THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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liUlUNG OUll VACATION 
While (Mijoyin^' a drive tlir()ii"h West Grove, Pa., we 
had the pleasure of viewing the beautiful eaniias in the 
nurseries of Coiiard & Jones Co., and were fortunate 
enough to he shown the wonderful field of gladioli 
grown hy N, Leon Wintzer, who gave us the names of 
many of the sixty varieties. Light acres of gladioli, 
pink, lavender, yellowy purple, and red with their many 
shades. There was also a w hite variety named “War.’' 
Not only were the blooms beautiful but the straight row s 
of })lants were so line and healthy looking. 
We came away with a beautiful bouquet feeling that 
we w ould like to spend many more hours in such a para¬ 
dise of bloom. 
HOX-HAUHEHUY 
The Elm City Nursery Company, New Haven, Conn., 
have a new^ type of Japanese Barberry wiiicli they ex¬ 
pect to offer to the trade the coming fall, under the 
name of Box-Barberry. It is of extreme compactness, 
with small glossy attractive foliage and very dw^arf. 
The original plant is about fifteen years old and is not 
more than two and one-half feet high. It can be kept 
trimmed as low as three inches from the ground, with 
proper })runing. In sections where the box-edging is 
not reliably hardy, it should prove a very good substitute. 
It has all the good qualities of the ordinary Japanese 
Barberry, including the brilliant fall coloring. Land¬ 
scape architects and others that have seen it prophesy a 
great future for it. 
The Army and Navy Club, Washington, D. C., 
August 7, 1917. 
J. B. Mayhew, Vice-President, 
American Association of Nurserymen, 
Waxahachie, Texas. 
My Dear Mr. Mayhew;— 
Your most welcome letter reached me this evening and 
I want to thank you for your offer of assistance. You 
may be sure I shall lean heavily upon you and consult 
you often, also if the Government decides that they need 
my services for a considerable length of time, or decides 
to send me to France (I am now instructing the Field 
Artillery, Officers’ Training Canq) here at Ft. Myer) I 
shall feel that I cannot continue to act as President of 
the Association and in that case I shall have the privilege 
of placing the reins in most able hands. 
I shall know^ perhaps very shortly just what the Gov¬ 
ernment is going to do, at which time I shall immediately 
advise you, the Executive Committee and the Secretary. 
I had hoped with your able assistance, and that of other 
progressive members, to aecomplish a great deal this 
year for the nursery industry, but the Government call 
was one wdiich I, wdth nearly eight years military ser¬ 
vice, could not honorably ignore, so I offered my services. 
With very best wishes, I am 
Most sincerely yours, 
Lloyd C. Stark. 
CHANGE 
IN THE OFFICEBS OF STABK BBOS., 
NUBSEBIES AND OBCIIABDS CO. 
Lloyd C. Stark, Vice-President and a Director of Stark 
Bros. Nurseries and Orchards Co., recently resigned and 
offered his services lo the Government. He formerly 
served as a U. S. Naval Officer for eight years. In 
recognition of his former record he riiceived a commis¬ 
sion as Cai)tain of the Field Artillery in the U. S. Officers’ 
Reserve Corps and is now taking a 17 days’ training at 
Fort Myer, Va,, after which he will he subj(‘ct to call hy 
the War Department. 
Paul C. Stark was unanimously elected as Director and 
Vice-President to fill the vacancy caused by the resigna¬ 
tion of his brother, Lloyd Stark. Paul C. Stark has 
been connected with nursery wairk all of his life and is a 
graduate of the Horticultural Department of Cornell 
University, and later took a post-graduate course in 
nursery work at that institution. For a number of 
years he has been Assistant General Manager of Stark 
Bros., and has been in close touch w ith his brother's 
work as General Manager. With his experience and 
training he is well equipped to carry on Lloyd Stark’s 
efficient and progressive wmrk. 
The present officers of Stark Bros. Nurseries k Or¬ 
chards Co., are— 
Edgar W. Stark, President. 
Paul C. Stark, Vice-President. 
Tom. W. Stark, Secretary. 
Lawrence E. Stark, Asst. Secretary-Treasurer. 
Eugene Duncan, Treasurer. 
Out of WOO officers at Fort Myer, Va., Lloyd G. Stark 
was one of four to receive a Major's Commission. 
PROPAGATING ROSES BY FALL CUTTINGS 
Climbing roses are propagated mostly by hardwmod 
cuttings made in the fall, many cut flow er roses may be 
propagated in the same w ay. 
Hardwood cuttings are taken from the dormant wood 
of winter, while softwood, or green-wood, cuttings are 
taken when the plants are in active grow th. To make a 
hardwood cutting, good strong, well-ripened shoots of 
the jiast summer’s growth should be selected. These 
are better if cut between the time the leaves fall and 
freezing weather. If left until after cold weather there 
is danger of injury from freezing. They should be cut 
into pieces of 3 or 6 inclief?, wdth the upiier cut just above 
a bud, and should be tied in bundles w ith rallia or w ith 
string that does not rot easily if exposed to dampness. 
After labeling plainly they should be buried in moist 
sand, tops down, and placed in a cool cellar or buried in 
the open ground below" danger of frost. They should lx? 
planted in the open ground in the spring about or a lit He 
before corn-planting time, so that one or two eyes, or not 
over one inch of the cutting is above ground, which w ill 
leave 4 or 5 inches in the ground. flare must be taken 
not to injure the calluses that have formed while the 
cuttings were buried. Sonu'times bett(*r results ai’e ob¬ 
tained by planting in partial shade. 
Frequently cuttings made in w inter or early spring do 
nearly as woll as those made in the fall, hut in the North 
there is always danger of the wood being injured during 
the winter. 
