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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
Obituary. 
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H. F. DARROW. 
Mr. If. F. Farrow, who has been ill for some time past, 
died Sunday, February 21st, in the Long Island City Hos¬ 
pital. at the age of 48 years. 
Mr. Farrow was well known to nurserymen in this 
country and Europe, being a large importer of plants, 
bulbs and seeds, and succeeded August Rhotert in this 
business some years ago. lie represented many of the 
foreign nurseries and seed houses He was sole rep¬ 
resentative for the United States and Canada of Vilmorin- 
Andrieux & Co, seedsmen of Paris, France; of Louis Le¬ 
roy’s Nursery Co., Angers, France; John Palmer & Sons, 
Ltd., nurserymen of Annan, Scotland; the Haerens Co., 
growers of hot house plants, Ghent, Belgium; E. Neu- 
hert. growers of Lily of the Valley, Wandsbek, Germany, 
lie was also a direct importer of French, Japanese and 
Holland bulbs. 
FILE AT THE NURSERIES OF J. AY. THOMAS 
ANF SON 
The nursery of J. W. Thomas and Son, King of Prussia, 
Penna., had a rather serious fire on Saturday, March 
20ih. About 9.30 in the morning a fire was discovered- 
in the haymow and although the fire companies got to the 
place on record time the building was burned to the 
ground. The timely arrival of the fire companies how¬ 
ever prevented the fire from spreading to the packing 
sheds and other buildings so that a loss of nursery stock 
was avoided. They did, however, lose one horse and 
several others were badly injured. The origin of the 
fiie is unknown. The buildings were partly insured. 
A PIONEER NURSERYMAN 
The catalogue of F. M. Andrews, proprietor of Rock- 
mont Nurseries, Boulder, Colorado, is before us and is 
interesting because it lists many plants native to Colorado 
that are not usually found in other nurserymen’s cata¬ 
logues. 
To locate in the Rocky Mountain region of Colorado, 
where conditions are so unlike other localities, when Mr. 
Andrews did and build up a business in ornamental nur¬ 
sery stock was the work of a true pioneer, and a genuine 
lover of plants. There were few sources whence 
In' could draw and profit by the experiences of others. 
it was a case of experiment and find out for yourself 
both in growing and marketing, and there is every evi- 
den e Mr. Andrews has met with success. 
A CORRECTION 
Doubtless every reader of the National Nurseryman no¬ 
ticed the full page advertisement with illustration of 
Apple Grafts of F. W. Watson & Co., Topeka, Kansas, in 
our March issue. 
Few nurserymen would not readily recognize the ob¬ 
vious error of the legend underneath the illustration 
w Inch should have read “Apple Grafts instead of “Apple 
Seedlings.” 
FIRE AT ELIZABETH NURSERY CO. 
On March 20 a very serious fire of unknown origin de¬ 
stroyed the packing sheds and other buildings of the 
Elizabeth Nursery Co., Elizabeth, N. J. The estimated 
loss is $30,000, partly covered by insurance. 
The company has made arrangements to use the pack¬ 
ing sheds of the late Hiram T. Jones Nursery, which are 
located very near by, and every effort will be made to pre¬ 
vent any more delay than necessary in filling orders. 
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN 
Executive Committee —John H. Dayton, Chairman, Painesville, 
Ohio; Thomas B. Meehan, Dresher, Pa.; J. B. Pilkington, Portland, 
Oregon; John Hall, ex-officio. Secretary, Rochester, N. Y. 
Executive Committee —Thomas B. Meehan, Dresher, Pa.; John H. 
Dayton, Painesville, Ohio; J. B. Pilkington, Portland, Ore.; John 
Hall, Rochester, N. Y., Ex-officio. 
Chairmen of Committees • 
Transportation —Chas. M. Sizemore, Louisiana, Mo. 
Tariff —Irving Rouse, Rochester, N. Y. 
Legislation East of Mississippi River —Wm. Pitkin, Rochester, N. Y. 
Legislation West of Mississippi River —Peter Youngers, Geneva, Neb. 
Co-Operation with Entomologists —L. A. Berckmans, Augusta, Ga. 
Program —C. R. Burr, Manchester, Conn. 
Exhibits —Albert F. Meehan, Dresher, Pa. 
Arrangements and Entertainment —Thos. I. Ilgenfritz, Monroe, 
Michigan; John Hall, Secretary, Rochester, N. Y. 
