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TIIE NATIONAL NUESERYMAN 
PROPOSED PERMANENT EXHIBIT AT FRISCO 
Nurserymen in all parts of the country are sliow- 
iii" interest in the plan for a horticultural exhibit to 
last throughout the exposition at San Francisco in 
1915. The idea is to make it a big general advertise¬ 
ment for the trades without direct boosting of in- 
dividuids. At least twenty acres at the eastern end 
of the grounds, on Figueroa street, is the probable 
site of the display and is a most suitable one. Plant¬ 
ing is expected to begin next spring in some cases, to 
make the best showing possible. The project is es- 
])ecially attractive to nurserymen, as their stock is by 
far the best adapted to a disjday to last so long a 
time. Those on the Pacific coast will no doubt be 
able to place the most elaborate exhibits, but nur¬ 
serymen throughout the country should reap the 
benefit. The fact that both the American Association 
of Nurserymen and the Pacific Coast Nurserymen’s 
Association may meet at San Francisco in 1915 
should add interest and value to the displays. 
The project seems to have originated among mem¬ 
bers of the Los Angeles Horticultural Society, and a 
committee of nurserymen and growers of that city 
are working to put the plan on a strong, practical 
basis. On the committee are Fred II. Howard, of How¬ 
ard & Smith; Edward H. Rust, Theodore Payne, 
Jacob Dieterich, of Dieterich & Turner, and Charles 
Winsel. 
HAS FAITH IN THE FUTURE 
R. M. C. Rohlfs, proprietor of the Alta Vista Nur¬ 
series, Davenport, Iowa, has recently i)urchased 40 
acres of ground adjoining his nurseries, paying ^(=386 
per acre, a record price for Scott County land. 
It has very many features making it very valuable 
for the Alta Vista Nurseries. The soil is deep, black 
loam, underlaid with yellow clay and in a splendid 
state of fertility and has a frontage of 160 rods on a 
much traveled highway. 
The Alta ATsta Nurseries carry a general line of 
stock, specializing in shade trees and ornamentals 
and of late have been growing large evergreens, 
moving them with ball. In connection with the nur¬ 
sery business they also do landscape gardening work. 
MUST BE A WONDERFUL PRODUCTION? 
The following was clipped from the daily press 
and is really very amusing if it were not for the fact 
that it shows an ignorance of plant life that is hardly 
credible in these days of school gardening. 
“NEW APPLE IS GROWN IN CANADA 
A new apple has been grown at the Dominion Ex¬ 
perimental Farm, a seedling from several different 
grades of apples, including the Northern Spy, the 
Macintosh, Fameuse, and Wealthy. It is the pro¬ 
duct of Prof. MacCoun, after 16 years of experiment- 
ing. 
The apple in appearance is not unlike the ordinary 
eating apple, but in flavor it is not to be surpassed, 
says its inventor. Seeds from the Northern Spy, 
Wealthy and Macintosh specimens were planted 16 
years ago, and the young si)routs given the best of at¬ 
tention. In time the grades began to mingle. 
The new grade is called the Niobe.” 
There is little doubt but that a noteworthy new 
apple has been produced and perhaps we should not 
judge the re])orter too severely. These are the days 
of specialists and a horticulturist may be would not 
make a much better job of reporting an invention of 
something he was entirely unfamiliar wnth. 
COMMITTEEMEN SELECTED 
James McHutchison, chairman of Tariff Commit¬ 
tee of the American Association of Nurserymen has 
selected as members of this committee to act with 
him, Thomas B. Meehan, Dresher, Pa.; and John H. 
Dayton, Painesville, Ohio. 
CAN ANY READER GIVE THE FORMULA? 
‘ ‘ Can you give me a formula for making grafting 
wax with which to wax grafting twine? The for¬ 
mula that I have either makes it too hard and dry 
or gummy. J. C. C. 
A BOUQUET FOR S. W. CROWELL 
In renewing his subscription Mr. R. F. Caldwell, 
Barrington, R. I., says ‘‘The article on Roses in the 
last number is alone worth more to me than the 
whole year costs. ’ ’ 
“THE MONTHLY SUMMARY OF COMMERCE AND FINANCE” FOR OCTOBER, 1913, GIVES THE FOLLOWING REPORT OF 
IMPORTS OF PLANTS, TREES, SHRUBS AND VINES. 
ARTICLES 
OCTOBER— 
TEN MONTHS ENDING OCTOBER— 
1912 
1913 
1911 
1912 
1913 
Quantities 
V alues 
Quantities 
Values 
] Quantities 
Values 
Quantities 
Values 
Quantities 
V alues 
Plants, trees, shrubs and vines: 
Bulbs, bulbous roots, or corms, cul¬ 
tivated for their flowers or foliage 
.. .M 26 dut... 
21,065 
Dollars 
218,867 
9,191 
Dollars 
133,217 
27 
254,676 
Dollars 
1,447,915 
2610 
956,242 
265,069 
Dollars 
1,455,910 
12,895 
1,033,288 
172,298 
Dollars 
1,556,597 
13,984 
1,139,198 
! 
.{ dut 
. 
249,381 
T otal. 
. 
468,248 
387,920 
1 . 
2,404,767 
2,502,093 
2,709,779 
