THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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Business JVIovements 
R. C. Peters & Sons, Ironshire, Maryland, have decided 
to discontinue the nursery business and have sold their 
entire nursery stock. 
The Ellis County Nursery Company, Waxahachie, 
Texas, has been incorporated and the name changed to the 
Southwestern Nursery Company, the new company absorb¬ 
ing all the interests of the old. 
The capital stock of the Kentucky Nursery Company 
has been increased to $40,000. 
H. B. Chase spent ten days at Atlantic City, September 
1-10. 
As reported by the American Florist, Peterson’s Nursery, 
Chicago, has just organized its landscape work into an 
entirely separate department under the management of 
B. S. Gage, with J. L. Hewett, superintendent, in personal 
charge, with a corps of 35 gardeners. 
English journals report the awarding to Hugh Dickson 
of the Royal Nurseries, Belfast, Me., of two gold medals by 
the English Rose Society for Countess Maftesbury and Lady 
Pirrie, new varieties. 
The firm of W. Campbell, Penticton, B. C., has been 
changed to Campbell & McCall of the same address. 
W. L. Coukerski, landscape gardener and nurseryman of 
Grand Rapids, Mich., is taking steps to become a florist as 
well. 
Mr. August Rolker of New York City,spent a few days in 
Rochester the last week in September. His constant good 
humor and congeniality made him a delightful guest for the 
Nurseryman office. His description of the- nursery of 
Levavasseur & Sons, which he recently visited, were ex¬ 
tremely entertaining. 
E. F. Perry and H. E. Brown of North Yakima have 
bought the Parker Heights nursery formerly conducted by 
H. E. Angell. The new owners have taken possession. 
The purchase price was $5000. 
Mr. Brown is an experienced nurseryman, having been 
for some time connected with the Sunnyside Nursery 
company. He is a son of J. M. Brown, former district 
fruit inspector of Yakima county. Mr. Perry is a fruit 
shipper of North Yakima.— Washington Fruit Grower. 
A, J. Fish, 279 Palmer Street, New Bedford, Mass., a 
florist and nurseryman by trade, is building a new propagat¬ 
ing house on his grounds. 
A. Woodward Stephens, of Hebron, Ohio has moved to 
Lewisburg, Pa. 
H. G. Benchhuygen of Dundee, Ill. has moved to 
AYestern Springs in the same state. 
Reasoner Brothers, Oneco, Fla. were the first to record an 
opinion on the Parcels Post in the Florists' Exchange. 
The Dean Nurseries, Shelbvville, Mich, report that this 
has been a fine season for growing stock in that section. 
There was plenty of rain and the potato crop is the best in 
years. The apple crop is about 40 per cent of a full crop; 
pears about the same with the exception of Keiffers which 
are a full crop. 
A P H I N E 
The new insecticide discovery 
which kills plant lice of every 
. species ■■■ 1 .. 
CHARLES H. TOTTY Says :-“Aphine will do all 
you claim for it and more.” 
COLLIER’S S ays:— ‘‘Aphine has a future as wide and 
long as the United States.” 
THE AMERICAN FLORIST Says: Sept. 18, 1909 
So many “ kilters” have from time to time been heard 
from that we confess to having developed a strong dispo¬ 
sition to be shown just what they will kill. A representa¬ 
tive of the American Florist had recently an opportunity 
of witnessing a number of interesting tests with “Aphine” 
at Chas H. Totty’s greenhouses, Madison, N. J. The tests 
were made by Geo. E. Talmadge in the presence of Mr. 
Totty, Wm. E. Tricker, his foreman, and the writer. Orchids 
affected with scale, grape vines, in which mealy bug had 
obtained a hold, and black and green aphis on chrysanthe¬ 
mums and roses were all treated. The solution was applied 
with a small sprayer. We can say for this preparation that, 
“it does the work,” and it is so far from doing any damage 
to the plants that the foliage soon takes on a better color 
after it has been applied. The results of these tests show 
that there is an insecticide on the market that is effective 
and that is easily and quickly applied at a comparatively 
small cost. The day after these tests were made, Mr. Totty, 
whose reputation for fair dealing is unquestioned, said: 
“I have nothing but praise for the new insecticide ‘Aphine’ 
that we tested yesterday. The scale on the calanthes and 
cattleyas was all dead when examined through a glass this 
morning, and the plants are not injured in the least. The 
mealy bug was likewise wiped out where the mixture 
touched it. If Mr. Talmadge will maintain a uniform quality 
in his product, he will have an enormous sale, for it is un¬ 
questionably right every way.” 
THE FLORISTS’ EXCHANGE Says: Aug. 19, 1909 
“It is not very often that any new enterprise receives 
such an impetus at the very start as the newly exploited 
insecticide Aphine has. We have been told on what would 
seem to be the very best expert authority that this prepara¬ 
tion is a very excellent thing.” 
THE FLORISTS’ REVIEW Says: Aug. 21, 1990 
“The demand for Aphine, the insect-destroying dis¬ 
covery, is widespread. Its endorsement has been remark¬ 
able. An unsolicited editorial in Collier's Weekly is especially 
strong in its behalf and Arthur Herrington, Albert M. Herr, 
Louis A. Noe, Brant-Hentz Flower Company, August Bel¬ 
mont and the entomologists, J. B. Smith and E. B. South- 
wick have much to S'ay as to its efficiency.” 
HORTICULTURE Says: Sept. 4, 1909 
“We hear some splendid reports concerning the new 
insecticide, Aphine. Eminent gardeners and entomologists 
have already been quoted in strong approval of its effi¬ 
ciency.” 
A spray—i part Aphine, 40 parts water. 
Two dollars and fifty cents per gallon. 
GEO. E. TALMADGE, Inc. 
MANUFACTURER 
Madison -s- New Jersey 
