The National Nurseryman. 
FOR GROWERS AND DEALERS IN NURSERY STOCK. 
Copyright, 1893, by the National Nurseryman Publishing Co. 
VoL. III. ROCHESTER, N. Y., JULY, 1895. No. 6. 
THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. 
PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWENTIETH ANNUAL MEETING 
AT INDIANAPOLIS. 
\^ICE-Pt?ESTDENT ArntAUGH IN THE CHAIR—VAEUABIiE PAPERS ON 
A VARIETY OF SITB.IECTS—SaN .JOSE SCARE—.TaPANESE PRUMS 
— HeCT,AIMING NURSERY RANDS—CONSERVATION OF MOISTURE 
—Members present—Wercome by Ex-President Harrison 
AND Governor Matthews—Erection of officers— To 
MEET IN Chicago next .Tune. 
The twentieth annual convention of the American 
Association of Nurserymen was held at the Denison 
hotel, in Indianapolis on June 12th and 13th. Pleasant 
weather, excellent accommodations and a representative, 
though not large attendance, characterized the meeting. 
In the absence of President J. H. Hale, who was detained 
in Georgia by his orchard interests, Vice-President N. H. 
Albaugh presided : 
The following were present: 
N. IT. Albaugh, Tadmor, ().; H. Augustine, A. M. Augustine, Nor¬ 
mal, Ill.; PL Albertson, Bridgeiiort, Ind.; George Arnaudeau, P^'rance ; 
Robt. Ades, Tiochester, N. Y.; Alabama Nursery Co., Huntsville, Ala. 
Prof. L. PI. Bailey, Ithaca, N. Y.; Herman Berkhan, Neiv York 
City ; Peter Bohlender, Tadmor, ().; L. W. Bragg, Kalamazoo ; Charles 
,T. Brown, Tiochester, N. Y.; PI. W. Bueclily, Greenville, (),; R. .1. 
Bagley, New Haven, Mo.; W. 1^. Bundy, Dunreitb, Ind.; ,T. .1. Barnes, 
E. L. Barnes, Martin Barnes, Groesbeck, ().; W. Bennett, LaPLiyette, 
Ind.; Samuel Buffington, Kessler, O.; David Baird. Manalapan, N. 
.1.; Chas. Buttrick, Cascade, Mich.; R. V. Berckmans, Augusta, Ga.; 
lienjamin H. Brovui, Oxford, O.; A. Barnes & C()., Pleasant Run, O, 
Andre L. Causse. New York City ; C. S. Curtice, Portland. N. Y.; 
L. B. Cochran, Greensburg. Ind.; A. Currie, Shreveport, La.; IT. S. 
Ch-edlebaugh, New Carlisle, ().; E. G. Cox, Eusee, ().; Benjamin Chase, 
Derry, N. H.; R. ,T. Coe, Fort Atkinson, Wis. 
Decatur Downing, Clinton, Ind. 
.1. B. PIvans, Bluffton, Ind.; W. .1. Pldmonson, Perry, la. 
Win. PYll, Hexham, England ; IT. W. P''reeman, Tadmor, ().; George 
I). P''errell, Humboldt, Tenn.; M. B. PLix, Rochester, N. Y.; F. A. 
Fissell, New Carlisle, O.; .1. H. PYrd, Ravenna, O. 
H. C. Graves, Lee’s Summit, Mo.; T. E. Griesa. Tjawrence, Kan.; W. 
PL Gould, Villa Ridge. Ill.; L. Groves, Indianapolis; W. E. Galeener, 
Vienna, Ill.; P^. D. Green, Perry, O.; W. A. George, Olden, Mo.; .T. 
W. Gaines, Dayton, O. 
.1. .1. Harrison, Painesville, O.; W. W. Hoopes, West Chester, Pa.; 
I). Hill, Dundee, Ill.; W. T. Hood, Richmond. Va.; L. F. Hoffman, 
liittle York, O.; C. W. Hoffman, Little York, ().; C. .M. Hobbs, 
Bridgeport, Ind., W. P\ Heikes, Huntsville, Ala.; ('. V. Hcikes, Troy. 
O.; Horace Hooker, Rochester, N. Y. 
Irvin Ingels, LaPLiyette, Ill.; C. A. Ilgenfritz, Monroe. Mich. 
Z. K. Jewett, Sparta, Wis.; Wm. 11. Johnson, Ivesdale, Ill. 
L. G. Kellogg, Ripon, Wis.; Harlan P. Kelsey, Kawana, N. C.; S. 
R. Kramer, Kingston, ().; Horace Klinglesmith, Cecilia. Ky.; Gustav 
Klarner, Irving, 111. 
D. S. Lake, Shenandoah. la.; J. P'red Lee, Rochester, N. Y. 
Thomas B. Meehan, Germantown, Pa.; E. G. Mendenhall, Kin- 
mundy. Ill.; G. E. Meissner, Bushberg, Mo.; Jacob W. Manning, 
Reading, Mass.; C. J. Maloy, Rochester, N. Y.; Edward C. Morris, 
Chicago, Ill.; Thomas M. Morris. Clinton, Ind.; Daniel H. McCarth}', 
Lockport, N. Y.; J. Horace McP^arland, N. Y. City; Wm. PL -Mc- 
Pllderry, Petersburg, Ind. 
