TIIK NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
2G1 
The National Nurseryman 
Established 1893 by C. L. YATES. Incorporated 1902 
Published monthly by 
THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN PUBLISHING CO., Inc. 
218 Livingston Building, Rochester, N. Y. 
Editor 
ERNEST HEMMING, Flourtown, Pa. 
The leading trade journal isiued for Growers and Dealers in Nursery Stocks of all kinds 
It circulates throughout the United States. Canada and Europe. 
Official Journal of American Association of Nurserymen 
AWARDED THE GRAND PRIZE AT PARIS EXPOSITION, 1900 
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Correspondence from all points and articles of Interest to nursery¬ 
men and horticulturists are cordially solicited. 
Fhotog'raphs and news notes of interest to nurserymen should be 
addressed. Bdltor, Ilourtown, Pa., and should be mailed to arrive not 
later than the 25th of the month. 
Entered in the Post Office at Rochester, N. Y., as second-class matter. 
Rochester, N. Y., July, 1914. 
All lliou^hll’ul iiurs(!rym(3ii realize the iiur- 
MOIUO sf'ry business lias iiol nwidfs Hie jirognsss il 
UNITY should. 11 has not k(‘|)l piiee with other liii(!S. 
NUUDKI) Ther(^ has not, Ix'en tlu^ same organization, ex- 
jiloitation and really no seiiMitilie. nianagf;- 
nient of lh(^ nursery InisiiK'ss as a whole. Of eoursf?, 
Iliei'f^ ar(! plenty of individual linns, that have hcani well 
managed, and been (‘ininently suecc'ssl ul; Init tlnu f! is not 
enougli (‘ohesion, as each linn stands too much alom;. 
Tli(‘ av(U'ag(^ nurseryman sliuns scj'fmtilie managcm(*nt, 
yet afler all what is science hut organizf'd knowledge 
practically applied and this is the only I’fmif'dy lor tin; 
majority of our ills. 
There may he many dilferent vifjws as to just what 
our trouhh's arc*, hut most will admit that lew know what 
to grow. Each nurseryman’s success defiends largely 
upon guess work, with the result that most seasons he 
has a surplus of some IhingjS and a shortage ol others. 
Each nurseryman has his own individual expense ol cata¬ 
loguing, advertising and carrying a lull line ol things 
which he has neither the facilities nor ground to grow^ 
The brush pile and half empty blocks of ovf'rgrow n stock 
arc the rule. There is an immense w aste every year, be¬ 
cause each nurseryman (ixploits the sairie stock and tries 
to market it in the same territory. Quality, grade, and 
that indelinahle something largely in the handling) that 
delivers the plant to the customer with its vitality unim¬ 
paired, is sacrificed lo price cutting and h(!art-hr(;aking 
competition. 
These conditions result because there is no cohesion, 
and because every man is for himself. 
We believe it would pay if each nurseryman grew 
what his land was best adapted for. For instance, the 
man wdio has land that wall grow Hie fimist apple trees 
would grow them and nothing else. The ground and 
equipment to produce the best JHue Spruce or the best 
peach lr(!(*s, ll.iiianry or Norway Majiles would grow' 
Hh(!se and nothing else iiiid so on Ihrougli the (“iiliif! list of 
nursfuy products. Tlnuf; is no (juestion that tin; sf)(-*cial- 
ist, who only grows om; or two things, grows them w'fdl 
;ind h(*com(*s known as lic.idipiartcrs for them, makes 
moi'e mom^y iind makes it much easicu' than tin; man who 
attempts to grow a full line. His ovm’head »;xpenses an; 
riMluced to tiu' minunium. His labor and catalogm; hills 
ari; naturally much lower, his advm’tising and in fact 
ev(;iy line of (;xp<‘nsc is cut to tin; lowest, y(;t In; is cnah- 
l(;d to put the vm'y iiesl goods on Hie market, simply he- 
caus(‘ In; consmves his entin* efforts for one liin;, that In; 
is thoroughly master of and is ecpiippcd to handh;. 
If the trusts w<T(‘legal and one could lake hold of 
tin; nuis(‘iy hiisiness by scimitific managi*- 
ment, such as is given lo Hie handling of 
big corporations, it would soon eliminate wasti; 
and increas<‘ prodin-lion at less cost. Trusts and 
monopolies may he ilh'gal, hut scicnlifii management is 
not, and il tin' nurserymen can only gel together and com- 
hiin; foi'i'cs to I'ducate tin' |)uhlic and exploit their goods 
ratin'!' than spi'inl tin'ir ('fforls in cut-throat compi'tition, 
many ol tin' pr(;.s('nt difficultii's would soon he ovei'come. 
What is r(*ally needed is a managing hoard which 
would K'guiali' supply, or at h'asl a clearing house that 
would act as a haronn'Ii'r lo tin' nursi'ry business. Any¬ 
one who cares lo study tin' t('nd('ncy of tin' limes cannot 
In'lp hut not(' the rapid stridi's that have been nnnh; 
when; such unity is put into practici'. 
PTEHO-STYIIAX HISPIDA. 
.M tin' Phihnh'ljihia Horticultural Society’s show' 
Thomas Yh'i'han & Sons ('xliihili'd floweis from Ihe/Vcro- 
s-hjrax hujiUhi, which attracli'd a great (h'al of attention. 
This is a wonderfully hi'auliful tree w In'ii in full 
bloom h(;ing (}uit(; distinct and unliki' any oHn'r that is 
commonlv met w ilh. 
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Tin' common nann; \Yistaria tree' is very suggesliv<‘, 
as Hn; long panicl(;s of bloom are similar in size and out¬ 
line. The color, however, is puri; while. 
Tin; flowers ai'(; produci'd in great profusion in .lune 
on the wood of tin; preceding year. 
Like many mon; of our choicest flowering Iri'cs it is a 
native of .lapan. 
'I'he tiee when not in flower is not parliculaily at¬ 
tractive, tin; foliage and habit being a little coarse. Its 
habit is somewhat spr(*ading and ojien, attaining the 
height of 2o or ?>() feet. 'I'liis height would givi* a trunk 
10 to 12 inches in calip(;r. 
It cannot he classed as an extn.'inely hardy tree. In 
the vicinity of Philadelphia the young trees ari* liahh; lo 
kill hack, hut as Hn; wood becomes older and more ma¬ 
ture this danger passes and nniture flowering ln*es do not 
seem to he affected by the w inter. 
Hailey says “They are only jirecariously hardy as 
far north as Massachusi'tts in sheltfiied positions.” 
They may he profajgaled by se(;d, layers and green 
wood cuttings under glass. 
A recent letter from 11. E. V. Pickstone & Pro., Ltd., 
Cape of Good Hop(;, says “\Ve appreciate your pajier 
very much.” 
