THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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time in its aflairs, and aj)[)r()ljati()n of tlie stc^p tak(Mi l>y 
Mr. Stai’k. 
We can feel pi’oud of a man, the Invid of oik; of th(‘ 
largest nni-serv eoneerns in tlie United States, reeently 
eh'eted to the Jii^hest otliei^ tliat ean lie eonfei'red liy tin; 
nursery husiness, and wlio ean give uj) all and unseltishly 
devote his services to his eounlry. 
We shall all look forward to hajipier times and hojie to 
see Mr. Stark return to civil life and lake up his interest 
and duties in connection with the National Association. 
MIU MAYIlllW AND THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 
It does seem as if the hands of fate were guiding the 
affairs of the National Association. Through the resig¬ 
nation of Lloyd C. Stark from the [iresidency of the Na¬ 
tional Association, the duties will naturally fall on the 
shoulders of Yice-President J. R. May hew. 
It was through the vision and energy of Mr. Mayhew 
the Association was reorganized along its present lines. 
Mr. Mayhew will have an opportunity to guide the affairs 
along the lines he urged and which were so clearly out¬ 
lined in his address before the convention. 
Under the ])resent turn of events the address made hy 
Mr. Mayhew at the Philadelphia Convention, published 
on separate ])age, takes on added meaning and the ideals 
expressed therein become aiijireciahly nearer to reaiiza- 
tion. It was an inspiring address and will doubtless 
stand as the code governing his actions during his presi¬ 
dency. 
Review, rfote Comment. 
C. E. Wilson & Co., of Manchester, growers and imiior- 
ters, have engaged in the retail and agency husiness and 
report business coming in fine style. 
W. K. Lahar has juirchased 85 acres of land at Stronds- 
hiirg. Pa., with a view of establishing a nursery at tied 
place. He will specialize on native azaleas, rhododen¬ 
drons, kalmias and other ericaceous plants, trading un¬ 
der the name of La Bar’s Rhododendron Nursery. 
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The Editor The National Nurseryman; 
We bought a (juantity of cherries two years old and 
they are nearly all ajiparently dying. They start grow¬ 
ing all right, then without any aiiparent reason the 
growth withers. Our soil is good and the stock is [irop- 
erly planted. We have had this experience for the jiast 
three years. 
The writer thinks the stock they were grafted on is 
the wrong sort, as no fibrous roots are produced and the 
two or three there are, being very poor, stubby and 
short. J- ^ • 
It is rather difficult to diagnose the trouble with the 
cherries without actually having had experience with 
these particular plants. The trouble, how^ever, is not 
at all uncommon. Clu'i ib's al IIk' Ik'sI ha\(' a vm'v poor 
root. It do(*s S(M‘m as if IIk* buds push ,il IIk' (‘\|)('ns(' (d‘ 
the lre(‘, and then as IIkm'i' is no root, IIk' growlh wilts 
away, vmy oltiMi not stalling again. 
Erom exp(‘ri('nc(' this usually hap|)ens with late phinl- 
ing. I h(' lr(“('s having Ik'imi ston'd an' suddi'idy hroughi 
out into conditions which ('x(*il(' growlh rapidly. I 
hardly think it is so liki'ly to oi'ciir if tin' lii'c's jnil 
out cai'ly. 
What stocks w('n' thi'y grafli'd on, MazzanI or Ma- 
haleb ? 
If you could give a little more detail as to when the 
trees were planted and the weathei' conditions follow ing 
the operation, w(' could perhaps arrive at a d(;cision. 
Milwaukee. Wis., July 2ilh. 1917. 
Will you please advisi' tlu' (*ause of mushi'ooms grow¬ 
ing on a lawn. 1 have a nice lawn about GOxPJO and 
these little mushrooms grow" in nunH'rous placi's, say 
every five or six feet. They are only litth' things wdtii 
stems about the siz(' of a match and grow" about two or 
three inches high. They are flimsy liki' and I can kick 
them over very easily and they seem to he destroyi'd. 
Are they caused hy too much moisture or what would 
be the reason as we haven’t had any for two yi'ars. W(' 
have had an aw"ful lot of rain this year and I wonder if 
this is the reason for them grow ing? A. P. K. 
The s{)ores or seed of the mushrooms, or fungus, you 
speak of seem to he pretty generally ju’esent everyw her.', 
and it oidy takes piojier conditions of temjierature and 
moisture to start them into growth. They may hi' said 
to come from decaying organic matter and are very com¬ 
monly seen on decayed wood and w here there is an old 
tree stum]) in the ground. 
There is little doubt hut what the excessive rain that 
you have had has })roduced the crop on your law n. 
x\s you know", the edible mushroom usually comes in 
August and Se])tember. when the ground is very warm 
and follow"ing the fall rains. They seem to apj)eai' ovt'r 
night and vanish just as (juickly. There is little reason 
to believe but what they will disap])eai- from your 
grounds and very likely not ])iit in their apiiearance again 
until the ])roj)er conditions of moisture and temj)eratur(' 
start them and it may not he for several years. 
The Dej)artment of Agriculture ])uhlishes a hulh'tin on 
the subject. If you are iiderested it may he worth w hih' 
to w rite them for it. There are a gn'at many varietii's 
and make a very interesting study. Sonu' of thi'in an' 
poisonous, others negalivi' and othi'i’s again, liki' the 
mushroom, are edible. 
Very truly yours, 
Editok. 
ConiK'Clicut Nursi'iyuK'n’s Association Annual outing 
was held at Lake Uom])ounce, August tifteenth. As 
usual on these occasions, everyone enjoyed thi'inselves. 
The harhecued landj and other eats were tine. 
Sw imming, base-hall, how ling and otlu'r attractions of 
this ])oj)ular summer ri'sort caused the day to ])ass 
(juickly and all voted it to he one of, if not tlu' most suc¬ 
cessful of our summer irn'cls. About forty-live were 
present. 
