catalogue 

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The Palisades Nurseries, Sparkill , N.Y. 



Japan Iris 



FOR FALL PLANTING 



Fifty varieties at $3.00 per 100. 



GILBERT COSTICH,R0CHESTER,N.Y. 



when you write. 



TO CLEAR THE LAND 



we shall sell for the next 60 days: 



BERDERIS THUNBERGII 



18 to 24 iDrbes, bushy plants 940.00 per 1000 



',^4 to 30 inches, bushy plants 60.00 per 1000 



ROSS I UCIDA 



8 years, twice transplanted, fine... 140.00 per 1000 



VIBURNUM DENTATUM 



24 to 30 inches XO.t per lOOO 



Also Viburnum Cassinoidee and Prunus 

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