THE NATIONAL NURSERY^FAN 
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7. l>etterini*‘ tlie sii])i)ly of clioiccM' that are 
iiivarial)ly sliort. 
8. I^lants that are not usually well gi'owii. 
ADDITIONAL REMARKS GERMANE TO THE 
SUBJECT. 
“We would like to hear the matter diseussed as to 
how the uurserymeu eau do a safe business if some of 
the ])ro])osed laws relatiii”' to g-euuiueuess of nursery 
stock should be enacted.” 
“We would like to hear them all discussed, but if 
there is any choice we would rather hear discussed 
“The Prevention of Surplus and Low Prices;” and 
the item we would rather hear discussed the least 
“How can we obtain more skilled help?” 
been giving the trade in general. Tluo’e are a grtsit 
many uioih* i)eo])le who will buy and be good custom¬ 
ers to the uursei-y ti-ade if they knew where to buy, 
how to buy and what to buy and how to take cai'e of 
it after they did get it.” 
“There is one subject that overtoi)s all othca-s in its 
importance to the nurserymen of this counti-y, and 
that is in reference to over])roduction and under 
])rices. The cutting and slashing of ])rices this sea¬ 
son and the resultant loss to nurserymen genei-ally is 
enough to make a thoughtful tree grower take a se<*- 
ond look. Hundreds of thousands of trees have been 
sold lately for less than cost of ])i-oduction, and the 
resultant demoralization of the business will be felt 
for years. 
“Am])le time should be given for discussion. Often 
AVhat is the answer? AVhat should the nurserymen 
Block of 100,000 Silver Maple, Durant Nursery Co., Durant, Okla. 
times the discussion is of greater value than the pa- 
])er itself, for it brings out different |)oints relating 
to different sections of the country, and the ex})er- 
iences of different people. ’ ’ 
“AVe ho])e the Association will be able to secure 
some good ])apei‘s on these special subjects. A\ by not 
assign a subject to two or three i)arties and let them 
agree n])on what s])ecial phase they will discuss? 
Then there will not i)e rei)etition of argument and the 
l)a])ers will be live and interesting.” 
“AVe are ])articularly interested in the ])roi)osition 
of educating the ])eo])ie or the buyers in the line of 
goods they all need. AVe believe we wonld all be sur- 
])rised how little we are known in comi)arison with 
the great amount of i)ublicity that a great many of 
the trade papers, garden and farm magazines have 
do? AVhat for plans for future? AVhat should be 
done with sur])lus trees? AVhat sort of an agreement 
might be made between the tree growers, looking to 
the ])revention of such conditions in future? 
These are the questions that mean more to the nui-- 
sery trade of coming years than any others that 
might be discussed. Get this problem worked out 
and the others will be easy.” 
(Additional Remarks on this Subject on page 154.) 
HENRY T. MOON SHOT BY A BURGLAR. 
Sur])rising two men in the Summer home of his 
uncle, dames Al. Aloon, Henry T. Aloon, treasurer and 
manager of the AVilliam 11. Aloon (\)., Alorrisville, N. 
J., was shot in the left shoulder by one of the intrud¬ 
ers. AVith the bring of the shot the men ran from the 
house toward the Lehigh ('anal where they were 
caught. The nursery company has its principal ofbce 