Publicity and Trade Opportunities —W. G. Campbell, St. Joseph, Mo. 
Editing Report —John Hall, Secretary, Rochester, N. Y. 
Root Knot —E. A. Smith, Lake City, Minn. 
Membership —Will B. Munson, Chairman, Denison, Texas; M. Mc¬ 
Donald, Orenco, Oregon, Pacific Coast States; George A. Marshall, 
Arlington, Nebr., Middle Western States; Harry D. Simpson, Vin- 
, cennes, Ind., Central States; Paul C. Van Lindley, Pomona, N. C., 
Southeastern States; Albert F. Meehan, Dresher, Pa., Eastern 
States; Charles H. Breck, 55 Franklin St., Boston, Mass., New 
England States. 
STATE AND DISTRICT ASSOCIATIONS. 
American Nurserymen’s Protective Association—President, Irvine 
Rouse, Rochester, N. Y.; secretary, Thomas B. Meehan, Dresher, 
Pa. Meets annually in June. 
American Retail Nurserymen’s Protective Association—President, H. 
W. Marshall, Arlington, Nebraska; secretary, Guy A. Bryant, 
Princeton, Ill. Meets annually in June. 
Association of Oklahoma Nurserymen—President, J. A. Lopemao, 
Enid, Oklahoma; secretary, P. W. Vaught, Oldenville, Okla. Next 
meeting during week of State Fair at Oklahoma City, last of Sep¬ 
tember or first of October. 
California Association of Nurserymen—President, Frank H. Wilson, 
Fresno, Cal. Secretary, H. W. Kruckeberg, Los Angeles, Cal. 
Canadian Association of Nurserymen—President, E. D. Smith, Win¬ 
ona; secretary, C. C. R. Morden, Niagara Falls, Ont. 
Connecticut Nurserymen’s Association—President. T. E. Burroughs. 
Deep River, Conn.; secretary, F. L. Thomas, Manchester, Conn. 
Idaho Nurserymen’s Association—President, Anton Diedricksen, Pay¬ 
ette Idaho; secretary, J. F. Litooy, Boise, Idaho. No definite time 
has been set for next meeting. Probably in July at Boise, Idaho. 
Mississippi Nurserymen’s Association—President, Theodore Bechtel, 
Ocean Springs, Mississippi; Vice-President, S. W. Crowell. Rose- 
acres. Mississippi; Sec’y-Treas., R. W. Harned, Agr. College. 
National Association of Retail Nurserymen—President, E. S. Osborne, 
Rochester, N. Y.; secretary, F. E. Grover, Rochester, N. Y. 
New England Nurserymen’s Association—President, Harlan P. Kel¬ 
sey, Salem, Mass.; Secretary, Charles Adams, Springfield, Mass. 
Annual meeting held on the last Tuesday in February. 
New York State Nurserymen’s Association—President, E. S. Osborne, 
Rochester, N. Y.; secretary, H. B. Phillips, Rochester, New York. 
Next meeting September. Probably at Utica. 
Ohio Nurserymen’s Association—President, W. N. Scarff, New Car¬ 
lisle, O.; secretary, W. B. Cole. Painesville, O. 
Oregon—Washington Association of Nurserymen—President, C. F. 
Breilhaup, Richland, Wash.; secretary, C. A. Tonneson, Tacoma, 
Wash. 
Pacific Coast Association of Nurserymen—President J. Vallance, 
Oakland, Cal; secretary-treasurer, C. A. Tonneson, Tacoma, 
Wash. Place of next meeting to be deemed later. 
Pennsylvania Nurserymen’s Associatio n — President, William 
Warner Harper, Andorra, Philadelphia. Secretary, Henry T. 
Moon, Morrisville, Penna. 
Southern Nurserymen’s Association— President, Milton Moss, 
Huntsville, Ala.; secretary-treasurer, A. I. Smith, Knoxville, 
Tenn. Next meeting, Hendersonville, N. C. 
Tennessee Nurserymen’s Association—President, Chas. Pennington. 
Rutherford, Tenn. Secretary, G. M. Bentley, Knoxville, Tenn. 
Texas Nurserymen’s Association—President, C. K. Phillips, Rock¬ 
dale, Texas; secretary-treasurer, J. M. Ramsey, Austin, Texas. 
Western Association of Nurserymen—President, C. C. Mayhew, 
Sherman, Texas; secretary-treasurer, E. J. Holman, Leavenworth, 
Kan. Meets annually second Wednesday in December. 
