THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
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stock or orchard trees which it may be deemed necessary to 
destroy because of the scale. 
A prominent nurseryman of Western New York said to a 
representative of the National Nurseryman : 1 he amend¬ 
ments are entirely unnecessary and would work unjustly. In 
the first place, it is my firm opinion that there will be no scale 
in New York State where there is none now. The inspection 
of nurseries in this state is very thorough. An inspector spent 
nearly a week in my nursery, going over all the stock. The 
nurserymen are thoroughly alive to the importance of exam¬ 
ining their stock closely, realizing that it is to their interest to 
keep free from the scale. As to payment for stock destroyed, 
the state would very likely be called upon to pay large amount; 
for comparatively worthless stock to those who saw in this 
provision of the law opportunity to make a good thing out of 
a brier patch. The New York state law works well as it is, 
protecting the orchardist and the general public.” 
The proposed amendments must have the sanction of Com¬ 
missioner of Agriculture Wieting whose reappointment by 
Governor Roosevelt was urged by the nurserymen of the state. 
The nurserymen of New York State constitute an important 
industry. They should express their views on this subject to 
the commissioner of agriculture at once, so that he may have all 
the facts before him and be thereby enabled to act intelligently. 
WESTERN WHOLESALERS. 
The Western Association of Wholesale Nurserymen held its 
annual meeting at Kansas City, December 13 th, with Presi¬ 
dent Brooke and Secretary Pearsall in their respective places. 
The secretary’s report shows the association to be in a healthy 
financial condition. Twenty-one firms answered to their 
names, only a very few being absent, T he official report of 
members present showed a shortage in all lines of stock except 
perhaps peach, and no great surplus of these. 
Quite a discussion was had over shipments into the State of 
Colorado, and the general opinion prevailed that stock shipped 
into that state was subject to the whims of local county 
inspectors who as a rule knew little if anything about their 
business, men out of a job, some of whom acknowledged that 
they must condemn stock to earn their salary. The result to 
the state is, that the trade is not sought after by western 
nurserymen or sold at such prices as they can afford. 
The amount of stock to be planted next spring of apple 
grafts and grape vines will be about the same as last year, but 
owing to the inability to procure propagating stock from 
Europe the number of pear and cherry trees will be dimin¬ 
ished at least one-third. 
Officers elected were the following : A. L. Brooke, North 
Topeka, president ; U. B. Pearsall, Leavenworth, secretary 
and treasurer ; R. H. Blair, Kansas City, vice president. 
Executive committee: A. Willis, chairman, Ottawa, Kans., 
Peter Youngers, Jr., Geneva, Neb.; E. S. Welch, Shenandoah, 
la.; J. L. Bagby, New Haven, Mo.; E. J. Holman, Leaven¬ 
worth, Kans. 
Peter Youngers, Jr., J. H. Skinner and F. H. Stannard were 
appointed by the president a committee on transportation foi 
the ensuing year. 
It no doubt will be interesting in this connection, to the 
many friends of Colonel U. B. Pearsall to know that he has 
been appointed to the position of captain of commissary, at 
the Leavenworth Soldiers’ Home. I his position is a very 
lucrative one, furnishing the colonel a good home with a very 
competent income. His friends in the association extended 
him hearty congratulations. 
The following firms were represented at the meeting : Bates 
Bros , Floral, Kan.; Blair & Kauffman, Kansas City; R. H 
Blair & Co , Kansas City; Brewer & Stannard, Ottawa, Kan.; 
A. L. Brooke, North Topeka, Kan.; A. H. Griesa & Co., Law¬ 
rence, Kan.; Holman & Bente, Leavenworth, Kan.; D. S. 
Lake, Shenandoah, la.; New Haven Nurseries, New Haven, 
Mo., Peters & Skinner, Topeka, Kan.; Stark Bros.’ Nursery 
and Orchard Company, Louisiana, Mo.; L. R. Taylor & Son, 
Topeka, Kan.; Sedgwick Nursery Co, Sedgwick, Kan.; E. S. 
Welsh, Shenandoah, la ; A. Willis, Ottawa, Kan ; J. Wragg & 
Sons, Waukee, la.; F. W. Watson, & Co., Topeka, Kan.; 
Youngers & Co., Geneva, Neb. 
The next meeting will be at Kansas City, on July 10, 1900. 
A BUSINESS NECESSITY. 
When the National Nurseryman was established seven 
years ago it entered a field then unoccupied and it was neces¬ 
sary to educate the members of the tride to the necessity for 
such a journal as it was proposed to produce. The long line 
of unsolicited testimonials that has extended around the world, 
letters endorsing our efforts coming from all parts of this coun¬ 
try and Canada, from Japan and New Zealand, proves that 
there was a place for the journal to fill. 
At first it was difficult for nurserymen to realize the differ¬ 
ence between a journal published for their entertainment and 
one published for the direct advancement of business. The 
state of trade, cultural directions, news from nursery centers, 
prospects for coming seasons, the opinions of purchasers of 
nursery stock, the opinions of the leading nurserymen on the 
topics of the day, photo engravings and sketches of the men 
continually heard of, full reports of conventions and associa¬ 
tion meetings, the interchange of ideas under the head of open 
correspondence and the announcements of offerings to the 
trade are some of the features of the National Nurseryman. 
This journal is declared by the leading men in the trade to 
be a necessity to their business. No matter how many or 
how few other journals may be on the nurseryman’s desk, it 
would seem that he cannot afford to miss the regular appear, 
ance of the National Nurseryman. The subscription price 
is but $1 per year. The new volume begins with the next issue. 
Xong anb Short. 
Small fruits are a specialty with J. S. Linthicum, Wellhams, Md. 
Peach trees by the thousand or carload at D. Baird & Son’s, Baird, 
^Strawberry “ Rough Rider” is the latest offering of L. J. Farmer, 
‘ulaski N 
Tree diggers are shipped on trial by L G. Bragg & Co., Kalamazoo, 
lich. 200,000 peach in cellar. , , , , 
Norway maple especially grown for the American trade, can be had 
f John Palmer & Sons, Ltd., Annan, Scotland. 
Hale plums and Fay currents at attractive prices, is the announce- 
lent of the Whiting Nursery Co., Boston, Mass. 
Millions of evergreens for the spring trade, any size or kind, are 
fifered by D. Hill, evergreen specialist Dundee. Ill. 
Peach and plum are specialties with the J. Van Bindley Nursery Co.. 
>omona N. C. Japan chestnuts, all sizes and ages. 
Clematis hydrangea, rhododendron, azalea and II. P. roses are 
pecialties with Bobbink & Atkins, Rutherford N. J. . 
The Eagle plum is a specialty with Baker Brothers, hort Worth, 
"ex • declared to be perfectly hardy and a regular bearer. 
Josiah A. Roberts, Malvern, Pa., has a surplus of Osage orange, 
Norway spruce, American arbor vitae and Norway maples. 
Emporia Va.. Nurseries have 2.0C0 American arbor vitae to clear 
rom land ’ 1 000 cherry seedlings are wanted in the spring. 
