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The Weekly Florists' Review 



JULY* 7, 1910. 



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General Variety of Nursery Stock. Florists' Wants a Specialty. 



W. & T. SMITH COMPANY 



64 Years GENEVA, N. Y. 



800 Seres 



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NURSERY NEWS. 



AMKBICAN ASSOCIATION OF NUBSEBTHEN. 



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

 ana, Mo.; Vlce-pres., E. 8. 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 I'Jll. 



UNITED STATES NURSI^Y LANDS. 



[A paper by W. H. Stark, of / Louisiana, Mo., 

 reaU at the thlrty-flftli annu^ convention of 

 the American Association of / Nurserymen, at 

 Denver, June 8 to 10, 1910.] 



There are three fundamental factors 

 which are the source of all wealth pro- 

 duced: First, land; second, labor; 

 third, capital. They can not be separ- 

 ated, and what influences one affects 

 the others. Some individuals go so far 

 as to say there is but one basic factor, 

 and that is land. Although this is not 

 so, land is of great importance, espe- 

 cially to the nurseryman, and it has 

 become a more vital question of his suc- 

 cess each year. The conditions are 

 changing rapidly. The free govern- 

 ment lands are practically exhausted, 

 and real estate is rising in value by 

 leaps and bounds. All of this reacts on 

 the other two factors, labor and capital, 

 as they are influenced decidedly by de- 

 velopment and the increasing land 

 values. 



The nurserymen of today should own 

 or control most of their land. The suc- 

 cessful nurseryman of tomorrow must 

 own his land. There was a time in the 

 past when the business could be carried 

 on successfully by renting and thus get- 

 ting new and fresh fields for each crop, 

 but the fields have lost much of their 

 original fertility, and circumstances are 

 different. 



Commodore W. K. Vanderbilt stated 

 that a corporation can not afford to owu 

 land, but should lease everything anA 

 keep its capital spread out as much as 

 possible, constantly turning it over and 

 over. The commodore founded the old 

 school of railroaders whose slogan was, 

 "The public be damned!" That time 

 is past, and the railroads are finding 

 that another policy is necessary, and, 

 likewise, the commodore's views on 

 leasing land do not hold for present-day 

 conditions. 



Advantages of Owning the Land. 



"You must buy land" — I might have 

 used that for my subject, instead of 

 "United States Nursery Lands," but I 

 did not want to be mistaken at the 

 start for one of the western real estate 

 agents, spme of whom will sell the un- 

 suspecting tenderfoot anything from a 

 granite mountain peak to a patch of 

 saline sage brush. But, whether you 

 buy your land from the old settler or 

 the real estate agent, it is necessary 

 that you own or control it. To beat 

 competition in the open market, to meet 

 fluctuating conditions, to establish a 

 permanent trade, to specialize in the 

 line of propagation best suited to your 

 conditions and eliminate as many of the 



SPIRAEA 



Snow Ball, Berberry and other fine shrubs 



stock of unusual quality. 

 Orders booked now for Fall delivery. 



The CONARD it JONES CO. 



W«at Grove, P». 



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HYBRID PERPETUAL 



AND RAMBLER ROSES 



Strong Forcing Stock for Florists. 

 Orders for Fall delivery booking now. 



Jackson & Perkins Co., ^l^^'^^nK. 



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I Offer For WmU..., 



5000 KUDZn VIHK. 



SOOO STANDARD HTDBAITGSA, 



SOOO CATALPA BUNOII, 



1500 TKA8 WBKPINO BfULBERRT, 

 250.000 PRIVXT. 

 Also my usual assortment of Evergreens, Shrubs 

 Shade Trees, etc. 



HIRAM T. JONKS 



DbIob Coaaty HnrMries, ELIZABBTH, N. t. 



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Brides >•><< Maids 



2>i-in., $2.50 per 1()0; $25.00 per 1000 



NumerooK other srood sorts 

 in prime stock 



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PEONIES 



Now is the time to figure with us on Peonies 

 for fall delivery. We have one of the finest stocks 

 anywhere in the country and should be very glad 

 to figure with you on your list of wants. 



PETERSON NURSERY, 



stock KzcluuiBO Bnlldlnc CHICAGO. 



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risks as possible, it is necessary to be 

 largely independent of rented land — to 

 own sufficient for your own work. 



When land was cheap and abundant 

 many of the disadvantages of renting 

 could be overlooked, but now it is 

 scarce and high. You can not lease 

 land with roads and ditches laid out, 

 and properly tiled to suit nursery work. 

 The question of tiling alone is highly 

 important. It is not only necessary for 

 wet, sour land, but beneficial to well 

 drained land, as it disposes of surplus 

 soil water in less time, thereby length 

 ening the growing season and also in- 

 creasing the effectiveness of fertility in 

 the soil, both of which are of special 

 importance in the costly cultivation of 

 trees. 



Whether a field is productive or not, 

 the cost of the growing of a block of 

 trees on it is the same. I have in mind 

 two adjoining fields. One has been 

 leased to various tenants for some 

 years; the other has been carefully 

 farmed and fertilized since the timber 

 was cleared. The latter will produce 

 fifty per cent more in the way of farm 

 crops, and in nursery stock it will yield 



The United States Nursery CH 



Roseaeres, Coahoma Co.« MISS. 



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PEONIES 



Young, Strong Plants 



Per 100 



Alba Plena 18.00 



DeUcata 7.00 



Fragrana 8.00 



Humel 8.00 



Hercules 8.00 



Jeanne d' Arc 6.00 - 



Old Crimson 7.00 



Reevesii B.OO 



Rubra Sinensis 5.00 



Wliitleyl 8.0O 



My selection, per 1000, $40.00 



Geo. J. Foster 



NORMAL, ILL. 



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THE STORRS & HARRISON GO. 



PAINESVILLE NURSERIES 



GataloKne and price list 

 tt— on applioRtlon. 



PAINESVILLE, OHIO 



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500,000 California Privet 



FOR FALL OF 1910 



A fine stock of 1 and 2 year plants, from 12 inches 

 to 4 feet, will satisfy all in grade and price. Special 

 low prices in car lots for Fall delivery; let me know 

 your wants before purchasing. 



Also a fine stock of AMP£LOPSIS T<eitchii, 

 2 years, transplanted. 



CHAS. BLACK, - Hightstown, N. J. 



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Grape Vines 



All old and new varieties. Largre stock. 



Warranted true. Can furnish a special 



heavy two-year grade with large roots 



and good tops for florists' retail trade 



Write for catalogue and price list. 



T. S. HUBBARD CO., Fredonia, N. Y. 



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LARGE TREES 



OAKS AND UAPLKs. pnna 



AND HEMLOCKS 

 ANDORRA NURSERIES 



Wm. Warner Harper. Prop, 

 Chotnot Hill. Plilladolphi>.pfc. 





