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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
SOWING SEED OF HARDY HERBACEOUS 
PERENNIALS 
It is not our intention in this article to give the best time 
for sowing the different varieties, we only wish to point out 
a few of the advantages and disadvantages of sowing in 
Spring or Fall. The chief advantages of Fall sowing are 
stronger plants next year, possibility of earlier planting in 
Spring and cold frames taking the place of greenhouses, 
cutting out that expense. Winter or early Spring sowing 
furnishes profitable employment to men when there is not 
much to be done, it also eliminates all risk of loss by Whiter. 
Fall sowing is limited in the varieties which can be handled 
at this time, while most every variety which grows from seed 
can be sown in Spring with good results. To produce best 
results with Fall sown plants, seed should be sown early 
enough to allow plants to become well established. If 
potted up and left until they are well rooted they can be 
knocked out of pots and set in boxes or wintered over in pots. 
Proper care in protecting them during Winter has much to 
do with the result we expect to see in the Spring. If covered 
too early, mice get in and eat the roots of many varieties, 
sometimes ruining whole frames full. If covering is too 
light frost lifts plants out of the ground and roots being 
exposed, otherwise hardy plants are lost. It is well to wait 
until ground is frozen, then mice have found their winter 
quarters and travel but little, then place sufficient covering 
to afford good protection. With the first signs of Spring 
remove part of coverng and loosen up what is left, affording 
protection but not enough to start growth; with this care 
•small seedlings like Lobelia Cardinals have been wintered 
over and were ready to plant out as soon as ground was 
open, getting planted early and making better stock. 
Seedlings sown in greenhouse, transplanted and kept 
growing, will produce good stock, but having soft growth, 
which must not be checked by frost, cannot be planted out 
until danger of frost is over, thus making planting season 
shorter. 
As it does not pay to keep greenhouses merely for the few 
months in which seedlings are grown, many growers find 
themselves confronted with the problem of seedlings and no 
room for transplanting, this condition means the loss of 
thousands of plants every year, through damping off. Out 
door frames so placed that sufficient heat can be turned 
into them to keep out frost, appears to be the best solution 
and when the sun begins to get stronger stock grows better 
here than in greenhouses. 
Geo. F. Kimbel. 
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i CATALOGUES RECEIVED i 
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Chase Nursery Co., Huntsville, Ala. Bulletin No. i for Winter and 
Spring of 1913. 
Rice Bros. Co., Geneva, N. Y. January surplus list. 
Southern Nursery Co., Winchester, Tenn. January Surplus list 
No. I. 
Huntsville Wholesale Nurseries, Huntsville, Ala. January Bulletin. 
Richland Nurseries, Rochester, N. Y. Catalogue of Fruit and 
Ornamental Trees, Shrubs and Plants. 
De GraafE Bros., Ltd., Leiden, Holland. Wholesale Catalogue of 
Bulbs and Plants. 
Brown Bros. Company, Rochester, N. Y. Surplus list No. 2, 
Spring, 1913. 
J. Jenkins & Son, Winona, Ohio. Wholesale price list of Surplus 
stock. 
Greisa Nurseries, Lawrence, Kans. Spring 1913 trade list. 
The National Nurseries, Lawrence, Kans. Illustrated catalogue of 
hardy Western grown nursery stock, 1913. 
J. K. Henby & Son, Greenfield, Ind. Wholesale trade list, Spring 
1913- 
O. A. D. Baldwin, Bridgeman, Mich. Catalogue of Fruit Plants. 
Fraser Nursery Co., Huntsville, Ala. Surplus list. 
Davis Co., Nurseries, Harness Dix & Co., Roy, Utah. Illustrated 
catalogue of trees, shrubs and plants. 
Stumpp & Walter Co., N. Y. Wholesale catalogue for florists and 
market gardeners. 
J. H. Skinner & Co., North Topeka, Kans. Surplus list. Spring 
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California Nursery Co., Niles, Calif. Catalogue No. 3. 
Forest Nursery & Seed Co., McMinnville, Tenn. Wholesale trade 
list. 
L. L. May & Co., St. Paul, Minn. Special offer of Evergreen Seed¬ 
lings. 
- WANTED Foreman for our nurseries. Man of | 
X == ability, sober and a rustler. Give full | 
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WANTED —for Spring season 
An Experienced Man to Take Charge of Packing 
in an Eastern Nursery. Applicant must be thoroughly familiar with 
hardy ornamental stock and competent to handle men. 
Address A. B., care of this paper. 
WANTED 
NURSERYMAN. A man who 
understands the nursery business will 
find a permanent place at good wages. Applying to 
ROSEDALE NURSERIES, Hawthorne, N. Y. 
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POSITION WANTED 
Nurseryman and Orchardlst of over 25 years’ experience, thoroughly con¬ 
versant -with the propagating and growing of fruit trees, deciduous and citrus, 
would like to correspond with anyone desiring the services of a superintendent 
or foreman of growing and shipping. State salary offered in first inquiry. 
Address “ S,” care of N.4 tional Nurseryman. 
WANTED A competent nurseryman for manager and work- 
ing foreman. Must be honest and capable of 
handling men. Married man preferred. Permanent position. State 
full particulars and salary wanted in first letter. Address “C. F.”, 
care of National Nurseryman, Rochester, N. Y. 
WANTED-a Competent Nurseryman for 
Working Foreman. Must be honest and capable of 
handling men. A permanent position to the right 
party. State particulars and salary wanted. Must 
have reference. Address 
G. J. W., care of NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
