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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



June 17, 1909. 



NURSERY NEWS. 



AMERICAN ASSUCIATION OF NUBSEBYMEN. 



Ollicers for l'.K)'.t-10: Pros.. F H. Stannard, 

 Ottawa, Kan.; Vioe-Prefi., W. P. Stark, Louisiana, 

 Mo,: Seoy.. Geo. C, Seager, Rocliester, N. Y,: 

 Tieas,, C. L. Yates, Rochester, N, Y. 



I-"i;axk i\.M)i.i;c, imrs('iviii;iii. j'orim'riy 

 locatcil ;ir 177 .Idlllistoil ilNCIiUr, ( 'liic;i<i(i. 

 Ikis i('in(i\x'(l tii I']\;nis1(iii. 111. 



.1. (i. Il.\i;i;is().\ \ Sons. I'.crlin, .M.i.. 

 nil' |i|;niiiiiio- (.n jjiisliiny the (H'liainciital 

 stdi-k i|('|i;iiti)ic'iit 111' llicir Imsiiicss. 



1"i.(m;is'i-,s ;iii' steadily jiWdiii^ to their 

 facilities tur siijijilyinj;- miiscrv stuck and 

 for doing all kinds of landscajie work, 



Thk Hdclicster ne\vsjia|itis made a 

 special feature of last week's i-oiivent icm. 

 They know ;it Kdchester the tidl iin- 

 |Hii-taiice (it' the iiidiistiy. 



Wii.i.iAM !•;. |•'(IJ,|•;^. a nursery aoent 

 at .1S41I Irxinji I'ark lionleNard. riiicayu. 

 lias filed .a jietitiun in liankru|>t(y, stat- 

 ing that Ids lialiilities are .f 4,(iii(!.4S and 

 his assets .'r4.*)l ].!.'■". 



Wll.l.l.XM A. I'KTKKSdN. |ir(i|irietur (if 



L'etersiin Nursery. <'hicagii. s;i\s this 

 liMiks til him as thdiiyh it wduld lie a liiy 

 year tdr tlH» sale of |ie<iMy niots. SdiiU' 

 (if till' lietter s(irts are thus earh- in 

 stnuiy demand with the yrdwci-s \\ hdse 

 stdck can lie de|iendei| dU, 



l'ia).\[ the talk at last week's ineetin<; 

 df nurserymen at K'dchester it .ajijicareil 

 that (ine ami all hail enidye(| an un- 

 usually oiKid scjisim — iHit (inly a liusv 

 (ine, lint .1 season of more th.an ordinary 

 leiiiith. The yrdwers df fruit trees and 

 thdse \\lid>,:e sjiecialty is oiiianiental stock 

 a|i|ie;ir td ]i;(\'e lieeii eijnally t'a\(ire(|. 



STANNARD AND SPARK. 



F. H. Stannard. 



'I'hi new )il-esident lit the .Xllierican 

 .\ssdcj;il idii (it' XiU'-irynien i^ niie ,,t' the 

 reeul.-ir atteiiii;ints. nut lia\iny missed ;i 

 cdnxcntidU fur maJiy years, lie h;is Keen 

 an actixe wurker nn ;issdci;il inn atl'.airs. 

 n;i\iny last year scr\cd a^ ch.-iiinian nf 

 the t rans|idrt;t1 i(in ciimniil tee. In Mi. 

 Siaunard's own cdnimunily he is |(„ikei| 

 u|idn ,■!-• ;i lejidinii cili/.eM. the nui-ser\- 

 lieiny jidssihly tin- imi-l i m |idrt;i nt in 

 dustry at <)tta\va. Kan, The Imsiiiess 

 was est.alilished in |s7!i. I'm- main- ye.-irs 

 the linn was lirewcr iV ,st:innar(l, Init in 

 I'.'i'l the JiKsent he;id liei-;iine the ■^cniiU 

 |iartiiei'. and the lirni ii;iine was chaii;;!'!! 

 Id Stann.'ird \ t (1. .\ ^ciieinl linedtnnr- 



seiy stuck is i^ldWii. the e.Melll ii t the 



linn'- (i|Mratidiis c-dliny tor the em|ild\ 

 llielil dt a|i|il dxiiiKitely I ,di ii l ;|,,| cs. Lend 

 tll'j; lints ;ire ;i|i|iles ;i|ld .-llilile •-(•(•( 1 1 i ||o>,, 

 |iiMeh, i-|ieiiy ;ind |iliiiii. The linn h;is 

 .(lid -Id|:iM,. ,;i|,ncilv I'mt |jtt\ ciirl.i.'dN 



lit -Idl-k. 



W. p. Stark. 



\\ . r, Stjlk i- jUesidelll .it the \ll- 



- i State Kiianl el 1 Imi jcull in e. .-uid 



i^ "lie <it the nid>i eiil hiisi.-isi ic lit ,ir 

 chaidi'-l -, as well a- luirsci ymeii. ||e iv 

 I rei--nrer nf St.-irk I'.rds.' .\ iiivei i(.< iV 

 Hicli.ariN I'd,, df Ldiiisinna. Mn.. ;iiid an 

 untiring wmker in the liehl nt hdrticiil 

 lure iieiiei;! Ily. and the .Mix^uuri State 



Siiciely under his |e;i(|e|'-hi|i has licciiine 

 iilli lit' tlle Ntriin^esl liiidir- dl' h.il'ticul 



I n li-t - III I In idii nl i \ . 



