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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. 
Hatboro, Pa. 
Editor .... 
.ERNEST HEMMING, Flourtown, 
Pa. 
The leading 
Nursery 
trade journal Issued for Growers and Dealers 
Stocks of all kinds. It circulates throughout the 
in 
United States, Canada and Europe. 
.AWARDED 
THE GRAND PRIZE AT PARIS EXPOSITION, 1900 
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Entered as second-class matter June 22, 1916, at the post offlce at 
Hat.horo, Pennsylvania, under the Act of March S, 1879. 
Hatboro, Pa., March 1917 
In analyzing the effect on the dif- 
TIIE PROPOSED ferent sections of our business 
QUARANTINE should the proposed quarantine he- 
come a law, it is necessaiy to con¬ 
sider the different sections separately. » 
A nurseryman who makes a business of growing 
seedling fruit stocks would necessarily benefit by a quar¬ 
antine, as it would force the grower to buy domestic 
stocks. The same may be said of those who grow largely 
forestrA^ and shade trees. The nurserymen who grow 
fruit trees will be affected only in so far as it affects the 
supply of the right kind of stocks. 
The grower of ornamentals Avill be seriously affected 
and the retailer most of all. 
When we come to consider the florist growers, florist 
retailers, jobbers, dealers and importers, all of which are 
closely and vitally connected, the effect of the quarantine 
will be most serious. 
While it is all right to consider these divisions of the 
Horticultural trades separately, it must be kept in mind 
they do not exist in actual fact, except in isolated cases, 
as one merged into the other. There are numerous con¬ 
cerns that handle many lines, and it will be found that 
the welfare of one is very closely tied up Avith that of 
the other, so that a hloAV given one Avill be felt by all. 
Individual businesses may he indifferent to the effect 
of such a quarantine or perhaps even benefitted by it. 
hut it AAmuld undoubtedly mean loss to the great ma¬ 
jority, and Ave might say disaster to a goodly number. 
The failure of any particular business never did and 
never Avill benefit the others as credits are so interdepen¬ 
dent. 
Quarantine has not been proven necessary nor has it 
been proven that it AAmuld be effective. 
It is the duty of everyone connected Avith the horticul¬ 
tural trades to do all in their poAver to prevent a mistake 
that AAmuld undoubtedly Avork an injustice to so many. 
If a quarantine Avere necessary, if it AAmuld acconqilisli 
the advertised purpose, Ave could try and he altruistic 
enough to submerge our selfishness for the good of the 
country. 
There are perhaps those Avho consistently believe th.-it 
all the plants that are noAV imported could be groAvn in 
this country, (The National Nurseryman may he included 
among them) and a quarantine AAmuld he an effective way 
to bring it about. Whether this belief is true or not, a 
quarantine Avould be an unjust method. Let the groAvers 
prove their ability to groAV Avhat is noAV imported and 
then pass AA^hatever measures are necessary to foster the 
trade. Just at present AA^e do not want experimental 
laAVS, so materially affecting our business, passed to sat¬ 
isfy impractical theorists. 
The folloAving Editorial is from “Printer’s Ink” of De¬ 
cember 28th last and fits the nursery business so Avell Ave 
reprint in full. 
“The business man of the old school, who 
COMPETITORS believed that his competitor was an un 
WHO ARE WORTH desirable citizen who should be thwarted 
ENCOURAGING in every way possible, would be quite 
bewildered at some present-day develop¬ 
ments. He might note, for example, that the Victor Talking 
Machine Company has settled out of court a patent infringement 
suit against the rival manufacturer of the Sonora, by licensing 
the latter company to use the invention which was under dispute 
and to which the Victor Company’s title was admitted to be clear. 
He might see the holder of the basic patent on a vacuum cleaner 
licensing its competitors to operate. He could see competing 
manufacturers, in many fields, exchanging data on markets and 
credits and processes, and even on costs. Negotiations which in 
his day were carried on in the sub-cellar, under lock and key, 
are to-day carried on publicly and in the light of day. Small 
wonder if the poor old gentleman should think that he had stum¬ 
bled upon an age of altruism. 
Altruism is hardly the name for it, though. Competition is as 
keen to-day as it ever was—perhaps keener; but its basis has 
been extended. Instead of a fight for the biggest share of an 
existing demand, it has largely become a contest for the widest 
possible extension of markets. The greater the number of 
people who can be induced to use a product, the greater the pos¬ 
sibilities for every maker of it. An active and aggressive com¬ 
petitor, making a good product, is coming to be regarded as an 
asset. It is better to be the leader in a hotly contested field 
than to possess a monoply and carry the whole burden of educat¬ 
ing the public. 
The competitor who should be shut out whenever possible is 
the maker of into-rior goods which will hurt the reputation of all 
goods of the same kind. The manufacturer of a good product is 
making it progressively easier to sell goods of that kind, and is 
intensifying the habit of using them. If he is a consistent adver¬ 
tiser, so much the better, provided that his copy is devoted to pro¬ 
claiming the merits of the product and the advantages of using 
it. The “me, too,” advertiser, and the “knocking” advertiser are 
undesirable. But the concern which is doing its share of the 
general task of educating the consumer deserves encouragement, 
though it be a competitor. That is the new spirit which is mak¬ 
ing the business world of to-day so bewildering to the business 
men of yesterday. 
It isn’t sentiment, though it is undoubtedly pleasanter to sit 
down to lunch with your competitor than to cross the street with 
a scowl when you see him approaching. It isn’t altruism, though 
unquestionably the information freely shared among rival mem¬ 
bers of manufacturers’ associations has often been unselfishly 
given. It is simply good business to promote the welfare of an 
industry of which the individual concern is but a part.” 
DISEASE OF POPLARS SPREADS TO NEW YORK 
Although Noav York Avas not included among the states 
Avhere a serious fungus disease of poplars Avas reported 
hy the federal authorities, the state college of Agriculture 
announces that the disease has been found on Long Is¬ 
land, This disease is similar in appearance to that Avhich 
