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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



December 19, 1907. 



NURSERY NEWS. 



AMBICAN ASSOCIATION OF NUBSEBTHEN. 



Pres.. J. W. Hill, Des Molnee, la.; Vlce-pres., 

 C. M. Hobba, Brldjreport, Infl.; Sec'y, Geo. C. 

 Seuer, Rochester; Treas., O. L.. Yates. RpcheB- 

 ter. The S3d annual convention will be held at 

 MUwaukee, June, 1»08. 



• The Phoenix Nursery Co., Blooming- 

 ton, 111., has increased its capital from 

 $200,000 to $300,000. 



The Scotch broom thrives fairly well 

 on Cape Cod, although occasionally in 

 severe winters it gets a set-back. 



Most of the work of the U. S. Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture of direct value to 

 nurserymen has been that done on behalf 

 of the fruit growers. 



In spite of the millions of peach pits 

 now planted each year, many nurserymen 

 predict that buyers will find good stock 

 "hard to locate next spring. 



C. Betscher, Canal Dover, O., says the 

 1907 peony season was the best yet and 

 he says that where hundreds now are 

 sold thousands will be planted a few 

 years hence. 



Privet is greatly benefited by a coat 

 of manure placed over the roots. This 

 may not only be left there all winter, 

 but the greater portion of what remains 

 in spring may, with benefit to the plants, 

 be left undisturbed. 



The man who has an acre or even less 

 planted in roses in rows not much more 

 than two feet apart, and who puts into 

 practice the advice that it is better to 

 pull soil up to the plants for winter pro- 

 tection than to strew manure or leaves 

 in among them, will, before he is far 

 ahead with the job, realize the puzzling 

 nature of the undertaking. 



Norway spruce makes a good hedge 

 for all-the-year-round protection of stock 

 in nurseries from high winds. When 

 Norway spruce is used for such a pur- 

 pose it should not be pruned or headed 

 back until the trees have at least attained 

 the desired height, or they will never at- 

 tain it, but the trees will live and thrive 

 for an indefinite period in hedge form 

 and after the tops are removed. 



WU.LOWS are easily grown and of 

 much use, but it is well to plant them 

 but sparingly in any location where trees 

 of finer appearance and of more lasting 

 usefulness will thrive. For planting 

 along the banks of streams, ponds or 

 lakes, willows are peculiarly well adapted. 

 They are also suitable for planting to 

 form screens for the purpose of hiding 

 objectionable features, such as low, 

 squatty buildings or fences. 



PROPAGATING PRIVET. 



Will you kindly tell us how to set 

 about propagating California privet in 

 the south? S.B.S. 



There are two methods practiced in 

 propagating California privet, either of 

 which I should think would work satis- 

 factorily in the south, as well as else- 

 where. 



When the wood of the season just past 

 has become ripe, it should be cut and 

 then tied up in bundles of 100 or more, 

 first making the cuttings' the same length, 

 say from six to eight inches. After that 

 is done and the required number pro- 

 cured, place them in some cool place in- 



doors and cover them with soil or sand, 

 or bury them outdoors in soil. Leave 

 them until about the beginning of March. 

 Then prepare a piece of ground for the 

 reception of the cuttings. After this 

 has been done, stretch a line where the 

 first row is intended to be and' with a 

 spade make a trench from three and one- 

 half to four and one-half inches deep, 

 along the line. In the trench thus made 

 place the cuttings, resting thein hard 

 against the side, three or four inches 

 apart, or if they are intended to be trans- 

 planted in the fall or spring following 

 they will do still closer in the row. Fill 

 in the soil and firm it as the work of 

 putting in the cuttings proceeds. If the 

 soU is loose, the cuttings may be put in 

 by simply sticking them in the soil along 

 the line, but a trench is preferable. The 

 distance between the rows should depend 

 on how the soil is to be cultivated. If 

 by hand and hoe, fourteen inches will be 

 enough; if otherwise, allow space ac- 

 cordingly. 



The other method of propagating 

 privet is that of taking the half ripened 

 wood of the same year's growth about 

 the middle of July and, after it has been 

 cut clean by a shears or knife and the 

 extreme tips cut off, insert them in any 

 kind of soU (that which contains a large 

 proportion of leaf -mold preferably) in a 

 somewhat shady place outdoors. Water 

 thoroughly as each batch is put in and 

 keep the leaves moistened frequently and 

 the soil moist until they have made roots. 

 For green wood cuttings shade is essen- 

 tial until the cuttings have calloused. 

