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The Weekly Rorists' Review. 



Septembkr 17, 1908. 



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 Made with seamless braided iabrics. Cannot possibly unwrap or separate between plies. Great strength and durability. Will not kink. 



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for most of us. Of course, a 1-foot to 

 2-foot or 2-foot to 3-foot tree can be 

 dug a little faster and handled more 

 rapidly than the larger ones. We usu- 

 ally furnish a root running from eighteen 

 to thirty inches long, depending on the 

 size of the tree. 



We believe if we were to run the tree 

 digger under the one-year-old seedlings 

 and cut the tap root five or six inches 

 underground, that the trees worked on 

 these stocks could be dug with the dig- 

 ger. The cutting of the tap root would 

 cause several new tap roots to form and 

 also more laterals, so that the entire root 

 system would be kept much nearer the 

 surface of the ground. 



Packing and Shipping. 



The pecan tree, being a high-priced 

 product, should be packed with exceed- 

 ing care. In our work we use nothing 

 but sphagnum moss or excelsior and al- 

 ways "paper-line" the packages, even 

 bales sent by express. Trees packed se- 

 curely in this manner will reach their 

 destination in as good condition as they 

 left the packing shed. We have had 

 bales which were lost by the express 

 company and were opened up in first- 

 class condition after being packed a 

 month. The roots of pecan trees, con- 

 sisting chiefly of straight tap roots, ad- 

 mit of very snug, tight packing, and 

 when the trees are properly tied up they 

 make an ideal looking bale. 



Our shipping season commences about 

 the middle of October — earlier than it 

 should, as the trees are not fully dor- 

 mant until the last part of November. 

 Trees sent out early in the season should, 

 therefore, be handled and packed in the 

 very best manner, to insure successful 

 transplanting. We find that dipping the 

 roots in a thin mud just before packing 

 is beneficial and adds but little to inc 

 transportation charges. 



Development of the Business. 



In conclusion, we will say that the 

 pecan nursery business is gradually be- 

 coming more and more like any other 

 branch of the trade. Buds and grafts 

 of the select varieties are each year be- 

 coming more plentiful, so that the pro- 

 duction of trees in the future will not be 

 necessarily limited, as it has been in the 

 past. Unless some unforeseen disease 

 or insect enemy appears, however, we 

 believe the demand will continue to keep 

 pace with the supply. It will not be long 

 until the buyer can telegraph an order 

 for 1,000 pecan trees of a certain va- 

 riety and grade, just as he would an 

 order for any other fruit trees, and be 



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almost as certain that they will be 

 shipped at once. Nothing, however, will 

 facilitate the handling of pecan trees on 

 a large scale more than a pecan tree 

 digger. Let us hope that it will come 

 in the near future. 



DAVENPORT, lA. 



Reports of those who have recently 

 attended the florists' convention were 

 heard at the meeting of the Tri-City 

 Florists' Association at the home of 

 Harry Bills, September 10. John Temple, 

 who attended the national convention at 

 Niagara Falls, reported on the convention 

 proceedings and also told of the trip 

 thiough the east. Theodore Ewoldt and 

 John Temple reported on the Iowa state 

 florists' convention at Des Moines, and 

 Emil Bochm, who attended the conven- 

 tion of the superintendents of parks at 

 Minneapolis, reJated interesting occur- 

 rences at that meeting. 



Every meml)er was present and the 

 many interesting and instructive talks 

 made the session an especially good one. 

 Following the meeting the host served re- 

 freshments. 



The next meeting will be held at the 

 home of Ludwig Stapp, of Rock Island, 

 and the discussion of the evening will 



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BLACK CAT HOSE 



Fully guaranteed. Never had a complaint. 8ply, 

 Vinch, 16c per foot. 25. 37'a and 50 foot lengths. 



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bo upon "Poinsettias and otlier Christ- 

 mas Flowers." 



Calumet, Mich. — The Lakeside Floral 

 Co. has removed two of its greenhouses 

 to the main plant at Chassell and the six 

 others will follow soon. The store here 

 will be continued. 



