,11 NE 9, 1910. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



55 



John Hall. 



(Secretiiry American Assoc-latlon of Nurserymen, i 



the \Vestern Classification Committee 

 it wiis arranged that on shipments in 

 lefrifrerator cars making more than a 

 full carload, the part car should take 

 cailoul rate. Steps then taken result- 

 ed in securing for westbound shipments 

 tlu same rate as from the Pacific coast 

 castbound to Mississippi river and 

 other eastern territory. This resulted 

 ill a saving on westbound shipments of 

 fr<iin 20 cents to $1.15. At the request 

 of I lie committee the Western Classifi- 

 faiion Committee eliminated the $5 per 

 hiniilredweight clause in its classifica- 

 tion and the report urged that all 

 fin: ins for lost shipments be kept on 

 a nasonablo basis as a means of pre- 

 venting rate advances. Uuring the year 

 till troubles arising from guaranteed 

 pa.\ iiient shipments being held up be- 

 'ai'^e the Official Classification calls 

 '0! prepayment on nursery stock were 

 I'l' ty well obviated; shipments with 

 *'■' «ht guaranteed now go through 

 II" tion points without delay. It was 

 "<" found possible to get shrubbery 

 fa' i,g for dormant roses. The commit- 

 ||" liad kept in touch with the Uniform 

 ' !■ sification Committee and found 

 'ii committee inclined to grant nursery 

 111! rests anything in reason. There is 

 '^i prospect of securing a minimum 

 |V"'2ht based on cubic feet instead of 

 '"'•uth of car. This will give a mini- 

 "iiHu of 14,000 or 15,000 pounds on 

 ""'all cars and a correspondingly low 

 !"i'iimum on larger cars, effecting an 

 "'i|'i>rtant saving on all carload ship- 

 iiiciits. The committee offered sugges 

 '"IIS how to trace delayed shipments 

 2"'' advised that nurse'rvmen refrain 

 ^•■"iti statements to the effect that high- 

 •''' lates would gladly be paid for bet- 

 ^'■' service, it being "the opinion of the 

 ;[iinniittee that the railroads give at 



th 



'' present rates the best service of 



"liich they are capable 



Essays Bead. 



The afternoon program for the open- 

 ing day Was made up of a number of 

 short papers, as follows: 



"The Part Nurserymen Have Taken in 

 the Growth and Development of the Na- 

 tion," by J. B. Morey, Dansville, N. Y. 



* ' Co-operation Between Nurserymen 

 and Fruit Growers," by W, L. Howard, 

 secretary Missouri State Board of Hor- 

 ticulture. 



' ' The Commercial Side of the Nursery 

 Business," by H. W, Marshall, Arling- 

 ton, Neb. 



' ' Effect of Tree Planting in the Middle 

 West." by George H. Whiting. Yank 

 ton, S. D.' 



"Should a Young Man Choose the 

 Nursery Business as a Vocation?" by 

 A. Willis, Ottawa, Kans. 



"Development of the Fruit Industry 

 in Colorado," by H. G. Wolff, Denver. 



"Magnifying' Our Craft," by E. W. 

 Kirkyjatrick, McKinney, Tex. 



"The Influence of California's Horti- 

 cultural Development on the Nursery 

 Business," by George C. Roeding, Fresno, 

 Cal. 



Stereopticon Lecture. 



Wednesday evening was set aside for 

 a tour of Europe with Prof. John Craig, 

 of Ithaca, N. Y. His subject was "Ob- 

 servations Upon European Nursery Stock 

 and European Plant Growing Methods," 

 illustrated with lantern slides from pho- 

 tographs made ,%r the speaker on his 

 European trip of iast summer. 



Thursday's Program. 



The program of papers for the morn- 

 ing session of Thursday is: 



"Crown Gall and Its Effect on Or- 

 chard Trees, '^' by Peter Youngers, 

 Geneva, Neb. 



"Practical Experiment with Root Gall 



on Apple Trees," by E. A. Smith, Lake 

 City, Minn. 



"Orchard Pests Still Unknown to the 

 Colorado Fruit Grower," by Prof. G. P. 

 Gillette, Fort Collins, Colo. 



"Nursery Inspection as a Common 

 Necessity of Nurseryman and Planter," 

 by Prof. E. P. x'aylor, Grand Junction, 

 Colo. 



"Soils and Fertilizers," by F. L. 

 Rounsvel, Denver. 



"Report of Committee on Exhibits," 

 by E. P. Bernardin, Parsons, Kans. 



"Publicity Campaigns on Part of 

 Nurserymen," by J. M. Irvine, St. 

 Josepn, Mo. 



The association will wind up its busi- 

 ness Thursday afternoon in the follow- 

 ing order: 



Report of vice-presidents on officers 

 and place of next meeting. 



"Varieties." by E. S. Osborne, Roches- 

 ter, N. Y. 



' ' Transplanted Raspberries for the Re- 

 tail Trade," by W. N. Scarff, New Car- 

 lisle, Ohio. 



"Herbaceous Plants," by C. S. Har- 

 rison, York. Neb. 



"A Study of the Nursery Lands of 

 the United States," by W' H. Stark, 

 Louisiana, Mo. 



"Resultant Evils of Replace Policy," 

 by J. W. Mayhew, Waxahachie, Texas. 



"Nurseryman's Peach Seed oupply, " 

 by C. ^. Mayhew, Sherman, Texas. 



TTrifin'shed business. 



Election of officers. 



Resolutions. 



Aaiournment. 



The protective associations will meet 

 Thursday evening. 



Trade Exhibits. 



The trade exhibition Is not so large 

 as in some years when the association 

 has met nearer the center of popula- 

 tion, but there is, nevertheless, a good 

 showing. The exhibitors are: 



C. S. Harrison & Co., York, Nebr., 

 peonies. 



The Fruit Grower, St. .Toseph, Mo., 

 advertising matter. 



A. B. Morse & Co., St. Joseph, Mich., 

 4esigns for illustrations. 



.7. J. Harrison & Sons, Berlin, Md., 

 fruit and ornamental trees. 



W. C. Reed, Vincennes, Ind., one and 

 two year cherry trees. 



T. V. Munson & Sons, Denison, Tex., 

 books on grape culture. 



Benj. Chase Co., Derry, N. H., wood 

 labels and plant stakes. 



Stecher Lithographing Co., fruit 

 plates. 



Carrol L. R. Tiffany, Franklin Forks, 

 Pa., tree trimmers. 



Rochester Lithograph Co., Rochester, 

 N. Y., fruit plates. 



The Deming Co., Salem, O., spray 

 pumps, nozzles and appliances. 



Dayton Fruit Tree Label Co.. Day- 

 ton, O., wood labels. 



McFarland Publicity Co., Harrisburg. 

 Pa., advertising designs, printed matter 

 and photographs. 



Nathan R. Graves, Rochester, N. Y.. 

 photographs of fruits and flowers. 



B. G. Pratt Co., New York, insecti- 

 cide. 



G. V. Cedarborg, Denver, the Cedar- 

 borg frost alarm. 



Local Hospitalities. 



Of recent years the entertainment 

 features and local hospitalities have 

 developed into an important part of 

 the convention, once upon a time given 

 over wholly to business. This year 



