THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
125 
Photographs received from Willis E. Fryer, Mantor- 
ville, Minn., shows a beautiful display of Paeonies and 
Phlox, the latter being especially fine, having huge 
trusses of flowers, indicating that they are entirely at 
home in this northern latitude. 
George F. Verhalen, wholesale grower of roses and 
shrubbery, Scottsville, Texas, called at the publishing 
office of the “National Nurseryman” while on a visit to 
Rochester. 
A letter frm Verkade Van Kleef, Waddinxveen, Hol¬ 
land, under date of February 18th says “Today I came 
home, after having served as a soldier for almost 19 
months, and am glad to be able to attend to my business 
personally again.” 
McHutchison & Company, of New York, had 24 con¬ 
signments of French ornamentals on the S. S. Maroni, 
which was sunk by the German cruiser “Moewe.” There 
were also many other consignments of nursery Mock on 
this steamer. 
Euonymus Vegetus 
This photograph was taken about March first, 1916, 
and shows how well the foliage stands the winter. 
EUONYMUS VEGETUS 
Euonymus Vegetus which has popularly been chris¬ 
tened as the Evergreen Bittersweet because of the red 
beries that this vine bears in the fall of the year, and 
resembles our native bittersweet in every way. 
The leaves of this variety are larger than E. Radicans, 
are more leathery and shiny. This vine is destined to 
excell even the popularity of the English Ivy because it 
will retain its green foliage all through the winter, and 
even those warm mild days in the early spring, that are 
the most dangerous periods for evergreen vines, have no 
effect on the coloring of these leaves. In the fall of the 
year, the red berries appear in clusters and against the 
thickly matted, green foliage, they are a wonderfully 
pretty and most attractive sight to behold. 
Adolf Muller, 
DeKalb Nurseries, Norristown, Pa. 
A PATRIOT 
The following letter from Edwin II. Carter, landscape 
architect, Toronto, Canada, an old subscriber to the “Na¬ 
tional Nurseryman” brings the consequences of the war 
very close to home. 
“Kindly take my name off your list of subscribers. I 
am expecting an early call to the front. My four sons 
have already gone. 
Hope to again take your paper in happier times.” 
We sincerely wish Mr. Carter and his four sons a 
speedy and safe return.— Editor. 
