TIIF. NATK )NAr. NURSEKAAIAN 
407 
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 trade journal issued for Growers and Dealers in 
Nursery Stocks of all kinds. It circulates throughout the 
United States, Canada and Europe. 
AWARDED THE GRAND PRIZE AT PARIS EXPOSITION, 1900 
SUBSCRIPTION RATES 
One Year in Advance .$1.50 
Foreign Subscriptions, in advance .$2.00 
Six Months .$1.00 
Advertising rates will he sent upon application. Advertisements 
should reach this office by the 20th of the month previous to the date 
of issue. 
Payment in advance required for foreigrn advertisements. Drafts 
on New York or postal orders, instead of checks, are requested by the 
Business Manager, Hatboro, Fa. 
Correspondence from all points and articles of interest to nursery¬ 
men and horticulturists are cordially solicited. 
Photographs and news notes of interest to nurserymen should be 
addressed, Bditor, Flourtown, Fa., and should be mailed to arrive not 
later than the 25th of the month. 
Entered as necond-chiss viatter June 22, 1916, at the post office at 
Hatboro, Pennsylvania, under the Act of March 3, 1879. 
Hatboro, Pa., December 1917 
Up WisI) lou All A iUrrrg (!I4rtatttta0 
Perhaps not with the joyousness of former years, 
but with the sincerity that always exists between 
true comrades in times of doubt and trouble. 
With much appreciation of the support yiven by 
advertisers and readers, we reiterate the aims of 
“The National Nurseryman’’ “To advance the best 
interests of the trade at larye by earnestly striviny 
.for more co-operation among nurserymen and a 
more universal use of the nurserymen’s products as 
a sure means of benefiting all mankind.” 
Efforts at national adver- 
SIKKIESTION FOU tisinf? are likely to be only 
NATIONAL ADVEHTISINO iiartially successful un¬ 
less they focus on a de¬ 
fined point. 
We want every fanner to plant fruit trees for his ow n 
benefit as w^ell as ours. 
We w ant every home w ith ground around it to do at 
least a little ornamental planting to make them better 
places to live in so both the occupier and the nursery¬ 
man will he happier. 
We want every park and recreation ground beautified 
to the limit, the eommunity and the nurseryman will he 
the richer for it. 
We want every country road. str(*et and avenue wdiere 
practical, to he lined with trees, the country would he 
richer for it and every man, woman and child would 
benefit. 
The nurseryman wants these things and as they would 
benefit everyone if brought about, the big job is to make 
everyone want them. 
Aims of National Advertising that fall short of the 
above will not measun' up to reejuirements. 
As a sugg(‘slion, the National Nurseryman proposes a 
liett('r Homes Exposition to he held five or cv(‘n ten y(‘ais 
hence. 
To bring such a conception to a successful issue, it 
would he necessary to g(‘t the eo-operation of every civic 
association and munieipality in the country, and inciden¬ 
tally call for an advertising campaign that would put the 
nurserymen on the economic map. 
“In times of peace prepart! 
IN TIMES OF Wx\l{ for war” is attributed to the 
PREPARE FOR PEACE immortal Washington. Few' 
question the wisdom of it. 
If this is good advice is not the reverse? In times of 
wor prepare for peace. 
However gloomy the outlook may he at jiresent, w e all 
know' peace will come and w ith it the return of more nor¬ 
mal conditions and grim efforts to catch up in the arts 
of peace. 
Those who are prepared will have the biggest start. 
The nurserymen with faith in the future and a corres¬ 
ponding enterprise to go the limit in preparation while 
his brothers are waiting for exact information, then, 
will he the w inner. 
Propagate now', and to the limit, especially those lines 
that take several years before they are marketable sug¬ 
gests itself as a policy that is at least worthy of consid¬ 
eration. 
THE PURLIGITY CAMPAIGN 
The booklet endorsed by the National Association of 
Nurserymen and being gotten up by the J. Horace Me- 
Faiiand Co., edited by Mr. 0. P. Reckley, bids fair to be 
a siiecess. Already tentative orders for over 125,000 
copies have been received. 
The text is being w ritten by Dr. L. H. Railey, of Cor¬ 
nell, w hich insures the subject matter being authoritative 
and the illustrative features are also unique. 
It is a good effort along the line of National advertis¬ 
ing w hich w ill doubtless grow^ and expand. 
Dear Sirs:— 
We have here in Hamburg a large apple cider factory 
which throws away annually hundreds of tons of pumice. 
This jiumice contains apple seeds which are valuable in 
the nursery business. 
The problem is to separate the seed from the bulk of 
the pumice. Is there any machine or process w Inch w ill 
accomplish this? It need not necessarily be simple 
since w e are w illing to go to considerable labor in order 
to secure the seed in large quantities. When the pumice 
