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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
The National N urseryman. 
C. L. YATES, Proprietor RALPH T. OLCOTT, Editor. 
PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY 
The National Nurseryman Publishing Co., 
305 Cox Building, Rochester, N. Y. 
The only trade journal issued for Growers and Dealers in Nursery Stock of 
all kinds. It circulates throughout the United States and Canada. 
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. 
SUBSCRIPTION RATES. 
One year, in advance, _____ $1.00 
Six Months, ______ .75 
Foreign Subscriptions, in advance, - - - 1.50 
Six Months, “ “ 1.00 
Advertising rates will be sent upon application. Advertisements 
should reach this office by the 20th of the month previous to the date 
of issue. 
Payment in advance required for foreign advertisements. 
Hfg^Drafts on New York or postal orders, instead of checks, are 
requested. 
Correspondence from all points and articles of interest to nursery¬ 
men and horticulturists are cordially solicited. 
AflERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. 
President, A. L. Brooke, N. Topeka, Kan.; vice-president, E. Albert¬ 
son, Bridgeport, Ind.; secretary, George C. Seager, Rochester, N. 
Y.; treasurer, C. L. Yates, Rochester, N. Y. 
Executive Committee—C. L. Watrous, Des Moines, la.; Robert C. Berckmans, 
Augusta, Ga.; F. H. Stannard, Ottawa, Kan. 
Committee on Transportation—A. L. Brooke, ex-officio, chairman; William 
Pitkin, Rochester, N. Y.; Peter Youngers, Geneva, Neb.; Wilson J. Peters, 
Troy, O.; Robert C. Berckmans, Augusta, Ga. 
Committee on Legislation—C. L. Watrous, Des Moines, Ta.; N. H. Albaugh, 
Tadmor, O.: Silas Wilson, Atlantic, la.; Thomas B. Meehan, Germantown, Pa. 
Committee on Tariff—Irving Rouse, Rochester, N. Y.; J. J. Harrison, Paines- 
ville, O.; N. W. Hale, Knoxville, Tenn. 
Annual convention for 1899—At Chicago, Ill., June 7, 8. 
Entered in the Post Office at Rochester , as second-class mail matter. 
Rochester, N. Y., February, 1899. 
LEARNING WHAT IS WANTED. 
During the last two months the nurserymen of the country 
have been mingling with the orchardists in the annual conven¬ 
tions of the horticultural societies and have been learning what 
is demanded by their customers. In an effort to keep the nur¬ 
serymen posted upon these meetings, the National Nursery¬ 
man has published such portions of the proceedings of the 
eighteen state conventions as are of special interest to the 
trade. 
While at each of these conventions there has been much 
practical benefit, it is probable that no address was of more 
general interest or covered as wide a field as that of Professor 
L. H. Bailey before the Western New York Horticultural 
Society. Professor Bailey is the most prolific of modern horti¬ 
cultural writers and is an acknowledged authority on all that 
pertains to horticulture. The value of his contributions to 
literature on this subject cannot be estimated. It is believed 
that his work is appreciated. His books are widely read and 
his presence at any meeting of nurserymen or horticulturists is 
eagerly sought. 
Professor Bailey recently returned from the second of his 
European trips taken within a short time. His address last 
month on “ Some Contrasts of European and American Horti¬ 
culture ” was replete with information of value to the trade 
and caused regret that the time allotted to him on the crowded 
programme was so brief. It is probable that the subject will 
be elaborated by the professor in one of the many books he is 
preparing and the work should be in the hands of every nur¬ 
seryman. 
AFTER HALF A CENTURY. 
Edward Y. Teas, Irvington, Ind., after over half a century 
in the nursery business, will retire from that business at the 
close of the spring sales. With his brother, John C. Teas, he 
began nursery work in Indiana fifty-six years ago He has 
made the propagation of fruits and ornamentals a life study. 
He has traveled much in this country and has visited Europe 
three times. He introduced the Garber hybrid pear, Smith’s 
hybrid pear, Lucretia dewberry and Japan tree lilac and 
originated the President Wilder currrant. 
Mr. Teas is a charter member and has been state vice-presi¬ 
dent of the American Association of Nurserymen ; charter 
member and first vice-president of the Indiana Horticultural 
Society. 
NURSERY BUSINESS IN ENGLAND. 
Discussing the nursery business in England in conversation 
with a representative of the National Nurseryman, William 
Fell, of Hexham said : “There is an increasing demand for 
ornamental stock. There is much planting of shade trees in 
the towns of England. Two parks have recently been opened 
on the Tyne in industrial centres. Soon there will be no town 
without a park. We keep a landscape man to take care of 
such orders. Prizes are offered, prizes of $250, for the best 
park plans. Towns that had no thought of parks ten years 
ago are arranging for them, the prominent townsmen giving the 
necessary land. 
“As to fruit stock, planting of private grounds is all right 
but when it comes to commercial orchards we have to meet 
the sharp competition of American apples and French pears. 
California pears arrive in England in good condition, interfer¬ 
ing to a considerable extent with the export from France.” 
Mr. Fell is one of the vice-presidents of the English Arbor- 
icultural Society which has held several annual meetings. At 
one of these he read a paper on commercial orchard planting 
in Northern England. Little of this work can be success¬ 
fully done in Southern England. The seasons are against 
commercial orcharding in Great Britain. The fruit does not 
ripen. Much is done, however, in growing fruit under glass ; 
tree fruits as well as others being grown in pots. 
PROTECTING THE ORIGINATOR. 
On the heels of the propositions to obtain, through the 
patent office, protection for the originator of a variety comes 
the story of the desire of a Boston millionaire to corner the 
