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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



Febbuaby 7, 1907. 



NURSERY NEWS. 



AHIBIGAN ASfSOCIATION OF NUB8SBTHEN. 



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

 Prea., J. W. Hill, Des Moines, la.; Sec'y, Geo. 0. 

 8«arer, Bochester; Treas. C. L. Yates. Rochester. 

 The 83d annual convention will be held at De- 

 troit, Mich., June, 1907. 



The landscape architects are all busy 

 with plans for spring work. 



Fire January 26 destroyed the resi- 

 dence of John M. Miller, at Decherd, 

 Tenn. 



A MAN named Rose is chairman of the 

 committee on horticulture in the lower 

 house of the Illinois legislature. 



The landscape features of the James- 

 town Exposition will be elaborate by 

 comparison with those of other similar 

 fairs, and by comparison with the expo- 

 sition as a whole. 



"The Gipsy Moth and How to Cen- 

 tral It" is the title of Farmers' Bulle- 

 tin No. 275, by L. O. Howard, just is- 

 sued by the U. S. Department of Agri- 

 culture. 



E. S. Welch, proprietor of the Mount 

 Arbor Nurseries, Shenandoah, la., has 

 gotten out a neat little folder contain- 

 ing cuts of the various department build- 

 ings. 



Walter Butler, Chillicothe, O., who 

 recently sold out his greenhouse plant to 

 C. A. Johnson, of Chicago, has pur- 

 chased a piece of property on which he 

 will start a nursery. 



It is reported that Frank Heinl, of 

 Jacksonville, 111., is thinking of going 

 into the nursery business on a rather 

 extensive scale. He is a member of the 

 state legislature and of its committee on 

 horticulture. 



C. H. Allen, of Rochester, Minn., 

 wants it understood that Rochester, 

 N. Y., is not "the only pebble on the 

 beach" in the nursery business. As yet 

 the Minnesota city's nursery interests 

 do not rival those of the Flour City, 

 but Mr. Allen's business is growing 

 steadily. 



It is reported that a nursery is to be 

 started at Joliet, 111., land having al- 

 ready been rented. A corporation with 

 $20,000 capital will be formed. T. C. 

 Shepherd is to be the practical man and 

 L. H. Hyde the oflSce manager. Colonel 

 Bennitt is reported to be interested in 

 the project. 



This is the first season for the Blue 

 Earth County Nursery, Mankato, Minn., 

 but they have booked quite a little busi- 

 nes for spring delivery through a 40-page 

 catalogue. The names of the ofl5cers, Ole 

 Andengaard and M. L. Gjestrum, are a 

 guarantee of a persistence which will 

 eventually result in a good business. 



The 1907 seed catalogue of Mont- 

 gomery Ward & Co., Chicago, devotes 21 

 pages to nursery stock, with the state- 

 ment, "you will be glad to know we 

 have arranged to supply you with trees, 

 etc., from one of the best nurseries in 

 the country — our nursery is located about 

 twenty miles from Chicago; it has been 

 in operation fifty years." 



No tree for city planting has made 

 more rapid progress in public esteem 



these last few years than has Salisburia 

 adiantifolia, the ginkgo, or maidenhair 

 tree. It is not only immune from the 

 ordinary attacks of insects but endures 

 unnatural conditions better than most. 

 It is in request for planting along the 

 narrow strips of sod between sidewalk 

 and pavement in cities. 



TENNESSEE NURSERYMEN MEET. 



The second annual meeting of the Ten- 

 nessee State Nurserymen's Association 

 was held at Nashville, January 30, the 

 morning session at the Toulane hotel, 

 the afternoon session at the University 

 of Tennessee, and in the evening a 

 smoker with the agricultural committees 

 of both branches of the state legislature, 

 at which there was informal discussion 

 of the horticultural laws of the state. 



Papers were read as follows : ' ' Why 

 Retail Nurserymen Should Push the Sale, 

 Through Their Agents, of Light Grades 

 of Nursery Stock, Especially One-Year 

 Apple," by J. C. Hale; "Problems to 

 Be Solved by the Fruit Growers of Ten- 

 nessee, " by R. A. Wilkes, of CuUeoka; 

 "Packing and Shipping Nursery Stock," 

 by H. Nicholson, of Winchester; "Pear 

 Blight," by J. A. Foreman, of Sylvia; 

 "The Growing of Pears in the Nursery 

 and Their Care in the Orchard, " by W. 