 Early in September the newly rooted 

 plants should be transplanted into nurs- 

 ery rows, about five inches apart and 

 fifteen or eighteen inches between the 

 rows. The year following these plants 

 will make fine growth and be marketable 

 by fall. M. 



WHITE PINE FROM SEED. 



Will you please tell us how to start 

 white pine, as I wish to grow a large 

 number in Rhode Island? W. H. 



White pine may be started from seeds 

 sown in a well prepared bed outdoors in 

 spring. The seed should be sown thinly 

 over the even surface of the bed and 

 covered, to a depth not exceeding a quar- 

 ter of an inch, with leaf -mold and sand. 

 It sometimes happens that the seed of 

 this pine refuses to germinate for nearly 

 a year after sowing, but a remedy for 

 that may be had in taking the precau- 

 tion of immersing the seed in warm 

 water for nearly a day before sowing. 

 If the seed is sown in a frame outdoors 

 in the early fall whenever it comes out 

 of the cone, immersion in hot water will 

 not be necessary. 



Sowing in a frame is advised only be- 

 cause a proper condition of the soil as 

 regards moisture can be best maintained. 

 Neither the seed before germination, nor 

 the young seedlings, should be allowed 

 to become dry in the soil. Neither should 

 the bed they are in be allowed to become 

 soaked with water. This is especially 

 applicable to the seedlings at their ear- 

 liest stage of growth. The frame should 

 not be covered with glass sashes. A cov- 

 ering made of laths should be used in- 

 stead. M. 



BERBERIS WILSONAE. 



Berberis Wilsonae is a new species 

 from China. It is an elegant low-grow- 

 ing shrub two to four feet high, with 



slender branches clothed with small 

 leaves disposed in clusters at regular in- 

 tervals along the growths. The upper 

 surface of the leaf is bright green; the 

 under side white. Subtending each clus- 

 ter of leaves is a spreading three-forked 

 spine, bright red in color when young. 

 The numerous berries which follow the 

 small yellow flowers are produced on 

 short stalks in clusters of from four to 

 six; they are BHght, coral-red where ex- 

 posed to the light, yellowistt on the op- 

 posite side, semi-translucent, surmounted 

 by the remains of the stigma, which ap- 

 pears as a slightly raised point. So far 

 as at present observed, says the Garden- 

 ers ' Chronicle, the fruit is immune from . 

 the attacks of birds, and, in consequence, 

 promises to remain on the plant for some 

 time after attaining ripeness and color. 

 In its native country the foliage is said 

 to assume brilliant autumn tints. From 

 its small size, spreading habit, and neat 

 appearance Berberis Wilsonae is a suit- 

 able subject for clothing banks or mar- 

 gins of shrubberies, or, planted in the 

 rock garden, its bright red berries would 

 form a welcome color in the autumn 

 months. 



PEAR AND APPLE DISEASES. 



"It was pointed out in my last re- 

 port," says James Wilson, Secretary of 

 Agriculture, "how important work had 

 been inaugurated on the Pacific coast 

 with a view to preventing the destruction 

 of the extensive pear orchards, valued at 

 many millions of dollars. Pear blight 



2-Yr.-ol(l Everblooming Roses 



OWN ROOTS 



These are strongr. well branched plants. 

 They have been potted for some time and are 

 well equipped with roots. PackioR can be 

 done very light and they will carry safely to 

 any part of the country. 



$1.00 per dos.; $8.00 per 100; 



$76.00 per 1000: 



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 Maman Ck>oliet Wblte Coohet 

 ClotliUde Soupert Hermosa 

 Marie Van Houtte Helen Gould 

 Ktolle de Lyon Papa Gontler 

 Meteor Bridesmaid 



Bride Snowflake 



Mme. Jules Grolez Cl'v Kalserln 

 Mme. Abel Cbatenay Queen's Scarlet 

 CUmblns: Meteor R. M. Henrietta 

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Isabella f pruot Sofrano 

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Perle des Jardlns XVblte La France 

 La France Pres. Camot 



Tellow Ckichet Ktolle de France 

 Sunrise 



JOHNA. D07LB, Springfield, Ohio . 



Mention The BeTlew when you write. 



The Trne Amoor River Privet 



Ligostrum Amareose 



2K to 8 feet, strong, fleld-Krown plants, 

 any quantity, $25.00 per 1000. 



Peter's Nursery Co., Knoxvillejenn. 



Crimson Ramblers 



FOR FORCING 



S years, 4 to S feet, (0.00 per 100. 



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