THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
posed to announce in the public press in advance of the 
meeting the date and place, and, as arrangements are made, 
some features of the programme ; also to inform the public 
regarding a national association representing one of the most 
important industries. The American Association of Nursery¬ 
men has been holding annual conventions in the large cities 
of the country at widely separated points; has discussed ques¬ 
tions affecting residents of many states, has passed resolutions 
and has sought national legislation. But its proceedings have 
been so quietly conducted that it is by no means generally 
known that such an association exists—much less that it is a 
body of men prominent in the world-wide work of improving 
the landscape and furnishing the means of providing one of 
the most important of food products. It is believed that a 
wider publicity would result in immediate benefit to the Asso¬ 
ciation when its representatives appear before state or national 
legislators or officials clothed with 
power to aid or hinder the business 
of its members. President Ilgen- 
fritz has made an important inno¬ 
vation. Much credit is due him for 
this and other progressive ideas, in 
connection with the Association. 
NURSERY STOCK FOR 
VIRGINIA. 
Through the efforts of Irving 
Rouse, of Rochester, N. Y., and the 
authorities at Albany, an arrange¬ 
ment has been made whereby the 
entrance of nursery stock from New 
York state into Virginia will be facil¬ 
itated. State Entomologist Alwood, 
of Virginia, has hitherto refused to 
accept the work of the New York 
State Department of Agriculture 
upon its merits. An arrangement 
has now been made whereby Mr. 
Alwood will accept the indorsement 
by State Entomologist E. P. Felt, 
of Albany, on certificates issued by 
the State Department of Agricul¬ 
ture. 
Nurserymen who desire to have 
the indorsement of the state entomologist should make appli¬ 
cation through the commissioner of agriculture and should 
request that the certificate bear the name of the inspector as 
well as the signature of the commissioner. 
THE MACDONALD APPLE. 
We received from Luke Brothers Company, Montreal, 
Canada, on January 26th, an apple of the Macdonald variety, 
the new winter apple of that company. It was firm and fresh 
as when picked from the tree and of a flavor, even before it was 
cut, that presaged its excellent quality. It is not saying too 
much to declare that the specimen sent us, for freshness and 
crispness, flavor, solidity and keeping quality, as well as at¬ 
tractive appearance, has not been excelled and has seldom 
been equalled by any that has come to us from the northern 
sections of the country. The Macdonald is especially adapted 
for culinary purposes, and it is in the front rank. It is a native 
of the province of Quebec. Apples so fine as this from the 
latitude of Quebec should be valued highly ; they are added 
evidence of what intelligent study of climatic and other con¬ 
ditions can produce. 
Xong anb Short. 
For labels, call on Benjamin Chase, Derry, N. H. 
For evergreens call on the specialist, D. Hill, Dundee, Ill. 
Grape cuttings may be had of Lewis Roesch, Fredonia, N. Y. 
For first class apple trees call on O. K. Gerrish, Lakeville, Mass. 
Strawberry plants are specialties with Flansburgh & Peirson, Leslie, 
Mich. 
Poplars, Norway maples, Osage orange, etc., at Josiah A. Roberts’, 
Cow peas and assorted peach trees may be had of J. Van Lindley, 
Pomona, N. C. 
Apple and peach trees and ornamental 
shrubs may be had of W. B. Paines- 
ville, O. 
The Feigly tree digger is a money 
saving tool for nurserymen. D. Feigly, 
Medway, O. 
Stark Brothers, Louisiana, Mo , offer 
in another column a long list of standard 
nursery stock. 
The Albaugh Nursery and Orchard 
Co., Phoneton, O., offers surplus stock 
in another column. 
A. Willis, Ottawa, Kan., has a choice 
line of standard nursery stock. See his 
announcement herein. 
California privet, Osage orange, nut 
trees, etc., are offered by Rakestraw & 
Pyle, Kennett Square, Pa. 
One hundred thousand extra fancy 
Bartlett pears are offered by Fancher 
Creek Nurseries, Fresno, Cal. 
Strawberry plants in great variety are 
offered by the extensive growers, J. G. 
Harrison & Sons, Berlin, Md. 
J. W. Kerr, Denton, Md., has 20,000 
peach, nice clean trees; and 10,00() 
plum, 3 to 5 feet, Prices low. 
A Caldwell steel tower will bear four 
times the weight of the water tank. 
W. E. Caldwell, Louisville, Ky. 
The surplus list of the Franklin Davis 
Nursery Co., Baltimore, Md., is ready ; 
all fresh from the nursery rows. 
Three millions of well rooted strawberry plants are offered for spring 
by William M. Peters’ Sons, Snow Hill, Md. 
Hardy herbaceous plants, Japanese iris, German iris and pteonies are 
specialties with J. T. Lovett, Little Silver, N. J. 
A. E. Windsor, Havana, Ill., offers one and two year osage hedge 
plants for fence, screens, windbreaks, groves, etc. 
Nurserymen’s knives, hand-forged, of razor steel, warranted, are 
those sold by Maher & Grosh, 90 A street, Toledo, O. 
Haymaker, the new raspberry, is a specialty with W. N. Scarff, New 
Carlisle, O., who has everything in small fruit plants. 
Z. K. Jewett, Sparta, Wis., offers Wealthy apple, Early Harvest 
pear, Marlboro raspberry, dry baled sphagnum moss, etc. 
Emporia Nurseries, Emporia, Va., have horse chestnuts, sweet gum 
and tulip trees to exchange for pear and apple seedlings. 
Hitchings & Co. have the contract for a large range of greenhouses 
at South Elizabeth, N. J., for the Pennsylvania R. R. Co. 
A surplus of apple, peach, Norway maple, Irish juniper, Abundance 
and Hale plums is at C. L. Longsdorf’s nursery, Floradale, Pa. 
George Peters & Co., Troy, O., offer apple, cherry, pear, plum, etc., 
rhododendrons, and a good supply of Bartlett and Keiffer pears. 
PEHER S. PETERSON, 
Died January 19, 1903. 
