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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
The National N urseryman. 
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. 
[^“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. 
AflERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. 
President, Irving Rouse, Rochester, N. Y. ; vice-president, E. Albert¬ 
son, Bridgeport, Ind. ; secretary-treasurer, George C. Seager, 
Rochester, N. Y. 
Executive Committee—C. L. Watrous, Des Moines, la.; R. C. Berckmans, 
Augusta, Ga.; F. H. Stannard, Ottawa, Kan. 
Committee on Transportation—N. H. Albaugh, Tadmor, O.; Irving Rouse, 
Rochester, N. Y.; A. L. Brooke, North Topeka, Kan.; Silas Wilson, Atlantic, 
la.; N. W. Hale, Knoxville, Tenn. 
Committee on Tariff—W. C. Barry, Rochester, N. Y.; J. J. Harrison, Paines- 
ville, 0. 
Committee on Legislation—C. L. Watrous, Des Moines, la.; N. H. Albaugh 
Tadmor, O,; Silas Wilson, Atlantic, la.; Irving Rouse, Rochester, N. Y. 
Annual convention for 1898—At Omaha, Neb., June 8, 9. 
Entered in the Post Office at Rochester, as second-class matter. 
Rochester, N. Y., May, 1898. 
SPRING TRADE. 
We present in this issue interesting reports from special cor¬ 
respondents in all sections of the country regarding the spring 
sales. Their tenor is most encouraging. Particularly in the 
West has there been a trade much heavier than for several 
seasons and a marked strengthening of prices is noted. Col¬ 
lections, too, are reported better. There is a general belief 
that the curtailing of planting has produced results which indi¬ 
cate a still better condition of trade in the fall. In the East 
the advance in business has not been so marked, yet the 
reports are generally in harmony with those from the West as 
regards a substantial improvement. 
Comparatively little is heard just now of the San Jose scale 
and if the war with Spain does not seriously affect business, 
the prospects should be regarded as bright. Prominent nurs¬ 
erymen are of the opinion that the matter of prices will be ad¬ 
justed by fall or next spring through the natural course of 
events. 
It is to be noted that the improvement is here in spite of the 
scale scare in this country, state legislation or the action of 
Germany and Canada regarding our exports. 
THE OMAHA CONVENTION. 
The twenty-third annual meeting of the American Associa¬ 
tion of Nurserymen will be held at the exposition grounds in 
Omaha, on June 8 and 9. It is expected that the attendance 
from the East will not be large, but there will be many promi¬ 
nent nurserymen from the western and the central states. 
As the attractions of the exposition are expected to fill con¬ 
siderable time during the convention a short programme has 
been prepared. This of course may be extended to suit the 
wishes of those present by the discussions that may be 
brought up. 
President Irving Rouse will deliver his annual address, fol¬ 
lowing an address of welcome by Gurdon W. Wattles, president 
of the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition. C. L. 
Watrous, chairman of the executive committee of the Associa¬ 
tion will talk on “A Little Matter of Business.” S. M. Emery, 
of the experiment station at Bozeman, Montana, will discuss 
‘‘Fruit Prospects in Montana” Hon. N. H. Albaugh, of 
Tadmor, O., will speak on a topic of interest to the members 
and Professor F. W. Taylor of Lincoln, Neb., who has charge 
of the horticultural department of the Exposition, will deliver 
an address on “ I he Relation of Horticulture to the Exposi¬ 
tion.” 
WAR AND TRADE. 
The principal topic is the Spanish-American war, and there 
has been considerable speculation as to its effect upon busi¬ 
ness. The apprehension of war has been affecting business, 
but in a less degree than might have been expected. The 
effect has been shown mainly in the refusal to undertake large 
transactions for the future. 
Now that apprehension has given place to realization of war, 
it is well to consider probable effects. The situation is reassur¬ 
ing. With a war carried on upon the sea and in foreign terri¬ 
tory, the commerce and industries of this country should be 
only moderately affected. The bulk of the business will 
undoubtedly proceed in nearly all its normal volume. This 
country will not be invaded, for the resources of Spain are 
inadequate. We have no large carrying trade exposed to 
attack, our imports and exports being carried mainly in foreign 
bottoms. 
The tendency on the stock exchange is still one of buying 
rather than selling. During the past three months, with war 
steadily approaching, sixty active stocks have declined only 
seven points on an average. Europeans regard our ability to 
meet all our obligations with as much equanimity as we do 
ourselves. Our revenues are increasing ; our credit is high. 
Gold has been flowing this way steadily, and there is every 
indication that this will continue. Railroad earnings have 
increased, and there has been with few exceptions a continuous 
development of prosperity in the manufacturing centers. 
The effect of the war will be felt mainly in the burden of 
taxation, but compared with other nations our taxes are light, 
and large additional revenue can be raised without great 
inconvenience, by means of long-time bonds. There is no 
characteristic of the war which should affect the nursery busi- 
