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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
PENNSYLVANIA nxmois horticulturists. 
Thirty-eighth Horticultural Society 
Meeting—Review and Prospect 
OF the Condition of Fruit. 
The thirty-eighth annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Hor¬ 
ticultural Society was held at Allentown, January 19-20. The 
report of the general fruit committee, prepared by Chairman 
Cyrus T. Fox showed that in three-fourths of the counties the 
apple crop was large. In some sections thousands of bushels 
went to waste. Pears had an “off year,” as there were barely 
more than half a crop. Fire blight affected many varieties 
which heretofore escaped. The value of spraying was demon¬ 
strated during the year, and where the trees were sprayed the 
crop was good. 
In most sections peaches have been in decadence, there 
being no attempt at orchard culture. There is a likelihood of 
more attention being paid to this fruit hereafter, as orchards 
are being set out in many counties. The crop was hardly 
more than one-third. Very few plums'are grown. The fungus 
diseases play havoc with the trees and the curculio does the 
rest. 
More quince trees are being planted and good results 
obtained. The past season was not favorable for the quince, 
but occasionally a good report was received. There was a 
good crop of sweet cherries, but only half a crop of sour 
cherries. In some western counties cherries were a failure. 
There was an unusually good crop of grapes. Mildew 
affected some crops. There was a fair yield of strawberries, 
but dry weather affected ihe crop in some eastern counties. 
There were heavy yields of raspberries and blackberries, cur¬ 
rants and gooseberries. 
President Moon delivered his annual address and there were 
papers by Professor H. E. Van Deman, Gabriel Heister, E. T. 
Ingram, Calvin Cooper, W. B. K. Johnson, F. N. Bartram and 
others. 
Dr. G. G. Groff, Lewisburg, special agent of the state de¬ 
partment for the San Jose scale, gave the number of nurseries 
in the different states infested with San Jose scale. 
Howard Chase, Philadelphia, urged the necessity of legisla¬ 
tion to prevent the dissemination of infested nursery stock, 
adding that a bill to this end was in preparation for presenting 
to the legislature. 
A NATIONAL CONVENTION. 
S. H. Cushman, president, and VV. W. Farnsworth, secretary 
of the Ohio Horticultural Society, pursuant to a resolution 
adopted at the meeting in February 1896, have issued a call 
for a national convention of delegates from horticultural and 
agricultural societies, experiment stations and kindred organ¬ 
izations, at the Ebbett House,Washington, D. C., at 10 a. m., 
March 5th, to consider the best measures to be taken in secur¬ 
ing such national legislation and supplementary, uniform, 
state legislation as may be necessary to prevent the dissem¬ 
ination of noxious insects and fungi and prevent their intro¬ 
duction into the United States from other countries. 
The fortieth annual meeting of the Illinois Horticultural 
Society, was held at Springfield, Dec. 30-31. Among those 
present from other states were Secretary J. Cole Doughty of 
the Jewell Nursery Co., Lake City, Minn. ; J. Bradley, New 
Haven, Mo. ; R. Morrill, Benton Harbor, Mich. The treas¬ 
urer of the society is Arthur Bryant, of Princeton. He with 
Henry Augustine of Normal, and E. A. Riehl of Alton, are 
the directors. They reported upon the work at experiment 
stations. C. H. Webster, of Centralia, took three first prem¬ 
iums on apples and pears exhibited. 
Professor F. A Forbes of Champaign, state entomologist, 
presented the report of the committee on legislation, and 
strongly urged the enactment of a law providing for the 
extermination of the San Jose scale in Illinois. 
As a business investment would it not pay you to read The 
National Nurseryman regularly at an outlay of per 
year ? Read this issue before you answer. 
IRecent publications. 
Harrison’s Nurseries, Berlin, Mo., are well represented by an attrac¬ 
tive catalogue just issued, which gives due prominence to this firm’s 
specialty, strawberries. 
The Califarnia Fruit Orower has donned a new dress, which is in 
keeping with the progressive spirit which has long characterized this 
popular trade journal. The fruit interests, the most important in the 
Golden state, are well looked after by the Galifwnia, Fruit Orower. 
In Bulletin 122 of the Cornell University Experiment Station Profes¬ 
sor L. H. Bailey explains the extension work in horticulture provided 
for under a state appropriation. In Bulletin 123 Professor M. V. Slinger- 
land of Cornell, describes green fruit worms which have recently caused 
considerable damage in New York state. 
The thirty-ninth year of the Spaulding Nursery and Orchard Co., 
Spaulding, Ill., finds that house in the enjoyment of a large and suc¬ 
cessful business, supplied through a nursery stock w’hich includes all 
that is demanded in the line of fruit and ornamental trees and plants. 
Spaulding’s ‘‘Manual of Favorites ” is indeed a manual of good things 
in this line. It is well arranged, comprehensive and attractive. It 
consists of 70 pages and will be preserved for reference. 
Greening Brothers, Monroe, Mich., are fully up to date in the mat¬ 
ter of a catalogue. They have issued a copyrighted illustrated book 
that will attract attention anywhere. It cantains a comprehensive list 
of the varieties grown by this firm, an account of the firm’s growth in 
thirteen years and a guide for planters, besides other features. Upon 
the back cover is an illustration of the entire nursery plant. The 
Messrs. Greening say the descriptions of sorts have been revised by 
Professor L. R. Taft and Hon. T. T. Lyon of Michigan. 
The spring catalogue of the Storrs & Harrison Co.. Painesville, Ohio, 
merits the attention it will receive in all quarters. It is neatly and at¬ 
tractively prepared, and within its 168 pages may be found mention of 
all that is worth growing in the nursery line. For forty-three years 
the stock growm by this firm has been going to the plant and tree 
planters of this country, and the members of the firm point with pride 
to the commercial orchards in all fruit-growing sections, to trees and 
plants in yards, to pleased customers in every state in the Union. Their 
nurseries stand second to none either in complete assortments of fruit 
and ornamental trees and shrubs, small fruits, grape vines, roses, hardy 
plants, bulbs, etc., in quality of stock produced, or in facilities for 
handling, packing and storing. They endeavor to test all new Ameri¬ 
can and European introductions, offering only those they believe will 
be of value, and discarding old sorts only as they are superseded by 
better kinds. They make a special point of growing stock true to 
name and of strong vitality. 
