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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
IRecent publications. 
The Charlton Nursery Co., R (Chester, N. Y., has issued a compre¬ 
hensive catalogue of 94 pages, illustrated with half-tone engravings. 
One of the most attractive catalogues is that of the Central Nurseries, 
J. Wragg & S >ns, Waukee, la. Naif tone engravings are used almost 
exclusively and there are inserts of colored plates of grapes. 
Memories of Kipling’s Indian tales are revived by an article in the 
January 16th issue of the “ Youth’s Companion,” by Bishop Henry C. 
Potter, of New York, “ On the Road to Mandalay.” Healthy reading 
for the boys is provided in every issue of this popular weekly story 
paper. $1.73 per year. B ) 3 ton : Perry Mason & Co. 
More than the usual amount of information regarding the treatment 
of nursery stock upon receipt from the grower or dealer is contained in 
the new catalogue of E. Smith & Sons, Geneva, N. Y. There is also 
considerable information regarding the spraying of orchards, with 
formulas and directions for growing roses, together with an account of 
the manner in which nursery stock is propagated at these nurseries. 
Among the most attractive features of Pearson’s Magazine are the 
illustrated articles in the series “ The Story of the States.” The De¬ 
cember article was on Texas, by Earl Mayo ; that in the February 
issue on Louisiana by the same author. Nine states have been thus 
described and depicted. The January issue contains the first of a 
series of articles on “Machines that Almost Think.” $1 per year. 
New York : Pearson Pubg. Co. 
The Macmillan Company, New York city, has issued an addition to 
its monthly list of books, bulletin No. 1 for 1902, in which are listed 
among others the following: “The Woodland’s Orchids,” by Fred¬ 
erick Boyle; descriptions and illustrations with stories of orchid 
collecting and colored plates, by J. L. Macfarlane, F. R. H. S., pp. 
274, cloth, 4°, $ 7 . “ Insect Life : Souvenirs of a Naturalist,” by J. 
H. Fabre, pp. 320, 12°, $1.75. Macmillan’s “Guide to Palestine and 
Egypt,” pp. 270, cloth, 12°, $3.25. 
The excellence and variety of the features presented by the February 
number of “ The Delineator” are typical of the progressiveness of 
this favorite woman’s magazine. The fashion matter is as timely as 
special correspondents at the world’s most important fashion centers 
can make it. Ira D. Sankey continues the story of his tour, and his 
description of the Holy Land is even more interesting than his story 
of the journey through Egypt. Prof. Anthony Barker contributes the 
first series on “Athletics for Women,” the article dealing with “Physical 
Culture at Home ” Dr. Grace Peckham Murray introduces a series of 
articles on “ Child Training” by describing the disposition and tendencies 
of every-day children. In the series of “ Notable Women ” Dr. S. R. 
Elliott gives some interesting glimpses of Charlotte Cushman. 
The January issue of “ Country Life in America” is a California 
number. The frontispiece is a full page engraving of a scene in the 
Santa Clara valley, showing blooming orchards in the fertile valley 
close to the foothills. A beautiful view of Redlands taken from 
Smiley Heights adorns the title page and a superb Washington palm 
occupies nearly the whole of the second page. A redwood, giant 
yuccas of the Mojave desert and famous old cypresses of Monterey 
contrast strongly with the engravings of the Matilija poppy, pears of 
Central California, prune orchards in Santa Clara valley, great grain 
fields, orange plantations, scenes in Menlo park, almond trees and 
extensive drying grounds. Animal life is depicted in each issue of 
this journal. The photographs of frogs and fishes in water in preced¬ 
ing issues have attracted much attention. In the January number the 
Gila Monster is graphically portrayed and described. Country Life in 
America has much of interest to the nurseryman. Monthly. $3 per 
year. Single copies 25 cents New York : Doubleday, Page & Co. 
