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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
IRecent publications. 
Many subjects of interest to nurserymen and fruit growers are dis¬ 
cussed in the proceedings of the Peninsula Horticultural Society for 
1002 just issued. 
N. E. Hansen, state horticulturist, Brookings, South Dakota, has 
issued a comprehensive list of ornamentals for South DaKota, covering 
204 pages and indexed. 
The thirty-ninth annual publication of the Statesman’s Year Book, 
that for 1902, pp. 1332, 12mo. cl., cloth, $3.00, by J. Scott Keltie, 
L.L.D., is announced by the Macmillan Company, New York. 
The official proceedings of the Western New York Horticultural 
Society have been issued by the Secretary, John Hall. The book is a 
valuable addition to current horticultural publications. It is included 
in membership in the society, which may be secured upon payment 
of $1.00. 
In addition to the “Cyclopedia of American Horticulture,” by Prof. 
Bailey, the complete sets of four volumes of which are now ready, the 
Macmillan Company, New York, list among other new books: “The 
Principles of Western Civilization,” by Benjamin Kidd ; “ The Mastery 
of the Pacific,” by A. R. Colquhoun, F. R. S.; “The Scenery of Eng¬ 
land,” by Sir John Lubbock ; “ Commonwealth or Empire,” by Gold- 
win Smith, D. C. L ; “Ulysses,” by Stephen Phillips; “Dorothy 
Vernon of Haddon Hall,” by Charles Major, illustrated by Mr. Christy. 
The 44tli annual report of the Horticultural Society of Missouri, con¬ 
taining the proceedings of the meetings of June and December 1901, 
has been issued by the secretary, L. A Goodman, Kansas City. Photo¬ 
engravings of the late Samuel Miller and the late A. Nelson, second 
vice-president and treasurer respectively, of the society, are presented. 
An unusually large amount of information of special value to horti. 
cullurists and nurserymen is thus put on record in convenient form, 
easy of access by reason of an index. This is one of the most active of 
state societies. 
The chrysanthemum ranks third as a commercial flower, following the 
rose and carnation preceding in the order named. It possesses this advan¬ 
tage, however, that while first class roses and carnations, long-stemmed 
and luxuriant, can be grown only with greenhouse facilities, the chrysan¬ 
themum under ordinary conditions, with properly directed and system¬ 
atic culture, yields a profusion and perfection of bloom that can be 
surpassed only by the efforts of the expert professional. The May 
Delineator makes an interesting reference to the commercial value of 
this flower and indicates the methods by which it is best propagated. 
A volume of 559 pages is required to record the transactions of the 
Illinois State Horticultural Society for 1901, and those of the Northern, 
Central and Southern District Societies and a number of county socie¬ 
ties. The whole matter has been edited by the secretary of the state 
society, L. R. Bryant, Princeton, Ill. The book is a compendium of 
horticultural information for the State of Illinois and should prove of 
the greatest value to who are interested in the subject. The great 
amount of matter has been excellently arranged for reference and 
closely indexed by Secretary Bryant. There are many illustrations. 
The World’s Work for May is a particularly interesting number by 
reason of its novel as well as its sterling features. The article on 
“ Adventures in Wild Life Photography” is of absorbing interest to 
the many thousands of the lovers of animals and of the art of 
photography. Flashlight pictures disclosing the timid deer in his 
natural environment at night and a photo engraving of a wild lynx in 
the woods taken with a camera but a yard from the animal’s head are 
instances of what is being done with wild life. The full page illustra¬ 
tions of the shops of Cairo, Egypt, in the article “Beyond the American 
Invasion,” are of unusual interest. The editorial interpretation of the 
march of events, the illustrated articles on the richly endowed Stanford 
University and a dry salt sea in the desert command attention at once. 
There are other important articles. 
