THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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Quiz Column. 
QUESTIONS ON PROPAGATION. 
Will the buds from sweet varieties of cherries unite and succeed as 
well if budded on Mahaleb stocks as on Mazzard, or will they be more 
subject to black knot in future? Should the cherry be budded as soon 
as the bark can be worked, or not till late in the season? 
Glen Rock, Pa. W. S. N. 
Our experience is that buds from sweet sorts of cherry unite with 
Mahaleb stocks as well or better than with Mazzard. They grow as 
well and make as large a tree as on the Mazzard. The root system on 
the Mazzard is better than on Mahaleb, though Mahaleb gives a very 
good root. We usually get about one-half of our one year sweet 
cherries § and up, 5-7 feet which we consider as good as can be grown 
on any sort of stock. 
Cannot say about black knot as we have not followed up the trees 
with that in view. 
We prefer to bud cherry late in the season rather than early as we 
have always had a better stand of buds. 
Vincennes, Ind. H. M. Simpson & Sons. 
How can I propagate the new rose, Baby Rambler (Levavasseur)? 
Can it be grown from cuttings or will it not retain its dwarf habit in 
this way? If it be budded, what stock must be used? W. S. N., Pa. 
The new rose, Baby Rambler (Madame Norbert Levavasseur) 
propagates readily both from hard wood cuttings and from green 
cuttings; the latter of course being the most rapid and economical 
manner of increasing this variety. We also grow it by budding in the 
summer time on Mannetti stocks. We have seen it growing in France, 
grafted on some other rose root, but we are not sure what root was used. 
For this country we are satisfied that very much the best way is to 
grow from green wood cuttings in green-houses and as this rose seems to 
be particularly hardy, standing the winters unusually well, we do not 
believe there is any danger of losing the young plants, set from small 
pots in June, during the succeeding winter, which is frequently the case 
with many of the Hybrid Perpetuals and other so called hardy va¬ 
rieties. 
Rochester, N. Y. Brown Brothers Company. 
Can quince stocks be grafted successfully, and should the quince be 
budded early or late and how should buds be handled? Having had 
bad success in budding quince last season, desire information. 
W. S. N., Pa. 
We usually bud quince stocks about August 15th. We understand 
that at Huntsville, Ala., quinces have been grown with fair success by 
grafting on tips of apple roots, but we have no personal experience. 
Rochester, N. Y. Chase Brothers Company 
Please state whether or not a large Buckeye tree can be successfully 
moved at this time of the year? And whether or not it is a cultivated 
one. 
Cincinnati, O. G. M. 
Almost any kind of tree and almost any size of tree may be moved 
successfully in winter time, provided the transplanter uses sufficient 
pains in carrying outthe operation. The larger the tree, the 
larger the ball of earth j should be which surrounds the roots. A 
trench is dug in a circle about the tree deep enough to cut all the roots. 
Professional tree lifters then elevate the tree upon a truck by a lilting 
apparatus. It is transplanted and placed in a hole larger than the one 
from which it came, and the remaining space filled up with rich soil. 
If the transplanting is done in winter or in the fall, the ground should 
be heavily mulched. This is for the purpose of keeping the frost out, 
and allowing root action to begin quite promptly. Tree moving is 
expensive work, and as stated above, it is successful in proportion to 
the care given. It is customary to head back the tree more or less 
severely after it is set. C. 
HANDLING PEACH PITS. 
Please state how peach pits are handled so as to secure a good stand.’ 
Can one year old seed be sprouted without freezing? 
Maryland. F. A. 
Do not think in the Northern states, we often get a season, when a 
good stand of peach can be obtained by using seed ol previous year s 
growth, that has not been frozen, and think the large majority of sea¬ 
sons they would not sprout until the next year. Our custom is to carry 
all seed in our cellars one year and plant the seed in the fall. If the 
previous year’s seed is to be planted in the spring, it should be either 
bedded in open ground where it will freeze during the winter, or packed 
in sawdust or earth in cellar, and kept moist to open the pits. 
