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under consideration. The following committee on legislation 
and insect pests was appointed by the president: Bowdre 
Phinizy of Augusta, Hugh M. Starnes of Griffin, John D. 
Cunningham of Atlanta, George H. Miller of Rome, P. J. 
Berckmans of Augusta, J. M. Rawls of Cuthbert and S. H. 
Rumph of Marshallville. 
LECONTE PEARS. 
J. B. Wright’s paper on “ Le Conte Pears” was a strong 
exposition of the abuses that prevent this fruit attaining the 
success anticipated for it. His paper negatived the question, 
“ Is the LeConte Pear a Failure ?” He emphasized several 
causes that conspired to make it a failure, but held that with 
proper care and attention and an intelligent use of fertilizers 
and precautionary measures in a number of ways, the fruit 
should be a pronounced success. Among some of the causes 
to which he assigned the blame of what elements of failure 
there may be about the pear, were mentioned a too great area, 
shipping to New York when the market is congested, a lack of 
care for the trees, an expectation of too much when fertilizers 
are withheld, the time and manner of shipping, commission 
houses and the trouble incident to finding good ones. 
President Berckmans was unanimously re-elected. The 
secretary is J. H. Miller of Rome; the treasurer, L. A. Berck¬ 
mans, Augusta. The society will meet next year at Amcricus. 
The display of fruit this year was particularly fine. 
AMERICAN POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 
In response to an invitation of the Ohio State Horticultural 
society, the twenty-fifth biennial session of the American Pomo- 
logical society will be held in Columbus, O., September i, 2 and 
3. G. C. Brackett, Lawrence, Kas., is secretary ; P. J. Berck¬ 
mans, Augusta, Ga., president. 
An address of welcome to the state will be given by Gov¬ 
ernor Bushnell, and an address of welcome to the city by 
Mayor Black, with responses by President P. J. A. Berckmans 
of the American Bornological Society and by Hon. N. H. 
Albaugh of the Ohio Horticultural Society. Professor Fred 
W. Taylor of the Nebraska Experiment Station will speak of 
Russian fruits, and new fruits of interest and value will be dis¬ 
cussed by George W. Campbell, O. W. Aldrich, Professor W. 
R. Lazenby, Professor W. J. Green and others. 
Professor F. M. Webster of the Ohio Experiment Station 
will discuss the subject, ‘‘Insect Legislation: Can It Be Ben¬ 
eficial and Practical Without Being Detrimental?” and Pro¬ 
fessor W. B. Alwood of the Virginia Experiment Station, the 
subject, “State and National Legislation for the Suppression 
of San Jose Scale.” G. B. Brackett, Washington, D. C., will 
endeavor to point out what should be the relation between the 
society and the Division of Pomology, United States Depart¬ 
ment of Agriculture. 
The thirteenth annual convention of the Society of American 
Florists was held August 17-20 at Providence, R. I. The 
society followed the nurserymen’s lead and decided to meet in 
Omaha in 1898 William F. Gude of Washington, was elected 
president; Wm. J. Stewart, secretary. 
THOROUGH APPRECIATION. 
The Hoover & Gaines Co., Dayton, O.—“The National Nur¬ 
seryman is all right as an advertising medium, and doubly so as an 
organ and trade journal. We wish you much success.” 
HAMBURG FRUIT EXHIBITION. 
Louis Ritz, of the board of managers of the Hamburg Hor¬ 
ticultural Exhibition, which opened May 1st, and which will 
close with a fruit exhibit commencing September 24th, writes : 
“There will be exhibits from nearly all civilized nations. 
It is of the highest importance for your fruit growers, who are 
large exporters to the Continent, to keep their fine fruit promi¬ 
nently before our buyers and consumers, by sending an exhibit 
of fine apples and pears, in competition with those of other 
countries, to convince visitors of the superiority of their fiuit. 
Most Continental countries have slight and inferior fruit crops 
this season, and they will have to depend on supplies from the 
United States and the British Provinces. 
“ About a dozen of each variety of apples should be sent, 
carefully picked, and wrapped in tissue or soft paper, packed 
so that they do not touch or rub each other in the boxes, that 
should contain air-holes to avoid fermentation. 
“They should be shipped to Lunham & Moore, 461 Produce 
Exchange, New York, who will place them on board of our 
Hamburg steamers, thereby saving ocean freight and charges 
to the shipper, as all Hamburg steamers take exhibits free of 
charge. Exhibits should reach here about September 24th. 
The board of managers will take charge of all exhibits and see 
that justice is done them.’' 
Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, N. Y., expected to have an 
exhibit at Hamburg next month, but the season is so backward 
it is doubtful that an attempt will be made. 
Commissioner J. A. Filcher, the accredited state representa¬ 
tive at the Horticultural Exhibition, returned from Hamburg, 
Germany, on August 5, after an absence of three months, says 
the California Fruit Grower. He is enthusiastic over the 
affair. The exposition enjoys an average attendance on week 
days of 50,000 and on Sundays of from 110,000 to 130,000. 
With three months yet to run, the management of the big 
horticultural exhibit finds itself with every debt paid and a 
surplus in hand of $100,000. It is expending its surplus and 
profits in added features of an attractive nature. 
WHITEWASH FOR SCALE. 
Mr. Saunders’ note in regard to destruction of scale by 
lime wash, and remarks that he practiced it successfully a half 
century ago, adding, however, a little soot with the lime wash 
in order to take away its glaring color. It has also been in 
use by the old German settlers of Pennsylvania for a couple 
of centuries, who applied it not merely for the destruction of 
scale, but for all other insects and injurious fungus. No trees 
can be healthier than those old-fashioned people can present. 
No one need fear the San Jose scale, or any other scale, who 
applies annually a coat of whitewash as described. 
So many of these admirable horticultural practices of our 
fore-fathers have been suffered to fall into disuse to be re¬ 
placed by other more complicated and less satisfactory appli¬ 
cations that correspond. Like Mr. Saunders, those who bring 
these old, worthy practices again to the fore-ground deserve 
more thanks that those who are continually talking of new 
notions.— Meehan's Monthly. 
E. H. Ricker, Elgin, III.—“Enclosed please find $1.00 for our 
subscription. We could not do without the National Nursery.man.’’ 
