THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
83 
Quiz Column* 
Please give me tariff on plants, nursery stocks, imported from 
Japan. Inquirer, Florida. 
ABSTRACT OF TARIFF ON NURSERY STOCK. 
Stocks, cuttings or seedlings of Myrobolan plum, Mahaleb or 
Mazzard cherry, three years old or less, fifty cents per thousand 
plants and fifteen per centum ad valorem .' stocks, cuttings 01 - 
seedlings of Pear, Apple, Quince and St. Julien 'plum, three years 
old or less. Evergreen seedlings, (trees grown from seed only) one 
dollar per thousand plants and fifteen per centum ad valorem; rose 
plants, budded, grafted, or grown on their own roots, two and one- 
half cents each; stocks, cuttings and seedlings of all fruits and 
ornamental trees, deciduous and evergreen, shrubs and vines, 
manetti, multiflora, and brier rose, and all trees, shrubs, plants and 
vines commonly known as nursery or greenhouse stock, not especially 
provided for in this Act, twenty-five per centum ad valorem. 
*Any stock imported for use in the United States Botanic Carden 
or Department of Agriculture is admitted duty free. 
REGULATIONS COVERING SHIPMENT OF TREES TO 
ENGLAND. 
A subscriber asks if there are any special regulations governing 
the shipment of nursery stock to England. 
Ans : This inquiry has been answered by Messrs. J. McHutchinson 
& Co., who after investigating it thoroughly find that no require¬ 
ments of a statutory character are in force. England is, of course, 
a free trade country, and all goods come in without tariff charges, 
and so far as we are aware no other restrictions are enforced. 
Editor National Nurseryman, Rochester, N. Y. 
Dear Sir: 
We desire to construct a storage cellar for winter storage of our 
dug stock, can you give us any information as to best method of con¬ 
struction? The place where we desire to build is a side hill of clay 
soil; the North and West sides would be about eight feet in ground, 
south and east open. We have thought of using continuous air space 
cement blocks in construction do you consider them suitable ? Clay 
soil is apt to be more or less damp, of course; do you consider it a 
suitable location for a cellar, and should we tile the bottom of it or 
take any other steps to make it thoroughly dry? Iowa. 
ANSWER. 
After three years’ experience with our storage cellar we are con¬ 
vinced that there is no better plan than the one we have adopted, 
with one modification, and that would be to put our billing houses 
and packing sheds on top of the cellar. To be brief we would advise 
your correspondent to dig out the ground in the side hill and distri¬ 
bute it on the lower ground, anywhere to get rid of it. Building the 
walls either of stone, concrete, or cement blocks. It is not necessary 
to cement the bottom. If the ground is wet it should be well 
drained, altho a reasonable amount of moisture is not objectionable. 
Our cellar is in sand and gravel and we have to wet the bottom very 
thoroly before putting stock in or else it dries out. If your corres¬ 
pondent can make any use of a building on top of the cellar it will 
make it much easier to control the temperature of the cellar. The 
building will keep out the heat when it is warm, and the cold when it 
is severe, and furnish a splendid room for any use that it might be 
wanted for. If it was desired we could give detailed descriptions of 
how to proceed in making the concrete pillars and roof or ceiling, but 
we presume that that would be familiar to almost everyone now, as 
the process of building with concrete is so common. It is desirable 
to have the walls at least 12 to 15 ft. deep. Our cellar “B” is 100 by 
200 ft. We drive into it with two or four horses as is desired, and 
then turn around in the further end and drive out again. Cellar 
“A” is 60x130 ft. This we drive into on one side and back out. 
Cellar “A” has a building over it, and we are delighted with the 
result, and think we shall put all of our packing sheds and billing 
houses over cellar “B” another season. At present cellar “B” is 
covered with earth, sodded over and in the early winter, we put on 
about two feet of straw to keep out the severe cold. It depends, of 
course, where your correspondent lives as to the protection necessary 
from cold, but it is just as desirable to keep out the effects of the sun 
on the roof. We would advise having plenty of light on the sides 
just under the eaves. 
If there is any further information desired, we will be pleased to 
give it. THE JEWELL NURSERY CO., 
By J. M. Underwood, Pres. 
THE BROWNSVILLE MEETING OF THE TEXAS 
NURSERYMEN’S ASSOCIATION. 
The following program was presented at the winter meeting of 
this association at Brownsville: 
Growing and Handling Oranges in Texas: R. W. Holbert, 
Arcadia, Texas; W. E. Hudson, Edna, Texas. 
Are Budded Roses Superior to Own Roots, and How Best to 
Work Them: W. A. Yates, Brenham, Texas; Ben Hudnell, Tyler, 
Texas. 
System in Nursery Practice Throughout: H. E. Hall, Sherman, 
Texas; J. R. Mayhew, Waxahachie, Texas. 
Should Guaranteeing to Grow, be Practiced? E. W. Knox, 
San Antonio, Texas; J. W. Tackett, Weatherford, Texas. 
The Nurseryman’s Responsibility in the Development of Horti¬ 
culture: B. L. Adams, Bonham, Texas; John F. Sneed, Tyler, 
Texas. 
The Best Method of Successful Grafting and Budding Pecans: 
E. W. Kirkpatrick, McKinney, Texas; Fernando Miller, Lampasas, 
Texas. 
Landscape Architecture for the Southwest: H. C. Styles, Ray- 
mondville, Texas; John S. Kerr, Sherman, Texas. 
The Inspection Law, and Work, of Texas: Sam H. Dixon, .of 
Houston, Texas. 
THE PROTUMNA GAS SPRAYER. 
In our advertising columns will be found a mention of this some¬ 
what new spraying apparatus, manufactured by the American 
Horticultural Distributing Company. This company believe that 
they have a machine which is an improvement on other sprayers in 
points of simplicity, efficiency and lightness. The company main¬ 
tains an experimental orchard in which spray material and spray 
engines are tested. This machine is the outgrowth of their own 
experience,. 
Spraying Apparatus.—Continued from p. Si. 
pared to criticise or to commend them for this purpose at 
this time. The use of a compressed air sprayer, where the 
air is compressed in a separate tank at a central place, is no 
doubt satisfactory, but the installation of compressing 
apparatus is quite expensive. Favorable or unfavorable 
reports can be had from different growers who have, or are 
still using either the carbonic gas sprayers or gasoline 
engine rigs. There is no doubt that a lighter engine, weigh¬ 
ing from ninety to one hundred and fifty pounds, is more 
desirable where spraying is only required than the larger 
and heavier engines weighing from two hundred to five 
hundred pounds. When there is only a limited amount of 
spraying to be done, the barrel or double-acting hand spray 
pumps are decidedly the most economical and satisfactory. 
In conclusion, no matter what kind of pump is used, 
provision should be made for keeping the wash in the barrel 
or tank thoroughly agitated, a sufficient pressure should be 
maintained , and an abundance of hose should be connected 
with each extension rod and nozzle. And finally, we know 
that success or failure in spraying to control the San Jose 
scale will often depend upon the thoroughness of applica¬ 
tion. 
