The National Nurseryman. 
FOR GROWERS AND DEALERS IN NURSERY STOCK. 
Copyright, 1900, by the National Nurseryman Publishing Co. 
“ Nurserymen are the real moulders of public opinion along lines horticultural.”— Prof. N. E. Hansen. 
VOL. VIII. ROCHESTER, N. Y., OCTOBER. .900. No. 9. 
GEORGIA HORTICULTURISTS 
Indorse and Urge the Passage of the Federal Bill to Regulate 
the Transportation of Nursery Stock—Increased Appropria¬ 
tion for Entomological Work In Georgia Is Asked—The 
Fruit Exhibit—President Bercktnans Honored. 
The twenty-fourth annual meeting of the Georgia Horticul¬ 
tural Society was held at Dublin, Ga., August 1 - 2 . President 
P. J. Berckmans presided. In the absence of Secretary G. H. 
Miller, Rome, Ga., Prof. W. M. Scott recorded the proceed¬ 
ings. The examining committee on peaches, pears and plums, 
of which L. A. Berckmans was a member, reported : “ Experi¬ 
ment station, 33 varieties of Chickasaw and American plums 
of which none show particular merit. This exhibit shows 
how worthless varieties are disseminated by nurseries for 
revenue only, and as novelties to catch the uninitiated.” 
The following resolutions were adopted : 
“ Whereas, it is an acknowledged fact that fully one-half of 
the principal injurious insects now in the United States have 
been introduced from foreign countries, and no effort on the 
part of the government has ever been made to prohibit the 
introduction of such pests. The state of California has lately 
established a horticultural quarantine at the port of San Fran¬ 
cisco. But this is the only one of our great ports which is so 
protected. Therefore, be it 
“Resolved, That we, the members of the Georgia State 
Horticultural Society, do most heartily indorse a bill which is 
to be presented to the forthcoming congress by the National 
Association of Nurserymen, giving reasons for the enactment 
of a bill to provide rules and regulations governing the protec¬ 
tion of trees, plants, shrubs, vines, cuttings, grafts and buds 
commonly known as nursery stock and fruits into the United 
States, and rules and regulations for the inspection of trees, 
plants, shrubs, vines, grafts, cuttings and herbs, commonly 
known as nursery stock, grown within the United States which 
becomes subject to the interstate commerce of exportation- 
Be it also 
“ Resolved, That we ask the co-operation and support of all 
the horticultural and agricultural societies in the various 
states. 
“Be it resolved further, That the secretary is hereby 
directed to forward a copy of these resolutions to the repre¬ 
sentatives and senators in congress from Georgia with the 
request that they lend their support to the above named bill ; 
and also that a copy be sent to the National Nurseryman 
and other horticultural journals for publication.” 
Resolutions by L. A. Berckmans were adopted, asking an 
appropriation of $ 5,000 instead of $ 2,500 for the support of 
the State Department of Entomology. 
The fruit exhibit included 46 varieties of peaches, plums, 
pears, grapes and walnuts, by P. J. Berckmans & Sons, 
Augusta, Ga. As announced in our last issue, a handsome 
gold watch was presented to President Berckmans by the 
society. 
PARIS EXPOSITION AWARDS. 
A summary of awards to American exhibitors in horticultural 
competitions at the Paris Exposition, to September 1 st, shows: 
First prizes 41 , second prizes 31 , third prizes 14 , honorable 
mention 10 , total 96 . The grand prize for fruit trees and 
fruits was awarded to the Secretary of Agriculture. Silver 
medals for collections of horticultural photographs were 
awarded to the Albaugh Nursery and Orchard Co., Fort 
Valley, Ga.; the California Nursery Co., Niles, Cal.; and 
George C. Roeding, Fresno, Cal. 
The following prizes were awarded at Paris, Aug. 22 , 1900 : 
FIRST PRIZES. 
Collections of Apples, crops of 1899 and 1900.—Division of Pomology, 
U. S. Department of Agriculture, general collection ; crop of 1899, 24 
varieties, representing 13 states ; crop of 1900, 19 varieties, represent 
ing 2 states. New York State Commission. 
Collection of Apples, crop of 1899.—Illinois State Horticultural 
Society. Missouri State Horticultural Society. C. B. Wood, Wash- 
ngton, Va. 
Collection of Apples, crop of 1900.—Farmers’ Produce Association 
of Delaware. 
SECOND PRIZES. 
Collection of Apples, crop of 1899.—Joseph Husband, Leanderville 
Ill. 
Collection of Summer Apples and Pears, crop of 1900.—Peninsula 
Horticultural Society. 
Collection of Summer Apples and Peaches, crop of 1900.—Chas. 
Wright, Seaford, Delaware. 
THIRD PRIZE. 
Collection of Apples, crop of 1899.—A. Nelson, Lebanon, Missouri, 
J. G. HARRISON’S DISPLAY. 
The Berlin “ Herald,” Berlin, Md., says under date of Sep¬ 
tember 21 , 1900 : 
J. G. Harrison & Sons’ display of nursery stock at Ocean City last 
Thursday attracted the attention of every visitor. Fine specimens of 
two-year Kieffer pear trees, apple, plum, apricot and peach were shown, 
some of the spectators declaring it to be the finest nursery stock they 
had ever seen. Their display of peaches and plums in their natural 
color also attracted much attention. The display was arranged by 
Mayor Orlando Harrison of this place. They have grown more 
peach trees than any firm in the United States. Their estimate of 
annual budding this season is over two million peach, and their plant 
last spring was over half a million apple, more than one hundred 
thousand pear, thirty acres in asparagus and a large acreage of straw¬ 
berry plants. They employ more labor than any other one firm or 
corporation in this town. 