Announced for immediate publication by the Macmillan Company, 
New York, is a “University Text Book of Botany.” by Douglas 
Houghton Campbell. Mr. Campbell is professor of botany in the 
Leland Stanford University, and is already known as the author of 
“Lectures on the Evolution of Plants,” “The Structure and Develop¬ 
ment of Mosses and Ferns,” etc. The work will contain many original 
illustrations, and is especially intended as a compendium of botany fo r 
the use of university students in the United States. It is not a labora¬ 
tory manual, but a work of reference covering the most important 
topics in the different branches of the science. In addition to the sec¬ 
tions dealing with general morphology and physiology, the structure 
and classification of the principal groups of plants are treated some¬ 
what fully. The classification is for the most part based upon Engler 
and Prantl’s—Die Naturlichen Pflanzen Familien. Special chapters 
treat of the adjustment of plants to their surroundings ; and the factors 
governing the distribution of plants, especially within the United 
States, form the subject of a special chapter. The illustrations are 
largely original and drawn from the native flora. A series of photo 
graphs illustrating the more characteristic botanical regions of the 
United States will be a feature of the book. Each section is followed 
by a bibliography of the more important works bearing upon the topics 
treated in it. 
Announcement is made that Doubleday, Page & Co., of New York, 
will issue within a few weeks the first volume of the New International 
Encyclopedia, a work that has been in active preparation for about 
four years. The announcement of a new encyclopedia is an interest¬ 
ing event. The labor connected with such an enterprise is stupendous 
and it is not undertaken unless there is felt to be a demand for it. It 
has been some time since the last revision of Johnston was made and 
the supplements of the Britannica and Chambers have not been wholly 
satisfactory. The editors of the New International are Dr. Daniel Coit 
Gilman, president of the Carnegie Institution and recently president of 
the Johns Hopkins University ; Professor Harry Thurston Peck, of 
Columbia University, and Professor Frank Moore Colby, formerly of 
the New York University. All of these gentlemen are especially fitted 
for this work. Dr. Gilman is noted as an organizer and his associates 
as editors. Professor Peck says of the encyclopedia, that it is intended 
first of all for the general reader, and the articles are therefore free from 
vexatious technicalities. The endeavor has been in every detail to 
compact really valuable information, instead of loosely assorted and 
often irrelevant facts. The etymology as well as the pronunciation 
of words has been included, and it is stated that no other reference 
book in the English language has treated so great a number of names, 
and the treatment has been unusually full. The illustrations are to be 
of special worth. The question of the relative conspicuousness of the 
contributors in the public eye did not enter as a primary consideration. 
It has been sought to insure the best possible treatment of the subjects 
by able men whose work should possess both freshness of treatment and 
scientific authority. The appearance of the first volume will be 
awaited with interest. 
Xong anb Short. 
Maple and elm seed may be obtained of Welch Brothers, Shenan¬ 
doah, la. 
The P. J. Berkmans Co., Fruitland Nurseries, Augusta, Ga., have 
an attractive list in another column. 
Dorothy Perkins, a new pedigreed climbing rose, seedling, of their 
own originating, is offered by Jackson & Perkins Co., Newark, N.Y. 
Bobbink & Atkins employ 40 workmen in the spring. They have 50 
acres of nursery and 50,000 square feet of storehouses and greenhouses. 
They have a large stork of imported trees and plants, including fruit 
trees trained for espaliers and walls. 
A. G. Tuttle. Baraboo, Wis., president of the State Horticultural 
Society, is still in the nursery business at 88 years of age. He started 
the first nursery in Wisconsin. On April 10th he and his wife cele¬ 
brated the sixty fourth anniversary of their marriage. 
ALWAYS SOMETHING OF INTEREST. 
George C. Roeding, Faecher Creek Nurseries, Fresno, Cal. 
—“ Enclosed find money order for $1. We are always glad to get the 
National Nurseryman as it always contains something of interest to 
a nurseryman.” 
New Haven Nurseries, New Haven, Mo., Jan. 13, 1902.—“ We 
enclose herewith check for $1 to pay for the National Nurse syman 
for 1902. We think you are getting out a publication that is very sat¬ 
isfactory to the trade. It certainly meets our approval.” 
