THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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endless variety of form. This of itself seems to point to a 
good future for its ally the American holly, Ilex opaca. 
While perhaps the American holly is not quite so attractive 
looking as the English, it is still very beautiful, and when 
the nurseryman does eventually understand how to handle 
it, it will no doubt soon be improved. 
As you are going to experiment with it, you will find it 
best rather to start with small plants, and when planting 
in the early spring either cut them well back or else entirely 
strip the leaves. Perhaps, if they are very small plants the 
latter course would be the best, but if they are three or four 
feet high it would be better to cut them down almost to the 
ground and try and get a new growth started from near the 
ground. After this it is a case of proper transplanting and 
handling, ft is practically useless to try and lift a good 
sized tree from the woods with a view of transplanting it into 
the nursery. Failure invariably results. If you can grow 
some good American holly you will doubtless find a ready 
market. Propagation is by seed which does not germinate 
until the second year. 
We would like to ask, what are the different advantages of budding 
or grafting apples? 
A. B. A. Nursery Co. 
Scion grafting is usually the method used to propagate 
apples. Perhaps the reason is, with this method the work 
can be done in winter very successfully. The stocks are 
dug up in the fall, stored in cellars and the scions or grafts 
can also be cut and stored. Thus, the work can then pro¬ 
ceed all through the winter without any interference from 
the weather. It gives a much more extended time at which 
it can be done, as when the grafted plants are properly cared 
for they will keep in good condition until they can be planted 
out in the nursery in the early spring. 
Bud grafting or budding is more generally practiced with 
the stone fruits. Plums, Cherries and Peaches. This method 
is practiced as in the case of Peaches, the buds are put on in 
July or August and in the south, we believe as early at June, 
or just whenever the buds are ready and the stocks in good 
condition for working. Both have their own supporters, 
but we believe the scion grafting is the most practical and 
adaptable method for Apples. 
The names of some good books treating on the subject of 
Landscape Gardening are as follows: 
Landscape Gardening by Samuel Parsons, Jr., published 
by G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 27 West 23d St., New York; 
What England can tell us about Gardening by Wilhelm 
Miller, published by Doubleday Page & Co., Garden City, 
L. I., N. Y.; The Landscape Gardener by Grace Tabor, 
published by McBride Nast & Co., 449 4th Ave., New York; 
The Landscape Beautiful by Frank A. Waugh, published 
by Orange Judd Co., 439 Lafayette Street, New York. 
Landscape gardening is such a wide subject, that it can¬ 
not be treated fully either in one volume or a set of volumes. 
You will, however, find all the above books worthy of con¬ 
sideration. 
Do large nurseries still trench out for planting seedlings and root 
cuttings by man labor or have they machines for this purpose? 
A. B. Austin Nursery Co. 
Most all the progressive and up-to-date nurserymen use 
Trenchers and Firmers for setting out their grafts and young 
stock, though some are not able to use these machines if their 
ground is of a character to prevent the proper working of 
the machines, but where the soils arc suitable, these machines 
are certainly labor savers and plants the stock equally as 
well as by any other method. 
The Planters and Firmers shown by the I. E. Ilgenfritz 
Company, Monroe, Michigan, are probably the best ones 
on the market. There are two machines, one which opens a 
trench, the other for pressing the earth about the roots after 
the graft or cutting is placed in the trench. You will see 
an advertisement of the Ilgenfritz Company in the January 
number in which they show illustrations of this mac^iine. 
If you will write to them, they will no doubt be glad to send 
you further information on the subject. 
INTERESTED EXHIBITORS AT THE COMING 
CONVENTION TAKE NOTICE 
I have recently been appointed chairman of the 
Exhibit committee of the American Association of 
Nurserymen, also of the joint convention of the Pacific 
Coast Association, which meets at the same time. 
I would be pleased to have all the eastern parties 
who desire to make exhibits at this convention send 
word to me at as early a date as possible what they 
intend to exhibit, and about the amount of their 
exhibits. We hope to make this convention the 
largest and best one ever held by the American 
Association and we need the hearty cooperation of all 
to insure success. 
Orenco, Oregon. Frank W. Power. 
MEXICAN FRUIT FLY 
Amendment No. i to Notice of Quarantine No. 5, (Foreign) 
The fact has been determined by the Secretary of Agri¬ 
culture that the Mexican fruit fly (Trypeta Itidens) infests 
grapefruit in the Republic of Mexico. 
Now, therefore, I, James Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture, 
under authority conferred by section 7 of the act approved 
August 20, 1912, known as “The Plant Quarantine Act,’’ 
do hereby prohibit the importation and entry into the 
United States from the Republic of Mexico, for all purposes, 
of the grapefruit and its horticultural varieties. 
Notice of Quarantine No. 5 is amended accordingly. 
Done at Washington this 8th day of February, 1913. 
Witness my hand and the seal of the United States Depart¬ 
ment of Agriculture. 
Ja.mes Wilson, 
Secretary of Agriculture. 
We have had a year’s trial of your paper and consider it well worth 
the cost, so kindly continue us as subscribers. 
S. & M. 
