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the invoice he presents and remains on the anxious seat 
till the invoice has been liquidated, for not until then, does 
he know whether or not the powers that be have raised 
his invoice to the seizure point. 
On subsequent arrivals and once posted on the market 
value as decreed by the infallible appraiser, the broker has 
the ability of which he does not fail to avail himself, to raise 
prices on consular invoices before making the entry, but 
how will his customer enjoy being made to pay duty on a 
higher valuation than appears on the invoice he has received 
from the foreign nurseries? 
In my modest opinion, fruit stocks and rose stock ought to 
be on the free list as raw material. They are not fit to sell and 
bear fruit or flowers till budded, and this work gives employ¬ 
ment to many hands. If I understand it correctly, the object 
of the protective tariff is to protect labor and industries. 
But tariff question is too broad a subject for me to enlarge 
upon in this short talk; nor will I speak to you extensively 
of the many steps the broker will have to take and the diffi¬ 
culties he will encounter to get the shipments from the 
steamer’s dock to the refrigerator car, which finally will 
bring them to destination. 
His uneasiness only ceases when the consignee finally 
reports that his goods are safely stowed away in his frost¬ 
proof cellar, and that upon inspection, stocks are found in 
good condition; properly packed, properly graded, properly 
counted. 
You may think that I have drawn a pretty dark picture of 
the broker’s work, worries and responsibilities. Believe me j 
I have not. Fortunately, there is a bright silver lining to 
the heavy cloud that hangs over the broker’s head. I mean 
the unfailing kindness and good fellowship of the whole- 
souled broad-minded American nurseryman, who by his 
very life in the open, by his constant communing with nature, 
learns patience, leniency and forbearance, and judging by 
my own twenty years experience, overlooks the broker’s 
shortcomings. His encouragements lighten an otherwise 
thankless task. 
Hugust Specialties. 
Eugene Willett, North Collins, N. Y., announces a full stock 
of grape vines. 
Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, N. Y., are offering two 
year plants of Fay’s Prolific currant. 
Holsinger Bros., Argentine, Ivans., are ready to contract 
raspberry plants in variety for fall delivery. 
J. G. Harrison & Sons, Berlin, Md., offer an unusually large 
variety of budding wood. See ad. on last cover. 
Henry A. Dreer, Philadelphia, offers a large stock of her¬ 
baceous peonies, also a full line of popular perennials. 
John A. Y'oung, Greensboro, N. C., and J. Van Lindley, 
Pomona, N.C., are in the field with offerings of peach pits. 
Charles F. Meyer, 79 Warner street, New York, agent for 
Victor Detriche, Angers, France, offers advance list of fruit 
stocks. 
Thomas Meehan & Sons, Dreshertown, Pa., announce that 
that they are ready to book orders for apple, quince and 
pear seeds, Western and European apple stocks in addition 
to a full line of French pear, plum and cherry stocks. 
QUIZ COLUMN. 
THE HARDIEST DEUTZIA. 
What varieties of Deutzia, it any, are more hardy than 
the Crenata? I he latter winterkills badly here in northern 
Ohio. 
In answering this question, we are speaking from our 
experience of the past winter. We shall lx* glad to have 
the experience of growers elsewhere. In this vicinity, Deutzia 
crenata and I), gracilis were both considerably injured. They 
have flowered very sparsely this season and that only on the 
lower shoots. The variety which has shown up best after the 
cold of last winter is D. scabra var. Pride of Rochester. This 
has manifested very little injury from the severity of the 
test winter. Let us have the experience of other growers 
on this subject.—E d. 
DISEASED CLEMATIS. 
What is the cause of clematis vines for the first season 
or two after planting, suddenly dying back to the ground 
as they so frequently do, after making a goo 1 growth and 
sometimes blooming? They sometimes start again from 
the root and sometimes do not. What, if any, is the remedy? 
The clematis often fails the first winter because the roots 
do not become thoroughly established and its death is due 
primarily to the weakening influence of the winter. It is 
also subject to fungous diseases; but we could not say in this 
instance in the absence of leaves, what is the destructive agent 
specimens which we might examine. If our correspondent 
will furnish us with specimens, we shall be very glad to look 
into the matter further.— Ed. 
POWDERY MILDEW OF APPLE STOCK. 
Millersburg, Ohio, July 11, 1904. 
National Nurseryman Publishing Co. 
Rochester, N. Y .: 
Would like to ask through your columns as to the best 
method of controlling powdery mildew on apple stocks. 
Yours truly, 
T. T. Finney. 
We are glad to answer Mr. Finney’s questions. This 
fungus belongs to the surface or external feeding type. It 
is closely related to the powdery mildew that so liberally 
coats the lilac leaves in mid-summer or later. 
As long ago as 1SS9, experiments were conducted in this 
country for the purpose of ascertaining means whereby it 
could be controlled. At first, ammoniacal copper carbonate 
was recommended. It was found that the disease could 
be prevented by spraying the stock with this solution at a 
cost of twelve cents per thousand. Later trials ha\ e estab¬ 
lished the fact that Bordeaux mixture is quite as effective as 
copper carbonate. Being cheaper and the method of pre¬ 
paration well understood, it is now generally recommended. 
The disease is especially serious in the southern states. Suc¬ 
cess in treating it depends upon (1) spraying when the lea\es 
are about one-third grown, and (2) upon the thoroughness 
of the application. It may be necessary to spray four or 
five times at intervals of ten or twelve days.— Editor. 
