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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
The countries of the older Eastern World set nut trees 
along their highways and sell the nuts for public revenue. 
The pecan tree in the South has shown that grafted nut 
trees may be expected to fruit as early as the apple. Grafted 
nut trees of several varieties for the North can now be had 
from nurserymen. The want of them heretofore has been a 
difficulty, since seedling trees are very slow in fruiting and 
their nuts of uncertain character.—Dr. W. C. Deming, Secre¬ 
tary Northern Nut Growers’ Assn., Westchester, N. Y. 
DUTCH FARMERS FOR NEW YORK 
It is interesting to note that once more, after a lapse of 
some two hundred years, a number of Hollanders may come 
to this country to settle on farms in New York State; for a 
movement is on foot, promoted by the Delaware and Hudson 
Railroad, to bring over a group of “thrifty Dutch farmers’’ 
to work some of the abandoned farms of northern New York, 
According to the Knickerbocker Press, of Albany, the ful¬ 
filment of such a plan would be a great boon to the farming 
interests of the state, since agricultural authorities have 
declared the wisdom of the idea. It seems as if the great 
Empire State ought to be able to draw occupants for these 
famis from her own population—as if some of the experienced 
and well-to-do farmers in her midst might be induced to 
take an interest in developing her agricultural resources 
in this region; but if it is true that the method suggested 
is the best way to solve the problem of the idle fanu lands, 
then may it be carried out with all speed. 
fruit and plant Notes 
SHRUBS WHICH HAVE PROVED THEMSELVES 
HARDY IN THE NORTHWEST 
C. L. Meller, in The Garden Magazine, recommends the 
following shrubs as being hardy and desirable in the North¬ 
west : 
Of the popular shrubs of the East, none exceed Tartarian 
honeysuckle and Van Houtte’s spirea in hardiness, and the 
two in combination, showing the mass of white in front and 
the delicate pink above, are particularly pleasing. The 
native gooseberry, with greenish white flowers, is easy to 
propagate, and will thrive almost anywhere, even when 
sadly negleeted. Many kinds of lilacs are satisfaetory in 
North Dakota, the Persian lilac being an exception. The 
snowball is somewhat irregular in blooming, but in favorable 
seasons seems to excel its kindred in the East. The mock 
orange proves valuable as a warning, in that it droops with 
any lack of moisture. The elders and several variations 
of spirea besides the one mentioned above furnish abundant 
white bloom during a large part of the summer, while the 
common dogwood proves a sur])rise by bearing fruit, blos" 
soms and buds all at the same time. 
Several shrubs bearing red fruit flourish in this region, 
among them highbush cranberry, native rose, the hawthorns, 
and sumac. Among the shrubs which prove attractive 
through their foliage alone and are suitable for this climate 
are buffalo berry, badger bush, golden elder, and tamarix. 
FOREST TREES FOR POSTS 
An inquirer in the Rural New Yorker of reeent issue is 
advised to plant black locust, Catalpa speciosa, chestnut, 
and European larch. We are thankful to note that he has 
been advised not to plant Carolina poplar. On the other 
hand, it is doubtful whether the advice to plant black locust 
is good. This tree is so viciously and generally attacked by 
borers that, unless one makes up his mind to.flght this enemy 
and flght him to death, there is little satisfaction in planting 
this tree. On the other hand, we are of the opinion that 
both European and American larch are trees whose good 
points are very much overlooked. They are thought to be 
rather slow growing. It is also a common mistaken belief 
to think that they need wet or low ground. The larch will 
succeed splendidly on chestnut soil, but like all forest 
seedlings when first set out, should be cultivated as carefully 
as a corn crop. After it is established, that is to say, after 
three or four years’ cultivation, it will shade the ground 
sufficiently when planted, as it should be, about five feet 
apart each way, to keep down all weed growth, and thorough¬ 
ly take possession of the soil. In view of the fact that the 
chestnut is being so freely destroyed by the chestnut bark 
disease, it is doubtful whether one should risk losing his 
labor by setting this tree at the present time. We would 
rather take our chances with catalpa. 
WHITEWASHING TO PROTECT PEACH TREES 
Some years ago Prof. J. C. Whitten, of the Missouri 
Experiment Station, reported an experiment in spraying 
peach trees with whitewash during late winter or early spring. 
The object in giving this white coating was to reflect the heat 
and keep the trees dormant during late winter and spring. 
If this could be done of course blooming would be somewhat 
delayed, and thus the danger from a late frost would not be 
so great. Very little has been heard lately about tLis 
practice. A number of our readers have asked about it, 
and Professor Whitten has made the following report: 
“Perhaps the most practical data I can give you is to 
suggest that for lo consecutive years we whitewashed 
diagonal rows of peach trees across the Experiment Station 
orchard just before midwinter. In this section we had 
five general peach- crops during that lo years on untreated 
trees; on whitewashed trees of the same varieties we had 
eight crops. The five crops on untreated trees were not all 
full crops; the eight crops on treated trees were all but two 
full crops. More than double the amount of fruit was 
secured in lo years on the whitewashed trees. The treated 
trees were anywhere from a few days up to lo days later in 
blooming. In years when normal weather prevailed until 
sudden warm spells brought the trees into bloom hurriedly, 
there was only a little difference in time of blooming, and 
under normal conditions there was a week or more difference 
in their blooming. This is less important, however, than the 
fact that the whitewashed trees began their first starting into 
slight growth on sunny days in late winter fully six weeks 
later than the naked trees. Almost every winter in this 
section, dormant peach trees will endure any cold weather 
that we have. There was a period of six weeks during the 
