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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



55 



John Hall. 



I Si'cietiiiy Aiuerii'iin Association ol' Xiiiscijiiieii. 



till Western < l;is--i (iciit idii < '(imiiiitlee 



' u.is jiiraiioed tli;it on slii|iineiits in 



ii 1 im ralor e;iis iiiakiny' more tlinii a 



I'li'i '-ai'liiad. tl'e part (■■ir slioul.l take 



■:ni,.|il rate. Steps tlieii taken resiilt- 



'|| III -I'CiU'iiiii for w.'stltoiiiiil sliiiniieiits 



'I' ^iiiK I'ate as from the Pacific coast 



'^1 I 1(111(1 to ^1 ississi |ipi rivci' ;iii<l 



"I' i (astern territory. 'I'liis resiilte(i 



'II ^aviiijj on west liouiid slii|)m('iits of 



i!' M 111) cents to ^'l.lo. At tlie re(|iiest 



"I li' committee tlie Western Classiti 



• I II ( oinmittee eliminated tlie *•") per 



III licdweiylit (di.iise in its (lassifica- 



'!■ and the report iirycd that all 



I IIS toi' ii)st slii|in!ents lie kept on 



■' isonahle hasjs as a means of pre 



ml: i.ite a(l\ances. During- the >-ear 



'I' iioiiides arisinii from i;narantee(| 



I'' 'lent shipineiits heiny held no he- 



■' the Ofiudal Classification (mIIs 



I" 111 'i)ayn)ent on nnrseiy sio(dv were 



I '\ W(dl obviated: shipments with 



'' -ht L;ii.'iraiiteei| now ud throiiLih 



" lion points withont delay. It was 



'" I'oiind nossilde to yet slirnldter\- 



' l: for doi-mant roses. The commit 



■ id kept ill toii(di with the rniform 



-ilication ('oinmittee and found 



' '•oinmittee iiudiiicd t o yra lit nurserv 



' '-t-; aiiN'thiiiL; in reason. There is 



' iiidspect n\' seciiriiiti a ininiinnm 



'' -ill haseil OH cnldc feet instead id' 



' ' li of car. This will yi\c a mini- 



'' '■ of 14,<inii (.1- l.'i.ddii |ionii(|s on 



I cars and a coirespondi nylv low 



" liiiiiii on laryer cars, effect iiiji' an 



" "iiant sa\iny on all carload sliip- 



'' '^. The committee of1'ere(| snyocs 



- how lo trace didaycd shipments 



" ailvised that nnrserxiiien r(d'rain 



'' II statcin. iits to the (dl'ect that hi<,di- 



'ili'S wieild yladly In- paid for bet- 



"'•ivicc, it liiMiio the opinion of' the 



''iiiitoe that tlie railroads yive at 



" lucsellt rates the liesi sei\ice of 



" "-li they are capaMe. 



Essays Read. 



The afternoon prooiain for the open 

 ino- day was made np of a immlier o! 

 short papers, as follows: 



''The i'art Xiirserymeii lla\c Taken in 

 the (irowth and 1 )e\ (dopmenf of the \'a 

 tion." \>y .1. r.. Morey, Dansville. .\. \. 



' ' ( d-opc rat ion lletween Xnrserymcn 

 and i'rnit <!idweis,'' liy \V. L. Howard. 

 se( retary .Missouri State l'>oard ot' llor 

 ticultnre. 



''The <'ominercial Side of the N'urserx' 

 Husiness,"' l.y If. \V. .Marshall, .\rlin- 

 ton, \el). 



" Kffe" t (d' Tree l'lantiii<i in the .Middle 

 West."" hy (leoioc !|. Whitiii<i. ^',•lnl•: 

 ton, S. ]). 



•'Should a ^'llUll^ .Man ( hoose the 

 Xursery Itusiness as ;i \'of-at i(ni .' " ' liy 

 .\. Willis, Ottawa. Kaiis. 



' ' l)e\'(do]iineiit of the l'''rnit Indiistis 

 ill ('(dorado. " " hv II. (i. Wdltl', Uenxci. 



" .Magnify in<i Our ('raft.'" liy K. W. 

 i\irkpati'i('k, .McKiniiey. Te\. 



''The Influence of' ( ali foiiiia "s lloit i 

 cultural I )e\ ('lopnieiit on tlie Xiirsery 



iJllsiness, " ' li\- (leoluc ( '. l\oedilly. t'lesno. 



Cal. 



Stereopticon Lecture. 



Wednesday e\enin<^ was set ;isii|e for 

 a tour of l']iirope with I'rof. John ('raiy. 

 of Ithaca. X. y. His siiliject was ''Oli 

 seixations I'lion European Nnrseiy Stoids 

 and iMiropean I'laiit (irowiny Metho(|s."" 

 illnstrafe(l with lantern slides t'loni pho 

 toyrajihs made li\' the speaker on his 

 Muropeaii tri|) of last summer. 

 Thursday's Program. 



The jirooi-am of ]iapeis for tlu^ nioin 

 inn session of Thursday is: 



"('idwii (iall and lis l^lVect on ()r 

 (diard Trees,"' liy I'eter VcMinycis. 

