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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



March 3, 1910. 



Nei¥ York State Groi^n Roses 



GENERAL VARIETY OF NURSERY STOCK. FLORISTS' WANTS A SPECIALTY. 



Pyramidal Tree Box, Lilacs, Tree Snowball, Hydrangeas, Peonies, Fruit Trees, Ampelopsis, Privet, Evergreens. 



W. & T. SMITH COMPANY 



64 Years 



GENEVA, N. Y. 



800 Seres 



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NURSERY NEWS. 



AHIBIGAH ASSOCIATION OF MUBSEBTHBR. 



Officers for 1909-10: Pres., F. H. Stannard, 

 Ottawa, Kan.; Vlce-pres., W. P. Stark, Louisi- 

 ana, Mo.; Sec'y, John Hall, Rochester, N. Y. ; 

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

 fifth annual meeting, Denver, June, 1910. 



The death of Maurice Butterfield, pro- 

 prietor of nurseries at Lee's Summit and 

 Farmington, Mo., is reported in this 

 week's obituary column. 



The office building of the Lyon County 

 Evergreen Nursery Co., at Marshall, 

 Minn., was recently destroyed by fire, to- 

 gether with a large quantity of nursery 

 stock, office fixtures and tools. The loss 

 on the building was partly covered by in- 

 surance and the company will probably 

 build again. 



THE DOCK INSPECTION BILL. 



The horticultural importers and for- 

 warders have joined the American Asso- 

 ciation of Nurserymen in opposition to 

 the Simmons bill now before congress, re- 

 quiring dock inspection of imported nur- 

 sery stock. The interests of the import- 

 ing agents are identical with those of 

 the nurserymen and each thinks the pro- 

 posed law impracticable. 



Eeferring to a recent record, Mc- 

 Hutchison & Co., New York, say: 



' ' The arrivals at the port of New York 

 for the last eleven days of French nur- 

 sery stock were as follows, which is 

 about the average weekly shipment for 

 the last three months: 



Per S.S. Date. Cases. 



Mexico January 20 927 



Oceanic January 24 20 



New Yoric January 29 22 



Florida .". January 31 406 



Total 1,375 



"Each case contains 10,000 to 15,000 

 seedlings (some cases contain 40,000), so 

 that the 1,375 cases contain an approxi- 

 mate total of 17,000,000 seedlings, valued 

 when shipped at approximately $60,000, 

 or at the dock in New York approxi- 

 matelv $100,000, which includes about 

 $26,000 paid to the United States govern- 

 ment in import duties. 



' ' The above shipments represent almost 

 exclusively seedlings from France (rep- 

 resenting raw material for nurserymen) 

 which cannot be produced in the United 

 States. The import duty exceeds in some 

 instances 200 per cent of foreign 

 cost. The seedlings are packed tightly 

 by means of machinery and appliances 

 in paper lined cases and unpacking in 

 transit would greatly damage the con- 

 tents, even if they could be repacked into 

 the same cases. 



"Entry has to be made and duty paid 

 to the United States customs within for- 

 ty-eight hours to comply with customs 

 regulations. The cases must be removed 

 within three to four days to comply with 



Last Fall 



My output oi California Privet waa g^reater than ever before 



Ribsam's Reputation 



Orders booked now dftily. Owing to buBhineBS and flbroos roots my plants are far 

 above the averaRe grade sold hy others at less prices; just one order will enroll yon ai one 

 of our regular patrons. Thanking all for past favors. 



California Privet 



Per 100 Per 10«0 Per 10.000 Per 20,000 



Our Special, 3 to 4 feet 96.00 $10'«a $35000 SfiSO.OO 



Extra Bushy, 2ifl to 8 feet 6.00 85.00 80000 55000 



Our No. 1, 2 to 8 feet 860 26.00 200.00 35000 



Our No. 8, lifl to 2 feet 2.50 17.50 160.00 250.00 



Our No. 8, to to 18 inches 1.60 12.00 100.00 176 00 



Packed free. Our stock is At in every respect, and I prefer you to call and see it. A 

 trolley line from P. R. R. station leaves you at my gate, only 10 minutes' ride. Hoping to see 

 yon and have your order as early as possible, as 1 bave only 300,000 left for this spring's 

 delivery, I remain, yours truly, 



Carlman Ribsam,^:ir4'.'.I'!!.» Trenton, N. J. 



