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JANUABT 28, 1009. 



Tfec Weekly Fbrists' Review* 



73 



VARNS AGAINST MOTH. 



After a conference at Albany, between 

 State Commissioner of Agriculture Pear- 

 son, William Pitkin, of Rochester, a 

 member of the legislative committee of 

 the Western New York Horticultural So- 

 ciety; J. E. Cornell, of Newburgh, rep- 

 resentative of the New York State Fruit 

 Growers' Association; Irving Eouse, of 

 Eochester, member of the executive com- 

 mittee of the Eastern Nurserymen's As- 

 sociation, and George C. Atwood, in 

 charge of nursery inspection work of the 

 department of agriculture, it was decided 

 to send to each nurseryman of the state 

 of New York a letter of warning against 

 the brown tail moth, which has been 

 found in some importations of nursery 

 seedlings recently arrived from France. 

 The caterpillars have been identified by 

 Professor Singerland, of Cornell Univer- 

 sity; Professor Parrost, of the state ex- 

 periment station, and State Entomologist 

 Felt. This pest has not become estab- 

 lished in New York state and nurserymen 

 and orchardists who know of its depreda- 

 tions in Massachusetts will unite to re- 

 press it. 



TENNESSEE NURSERYMEN MEET 



The Tennessee Nurserymen's Associa- 

 tion and the State Horticultural Society 

 held a joint meeting at Nashville Janu- 

 ary 26 and 27, with a good attendance. 

 The nurserymen participated throughout 

 the fruit growers' program, and had the 

 following special one for themselves: 



Address of welcome, E. S. Shannon, secre- 

 tary Board of Trade, Nashville; president's ad- 

 dress, "Tennessee as a Nursery State," F. G. 

 McCord, Nashville; "My Eiperlencea With 

 Peaches In the Nursery and Orchard," A. J. 

 Fletcher, Cleveland; "Echoes From the South- 

 ern Nurserymen's Meeting at Atlanta," A. I. 

 Smith, Knoxvllle; "The Value of Carefully 

 Packing Nursery Stock," W. W. Balrd, Hum'- 

 boldt; E. N. Chattln, Winchester. Executive 

 meeting. 



Afternoon Session, 2 o'clock. — "Profits From 

 Commercial Orcharding in Tennessee," Charles 

 Pennington, Rutherford; "Important Nursery 

 Methods," A. J. Byrn, Sylvia; James Webb, 

 Smlthvllle; "Office Management," W. F. Helkes, 

 Huntffville, Ala.; "The Nurseryman's Duty to 

 the State," Will A. Vlck, Murfreesboro; "Re- 

 lation of the United States Weather Bureau to 

 Fruit Growing," J. F. Voorhees, local fore- 

 caster, Knoxvllle; "A Few of Tennessee's Great- 

 est Needs," John L. Jones, Columbia; "The 

 Nurseryman and the Salesman," W. H. Davis, 

 Smlthvllle; J. M. Miller, Winchester; "The 

 Peach Tree Borer — Notes on Life History and 

 Methods of Study." E. C. Cotton, Tennessee 

 Agricultural* Experiment Station; "Experimental 

 Orchards for Nurserymen," B. A. Wilkes, Cul- 

 leoka; report of committees, election of officers, 

 adjournment. 



HAMMONTON, N. J. 



There does not seem to have been much 

 planting of berries last fall, though the 

 ground was open until the end of Decem- 

 ber. Usually growers set out their fruit 

 at that time of the year, as it gets a good 

 start. The small planting is probably 

 due to the fact that prices had ruled low. 

 The prospects for next season seem to be 

 good, as trade in general, in all lines, 

 seems to be picking up. 



About 3,500,000 quarts of berries left 

 Hammonton last season. This is one of 

 the best paying crops in this section, as 

 the soil is simply ideal for this purpose. 

 Prices of blackberries and raspberries 

 held firm at the start, but as soon as the 

 main crop came in, prices were discourag- 

 ing. In fact, they had not been so low 

 in many years. On account of the ex- 

 ceedingly dry weather, thousands of 

 quarts burned on the "hills," which 

 caused lighter shipments. There was no 

 rain from the beginning of the season 

 until the end, which is about six weeks. 



