THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
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cerning the Board of Horticulture sent to Sacramento two 
years ago, one protesting against any more money being 
given it with which to continue the search for predaceous 
and parasitical insects, containing more than seven hundred 
names, and the other, containing the names of over twelve 
hundred fruit growers, petitioning Governor Markham to 
call for the resignation of commissioners comprising the 
board, is evidence conclusive that it has lost the confidence 
and respect of the growers in this section of the state. 
And though the legislature at the eleventh hour did pass 
the board’s appropriation, it is a sad commentary on its 
standing among fruit growers that the bill was fathered 
by senators and assemblymen who represent the mining 
counties and the city of San Francisco rather than fruit- 
producing localities.” 
California nurserymen are canvassing Florida for the 
sale of orange trees. Thus, the southern state will receive 
practical aid in place of the good-natured rivalry which it 
has expected from the Golden Gate J. II, Cammack, of 
East Whittier, Cal., recently shipped 600 choice orange 
trees to Florida. The Florida Agricidturist suspiciously 
remarks : ” Florida has no law to protect the orange 
growers against the importation of injurious insects, and 
we suppose there is nothing to do but grin and bear it. 
We wish to caution our orange growers, however, to pro¬ 
ceed with great caution. A grove afflicted with the San 
Jose scale, or some other insect equally as dangerous, is 
about as bad as no grove at all.” And the Rural Cali¬ 
fornian with characteristic watchfulness exclaims: 
“ Indeed ! The joke is that the San Jose scale never 
attacks citrus trees. Next!” 
Under the present arrangement each congressman is 
allowed for distribution to his constituents 16,000 packages 
of vegetable seeds, 1,700 packages of flower seeds, 82 
quarts of corn, beans and grass seeds, besides Dutch bulbs, 
grape vines, small fruits, hedge plants, etc. It is said that 
often congressmen from the country districts trade their 
government publications for more seeds from the congress¬ 
men representing the city districts. It is also reported 
that some congressmen have sold their allowance of seeds 
for $75. The cost to the government in each case is esti¬ 
mated at $250. 
THE TREE DEALER. 
Editor of The National Nurseryman : 
I wish to say a few words in regard to the tree dealer. 
I like to see a man praise the bridge that carries him safely 
over the stream. There are few nurseries that could dis¬ 
pose of their stock if it were not for the tree dealer and 
agent. We are constantly receiving their wholesale trade 
lists urgently soliciting our trade. And yet these same 
nurserymen are trying to play the honest John by abusing 
the tree dealer and trying to lead people to think that 
nurserymen are all honest and the agents are all rascals, 
when the fact is we learned our tricks in trade of the 
nurserymen themselves. 
Petersburg, Ind. W. E. McElderry. 
UNEXPECTED COMPETITION. 
Editor <?/The National Nurseryman : 
If you happen to know of anyone wanting a well 
established nursery business, just send him around here, 
please, for we think it is about time to “ close out.” W'e 
don’t mind competition—but when it comes to this it is 
time to think of “ looking for another job.” What do 
you think of the following “ ad.” which appeared in the 
advertisement of one of the largest retail dry goods stores 
of Philadelphia. The rose advertisement was first placed 
last season. We suppose its success was so great that it has 
been decided to go a step further this year. 
Germantown, Pa. Thomas B. Meehan, 
The advertisement which was inserted in a Philadelphia 
daily by one of the largest dry goods houses in the 
country, is as follows: 
K 08 E Bushes —If the day is clear there’ll scarcely he enough of the 
50,000 Rose Bushes left to advertise again ! We sold 20,000 last sea¬ 
son; now 50,009 will have gone in about three weeks. Hardy ; get them 
in the ground at once, 15c ; 2 for 25c; $1.25 a dozen; too big to mail. A 
few of the sorts : Perle Blanche, Jules IMargottin, Gloirede Dijon, Mrs. 
John Laing, Paid Neyron, Ulrich Brunner, Gen Jaqueminot, Magna 
Charta, Madam Gab Luizet, Baroness Rothschild, Persian Yellow. 
Siiiiuns.—A nurseryman had a surplus of shrubs ; we bought the lot 
at a price and they are on sale this morning—tine, large, healthy shrubs. 
They are so well known and popular that no description is neces.sary. 
The sorts : Althea, Ampelopsis, Deutzia, Purple Fringe, Honeysuckle, 
(Hall’s Japan); Hydrangea, grandiflora—fine; Lilac, assorted; Spirea 
—white; Syringia—white ; Clematis. 
The prices are the same as for rose bushes. If we can make as much 
as the grower loses we shall be doing well 
According to L'Illustration Horticole the plant exports 
from Ghent, Belgium, to the United States increase 
largely year by year. In 1885 the plants sent from that 
district to New York amounted to $4,200; in 1895 it 
amounted to 495,000 francs, or nearly $100,000. Azaleas 
formed a large part of this export, their value, during the 
year last named, amounting to $40,000, palms $25,000, 
araucarias $13,000, and begonias $7,000. 
SOMEWHAT PERSONAL. 
Sample copies of The National Nurseryman have 
been sent regularly for a time to many nurserymen for 
the purpose of showing them the advantages of having a 
trade journal. 
If those nurserymen wish the journal continued they 
should remit the subscription price at once as the mailing 
list is being revised. 
The price of the journal, $1 per year, is ridiculously 
low for a journal of this class. It is only by the li^arty 
support of the nurserymen that it can be maintained. 
The publishers have produced a trade paper which the 
nurserymen have declared is what they want. 1 hose 
who have wanted it continued have subscribed promptly. 
Send on $1.00 at once, and continue to receive the 
journal. 
