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serianii, major, Prinmla pulcherrima ^ Primula elatior, 

 cceruUa and Dondia epipactis ; the Zoological Garden 

 for Ainaryllis Johnsoni ; and to J. C. De Lange, Rotter- 

 dam, for riamamelis J'irgiiiica , arborea. 



American Associaton of Nurserymen. — The Nursery- 

 men, as has been the rule of late years, met in a most in- 

 teresting session in beautiful Minneapolis, Minn. The 

 meeting was a most representative gathering from all 

 sections of the country. President Emery's address 

 abounded in practical points, the more important of which 

 follow as being recommended by the committee for action, 

 the report being, in each instance unanimously approved. 



Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to 

 consider the recommendations relative to insurance of 

 nursery stock in the field and cellar, and report at the 

 next meeting. It is also urged that a committee take into 

 consideration and report upon the adoption of a telegraph- 

 ic code, for use by the Association. 



Wliereas, We believe the classification adopted for the 

 World's Columbian E.xposition relative to horticultural 

 subjects is faulty and unjust to the horticulturists of the 

 country, and if allowed to stand will tend to hinder the suc- 

 cess of that department of the Exposition ; therefore, be it 



Resolved, That we, the American Association of Nursery- 

 men, representing every state in the Union, do most earn- 

 estly protest against such classification and ask that the 

 same be changed to conform with the acknowledged reason- 

 able classification accepted by the horticulturists of the 

 world. Without fixing the various classes under which 

 exhibits might be made, we suggest the following grouping 

 as satisfactory to the nurserymen, fruit-growers and flor- 

 ists of this Association : 



Department B . — Horticulture . 



Group I. Pomology, including all fruits on exhibition. 



Group II. Floriculture, including flowers, flowering 

 plants, shrubs, cut-flowers, etc. 



Group III. Arboriculture, nurseries and their products 



Group IV. Kitchen and market gardening and their 

 products. 



Group V. Horticultural appliances, methods and 

 tools. 



Group VI. Seeds used by nurserymen, florists and 

 gardeners. 



Resolved, That we most earnestly protest against the 

 appointment of Mr. Walter S. Maxwell of California as 

 chief of the Division of Horticulture of the World's Col- 

 umbian Exposition, believing, as we do, that there should 

 be a man at the head of this great work, who, by taste, 

 knowledge, experience and acquaintance is in full touch 

 and sympathy with every horticultural interest of this 

 great country. 



Resolved, That William C. Barry of New York, C. L. 

 Watrous of Iowa, N. H. Albaugh of Ohio and Charles W. 

 Garfield of Michigan, be appointed a committee to meet 

 the committee of the Board of Directors of the World's 

 Columbian Exposition, in Chicago, on the gth day of June, 

 to present to that body the action of this Association and 

 ask their favorable consideration. 



The following is the result of the election for officers 

 Pres., J. Van Lindley, North Carolina: Vice-Pres., W. 

 J. Peters, Ohio; Sec, C, A. Green, New York; Treas., 

 G. A. Whiting, Dakota. Executive committee : W. F. 

 Heikes, Alabama : W. C. Barry, New York ; G. J. Car- 

 penter, Nebraska. As a place of meeting for 1892, At- 

 lanta, Ga., was unanimously chosen. 



Southern fruit growing, as described by May Gessner, 

 of Georgia, at the convention, is in a most encouraging 

 state, especially as regards peaches. Within five years 

 the growers, thanks to rapid railway transit, finding them- 

 selves within reach of the great northern markets, have 

 planted extensively ; having realized as high as $20 per 

 bushel for first shipments of Alberta peaches, usually 

 made about May 20th by express to Savannah, then by 

 steamer to New York, requiring for the trip z\ to 3 days. 



Many grapes are also shipped, the bulk of which sell 

 for 4 to 5 cents per pound on the track, realizing $19 per 

 ton against $17 per ton for California grapes, because of 

 getting the fruit to market in better shape at less cost for 

 transportation, which, therefore, yields a greater profit. 



Near the center of Georgia three companies have been 

 organized for the purposes of fruit growing, by Ohio men, 

 having an aggregate of 3, 100 acres, of which 400 acres 

 are already planted with 70, 000 peach trees. Hale Bros., 

 of Connecticut, have secured 800 acres in the same section, 

 while large tracts have been also taken by parties from 

 Michigan, New York and other states, and as this land is 

 all intended to be devoted to tree fruits, it is plain that 

 here is an opening for nurserymen, it being a fact that 

 it is impossible to secure as many peach trees as are 

 wanted. 



In i88g one grower, from his own peach orchards, shipped 

 an amount which netted him $50,000. Numbers of others 

 made from $5,000 to $10,000 clear on their crops. A few 

 apples are grown both in the middle and northern por- 

 tions of Georgia, but only for home use. Altogether we 

 believe they have one of the best fruit sections in this 

 country, being but little troubled with frost, and the soil 

 being peculiarly adapted to small and tree fruits, as well 

 as to the vine. 



Regarding the much discussed question of Russian 

 apples, Wm. C. Barry, president of the Western New 

 York Horticultural Society, very concisely informed the 

 western nurserymen as to what eastern people desired to 

 know on this subject and urged them as follows, to en- 

 deavor to supply that information as quickly as possible : 



' ' We are very anxious to know which have proved valu- 

 able, as many years ago eastern nurserymen imported 

 many Russians in an endeavor to determine their value, 

 but few, if any, were found to equal the Duchess of Ol- 

 denburg ; much expense having been incurred and pains 

 taken, the result was so valueless that they become discour- 

 aged and dropped the matter. 



"Now, as it must be 15 or 20 years since experiments 

 were began in the north in this direction, we would like 

 to know which of the Russians, other than the Duchess, 

 have proved to be desirable. We occasionally read of 

 sorts which have done fairly well, but I am, to-day, un- 



