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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
The following committees were appointed-by the president: 
Order of business—C. L. Watrous, N. H. Albaugh, C. M. Stark. 
Accounts—A. L. Brooke, J. H. Dayton, C. J. Brown. 
Mr. Brooke moved that, on all miscellaneous discussion, 
speeches be limited to five minutes in length, no member to 
speak more than twice on the same question. He did this, he 
said, so that all might have an opportunity to take part. 
MONTMORENCY CHERRIES. 
The question box was opened and the following was asked : 
“ Which is the best of Montmorency cherries in point of 
bearing ? ” 
Mr. Brooke asked Peter Youngers to speak on the question. 
Mr. Youngers—“We find many varieties under the head of 
Montmorency, especially in Iowa and Nebraska. What we 
call the real Montmorency is a stronger grower than the Mont- 
morency ordinaire.” 
Mr. Albaugh—“ The Montmorency grown and sold west of 
New York is the large Montmorency. There are three good 
sour cherries, the Dyehouse, the Early Richmond and the 
Montmorency, which bear in the order named. At five years 
old the Montmorency trees in a nursery bore crops valued at 
$2 per tree. There is more money in a cherry orchard than 
any other unless it is a Georgia peach orchard.” 
Silas Wilson—“ The Montmorency question has been dis¬ 
cussed a great deal at meetings of the horticultural societies. 
The Montmorency large is an upright grower, very different 
from the Montmorency ordinaire which is like the Early 
Richmond. The leaves are larger and more pointed than are 
those of the ordinaire. The difference in time of ripening 
between the Dyehouse and Richmond is four days.” 
A western member said the difference is about 15 minutes 
with him. 
A. D. Barnes—“ Is the large Montmorency hardy enough 
for Wisconsin, where the mercury goes to 40 degrees below 
zero ? 
Mr. Wilson—“It is as hardy as the Early Richmond.” 
President Peters—“The English Morello, praised by Mr. 
Wilson, suffers from curculio and cold weather.” 
Nelson Bogue said C. J. Maloy could tell the Association 
much about the Montmorency cherry. 
Mr. Maloy, of Ellwanger and Barry Co.—“We consider the 
Montmorency ordinaire the best and it is the only kind we 
grow. We have tried them all.” 
Henry Augustine—“ The English Morello is not so vigor¬ 
ous as the Early Richmond, but the Morello becomes wormy 
before it ripens. I do not consider it valuable. Many think 
they have the Montmorency when they have not. The Mont¬ 
morency will bring a third more than others in the market.” 
C. M. Stark—“ I know of nurserymen who are growing the 
large Montmorency under the name of ordinaire or vice versa.” 
Mr. Weber—“ The large Montmorency with us has been a 
shy bearer.” 
Mr. Brooke—“ I haven’t learned anything yet. I want to 
know exactly the difference between the large and ordinaire 
Montmorency. A Montmorency cherry has been dissemi¬ 
nated as the Late Richmond. I have supposed this was the 
ordinaire. The Dyehouse is not hardy. The Early Rich¬ 
mond is so much better that I discourage the planting of 
the Dyehouse. Somebody has fooled me. I got buds recom¬ 
mended as large Montmorency, I ha<J fwq types, both upright, 
yet neither was of spreading top.” 
Irving Rouse—“The Montmorency is the cherry for the 
canning factory. In the end the factory is where the big 
crops are going. The ordinaire is the one grown in Western 
New York.” 
Mr. Greening—“ The matter of location has much to do 
with the growing of cherries. At Salt Lake City the English 
Morello has been a failure ; similar results are noted in 
Indiana and Michigan. In Michigan we can grow almost any 
variety with success. We grow the large-leafed upright tree.” 
Mr. Marshall—“ The Brusseler Braune is a fine grower but a 
shy bearer.” 
Mr. Bagley—“We find this tree is a shy bearer; but it is 
hardy. We are growing four varieties. One is h large Mont¬ 
morency from Ellwanger & Barry’s. Another is from Geneva 
under the head of ordinaire and is a shy bearer. Two from 
Europe are called the long-stemmed and the extra ordinaire.” 
Mr. Albaugh—“ In all our cold weather we never had a Dye- 
house in orchard or nursery injured, though the mercury 
marked 28 degrees below zero. Our discussion here reminds 
me of the discussions of the American Pomological Society. 
We may be encroaching upon the field of another society.” 
The committee on the order of business reported a pro¬ 
gramme substantially as outlined in the badge book. Ad¬ 
journment was taken at noon until 2 p. m. 
STATE VICE-PRESIDENTS. 
At the opening of the afternoon session of the first day the 
following state vice-presidents were elected : 
Alabama, John Frazer; Arkansas, T. Wing; Colorado, George J. 
Spear; California, Thomas B. Bolander; Connecticut, J. H. Hale; 
Delaware, Alexander Pullen; Florida, George L. Taber; Georgia, 
R. C. Berckmans; Idaho, S. S. Lewis; Illinois, Irving Spaulding; 
Indiana, H. V. Simpson; Iowa, Silas Wilson; Indian Territory, 
W. B. Samuels; Kansas, J. H. Skinner; Kentucky, J. F .Donaldson; 
Louisiana, L. T. Sanders; Maine, Herbert A. Jackson; Maryland, 
Joseph Davis; Massachusetts, J. W. Manning; Michigan, Charles E. 
Greening; Minnesota, J. Cole Doughty; Mississippi, Dr. A. T. 
McKay ; Missouri, R. J. Bagley ; Montana, S. M. Emery ; Nebraska, 
Peter Youngers; New Hampshire, John C. Chase; New Jersey, Hiram 
T. Jones; New York, William Pitkin; North Carolina, J. Van 
Lindley; Ohio, J. Jenkins; Pennsylvania, Thomas B. Meehan; South 
Dakota, Professor N. E. Hansen; Tennessee, J. E. Murphy; Texas, 
W. E. Watson; Utah, J. H. Goodhue; Vermont, D. J. Camp; 
Virginia,. W. T. Hood; Washington, C. L. Whitney; West Virginia, 
G. P. Miller; Wisconsin, J. C. Converse. 
OFFICERS AND MEETING PLACE. 
The report of the vice-presidents on the subjects of new 
officers and place of meeting for 1901, prepared by Chairman 
Silas Wilson and Secretary Joseph Davis, was as follows: 
Officers—President, Theodore J. Smith, Geneva, N. Y.; vice- 
president, N. W. Hale, Knoxville, Tenn.; secretary, George C. 
Seager, Rochester, N. Y.; treasurer, C. L. Yates, Rochester, 
N. Y.; executive committee, Irving Rouse,. Rochester, N. Y.; 
C. L. Watrous, Des Moines, la.; E. Albertson, Bridgeport, Ind. 
Place of meeting, June, 1901—Niagara Falls. 
Mr. Brooke, of the auditing committee, reported that the 
accounts of the secretary and treasurer were correct. 
J. Horace McFarland, Pennsylvania—“We have elected 
officers. Our secretary has been re-elected, and now I want 
to say that I have been pained to hear criticisms regarding the 
printing of the badge book. I have looked into the cost of 
that work and I want to say to the Association that it should 
be congratulated on the manner in which the work has been 
done and the price paid. It is a difficult work and it has been 
