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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
Review, note Comment. 
Bvsiness Movements. 
Adolph Muller, DeKalb Nurseries, Norristovm, Pa., 
writes: “The single roses deserve to beeome more popular, 
on June 8th I cut a big bunch of American Pillar placed them 
in a vase on my dining room table, where they remained 
until the following Sunday without dropping their petals, 
they then commenced to fade after being cut and in water 
for eight days. Don’t thinlc I ever saw a more beautiful 
bunch of flowers, they are far more graceful than the double 
flowers.’’ 
Joseph Meehan, in The Florists' Exchange recommends 
the following trees for planting along the seashore. 
Cerasus Serotina, Gladitschia, Gymnocladus, Ginkgo, 
Fraxinus, Liquidamhar, Nyssa, Liriodendron, Phellodendron, 
Populus, Maclura, Taxodium,'Ailanthus, Quercus, Garya; 
and the Salix. 
The Elliott Nursery Company, of Pittsburgh is making 
good progress in the establishment of its eastern branch at 
Princeton Junction, but will be a couple of years or so before 
they can do business from there. The erection of propagat¬ 
ing houses, etc., and planting is going on apace. 
Mr. Elliott expects to have an investment of $75,000 
before it is in shape to do business. 
The German Nursery and Seed Company of Beatrice, 
Nebraska, has purchased an additional 200 acres on which 
to grow nmsery stock. 
Arthur Norton, of Clarkesville, Missouri, has taken into 
partnership W. E. Thurman. His nursery business will 
hereafter be known under the name of Norton and Thurman. 
E. W. Kirkpatrick sized things up correctly when he 
stated at the Portland Convention that “Plant diseases 
and insects are primarily invited as a result of poor and 
deficient soils.’’ 
Let us have more good cultivation, more intelligent 
honest work on the land and there will be less need for 
quarantine and inspection. 
Obituary. 
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The Henk Dirken Floral and Nursery Company, Houston, 
Texas, has incorporated to conduct an import business. 
Capital stock is $20,000. The following are the incorpora¬ 
tors: E. P. Daviss, Henk Dirken, E. P. Daviss, Jr., J. L. 
Russell and A. E. Keisling. 
W. L. Killiam, Charlotte, N. C., an aged Catawba 
nurseryman, on June 24th fell in his nursery, striking his 
The bone was broken and his head and neck injured. 
chin.. 
The ipjury is very painful and Mr. Killiam will be confined 
for some time, due to his age. 
MRS. FREDERICK W. KELSEY 
Nurserymen will sympathize with Frederick W. Kelsey 
in the loss of his wife who died on July 4th at their home, 
177 Centre street. Orange, N. J. Mrs. Kelsey was very 
active in the welfare of the Orange Memorial Hospital and 
was one of the originators of the- idea of forming the Hospital 
Auxiliary of Young Women. She was also active in the 
Woman’s Exchange and had been a member of theWOman’s 
Club of Orange since 1886. She was chairman of the Club’s 
Playground committee and did much for the movement. 
JULIUS ROEHRS 
Many muserymen will be much grieved to hear of the 
death of Julius Roehrs, head and founder of the Julius Roehrs 
Co., Rutherford, N. J., who passed away July 20th in his 
seventieth year. 
Alexander Cummings, Jr., has accepted a position with 
A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn, to take charge of a 
recently inaugurated retail department. 
Mr. Cummings was head gardener of the parks at Hart¬ 
ford, Connecticut, and although a young man he leaves 
behind him a good record of his ability in that city. 
The Prospect Hill Nurseries, Castleton-on-Hudson, N. Y. 
have filed a certificate of incorporation with the secretary 
of state. Capital stock $10,000. The following are the 
directors: Edwin Bell and Laura A. Bell, of Castleton, and 
B. H. Mills, of Albany. 
A CACTUS NURSERY 
Preparations are being made to start a cactus farm on a 
large scale in the edge of Fresno County. A wagon train 
load of cactus leaves, or cuttings, from the C. J. Welch 
ranch, south of Los Banos, was delivered the first of the week 
at the Oro Loma ranch of J. H. Wythe. The load comprised 
more than twenty-five tons of cuttings, and they were 
delivered by means of the caterpillar engine and outfit. 
It is stated that another similar load of cuttings will be ready 
for delivery the latter part of this week. 
The cuttings will be set out on the freshly prepared fann 
of Mr. Wythe, comprising sixty acres of level land. This 
will then be, it is claimed, the largest spineless cactus nursery 
in the world. The plants which so far have been set out on 
the Oro Loma property are said to be thriving, and the 
Oro Loma tract may be destined to become famed for its 
production of superior spineless cactus. 
