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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
ATTRACTIVE HOME AND NURSERY OF W. N. SCARFF, 
OF NEW CARLYLE, O. 
In a recent issue of “Country Life in the Miami Valley’’ a very 
interesting account, attractively illustrated, appears descriptive of the 
home and nursery enterprises of Mr. W. N. Scarff, who is well known to 
the nurserymen of the United States. Mr. vSearff foi a number of years 
has made a specialty of bush fruits and is now recognized as an authority 
in this field. He has introduced a number of important varieties and 
is engaged in the origination of others. His methods of tillage are such 
as to bring the products to the highest state of development and his 
establishment has a reputation for producing the highest grade product 
of its type. The illustrations depict an attractive country home with 
all the aesthetic features and comforts which should belong to the best 
type of country living. 
Mr. John Watson, of Jackson & Perkins Company, sailed from 
Liverpool August 24 th, on his return from a two months’ European 
trip in the intere.sts of his house. He visited the leading horticultural 
centers of Great Britain, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. 
He reports extremely dry weather prevailing throughout Europe, and 
many kinds of stock suffering severely therefrom. 
The Wragg Nursery Co. of Des Moines, Iowa, have lately pur¬ 
chased the young and growing stock of the Grand View Nursery and 
Orchard Co. of Des Moines, and also of the Iowa Nursery Co. which 
was a mad order department. The company will close their business 
at the end of the year, at which time M. J. Wragg, manager of the 
Wragg Nursery Co. will take over companies. 
J. B. Pilkington of Portland, Ore. accompanied by his wife called on 
nurserymen in Rochester and Western New York during the month of 
August. 
E. S. Welch of the Mount Arbor Nurseries of Shenandoah, la. also 
paid a v's't to the nurserymen in Western New York, and called at the 
office of the Nation.a.l Nurseryman. 
The President of the American Association of Nurserymen,—J. H. 
Dayton of Painesville, Ohio was in Rochester the middle part of August 
on h's way home from attending a meeting in New York of the Orna-' 
mental Growers. 
Stark Bros. Nursery and Orchard Co. recently donated 
a carload of fruit trees to school children in their home town 
as well as other nearby villages. 
Our Book "Cable 
Practic.al School Gardening by Percy Elford and Samuel Heaton. 
Oxford; Clarendon Press, 1909. Pp. 224. 2 s. net. Appendices 
and index. 
This text will receive a glad welcome at the-hands of the elementary 
teacher of school gardening. Much effort has been expended to insure 
correctness of information, and while the subject matter is presented in a 
simple, untechnical manner, its comprehensiveness of treatment will 
render it a valuable guide to the professional gardener as well. It aims 
to weave the study of gardening into the curriculum of the school and 
furnish a connecting link between the different studies now taught, all 
of which can deal with and be illustrated by means of the results ob¬ 
tained from the school garden. When coordinated with the other 
studies, school gardening trains the child in methodical reasoning, 
makes the eye, ear, and hand work together, and above all, gives added 
zest to his school life. 
The first four chapters take up the laying out of the garden, the 
necessary tools, preparing the soil, sowing, and planting. Then comes a 
description of the vegetable garden pests, a chapter on herbs to be 
grown, and one on plants for salads. One chapter tells how to make a 
hotbed. Fruit culture, fruit-tree pests, flowers, insects, and diseases 
which attack flowering and foliage plants, friends of the garden, and 
weeds are all treated. The last tw'o chapters give a calendar of garden¬ 
ing operations and a nature calendar. The appendices at the end 
comprise useful tables and charts. The text is interspersed throughout 
with heilpful diagrams and illustrations, as well as practical suggestions 
from existing school gardens. 
Southern Gardeners’ Practical Manual. J. S. Newman, Director 
State Experiment Station of South Carolina. 7 x 434" inches. 
220 pages, illustrated. 
This little volume is quite unique in its character and method of 
presentation. It is written for the South, and from the standpoint of 
personal experience and knowledge. In method of treatment, it is 
somewhat of a return to the old time garden manual, and some of the 
remarks are not quite in accord with present day knowledge, as set 
forth by colleges and experiment stations. The style of treatment is 
informal and quite readable. The book is divided into four parts, the 
first treating of fundamental principles of plant growth; the second of 
varieties and Icasses of vegetables; the third deals with the so-called 
small fruits; and the fourth with methods of controlling the enemies of 
the garden. We have no doubt that this little volume will find an 
appreciative set of readers in the South, whose interests it is specially 
designed to serve. 
CATALOGUES RECEIVED 
Victor Detriche & Co., Angers, France. Price list fruit tree stock, 
forest tree stock, ornamental deciduous and evergreen, roses, and etc. 
Chase Nursery Co., Huntsville, Ala. “Buds” and budding supplies. 
F. Delaunay, The Nurseries, Angers, France. Specialties fruit 
tree stocks of every description,—young plants for nurseries, and 
woods, roses, and etc. 
Howard & Smith, Los Angeles, Calif. 1911 catalogue. Beauti¬ 
fully illustrated catalogue, on highly enameled paper. Color scheme 
of cover, black and white. New .Shasta daisies, grace the front cover, 
while cactus dahlia, “Mrs. H. Shoesmith,” the back cover. 
HILL TOP ORCHARD COMPANY 
Romney, W. Va., June 8.—A charter has been issued to the Hill 
Top Orchard Co. at this place. The capital is $10,000 and the in¬ 
corporators are E. L. Chapin, R. P. Monroe, Anna Monroe, C. C. Wol¬ 
ford, H. T. Mytinger and James Rudy, all of this city .—New York 
Packer. 
NEW YORK STATE VEGETABLE GROWERS 
This new organization will make an educational exhibit at the New 
York State fair this month. The fair commissioners make a small 
grant to aid this initial exhibit of the new society. 
New York 
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