Painesville, O. 
The Storrs A Harrison Company. 
CUPID BUSY IN THE SOUTH. 
It has been given to us by mareonigraph that before the Mav issue 
of this journal reaches our readers another well known nurseryman 
will have shown his faith in the blessedness of the benedictine state In- 
joining that great army. The best wishes of the National Nursery¬ 
man staff are heartily tendered to Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Berckmans 
May they both appear at the annual meeting to receive in person the 
greetings of their many friends in the ranks of the association. 
Obituary. 
We regret to announce the death of John B. Morey Sr., of the firm 
of John B. Morey & Sons of Dansville. Mr. Morey had been in poor 
health for some time and passed away about the middle of April. His 
death removes a well known figure in the nursery circles of Dansville. 
The sympathy of a large circle of friends is extended to the bereaved 
members of the family. 
SKETCHY NOTES FROM FLORIDA. 
BY THE BUSINESS MANAGER. 
As I promised to give you a rough sketch of southern observations 
I will endeavor to do so but have not had time to think much since I 
returned. 
Jacksonville, the starting point of our peregrinations, and the Metro¬ 
polis of Florida, is growing rapidly, and many fine large blocks are 
in process of erection. It is an important shipping point, nearly every¬ 
thing used in Florida coming in from Jacksonville. 
While St. Augustine is a quaint old historical town, yet the people 
are thoroughly practical. Some oranges and kumquats in addition to 
vegetables are grown in and around St. Augustine. The finest oranges 
are grown near Ormond in Rockledge on the Indian river. 
Palm Beach consists principally of two large and magnificently 
equipped hotels. The entire town is owned by Mr. Flagler and is sur¬ 
rounded by cocoanut palms. There is an avenue of Cocoanut Palms 
between the two hotels, half a mile in length, making one of the most 
beautiful walks that I have ever seen. 
There is a comparatively new orange called the King Orange grown 
outside of Miami. Growers of this orange claim it is the coming variety 
In appearance it is large, of reddish color with a very rough skin. 
We would not think it remarkable but it commands the highest price 
on the market where its value is known. 
The most noted grove of Grape Fruit is four miles outside of Miami 
called Douglas Grove, situated for shelteri n the middle of a large 
forest of Pine trees. Mr. Douglas commenced picking Grape Fruit in 
October from this year’s crop, but the appearance of the trees did not 
indicate that hardly any had been picked. 
They were holding a fair at Miami showing all the tropical fruits and 
vegetables giown in that county which is the most productive part in the 
state. Strawberries, pineapples, bananas, star apple, guavas, kum¬ 
quats, pawpaws, cocoanuts, persimmons, grape fruits, oranges, 
lemons, etc., vegetables of all kinds, of the most unusual size were 
exhibited. Miami has been built up in the last eight years. 
The whole east coast is owned and controlled by Mr. Flagler, and 
it is due to his energy that Florida is to-day appreciated as a fine 
winter resort. All the comforts in the north in the way of fine hotels, 
railroad services are due to his untiring energy and good judgment. He 
controls the railroads from Jacksonville to Miami; in fact they told us 
that he was the owner of all the hotels and railroads. He runs his 
cars so close to his hotels that the passengers may get off in front of 
the hotel. It is one of the finest systems that I ever saw. 
Rochester. C. L. Yates. 
COLONIST RATES. 
To Pacific Coast Points, Via WABASH RAILROAD. On sale 
March 1st, to May 15th inclusive, $42.50 to all Pacific Coast points 
from Buffalo. Correspondingly low rates to points in Utah, Montana 
Idaho, Washington, Oregon and California. Ask your Local Agent or 
write R. F. Kelley, G. A. P. D. or James Gass, N. Y. S. P. A., 287 Main 
Street, Buffalo, N. Y. 
