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(IcMuand already erealed for the walnut will he 
switelied to the jx'eaii. Also hear in mind that we have 
the world lor a inark(M as the p('ean is prodneed now here 
in the world hnt Aineiaea. As the [)i-oduetion increases 
we must make greater ellorls to keep the shelled nuts 
h(d‘ore tin* peoph' hy j)ntting them n[) in faney ])aekages 
and well adviutised so they may he found in every eandy 
stoio in the hm^th and hreadlh of the land. Of course 
this is not necessary at the [)resent lime for the price of 
nuts is too high to encourage tin' use of them hy the 
masses. Hnt w hen the hundreds of thousands of acres 
of our pine lands heeomes a forest of Paper Shell j)eeans 
and every village and hamlet w ill have their pecan w are¬ 
houses and only then w ill w e begin to see w hat the fu¬ 
ture' of tin' peean really is. The future of the peean is a 
bright and shining light for those w ho |)lant now and in 
the future, hut whom must we look to, to keep this light 
trimmed and burning, the Nurserymen. Have we done 
our part in the past, will we do our part in the future? 
('lood trees well grown, true to name, no seedlings for 
sale, the discdui'aging of eareless planting and care of 
trees, poor loeation, etc., etc., is our duty. The value 
of all nuts imported into the United States in 1915 was 
'^12,987,295. and the total number of pounds w^as 79,174,- 
227. So my friends you may have no fears of the fu¬ 
ture either in regard to over production or under con¬ 
sumption and with the statement that it will require all 
the enthusiasm and best efforts of the optimists to j)ro- 
duce enough of the Paper Shell pecan to supply the un¬ 
born generations. 
A SIMILE 
“Dad, w hat do they mean by perennial?” “Continuing 
from year to year,” answered pop. “Like my hat,” in¬ 
terposed ma. And then there was a deej), portentous 
silence. 
LISTENING FOR WORMS 
He was one of a S(iuad of new arrivals, and the ser¬ 
geant-major, w ho was addressing them, noticed that all 
the time his eyes were on the ground and his head held 
downw ards in a listening attitude. At last the sergeant- 
major w alked up to him. 
“What were you in civil life?” he rapj)ed out. 
“A—a gardener, sir,” came the timid response. 
“Oh , I see,” said the sergeant-major, contemptuously, 
“you’re listening for worms, I suppose!” 
INDEX TO VOLUME XXIV 
ILLUSTRATIONS 
Arbor Vitae growing on the De- 
Kalb Nurseries, Norristown, 
Pa. . 
Asparagus, Rhubarb, etc., on 
grounds of the Gardner Nur¬ 
sery Co., Osage, Iowa . 
Barrj', William C. 
Booster, The . 
Base planting, largely composed 
of Rhododendrons and other 
broad-leaved evergreens, A 
tasteful and practical. 
Box-Barberry . 
California Privet Hedge . 
Christ Church . 
City Hall, Philadelphia . 
DeKalb Nurseries, Field of Phlox 
on the . 
He Vilmorin. The late Philippe . . 
Dignified and attractive planting 
of evergreens at an entrance, 
A . 
Elmhurst Landscape and Nursery 
Co., Office of. 
Entrance Planting of a single tree, 
Quercus imbricaria and vines 
on piers. An effective yet sim¬ 
ple . 
Evergreens, nicely arranged as a 
foundation planting of a 
house, A well selected assort¬ 
ment of. 
Flemer, Jr., Private WTlliam .... 
Flowering Hedge of American Pil- 
53 
120 
20 
60 
S3 
343 
291 
167 
19 
57 
155 
334 
191 
11 
336 
lar Roses . 363 
Gordonia pubescens . 22 
Grape, The Hubbard . 333 
Greening, Charles P. 268 
Greening, B. J.,. 268 
Handsome row of young Norway 
Maples on a Philadelphia 
Street, A . 203 
Hobhs, C. M. 365 
Hoopes, Abner . 294 
Hornbeam Hedge, Carpinus Be- 
tulus, A well grown . 327 
Hotel Adelphia. 130 
Hydrangea arborescens sterilis . . 15 
Independence Hall . 94 
Kelley, F. Burnette. 329 
Leucothoe Catesbaei . 119 
Liberty Bell . 59 
Ligustrum ovalifolium . 291 
Mayhew, J. R.237, 268 
Muller, Adolf . 268 
Muller, Adolf, on the right. Arbor 
Vitae growing on the DeKalb 
Nurseries . 55 
Munson Nurseries . 269 
Munson Nurseries, View in the .. 274 
Nursery home of Adolf Muller, 
Norristown, Pa. 50 
Philadelphia Convention Dinner 
was voted an immense success 235 
Phlox on the DeKalb Nurseries, 
Field of . 57 
Platanus orientalis is a popular 
street tree in Philadelphia . . 205 
Planet, Jr., Wheel Hoe, Every man 
with a garden, large or small 
Should Have a. 25 
Populus fastigiata. 263 
Princeton Nurseries Office 297, 299, 304 
Princeton Nurseries through the 
portecochere . 308 
Princeton Nurseries, Visitors at . 296 
Red Pine Transplants . 405 
Results of Fire at Meehan’s, 
Dresher . 403 
Rock Garden. 399 
Sherman, Mr. and Mrs. 268 
Shrubs along the foundation of a 
house. Showing the effective 
use of Flowering. 47 
Simple and dignified treatment of 
an entrance . 227 
Snow Removal by sowing soil . .. 197 
Stark, Lloyd C.199, 228, 300 
Stark, William P. 303 
Strawberry Plants, Crate of. 335 
Strawberry Plants, W. F. Allen Co. 337 
Strawberries growing in new 
ground, AV. F. Allen Co.330 
Tree Planting Machine . 127 
Watson, John .201, 303 
Watson, The Late Stanley H. 96 
White Pine Seedlings. 409 
White Pine Transplants . 401 
Wohlert, A. E. 268 
Youngers, Peter .207, 237 
