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The Weekly Florists^ Review* febrdart is. 1912 



Nursery Stock For Florists' Trade 



Large General Assortment for Spring Planting 



WBITB FOB TBADK UBT 



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



800 ACRK8 



-68 TSARI 



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NURSERY NEWS. 



AXERIOAS ASSOCIATION 07 ITDBSEaYMEH. 



Officers for 1911-12: Pres.. 3. H. Darton, 

 PainesTlile, 0.; Vlce-prcB., W. H. Wyman, North 

 Ablncton, Ma8s. ; Sec'y, John Hall, Bocbeater, 

 N. Y.; Treas., O. L. Yates, Rochester. N. Y. 

 Thlrty-seTentb annaal meeting, Boston, Jane 1912. 



The ■ Vineland Nurseries, Clarkston, 

 Wash., has made a million grafts this 

 season. 



The death of William Smith, the rich 

 and venerable nurseryman of Geneva, N. 

 Y., occurred February 6. A brief sketch 

 of his long career appears in the obituary 

 column this week. 



Geobige E. Kessler, the Kansas City 

 landscape architect, has the order to pre- 

 pare plans for laying out and planting 

 Phelps Grove Place, a 120-acre addition 

 at Springfield, Mo. 



The New Bedford Nurseries Co., Bed- 

 ford, Mass., has been incorporated, with 

 $40,000 capital stock. J. Kirkegaard, of 

 Bedford, is president and J. E. GUcreast, 

 of Boston, is treasurer. 



A NEATLY printed volume has been is- 

 sued entitled "Transactions and Pro- 

 ceedings of the First Annual Meeting 

 of the California Association of Nurs- 

 erymen." Henry W. Kruckeberg, Los 

 Angeles, is secretary. 



At the annual meeting of the Connecti- 

 cut State Nurserymen's Association, held 

 at Hartford, the following officers were 

 elected: President, W. W. McCarthy; 

 vice-president, Charles Turner; secretary, 

 F. L. Thomas; treasurer, W. W. Hunt. 

 The taxation of nursery land was dis- 

 cussed. 



W. Van Kleef, Je., who is well known 

 to the trade in this country because of 

 his many trips to the United States, has 

 withdrawn from the partnership of W. 

 Van Kleef & Sons, Boskoop, Holland, and 

 gone into business on his own account 

 under the name Verkade Van Kleef, the 

 Nova Nurseries, Boskoop. 



OPPOSE THE BILL. 



W. P. Stark and S. J. Hunter, the 

 committee on legislation of the West- 

 ern Association of Nurserymen, have 

 sent the following letter, under date 

 of February 8, to William Pitkin, chair- 

 man of the legislative committee of the 

 American Association of Nurserymen: 



' * In response to your telegram asking 

 for our specific objection to the enact- 

 ment of House Bill 18000, will say that 

 we have had conferences in person, by 

 letter and by telephone with the lead- 

 ing nurserymen of the middle western 

 states, and we wish to concur with 

 them in stating the unanimous objec- 

 tion to this measure, for the following 

 reasons: 



"1. It does not embody the articles 



B. & A. SPECIALTIES 



PALMS, BAY TREES, BOXWOOD AND HARDY HERBACEOUS 



PLANTS, EVERGREENS, ROSES, RHODODENDRONS, 



VINES AND CLIMBERS, AUTUMN BULBS 



AND ROOTS, CONIFERS, PINES. 



Florists are always welcome viflitora to our nurseries. We are only a few 

 minutes from New York City. Carlton Hill Station ii the second stop on 

 Main Line of £rie Kailroad. 



BOBBINK & ATKINS, 't5?^S'R'?.?R"S.T?.r' 



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Califprnia Privet 



A fall sapply for all who need well grown, well 

 ffraded. well rooted and well packed 2-year-old 



California Privet 



Only strong branches connted. Satisfaction guar- 

 anteed. Per 100 Per 1000 



12 to IB In., branches tl.00 t 6.00 



18 to 24 In.. 8 or more branches IM 10.00 



25 to 80 in., fine. 4 or more branches. . . . 2.00 IS.OO 

 2>9 to 8 ft., strong, 6 or more branches. 8.00 VSJOO 

 8 to 4 ft., extra hv'y . 8 or more branches 4.00 80.00 



10 per cent off on 6000 lots of the first four grades. 

 Special low rates on oar lots. Correspond before 

 purchasing. 



CHAS. BLACK, Hierhtstown, N. J. 



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PEONIES 



We have one of the finest Btocks anywhere In the 

 coontry and Bbould be very glad to figure with 

 you on your list of wants. $ 



RETERSON NURSERY, 



Btook KzoluuiK* BnlUUnc CHICACM) 



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HARDY CHOICE 



ORNAMENTALS 



Ask for Pricei 



Hiram T. Jones 



UiiM C»nty Narscries, Binbeth. N. J, 



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of agreement stipulated in the confer- 

 ence between the Department of Agri- 

 culture, entomologists and nurserymen, 

 held at Washington last December. 



"2. The methods of its introduction 

 were not in accordance with the pro- 

 cedure agreed upon at the Washington 

 conference. 



"3. The bill does not provide for a 

 definite, stable administrative body. 



"4. It makes possible the appoint- 

 ment of a large number of employees 

 to perform services which can be bet- 

 ter performed by appointees already in 

 office. 



"5. All nurserymen desire that inter- 

 state shipments be inspected at point 

 of destination. This bill has been re- 

 ferred to a competent attorney, who 

 read to us legal decisions to the effect 

 that no inspection of the interstate 



The United States Nursery Ca 



Koaeaerea* Coahoma Co., BUSS* 



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American Pillar 

 Rose 



FBI OBS— Strong 8 year (4 to 6 ft.), $35.00 per 

 WO; 3 year (8 to 4 ft), $S5.00 per 100; plants from 

 pots, hardened, 2>a-ln., 9S.OO per 100; f. o. b. West 

 Orove. 



THE CONAID & JONES CO. 



WXBT GBOVX, PKinnTLVAinA 



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Roses and Roses 



Spring Price List Ready. 



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LARGE TREES 



OAK8 AND MAPLXS. PimS 

 AND HNHLOCKS 



ANDORRA NURSERIES 



W m. W amar Harper. Propw 



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