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NEWS OF THE NURSERY TRADE 



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The Lake Nursery Co., Leesburg, Fla., 

 has been incorporated with a capital of 

 $300,000. 



At the meeting in. New York of the 

 market development committee of the 

 A. A. N., O. Joe Howard, of Pomona, 

 N. C, was appointed chairman. Plans 

 for carrying on the campaign were formed 

 for the coming year. 



William Flemer, Jr., manager of the 

 F. & F. Nurseries, at Princeton, N. J., 

 was married February 7 at Montreal to 

 Miss Emma Wilkinson, of Elizabeth, 

 N. J., at the home of the bride's uncle. 

 Mr. Flemer 's parents were at the wed- 

 ding. 



The law of action and reaction ap- 

 plies to supply and demand of nursery 

 stock. Excess of demand, such as we 

 have now, leads to excess production, 

 when the pendulum reaches the other end 

 of the swing. Market development will 

 counteract that reactionary swing. 



RHODE ISLANDERS POSTPONE. 



The second annual convention of the 

 Rhode Island Nurserymen 's Association, 

 in Andrews hall. Providence, was post- 

 poned to Thursday, February 12, just 

 a week later than was originally 

 planned. The postponement was due to 

 the complete tie-up of transportation 

 by the severe storm which has affected 

 the whole Atlantic coast. 



Charles H. Greaton, of Providence, in 

 addition to delivering the president's 

 address in the morning session, was 

 scheduled to read an interesting paper 

 in the afternoon on "The Standardiza- 

 tion of Prices" and Paul V. Fortmiller, 

 of the Jackson & Perkins Co., Newark, 

 N. Y., to discuss "The Present and 

 Future Demand for Nursery Stock." 



ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION MEETS. 



Program in Chicago. 



The Illinois State Nurserymen's As- 

 sociation held its third annual conven- 

 tion at the Hotel La Salle, Chicago, 

 Wednesday and Thursday, February 11 

 and 12. The opening session was oc- 

 cupied chiefly with the delivery of the 

 president's address by Guy A. Bryant, 

 of Princeton, and with the reports of 

 the standing committees. In the after- 

 noon P. A. Glenn, chief inspector of 

 the state department of agriculture, Ur- 

 bana, discussed "Necessary Precautions 

 in Nurseries Preventing the Spread of 

 Dangerous Insects and Plant Diseases," 



and J. A. Young, of Aurora, read a 

 paper on "What Does the Nurseryman 

 Sell?" 



The program for Thursday assigned 

 to the morning the election of ofl&cers 

 and the presentation of two papers, one 

 by A. H. Hill, of Dundee, on "Coop- 

 eration between the Illinois State Nur- 

 serymen's Association and the Amer- 

 ican Association of Nurserymen," and 

 one by J. C. Blair, head of the depart- 

 ment of horticulture of the University 

 of Illinois, on * ' The Possibilities of Uni- 

 versity Education for Nurserymen." In 

 the afternoon the discussion by Alvin 

 Nelson, of Chicago, of the question, 

 "Should the Illinois State Nursery- 

 men's Association Certify to the Sales 

 Made by Members?" and the address 

 by F. W. Von Oven, of Naperville, on 

 "The Forestry Problem in Illinois," 

 were on the program, followed by an 

 open forum. 



Free-for-all in Open Forum. 



The stimulating nature of the discus- 

 sion in this forum is shown by the fol- 

 lowing questions printed on the pro- 

 gram: 



To ■wliat extent does It pay the retail nursery- 

 men to grow stock? 



Are present wholesale prices justified? 



Wliat effect will the high prices have on the 

 retail trade? 



Bargains for Quick Sale 



2000 Bush Honeysuckle. 4 to 6 ft.. . . $25 00 per 100 



100 Strawberry Bushes 40.00 per 100 



250Syringas 50.00 per 100 



300 Forsythia, Creeping. 3 to 4 ft. . 10.00 per 100 



150 Deutzia Canadensis 40.00 per 100 



100 Cornus Rubra 35.00 per 100 



150 Snowberry Bushes, 4 to 5 ft.. . . 35.00 per 100 



Will sell all in one lump. 



Sample on request. Must be removed by 

 April 1. Cash w ith order. 



KARL E. SCHMIDT, 



p. O. Box 83. West Mentor, Ohio 



Can Illinois nurserymen grow their own grape- 

 vines to advantage? 



Would a vigilance committee be a good thing 

 for the association to have? 



Would it pay the association to publish a 

 list of stock for sale by its members? 



Should the members of the association attempt 

 cooperative buying of material or propagating 

 stock? 



Should the association attempt to reform Im- 

 proper practices In the trade or should such 

 reforms be left to legislation? 



Does newspaper advertising pay the nursery- 

 men? 



What method of advertising pays best? 



Shall we hold the next convention In the 

 southern part of the state? 



Do southern-grown roses give as good results 

 as northern-grown? 



Will a reliable nurseryman grade poorer during 

 a time of shortage? 



Does it pay best to sell at retail through 

 dealers, commission agents or salary men? 



Is substitution permissible in the retail trade? 



Should any attempt be made toward stand- 

 ardized prices in the retail trade? 



Should the retail nursery business organize in 

 Illinois or the middle west? 



Is the nurseryman who furnishes stock to 

 the retail customer at wholesale prices an 

 injury to the trade? 



DANGER FBOM QUARANTINES. 



Number on the Increase. 



In addition to all the hazards of the 

 elements that the nursery business ia 



EVERGREENS 



All Important Varieties 



Spruces 

 Arborvltaes 

 Retinlsporas 

 Junipers and others. 



Norway Maples 

 Oriental Planes 



and other popular 



shade trees. 



Strawberries— 30 de- 

 pendable varieties. 



Write for catalogue and 

 prices to the trade. 



"Largett Growers of Fruit Trtoa in tht World" 

 Box 28. Berlin, Maryland 



IBOLIUM 



The New UADnV DDIUCT (l-lbotaX 

 Hybrid NAnUT rnlVCl Ovalifollum) 



Now sent oat for the first time. Inquire for farther information. 

 One-year fleld-pvwn plants, $6.00 each. Summer rooted frame- 

 grrown, S3.00 each. Plants in storace for immediate shipment. 



Utrodaccn o( BOX BARBERRY. Well rooted frame cuttings, 

 165.00 per 1000. 



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IBOLIUH PRIVET 

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NURSERY STOCK for Florists' Trade 



ftiiit Trees, Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Smal Fruits, Roses, Qematis, Phlox, Peonies, Heftaceous Perenniab 



Writ* for our wholooalo trado list. 



74 YEARS Vwo & To SMITH COMPANY iOOOACRU 



GENEVA, N. Y. 