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Grape Vines 



All old and new varieties. Large stock. 



Warranted true. Can fumlsb a special 



heavy two-year grade witb large roots 



and good tops for florlBts' retail trade. 



Write for catalogue and price list. 



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



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the steamship regulations, and a glance 

 at above figures will prove that it cannot 

 be done, even though the present con- 

 gestion on the docks be entirely over- 

 looked. ' ' 



At a recent meeting of the Horticul- 

 tural Importers' Association the follow- 

 ing resolutions were adopted: 



Whereas: In January, 1909, a bill known as 

 H. K. 27367 was introduced Into the United 

 States congress, providing for the inspection of 

 nursery stock at ports of entry of the United 

 States, which bill passed the House, was before 

 the Senate and was being considered before the 

 nurserymen had knowledge of it; 



And Whereas: The legislative committee of 

 the American Association of Nurserymen at that 

 stage, receiving Information that such a bill was 

 being considered, secured a hearing before the 

 committee on agriculture, Dr. Howard, the 

 framer of the bill being present, and after 

 lengthy argument succeeded in having the bill 

 withdrawn on the understanding that the legisla- 

 tive committee of the American Association of 

 Nurserymen would prepare a new bill which 

 would be acceptable to Dr. Howard and the nurs- 

 erymen of the United States; 



And Whereas: The nurserymen did prepare 

 such a bill having the endorsement and approv- 

 al of the American Association of Nurserymen 

 and the Association of Horticultural Inspectors, 

 but though repeated efforts have been made 

 to arrange a conference with Dr. Howard, those 

 efforts have so far been without result; 



And Whereas: On December 16, 1909. a 

 liill known as H. R. 1565C was Introduced into 

 the House by Mr. Simmons, the text and purport 

 of which is exactly the same as the former 

 bill, known as H. R. 27367. and to which the 

 nurserymen and kindred Interests so strongly 

 oblected; 



Therefore Be It Resolved: That the Horticul- 

 tural Importers' Association here assembled pro- 

 tests against the passage of Bill H. R. 15656 as 

 being Impracticable and in the present congested 

 condition of the New York docks impossible of 

 execution without large unnecessary losses being 



Send us your list at oncet so we may 

 figure on your spring: planting. 

 Very good prices on quantities. 



PETERSON NURSERY, 



stock Kxcbanse Building. CHICA.GO. 



Bassett's Dahlias 



Field roots— Jack Rose, Frinsred Beauty, 

 Roae-plnk Century, Cardinal, $3 50 per doz.; 

 |J6.00per 100. Best cut flower varieties, $1.00 

 per doz.; $6 00 per 100. 



2-yr.«old Peonies, $10 00 per 100. 



J.Murray Bassett, Hammonton, N.J. 



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LARGE TREES 



OAKS AND MAPLES, PINKS 

 AND HEMLOCKS 



ANDORRA NURSERIES 



Wm. Warner Harper, Prop. 

 Chestnut HUl. Philadelphia, Pa. 



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incurred, and as the nurserymen's bill provides 

 for adequate inspection at destination— which 

 we believe to be the only practical and effective 

 way — we strongly urge that the bill prepared by 

 the legislative committee of the American Asso- 

 ciation of Nurserymen be substituted for H. R. 

 15656; 



And Be it Further Resolved: That the secre- 

 tary of this association be authorized to for- 

 ward a copy of this resolution to the Hon. Chas. 

 F. Scott, chairman of the committee on agri- 

 culture, the Hon. Wm. W. Cocks, of New York, 

 and the other members of the committee on 

 agriculture. 



Both the nurserymen and the horticul- 

 tural importers will welcome the assist- 

 ance of any other horticulturists, acting 

 either as organizations or as individuals, 

 in accomplishing the defeat of what is 

 considered impracticable and therefore 

 pernicious legislation. 



