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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
not 1)(‘ list'd to mucli t'nhaiu'i' its Ix'auty. 
Many pt'Ojilt' ohjt'ct to viiu's foi' Narioiis I’l'asons, but 
tho ft'asons ^t'liorally aiv invariably bast'd upon 
the inisuse t)f them, tir i^Mitiranee. 
Ont' tiet'asittnally ht'ars Iht' statt'int'nt "that vines make 
the walls tiamp.'’ Ntitliin^^ is fartlu'r Crttm the trulli, as 
tlit'y aetually makt' tht'in tlry as anytint' may jirove to 
his t>\\ n satisfaetitm if ht' will examine a vine- 
etivert'tl w all aftt'r a tlrivin^ I’ain. Tht' It'aves are st) ar- 
ran^etl that Iht'v thrtiw the water away frtim the w^all. 
Aimtlier reastm for the objeetion tt) them is “They 
tlama^e the buildin^js.” Very true, they tit) if the strong 
grow ing kintls are negleeted and allttwt'tl tt) grt)W'^ wdld, 
twisting art)untl tht' rain spouts anti toreing tht'ir way 
under tin' shingles anti in t)lher ereviees. 
Hut nothing in the garden sht)ulti be st) negleeted, and 
everything eonsidered, the majority t)f vines give more 
results to the tlt)llar exjit'ndetl than any other kind of 
plant. 
The subjeet t)f t)ur illnstratit)n, U^isfnrin sinensis, is 
pt'i’haps one t)f the most strikingly beautiful of all vines. 
The pieture sht)W'S it grt)w ing in tree t)r shrub form. 
Plantt'd in the t)pt'n w here there is nt)thing ft)r it to climb 
upon, it makes a very handst)me objeet when in llow'er, 
but wt)t' betide the tree within its reaeh, beeause it wull 
ehang(' its habit from a shrub-like ])lanf and quiekly 
reaeh the top, then it is only a matter of time until the 
tree is merely a dead support for the Wistaria. 
The vigorous habit of the Wistaria should be kept in 
mind w hen planted near buildings. It is best adapted to 
pergolas and massive struetures, where its bunehy habit 
and strong growth will show otT to the best advantage. 
Tf isforia sinoisis is perhaps the best and most popular. 
It is a eommon eomplaint that eertain ])lants do not 
ilower, for whieh numerous explanations may be given. 
The main one will usually be found due to the plant 
growing too vigorously. 
Planted in rich soil it seems to devote its whole 
energy to growing, not making dowering wood for a 
number of years. This is especially so when it does not 
get full sunshine. 
A suggested remedy is to cheek the growth by root 
pruning. 
Nurserymen have litth' ti’oubh' to make them flowau’ 
when planted in nursery rows, wlu'n transplanting 
cheeks the growth and they are not allowed to climb. 
Some claim that only grafted plants should be sold. 
There is little d()ubt that the cheek to the growth due to 
grafting w ill insure early flowering. 
In the nortlu'rn states tlu'v are shyer in blooming than 
in the soutiu'rn ones, w hieh indicates that this is partially 
due to lack of sunshine and heat. 
To many the planting of a vine near a house is a small 
matter, but the w'riter knows of at least one instance 
where a large, costly house, the residence of ^Irs. Henry 
H. (lilpin, Hoyee, Virginia, was placed against the vine. 
A liiK' old Wistaria decided the location _of the house 
and an\()ne who has had tlu' ])leasure of seeing this 
W istaria graeing the huge marble columns and faead( 
of th(' hous('. haw to admit the ownei'’s appn'(*iation oi 
true values. 
A VISIT TO PlHNOinON NLIKSEUIKS 
If any good nurseryman is sulTering from w ar depres¬ 
sion, a good remedy would be for him to j)ay a visit to 
Princeton Nurseries and spend the day with John W'at- 
son. 
If he does not come aw ay with renewa'd optimism and 
faith in the future, then his ease is hoi)eless, and the 
sooner he gets into some other business the better. Not 
that Mr. Watson is not fully alive to all the ditlieulties 
and obstructions that the nurseryman will be called on 
to face, for there is no man in tlic trade that has a wider 
knowledge and keener business acumen, but he has that 
happy faculty of seeing things as they really are wdien 
stripped of all those things that are so apt to confuse the 
vision of so many of us. 
Me has faith in the future of a legitimate business and 
that the common sense of the majority of nurseiymen 
will eventually lift the trade out of the slough of despond 
and put it upon a plane w here it should be, and faith in 
the future of the country (especially under a democratic 
president). 
Arriving at Princeton .1 unction at the present time, 
the nurseryman is not favorably impressed by the evi¬ 
dent failure of a s])lendid conception in nursery adver¬ 
tising, namely the show' grounds of the Elliott Nursery 
Com])any, which have evidently been abandoned, let us 
hope only temporarily. 
Mr. W^atson with his car quickly diverted our thoughts 
to a more inspiring object in the distance, the beautiful 
tower of the Princeton University, and the Carnegie Lake. 
WHiy are the sand dunes and mosquitoes of New^ Jersey 
better know n than the magniticent scenei’y of this State? 
It would, be hard to find a more pleasing topography 
than the locality of Princeton. Maybe the advertising 
man has not been on the j)ay roll. 
Arriving at the otlice, the first impression is newmess, 
the next and most lasting is, here is a concern which be¬ 
lieves in itself and in its profession, and this impression 
holds good all over the 265 acres, of which about 200 are 
planted in nurseiy stock. 
Perhaps some credit must be given to the fact that 
Princeton Nurseries are new' and have not had time to 
accumulate stocks that qualify for the brush pile. This 
however, does not altogether explain the absence of 
weeds, the uniformity of the plants in the row, the bush¬ 
iness, the acreage planted the past spring, when many 
other nurseries have run to weeds, and the class of stock 
composing the plantings. 
Short cuts and cheap methods of raising quantity 
rather than quality are evidently not popular with IMr. 
Frank Waterhouse, the ])ropagator in charge, w ho likes 
to look along a row of plants in the nurseiy very much 
in the same way the drill sergeant does his men, and it 
was quite refreshing to have liim call attention to some¬ 
thing and apologize for its not being quite up to what it 
ought to be. 
Growing named Lilacs on Privet may be a quick 
method of raising saleable plants, but no plantsman 
could get quite the same thrill of satisfaction as from the 
Princeton Suirseries block of owm root stock. The height 
may not be there, but wdiat the plants lack in height 
