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ing to the secretary of the committee, R. C. Berckmans, 
Augusta, Ga. 
“ No doubt much can be accomplished at the above meet¬ 
ing if the wants and needs of nurserymen are properly formu¬ 
lated and presented to this fair and intelligent body of rail¬ 
road men. 
“A proper discussion of this subject would be a matter of 
great interest, and I hope it will come before your many 
readers through the columns of your journal.” 
WORSE PESTS THAN SCALE. 
At a recent meeting of the Horticultural Lazy Club at Cor¬ 
nell University, Professor L. H. Bailey, emphasized the futility 
of the cry against the San Jose scale. While it is a dangerous 
pest, there are others far worse. Two years ago the San Jose 
appeared at Cornell. It was vanquished in a single season, 
except a few yet retained as souvenirs. This year apples were 
very wormy, though the trees were carefully sprayed. In 
fact, the codlin moth seems to be on the increase, spraying 
notwithstanding. It is certainly much harder to combat than 
the San Jose scale ; for the latter yields readily and completely 
to thorough treatment, while the older enemy persists. 
FOR ALL WHO SHIP STOCK. 
One of the most important adjuncts to the nursery business 
is the compilation of the scale laws just issued by the 
National Nurseryman. It is the only publication of the 
kind thoroughly up to date. Nineteen of the states of the 
Union have adopted laws directly affecting all who ship nur¬ 
sery stock. The pamphlet referred to contains the provisions 
of all these laws, together with special regulations for their en¬ 
forcement ; also the federal bill, the Canadian exclusion act, 
the Ontario and British Columbia scale laws and the United 
States and Canadian tariff schedules on nursery stock. 
The whole is offered at the low price of twenty-five cents. 
No nurseryman can afford to do business without a copy of 
this compilation of nursery laws of the United States and 
Canada. The demand for it began the moment its issue was 
announced. We expect to supply every nurseryman in the 
country. 
THE RUSSIANS IN CANADA. 
At last month's meeting of Ontario fruit growers Professor 
W. T. Macoun of the Ottawa Experimental Farm gave some 
observations on Russian fruits at that farm. He stated that 
the experiments had extended over ten years, and there are 
now 160 apple trees, 18 pear, 12 cherry and 7 plum out of all 
that were planted in 1888. A blight appeared in 1892 among 
the pears and 65 trees were killed, and the apples were also 
affected. In 1893 the pears were worse than the previous year, 
and the apples were reduced to stumps. In 1894 nothing hap¬ 
pened, but in 1895 root killing, caused by severe weather, 
ruined the last of the pears, and in 1896 the same evil was at 
work. About half of the original apples are left, some are 
promising, but none good enough to be recommended. 
A Russian seedling orchard was started from seed from 
Northern Russia. Of 3,000 seeds planted 150 came into bear¬ 
ing. Some are fair, but most of them are of ordinary quality. 
Pears are doing well, but only one has come into bearing. 
They are soft and mealy, and not worth growing except where 
others will not survive. The cherries and plums had nearly 
all been killed. 
A NEW VOLUME. 
With the next issue of the National Nurseryman anew 
volume will begin. Those who have not renewed their sub¬ 
scriptions should do so at once, if they wish to receive the 
forthcoming issues, and new subscribers should start with the 
next number. Can you afford to be without the official 
journal for $1 per year. 
CAN AFFORD IT NOW. 
Every nurseryman who can afford to do business at all can 
afford to keep posted as to matters of business interest in nur¬ 
sery circles. This can only be done by subscribing to the 
National Nurseryman. One dollar a year is a small outlay 
compared with the returns. Subscribe now at the beginning 
of volume VII. 
Much news of interest to nurserymen is found in the pro¬ 
ceedings of the annual meetings of the state horticultural 
societies. It will be seen that nurserymen are prominently 
connected with them ; in the majority of cases they have been 
re-elected as officers. This indicates the confidence reposed 
by the orchardists in nurserymen. 
Leading members of the Eastern Nurserymen’s Association 
are of the opinion that the interests of all concerned would be 
better conserved by letting the New York scale law stand as 
it is than by amending it as was proposed last fall for the sake 
of the dealers. It is probable that dealers will find no diffi¬ 
culty in shipping stock as they did last fall. It is thought that 
the proposed amendment might open the door to possible 
abuse of certificates. 
There promises to be considerable active work during 1899 
in the forestry movement in various parts of the country. 
Minnesota, Michigan, New York and New Jersey authorities 
are interested in the subject. The new chief of the forestry 
divison of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Mr. Pinchot, 
has received offers of a million acres in twenty states for ex¬ 
perimentation, and 100,000 acres are now under management. 
Forestry is taught in eighteen colleges. 
An investigation of the present status of the cultivation of 
the European grape in the southeastern section of the United 
States is being made. This is being done in cooperation with 
the section of seed and plant introduction, for the purpose of 
determining the advisability of renewed efforts in the intro¬ 
duction and cultivation of varieties of Vitis vinifera on resist¬ 
ant stocks in that region. Many of the promising fruit-bear¬ 
ing species of foreign countries referred to in last year’s report 
of the secretary of agriculture will soon be introduced into 
this country for experimental cultivation. 