A. O. Nysewander, New Carlisle, O. 
PL IT. Pratt, PYedonia, N. Y.; Alexander Pullen, Milford, Del.; tf 
T. TYrrine, W. S. Perrine, Centralia, Ill.; W. J. Peters. Troy, ().; 
Virgil Popham, New Ph-uit, Ky.; J. W. Poole A (U). 
PL H. Ricker, PLgin, 111.; August Rhotert, N. Y. City; J. S. Ran¬ 
dolph, LaPLiyette, Ind.; J. S. Robertson, (lootesville, Ind.; IL H. Reid, 
Bridgejiort, ().; Lewis Roesch, P^redonia, N. Y.; Alonzo Ratcliff', Little 
York, ().; Irving Rouse, Roclu’ster, N. Y.; W. C. Reed, Vincennes. 
Ind. 
P^. H. Stannard, Ottawa, Kan.; Wing R. Smith, Syracuse, N. Y.; 
11. .M. Simpson, Vincennes, Ind.; W. W. Scarff', New Carlisle, O.; 
John Siebenthaler, Dayton, ().; R. H. Swartz. llaiTisburg, Pa.; C. W. 
Shriver, Benton Harbor, .Mich.; A. J, Shedaker. Troy, ().; J. B. 
Sjiaulding, Irving Spaulding, Spaulding. Ill.; C. ,M. Stark. W. P. 
Stark. Louisiana, Mo.; J. Austin Shaw. N. Y. City; J. H. Skinner, 
E. Y, Teas, Irvington, Ind.; (). PL Titield, Benton Harbor. Mich, 
J. VanLindley, Pomona, N. Carolina. 
P'. W. Watson, W. A. Watson. Toiieka, Kan.; 11. S. Watson, Nor¬ 
mal, Ill.; A. Willis, Ottawa, Kan.; P'’. G. Withoft, Dayton, O.; Silas 
Wilson, Atlantic, la.; V. L. Watrous, Des .Moines. la.; Ph’ank A, W'eber, 
Nursery, .Mo.; J. 11. Wallace, Creston, la.. N. A. Whitney. Franklin 
Grove. 111.; Thomas J. Ward, St. iMarys. Ind,; Allen L. Wood, 
Rochester, N. Y.; Byron Weldy, West C’harleston, O.; M. J. Wragg. 
Waukee, la.; PIrnest Walker. New Albany. Ind.; R. A. Mdckerham, 
Winchester, Va.; A. PL Windsor. 
C. L. Yates, Rochester, N. Y. 
Horace Zimmerman. Bridgeport, Ind. 
It was expected that the nurserymen would be greeted 
in speeches by Governor Matthews, May w Denny and ex- 
President Benjamin Harrison, but tlie governor and the 
mayor were out of the city and ex-President Harrison 
asked the members to call upon him at his residence in 
the afternoon. The convention proceeded at once to 
business after opening remarks by Vice-President Albaugh. 
These committees were appointed : Exhibits—Henry 
Augustine, J. W. Gaines, Z. K. Jewett; necrology—J. J. 
Harrison, C. M. Hobbs, Jacob W. Manning; programme 
—C. L. Watrous, Jacob W. Manning, Irving Rouse. 
These vice-presidents were elected; 
H. S. (’ha.se. Huntsville. Ala.; Geo. P. iMurrell. Austin, Ark.; George 
J. Sjiear, Greeley, Colo.; Thus. B. Bohlender. Chico, ('al.; .1. H. Hale. 
S. Glastonbury. (!onn.; George .V. WJiiting, Yankton. S. Dak.; Alex. 
Pullen, .Milford. Del.; Hon. .1. Sterling .Morton. Dist. of Columbia ; G. 
L. Taber, Glen St. .Mary, Pda.; P. J. Berckmans, .Vugusta. Ga.; Henry 
Augustine, Normal. Ill.; PL Y. Teas. Irvington. Ind.; (’. I;. Watrous. 
Des .Moines. la.; P’’. II. Stannard. Ottawa. Kan.; llonice Klinglesmith, 
Cecilia, Ky.; .Andrew ('roosie. Shreveport, La.; Herbert A. Jackson, 
Portland, .Me.; Howard Davis. Baltimore, .Md.; J. W. Manning, Read¬ 
ing, .Mass.; J. Cole Doughty, Lake (Jty. .Minn.; O. p]. ILvirtield, Benton 
Harbor, .Mich.; Dr. H. PL .McKay, .Madison, .Miss.; G. PL .Meissner. 
Bushberg, .Mo.; 11. G. Bryant, Pd-emont, Neb.; David Baird. .Manalapan. 
N. J.; Irving Rouse. Rochester, N. Y.; J. VanLindley, Pomona, N. (’.; 
J, J. Harrison. Painesville. O.; i\I. E. .Mori’is, Welland. Out.; J. II. 
Settlemeier, Womlburn, Ore,; (\d \VL Hoopes. West ('hester, Penn.; 
G, 1). P’errell, Humboldt, d’enn.; d', V. .Munson, Denison, d’ex,; D. J. 
Cami), PL Randolph, Vt.; W. d\ Hood, Richmond, Va.; L. G. KelU)gg, 