Thu tttaik lirni wa-- e^iaMi-lud in l^'-'-", 



F. H. Stannard. 



(President American Association of Nurserymen 



and is iidw lieiijd mana<i('(l liy the thiid 

 and fdiiith generations df the Stark fam 

 ilw The cdiniiany has ;i cajiital stuck nf 

 a millidii ddllars. all paid up. and is 

 pidlialily the largest nursery ciiiicern in 

 the Wdild. The cdiiipany gniws its stuck 

 in nine states. jvxpeiieiice has shown 

 them th.at im ime hic-ilily will prudiic,' all 

 kinds df --tdck Id the liest adx'antage. and 

 this is oi\('n ;i^ the rcasnii that the yrnw 

 in;^ end df the Inisiness js scattere(| dvcr 

 such a la r^e' till it(ir\ . Tliecdinpany em 

 pliiys thdus;ini|< dt' ayents. and also has 

 .a lai<^c mail urder Iraile, which is increns 

 iiig rapiilly. The past se;isdn 's Imsiness 

 w;is the laryesi in the histdiy dt the cmi 

 cerii. The ciimpaiix is the inlrddiicer dt 

 I )elici(iii-.. Kiny Mavid. Seuntui', <'li;iin 

 pidii. I'.lack Hen. and ntlier ;i|iples. the 

 iiaiiie^ di' x\nich they reeistereil .MS trade 

 mark-, a- well ;i^ snine line peaches. 



;^l.'lpe-, ctr. 



It' the as-dci.a 1 idll cdllcllldes In stick 

 li\" its lii'-i clidice. and nice! ne.\l year 

 ai St. I.diiis. it will liml Mr. ,St;nk the 

 I iiilil ma II in I he right jdace. 



THE ROCHHSTER CONVENTION. 



I rilr i.|.cllili- ill IIm iiild cIiI ii'll UJ- |llll\ re 

 |iii! Nil 1 II 1,1-1 wi'rK - l!.-\ lew, I 



Prof. Bailey's Address. 



I'.veiy ineinlier v\as in his s(-ii ,,i\ 

 Thuis(|;i\ iniirninj^ td listen Id an address 

 liv I'l-dt, I,. II, I'.ailev. (it < driiell I'm 

 \ersity. nil ■"The Sraaice <>utliidk,"" 

 I 'rdt, I '.alley -:i id in jiarl : 



■'The iiiii-eiy liiisiiie^^ has taken nil a 

 x\liiilly new chai.acter diiiiii;^ the last 



IWent\ \e:ir-. i-ii||--e(jl|enl In the .^[ijihca 



tidii df the icsults seciili'd liy iiut'stigal 

 (irs in soil fertility, entdiiidldgy, jilani 

 ]iatlioldgy and ,a ild/eii dtlier department^ 

 df science. The old, haphazard nietlnid'- 

 lia\c largely disaiipeareil uiid the nu're 

 iiile (if thiimli that is nut t'oiinded (ui 

 reasiin is rapidly passing aw;iy. We aro 

 lieginning td think as individuals and iidt 

 .IS masses. N'dii. as niirsei yiiieii, must ge 

 Id the lidltdin df tilings if ymi are Id 

 I'diiiiil \(iiir Imsiness ini emliiring jirin 

 ii|iles. ^■(lu li;i\e the right td call mi e.\ 

 peiimeiit st.atidiis ami cdlleges (if jigricul 

 lure Id help \dii determine the real facts. 

 If there is San .luse scale, it is a fact 

 which caniiiit lie minimi/.ed (ir :ille\iate(l 

 li\ any kind nt explanatidii er liy aii> 

 -dli lit cei I i ticale. J! must lie attacked. 

 It the nuiseiy Inisiness freely :i\ails il 



-:ell' dt tile science klidwleildc jit its (lis 

 piis;il. il then has within itsidf the esseii 

 lial (4em' Ills dt sel f |iurilicat ion and s(4f 

 dex eliipnieiit . W'e are iiudiiied usually 'i' 

 Iddk (III the t'dices dt' iiatnic as in .antaen 

 nism with ii-. rather than put nursehe- 

 directly iiild line with nature .ami try In 

 wdik with her. rather than against liei. 

 It is interest 111)^ Id catch this iidte 

 ihldugh all the hisidi-y nt mnnkiiKl ami 

 in iMi!' lileialure. I'dices ut' n:itnre. ,>•* 

 the thunder, the li^htniny. the sldini. tin 



wind. ha\e lieell ihdiiylll dt ;is fdice- 



wliicli are li\' ii.a'iire (ip|i(ise(l id us ami 

 with which we must necessarily cdnteiid. 

 This idea is expressed ill (iiir (Idgm.as and 



in din creeds. I shiiuld like In (Id SdlllC- 



thin;^. it' I can. In eiialile maiikiiid td 

 dxeiciime it-- I lieiild^ical fear nt' nature. 

 W'e niii^t mil shut nur ilddis Id nature, 

 lull -ee thnl x\e have piiii .-in in lire.allie. 



