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The Florists^ Review 



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July 12, 1017. 



NURSERY NEWS. 



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. 

 I'resirteiit, Lloyd ('. Stark, Louisiaim, Mo.; 

 Vic-f -president, .1. U. Mayliew, Waxahacliif, 

 Tex.; Secretary and ('oiiii.scl, Curtis Nye Siuitli, 

 19 Congress St., H().iton, Mass.; Treasurer, J. W. 

 Hill, Des Moines, la.. 



It is a quite general report that shrubs 

 did not sell so well this spring as usual. 

 The gardening enthusiasm was centered 

 on potatoes and other comestibles. 



The nonarrival of the spring shipments 

 of bay trees and boxwoods cut down the 

 spring sales of a number of dealers so 

 much that increased sales in other lines do 

 not make the season compare favorably 

 with last year. 



THE NEW VICE-PRESIDENT. 



J. R. Mayhew, of Waxahachie, Tex., 

 who, was chosen vice-president of the 

 American Association of Nurserymen at 

 the convention held in Philadelphia 

 June 27 to 29, has been engaged in the 

 nursery business in Texas since 1891 

 and for a number of vears has been 



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prominent in southern nurserymen's as- 

 sociations. Before his elevation to the 

 office of vice-president, Mr. Maylunv 

 liad served on tlio executive committee 

 of tlie American Association two years; 

 liad held a like position with the Amer- 

 ican Nurserymen 's Protective Associa- 

 tion; had served as president of the 

 Texas Nurserymen 's Association for 

 three years and was elected president of 

 the Southern Association . of Nursery- 

 men in 1913. 



Mr. Mayhew was born in Madison 

 county, Alabama, May 12, 1869. He was 



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 Pinea, Jonipera, Artmrrltaea, Tewa, In amall 

 and large aizea. Price Liat Now Ready. 



THI D. HILL NURSIRY CO. 



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 Box 403. OundM, IIL 



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NURSERYMEN 

 FLORISTS and PLANTERS 



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The Storrs & Harrison Co. 



PAINESVILLE NURSERIES 



Nnnerymen, Floriste an d Seedsmen 



PAINESVILLB, OHIO 



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educated in tlie schools at Huntsville, 

 Ala., and in 1891 went to Texas, where 

 he engaged in the nursery business until 

 1900, when he moved to Waxahachie. 

 There he established the Waxaiiachie 

 Nursery Co., in 1901, and since its in- 

 corporation has been its president and 

 general manager. Consequently, Mr. 

 Mayliew brings to the asociation the 

 knowledge gained by many years in 

 the nursery business and the experience 

 obtained as an official of similar, though 

 smaller, associations. 



In politics Mr. Mayhew is a Democrat 



J. R. Mayhpw. 



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 E fornia Privet of any nursery in the 5 

 E world. E 



E Polish or Ironclad Privet E 



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flFor fall, 1917, Pot-grow n Hy- 

 drangea Otaksa, Thomas Hogg, 

 Souv. de Clair. 



Ask our prices before you order. 

 AUDUBON NURSERY 



Box 731, Wilmlnston, N. C. 

 Mention The Review when yoii write. 



Nursery Stock for Florists' Trade 



Fruit Trees. Ornamental Trees. Shrubs, 

 Small Fruits, Roses, Clematis, Phlox, 

 Peonies, Herbaceous Perennials. 



Write for oar Wholesale trade list. 



W. & T. SMITH COMPANY, 

 Geneva, N. Y. 



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1000 Acres 



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and has served the part^ as a delegate 

 to district and state conventions and 

 was a delegate to the national conven- 

 tion at Baltimore in 1912, when Presi- 

 dent Wilson was nominated the first 

 time. Mr. Mayhew is prominent in the 

 affairs of the Presbyterian church and 

 is the ruling elder of the Waxahachie 

 congregation. He also is vice-chairman 

 of the board of trustees of Trinity Uni- 

 versity, the Presbyterian college of 

 Texas. He was married in 1899. 



A. K. N. P. A. ELECTION. 



At the annual meeting of the Amer- 

 ican Eetaii Nurserymen's Protective 

 Association, held in Philadelphia during 

 the annual convention of the American 

 Association of Nurserymen June 27 to 

 29, the following officers were elected: 



President — M. R. Cashman, Owa- 

 tonna, Minn. 



Vice-president — B. J. Greening, Mon- 

 roe, Mich. 



Secretary-treasurer — E. M. Sherman, 

 Charles City, la. 



A. N. P. A. ELECTS OFFICERS. 



The American Nurserymen 's Protec- 

 tive Association held its annual meet- 

 ing in Philadelphia June 28 and re- 

 elected its officers with the exception 

 of Irving Eouse, Eochester, N. Y., who 

 resigned as president, and Harry Simp- 

 son, Vincennes, Ind., the vice-president. 

 The officers of the association are: 



President — J. W. Hill, Des Moines, la. 



Vice-president — C. C. Mayhew, Sher- 

 man, Tex. 



Secretary — Thos. B. Meehan, Dresher, 

 Pa. 



Treasurer — Peter Youngers, Geneva, 

 Neb. 



Executive committee — Irving Eouse, 

 Eochester, N. Y. ; John Watson, New- 

 ark, N. Y.; H. B. Chase, Chase, Ala.; 

 John H. Dayton, Painesville, O. ; D. S. 