 (ieileva, X'^el). 



■ ' I'lact leal llxpei iiiieiit with K'oot (iall 



(111 .\|ip|c Tree--,'' liy I]. A. Smith, Lake 

 • ity. Minn. 



■■Orchard I'ests Siill I'likiiow ii i" th(> 

 ('(dorado Krnil (irowcr,"' liy I'rot'. (!. I'. 



( iillette. l'"ol't < 'idlilis. ( 'old. 



■■\uiser\' Inspecliiiii as a ( 'uimiion 

 Xecessitv ol' .\ ui'seryman and I 'l:i lit er. ' ' 

 liy I'rof. ]•]. I'. 1 aylor. (oaiid .luii.i i.m. 



( '(do. 



■'Soils and I'ert ili/.ei-^, ' ' liy I". I, 

 li'oiuiM'el. l)en\"er. 



''I;e|ior1 ot' (olllUlittee oil Mx'li 1 1 li t s. ' ' 



li\- I-;. I', r.eiiia nlin. I'aisoiis. Kans. 



■ ■ l'iil)li(dty < ainiiaiens mi I 'art ot' 

 Xurserymeii. ' ■ liy .1. M . Ii\iiie. Si. 

 .losepii. Mo. 



The association will \\iiii| up its Imsi 

 iiess Thursday afternoon in the t'olhiw- 

 inn' dider: 



K'epor! of \ ice-presidelll s oil ollicers 

 and place of next meetiny. 



■ ■ \';tri''l i( s, " " li\' I-]. S. ( Isjidine, K'nclies- 

 ier. \. V. 



• • 'i"i;iiisplaiited li'a s|ili(.nies t'or the lo' 

 tail Trade."" iiv W . X. Scarl'f. Xew Car 

 lisle, Ohio. 



'' llerhaceous Plants.'" liy C. S. liar 

 rison, N'ork, X( li. 



' ' .\ Studv (d" the Xurserv- l,;iiids of 

 the Pniteil ' States." liy W'. II. Stark. 

 Louisiana, Mo. 



' • K'esultant l-hils ot' K'e|ilace I'olicy."' 

 by J. W. .Mayhew, Waxalia(diie. Texas. 



' ' Xurseryman 's Peach Seed oup|il\'.'" 

 !i\- ( '. - . Mavliew, Sherman. Texas. 



' "'iliii'slied bnsiiu'ss. 



l-.lection of officers. 



lves(diitions. 



.\(i journment. 



Th(> i)i'ote(di\-e assoidatioiis ^vill mee*^ 

 Thui'sday (ncniiij.;-. 



Trade Exhibits. 



Th" trade exiiiliition 's not so larye 

 as in some years when the asso( iatioii 

 has Had nearer the center ol' popula 

 tion, lull there is, ne\ crt ludess, ;i yood 

 showiiii.;. The exliildtors ;ire: 



( '. S. Harrison iV ( d., ^'ol■k. X'elir.. 

 lieoiiies. f 



Tin' l-'i\iil ( iroweiy Sj). .loseph. Mo.. 

 :id\(Mt isiniV-mriTTtrr. ' j 



A. P.. Alorse \ Co., .St. .loseph. Mi(di.. 

 (^esi^ns for illustrations. 



.1. .1. Harrison ..V- Sons. Ileilin. Md.. 

 i'ruit ;'nd ornamental trees. 



W. ( '. Peed, N'incennes. Ind.. one and 

 t w (I yea r (dierry t rees. 



T. \'. Mniisoii iV Sons, 1 •eiii--oii. Tex., 

 liooks on er.ape ciiltiwe. 



Pen J. ( hase ( d., |)erry. \. II.. woml 

 lalxds and iiljint stakes. 



StiMdier I ,it hoe l;ipliiiiy ( H., tiiiit 

 plates. 



( arrol 1.. I>. Titlany. I'ranklin I'orUs. 

 I'll., t ree t li miners. 



l»o(di('ster Lithoeraph (d., K'iKdiesrer. 

 .X. Y., fruit plates. 



The J^emiiiLf ('o., Salem. (>.. spia\ 

 inimps. no/.zles and .•i|i|iliances. 



Dayton I'ruit Tree Titilnd lo.. |)a\ 

 t on, ( >., wood lalxds. 



Mel''arla!id Piildicity ( d.. llai rislnue. 

 I'a., advertising desieas, printed ni;ilter 

 ,•111(1 jiliotoyraphs. 



X'athan \l. (iraves, l»o( hestei . \. ^■.. 

 ]iliotoyraphs of fruits and flowcis. 



M. C. Pratt ('o.. New ^■ol•k. in-c-ti 

 idde. 



C. y. ( 'edarliore. heincr. ili,. i'c(|ar 

 lioii;' t'ldst alarm. 



Local Hospitalities, 



Of recent ye;irs the eiitert .-li iiinent 

 features ;ind local lios|iitalit ies have 

 develo|ie(l into an im|»ortant jiart id' 

 the I'oinciition, once upon :t time ii;iven 

 o\"er wholly to business. This \car 



