THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
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foreign IRotes of Unterest. 
More nursery stock was exported to America from Boskoop, Holland, 
this year than ever before. 
Reports from Berkshire. England, state that from April 13 th to 20 th, 
when fruit trees were in full bloom, icicles eight inches in length 
formed and the damage to the fruit was great, although the trees in 
many cases were covered with two and three thicknesses of fish-netting. 
By a decision of the general appraiser, 20,000 bamboo plants imported 
from Yokohama, Japan, for the Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, 
have been admitted free of duty. It was maintained that the plants 
were exempt from duty under the tariff act because the Golden Gate 
Park is a public ground ; also because the plants were specially im¬ 
ported for the sole use of the park. 
Twenty Million Valley Pips. —Prominent in the line of exported 
horticultural articles from Germany are Lily of the Valley Pips. 
Formerly these Valleys were principally handled by Hamburg commis¬ 
sion houses, not growers, whose proprietors collected them from farm¬ 
ers in the northern part of Germany. Experienced professional garden¬ 
ers have taken up the culture of Valleys and have studied the commer¬ 
cial requirements, treating the business as a specialty. The firm of E. 
Neubert, of Wandsbek. near Hamburg, Germany, which is represented 
in the United States and Canada by August Rhotert, 26 Barclay St., 
New York, started in business 22 years ago with only 30,000 planting 
crowns. The present cultures on 200,000 square metres of land exceed 
more than 20 , 000,000 pips, and Mr. Neubert controls the crops of many 
small experienced gardeners in addition. He has issued a pamphlet 
descriptive of the business, with interesting illustrations. Lite forcing 
Valleys are retained and some four millions are every year put in cases 
and placed in refrigerators from which they are shipped during the 
winter months to Italy, Spain and other European countries, and to 
South and North America. 
The Veitchian Nurseries.— J. H. Veitch has issued for private circu¬ 
lation a series of photographic views representing portions of the 
Veitchian nurseries at Chelsea, Combe Woode, Langley, and Feltham, 
respectively, says the Gardeners’ Chronicle, London, England. They 
are prefaced by a family pedigree from the time of John Veitch ( 1752 - 
1839 ), of Jedburgh, the founder of the Exeter nursery. The Chelsea 
nursery was taken over by his grandson, James Veitch ( 1815 - 1869 ), 
from Messas. Knight & Perry, in 1863 , and as the business has grown, 
the other nurseries have been added. The omission of Mr. Harry 
Veitch’s portrait is to be regretted. The Chelsea nursery is gradually 
being reduced in size, its houses being in future mainly destined to be 
show-houses, supplied from the country nurseries, where the plants 
can be grown under more favorable conditions. The seed warehouse 
at Chelsea has been lately rebuilt, and every effort made to sustain the 
well-earned reputation of the firm in this as well as in other depart¬ 
ments. The beauties of Combe Wood are indicated, particularly in 
the case of the lily pond and bamboo garden ; but repeated visits are 
necessary to grasp the great interest this nursery possesses in its 
quarters reserved for the cultivation of new hardy plants introduced 
by the firm The hybridising department, over which the wizard 
Seden presides, is at Langley. 
THE MAYNARD PLUM. 
The Oregon Nursery Co, Salem, Ore., introducers of the Maynard 
plum, which was originated by Luther Burbank, has issued through 
the Rochester Lithographing Co., a catalogue descriptive of this new 
plum. The cover bears a lithograph of the plum in life size; also a 
lithograph of the tree and a basket filled with Maynard plums behind 
which stands Mr. Burbank. A photo engraving of the originator and 
an appreciative sketch of this master of modern horticulture are given, 
together with interesting information concerning the plum The com¬ 
pany states that in the Maynard, Mr Burbank has given to the horti¬ 
cultural world his latest and greatest effort in the plum line. Mr. Bur¬ 
bank himself says: “ I consider the Maynard one of the best plums that 
I have ever introduced.” Mr. Burbank receives a royalty on every tree 
of the Maynard that is sold. We have heretofore given a description 
of the plum. 
THE GRIESA NURSERIES, LAWRENCE, KAN. 
The dissolution notice, in the May issue of the firm of A. C. 
Griesa and Bro., Lawrence, Kan., to the effect that A. C. 
Griesa had bought the interests of T. E. Griesa, was somewhat 
incomplete. 
The firm has dissolved. T. E. Griesa has sold his old 
lands, but not the growing stock. He has purchased new 
lands never before used for nursery purposes, and has made 
larger plantings than before the firm was changed. During 
the past twenty years T. E. Griesa has been the propagator, 
and has done more to bring the firm up to its present standard 
than is generally known. His present location just at the 
southern limit of Lawrence gives him the advantages of paved 
streets and nearer to railroads. 
The new nurseries will be known as the Griesa Nurseries 
T. E. Griesa, Prop. He is building extensive cold storage, 
propagating houses and office, all of which will be on the home 
grounds, where he will be pleased to see all of his old and 
new friends and customers. 
COMMERCIAL STRAWBERRY CULTURE. 
Des Moines, la., April 16—S. H. Linton : “ For two weeks 
immense quantities of nursery stock have been moved in Iowa; 
though there are several large growers in this state, yet there 
are large quantities shipped in from other states, both whole¬ 
sale and retail. Iowa was blessed with a mild winter, yet 
there is some damage, especially to cherry and some plum trees 
Many two and three-vear old apple trees are more or less dam¬ 
aged in the last year’s growth of limbs caused by excessive 
moisture and high temperature very late in the season, not giv¬ 
ing time for m iturity of wood before cold weather set in. 
Most all small fruits are in fair to good condition; this in¬ 
cludes strawberries. 
“An interesting and profitable subject for a paper to be read 
before the Association of Nurserymen would be, Commerce 
Strawberry Culture, starting in with Florida and covering the 
season of ripening on through to the north limit of the United 
States bounding each territory with the present available sup¬ 
ply. This would greatly obviate some localities growing a sur¬ 
plus and give pointers to others where to locate to grow with 
the greatest profit and with least expense in cultivation and 
transportation. No doubt there are many practical strawberry 
growers who have not had the opportunity of traveling over 
the various states; and, therefore, do not know the facts just a 
little ways beyond them. Distance from market is not a con¬ 
sideration in growing where the very best and most improved 
facilities are given by the railroads and where fruit can be sent 
in express time, at freight rates in car load lots. 
“Strawberry growing is either a profitable or losing business 
as the skill and environments of the grower apply, and every 
available means should be afforded by the American Associa¬ 
tion of Nurserymen, as this body is an established authority on 
all vital questions in fruit production as well as the propaga¬ 
tion of nursery stock. In justice to the profession, and the in¬ 
terest of the grower, it would be important to have this arti¬ 
cle well covered by some one who is able to give the facts and 
not interested in one locality more than another.” 
The Roeding Packing Co., Fresno, Cal., has been incorporated, with 
a capital stock of $ 100 , 000 , by George C. Roeding, Elizabeth T. Roed¬ 
ing, C. H. Riege, F. W. Roeding and C. C. Freman. 
