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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Mabch 17, 1910. 



jng structures, with practically all of the 

 equipment and implements of the con- 

 cern and 400,000 grafts, were destroyed. 

 As a result of the fire over fifty men 

 will be temporarily thrown out of em- 

 ployment. The plant will be rebuilt at 

 once. 



Judging from the manner in which the 

 fir^ spread through the building and 

 frpm the location of what appeared to 

 be' its origin, it was thought that it 

 was started by ' ' fire bugs. ' ' 



This plant was one of the largest of 

 its kind in the South. It was used for 

 thfc storing of grafts of the nursery 

 st^ck and at the time of the fire con- 

 tained practically all of the stock on 

 hand. Nathan W. Hale, president of 

 thp KnoxviUe Nursery Co», was in Cali- 

 fornia at the time. 



FREIGHT ON DORISANT ROSES. 



Shippers of dormant roses this sea- 

 son find their, freights perceptibly in- 

 creased and when explanation' is re- 

 quested are told that the classification 

 has been changed, so that the rate on 

 dormant roses now is the same as On 

 miscellaneous live plants. 



Charles Sizemore, who is traffic man 

 for W. P. Stark, chairman of the trans- 

 portation committee of the American As- 

 sociation of Nurserymen, says: "We 

 received notice some time ago from the 

 chairman of the Official Classification 

 Committee that they were going to 

 change the rates on dormant roses and 

 similar articles to read same as plants 

 not otherwise specified. "We endeavored 

 to convince him that roses in a dormant 

 state should take the same rating as trees 

 and shrubbery, but they would not see 

 it that way, and threatened to place a 

 higher rating on shrubbery if nursery- 

 men insisted on dormant roses going at 

 the present shrubbery rating." 



NEW INCORPORATIONS 



Among the new incorporations recent- 

 ly filed with the secretary of state at 

 Olympia, Wash., were the following: 



East Oroville Orchards Co., of Oro- 

 viUe, $40,000; J. C. Wild, F. D. Wild, 

 A. P. Murray, L. L. Woi* and C, S, 

 Bums. 



Selah Valley Nurseries, of Selah, $5,- 

 000; Clarence B. Wood and A. C. E. 

 Brown. 



Takima Fruit Lands Co., of North 

 Yakima, $10,000; E. W. Haskins, George 

 ^ L. Haskins and W. M. Nelson. 



FRUIT GROWING ON THE PLAINS, 



The great plains of the West are not 

 naturally a favorable region for fruit 

 growing, on account of the lack of 

 moisture. But, as the great majority 

 of settlers in the region must either grow 

 a supply of fruit for home use or do 

 without it, the U. S. Department of Agri- 

 culture has made a careful study of the 

 po/ssibilities in the case, and has issued 

 a circular on "Fruit Growing for Home 

 Use in the Central and Southern Great 

 Plains." 



This investigation has shown encour- 

 aging possibilities for the growing of ap- 

 ples, cherries, plums, grapes, gooseber- 

 ries and currants, and, in the southern 

 part, peaches and pears. Where irriga- 

 tion is possible, fruit growing is com- 

 paratively easy, but in the great plains 

 irrigation can only be depended on in 

 exceptional localities. Conservation of 

 the scant rainfall must be the main de- 

 pendence. Much depends on using the 

 most favorable location, selecting the 





The Finest We Ever Grew- 



1-year-old, 2 to 5 branches. Per 100 1000 



6 to 12-inch $0.60 $ 5.00 



12 to 18-inch 90 8.00 



18 to 24-inch ' 1.40 la.OO 



Write for special prices on larger lots. 

 Also 2-7ear'old plants. 



The Lancaster County Nurseries 



DAVID S. mS(, PropV. 



R. F. D. No. 7, LANCASTER, PA. 



EVERGREENS 



Large stock, both eeedlingi and transplanta, of Spruce, Pinea, Fin, 

 Cedars, Arbor-Vitses, Hemlocki, Jampers, Yews. Millions of seed- 

 lings, also fine stock of specimens in larger sizes. 



FOREST TREE SEEDLINGS 



Immense stock of Catalpa Speciosa, Black Loonst, Maples, Oaks, 

 Lindens, Beech, Chestnut, Ash, Walnut, Elm, Box Elder, Birch, 

 European Larch. 



Spring 1910 Oatslorae now r«ady ; aend for copy 



D« HILL, Evergreen Specialist, Dundee, III. 



Deutzia Lemolnell 



Is one of the choicest small shrubs, 

 covered in the blossoming season with a profu 

 sion of pure white flowers. The tall varieties of 

 Deutzia are also among the most beautiful flowering 

 shrubs and should receive more attention from 

 planters who aim to produce effective results. 



A beautiful catalogue with many new illustrations will be mailed on 

 request. It contains descriptions of these charming shrubs, also of the 

 largest and most complete collections to be found in this country of 



Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, 

 Roses and Hardy Plants 



I ELIWANGER & BARRY, Mount Hope Nurseries, Rochester, N. Y 



SWEET WILLIAMS 



We offer a choice collection of the newest larger flowering types of this old favorite in crimson ; 

 Holbom Glory (many brilliant colors, all with white eye); velvety maroon; Newport pink; red, white 

 ground; scarlet; violet, white ground: pure white, giant mixed, etc. They are extra heavy field 

 clumps, much branched but compact, as near perfect, we lK»lieve, as it is possible to have them. They 

 will give a full and immediate effect. 75c per dozen; $5.00 per 100. ,. • ' ' 



AMON HEIGHTS NURSERIES, Merchantville, N. J. 



Send ut your list at once» bo we may 

 iigtstc on your spring: planting^. 

 Very good prices on quantities. 



PETERSON NURSERY, 



Stook Szohans* BuUdlac, CHICAGO. 



PEONIES 



Lucretia Dewberry 



Prieei right. Write 



GILBERT H. WILD, Sarcoiii,Mt. 



