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name of “Plantae Wilsonianae,” published by the Ar¬ 
boretum and edited by Dr. Sargent is devoted entirely to 
the trees and shrubs discovered by Mr. Wilson in his 
travels in China. Some ideas may be formed of Mr. 
W ilson’s discoveries when in the first volume of this 
book there are two new genera, two hundred and twenty- 
five new species, and one hundred and sixty-two new 
varieties of trees and shrubs. A large number of the 
species of trees and shrubs collected by Mr. Wilson were 
previously known to science; that is in herbarium col¬ 
lections, but in many instances had not been introduced 
to cultivation, and these of course are likewise included 
in “Plantae Wilsonianae.” The second volume of this 
work is not yet completed. 
It is true that a number of the trees, shrubs, and vines 
discovered by Mr. Wilson will not be quite hardy in New 
England, but all of bis material is certainly adapted to 
different parts of the United States. A large number of 
his introductions however appear to be hardy and give 
much promise. Many species of Cotoneaster and Ber- 
beris are remarkably beautiful as they are seen growing 
in the Arboretum. In genera such as Malus, Pvrus, 
Rosa. Rhododendron. Evodea. Rhamnus. Prunus, Spirea, 
Indigofera, Deutzia, Philadelphus. Syringa, Populus, 
Salix. and others, there are numerous species introduced 
by Mr. Wilson that are certainly destined to ornament 
the gardens and parks of Ibis country, and many of them 
are features now. 
One of the most important educational influences 
exerted by the Arboretum was to show the inestimable 
value of American trees and shrubs for American gar¬ 
dens and parks. Strange as it may seem twenty-five to 
thirty-five years since, American oaks, maples, ashes, 
hickories, basswoods, birches, dogwoods. Viburnums, 
hawthorns, cherries, Pavias. and many other trees and 
shrubs that adorn the woods of the North-eastern 
United States,—and there is no more beautiful tree and 
shrub life anywhere,—could hardly be procured in any 
American nursery, or if any, only in the most limited 
quantities. Today they are grown in tens of thousands. 
Perhaps one of the most powerful agencies in this di¬ 
rection was the “Garden and Forest” during the ten 
years of its life, of which Dr. Sargent was the editor-in- 
chief. 
The Bulletins of Popular Information published by Dr. 
Sargent, at irregular intervals, give terse and concise 
information about the ornamental features of the trees 
and shrubs of the Arboretum, in habit, foliage, flowers 
and fruit. This bulletin is now having a wide circula¬ 
tion. and it was an excellent idea of Dr. Sargent to dis¬ 
seminate the accumulated experimental facts of the Ar¬ 
boretum in this way. 
Apple Seedlings, August 5, 1915, Washington Nursery Co., Toppenish, Wash. 
Mr. F. A. Wiggins, Vice President and sales manager 
of the Washington Nursery Go., Toppenish. Washington, 
writes:— “Our own business this year shows a com¬ 
fortable gain over last season, and while we are expect¬ 
ing no big commercial plantings, we are covering our 
usual wide range of territory through our salesmen, who 
are booking the usual “home order.” There is a 
steadily growing interest in ornamental stock and in 
landscape planting. It will pay the nurseryman to 
dwell strongly on this phase of the business. A lew 
good examples of moderate cost landscape work will in 
every community, large or small, be a stimulus to every 
one in the neighborhood, and we find that most home 
owners are perfectly willing to spend money along this 
line with fair liberality, provided they feel they are 
working along definite lines. 
Taking it as a whole we are looking forward hopefully 
to better conditions in the nursery business, and are sure 
the period through which we have been passing will be 
beneficial to all parties concerned. 
