THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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in the vicinity of old established nurseries. They will 
find it more beautiful than where there are none. Finer 
and better trees in the streets, more beautiful grounds 
surrounding the homes and a greater interest in tilings 
growing, more health among the plants and a greater 
variety due to good cultivation and general interest, and. 
what is more important, less disease and inseet pests. 
Disease and pests are not bred in nurseries so much as 
in neglected corners. If a law is necessary to prevent 
the spread of a pest on nursery stock, why not make one 
governing the birds, wind and other vehicles. 
Legislation may be necessary to control the careless 
ignorant and unscrupulous nurseryman and dealer, but 
the preseent laws, rules and regulations savor too much 
of the theory that nurserymen are undesirable citizens 
and their business should be held very much in restraint. 
EXHIBITS 
A very creditable display was made in a room con¬ 
venient to the lobby of the Hotel Cadillac, which created 
much interest. The following were the exhibitors: 
Carpenter-Udell Chemical Co., Grand Rapids, Mich — 
Spraying Materials. 
Benjamin Chase, Derry, N. II.— Labels. 
Vienna Nursery Co., Vienna, Ill.— Peach Seed. 
W. N. Scarff, New Carlisle, Ohio.— Small fruits, show¬ 
ing fine growth. 
Rochester Lithographing Co., Rochester, N. Y.— Col¬ 
ored Plates. 
“The National Nurseryman,” Rochester, N. Y. 
Dayton Fruit Tree Label Co., Dayton, Ohio.— Wood 
labels. 
Adolf Muller, Norristown, Pa .—Euonymus vegetus. 
McHutchinson & Co., 17 Murray St., N. Y.— Baffin. 
The D. Hill Nursery Co., Inc., Dundee, Ill.— Collection 
of seedlings and transplanted evergreens in 40 different 
varieties and species. Douglas Fir, Black Hill Spruce 
and Hemlock being prominent. Berberis Thunbergii, °2 
year seedlings. 
L. J. Farmer, Pulaski, N. Y .—Over 35 varieties of 
Strawberries, including some of his fall bearing varieties. 
Frost-Superior Co., Cleveland, Ohio.— Wire fence, 
gates, and wire stakes. 
Perfection Mfg. Co., Detroit, Mich.— Wood labels. 
Benton Review Shop, Fowler, Ind.— Catalogues. 
Thomas Meehan & Sons, Dresher, Pa.— Raffia, Handy 
& Handy, Jr. Calipers. 
The Greening Nursery Co., Monroe, Mich.— One year 
Peach Trees. 
Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchard Co., Louisiana. Mo- 
Improved tree digger. 
Harrison Nurseries, Berlin, Md.— Norway Maples, large 
apple trees, peach. Blue Spruce, Berberis Thunbergii. 
Bay State Nurseries, North Abington, Mass.— Berberis 
Thunbergii seedlings. 
Win. P. Stark Nurseries, Neosho, Mo.— Tree Digger. 
J. Horace McFarland Co., Harrisburg, Pa.— Nursery 
Catalogues, Sterioptician Views of American Nurseries. 
Vincennes Nurseries, Vincennes, Ind.— Pear and 
Cherry trees. 
American Fruit Ladder Co., Kalamazoo, Mull.—. ai i 
ican Fruit Ladder. 
F. W. Watson & Co., Topeka, Kan.— Graded fruit 
stocks. 
Skinner Irrigation Co., Troy, Ohio. SI,inner System. 
Drills & nozzles, photographs, etc. 
A. B. Norse Co., St. Joseph. Mich. Catalogues. 
.1. Van Lindley Nur. Co.. Pomona. N. C.— Peach seed. 
Matthews Manufacturing Co.. Cleveland, Ohio. Gar¬ 
den Furniture. 
Bartlett Mfg. Co.. Detroit, Mich. Primers, etc. 
Greening Nursery Co., Monroe, Mich. Pearh trees. 
J. Hoi ’ace McFarland in his exhibit had a continuous 
picture show, showing all kinds of illustrations pertain¬ 
ing to the nursery business and the making of catalogues. 
YELLOW DOGS 
For some time past the editor has had a whistling in 
his ears which he attributed to the reaction of quinine or 
other pernicious drugs ordered by the family physician. 
The recurrent symptoms became so frequent 
as to be quite annoying. At first it sounded like 
distant Canaries, but in the lobby of the Hotel Cadillac, 
attending the Nurserymen’s Convention, especially in the 
vicinity of the bar. (The Editor is a total abstainer), the 
whistling became much more pronounced and more like 
the whistle to call one’s dog before going for a tramp 
through the woods. In looking around to see if the 
sounds really bad any existence outside of his own brain, 
lie noticed an occasional hand as if raised in giving some 
unintelligible sign and knowing, although far from home, 
Black Hand Societies did not exist among nurserymen, 
and that he was surrounded by friends, who would 
quickly come to bis rescue if trouble was meant, he could 
not escape from a very uncomfortable feeling that some¬ 
thing was going to happen. A slap on the back with the 
remark “The pack is gathering. There is no escape. You 
are wanted at room 23” convinced him the whistling was 
no hallucination and that something was about to hap¬ 
pen. The many grinning faces convinced him there was 
no escape and he was quickly ushered into a room where 
lie could distinguish a number of distant friends through 
clouds of tobacco smoke. The Master of Ceremonies, 
whom he recognized as that inimitable “Bob Chase, 
advised him, as he valued his future appearance, to re¬ 
move his outer clothing, as far as decency would permit, 
and made several other uncomplimentary remarks touch¬ 
ing on his appearance and occupation. 
The next tiling he was being addressed by a lace so 
solemn and a voice so pathetic that with tears streaming 
from his eyes the editor begged to become a dog. just a 
yellow dog, a mongrel cur. so he could lick the hand oi 
his Master. 
What happened to him is dimly remembered through a 
haze of blue smoke. The whistling now had meaning. 
After calling the hotel valet, the editor retired to his room 
filled with repressed emotion very different from that 
awakened by John Watson, the leader ol the pack. 
Verkade Van Kleef. Waddinxveen. Holland, reports 
they have had a fine spring, stock looking fine. In spite 
of the war, all orders received w ill have personal caie. 
Mr. Verkade Van Kleef is serving in the capacity of a 
Sergeant in the army. 
