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architect 1ms to deal with other considerations than the 
mere arrangement of plantings of nursery products. 
The landscape architect, in the course of his work, dis¬ 
covers so many different uses for trees, shrubs, plants 
and vines, that he creates a demand for larger quantities 
than would he disposed of to provide for the demands of 
the usual unadvised consumer. Therefore, his work is 
very beneficial to the nurseryman. 
I have no doubt that the sales of nursery products to re¬ 
tail customers, as created by the landscape architect, have 
been the means of inducing a number of nur¬ 
serymen to greatly increase the production of 
ornamental nursery stock within the past few 
years. And this line of business will very 
greatly increase in the years to come, as the 
landscape architect is helping to acquaint the general 
public with the different varieties of trees and shrubs, 
and how to use them in good arrangement for the im¬ 
provement of their home grounds. 
Therefore, it behooves the nurseryman to get 
on friendly terms with the landscape archi¬ 
tect and assist him in his work. On the other 
hand the landscape architect should be in close 
touch with the nurseryman, and consult him as to the 
varieties that will be best adapted to local conditions of 
soil and climate, and that may be suitable for his purpose, 
so that he will have a known source of supply when he 
wishes to obtain planting material for his work. 
The matter of allowing the landscape architect dealer’s 
wholesale prices, is one that has been discussed pro and 
con for a number of years, but so far as I know, no def¬ 
inite satisfactory arrangement has been worked out. 
Personally, I do not think the landscape architect should 
be entitled to dealer’s prices, as he does not depend on a 
profit on nursery stock as his renumeration for his work. 
1 do think that he should be able to buy planting material 
for his clients at a reduced rate under usual retail prices 
by reason of the large quantities of plants of one variety 
that he uses and on account of the usually greater ease 
with which his orders can be handled than those given 
by the unadvised purchaser. 
As most nurserymen of the present time are 
willing to supply the wants of the landscape 
architect at wholesale prices, you cannot blame 
the landscape architect if he holds out for this conces¬ 
sion, but I think it would be better for all concerned if 
the prices were increased sufficiently to allow for better 
grading and better packing and delivery of suitable 
planting material, which would tend to create the best 
immediate effect after planting and that would redound 
to the credit of the landscape architect and the nursery¬ 
man supplying the material. 
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FALL PLANTING OF EVERGREENS 
Evergreens, like all other plants, begin to grow in the 
spriiig, make their growth during the summer, and take 
a rest or become dormant during the winter. The main 
difference is that they do not lose their leaves before go¬ 
ing to rest,' but retain them until the new ones come, 
droppng them unostentatiously in late spring. Some re¬ 
tain them the one year, but others two, three or even 
more according to the species. 
Experience has taught us that the best time to move 
any kind of a plant is' <at a time when the top will not 
suffer and when it will most quickly make new roots to 
anchor it down and secure tfoe needed supply of nourish¬ 
ment from the ground. 
With evergreens this is afteUthey have made the 
growth in summer, and they have hardened up nicely, so 
as not to wilt; and when the groffnd is still warm and 
moist to encourage the plant to make root hairs or feed¬ 
ers to supply those lost by transplanting. 
It is not wise to say this should be done in August, 
September or any other given time, unless the plants, 
conditions of soil, locality and weather be Jaken into con¬ 
sideration. 
The essentials to success are: 
The plants should be moved with a ball o,( earth at¬ 
tached to the roots. 
The ground should be moist from recent rains (not 
wet, so that it will puddle when it is tramped oiPf, so it 
is wrong to plant at any time during dry, hot weather. 
The plants should be of those kinds that are not 
naturally tender or subject to winter killing in the' win¬ 
ter, as the planting will surely weaken them and add to 
the risk. The location should not be wind-swept' or 
draughty. > 
If these points are covered there is no better time in ail 
the year for moving evergreens than early fall, say from 
August to October. Of course, in the South planting may 
be carried on much later than in the North, where the 
winters begin earlier and are more severe. 
The kinds of evergreens that should not be planted in 
the fall north of Washington, D. C., unless the position 
be very sheltered and favorable are: Retinispora squar- 
rosa, Rox, Lawson’s Cypress, Deodar Cedar, Nordmann’s 
Fir, English and Irish Yews, Rhododendrons, English 
and American Holly, Japanese Privet, Evergreen Azaleas 
and Andromedas. It will be noticed that these are near¬ 
ly all what are known as the broad-leaved evergreens, 
and they are always liable to suffer from cutting, frosty 
winds and the winter sun. 
The value of an evergreen for planting is not always 
evident to the purchaser. 
The ideal plant is one which has been regularly trans¬ 
planted so as to form a good root system, and the top 
properly pruned and trained to form a good foundation 
for future development. 
Two of our Rritish Columbia subscribers have gone to 
war. Journals returned, marked “gone to war.” 
