THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
329 
when the smaller piece with the cyanide is inserted the 
cyanide will readily slide into the cup or glass placed 
inside the box to receive it; work in sufficient white lead 
about the place where the tubing enters the box so as to 
make it perfectly tight and firm. 
NORTHERN NUT GROWERS ASSOCIATION 
The sixth annual meeting will be held at Rochester, 
N. Y., September 1 and 2. Headquarters and assembly 
room will be at the Powers Hotel. 
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As heretofore stated this box has a cubic capacity of 
12% feet, this being so one-eightth of a charge used for 
100 cubic feet is needed which is, % oz. (98 per cent, 
pure) Cyanide of Potassium, 3-16 oz. Sulphuric Acid, and 
% oz. of water. 
When ready to fumigate, place the scions on the racks 
inside the box loose enough to allow free circulation of 
the gas; be sure they are dry and clean. 
Use a small glass about 2 inches high for the water; 
in this water pour the Sulphuric Acid; Place the glass 
inside the box under the end of the metal tubing. Place 
the cyanide crystals in the receptacle formed by the plug¬ 
ged inner tube; dump the cyanide into the glass from 
the outside, gently tapping the wooden plug to insure all 
crystals dropping into the glass and being sure to push 
the inner tube far enough into the outer one to make the 
plug fit tightly. 
Let scions fumigate for forty-five minutes. Open the 
door being very careful not to inhale any of the deadly 
fumes; when safe, remove the scions, rinse in cold water. 
This date is chosen because it has seemed more impor¬ 
tant to inspect the many Persian walnut trees that can 
be reached from Rochester while they are carrying their 
crops than to see the nuts on the table. To this end a 
large part of the time of the meeting will be spent in 
excursions to these trees, probably in automobiles. 
There are many trees in Rochester itself, an orchard of 
over 225 bearing trees at East Avon, 18 miles away, the 
Holden trees at Hilton and others at Victor, Fairport, 
Brockport, Holly and elsewhere. It will be possible to 
arrange an excursion to the Pomeroy orchard at Lock- 
port, 65 miles away, and even to the numerous Canadian 
'trees on the Niagara Peninsula. 
The association offers a prize of $50 for a hazel nut of 
unquestioned native origin that can compete with the im¬ 
ported filbert; $10 for a better northern pecan; and $20 
to be divided as prizes for other nuts. 
A special invitation is given to every nurseryman in 
the northeastern states to come to this meeting. 
If nut growing is to become the great industry that 
'this association believes it is to be, then it is to be a thing 
of the first importance to nurserymen. How many of 
them are now offering budded nut trees in variety? How 
many of them, even, can bud nut trees successfully? 
When the big demand for budded trees comes, two or 
three years from now, how many years will the unpre¬ 
pared nurseryman have to wait before he can get his 
share in supplying this demand? This meeting, mem¬ 
bership in the association and reading the American Nut 
Journal will give any nurseryman a better idea of the 
present and future of nut growing. Be prepared. 
Officers of the Association are:—J. Russell Smith, 
president, University of Pennsylvania; W. C. Reed, vice 
president, Vincennes, Indiana; William C. Deming, sec¬ 
retary and treasurer, Georgetow n, Connecticut. 
Cedar Hill Nursery & Orchard Co., Winchester, Tenn., 
write: “We wish to report that the recent rains in this 
immediate section have greatly helped the nursery in¬ 
terests; all nursery stock is now looking very promising. 
Prospects for fall business are exceptionally bright. 
From all indications there exists a great shortage of 
stock and the demand is heavier than in several years. 
“THE MONTHLY SUMMARY OF COMMERCE AND FINANCE” FOR MAY 1915, GIVES THE FOLLOWING REPORT OF 
IMPORTS OF PLANTS, TREES, SHRUBS AND VINES. 
ARTICLES 
JUNE- 
TWELVE MONTHS ENDING JUNE— 
1914 
1915 
1913 
1914 
1915 
Quantity 
Value 
Quantity 
Value 
Quantity 
Value 
Quantity 
Value 
Quantity 
Value 
Plants, trees, shrubs and vines : 
Bulbs, bulbous roots, or corms, cul¬ 
tivated for their flowers or foliage 
.M.dut... 
Alt other. j j“"" 
67 
997 
2,273 
31,629 
27 
496 
288,646 
1,823,307 
5,847 
1,377,430 
216,138 
2,092,139 
16,966 
1,487,903 
255,700 
2,375,316 
16,750 
1,356,600 
20,600 
34,899 
. 
21,096 
3,206,584 
3,597,008 
— 
3,748,666 