In the year 1907 the prices held firm 

 all the way through, which encouraged 

 many growers to larger planting. The 



RootedCaroationCattiogs of Quality 



We grow Oaraations primarily for cut flowers. We grow them cool. 48" to 60° n'Rhts, 

 b6° to 60" day temperature, with air on at all times, except the very coldCBt nlghte. Plenty 

 of fresh air and cool houses gives us fewer, but larger, better colored flowers on strong 

 stems. We feed our plants but sparingly The varieties do not run out" with us, as you 

 see them on so many places, but are now better than they were the first year or two alter 

 their introduction. As our plants are never forced by high temperature or high feeding, our 

 rooted cuttings are naturally stronger, and worth more to the man that frows Carnations 

 for the cut flowers, than cuttings taken from plants grown In a high temperature or unduly 

 forced by high feeding. 



We have the followios: varieties to offer : 



Per 100 



Enobantress $2.50 



Rose-pink Enobantress 2.60 



Wlnsor 250 



Victory 2.6« 



Wblte Perfection 3.60 



White Enobantress 4.0O 



Sarab HUl 



Pros. Seelye 



Afterelow 



Lawson-Enobantress 

 Winona 



Per 100 

 ....16.00 

 .... 6.00 

 .... 600 

 .... 6.00 

 .... 6.00 



Any of the above are 50c per 100 more out of 2-in. pots. 



WARRICK BROS 



498 

 ■ | Locust Ave. 



Washington, Pa. 



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New Chrysaothemoms 



Golden Glow Paolflo Si^preme 



Virginia Poeblmann Wblte Cloud 



Rooted cuttings. ..$4.00 per 100; $36.00 per 1000 

 2J4-inch pots ti.OO per 100; 50.00 per 1000 



Scranton Florists' Supply Co., Scranton, Pa. 



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PRIVET CUTTINGS 



60 to 75 cents per 1000 

 HARRY B. EDWARDS, Uttle Silver, N. J. 



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THE cost of labor saved 

 ■ in six months will buy 

 and install a Skinner Sys- 

 tem of Greenhouse Irri- 

 gation. 



Thi Skinner Irrigation Go. 



TROY, O. 



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writer sold his last crates of berries 

 (black) for $1.25 last year, while in the 

 previous year the last crates went at 

 $3.00; that is, to merchants at this sta- 

 tion. Strawberries held lirm, taken all 

 the way through. H. K. 



The highest known trimmed hedge in 

 the world is at Meikleair, Scotland, and 

 was planted in 1745. The hedge was 

 trimmed last fall, special climbing appa- 

 ratus being used. The average height is 

 100 feet and it is entirely English beech. 

 Lord Lansdowne is the owner of this 

 noble estate. 



Mice are destructive in many places 

 during deep snow, especially if a strawy 

 mulch has been banked up around the 

 stems of trees and shrubs, which will 

 afford nesting facilities. This should 

 be drawn back a little from the stems. 

 If the lower part of the main stems is 

 smeared with lime wash containing a 

 little coal tar, the mice will leave them 

 alone. 



New Rose 



NEWPORT 

 FAIRY 



Best climber for In and out door. 

 Fine strong field-grown plants, 3 and 

 4 shoots. 3. 4 and 5 ft. long. 50c each, 

 $80.00 per 100, 9250.00 per 1000. 



JULIUS ROEHRS CO. 



, RUTHERFORD, N. J. 



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Rose Plants 



On own root*. Send for list 



C. M. NIUFFER 



Springfield, Ohio 



ROSES "" "^^ ^^^^^ 



Crlason Rambler, extra strong, $7.00 per 100. 

 Dorothy Perkins, Baltimore Belle, Queen off 

 Prairie, Pink, White, Yellow Ramblers, etc., 



15.00 per 100. H. P. Roses and Baby Ramblers, 



S8.00 per 100. 



6ILBERT GOSTICH, Rochsstir, N. Y. 



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Now that shrubs are receiving theii 

 annual pruning, it will pay to systemat- 

 ically collect all the wood suitable for 

 cuttings, of such plants as will root 

 from hard wood (and. they are many), 

 and tie them up in neat, compact bundles. 

 After a day's work is about over, the 

 cutting wood secured during the day 

 should be put away in a cool place and 

 covered with soil or sand, but this cov- 

 ering can be delayed if a short time only 

 will elapse before the wood is cut into 

 proper lengths, which work can be done 

 in wet or extremely cold weather. Tt 

 will be a convenience later if to every 

 bundle a label is attached, with the cor- 

 rect name of the shrub. In every nur- 

 sery there should be a piece of suitable 

 ground exclusively devoted to the propa- 

 gation of young stock, in order that such 

 can have the necessary care at a mini- 

 mum eost. 



