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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
ACRES OF PAEONIES 
The West is a large country and they do things in a 
large way. There is hardly need to import Paeonies 
from Europe when they can be grown in such profusion 
as they are in South Dakota. 
On Sunday, June 4th. an affair of much interest to the 
floral and nursery world took place at the 27 acre Peony 
Farm of the Gurney Seed and Nursery Company of 
Yankton, South Dakota. Amid the nodding heads of a 
hundred thousand flowers one of South Dakota’s daugh¬ 
ters was married to a sun-browned farmer of the Sun¬ 
shine State. 
It was a setting more gorgeous than any prince or 
millionaire has ever had in which to solemnize his 
nuptials, and the opinion of the thousands of guests was 
that the bride was a jewel that fit well in the setting. 
The bride is now Mrs. Miller, formerly Miss Wilhelm. 
Both are residents of Wagner, S. Dak. 
This wedding was an auspicious beginning of “Peony 
Week” at the Field. This paradise of flowers had its 
guardian angels removed and the gates thrown open to 
the public. No one went away without his bunch of 
fragrant beauties. A conservative estimate of the at¬ 
tendance would be around 10,000 folks aside from the 
local people. They came from South Dakota, Nebraska. 
Iowa, Minnesota and Montana. Transients almost in¬ 
variably took in the field as a point of interest not to be 
overlooked. 
On the whole, “Peony Week” was a complete success 
and gave everyone concerned no little pleasure. A large 
percentage of this was pleasure obtained by the delight 
of the “Boys of 61” who were in convention at Yankton. 
They were sent home loaded with buds that kept warm 
memories in their hearts. 
FRUIT TREE STOCKS 
THE BEST THE CHEAPEST 
APPLE— Including Doucin and Paradise " 
PEARS— Quince , 
CHERRY— Mahaleb and Mazard 
PLUM— St. Julien, Myrabolan and Mariane 
ROSA CAN IN A— Laxa, Polyantha and Manett'i 
If Already Ordered-—Please Order Again 
If Not—Please Send Us a Trial Order 
Please State Quantities and Sizes You Want. 
Cheapest Offer Will Be Sent You By Return 
JAN G. KLOOSTERHUIS 
POMONA NURSERIES 
GASSELTE : : HOLLAND 
NEW JERSEY NURSERYMEN’S ASSOCIATION 
The New Jersey Nurserymen’s Association will hold 
their summer meeting at Dreer’s, Riverton, N. J., Aug¬ 
ust 8th. 
The business session is called for ten o’clock to discuss 
tbe scope and functions of State associations as related 
to the Eastern and National Associations. 
The afternoon will be devoted to looking over the Dreer 
plant and nurseries and those of T. E. Steel, Palmyra, 
N. J. 
All members of the New Jersey and Pennsylvania nur¬ 
serymen’s associations are invited to attend. 
FRED I). OSMAN, President. 
New Brunswick, N. J. 
CITRUS CANKER 
Because of tbe discovery recently of a pocket of infec¬ 
tion of citrus canker near Davie, Florida, Congress made 
a supplemental'appropriation of $100,000 in addition to 
tbe regular appropriation of $30,000 to fight the disease 
in the Gulf States. Since the disease is easily spread 
from orchard to orchard by men working in them, careful 
inspection is necessary and much of the appropriation 
will be spent for this purpose. 
To date in this outbreak 14 properties in Florida have 
been found infected with a total of about 730 diseased 
trees. These orchards, together with the discovery this 
season of a few infected spots in Alabama and Mississip¬ 
pi, have emphasized the necessity of continuing the in¬ 
spection work on a more adequate scale throughout the 
present season and probably for a longer period. 
EVERBEARING STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
if you neou Everbearing strawberry plants to fill spring 
orders or if you wish to increase your planting in nurseries, 
we can supply you with genuine PROGRESSIVE Everbearing 
plants, guaranteed to be TRUE TO NAME and handled so a. 
to reach you in best of growing condition. Write for prices. 
We have been growing and breeding the Everbearing straw¬ 
berries for the past eight years and have many new varieties 
growing in our experimental grounds that are not yet for sale 
We invite a personal visit to our grounds during fruiting sea¬ 
son, preferably during August or September. The latch string 
is always out. 
THE GARDNER NURSERY CO., Drawer 103, Osage, Iowa. 
FOR SALE 
FOR SALE 
Established Nursery. Wonderful opportunity, 
for practical man, on 'State road to Boston, 42 
New York City. $36,000.00. Address 
Gold mine 
miles from 
j. c. Wallace 
42 Middle St. 
Bridgeport, Conn. 
ESTABLISHED 1893 
THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
INCORPORATED 1902 
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