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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
That was a good story told by Prol. Worsham to illus¬ 
trate a j)oint ill his address. ‘‘It was not A question of 
whether the hen sets or sits, but when she eaekled had 
slie laid or lied. 
John Hall, the Seeretary of the American Association 
of Xurserymen, has been elected and has agreed to retain 
his position until his successor has been appointed by the 
Executive Committee. 
Estimates of investment represented by the nursery¬ 
men attending the convention ran trom 5^20,000,000 to 
00,000.000. When the Association speaks it is likely 
to make itself heard. 
Tli(‘ trij) through the Cleveland Park System, at the in¬ 
vitation of the City Eorestor and City Department, was 
well patronized and thoroughly enjoyed, in spite of the 
dust, blow' outs and jumetures. 
"Heanty is the ultimatt'. the linish ol all things,’ said 
lt(‘v. Mr. ilai'rison. ‘•Yon apple orchard is a dower garden 
in the spring and more beautiful in the fall when the rip¬ 
ened and fragrant fruit, done iq) in red and gold, peers 
from the leafy coverlets. 
Jim Parker, the silver-tongued orator from Teemnseh, 
Oklahoma, told many things about w ater not usually real¬ 
ized. The text from the first chapter oi Cenesis—“And 
the Spirit of Cod moved upon the face ot the waters ’ will 
now hav(‘ a dilTeiamt meaning to many nurserymen. 
Cdeveland may well be ])roud of her jiarks and beauti¬ 
ful homes. It did the nurserymen’s hearts good to see 
the liberal and ellicient way in which his products have 
been used and how much the planting ol nursery stock 
does tow ard making the w orld a better place to live in. 
It is gratifying to note the various bodies all over the 
Union are actively working for Uniform Horticultural 
Law s. The Pacific Coast Association sent delegates with 
report of action at their recent convention to confer w ith 
a similar body of the American Association on the sub- 
jf'ct. _ 
‘•Pob” Chase was the moving spirit in conferring the de¬ 
grees of the Secret Order of the Yellow Dogs, at intervals 
he descended on some new member and bore him off to a 
room to initiate him. The noise, shrieks and howls made 
the chambermaids in the corridors stand and listen in 
awe. 
J. Horace McFarland, Harrisburg. Pa., strongly urged 
nurserymen to work for a better postal rate on cata¬ 
logues. 
Catalogues now cost eight times as much as magazines 
to pass through the mails. 
Eight cents per pound, in bulk, without stamps, is what 
the nurseryman should ask for. 
Chris. K. C.reisen. Portland. Oregon, says that all the 
liars are getting killed off in the West. He is Associate 
Editor of ‘‘Fruit and Produce Distributor” so is in a posi¬ 
tion to know. Henceforth “boom stories” of the west 
need not be discounted. 
S. A. Miller, Milton Nurseries, Oregon, brought a big 
consignment of “Bing” Cherries not so much for exhibi¬ 
tion as for “edibilition.” They were certainly good Mr. 
Miller. Those w estern fellows cannot helj) being hos- 
])itable even when they are guests. 
Bing, the Chinaman who discovered this variety and 
whose name it Lears must have been a discerning fellow. 
Those accustomed to attend the conventions, and who 
are acquainted with John Hall, will regret to hear ol his 
resignation as secretary of the National Association of 
Nurserymen, which office he has so ably filled for over 
five years. Mr. Hall is also secretary for the Western 
New' YTu’k Nurserymen’s Association, wdiicli office he has 
held for twenty-five years, this with his many other 
duties are too exacting, hence his resignation. It is to be 
sincerely hoped that Mr. Hall wdll still feel it his duty to 
attend our conventions and that he w ill long be spared to 
do so. 
PBOCBESS IN THE FLEMMER FAMILY. 
Wdlliam Flemmer, Jr., has started a nursery at Kings- 
lon. N. J. 
Caul Flemmer, of the F. & F. Nurseries, has started a 
mwv generation w ith a fine boy. 
Review, ffote Comment. 
About the middle of July L. A. Berckmans, Augusta, 
Ca., expects to sail on the S. S. “George Washington” for 
a five w eeks trip to Europe. 
J. Visser, youngest member of Yisser Bros., Naarden, 
Holland, called at the office of the National Nurseryman 
on his annual trip to the United States. He attended 
the Convention at Cleveland, and wTll return to Holland 
early in July on the S. S. Pottsdam, after a three months 
stay in this country. 
NURSERYMAN SUES FOR $468 
Allen L. Wmod, Rochester, N. Y., has brought suit 
against Elmer WYber, a farmer, of Middleport, to recov¬ 
er 5$468 on a promissory note. The suit w as started 
before Supreme Court Justice Benton and jury, 
Richard E. Wliite appearing for Wood, and George F. 
Thompson and Charles E. Callahan for WYber. 
WYber sets iq) a counterclaim for 5$1,600. He admits 
giving the note, and also admits not having paid it, and 
gives as his reason the fact that in 1910 Wood was to sell 
him 1.600 fruit trees. The trees were delivered, and on 
May 1,1911. W>ber gave the note. 
He claims that the trees w^re not as represented, and 
w ants a verdict for $1,600. 
