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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
The National Nurseryman 
Established 1893 by C. L. YATES. Incorporated 1902 
Published monthly by 
THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN PUBLISHING CO., Inc. 
218 Livingston Building, Rochester, N. Y. 
Editor .ERNEST HEMMING, Flourtown, Pa. 
The leading trade journal issusd for Growers and Dealers in 
Nursery Stocks of all kinds. It circulates throughout the 
United States, Canada and Europe. 
Official Journal of American Association of Nurserymen 
AWARDED THE GRAND PRIZE AT PARIS EXPOSITION, 1900 
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addressed, Editor, Plourtown, Pa., and should be mailed to arrive not 
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Rochester, N. Y., June, 1915. 
In the notice of proposed quaran- 
CHESTNUT BARK tine on account of the Chestnut 
DISEASE Bark Disease as published in the 
May issue of the National Nur¬ 
seryman the statement is made. “The disease has been 
widely disseminated throughout the Eastern States by 
the distribution of nursery stock.” Such a statement 
would hardly emanate from the U. S. D. of A. without 
plenty of evidence to back it up, but it would he of ex¬ 
treme interest to us to be able to analyze the evidence. 
On the face of it the statement seems hardly credible to 
the average nurseryman, who is at all familiar with* the 
very limited amount of chestnut trees grown and shipped 
by nurseries, especially of the larger sizes that would be 
liable to be infected by the disease. The statement goes 
on to say:—“The spread westward has in general been 
slow and largely dependant upon infected nursery stock.” 
Considering how much is not known about the disease, 
these statements seem much as if, for lack of better ex¬ 
planation, the nurseryman must be the scapegoat. 
Pennsylvania spent $100,000 on investigations with re¬ 
sults practically nil as far as prevention or cure are con¬ 
cerned. 
The disease was first discovered by Herman Merkle, 
Superintendent of Bronx Zoological Park, New York (not 
in a nursery) it will be noticed and its spread has hardly 
followed the lines of distribution of nursery stock, in 
fact centers of infection seem to be rather remote from 
places to which nursery stock is shipped. 
These observations, however, are not scientific, and the 
conclusions may prove to be entirely wrong. 
It does look as if the scientists are guilty of the same 
offense we may be charged with in questioning their 
finding's. Namely jumping to conclusions on insufficient 
data. Because a similar disease has been discovered in 
China,the Endothia 'parasitica must have come from there, 
may be introduced to the zoological park on some speci¬ 
men of mammalia or reptilia. It is not possible that such 
a pernicious disease could he indigenous to America, and 
have lain dormant or he inconspicuously active until the 
changes due to the clearing of the forests have upset the 
balance of nature. 
Whatever conclusions may be arrived at either by the 
biologists or nurserymen, they will both agree that En¬ 
dothia parasitica on a rampage through the chestnut for¬ 
ests of the United States, is not wanted and, will co-oper¬ 
ate in sensible attempts to check it whether it be by quar¬ 
antine or any other method but a quanartine of nursery 
stock to prevent the spread of the Chestnut Bark Disease 
promises to be about as effectual as King Canute 
commanding the sea to retire. 
The Convention of the American As- 
TIME sociation of Nurserymen is the one 
FOR ACTION opportunity of the year to take action 
on matters pertaining to the nursery 
business. 
It is the time for the members to submit their ideas 
and get other’s views and opinions on them. It is the 
time to voice your own opinion and what is more impor¬ 
tant, to give judgment on the opinions of others. 
Change your “Let George do it” attitude and remember 
your own duty as a member. There always have been 
willing workers that have given their time, money and 
brains for the good of the Association. 
They will value your assistance and ideas. Be a 
worker, pusher and a booster for the Association and the 
welfare of the nursery interests at large. Union and co¬ 
operation should be the motto. 
COME TO THE CONVENTION 
If you want orders come to the convention, there will 
he men there who will need your stock. 
If you have a grouch come to the convention, there will 
be fellows there who will show you there is no cause for 
it or cure it. 
If you have a good story to tell, come to the convention, 
you will find lots there who will appreciate it. 
If you have a problem to solve, come to the convention, 
there will be lots able and willing to do it. 
If you have been successful, come to the convention 
and tell the other fellows about it. 
If you have a wife, come to the convention and bring 
her with you, she needs an outing as well as yourself. 
If you are short on any items for next season, come to 
the convention, you can make a more satisfactory deal in 
person than by mail. 
If your circle of acquaintances is limited, come to the 
convention, it is the easiest place in the world to get ac¬ 
quainted, they all have a big number on. 
If you believe in co-operation, come to the convention 
and find out how to push for it. 
If you don’t like yourself, come to the convention, you 
will go away with a better opinion of yourself and every¬ 
thing in general. 
If you have had an unsatisfactory business trans¬ 
action with a brother nurseryman, come to the conven¬ 
tion and talk it over. 
