THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
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TEXAS ASSOCIATION 
Organized at College Station Last Month—E. W. Kirkpatrick, 
President—For Nurserymen of Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, 
Oklahoma, and Indian Territory—John S. Kerr, of Sher¬ 
man, Secretary and Treasurer—John Watson Heads 
Committee on Transportation. 
Pursuant to a call previously made through the press of 
Texas, a number of nurserymen convened at College Station 
during the Texas Farmers’ Congress, July 5th, and organized 
the Texas Nurserymen’s Association. E. YV. Kirkpatrick of 
McKinney, Texas, was made president, Stanley H. Watson of 
Brenham, vice-president, and John S. Kerr of Sherman, 
secretary and treasurer. 
The constitution and by-laws provide for the membership 
to consist of active nurserymen throughout Texas, Arkansas, 
Louisiana, Oklahoma and the Indian Territory, who desire to 
subscribe thereto, and contemplate the furthering of all the 
interests of the nurserymen. Over twenty members were 
enrolled from among the leading nurserymen of the states of 
Texas and Louisiana. It is provided that all nurserymen who 
join the association within sixty days shall become charter 
members. 
The annual fee of membership is $3. The secretary will 
gladly give all desired information to nurserymen wishing to 
join the association. 
The executive committee, composed of President Kirkpat¬ 
rick, Secretary Kerr, J. B. Baker, B. L. Adams and S. H. 
Watson, will designate the time and place of meetings and 
otherwise look after the interests of the association. 
Committee on transportation : John Watson, F. T. Ramsey 
and E. W. Kirkpatrick. 
There will be a committee on legislation. 
There are over 100 nurserymen in Texas, says the Houston 
Daily Post, and this association promises to become strong 
and do a good work. 
TO PEACH GROWERS. 
The importance of the peach industry and the evident need 
of a catalogue with full description of the varieties grown in 
America leads me to ask the co-operation of peach growers in 
a systematic study of the subject. Samples containing three 
or four specimens of each variety of ripe fruit, together with a 
twig and a few leaves are necessary in order to carry on the 
work. Such samples will be greatly appreciated if sent to the 
undersigned. They should be accompanied by a concise his¬ 
tory and description of the tree from which they were taken 
and a report of the success or failure of each variety in the 
locality for a number of years back. 
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Mo. H. C. Irish. 
FRUIT AT THE PAN-AMERICAN. 
F. W. Taylor, director of the horticultural exhibit of the 
Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo, has issued information 
regarding the cold storage of fruit. 
Director Taylor says that^the Pan-American will have the 
finest exhibit of fruit ever seen in the United States, or in the 
world, for that matter. Already a number of horticultural 
societies of several states have taken up the subject of appro¬ 
priations for making exhibits, and the circular is partly for the 
purpose of calling the attention of the fruit growers to the im¬ 
portance of making early arrangements for the exhibits. 
I he first exhibit will consist largely of apples, which accord¬ 
ing to the plan of Director Taylor, will be shipped to Buffalo 
after the harvest. Then each apple will be rolled in oiled paper 
and preserved in cold storage, until the opening of the exposi¬ 
tion. 
JEWELL NURSERY REORGANIZATION. 
The Jewell Nursery Co., Lake City, Minn., announce a 
change in their organization. In July, 1899, J. Cole Doughty, 
owing to ill health, retired from the corporation. This spring 
he returned from an extended trip in Mexico and California, 
much benefited, and is now enjoying life in retirement from 
business. 
The past season records a great increase in business in all 
departments, and also chronicles a corresponding increase in 
the propagating department. 
The present management is as follows: J. M. Underwood, 
president and general manager; E. A. Smith, vice-president; 
Roy Underwood, secretary; Anna B. Underwood, treasurer; 
W. J. Fladwed, accountant. 
TREES TO PREVENT EVAPORATION. 
Tree planting for an unusual purpose, says an exchange, has 
been recommended to the residents of the western irrigation 
districts by W. L. Hall, assistant superintendent of tree 
planting of the Division of Forestry, who has recently been in 
New Mexico on an investigation. Agriculture in that region 
depends largely on irrigation, and the streams and reservoirs 
are much depleted by evaporation due to heat and dry winds. 
Mr. Hall recommends that belts of trees be planted along 
every ditch and reservoir, not only to shade them, but to shel¬ 
ter them from wind. The problem of preventing evaporation 
is very important, not only on account of the loss of water, 
but because the percentage of alkali in the quantity remaining 
becomes excessive. 
VARIATION OF STRINGFELLOW METHOD. 
A correspondent of the Country Gentleman says: 
I think I can tell something more wonderful than Mr. Stringfellow’s 
“ new horticulture ” and the Egyptian closely-cut roots and branches. 
Have any of your readers ever seen the roots of trees scorched or singed, 
and then successfully planted ? When living in China, years ago, I 
several times unsuccessfully planted out the Chinese olive (which is not 
an olive). I then bought two trees which the seller agreed to set out 
and warrant to live. The trees were brought, some six or seven feet 
high, with fair roots, but no better than those which I had previously 
planted. The roots were parsnip-shaped tap-roots, with only small 
rootlets branching from them. I think the cut roots exuded a milky 
juice. The holes were dug and the man said he must have some rice 
straw. A good armful was brought and set on fire. The planter then 
held the roots in the flame, turning the trees just as a cook singes a 
chicken, only holding them in the fire a little longer. The small root - 
lets were singed, and the main roots somewhat blackened. The trees 
were then properly planted, and both started to grow. I think one 
was pulled up, or broken down, being probably too near a grave to 
suit the friends of the dead person. The other lived and flourished. 
