THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
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SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. 
KANSAS APPLE PROSPECTS. 
Resolutions Adopted at the Meeting at Lithia Springs, Ga., Strongly 
Indorsing the Federal Inspection Kill—Communications to 
Congressmen—Southern States Urged to Secure In. 
spection Laws and Appoint State Entomologists. 
At a meeting of the Southern Nurserymen's Association, 
held at Lithia Springs, Ga., July 17th, the following resolutions 
were unanimously adopted: 
IN REGARD TO FEDERAL INSPECTION, ETC. 
“ Whereas, It is desired to have uniform regulations govern¬ 
ing the transportation of nursery stock and other plants in 
inter-state commerce and to have quarantine regulations 
against dangerous insects, liable to be introduced into this 
country from foreign countries. 
Resolved, That this Association strongly endorse the fed¬ 
eral bill providing for such regulations which was introduced 
into Congress December 14, 1899, and endorsed by the com¬ 
mittee on legislation of the American Association of Nursery¬ 
men. 
“ Resolved, That the senators and representatives of Con¬ 
gress from the Southern states be hereby requested and urged 
to support said federal bill. 
“ Resolved, That the secretary of this Association be in¬ 
structed to forward immediately a copy of these resolutions to 
each senator and representative in Congress from the Southern 
States, to the chairman of the legislative committee of the 
American Association of Nurserymen, and to the National 
Nurseryman, Rochester, N. Y. 
J. Van Lindley, 
L. A. Berckmans, 1 
,,r n P /-Committee. 
W. D. Griffing, I 
W. M. Scott, J 
IN REGARD TO STATE INSPECTION, ETC. 
‘‘Resolved, That this Association recommend to the South¬ 
ern states now not provided with a state entomologist, to 
urgently impress upon their state government the vital import¬ 
ance of establishing such an office, and promulgating such 
laws as will protect their state from the introduction of dan¬ 
gerous insects and fungous diseases; and provide regulations 
governing the inspection and transportation of nursery stock 
and other plants; and be it further 
“ Resolved, That the secretary of this Association be re¬ 
quested to send a copy of these resolutions to the commissioners 
of agriculture, the presidents of horticultural societies and the 
directors of experiment stations in the Southern states, unpro¬ 
vided with the laws, as herein mentioned; also a copy to the 
National Nurseryman, Rochester, N. Y. 
J. Van Lindley, J 
L. A. Berckmans, ! „ 
nr T ^v r. > Committee. 
W. D. Griffing, f 
W. M. Scott, J 
W. Lee Wilson is secretary of the Association. 
The Canadian Horticultural Society will hold its third annual con¬ 
vention at Montreal, August 16-17. 
Robert Murray, superintendent of the horticultural department of 
the Toronto, Canada, Industrial Exhibition, died at Toronto, July 2. 
J. Van Lindley, Pomona, N. C., speaks highly of the Carman peach 
which he has fruited this year in sand hills and in red clay land. J. 
W. Stubenrauch, of Texas, the originator of the Carman, says it has 
this season proved to be all that was claimed for it. 
Judge Wellhouse, whose apple orchards are the largest in 
Kansas, looks for a good crop of that fruit this year. He says 
the Ben Davis trees are especially full, and their yield will 
approximate the crop of 1890, but other varieties are not look¬ 
ing so well as Ben Davis. The crop of 1890 was phenomenal. 
If the crop be 50 per cent, of that year the apple growers will 
be contented. In 1890 Judge Wellhouse obtained his biggest 
yields in Miami and Leavenworth counties. Those orchards 
have now almost outlived their usefulness, and he expects his 
biggest yield from Osage county, where he has 800 acres of 
trees that he planted in 1890, 1892, 1893, and 1894. 
MOVING MANY TREES. 
If plans now under consideration in New York city are car¬ 
ried out, says the Country Gentleman, one of the largest con¬ 
tracts to move big trees ever undertaken in this country will 
be attempted. The new rapid transit tunnel will necessitate 
the removal of 660 elm trees in the center of upper Broadway. 
As the tunnel is only from three to five feet under the surface, 
the elms will have to go, and estimates have been asked of all 
the tree transporting concerns in the country on the cost of re¬ 
setting the big elms in other parts of the city. It is stated 
that trees not more than eight inches in diameter can be taken 
up and moved one thousand feet at an average cost of $50 per 
tree, while those from ten to fifteen feet in diameter can be 
moved at a cost of from $200 to $300 per tree. Where the 
earth over the subway is deep enough, the trees will be re¬ 
planted, but most of those removed will be reset in other parts 
of the city, replacing dend and diseased trees. 
TREES FOR COUNTRY ROADS. 
Massachusetts, which has taken the lead in the building of 
good roads, proposes to go a step further and beautify her 
country roads with shade trees. It is predicted that a quarter 
of a century hence every country road in Massachusetts 
will be lined with beautiful shade trees, and visitors 
from less progressive states will be wondering how it was all 
done. The last legislature of Massachusetts passed a law 
requiring every town to elect each year a tree warden, who is 
charged with the care of the trees along the roads in the coun¬ 
try surrounding the city as well as the roads in the city proper. 
In writing of the matter one of the town officials in Massachu¬ 
setts says: 
It is believed that the public is beginning to recognize the truth of 
the statement that roadside shade trees are among the most valuable 
assets of any community. This movement in Massachusetts is likely 
to produce highly valuable results. The state being thickly settled, 
there will be a great many tree wardens and the additional care given 
to roadside trees should have the effect of greatly promoting Ihe 
growth of these trees. Many of the towns in the state have volun 
tarily appropriated a few hundred dollars for the use of the tree war 
dens. This money, intelligently spent, is certain to bring about great 
im provements. 
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