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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



June 24, 1909. 



NURSERY NEWS. 



AMEBICAN ASSOCIATION OF NDBSGBYHEN. 



OlIicerB for I90'.t-10: Pros.. F H. Stannard, 

 Ottawa, Kan.; Vice-PreB., W. P. Stark, Louisiana, 

 Mo.; Secy.. Geo. C. Seager, Rochester, N. Y.; 

 Treas., C. L. Yates, Rochester, N. Y. 



Eugene "W. Stark, of Stark Bros. 

 Nursery & Orchard Co., Louisiana, Mo., 

 died June 15. A brief sketch of his life 

 appears on page 13. 



THE PEONY PRESIDENT. 



Bertrand H. Farr is one of the large 

 number of those -who have come into the 

 trade as recruits from the ranks of the 

 amateurs. It often is said that music 

 and fiowers form a happj' combination, 

 and Mr. Farr was originally a music 

 dealer. He now is proprietor of the 

 "Wyomissing Nursery, at Eeading, Pa., 

 and makes a specialty of such hardy 

 plants as peonies, phloxes and irises. He 

 has been one of the indefatigable work- 

 ers of the Peony Society and was a log- 

 ical choice for president to succeed C. \V. 

 ^Vard. The accompanying portrait is not 

 as modern as mo.st of :\Ir. Farr 's nieth- 



Kerr, Sherman. These Texans have live 

 sessions. They have a unique way of 

 assigning a topic to two men and getting 

 both to respond, possibly for fear that 

 failure to toe the mark will be mis- 

 understood. On tire program prepared 

 for this year's meeting are the following: 



"Tbe Growing of Citrus Trees In Coastwise 

 Texus," by Mr. Hudson, EUua, Tex., and W. A. 

 Stookwell, Alvin, Tex. 



"Is the Nurseryman in Texas Kecelving .Tust 

 Compensation for His Lal>ot ? If Not, Wliy 

 Not?" by .7. R. Mayhew, Waxahachie, and 

 J. T. Foote, Durant, Okla. 



"Ornamentals for ttie Coast Country" (con- 

 sidering species and varieties), by II. C. Styles, 

 Kaymondville, and S. Aria, Houston. 



"The Growing of Healthy Apple and Peach 

 Ti-ees," by E. T. Ramsey, Austin, and F. W. 

 Malley, Garrison. 



"Shade TYees— What Kind and How to Han- 

 dle for the Best Results," by C. C. Mayhew, 

 Sherman, and W. A. Yates, Brenham. 



"Landscape Improvement — Tlie Part of the 

 Nurseryman," by W. B. Munson, Uenison, and 

 John F. Sneed, Tyler. 



"Since the Nurseryman Sets the Pace In 

 Horticulture, Then Show Some Gaits." by E. W. 

 Knox, San Antonio, and other nurserymen fol- 

 lowing in flve-mlnute stunts. 



"The New Inspection Law — How to be Oper- 

 ated," by Judge E. K. Kone, Austin, and 

 Sam H. Dixon, Austin; free discussion. 



INSPECTING IMPORTED STOCK. 



A Bill Drafted by Nurserymen. 



The bill introduced in the last congress 

 provided for the inspection of all foreign 



Bertrand H. Farr, 



(Prcfideiit American Peony Society.) 



nds and a|ipurt(n;ui(('>^ .-ire; the f;ict is, 

 lie has been too busy to l!a\e his pictuic 

 taken in recent vears. 



THE TEXAS CONVENTION. 



Tlio Texas Nurserymen 's Association 

 will hold its annual convention at College 

 Station, Tex., July 28 and 119, in con- 

 Junction with the meetings of tlie Texas 

 State Horticultural Society and the Texas 

 \nt iirowcrs' Association. 



'{"he oflicers of the Nurserymen's Asso- 

 ii;iiion are: President, J. B. Baker, 

 I'ort ^^'ort]) ; ^ ice-}iresident. If. W. Hoi 

 iicii, Aic;i<lia; sci-rotarv-trea.surer, J. S. 



luirscry stock at ports of entry, and for 

 the inspection of grtjwing nursery stock 

 in the Uuiteil States wliich might be 

 infested or be uniler .suspicion of being 

 infested Ity insects or diseases new to 

 the I'liitetl States, and provided for the 

 issuance of certific;ites on such nursery 

 stock after it had been ins|>ected or 

 treated if infestation was found to exist. 

 This bill was killed through the elTorts 

 of tlic A. A. N. legi.slative committee 

 ;in(l otlier nui'servinen. but not until 

 after it had jmssed in the lower house. 

 The substitute bill, drafted by the 

 A. A. \. r-i,i)iiiiiltee and noAv in the 



Special Low Prices 



Parple 

 Japafl Maples 



Home Grown Plants 

 Superior to imported 



From pots and tuba, about 2 



feet high, with ball, ensuring per- ' 



feet Buccese in transplanting. Can ^; 



be shipped now at any time. | 



Price, $1.00 each 

 10 for « 7.50 

 86 for 15.00 

 100 for 50.00 



as long as stock lasts. 



Ellwanger& Barry 



Mount Hope Nurseries 

 ROCHESTER, N. Y. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



Grafted Roses 



Strong, tliiifty plants, in S^-j-in. pots. 



Bride. Bridesmaid, Kalserln, Rlcbmond, 

 Chatenay 



$12.00 per 100. 



Rhea Reld and Mrs. Jardine 



$20.00 per 100. 



Jackson & Perkins Co., 

 Newark, New >ork 



Mention 'I'lic Kovicw \vlieii you write. 



Peonies a Specialty 



Write us for latest price list 

 PETERSON NURSERY, 



stock Exchange Buildine:. CHICAGO 

 Fifteen Acres Devoted Excluiively to 



PEONIES 



Our 16th Year Prices Riah' 



Write for List Today 



GILBERT H. WILD, Sarcoxie, Mo 



liandhi of Dr. L. O. Howard, the govern 

 incnt entomologist, ior consideration 

 ]>rovides for the inspection of all for 

 eign nnrsory stock at tlestination, oa thi 

 j)reniises of the consignee or owner, an', 

 for the inspection :ind treatment o! 

 growing unrsery stock if it is found tc 

 he infested or suspected of being in 

 tested tiy diseases new to the United 

 -States, but the new bill does not provide 

 for any federal certificates to be at- 

 tached to shi})inents, as it is not pro 

 ]iosed by federal liill to inspect nil 

 nursery stock, Ijut simply sucii as might 

 be infested uith new tliseases or inseetii, 

 and cfinsequently tlie committee could not 

 see where it Wdiild be possible to ar- 

 rjinjic l!ie nintter <<\' certificates to cover 



