TIIIO NATIONAL NURSKRYMAN 
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TREE PLANTING IN URUGUAY 
(Consul Ralph J. Totten, Montevideo.) 
Iiifonnalioii is sought jeganliiig possibilities lor the 
sale of Ainerieaii lloweiiiig plants, slinihs, and trees in 
Uruguay. 
The climah! of Uruguay is between Unnperati; and suh- 
tropieal. The mean suminei' temperature for the last 
live years has been degnses U, and the mean winter 
temperature has been 50 (h‘gre(!S. The lowest tenifiera- 
tnre registered in the last 10 yi'ars was 22 degrees and 
the highest was 92 degrees, hut hoth of the extremes were 
for a few hours only. The soil is suitable for almost all 
subtropical and temperate zone plants and trees. There 
are no real mountains and very little natural forest. The 
years old, 4.14 pesos; ash, 2.09 to 8.50 pesos, according 
to size and kind; Tipa Ihuuviana 5 to 0 (lesos, according 
to size and kind; poplar (‘A varieties), 2.1)9 to 0.20 pesos, 
according to kind; salinwood, 1 year old, 5.10 pesos; sa- 
tinwood, 5 years old, 7.25 pesos; plane tree, 1 year old, 
4.14 pesos; sycamore (2 varieties), 2.09 to 7 jiesos; and 
cypress (5 varieties), 5.70 to 7.25 pesos. 
The central and southern [)orlions of Uruguay being 
almost treeh!ss, it is neciissary to plant tn'es for shade as 
well as for utility. Fruit, shade, and (h^corative. trees, as 
well as shrubs, vines, llowers, and small fruits, are in 
constantly increasing (hmiand. It is estimatiMl that 
12 Acre field of Cumberland Raspberry. R. D. Berry, Wholesale Nurseryman, Daylon, 0. 
palm, the olive, and the orange grow in almost the same 
di.stricts with the pine, eucalyptus, and oak. 
Few' trees and shrubs grow in a wild state in Ui uguay. 
There are 10 or 12 nurserymen, some of whom have mod¬ 
ern, well-eijuipped nurseries and carry large stocks ol 
seeds, llowers, shrubs, and trees. There is a (Govern¬ 
ment nursery which makers a specialty ol shade trees, 
trees for lumber, and seeds for lorage crojis. 7 heir 
prices in Uruguayan pesos (1 peso — )j5l.054 U. S. cur¬ 
rency), which are lixed semi-annually by the Department 
of Industry, are at present as lollows lor some ol the 
principal trees (per 100) : 
Eucalyptus (21 varieties), 12 inches to 59 inches in 
height, 4.14 pesos; pine (10 varieties), 2 years old, 4.14 
I»esos; Acacia (4 varieties), 1.55 to 4.65 pesos, according 
to size and variety; oak, 1 year old, 2.09 pesos; oak, 2 
within the last few years ovei- 17,000,000 fore.st trees 
have been panted in Uruguay. Fruit culture is growing 
in importance from year to yeai'. Among the latter are 
apples, plums, pears, peaches, cherries, oranges, olives, 
berries, melons, and grapes. It is estimated that 98,842 
acres are devoted to tree fruits and 14,826 acres to vine¬ 
yards. 
Trees and plants are admitted duty free into Uruguay. 
(A list of Uruguayan nurserymen and plant dealers 
may he had from the bureau of Foreign and Domestic 
Commerce, Washington, I). C., and at the branch ollices 
of the bureau, 515 Custondiouse, New York, N. V., 629 
I'ederal building, Chicago, Ill., As.sociation of Commerce 
building. New Orleans, La., and 510 Customhouse, San 
Francisco, Cal.— Daily Consular and Trade Reporls. 
