. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. -^.-,..,,,- ' • .r,>: •^w'l 7".^..^^^ fii;»wvr,- 124 The Florists' Review Maech 11, 1920. Small fruits are not so scarce as fruit trees, but the supply is none too large. Lee McDonough has sold bis interest in the old Douglas Nursery, at Waukegan, 111., to David Becher, of Chicago. Ebest H. Gold has started a nursery at Holland, Mich., devoting his efforts chiefly to the propagation of fruit trees. The government's propaganda for home planting of fruit trees is welcome to nurserymen, though not so much needed this season as in some others.
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. -^.-,..,,,- ' • .r,>: •^w'l 7".^..^^^ fii;»wvr,- 124 The Florists' Review Maech 11, 1920. Small fruits are not so scarce as fruit trees, but the supply is none too large. Lee McDonough has sold bis interest in the old Douglas Nursery, at Waukegan, 111., to David Becher, of Chicago. Ebest H. Gold has started a nursery at Holland, Mich., devoting his efforts chiefly to the propagation of fruit trees. The government's propaganda for home planting of fruit trees is welcome to nurserymen, though not so much needed this season as in some others. Charles C. Nash, the Three Elvers nurseryman, is devoting the first part of March to putting up cuttings in the fa- mous grape belt surroun£ng Lawton, Mich. INSPECTION IN BHODE ISLAND. In view of the stringent regulations in connection with interstate commerce •of certain trees, shrubs and other nurs- ery stock, together with the fact that the Kliode Island Nurserymen's Associa- tion at its recent annual meeting, at Providence, voted to call upon the gen- eral assembly of that state for financial assistance, the annual report of the state board of agriculture presented to the legislature a few days ago is of more than ordinary interest and importance. Forty-six nurseries were examined during the year and thirty-nine were found to be free from injurious insects or plant diseases of any kind and were given certificates permitting the sale of nursery stock. The entomological de- partment also gave demonstrations for combating insects and sprayed 10,000 trees for scale insects and for the cod- ling moth, in addition to scouting the state line for the corn borer. W. H. M, NTJRSEEY STOCKS IN FEANCE. In the columns of a British trade pub- lication a French grower gives the fol- lowing summary of nursery stocks in France for this season: "The nursery trade has been particu- larly brisk this season. The lifting of trees and stocks began in October with quite dry weather, wh
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