Tiie World’s Work for February publishes entire, for the first time 
in America, Rudyard Kipling’s “The Islanders,” which has raised a 
veritable furore of discussion in England. Frank Norris, the author of 
“ The Octopus,” in an article entitled “ The Frontier Gone at Last,” 
shows how the Anglo Saxons have at last encircled the globe with con¬ 
quest George lies,, author of “ Flame, Electricity and the Camera,” 
writes of Marconi’s triumph. Some striking pictures of California big 
trees are accompanied by text written by Richard T. Fisher. Among 
the other illustrated articles are a description of the wonderful La 
Pren9a, the Buenos Ayres philanthropic newspaper; a story by Arthur 
Goodrich of how the Connecticut farmers are raising tobacco under 
tents; “A Gaucho’s Day’s Work,” by William Bulfin, who wrote 
“ Tales of the Pampas ; ” Helen Lukens Jones’ description of the great 
est olive ranch in the world in California ; the exciting experiences of 
the party who carried the United States mail farthest north in Alaska, 
by Dr. Francis H. Gambell, and a story of how the ice, last year, 
blocked traffic on the Great Lakes until May. “ The March of Events 
and Among the World Workers,” run over their usual wide gamut of 
topics of contemporary interest. 
Country Ltfe in America for February is an enlarged number 
of this beautiful magazine of the world out-of doors, representing the 
new expansion of American life in the country. “ In Garb of White,” 
the frontispiece, is a remarkable picture of a New England woods 
road in winter. Among the leading features are “ Shibo Castle,” the 
summer home of Andrew Carnegie in the Scottish Highlands; “A 
Sniff at Old Gardens,” by J. P. Mowbray, who treats of the vestiges 
of a past home life on the old Hudson river manors. “ The Trees,” is 
a large plate of rare beauty covering the two central pages of the 
large magazine. Of gardens and practical garden making there is “An 
Experience with the Soil,” in which a suburbanite tells of years of 
enthusiastic work in growing a wild garden of some eighty kinds of 
flowers, shrubs, and aquatic plant; and there are also articles on the 
construction and care of the hot-bed, with suggestions for starting 
early vegetables and flowers. A series of photographs is devoted to 
“ The Abandoned Farm Country,” where, amid old friends—the mari¬ 
gold, hollyhock and climbing rose—may be found pleasant summer 
homes, modest, but quite as much the aim of this successful magazine 
as the ideal country seats, with their dairies, blooded stock, and fox¬ 
hunts. 
EASTERN NURSERYMEN’S ASSOCIATION. 
The annual meeting of the Eastern Nurserymen's Associa¬ 
tion was held in Rochester last month. The report of the 
executive committee regarding the amendment to the legisla¬ 
tive bill in the New York legislature providing for the fumiga¬ 
tion of nursery stock coming into the state and the fumigation 
of stock in nurseries where scale has been discovered, was 
presented and discussed. The bill is progressing. The old 
officers of the association were continued. They were as 
follows : President, William C. Barry ; vice-president, C. H. 
Hawks ; secretary-treasurer, William Pitkin. 
STRINGFELLOW TO CHANGE METHOD. 
The experiment of H. M Stringfellow, of Texas, of cutting 
off the roots and setting the stub in a hole driven by a bar, 
has proved a failure, says the Orange Judd Farmer. Most of 
the trees have died from some cause or another, and less than 
300 are left from 1,000 set in February, 1900. Owing to lack 
of side roots there was nothing to anchor the trees and the 
wind soon loosened them. The ground, not being plowed or 
put in good tillage condition, soon dried out, and with the 
extreme dry weather following the trees soon began to die. 
Hereafter Mr. Stringfellow will leave more top root and some 
side roots in setting, but will still continue a closer system of 
pruning than most practical horticulturists believe wise. 
P. Ouwerkerk, Jersey City, N. J., Jan. 13, 1902.—“ Please find 
enclosed $2. With pleasure will I pay my subscription to your jour¬ 
nal. It is worth the money.” 
Curt K. Plumb, Lawrence, Kan., Jan. 7, 1902.—“ I do not want 
to do without the National Nurseryman. Enclosed $1 on subscrip¬ 
tion.” 