 H. Smith, of Franklin. 



Officers were reelected, as follows: 

 President, J. C. Hale, Winchester; sec- 



retary, G. M. Bently, Nashville. In his 

 talk on pushing the sale of young stock 

 in preference to older trees. President 

 Hale said he had had several years' ex- 

 perience on the road as a salesman of 

 nursery stock, and it was his experience 

 that the agent could sell what he tried 

 most to sell. It is his opinion that the 

 one-year tree is better for both nursery- 

 men and planter, as it is cheaper to pro- 

 duce, and as a rule more one-year plants 

 out of any given number will live than 

 will two-year plants. The stock is suited 

 to this climate and, generally speaking, 

 better results are received from it. 



A general discussion followed the talk, 

 during which many members took part. 

 The question was thoroughly aired. Some 

 were of the opinion that better results 

 could be obtained by the use of the one- 

 year plant, while others found objections. 

 It was admitted that the one-year tree 

 had its disadvantages as well as its ad- 

 vantages, but the majority of those who 

 took part in the discussion favored it. 



BARGAINS 



100,000 Roses, 2^-lDCh pots. 

 100,000 Shrubs for traoBplantinR. 



50,000 Viburnum Plicatum, ISincbes to 6 feet. 



60,000 Large Privet. 4 to 6 feet. 

 600,000 Herbaceous Plants, fleld-Rrown or pot 

 plants. Send for wholesale list. 



ELIZABETH NURSERY CO., Elizabeth, N. J. 



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WILLIAM SAUNDERS 



The flowers are large, of splendid form, and are borne very freely In Immense clusters. 

 The color is a deep rich shiainK scarlet sligrhtly dappled with crimson. Kolia<;e is a rich 

 bronze. Height, 8^ to 4 feet. We believe that Wm. Saanders is decidedly the most perfect 

 Oanna of this type that has been introduced. 50c each; $5.00 per doz.; $85.00 per 100. 



OTTAWA 



Is a strong grower, very robust and 5 to 6 feet high. The flowers are large and beau- 

 tifully formed, color is carmine with tints of old rose and deep coral, add to this the silken 

 sheen and you can imagine the effect a few plants will produce. 



NOTE— We had this Canna on trial among the Canadian experimental stations last 

 summer and this is the otiicial report of their expert: "Quite distinct and one of the most 

 beautiful shades of color I ever saw in Cannas. Of 70 massed in one bed during the past 

 season, this was the most floriferous in the collection, coming into bloom early and con- 

 tinuing until cut down by frost, as many as 13 expanded heads of blooms being counted at 

 one time on a plant, and not a poor one among them, all being of Immense size." 50c each; 

 $5.C0 per doz.; $85.00 per 100. 



NEW YORK 



Has the Orchid type of flower. They have much more substance than the flowers of 

 the other varieties of this class, and will stand the hot sunshine as well as the toughest 

 varieties of cannas. The color is a solid rich scarlet covered with a beautiful glowing sheen. 

 The flowers are large and contrast beautifully with the dark bronze foliave. 50c each; 

 $5.00 per doz.: $35.00 per 100. 



Send for our list and prices of 60 other leading varieties of Cannas. 



B08ES, are our great specialty. 2H and 4-inch pot plants we have in great variety — 

 Philadelphia Banbler, Crimson Rambler, Dorothy Perkins and other climbers in strong 

 field plants. 



8HBDBBEBY, in variety. Ylbimnm Plicatnn, Spiraeas, Althaeas, HoBeysaeklet, ete. 



-SEND FOR OUR PRICE LISTS. 



THE CONARD & JONES CO., WEST CROVE, PA. 



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AMERICAN BEAITY ROSES ^ ""« Lot 



Two years, lie\d-ztown, budded on Manetti t all of our own £rowin£ ; 

 strong, sttirdy, well ripened, hard-wooded, American {[rown stock. 



Price $15.00 per 100; write for prices on large lots 



Send for our Sprinnf Price List, now ready ; lar^fest stock and com- 

 pletest assortment of Roses in the country; leadiogf kinds, either budded or 

 on own roots. List showing varieties, quantities available, and prices 

 sent on request to those in the trade. 



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