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THE NATIONAL NURSEETMAN 
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 
Nursery 
trade journal issued for Growers and Dealers in 
Stocks of all kinds. It circulates troughout the 
United States. Canada and Europe. 
Official 
Journal of American Association of Burserymen 
AWARDED THE GRAND PRIZE AT PARIS EXPOSITION, 1900 
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Entered in the Post Office at Rochester, N. F., as second-class matter. 
Rochester, N. Y. October, 1914. 
We note that our contemporary sug¬ 
gests a reorganization ot the American 
Association of Nurserymen. Those 
members who have known this organ¬ 
ization since its institution and the 
great and wonderful work it has done 
must feel very bad at the mere suggestion. While no 
human being is perfect, much less associations of them 
where there are many conflicting ideas and opinions, yet 
the many great henelits that have been derived from the 
American Association of Nurserymen speaks well for its 
objects and work. Instead of suggestions lor destroying 
it tJiey should rather he lor mutual help. The Associa¬ 
tion is for the heneflt of the trade at large. There are no 
restrictions to its membership nor should there he. The 
poor, struggling nurseryman who is just beginning is 
really more deserving of help than the long established 
concern which is already on a secure foundation. It is 
possible to lead a horse to water but it is not possible to 
make him drink and it should be possible for every nur¬ 
seryman to join a society so he can benefit if he will, 
without any restrictions and it is then up to the great 
body to aid and teach by their ideals and business prin¬ 
ciples the proper way to do business. What better way 
can it be done than through such an organization as the 
American Association of Nurserymen? Those who have 
attended the meetings cannot help but have been bene¬ 
fited. The last meeting was particularly enjoyable in 
regard to the ideals expressed in the different papers, 
and any nurseryman hearing these papers couldn’t help 
but be impressed by the fact that the successful nursery¬ 
man must be one whose ideals are high and whose bus¬ 
iness policy is the just one, and that reprehensible prac¬ 
tices will never tend toward success. Any attempt at re¬ 
organizing would simply mean pulling down and undo¬ 
ing the work that has already been accomplished along 
these lines. 
Read the Proceedings of the 39th Annual Convention 
compiled and distributed by our eflicient secretary, John 
Hall, although you may be more or less familiar with 
them, they will prove an inspiration and above all don’t 
omit the last page or fail to act upon the suggestion of 
the Secretary. - 
It is cheering to note the optimistic 
NURSERYMEN tone of nurserymen in regard to bus- 
ARE iness conditions, hut after all, why 
OPTIMISTIC should they not he optimistic. The 
fact that the countiy is passing 
through such unprecedented conditions with so little dis¬ 
turbance is wonderful. A decade ago these conditions 
would have brought ruin and disaster to many lines of 
business. The worst that can be said of the present is 
that everyone seems to be playing a waiting game and at 
the same time preparing to take advantage of the first 
signs of improvement. 
Growers of nursery stock need not wait as far as pro¬ 
duction is concerned, by the time stock that is being pro¬ 
pagated now is ready for the market there is every pros¬ 
pect there will be a greatly increased demand with many 
sources of supply eliminated. 
note %^Corftmint. 
The present European war will imdouhtedly he the 
means of disturbing the old channels of trade. At the 
present time it is still uncertain just what fruit tree 
stocks, roses and conifers will be obtained from France. 
According to all reports however, bulbs and other stock 
are coming in from Holland and the prospects are good 
for the English growers being able to ship and no doubt 
there is a large supply of fruit stocks, roses and conifers 
available in that country. 
Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Company, Louisiana, 
Mo., sent this office samples of their new Early Elberta 
Peach from their Utah Orchards. The fact that the 
peaches arrived in fine shape after traveling such a dis¬ 
tance speaks well for their shipping qualities. They were 
certainly beauties, large, firm flesh and real juicy with a 
splendid flavor. From the samples received this variety 
is evidently all that the Stark Bros. Nurseries and Or¬ 
chards Company claim for it. 
Graham Nursery Company, Mechanicsville, Iowa, who 
recently had such a disastrous fire which destroyed 
buildings, tools and horses, are coming out in fine shape 
and will be able to take care of their stock better than 
ever. The past experience now enables them to prepare 
in a better way to handle their business. They report 
trade as being fine. 
The new storage shed and packing room is 130 feet 
long, 32 feet wide, 14 feet high, bottom pit is solid 12 
inches concrete wall, with the upper portion 10 inch ce¬ 
ment blocks, double lined inside from bottom to plate, 
making a very substantial cellar. 
They have a surplus of most everything in the whole¬ 
sale trade that is grown in their section, such as apple, 
pear, plum, peach, shrubs and ornamental plants. 
AMERICAN 
ASSOCIATION 
OF 
NURSERYMEN 
