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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
The National Nurseryman. 
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. 
Jtg^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. 
AHERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. 
President, Wilson J. Peters. Troy, O.; vice-president, D. S. Lake, Shen¬ 
andoah, la.; secretary, George C. Seager, Rochester, N. Y.; treas¬ 
urer, C. L. Yates, Rochester, N- Y. 
Executive Committee—Irving- Rouse, Rochester, N. Y.; C. L. Watrous, Des 
Moines, la.; E. Albertson, Bridgeport, Ind. 
Committee on Transportation—Wilson J. Peters, ex-officio, chairman ; William 
Pitkin, Rochestei-, N. Y.; Peter Youngers, Geneva, Neb.; A. L. Brooke, N. 
Topeka, Kan.; Robert C.Berckmans, Augusta, Ga. 
Committee on Legislation—C. L. Watrous, Des Moines, la.; 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 1900—Chicago Beach Hotel, June 13-14. 
Entered in the Post Office at Rochester, as second-class mail matter. 
Rochester, N. Y., March, 1900. 
THE SILVER ANNIVERSARY. 
The recent meeting in New York city of the executive com¬ 
mittee of the Society of American Florists to arrange for the 
convention of that society for 1900 suggests the advisability of 
preparation on the part of the American Association of Nur¬ 
serymen, at an early date, for the annual meeting in Chicago 
next June. 
As was pointed out by the National Nurseryman last 
year, the coming convention will be the twenty-fifth anniver¬ 
sary of the formation of the association, and something in the 
nature of observance of the occasion would be appropriate. 
It is suggested that, in view of the occasion and of the further 
fact that there was a generally expressed desire at Chicago last 
June for a more instructive programme, special attention 
should be paid to the schedule for the coming convention. 
President Peters, Secretary Seager and the members of the 
executive committee are in hearty accord on these points, and 
co-operation on the part of the members generally in the pre¬ 
liminary arrangements and at the convention will insure a 
profitable meeting. 
A brief review of the quarter of a century during which the 
association has been in existence,by one or two of the older mem¬ 
bers who could draw lessons from the present and the future 
from the experience of the past, would be instructive. We 
are still of the opinion that the question box, judiciously man¬ 
aged, would be a valuable feature. There should be not more 
than three formal papers to be read at the convention and dis¬ 
cussion of the points brought out in those papers should be 
encouraged. Of late there has been little or no discussion fol¬ 
lowing the reading of the papers. 
It may be deemed advisable by the officers and the execu¬ 
tive committee to provide silver medals to be awarded to ex¬ 
hibitors on this occasion, and the badges in color and design 
will undoubtedly comport with the anniversary. The secretray 
is already at work on the plans for the convention. It is to be 
hoped that legislative matters will have been satisfactorily ad¬ 
justed by June and that the members can devote the time of 
the convention to subjects pertaining to 'the growth and 
sale of nursery stock directly. 
CULTURAL TOPICS. 
There is a demand among nurserymen for information re 
garding the culture of nursery stock under varying conditions. 
The general processes are of course understood ; it is regard¬ 
ing special conditions that light is needed often. 
We suggest that questions on these topics be sent to us and 
published in the National Nurseryman, together with the 
answers, for the mutual benefit of the trade. We have a 
standing offer to do this, but the subject is apt to be neglected. 
We are giving often, under the heading “In Nursery Rows,” 
cultural directions covering a wide field. In addition, more 
extended articles dealing with the subjects of stocks for use in 
propagating, the kinds of fruits and ornamentals demanded in 
the different sections of the country and experiences with 
novelties are published. Communications upon these and 
kindred subjects are welcomed. 
NURSERYMEN ARE OPPOSED. 
Through the efforts of S. D. Willard of Geneva, N. Y., and 
others, a bill was introduced in the New York legislature pro¬ 
viding that all nursery stock grown and delivered in the state 
shall be fumigated with hydrocyanic acid gas. The nursery¬ 
men of the state are opposed to this bill. The Eastern Nur¬ 
serymen’s Association, through its legislative committee, 
Irving Rouse, Charles J. Brown, Nelson Bogue and William 
Pitkin, on February 14 th, sent to all the nurserymen cf the 
state a circular letter of information, detailing the provisions 
of the bill and calling upon them for active opposition to a 
measure which would be inimical to their interests. The 
responses were prompt and unanimous in opposition to the 
bill. In its circular letter the committee said : 
“While to a certain extent the interests of the fruit grower 
and the nurserymen are mutual, still it seems to this associa¬ 
tion that the bill contains conflicting provisions, has not 
received careful consideration and is at the present time ill- 
advised. A bill is now in congress providing for the federal 
