THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
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of nurserymen. Irving Rouse and William C. Barry would 
like to see a moderate duty imposed on certain kinds of 
stock. 
THE VALUE OF ASSOCIATION. 
The formation, at Spokane Falls, last month, of the 
Northwest Nursery Association is an important step in the 
right direction. The objects of the association are broader 
than are those of the Eastern and Western Nurserymen’s 
Associations, or the American Association of Nurserymen, 
and we expect to see earnest, practical work result from the 
new union. It has seemed to us that the American Asso¬ 
ciation does not stand for what it should. It might be a 
powerful organization in the dissemination of valuable infor¬ 
mation to nurserymen. True, the annual meetings are of 
interest to those who attend, but there the work ends. The 
association should be of practical benefit to the members 
throughout the year. Its officers or its committees should 
keep posted on matters of interest to the trade, and bulle¬ 
tins should be issued, informing the members of the state of 
trade in various portions of the country. In the absence of 
such bulletins The National Nurseryman has undertaken 
to give this information, and the hearty manner in which it 
has been received has proved that this was one of the things 
the nurserymen were in need of. Those in the business 
cannot afford to neglect means of information concerning 
the trade. 
As a result of the agitation against the indiscriminate 
distribution of seed by the government more than $100,000 
has been stricken from the estimate to cover this object for 
the year ending June 30, 1894, and Secretary Morton 
recommends that the remaining $35,000 of the estimate be 
confined to the purchase of new and improved varieties of 
seeds and that these be distributed through the experiment 
stations for proper testing. This wise policy will indirectly 
benefit the nurserymen. 
YOUR CO-OPERATION NEEDED. 
The publishers of The National Nurseryman are willing 
to spare no expense or effort to make the nurserymen’s 
trade paper representative of the interests of all in the busi - 
ness. No trade has a handsomer or more enterprising 
journal. The co-operation of all the nurserymen of the 
country is absolutely necessary to ensure its success. The 
journal has. been established and placed in your hands. Do 
you not feel that it is and will be of constantly increasing 
value to you? Is it not a good business investment for 
you to subscribe for a journal which keeps you posted upon 
matters that are of daily use in your business ? A mo¬ 
ment’s reflection, we are sure, will cause you to send at once 
your dollar for a year’s subscription. The price is small 
compared to the value received. 
HERE IS THE PROOF. 
Voluntary testimonials op the value of “the national 
NURSERYMAN ” AS AN ADVERTISING MEDIUM —MORE ORDERS 
THAN FROM ANY OTHER PAPER PUBLISHED-NURSERYMEN 
PROM ALL QUARTERS HASTEN TO GIVE DUE CREDIT. 
P'rom all quarters come letters of commendation and 
hearty endorsement of the policy and purpose of The 
Nation.al Nurseryman. In addition to the .satisfaction 
which its columns give to those who appreciate the value of 
the information given, there are the strongest testimonials 
regarding the value of the journal for advertising purposes. 
Here are a few of the unsolicited words of commendation : 
MORE ORDERS THAN FROM ANY OTHER. 
F. G. Hexamer, Brooklyn, N. Y. —“Please continue my 
advertisement for nine months more, or one year in all. I have 
received more orders from your paper than from any other paper 
published.” 
PROOF OF ITS VALUE. 
Charles R. Fish & Co., Worcester, Mass. —“ I am glad to 
enclose the price of the journal, as I have been favored with all 
except the June number, which please send to make up my full 
number, twelve, for the year. I am convinced that it is of very 
great value to every grower and dealer in the business. Please 
send it regularly in the future. I might add that several times 
during the past year I have been in want of some special stock 
which seemed scarce, but by the assistance of the National 
Nurseryman I have invariably procured it with comparative 
ease.’’ 
esteem it very highly. 
Hart Pioneer Nurseries, U. B. Pearsall, Fort Scott, 
Kan. —“ We esteem your journal very highly as a me&ium through 
w'hich all nurserymen can exchange views, and we trust you will 
have the support to which you are so justly entitled.” 
IT HAS NO EQUAL. 
J. Wragg & Son, Central Nursery, Waukee. Ia. —“En¬ 
closed find $1. Don’t for a minute think of discontinuing the 
paper to us. Think it worth many times the price, and as a 
medium of getting acquainted wdlh the best men of the United 
States that are engaged in horticulture it has no equal.” 
NO PRICED ADVERTISEMENTS. 
J. W. Adams & Co., North Main Striiet Nursery, Spring- 
field, Mass. “We enclose $1, as requested, for the National 
Nurseryman. We thought to draw the line before admitting 
this new claimant, but noticing your purpose not to admit priced 
advertisements, we had to reconsider, it being so much in line 
with our repeated advice.” 
COULD NOT DO WITHOUT IT. 
G. H. Miller & Son, Rome, Ga. —“Do not see how we could 
get along without it.” 
William M. Peters’ Sons, Wesley, Md. —“ W^e do not 
wish to be without it.” 
Seth Winquist, Russellville, Ore.— “ Enclosed find a 
dollar bill for which please continue our only trade paper for an¬ 
other year. Times are hard, but can't get along without it. I 
wish you success.” 
AN IOWA OPINION. 
Gardner & Sons, Osage Nurseries, Osage, Ia. —“It is 
truly worth its weight in gold to those in the trade. We wish you 
the success that you deserve.” 
