THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
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decorations on his coat lapel, and there were more buttons than badges 
in evidence. 
Edgar Sanders, one of the veterans of the American Association of 
Nurserymen announced to the convention that there were present nine 
of those who were at the first meeting of the association in Chicago in 
1876. They are as follows: H. C. Windsor, Havana, Ill.; J. J. 
Harrison, Painesville, O.; Edgar Sanders, Chicago; George E. Meissner, 
Bushberg, Mo.; Z. K. Jewett, Sparta, Wis.; E. Y. Teas, Irvington. 
Ind.; A. R. Whitney, Franklin Grove, Ill.; Robert Douglas and P. H. 
Douglas. Waukegan, Ill. 
Prominent among the leading horticultural printing establishments of 
the country stands the J. Horace McFarland Co., Harrisburg, Pa. 
The exhibit of this company at the convention in Indianapolis last 
year, and again at the Chicago convention this year, caused great 
interest by reason of the remarkable results produced by their Colori- 
type process. Mr. McFarland himself was at the convention. He was 
very busy answering inquiries regarding the reproduction of pictures 
and sketches of fruits and flowers for catalogue work. On the cover 
of this issue of The National Nursekyman is a representation of the 
Mount Pleasant Printery and a plain statement of interesting facts. 
In the last issue of this journal appeared a striking illustration of the 
Coloritype process. 
The invitation of the West Michigan Horticultural Society, through 
O. E. Fifield, the American Association’s vice-president for Michigan, 
to visit St. Joseph, Mich., during the session of the meeting of the 
horticultural society was accepted by about 35 nurserymen. These 
left Chicago Thursday night on the steamer City of Chicago, one of 
the finest on fresh water, with a capacity of 2,000 persons, and upon 
arriving at St. Joseph made the Hotel Whitcomb their headquarters. 
At 9 o’clock on Friday morning carriages conveyed the party through 
a portion of the West Michigan fruit belt. The party drove for three 
hours through solid orchards of apple, pear, peach, plum, cherry, 
grapes and berries and all admitted they had never seen the equal. 
The nurserymen were enthusiastic in their expression of admiration. 
They attended the afternoon session of the horticultural society and 
returned to Chicago at night. 
Prominent among the representatives of foreign firms in this country 
is August Rhotert, 26 Barclay street, New York city. He represents 
some of the oldest and best known nurserymen, florists and seedsmen 
in Europe. Here is the list: Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co., wholesale 
seed growers, Paris ; Louis Leroy, nurseryman and florist, Angers, 
France ; Edw. Pynaert-VanGeert, hot house plant grower, Ghent, 
Belgium; The General Bulb Co., growers of Dutch bulbs, Vogelen- 
zang, Holland; M. Koster & Sons, growers of roses, clematis and rhodo¬ 
dendrons, Boskoop, Holland. Mr. Rhotert was at the Chicago conven¬ 
tion of the American Association of Nurserymen, as usual. He visited 
a number of western points before returning to New York. Mr. 
Rhotert makes a specialty of custom house work and shipping and 
takes import orders on commission for goods of foreign manufacture. 
He is represented in Paris by Ad. Marsily, 8 Rue Martel. 
The nurserymen did not escape experiences with the sharpers for 
which Chicago is noted. A Wisconsin member of the association sat 
in the corridor of the Sherman house chatting with another member 
when a young man stepped up and said, “ How do you do Mr. - 
I am glad to see you here.” Now Mr.-is of a very genial dispo¬ 
sition. He is also very obliging. He said several times during the 
convention, “ I came here to meet the nurserymen and make new 
acquaintances as well as renew old ones. I see many whom I do not 
know and who seem to know me, and vice versa.” So when the young 
man spoke, Mr.-supposed, of course, that he was a nurseryman. 
“We have a large meeting this year,” remarked the stranger. 
“ Yes, this is a very successful meeting.” 
“ Well, how are all the folks at home. How is Mr. Hill ?” 
“ (), he is all right.” 
” How is Mr. Cardigan ?” 
“ Cardigan ? O, he is doing well. I saw him the day before I left 
home.” 
“ By the way, I've got a package I was going to take up to Cardi¬ 
gan. But I’m going East before I go back. Would you mind taking 
it up to him ?” 
“ Why, I would be pleased to. Where is the package ?” 
“ It is down at a store a few blocks from here. If you are not tired 
you might walk down with me and get it.” 
“ Certainly, I would be glad to.” 
The young man-and the Wisconsin member started out of the hotel 
arm-in-arm. At the corner of Clark and Randolph streets the young 
man said, “ I think we had better take a car.” 
“ 0, no ; if it is only a block or two I can walk.” 
" But, I have asked a favor of you and I won’t ask you in addition 
to walk this distance. Here is our car.” 
And before the nurseryman could protest further the couple were 
seated and bowling merrily in the direction of North Clark street. 
Block after block was passed and the car was in the vicinity of Polk 
and 12th streets, famous for dark deeds, when the nurseryman became 
suspicious. He scrutinized the young man closely a moment and then 
said : “ Look here, young man, I’m going to get off.” He signaled 
the conductor and stepped from the car to the curb where he stood for 
an hour and twenty minutes thinking. The young man said not a 
word as they parted. 
JUST WHAT HAS BEEN NEEDED. 
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my subscription to The National Nurseryman. Your paper is just 
what the nurserymen have needed for years.” 
AS PROMISED 
In our last number, we now give the names of more varieties which 
have been added to the list of plates, which heretofore could only be 
procured hand painted, but are now lithographed by that progressive 
firm, the Stecher Lithographic Co., of Rochester, N. Y. Clematis: 
Lawsoniana, Viticella Rubra Grandiflora. Roses : Bon Silene, Earl of 
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