THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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Note and Comment 
THE INTERMOUNTAIN FRUIT JOURNAL 
Is the title of a new horticultural paper with headquarters at 
Grand Junction, Colo. The president and treasurer is Mr. C. F. 
Yeager; editor and manager, Clyde H. Smith; traveling representa¬ 
tive, Guy Knox. The fourth number of Volume 1 is before us, and 
comprises 40 pages of reading and advertising matter, exclusive of 
covers. It is an attractively printed journal, containing up-to-date 
information on fruit growing and fruit projects in the intermountain 
region. 
FREE SEEDS CAUSE AMUSEMENT 
The annual discussion upon the free distribution of seeds by 
congressmen was precipitated in the house, January 31, by Repre¬ 
sentative Moss of Indiana, who proposed an amendment to the 
agricultural bill increasing the appropriation for garden and flower 
seed from $43,000 to $100,000, with a provision that the seed should 
be distributed by the secretary of agriculture. This proposition 
was voted down. Amusement was created by Representative 
Kustermann of Wisconsin, who said his constituents criticised 
congressmen “because their arguments would not go down and their 
seed would not come up .’’—Washington Star. 
THE FRUIT GROWERS OF THE NORTHWEST TO UNITE 
It has been inevitable that in the development of the various 
fruit sections of the Pacific Northwest that local rivalries should 
creep in. This has been apparent in connection with the two noted 
apple shows at Spokane where the products of one or two of the 
most famous apple producing valleys were noticeable by their 
absence. This sort of selfish rivalry can only result in the injury of 
the industry as a whole. There is now a movement on foot for the 
uniting of the fruit interests of the Pacific Northwest into one com¬ 
plete union, which will include of course the principal fruit valleys of 
Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. It is not probable that 
the British Columbia growers will be included in this scheme for they 
are separated by the tariff wall. 
TRANSPORTATION_EXPERIMENTS WITH PEACHES 
The Georgia Fruit Exchange has secured the cooperation of the 
Division of Pomology, Department of Agriculture, Washington, for 
the purpose of inaugurating experiments in the pre-cooling of 
peaches in connection with northern shipments. A portable re¬ 
frigerating plant furnished by the Department will be used in con¬ 
nection with these experiments. 
A NEW GRAPE BARREL 
Consular Agent A. E. Carleton, of Almeria, Spain, reports the 
invention at that place of a barrel for grapes, for which many advan¬ 
tages are claimed. The barrel is cylindrical, and has four compart¬ 
ments, so constructed that the grapes will receive all needed ventila¬ 
tion. Each compartment will hold 12 pounds of fruit, which will 
keep better, it is claimed, than in the present barrel where the whole 
quantity, say 50 pounds, is packed together. The entire barrel can 
be made by machinery and there is practically no waste of wood. 
Any kind of wood may be used. A company has been formed to 
exploit the invention and enough orders have already been received 
to warrant the purchase of the machinery needed. The name of the 
inventor is on file at the bureau of manufactures, Washington, D. C. 
— Gardening. 
BACK NUMBERS WANTED 
The Librarian of the Agricultural College, University of Missouri, 
Columbia, Mo., is very anxious to obtain the following copies of the 
National Nurseryman: August, 1907, (Vol. 15, No. 8), and 
October, 1909, (Vol. 17, No. 10). Will some nurseryman kindly see 
that the state college gets these two numbers in order that their files 
may be complete. Our supply has been exhausted. You do not 
need to be from Missouri to help out. 
Clematis Paniculata LowS PrkS in Quantity ' 
F. A. BALLER, Bloomington, Ill. 
Waxahachie Nursery Company 
J. R. MAYHEW, Pres. 
Growers of high grade Nursery Stock. Very large surplus for Fall 
1910 and Spring 1911. Solicit a share of your patronage. 
Waxahachie Nursery Company, wa texas. hie ’ 
ROSES TO LINE OUT 
200 Standard and New Sorts 
in 2 1-2 and 4-inch Pots. 
—<3flfl FFm F /LORAL COMPANY®!_ 
LULL APRiNcriqp-oHio-. 
FOR SPRIINa OR 1910 
We have our usual supply of NURSERY STOCK 
We still have a few hundred thousand Scions to offer 
John A. Cannedy Nursery and Orchard Co. 
Carrollton, Ill. 
California Privet Fruit and Shade Trees 
Evergreens 
SAMUEL C. DE COU 
Moorestown, Burlington County, N. J. 
ESTABLISHED IN 1897 EM. Van ESPEN, President 
CENTRAL PHOSPHATE COMPANY 
Miners of High Grade Florida, Tennessee and South Caro¬ 
lina Phosphate; TENNESSEE RAW GROUND 
PHOSPHATE ROCK, all grades 
Address 
MT. PLEASANT, TENNESSEE and 18 CHAUSSEE D’ANTIN, PARIS, FRANCE 
VINCA MINOR, field-grown clumps in any quantity. 
Address A. L. MILLER, 
FLORIST AND NURSERYMAN 
Jamaica Ave., opp. Schenck, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
TJT?TW~''C' 200,000 CALIFORNIA PRIVET 200,000 TT ^ T\'E' 
n.r/DuL 250,000 AMOOR RIVER PRIVET 250,000 
We also have 150,000 each in California and Amoor River in 6 to 15 inch 
for lining out. These are well rooted plants and will make fine stock for 
delivery next fall. 
VALDESIAN NURSERIES 
Bostic Department BOSTIC, NORTH CAROLINA 
JAPANESE YEW (Taxus cuspidata brevifolia) at wholesale 
and retail. The hardiest and most handsome of the 
Yew family. Stock all grown in New England. 
JAPAN MAPLE, ACER POLYMORPHUM and other types, 
grown from New England Seed. The best stock for gen¬ 
eral planting. 
Try a small order of each for spring shipment! 
JAS. H. BOWDITCH 
903 Tremont Did., - Boston, Mass. 
