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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



June 8, 1911. 



New Hydrangea Avalanche 



We offer for the first time plants of this new Hydrangea, which is a decided acqui- 

 sition. Flower trusses larger than Otaksa and pure white (not green), h<^ on strong 

 stems. Every florist should have it. * , 



, Price, 2 54 -inch pots, each, 50c; per dozen, $3.50; per 100, $25.00. 



W. & T. SMITH COMPANY, Geneva, N. Y. 



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NURSERY NEWS. 



AHEBICAN ASSOCIATION OF NUBSEBIHEIT. 



Officers for 1910-11 : Pres.. W. P. Stark, Louisi- 

 ana, Mo.; VIce-pre8., E, S. Welch, Shenandoah, 

 la.; Sec'y, John Hall. Rochester. N. Y.; Treas., 

 C. L. Yates. Rochester, N. Y. Thirty-sixth an- 

 nual meeting, St. Louis. June 14 to 16. 1911. 



Visited Harrisburg. — Ben Gage, of 

 Peterson Nursery, Chicago. 



J. M. Charlton, of the firm of John 

 Charlton & Sons, the Rochester nursery- 

 men, has the sympathy of the trade in 

 the loss of his wife, who died May 27, 



The prospects are for a first-class con- 

 vention of nurserymen at St. Louis next 

 week. The west will be well represented 

 and there will be the usual number of 

 regulars from the east. 



EUBOPEAN NUBSEBY CONDITIONS 



In the recently issued government 

 bulletin on the danger of the spread of 

 gipsy and brown-tail moths through im- 

 ported nursery stock, C. L. Marlatt 

 says in part: 



"During the summer of 1909, and 

 also again in 1910, Dr. L. O. Howard, 

 who was in Europe principally to super- 

 vise the introduction of parasites for 

 the gipsy and brown-tail moths into 

 Massachusetts, made a careful inspec- 

 tion of the nursery regions of Holland, 

 Belgium and northern France, and also 

 England. 



* * The writer was in Europe, on a per- 

 sonal trip, in the summer of 1909, and 

 made an examination of similar condi- 

 tions in Holland, Belgium and parts of 

 Germany. 



"Holland probably presents the 

 cleanest bill of health in the matter of 

 insect pests, and particularly of the 

 gipsy moth and brown-tail moth. This 

 country enjoys a good inspection serv- 

 ice, and all Dutch nurseries are care- 

 fully inspected twice each year, so 

 there is probably less danger now from 

 shipments from Holland than from any 

 other country. 



"Belgium, in 1909, was in very bad 

 condition, and the writer found the 

 brown-tail moth more abundant there 

 than he had ever seen it, hedgerows 

 often being plastered with the winter 

 nests. One such row the writer noted 

 was only a few miles from the border 

 of Holland and within easy flight of 

 the moths to large Dutch nurseries. 

 Belgium has, however, since September, 

 1909, established an inspection service, 

 applying only to nurseries exporting to 

 America and limited to field examina- 

 tion, twice yearly, of growing stock. 

 While a distinct improvement, the in- 



The United States Nursery Ca 



Roseacrest Coahoma Co.* MISS. 



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:ROSES= 



CANNAS AND SHRUBBERY 



THE CONARD & JONES CO. 



West Gro-v-0. Pa. 



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spection as indicated is still inade- 

 quate, as shown by much infested stock 

 still coming to this country under offi- 

 cial certificate. 



"In France, in 1909, Dr. Howard 

 found no governmental inspection sys- 

 tem of nurseries. The certificates at- 

 tached to shipments of nursery stock 

 received in this country from France 

 were signed, as a rule, by men con- 

 nected with agricultural schools, and 

 probably in the case of most of the 

 certificates the stock had never been 

 seen by the expert. The general in- 

 festation of the stock coming from 

 France to this country during the last 

 two years made it abundantly plain 

 that these certificates were absolutely 

 valueless. 



"Dr. Howard found that nursery 

 stock for export was in many cases 

 grown in the vicinity of hedges and 

 trees infested with the brown-tail moth 

 and gipsy moth and other injurious 

 insects not yet introduced into the 

 United States, and no special precau- 

 tions were being taken by the nursery- 

 men to prevent the infestation of ex- 

 port stock by injurious insects. The 

 brown-tail moth nests are so character- 

 istic and noticeable that it is only by 

 absolute indifference on the part of 

 French exporters that they are packed 

 for shipment without removal. 



"As a result of the agitation of 

 1909, the French exporters promised to 

 take all possible precautions, and the 

 French ministry of agriculture prom- 

 ised to found a governmental inspec- 

 tion service. The Chamber of Deputies, 

 however, failed to pass the inspection 



Daphne 

 Cneorum 



XXX plants, 8 to lO-in., 60c each 

 $5.50 per 10 



Larger quantities on application 



Uttleflelcl ft Wyman 



North Abin§fton, Mass. 



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PEONIES 



Now is the time to flsrure with us on Peonies. 

 We have one of the finest tocks anywhere In the 

 country and should be very glad to figure with 

 you on your list of wants. 



PETERSON NURSERY, 



Stook Bxoliaiice BolIdinK, CHXCAGO 



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Califonda f rivet Surplus 



3 to 4 ft., 6 or more branches. $3.00 i>er 100; 

 t20 .00 per 1000 : 8 to 4 ft., extra, 8 or more brandies, 

 fi 00 per 100: 125.00 pe» 1000; 500 at 1000 rate. Still 

 lower in 5000 lots. AQ strong and well graded. 

 Smaller sizes so<d. Packed to carry safely free 

 of charge. Ad^|j|g|^ 



CHAS. BtJACK, Hisrhtstowa, N. J. 



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HARDY CHOICE 



ORNAMENTALS 



Ask for prices. 



Hiram T. Jones 



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law proposed by the ministry of agri- 

 culture, and, as already noted, the con- 

 dition of the 'inspected material' of 

 1910 was no bettor than in the previous 

 year. 



* ' The director of agriculture of 

 France, however, continued to urge the 

 need of a plant-inspection service for 

 export nursery stock, and early in No- 

 vember of 1910 this department was 

 advised, through the Department of 

 State and the ambassador of France 

 to the United States, of the final estab- 

 lishment of such service. Later the de- 

 tails of the law were communicated to 

 Dr. Howard by Dr. Paul Marchal, who 

 is charged with its execution. 



"Dr. Marchal 's high reputation gives 

 a guarantee of thoroughness, and a 

 great improvement has actually taken 

 place in the condition of the nursery 



