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regarding ornamental horticulture and its treatment, which 
is represented by these headings of the divisions of the subject: 
“Advantages of Fall Planting/' “The Plant Buyer’s Profit,” 
“Practical Suggestions for Artistically Ornamenting Home 
Grounds,” “The Way to Improve Your Property,” Useful 
Books,” Hints on Tree Planting and Pruning,” “Value of 
Hardy Herbaceous Perennials,” “Brightening Up Shrubbery 
Borders,” “Arrangement of Hardy Flowers,” “Selections for 
Special Purposes,” Cover spaces are utilized artistically with 
reference to Paeonies, Evergreen Azaleas, and Ornamental 
Oaks. The book is illustrated with striking and appropriate 
original half-tone engravings and with full page engravings 
of a wood scene and a lawn decoration showing arrangement 
of stock specifically described. 
Altogether this production represents the height of the art 
of catalogue making in a year of marked advance in this line 
of work. 
A STUDY OF THE HONEYSUCKLE. 
The fourteenth annual report for 1903 of the Missouri 
Botanical Garden has been issued by the director, Dr. Wil¬ 
liam Trelease. As usual it contains a considerable amount of 
information of special interest to the botanist and a report on 
the condition of the society. It contains a review of the genus 
Lonicera, the first in more than 70 years, by Alfred Rehder, 
who was actively engaged with Prof. Bailey in the production 
of the Cyclopedia of American Horticulture, quite the most 
elaborate work of the prolific brain of the dean of the New 
York State Agricultural College. Since the last review of 
this genus, by A. P. DeCandolle, the 42 recognized species 
have been more than tripled in number, chiefly from discov¬ 
eries made in Central and Eastern Asia, so that now there 
are known more than 150 well-distinguished species. 
Mr. Rehder, who is a specialist in hardy shrubs and vines, 
devotes ten columns in the cyclopedia above named to the 
Honeysuckle, giving brief descriptions of varieties. Nur¬ 
serymen with others are indebted to such men for the special 
study devoted to species and recorded for perpetual reference. 
We believe that not enough appreciation of such work is 
expressed by those who will profit by such arduous and pains¬ 
taking investigation. 
NEW YORK PARKS. 
New York has in the Borough of Manhattan public parks 
covering an area of 1,415 acres, in Richmond 2f acres, in 
Brooklyn 1,026 acres, in Queens 550 acres, and in the Bronx 
3,866 acres, a total of about 6,862^ acres. In the Boroughs 
of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx there are 
321,561 feet of parkways, streets, avenues, etc., under the 
jurisdiction of the department. The playground for coming 
generations in the Bronx is made up principally of Bronx 
Park, 661 acres, against Central Park’s 843 acres, Pelham 
Bay Park, 1,756 acres, and Van Cortlandt Park, 1,132 acres. 
VERY VALUABLE IN MANY WAYS. 
American Nursery Co., Kalamazoo, Mich., June 1, 1903. “We 
enclose draft to your order for $1.00, in payment of our subscription 
for another year. We have found your publication very valuable in 
many ways and do not wish to be without it.” 
THE LOWER SOUTH. 
Much Attention Given to Budded Pecans—Trade Heavy—Florida’s 
Advantages In Special Lines—Cuban De¬ 
mand for Citrus Trees. 
Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 22 —Griffing Brothers Co.:—“In the Lower 
South as a whole more attention is being given to budded Pecans than 
to any other one thing; leading nurserymen are making no effort to 
sell seedlings, believing that there is as much advantage in budded 
Pecans over seedlings as there is in budded Peach, Apple or Pear over 
seedlings. We have over 25,000 budded Pecans atour Macclenny nur¬ 
sery and find both wholesale and retail trade for them very lively, are 
supplying over 5,000 for one grove over which we are interested in. 
“Business is especially good in the Texas and Louisiana section 
where North Florida grown trees of all classes seem to give better 
satisfaction than those from further north or even the home grown. 
The gray pine land with red clay subsoil, such as used for nursery 
purposes here, produces handsome trees and the best root system 
possible. 
“Trade in special lines with nurserymen is increasing yearly and 
■we believe it is because this is the best section of the United States 
for growing Japan Persimmons, Figs, Mulberries, Muscadine Grapes, 
Pecans, Japan W T alnuts, Japan Chestnuts, Pomegranites, Texas Um¬ 
brella and Amoor River Privet, all of which we are making a specialty 
of for the trade and there is no better section for producing perfect 
Peach, Plum, Pear, Roses, Conifers and shade trees. With the long 
growing seasons we can produce a brighter and handsomer tree of sal¬ 
able size in a year’s less time than the same size trees can be produced 
in the North, making it profitable to compete with other sections in 
these lines. 
“For a number of years we have supplied several large dealers, 
operating in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, who have 
established a reputation and are doing an increasing business in the 
same territory every year. This is the only w T ay to reach a certain 
class of small farmers and when they are supplied good stock they 
appreciate it and are pleased to give their orders to the same men 
every season. These dealers have done more business this year than 
usual, making it necessary to employ a large packing force several 
weeks on these orders alone. 
“The supply of stock for Winter and Spring business is fairly good 
in June Bud Peach of such varieties as Elberta, Carmen, Slappy, etc., 
but rather shy in Florida varieties; there is also a good supply of large 
siza Ivieffer Pear, Japan Persimmon and Budded Pecans and in all 
grades of Muscadine and Trellis grapes Roses, Amoor River Privet 
and Texas Umbrellas 
“The principal shortage is on Plums, LeConte and Garber Pear, 
Mulberries and Walnuts. Citrus trees are in good supply and demand. 
“The raising of Orange, Grape Fruit and other Citrus trees is fully 
half of our business and we are now planting the most of this class at 
our South Florida branches and in Cuba, where Orange planting might 
be said to be on a boom. There is no doubt a great future for Citrus 
fruits in Cuba, as they grow beautifully and produce well. Much 
American capital is being invested there in this line; ve are planting 
and developing a grove of one thousand acres for a Chicago company, 
besides supplying trees for many other large and small gro\ es. Our 
Mr. D. W. Griffing is located at Bahia Honda, Cuba, in charge of this 
one thousand acre plantation and a nursery of several hundred thousand 
trees. Altogether the nursery business in the South is flourishing. 
Ex-president Edgar Sanders, Chicago, of the American Association 
of Nurserymen, celebrated his 76th birthday on October 10th. 
The Davis County Nurseries, Utah Nursery Company and Pioneer 
Nurseries Company of Salt Lake City, Utah, are credited by the News of 
that city, with doing much to encourage the development of orchards 
and woodlands in the region. All the firms have many pat rons, the first 
named sending traveling men from California to Illinois. 
