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although just what its nature is botanists have not de¬ 
cided. 
Finally we may have a new variety originating as 
a spoil. For example, I have in mind a Concord grape 
vine on one side of which came out a branch which bore 
fruit almost twice as big as the ordinary Concord, a 
giant Concord so to speak. When the giant Concord 
clusters were self-fertilized and the seed propagated 
it gave us a distinct line of seedlings as compared witli 
the seedlings grown from the normal type of Concord 
produced by the other side of the same vine. Here 
was a new variety that originated as a bud sport. It 
came originally from a bud on one side of that Concord 
vine which grew into the cane that bore the giant Con¬ 
cord fruit. Something had so fundamentally changed 
the nature of that original bud as to affect not only it, 
and the cane which grew from it but also the seed which 
the giant Concord produced. 
iN'ot only may we have the development of new 
varieties as bud sports: they may come also as seed 
sports. For example, we may get a smooth skinned 
peach, which we call the nectarine, originating from the 
pit of a peach. This is a case of a sport originating 
from the seed. 
Finally we may have new varieties originating as 
selected strains, either from seed selection or bud se¬ 
lection. By a long process of gradual selection and 
change a new variety may be developed in this way. 
bituary. 
STANLEY H. WATSON 
The Late Stanley Watson 
business for the past fifteen years, but he will be remem¬ 
bered by those who attended the West Baden Conven¬ 
There are many nurserymen who will regret to hear 
of the death of Stanley H. Watson, Oklahoma City, Ok¬ 
lahoma, on the 12th instant, aged 41 years. 
Mr. Watson has not been connected with the nursery 
tion for the very clever speech he made which took the 
succeeding convention to Dallas, Texas, and for the ad¬ 
dress of welcome he made at that place. 
Mr. Watson is survived by his widow and one daugh¬ 
ter, Miss Margaret Watson. He also leaves an aged 
mother and brother, John Watson, President of the Na¬ 
tional Association of Nurserymen, living in Newark, 
New York. 
WILLIAM W. ESSIG. 
Mr. William W. Essig, President of the Pontiac Nurs¬ 
ery Company, died on Tuesday, January 23rd, 1917, at 
Stuart, Florida. Burial at Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, 
Michigan, on January 29th, 1917. Age 62 years. 
Mr. Essig was one of the oldest Nurserymen in Mich¬ 
igan, having been in the Nursery business in Detroit 
the past 40 years. About 16 years ago he established the 
Pontiac Nursery Company, Pontiac, Michigan. Five 
years ago he was afflicted with a stroke of parialysi'S, 
which partly disabled him and during that time he has 
not been actively connected with the Company. 
NEW JERSEY ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN 
The annual meeting of the New Jersey Association of 
Nurserymen was held at New Brunswick, N. J., on Feb¬ 
ruary 14, 1917. The following officers were elected for 
this year: 
President, Carl H. Flemer, of the F. and F. Nurseries, 
Springfield, N. J.; Vice President, J. D. Eisle, of Henry 
A. Dreer’s, Riverton, N. J.; Secretaiy and Treasurer, A. 
F. Meisky. of The Elizabeth Nursery Co., Elizabeth, N. J. 
It was the best attended and the best meeting the as¬ 
sociation has had; and some veiy good addresses were 
given by some of the members on different subjects inteiv 
esting to nurserymen. 
By heck, we are going to Philly, 
To the Nurserymen’s Convention, 
We’ll have some f un and take in the sights. 
Seeing things we must not mention. 
