THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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We are indebted to Professor S. J. Hunter, of the Uni¬ 
versity of Kansas, for the following information: 
“Mr. A. L. Brooke, who was president of the American 
Association of Nurserymen in 1899-1900, had to undergo 
a very heavy surgical operation at the St. Francis Hos¬ 
pital, in Topeka, about two weeks ago. His life was de¬ 
spaired of for several days, hut hopes of his recovery are 
now entertained. 
Mr. Brooke has been, for several terms, a member of 
the Legislature. He is Vice-President of the Horticul¬ 
tural Society, and has been, for more than a quarter of a 
century, the one to whom the nurserymen and horticul¬ 
turists have looked for progressive legislation in the in¬ 
terests of Horticulture. He is a man of rare good judg¬ 
ment. fine executive ability, a college bred man, and a 
member of Phi Kappa Psi. 
His friends in the state are wishing him an early and 
complete recovery. It has occurred to me, however, that 
among these facts there might he a news item for his 
friends outside of the state.” 
There is not the least doubt that many of the older 
members of the American Association and others outside 
of the state of Kansas will remember Mr. Brooke and join 
with his friends in Kansas in wishing him a rapid and 
complete recovery. 
The State Board of Forestry in Indiana for 1914 re¬ 
cently issued a report containing facts relating to the 
growth of various kinds of trees on their experiment 
grounds. Some of the growths recorded are as follows: 
White ash. ten seasons growth, 15 feet high. 2 inches 
diameter. 
Chestnut oak and black oak, ten seasons; 12 feet; 1% 
inches. 
Yellow poplar, planted as “seedlings,” eight seasons 
from planting; 17% feet; 2% inches. 
Black walnut, nine seasons; 12 feet; 1% inches. 
Black locust, (seedlings), eight seasons; 15 feet; 2% 
inches. 
Chestnut, ten seasons; 10 feet; 1% inches. 
Pecan, ten seasons; 7 feet; 1 inch. 
Catalpa (seedlings), seven seasons; 12 feet; 2% inches. 
Basswood (seedlings), three seasons; 3 feet; % inch. 
Sycamore (seedlings) two seasons; 3 feet; % inch. 
White elm (seedlings), two seasons; 2% feet. 
Congressman Cramton, of Michigan, is working up 
data to introduce into Congress next session to guarantee 
that nursery stock shipped to interstate trade is as rep¬ 
resented. The hill will provide a criminal penalty for 
misrepresenting stock, for federal inspection and for 
labeling of stock with the name of the variety, the 
grower, and the selling agency. 
Incorporation papers have been, taken out for the Nas¬ 
sau Nurseries, Great Neck, New York, for $10,000. David 
J. Wagner, Paul M. Pelletreau and Carsten M. Ludder. 
Reports from J. G. Harrison & Sons, Berlin, Md., say 
That they have broken all records in their shipping the 
past season. As many as fifty carloads of fruit and orna¬ 
mental stock have gone out in one week. 
COMMENDATION FROM “UNCLE JOE” MEEHAN 
April 14, 1915. 
Editor “National Nurseryman” — 
The last issue of the National Nurseryman is fine. 
There is very great improvement shown in recent issues. 
I am glad to see you give the evergreen privets, the 
Magnolia grandiflora and the English laurels a boost. I 
think it is up to all of us to remind all the trade that the 
United States, in a horticultural sense, does not 
end when the south is excluded. 
In your editorial I was particularly struck with your 
suggestion that nurserymen owe much to garden period¬ 
icals. The many years of weekly notes many of them 
contain must help the trade, yet how few advertise in 
them. 
Yes, the Loganberry is popular in England, hut tried 
here in the nursery years ago it was too tender, so would 
be useless East, where your correspondent Clark says it 
should he grown. 
Norway spruce is never a crop here, nor is it probable 
White Spruce could he had from Europe, unless from 
some cultivated trees, or old seed sold hack to us here. 
Success to the “National Nurseryman’ and its editor. 
Joseph Meehan. 
ACTIVE WALNUT GROWING IN CALIFORNIA 
California is extending its acreage in walnuts. The 
crop for several years has exceeded 20 million pounds 
annually. In the Puente and Covina section 2,200 acres 
are just beginning to hear, 800 acres are in young trees, 
while a large additional acreage is now being planted. 
When this acreage is in full hearing the Puente Walnut 
Growers’ Association, it is stated, will be obliged to 
operate the largest walnut packing and cleaning house in 
the world. Imported walnuts are dutiable at 2 cents per 
pound not shelled, and 4 cents per pound shelled. Im¬ 
ports of the unshelled totaled 28 million pounds and of 
the shelled 9 million pounds into the United States during 
the fiscal year 1914. Their total value was $4,300,000. 
Although California has attained a large production of 
walnuts, importations- show no diminution . — Commerce 
Reports. 
West Chester, Pa., April 14tli, 1915 
Dear Sir: — 
We have your favor of the 13th, and would say that 
our retail business this year is about equal to what it was 
a year ago, but the wholesale business'is considerably off. 
We have nearly as many orders in numbers, hut the av¬ 
erage of each order is much less. We think the outlook 
better for fall. 
Yours truly, 
Hoopes, Bro. & Thomas Company. 
