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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
The National Nurseryman. 
C. C. YA,TES, Proprietor RALPH T. OLCOTT, Editor. 
PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY 
The National Nurseryman Publishing Co., 
ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
The only trade journal issued for Growers and Dealers in Nursery Stock of 
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ROCHESTER, N. Y., JULY, 1893. 
THE ASSOCIATION MEETING. 
The eighteenth annual meeting of the American 
Association of Nurserymen was not as productive of 
results as some of its predecessors, chiefly on account of 
the overshadowing influences of the World’s Fair. But, 
doubtless, most if not all who attended were well 
pleased with the plan which enabled them to be present 
at the meeting and see the Fair on one trip. From 75 
to 100 members attended the two sessions. 
One of the most important steps taken was the 
adoption of the rules of nomenclature of the American 
Bornological Society as those of the Association. This 
result is due directly to the efforts of Hon. H. E. 
Van Deman of the Division of Pomology of the United 
States Department of Agriculture, and the convention 
did a graceful thing in thanking him by formal resolu¬ 
tion for it. Mr. Van Deman presented the importance 
of the subject much in the same form in which an article 
by him appeared in the National Nurseryman recently. 
The American Association of Nurserymen and the 
American Pomological Society working together in this 
matter should produce the desired results. 
The papers, as usual, were upon subjects well 
selected and of great interest to the trade. 
There is little doubt that there will be a large 
attendance at Niagara P'alls next year, and that the 
meeting will command the undivided attention of all 
who are present. The location is near the largest east¬ 
ern nursery centers, and western members will And it 
convenient to combine the trip with their regular 
eastern visit. 
SOME WORLD’S FAIR RESULTS. 
Visitors to the World’s Columbian Exposition invol¬ 
untarily remark : ‘What a pity it is that these handsome 
buildings must so soon be torn down and these exhibits 
be removed!” The problem of heating the immense 
buildings in winter is an almost insurmountable objection 
to continuing the exposition. The cost would be too 
great, especially in view of the losing venture the under¬ 
taking seems destined to be, from a financial standpoint. 
But already there are plans for preserving prominent 
features of the exposition. As is well known, it is pro¬ 
posed to leave the administration building, horticultural 
hall and the art gallery as permanent structures. The 
immense manufactures building, the largest in the 
world, has been purchased by tbe Santa Fe railroad 
Company, which will transfer it to Kansas City where it 
will be converted into a union station. Some enterpris¬ 
ing Californians are advocating the removal of as many 
of the exhibits as possible to the Pacific coast and es¬ 
tablishing at San Francisco during the winter a continu¬ 
ation of the great exposition. The estimated expense of 
this undertaking is $1,500,000 to $2,000,000. It is 
doubtful if this plan will be executed. 
But there are practical results already assured which 
show the benefit of an exhibit at the fair. One of the 
most extensive and attractive exhibits is that of the 
Boskoop, Holland, Nursery Association, represented by 
C. H Joosten, of New York city. The exhibit is con¬ 
tained in twelve large beds. They present a fine appear¬ 
ance on wooded island. The assistant superintendent of 
the forestry exhibit of the state of Oregon has requested 
the privilege of purchasing all the rhododendrons and 
azaleas in the exhibit for the purpose of sending them to 
the Pacific coast. Doubtless other similar results will be 
recorded. 
CHANGE OF DATE PROPOSED. 
Since the meeting of the American Association the 
question of changing the date of meeting to a more ad¬ 
vantageous time has been proposed. It is argued that 
the present date is at a time when nurserymen generally 
are busy with the accounts of the spring business and 
with active preparations for the fall trade; and that 
therefore they can ill afford to spare the time required 
to attend the meeting. 
It is suggested that the date be changed to the early 
part of December, when it is believed the nurserymen 
would attend in much larger numbers. An alteration 
of the by-laws is necessary to effect the change. 
The nursery exhibit at the World’s Fair is not in 
line with the grandeur which characterizes most of the 
exhibits. Still there is a nursery exhibit, and perhaps, 
after all it is sufficiently large for the general observer. 
It was intended at first to locate the exhibit’ at the west 
end of Midway Plaisance, upon each side of the prome¬ 
nade ; but this space was appropriated for soldiers’ 
camps. The exhibit was finally placed on a smaller 
