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The Rorists' Review 



OCTflBKK (i, l'J21 



SOUTHWESTERNERS CONVENE. 



Large Attendance. 



The youth wostiTii Association of Nur- 

 scryiiH'ii lu'ld its fourth annual convon- 

 tion at Dallas, Tex., .Scptcnihcr 27 ami 

 28. Tilt' attc'iidanct' nunibcri'd nearly 

 sixty, tlio largest at any niccting since 

 the cliaiif>t' of name and enlarf;:ement of 

 the offranization four years a^o, when 

 it was made to embrace Texas and the 

 surrounding states of Louisiana, Arkan- 

 sas, Oklahoma and Now Mexico. 



The nurserymen ])resent were ex- 

 tended a warm welcome to the city by 

 Judge W. F. Kamsey, chairman of the 

 federal reserve board. The hearty \v\- 

 eran of the nurserymen, Hon. E. W. 

 Kirkpatrick, of Mc Kinney, Tex., made 

 a genial response. After the other for- 

 malities, including the president's and 

 secretary's reports, both of which indi- 

 cated vigorous growth of the associa- 

 tion, a succinct lesson on the growing 

 of grai)es, treating also of varieties, was 

 given bv Thomas B. Foster, of Denton, 

 Tex. 



Close cooperation of nurserynu'n 

 with the allied societies was stressed by 

 the presence of W. (Joodrich Jones, of 

 Temple, Tex., ])resident of the Texas 

 Forestry Association, who ex])lained the 

 efforts of that society to reforest the 

 cut-over timber lands of east and south- 

 east Texas, through the proposed Sever- 

 ance tax, which would make it incum- 

 bent on sawmill men to ])ay 12 cents 

 per thousand feet, this money to be used 

 to establish jind maintain nurseries for 

 the production and setting out of jiine 

 and other valuable timber seedlings. 

 This law is now in effect in Louisiana 

 and other southern states. 



Notables Present. 



Prof. li. B. Scott's descri|)tion of the 

 nursery stock investigations of the De- 

 l>artinent of Agriculture ;ind, later, his 

 explan.-ition of the bud selection work 

 as conducteil in California and Florida, 

 were probably the outstanding features 

 of the convention. The nurserymen of 

 the southwest were greatly interested in 

 hearing of the newer methods of ]iro))a- 

 gating .ipple trees from carefully se- 

 lected, foundation stock, as well as the 

 work of finding suitable stocks for roses 

 lieing carried on by Dr. W. Van Fleet 

 and his assistants. A rising vote of 

 gratitude expressed their ajipreciation 

 of his coming from Washington for this 

 occasion. 



Addresses on " Prop.agation and Cul- 

 ture of Hoses/' by (i. .\. McKee, of Mt. 

 Sidnian, Tex., and " Keiilacements of 

 Nursery Stock," by R. W. Haygood, of 

 the Clingman Nursery, Keithville, La., 

 drew attention. 



.\n interesting description of what 

 liap)iened at Chicago last June was 

 given by J. R. Mayhew and what took 

 l>l:ice ;it the Southern Nurserymen's 

 .Association meeting, at Chattanooga, 

 was told by fi. F. Verhalen. 



.\s iit the meeting of the Southern 

 Nurserymen 's Association, the state en- 

 forcement (iflicers, George B. Terrell, 



commissioner of agriculture of Texas, 

 and K. K. Scholl, chief inspector of 

 orchards and nurseries, were present to 

 explain the i)resent nursery inspection 

 laws. These two asked for the coopera- 

 tion of the nurserymen to assist in for- 

 mulating ])lans for necessary changes 

 suitable to the growth of the industry. 



A feature of the convention was the 

 luncheon at the Oriental hotel at noon 

 of the first day. 



Officers Elected. 



The ofiicers selected for the ensuing 

 year are: I'resident, John S. Kerr, Sher- 

 man, Tex.; vice-]iresident, R. W. Hay- 

 good, Keithville, lia.; secretary-treas- 

 urer, (Jeorge F. N'erhalen, Scottsville, 

 Tex., reelected. C. C. Mayhew, Sher- 

 man, Tex., and Will B. Munson, Deni- 

 son, Tex., were selected as members of 

 the executive committee with the offi- 

 cers. Dallas was again selected as the 

 meeting place. The time will be the 

 same as this year. 



After adjournment ;i meeting of the 

 Texas Horticultur.-il Society was held, 

 ni'w ofticers being elected and a meeting 

 arranged for sometime in January. M. 

 M. Falkner, of W.aco, is president of 

 this, the oldest organization in Texas. 



NURSERY COURSE AT AMHERST. 



Last winter the Now England Associ- 

 ation of Nurserymen appointed !i stand- 

 ing committee on education, with Rich- 



Yes, We Have Them 



Berberis Thunberg^ii 

 Hardy Privet 

 Hydrangea P. G. 

 Climbing Roses 

 Boston Ivy 

 Clematis 



Thousands of other plants. Write 

 for our new fall trade list. 



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 ONARGA, • ILLINOIS 



ENGLISH LAUREL 



BY THE HUNDRED OR THOUSAND 



THE AUDUBON NURSERY 



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H. VERZAIL. Prop. 



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 READY NOW 



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HOLLAND, MICH. 



ard Wynian, of Franiinghani, Mass., as 

 chairman. Other inenibiTs of the eoni- 

 niittce are Theodore I. Borst, of Frani- 

 inghani, Mass., and W. E. Campbell, of 

 Xew Haven, Conn. This committee has 

 taken up with Professor Frank A. 

 Wuunh, of the Massachusetts Afjrieul- 

 tural College, at Amherst, a ])roposition 

 for a special course for nurserymen. 



Arrangements liavc now been made 

 whereby such a course will be given by 

 the Massachusetts Aj^ricultural Collej>'e 

 the present winter, i)ef>inninf^ January 

 2, 1922, and continuing for a period of 

 ten weeks. The following subjects will 

 he oflfered: "Horticultural Botany," 

 the identification of plants, their cor- 

 rect names, the science of nomenclature, 

 etc., by Professor C. H. Thompson; 

 "Soils and Fertilizers," a fundamental 

 course; "Propagation and Nursery Prac- 

 tice," and "Landscape Construction," 

 how landscape plans are made and car- 

 ried out, including grading, planting, 

 road-making, etc., under the direction of 

 F. A. Waugh. 



Special lectures will be given by 

 practical nurserymen. This course is 

 designed to meet the needs, especially, 

 of craftsmen, those actually at work in 

 the nursery rows. Xo entrance exam- 

 inations will be required, but it is ex- 



American Grown 



Fruit Tree Stocks 



Apple Seedlings, Straight or Branched. 

 Also Pear Stocks from French and Japan 

 Seed, Americana Plum. Mahaleb Cherry 

 and Peach Seedlings in all Crudes. Car 

 Lots to Central Points. 



Foreign Grown Stocks 



Apple, Pear, Mahaleb. Myrob;i Ian, Quince, 

 Manetti and Multiflora. All Grades. In 

 Prime Condition. Can quote in France or 

 out of Customs in New York or at Shenan- 

 doah, Iowa. Prices reasonable 



Remember our Complete Line of General 

 Nursery Stock for Fall and Spring Trade. 

 We are now ready to do Business Submit 

 List of Wants for Prices to 



Shenandoah Nurseries 



D. S. LAKE. President 

 SHENANDOAH, IOWA 



NURSERY STOCK 



for 



FLORISTS' TRADE 



Field Grown Rotes our Specialty 

 Budded and Own Root 



Write for our Wholesale Trade List 



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