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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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Januabt 16, 1008. 



NURSERY NEWS. 



AHBICAN ASSOCIATION OF MCBSBBYHEN. 



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

 C. M. Hobba, Bridgeport, Ind.; Sec'y, Geo. C, 

 Seaerer, Rochester, N. Y.; Treaa., 0. L. Yates, 

 Rochester, N. Y.-The 33d annual convention will 

 be held at Milwaukee, June, 1908. 



Plant a row of Colorado blue spruce 

 in some conspicuous place. Have every 

 one a perfect specimen. 



A COEPORATION organized by citizens 

 of Atlanta, Ga., plans to plant large 

 citrus orchards in Cuba. H. L. Collier is 

 president and H, H. Cabaniss secretary. 



The government will abandon its 

 nursery on Mount Wilson, in Los An- 

 geles county, California, and consolidate 

 it with the one maintained by the For- 

 est Bureau in Lytle Creek Canyon, near 

 San Bernardino. 



Those who have made extensive use 

 of Ampelopsis Veitchii for covering old 

 trees, buildings, etc., can rest easy, 

 knowing that in spring this useful and 

 beautiful vine will come out unharmed; 

 no so with many other things used for 

 like purposes. 



' Of all maples the Norway is perhaps 

 the most popular, and deservedly so. The 

 demand for this maple has increased tre- 

 mendously recently, and this increased 

 demand is by no means confined to a 

 few localities; instead, it is the same 

 nearly all over the country. 



If you think there will be considerable 

 demand in your section within the next 

 few years for four or five-year-old trees, 

 look over some reliable wholesale men's 

 catalogues, then get prices on once trans- 

 planted seedlings, make the best bargain 

 you can, get them, plant them and the 

 chances are you will do better than if 

 you grew them from the start yourself. 



Perennial phloxes, lifted before the 

 ground freezes solid and planted in a cold 

 greenhouse, will yield a fine crop of* 

 strong cuttings before they are obtaina- 

 ble outdoors. This is the best method to 

 increase stock of desirable sorts. The 

 cuttings need treating like chrysanthe- 

 mums and few will fail to root if care- 

 fully watered. Pot off into 3-inch pots 

 and gradually harden so that you cai\ 

 plant out about the middle of April. The 

 trusses produced on these young plants 

 will be much superior to those on the 

 older and larger clumps and the plants 

 will be excellent for fall sales. 



Clematis paniculata is one of the 

 finest, hardiest and most popular of 

 climbers. The present is a good time to 

 collect a quantity of seeds and sow under 

 a coldframe sash or in flats. Use a com- 

 post of loam, leaf -mold and sand. Give a 

 soaking of water and never mind if the 

 soil freezes solid for the winter. The lit- 

 tle seedlings will not germinate until next 

 summer; so do not become impatient 

 about their germination nor try to hurry 

 them by starting in a greenhouse, for 

 they will not start any earlier for forcing, 

 possibly not at all. Prick oflP the seed- 

 lings in nursery rows when you can han- 

 dle them nicely. In two years the plants 

 will be strong and fit to sell to your cus- 

 tomers. 



NEW FORESTER AT AMES. 



At a recent meeting of the board of 

 trustees of the Iowa State College, C. A. 



Scott, of the United States Forest Serv- 

 ice, was elected to the chair of forestry 

 to fill the vacancy caused by the resigna- 

 tion of Professor H. P. Baker, who ac- 

 cepted a position at the Pennsylvania 

 State College. Mr. Scott is a graduate 

 of the Kansas State Agricultural Col- 

 lege and a student of the Yale College 

 of Forestry. Mr. Scott has been con- 

 tinuously in the employment of the For- 

 est Service since graduation and during 

 this period of seven years has gradually 

 advanced through all stages of the work 

 from that of student assistant to forest 

 supervisor, which position he resigned to 

 accept the chair of forestry at the Iowa 

 State College. 



STOCK WANTED. 



Will you kindly give me the names of 

 any nurserymen in the United States 

 who propagate cuttings of shrubs ready 

 for lining out; or, if there are none in 

 the United States, will you give me the 

 names of two or three of the reliable 

 firms in the old country? I want about 

 10,000 small stock for lining out in our 

 nursery to grow on. 



COBYDON G. DWIGHT. 



