THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
449 
The Himalaya Blackberry 
In response to inquiries in regard to this fruit we are glad 
to present the following: 
I have seen the Himalaya Blackberry once or twice this 
year, and there is no question about their vigor and hardiness 
at Holland, Michigan. The time I was there was at the end 
of a dry spell and the berries were not of good size, altho I 
imagine that normal weather would make them a very good 
size. The flavor was good. I am inclined to think that this 
man has something of more than passing value. 
Michigan Agr’l College. H. J. Eustace. 
EXHIBITIONS 
The horticulturists of England are to engineer an international 
horticultural exhibition in London in 1912. The vSecretary of the 
exhibition is T. Geoffrey W. Henslow, Westminster Chambers, 7 Vic¬ 
toria Street, London, England. The Royal Horticultural Society has 
promised a grant of $5,000. 
OREGON APPLE SHOW 
This exhibition was held in connection with the meeting of the 
Oregon State Horticultural Society, Nov. 15-18, 1911, with Mr. J. W. 
Jeffrey, Commissioner of Horticulture for California, as chief judge. 
Among the features of the exhibition were contests by the students of 
the Oregon Agricultural College for judging and also for speaking on 
horticultural topics. The prize list was extensive and varied. 
Hmong Gxperiment Station 
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Does the Apple Orchard Need Fertilizers? By F. H. Hall. 
Popular edition of Bulletin No. 339 of the New York Experiment 
Station, by Prof. U. P. Hedrick. July, 1911. 
It is concluded in this bulletin that “The soil must be of a poor fruit 
type, indeed, that will not, when properly handled, grow good crops of 
apples without artificial feeding.” It is also stated regarding the 
experimental applications of fertilizers in an apple orchard during a 
period of years, that “Considering the apple crops as a whole, there was, 
practically if not absolutely, no return in any way for the money spent 
for the fertilizers applied.” 
A similar statement might not be true in connection with some of the 
lands in New York State, but the writer believes that there are thousands 
of acres of fruit lands in the state in which apples can be grown satis¬ 
factorily without the application of fertilizer. If so, why should anyone 
waste money and fertilizer in the attempt to make land grow good 
apples when it is not naturally fitted for the production of that crop? 
Professor Hedrick maintains that it is the drainage and tillage of the 
apple orchard which should be attended to first, after which it may in 
many cases be found that fertilization is unnecessary. 
Apple orchardists both in and out of New York State will find this 
an interesting bulletin; for while the results found in the Geneva Experi¬ 
ment Station orchards might not be exactly duplicated in many regions, 
still the statements will give rise to careful observations along this line, 
will make many look for a definite answer to the question, “Am I bury¬ 
ing my money in the ground when I buy fertilizer for my apple orchard?’ 
The National Nurseryman, 
Rochester, N. Y. 
Enclosed find one dollar for which send us your valuable paper. 
We are moving our nursery from Edmond, Okla., to Ada, Okla., 
where we have much better soil and shipping facilities. 
Yours truly, 
Ada, Okla, Oklahoma Nursery Co., 
T. A. Milstead, Mgr. 
Legislation 
South Carolina has instituted a law requiring the inspec¬ 
tion of all nurseries on and after November first, ign. The 
inspection will be imder the direction of the State Entomol¬ 
ogist. 
NURSERY INSPECTION IN FLORIDA 
The State of Florida has recently enacted a state inspec¬ 
tion law, comprehensive and in many respects stringent. 
The inspection law provides for the appointment of a board 
of control and a chief inspector of nursery stock. The board 
of control consists of five members, mostly fruit growers of 
the state. The chief inspector is Dr. E. W. Berger, formerly 
entomologist of the Florida Experiment Station. The board 
has met and placed under the ban the following classes of 
insects; white flies, scale insects, Mexican and Mediterranean 
fruit flies, the cotton boll weevil, and the mango seed weevil. 
The diseases root knots of peach, fig, and grape, are especially 
barred, and blight and crown gall of the apple, pear, and 
peach are also in the black list. 
The act provides that no stock grown within the State 
shall be sold, exchanged, or given away, unless inspected and 
accompanied by a certificate. All shipments into the State 
shall be made in securely closed boxes or if in carload lots, in 
properly closed cars. The act provides for the fumigation of 
all fruit stocks with hydrocyanic acid gas. It also provides 
that firms or corporations handling stock grown outside of the 
State shall pay a fee of $5.00 per annum. A general inspection 
fee of $5.00 is charged for each nursery, and a further fee of 
twenty-five cents for each acre of nursery stock inspected. 
In addition, the nurseryman is to pay the traveling expenses 
of the inspectors. 
To THE Nurserymen of Florida and Others Interested: 
Having been appointed by the Governor of the State of Florida to 
the position of Inspector of Nursery Stock, I take this opportunity to 
address you and to assure you of the cordial intentions of those entrusted 
with the administration of the law governing the sale, exchange, and 
transportation of nursery stock. Since the law establishing this work 
was drawn up by the Nurserymen of Florida and supported by them, it 
naturally follows that the Inspector of Nursery Stock looks forward to a 
friendly and most hearty co-operation on the part of the Nurserymen 
and all others interested; the kind of co-operation that he expects to 
give and that he believes the law implies. Let.our mutual motto be: 
The Cleanest and Best Nursery Stock in the World; free from insects 
and diseases. 
The Act, Chapter 6156, Laws of Florida, 1911, together with the 
Rules and Regulations as adopted by the Board of Control, will be 
published in pamphlet form and ready for distribution by the middle of 
September, and will be sent to all who receive this circular and to others 
interested. 
Gainesville, Fla. E. W. Berger, 
Inspector of Nursery Stock 
N.\tional Nurseryman Pub. Co., 
We enclose our check for $2.00 to pay for our one inch advertisement 
in your Noverriber issue. We have already received replies from this. 
Yours very truly, 
Bloomington, Ill. Stand.a.rd Pecan Co., 
R. M. Nicholson. 
