THE NATIONAL NURSER1L^^AN 
1’lie J[orticiiltiirnl Society for an excep¬ 
tionally nun-itorons and attractive box and carton dis- 
])lay of choice commercial apples. AV. E. Tribbet, in 
charge. 
The Oregon Experiment Station for an exceeding¬ 
ly interesting and instructive display of tilberts. C. 
I. Lewis, in charge. 
The Indiana Experiment Orchard for an interest¬ 
ing exhibit of seedling aj^ples of meritorious quality, 
size and form and which are worthy of further trial. 
The apple, a new variety exhibited by C. 0. 
Newman, South (Airolina. 
The Uooiiv chestnut, a new variety of known paren¬ 
tage being a cross between the Japan Giant and the 
American Sweet; originated with, and exhibited by, 
the late G. AV. Endicott, Illinois. 
Idle FoKtcr Pomolo, a new variety originating with 
the Atwood Grape Fruit Company, Florida. The ex¬ 
ternal ai)pearance and the reddish tinge of flesh of 
this fruit re(‘eived favorable comment from the jury. 
To Franklin P. Gabel for a select collection of cran¬ 
berries consisting of i)lates of Champion, selected 
Jersey, Late Blue, Howes and Gabelle. 
ddie Alissouri Fruit Experimental Station; for a 
special colle(*tion of ten new varieties of known i)ar- 
entage. Of special merit. 
Commoulation. 
The United States Department of Agriculture, G. 
(A Hussman in charge; for an exhibit of types and 
varieties of grapes, 140 plates. Fcr// meritorious. 
Idle AVenatchee \ddley, AVashington; for a box and 
plate dis])lay of large and very highly colored choice 
market apples. I Vr// at/raetire and meritorious. 
ddie Bowker Insecticide Company; for a dis})lay of 
box a])ples showing the results of a well cared for 
cro]). Attractive and instruetire. 
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture; for 
a miscellaneous display of fruit on plates. Jfo-itorious 
mention. 
The Utah Expei-inient Station; for a collection of 
])lates of excellently graded fruit of high color. Verif 
merit<mious. 
U. Id Cox, Ohio; for a collection of fruit on plates 
exhibiting an interesting series of sports of Pome 
Beauty. Jnlerestinp and instructire. 
ddie Douglas ])ear, exhibited by A. H. Griesa, Kan¬ 
sas. Wort/iu of further trial. 
HARD WOOD CUTTINGS 
Plants that can be propagated by hard wood cut¬ 
tings are usually those with free, soft growth. 
Among the trees the PojJar, AVillow and Oriental 
Plane are the l)est known. These are invariably prop¬ 
agated in this manner as they root very readily. 
AVhere conditions are just right one hundred i)er 
cent, good is not unusual. 
California Privet grows so very readily that this 
uore than anything else has made it possible to grow 
it: so cheaply as to make it the favorite hedge plant, 
and has been the means of causing more than one 
tfarmer to go into the nurserv business. 
I All shrubs do not root quite so readily as the 
Privet. AVhile it is possible to make Privet cuttings 
with a sharp axe or a machine, it is not wise to treat 
all hard wood cuttings in the same manner, if a good, 
stand is expected. Alaiiy of the choicer shrubs, such 
as Weipela, Fyinphoricarpos, Deutzia, Althaea, yite.r, 
Buddleia, Philadelphus, Taniarix, Ijmieera, Cornus, 
CaUiearpa, etc., need a little more care in handling. 
The thorough going x>i'opagator even forbids the 
use of the clippers or hand shears, preferring all cuts 
be clean and made with a sharp knife and the wood 
and the position on the wood for cut to be made be se¬ 
lected with judgment. 
Alany will claim thaf just as clean a cut can be made 
with a pair of shears as with a knife. Even if this is 
the case there is certainly more danger in bruising 
the tissue with the shears. 
SELECTION OF THE WOOD 
Sometimes failures to get a good strike are very 
mysterious, and often they are laid to the wrong 
cause. It is wise not to allow the wood to be subject¬ 
ed to very much frost before being taken off or to use 
the tijis. This is especially so with Althaeas, Jiuddleia, 
CaUiearpa and those things that are not A^ery hardy. 
It is better to take the wood off NoA^ember or earh^ 
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December, according to the weather and locality, and 
store it away in some place where it will not shrivel 
until such times as the cuttings can be made. Par¬ 
tially buried in damp sand in a cellar, is a good jJace. 
The object is to keep it plump and full of A-igor. 
MAKING THE CUTTINGS 
This is a job that is ahvays saved for when the 
weather is too bad to work out of doors. A good 
length to make the cuttings is about nine inches. 
They should be cut, all laid one AAny, tied in bundles 
of 100 or 250, and all labeled with a label on each 