Janesville, Wis. 



INSPECTION IN OHIO. 



W. E. Evans, acting chief inspector 

 of orchards and nurseries in Ohio, Janu- 

 ary 3 filed with Governor Harris the an- 

 nual report of that department. Be- 

 cause of the several changes in the head 

 of the department, it being vacant at 

 the present time, the work has been in- 

 terrupted through the year. Nineteen 

 certificates of private orchard inspec- 

 tion were issued during the year; 

 591 inspections were made. In nursery 

 inspection, 5,113 acres of nursery stock 

 were examined and 1,195 trees ordered 

 destroyed; 3,000 trees were fumigated. 

 It is stated that the law is lame in not 

 providing for the treatment of trees ad- 

 joining infested nurseries. 



TREES FROM CUTTINGS. 



In collecting the material for cuttings 

 of deciduous trees and shrubs now, it 

 will save much time that can be more 

 profitably employed in some other work 

 in the spring if the cuttings are all 

 made the proper length as the work of 

 collecting goes on. Eight inches is a 

 fair average for cuttings of most hard- 

 wooded things. 



As the cuttings are prepared they 

 should be tied up in bundles of con- 

 venient size and then buried in sand or 

 soil in a cool shed or cellar, or even 

 outdoors. When disposed of outdoors 

 they will require more covering than 

 would be necessary indoors. 



Evergreen cuttings should not be 

 placed in a house where the tempera- 

 ture is usually so low that vegetation 

 is hindered rather than promoted. Of 

 course, it is much better if the tempera- 

 ture in the house is cool at first, and a 

 little bottom heat available, so that the 

 cuttings will receive the necessary mois- 

 ture to sustain their foliage and to pro- 

 mote root action at the same time. 



Shapely specimens of all kinds of 

 choice evergreens are in constant de- 

 mand, and many more would be planted 

 than there are if they could be within 

 a reasonable distance of the locality 

 where they are wanted. It pays to 

 grow a number of evergreens of the 

 kinds most in demand. There need be 

 no fear of selling them and at a good 

 profit. M, 



AMERICAN APPLE EXPORTS. 



W. A. Taylor, pomologist in the U. S. 

 A. Department of Agriculture, states, in 

 reference to the American apple exports, 

 that "the general outlook for sustained 

 and increased foreign demand for our 

 fruits continues good, although adverse 

 tariff rates and inspection requirements 

 in certain countries, notably Germany 

 and France, operate to retard normal 

 development to some extent." It is in- 



about 150 

 extra large 



WANTED 



Lombardy Poplars 



25 to 30 feet high, not less than 6 inches 

 diameter. Address 



NANZ & NEUNER 



Louisville, Kentucky 



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The Trne Amoor River Privet 



Ligustrum Amurense 



and CALIFORNIA PRIVET, 



2X to 8 feet. Btrons:. fleld-grown plants, 

 any quantity, $25.00 per 1000. 



Peter's Nursery Co., Knoxvillejenn. 



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400 Hardy Perennials 



More than 400 kinds. Ask for catalOKoe. 



HIRAM T. JOHES, "T^^'^ 



' 49 NORTH AVE., ELIZABEIH, N. J. 



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TREES and SHRUBS 



Immense quantities. low prices. 

 Send In your lists for figrnres. 

 PKONIKS A SPECIALTY. 



FKTBRSON NURSKRT 

 108 LA 8ALLK ST. CHICACM» 



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VERGREEN 



An Immense Stock of both larre an4 

 small slse ETKROREBN TRBB8 la 

 rreat variety ; also BVBROREKM 

 SHBUBS. Correepondence solicited. 



THEWMH.MOONCO..MORRiSyiLLE,PA. 



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W. & T. SMITH COMPANY 



OENXVA, N. T. 



Wholesale Nurserymen 



Onuunental Trees, Fruit Trees, 

 Slirubs, HedKe Plants, Vines, 

 Peonies, Roses 



. Send for our wholesale trade list. 

 6S TBARS. 600 ACRES. 



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F 



LARGE TREES 



OAKS AND MAPLES. PINES AND 

 HEMLOCKS. 



ANDORRA NURSERIES, 



Wm. Warner Harper, Prop. 

 Chestnut HIU, Plilladelplila, Pa. 



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