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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
(V)iirt of Al)nii(laii(‘o and to these will be added .1/e//- 
iiolitis. Water lilies, Jxhodcndnm hybrids, bedding’ 
l)lants and one hundred and fifty large Italian Cy- 
])resses. 
In the Court of Eonr Seasons evergreen trees and 
shrubs will be used and some of the higher forms of 
Acacdax, Olives, Mexican oranges, and in the avenue 
north of the court a color effect will be produced by 
the i)lanting of Boii;/<tnrilleas, Pillar Roses, climbing 
vines and W^ater Tjilies, and high types of Rhododen¬ 
dron hybrids. 
The Main Court of the Sim and Stars will be plant¬ 
ed in Aeaein niehino-rjilon of specially clipped form a.nd 
Alyrtle hedges and banks of evergreen shrubs will be 
used for the color effects. Against the facades <.'f 
the palaces facing the court Pillar Roses and climb¬ 
ing ])lants will be arranged. 
In the Palace of Horticulture which is declared to 
be one of the most beautiful strnctnres ever erected, 
the exhibits of the master horticnltnrists of the world 
will be displayed. It is in this building that will be 
])resented the flowers and plants which are to com- 
])ete for the vast sums of money and handsome cups 
and tro])hies which will be awarded as premiums. 
A feature will be the wonderful system of rotation 
which ensures that at no time during the Exposition 
will there be one plant which is not in full bloom upon 
the grounds. And in this manner the marvel of tlie 
living gardens will be impressed upon the nations of 
the world in a way that could not be accomplished 
otherwise. 
WHAT A NURSERYMAN SEES IN HIS TRAVELS. 
AVaking up on the iA. C. L. speeding towards AVil- 
mington, N. C. the first glimpse through the car win¬ 
dows one sees a very level country more or less cover¬ 
ed with i)ines in various stages of growth. The 
short-leaved iiine. Rums Eehinata and the long-leaved 
])ine, Rinns palnstids in all stages of growth from the 
young i)liinie"like seedlings of the latter that one re¬ 
cognizes as having been used to in the north for de¬ 
corative purposes around Christmas time, to large 
trees ready for the mill. 
As is invariably the case the growth is more or less 
hre scarred, along the railroad ivhere there is much 
undergrowth that will burn. 
Hello! There is something that is i)ecnliarly south¬ 
ern, a grove of Swamp CjY>ress, Taxodinni disfic/nini, 
all draped with the wierd looking Si)anish moss. 
Their enlarged trunks and i)ecnliar looking knees 
sticking up out of the water establish their identity 
beyond question. Nature seems to have especially 
ada])ted this tree to grow in water or swani])y places 
where the roots are all under water for extended ]ier- 
iods. The curious looking knees I believe the bot¬ 
anists claim are for breathing purposes so the roots 
will get air. 
Eilling in around trees to the depth of (5 or 8 
feet is almost sure death to most trees hut I think the 
Cypress would be able to stand it, in fact enjoy it. 
There are landscape possibilities in this tree the nur¬ 
seryman has not investigated yet. 
Live Oak, Qnercus sonpcrrircns begins to be abnud* 
ant, in general appearances somewhat like the AVil- 
low ( )ak, (Jnerens Rhclios, that grows up farther north. 
This is also draped with Spanish moss, in fact this 
parasite seems not at all particular about its host. It 
is occasionally seen on the pine but favors the Cy¬ 
press and Live Oak the most, I was told it eventual¬ 
ly killed the trees. Southern nurserymen had better 
look out or the Entomologists will decide it is a pest 
and establish a quarantine. 
Good morning! Pretty good country we are jiassing 
through. None better. There is 3 to 4 feet sandy 
loam underlaid with clay. There does not seem to 
be much under cultivation. No, and as yon get far¬ 
ther back from the railroad there is less. AVonder 
where the alarmists get their ideas of the food supply 
becoming exhausted! It looks to me as if North Car¬ 
olina could feed the United States if it were brought 
up to the horticultural condition of Holland and with¬ 
out the labor the Dutchmen had to reclaim their land. 
That’s right, what we need most is population, and 
one that would rather work and live off the land than 
go hungry. ' 
Guess we had better go and get some breakfast. 
AA^e shall be in AVilmington in about.an hour. 
January 25th and Camellias in bloom out of doors. 
Daffodils and A'iolets, too, one night from Philadel¬ 
phia. 
AA'hat a paradise for a genuine plantsman from the 
north who knows what can be done where Rittospor- 
nrn, Lnnrustinus, Draeena indirisn, Agave, Yuccas, 
Oleanders, Bays, English Laurel, Palmetto, Anracar- 
las, Azalea indiea, amoena and such like will live out 
all the year. AVilmington is not yet awake to the 
wealth of beauty that is hers for the having, althongli 
the first thing the nurseryman saw was a notice on 
every street car. ‘^Planting time, AA^ilmington. For 
trees, shrubs and evergreens,” not an advertisement 
but placed there at the instigation of the ladies for 
the purpose of encouraging the beautification of the 
town. God bless them. The infinence of Holland 
Nurseries which are not far out of AVilmington, and 
other local nurseries is beginning to be felt. Let us 
hope planting of the best only will be encouraged. 
Planting of I^oplars in xAnierican towns seems to 
have become a habit. I saw young ones both of the 
Carolina and Lombardy but no mature ones. Too 
bad when there are so many good trees to choose 
from, AVonder if the nurseryman is to blame or is it 
the public who wants cheap, quick-growing trash. 
Red Alaple, Aeer nihnmi, China Berry, Alelia Aze- 
darach. Sour Gum, Nijssa nudfiflora, Ginkgo, Balls- 
