

78 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Decbmbeb 12, 1907. 



NURSERY NEWS. 



4HBBIC1N ASSOCIATION OF NUBSEBYHEN. 



Prea., J. W. Hill, DeB Moines, la.; Vlce-pres., 

 C. M. HobbB, 3rldreport, lad.; Sec'y, Oeo. O 

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

 ter. The 33d annual convention will be held at 

 Milwaukee, June, m08. 



Fruit trees should not be pruned while 

 the wood is in a frozen condition. 



GiFFOKD PiNCHOT, who has charge of 

 the government's forest service, is a mil- 

 lionaire and sticks to his job because he 

 likes the work rather than for the $5,000 

 a year it pays him. 



Investigations of the apple soils of 

 California have shown that there is a 

 close relationship between the keeping 

 qualities of the apples and the various 

 kinds of soils on which they are grown. 



A GOOD many nurseries find themselves 

 in a position where they don't care so 

 very much what spring brings forth; the 

 long and busy fall season has cleaned 

 them up closer than they ever were at 

 this date. 



The Sheridan-Oest Co., New York, has 

 been incorporated with $100,000 author- 

 ized capital stock. The directors are Eu- 

 dolph J. Bodmer, Mount Vernon; Lester 

 8. Abberly and Royal B. Cushing, New 

 York city. A general nursery business 

 will be done. 



Apple trees live longest and produce 

 the heaviest crops where the soil is fairly 

 heavy and of a substantial, loamy char- 

 acter. The pear will thrive in soil suit- 

 able for the apple, only the roots of the 

 pear stock will find their way into the 

 hard subsoil sooner than those of the 

 apple. 



It is extremely hazardous to attempt 

 the moving of very large and valuable 

 specimen evergreens when there is a 

 probability of all the soil falling away 

 from the roots. In winter, when the 

 ground is hardened by frost, such trees 

 can be moved without the least likelihood 

 of failure. All that is necessary to move 

 them successfully is the equipment for 

 the conveyance of large balls to the des- 

 tination of the trees. 



Cuttings of a great many kinds of 

 evergreens will root readily in winter 

 when placed in cutting boxes which have 

 previously been filled with sand or what 

 is commonly called sandy soil, if the 

 boxes are placed where a little heat will 

 reach them from underneath. The tem- 

 perature otherwise will stiit them when 

 as cool as it in all likelihood can be had. 

 The cuttings may also be put in the prop- 

 agating bench in the same manner as rose 

 cuttings. 



There is an increased demand for 

 trained fruit trees for planting outdoors 

 for the twofold purpose of pleasure and 

 profit. Perhaps the frequent visits of 

 Americans to European countries have 

 more than a little to do with this inclina- 

 tion to derive some profit from trees 

 without in the least detracting from the 

 appearance of the surroundings. Garden 

 walls, fences and trellises can with advan- 

 tage be utilized for the support of vari- 

 ous fruit bearing trees, such as peaches, 

 pears or plums. When properly attended 

 to, fruit of larger size and of better qual- 

 ity can be produced from trees planted 

 in such a way than from tr«es grown in 

 the ordinary way. 



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The demand for trees is growing rap- 

 idly, but he who benefits by it must not 

 only know how to grow them but he must 

 also know how to dispose of them. 



The tulip tree, or Liriodendron tulipi- 

 fera, is one of the most elegant trees 

 that thrive satisfactorily in many parts 

 of this country. The foliage is glossy 

 and of peculiar form, and the appearance 

 of the tree, when growing under favora- 

 ble conditions, is such that in grand ef- 

 fect it is not surpassed by any other de- 

 ciduous tree. This tree is especially well 

 suited for avenues and for planting with 

 the ultimate object of having isolated 

 specimens in parks and in close prox- 

 imity to imposing buildings. The tulip 

 tree, after it has attained considerable 

 size, is rather hard to transplant success- 

 fully. It is well, therefore, to plant 

 them when young and in permanent po- 

 sitions. 



MOVING EVERGREENS. 



This is the best time of the year to 

 handle large evergreen stock from the 

 open ground in California. This in- 

 cludes everything in the line of palms 

 and other stock that is not considered 

 easy to handle under any circumstances 

 after it has been standing several years 

 in the open ground. A great many gar- 

 deners have an idea that early in the 

 spring is the proper time to shift ever- 

 green stock that is too large to grow in 

 pots and with which there is always con- 

 siderable risk in handling. 



Acacias, peppers, grevilleas, eucalyp- 

 tus, cedars and dozens of other varieties 

 that I might mention, which are usually 

 looked on as being delicate propositions 

 under all conditions, can be moved with 

 impunity provided good balls of earth 

 are taken and there is no severe check 

 in the proceedings. 



To insure success, the stock must still 

 be in a growing condition, and there 

 must be no dry, frosty weather until 

 they get a new start in the ground. 

 Neither of these conditions is usually 



found here in the early spring or late 

 winter months. The trees are usually as 

 dormant as it is possible for them to be, 

 and, in addition, the dry, frosty weather 

 is likely to take all the moisture from 

 the leaves and branches before the roots 

 have had an opportunity to take hold of 

 their new situation and have commenced 

 to send sap upward to replace the evapo- 

 ration from the foliage. 



This explains entirely why there' is so 

 much difiSculty in handling large ever- 

 greens early in the spring months, but 

 of course refers only to such kinds as 

 are handled with more or less diflBculty 

 at any season. 



Take such a tree as the Grevillea ro- 

 busta. It is, unless conditions are just 

 right, one of the most difficult trees to 

 handle from the open ground, but at 

 this time of the year there is absolutely 

 no trouble, even when they have been 

 standing for years in the same situation. 



A good ball of earth is always essen- 

 tial, and also a good, watering or two 

 after they are transplanted, unless the 

 ground happens to be sufficiently moist 

 from the natural conditions. G. 



CHIONANTHUS VIRGINICA. 



The well known white fringe, Chion- 

 anthus Virginica, is one of the most 

 striking lawn trees of moderate dimen- 

 sions in cultivation. When in flower 

 a well-grown specimen on a lawn can- 

 not fail to rivet the attention. The dark- 

 green leaves and the wealth of grace- 

 fully drooping white panicles which are 

 produced from the middle to the end of 

 June produce a floral picture which is 

 hard to rival. 



While looked upon as somewhat tender 

 in the northern states, I have seen no 

 injury come to plants from recent severe 

 winters when temperatures of 20 de- 

 grees to 30 degrees below zero were 

 recorded. The plants seem to do best 

 in a deep and rather moist soil, where 

 they can be fully exposed to the sun. 

 Propagation from seeds sown in cold- 



