THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
103 
ENGLAND’S IMPORTS OF NURSERY STOCK. 
Deploring the lack of detailed statistics, the Gardeners’ 
Chronicle, London, gives the following as the only available 
information regarding the importation of nursery stock in Great 
Britain : 
Imports of Plants , Shrubs , Trees, and Flower Roots entered 
for Value only. 
Imports for four years. 
1895 . 
1896 . 
1897 . 
1898 . 
Germany. 
£ 
30,187 
£ 
39,465 
£ 
42,020 
£ 
43,889 
Holland. 
184,025 
203,390 
213,663 
221,793 
Belgium. 
38,433 
40,271 
. 44,780 
49,872 
France. 
46;515 
46,337 
41,591 
49,708 
Japan. . 
10,352 
12,100 
18,954 
18,147 
United States of America. 
17,377 
18,922 
18,373 
13,395 
Mexico. 
3,251 
1,816 
2,204 
319 
Republic of Colombia..,. 
8,735 
9,896 
9,008 
10,425 
Brazil. 
3,639 
5,002 
3,715 
6,259 
Other foreign countries... 
4,448 
4,117 
4,607 
3,410 
Total, foreign countries. 
346,962 
381,216 
398,875 
417,217 
IN AN ENGLISH NURSERY. 
A representative of the Gardeners’ Chronicle, London, has 
been visiting the nurseries of John Russell, at Brentwood, in 
Essex ; at Haverstock Hill, in Middlesex, and at Milford and 
Richmond in Surrey. In several of the nurseries, he says, 
and particularly in the larger one on Sheen Common, Mr. Rus¬ 
sell has a large variety of ornamental trees and shrubs, includ¬ 
ing flowering species, and those possessing attractive foliage. 
Of Ligustrum, we noted several species; the Japanese 
Privets for instance, varieties of L. japonicum. But the 
feature of the Privets was the large number of the golden 
variegated variety of L. ovalifolium, of which, it is estimated, 
there are 40,000 plants of salable sizes. 
Rhus typhinia, R. Cotinus, R. glabra, R. g. laciniata, etc., all 
very pretty deciduous shrubs, were noticed in quantity. The 
Forsythias, including F. Fortunei, F. suspensa, F. viridissima, 
and a variegated variety of the last-named species, are gaining 
popularity, but not to the extent they deserve. Also a num¬ 
ber of fine standards and bushes of the best of the hardy 
Acacias or Robinias, including about 1000 fine plants 7 feet 
high of the well-known Acacia inermis, besides Bessoniana, 
and other “ Mop-headed ” varieties; also Robinia neo-mex- 
icana, pyramidalis, hispida grandiflora, etc. Maples were 
noted in considerable variety. Acer virginicum rubrum, a 
picture in spring ; A. colchicum rubrum, most ornamental in 
autumn, and A. pseudo platanus purpurea, with its leaves of 
effective purple color on the underside, and exceedingly orna¬ 
mental when disturbed by the breeze, are some of the note¬ 
worthy ones. A large stock of standard Limes is possessed 
for street and avenue planting, including a variety with smooth, 
glossy leaves, and which retains its foliage exceptionally late 
in autumn. 
Hollies and Aucubas being plants which are greatly in re¬ 
quest, are kept in extensive “ drifts.” Of Hollies, Mr. Rus¬ 
sell says he has about 200,000 ; and of Aucubas we saw in¬ 
stances of 7000 plants in a “ drift.” Ailanthus glandulosa, 
the very popular Osaianthus in variety, Phillyreas, Catalpa 
aurea, Daphne Mezereum, D! M. alba, and D. M. rubra 
Arundo Donax, hardy Yuccas, Viburnums, Skimmias, common 
and uncommon species of Quercus ; Olearias, Magnolias, 
Eurya japonica and E. latifolia variegata (in large numbers), 
Crataegus, Cerasus, and Berberis ; Horse-Chestnuts, Cornus, 
Beeches, Laburnum, Pyrus, Syringa, were also among the 
evergreen or deciduous species of flowering and ornamental 
trees and shrubs. 
When speaking of the “ Mop-head ” Robinia previously, we 
should have mentioned a variegated form of “ inermis.” From 
present appearances it will be likely to become very popular 
for alternating with the green variety in town or suburban 
gardens. The American plants, or most of them, are culti¬ 
vated in the nursery at Milford, and these we did not see. At 
Sheen, among the Cedars, were some nice plants, 7 feet high, 
of Cedrus Deodara and C. atlantica, and a smaller batch of C. 
a. glauca, one of the most effective of all coniferous trees. 
Paul’s Double Scarlet Thorn, the merits of which are well- 
known, is grown in pots for use in the forcing-house. The 
standard Planes are remarkable for their strong, smooth stems, 
and would make fine avenue trees. 
A considerable variety of herbaceous, perennial, and other 
border plants were observed in one or the other nursery. The 
ground on Sheen Common contains a fine lot of fruit trees, and 
we were very much surprised to find upon these a more than 
average crop of plums ; the bulk of them were Victorias, and 
there would certainly be some hundreds of bushels- Apples 
were also good, and rather better than an average crop ; whilst 
pears were much under, excepting the variety of Jargonelle. 
IRecent Publications. 
The United States Department of Agriculture has issued a bulletin 
on the subject of frost, by Prof. E. B. Garriott, describing the forma¬ 
tion of frost and devices for protecting trees and plants from its effects. 
Albert T. Hill has compiled some timely notes on the forest condi¬ 
tions of Porto Rico which are issued in bulletin 25 of the Division of 
Forestry. United States Department of Agriculture. Sixty varieties of 
trees of Porto Rico are described and plates showing samples of the 
woods are presented. 
G. B. Brackett, pomologist of theU. S. Department of Agriculture, 
has issued, as bulletin 8, a revised catalogue of fruits recommended 
for cultivation in the various sections of the United States and the 
British provinces, by the American Pomological Society. W. H. 
Ragan is chairman of the committee on revision. A map shows the 
boundaries of the 19 districts into which the country is divided and tables 
indicating the description of each variety of fruit and its adaptability 
to the divisions are presented. The fruits mainly adapted to northen 
localities are described first in the tables, then the subtropical and 
tropical fruits and then the native and introduced fruits and nuts. 
The society’s rules for exhibiting and naming fruits are given. Prof. 
E. J. Wicksou, of the University of California prepared the portion of 
the catalogue relating to the Pacific coast states. W. A. Taylor, assis¬ 
tant pomologist, at Washington, aided in the general work. 
MR. ALBAUGH’S OPINION. 
N. H. Albaugu. Phoneton, O. —“ The National Nurseryman is 
indispensable to all nurserymen.” 
DO NOT WANT TO MISS A NUMBER. 
Alabama Nursery Company, H. B. Chase, Sec'y, Huntsville, Ala., 
Sept. 11, 1899.—“ We do not wnnt to miss a single number of the Na¬ 
tional Nurseryman. We enclose price of another year’s subscription. 
It is a good paper, without doubt the best that reaches the nursery 
trade.” 
