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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
growers of these stocks, and quite a few others of the old 
time nurserymen, but up to recently the production of these 
home grown Mahalebs greatly diminished. 
The Bates Brothers, Floral, Kansas took up the growing 
of Mahaleb Chern^ seedlings a few years back, and have 
produced many good stands of stocks. The illustration 
shows a block of these seedlings grown last summer. Three 
bushels of seed were planted, yielding exactly 304,700 
seedlings or slightly over 100,000 stocks per bushel. Why 
cannot the United States ])roduce its own Mahal eb Cherry 
instead of depending upon France for them? 
Scattering lots of Manetti Roses have been grown in the 
Southern States. The Manetti is raised from cuttings. 
Some of the Southern nurserymen are growing Baltimore 
Belle, Queen of the Prairie, Crimson Rambler and some 
Hybrid Roses from hard wood cuttings and get good big 
stands too. The Manetti rose is no more difficult to grow 
than any of those mentioned, yet no one has undertaken 
to grow them, at least not in sufficient quantities to offer 
them to the trade. Why not? 
What is the answer? Are our American nurserymen not 
alive to the importance and advantages of producing their 
own “raw material’’ or are they content to remain in the old 
rut and let France do it for them? No one doubts but 
that our nurserymen are equal to any emergency and it is a 
question of great consideration right at this time. 
The present Federal laws are making the importation 
of fruit stocks and other nursery stock more difficult every 
year. If the Federal Board of Horticulture should at any 
time, and it is within their power, quarantine the fruit stock 
producing section of France, this country would be hope¬ 
lessly at their mercy, and the supply of stocks, our “raw 
material’’ would be completely cut off. This is not a desir¬ 
able condition to face, yet it is an unfortunate fact. 
Cheap labor enables France to produce these stocks at 
a low price, and no doubt this is one of the causes for the non¬ 
production of our own seedlings. The present tariff on fruit 
stocks still leaves room to grow our own seedlings at a small 
profit, but not sufficient perhaps to warrant their production 
on an extensive scale. The present tariff if retained in the 
proposed new tariff bill no doubt will stimulate the grow¬ 
ing of our own seedlings, but a reduction or entire elimination 
of duties would effectually kill any further attempts to pro¬ 
duce our own requirements in this line. 
NEEDS OF THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT 
Dear Sir: 
I have your circular letter of the 9th inst., asking certain 
questions about nursery stock. Replying to these questions 
in their order stated, I would say: 
First, as to species, I find most difficulty in being able to 
secure hard wooded trees and shrubs, which material is far 
superior for general use and permanent plantations. 
Second, I prefer evergreens grown in an open and natural 
manner rather than sheared specimens, for all ordinary 
purposes. There is, however, a special use for specimens 
trimmed in formal shapes such as bay trees in standards and 
pyramids. This class could be considerably extended to 
cover our native Red Cedar and other evergreens, which 
would supply a useful type which would be hardy and thus 
of great value for formal settings where expense and trouble 
of planting in tubs could be obviated. 
Third, as to native plants, there is a certain class of hard 
wooded small trees which are difficult to obtain except in 
small sizes, such as Thoms, Hollies, etc. 
Fourth, regarding sizes of trees, shmbs, etc., I prefer to 
use well-developed and well-grown material where the owner 
is willing, of the largest sizes now offered by nurserymen. 
The great difficulty with this kind of planting is to secure 
uniformity in a list having a considerable number of dif¬ 
ferent kinds. 
I trust these replies will be of some value, as I am a great 
believer in closer co-operation between nurserymen and 
landscape architects on just such questions as you have 
brought up. 
Yours very truly, 
Charles N. Lowrie. 
Answer to your favor of January 9th has been delayed 
by the writer’s absence from the city. We are not always 
able to procure the right kind of nursery stock. One of our 
chief difficMties is caused by the slowness of freight,-and we 
find that there are few nurserymen who understand packing. 
We prefer thick bushy evergreens but do not wish to have 
them sheared. There are many native plants that should 
receive more attention from the nurserymen; among them— 
Sassafras, Pepperidge trees, the various Oaks, the Honey 
Locust, the Kentucky Coffee tree, our native Thoms and 
Crab-apples, and many of our wild herbaceous plants. 
Yours truly, 
O. C. SiMONDS & Co., 
Per O. C. SiMONDS. 
THE ROSE SHOW AT BOSKOOP 
We have received the following communication regard¬ 
ing the Great Rose Show which will be held in Boskoop, 
Holland, July 1913. ‘ 
Again the Government has shown his interest in this 
enterprise as the Exposition will be held under the patronage 
of His Excellency the Minister of Agriculture, Industry and 
Commerce. 
The committee has been obliged to greatly extend the 
grounds of the Exposition, this proving to be necessary to 
meet the wishes of the very large munber of exhibitors. 
Around the Rosarium, which will cover about an acre will 
be built a “Pergola” 600 feet long, this pergola alone vdll 
require 3000 Climbing roses, which have already been 
grown in pots for this purpose. In the rosarium will be plants 
grown in pots for this purpose. In the Rosarium will be 
placed thousands of roses, bush and standard form; to keep 
the grounds during the time the Exposition will be held in 
good shape, there will be a surplus of 50,000 bush roses and 
6000 standard roses in 300 varieties, all grown in pots. In 
the background of the rosarium will be erected an Italian 
Flora Temple with side wings, 120 feet broad, 15 high feet, 
one and the other promising to make a brilliant effect. 
