THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
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Hmong Growers a nb dealers. %ong anb Short, 
The American Seed Company has been formed at Detroit with a 
capital stock of $ 25,000 by Joseph L. Gillespie, Charles W. Latham, 
John Binger and Joseph J. Gillespie. 
General Elwell S. Otis, of Philippine Islands fame, will be the guest 
of honor at one of the Arbor Day exercises in Rochester, N.Y., May 8tli. 
Arthur Van Traa, representing Jacob Smits, of Noorden-Boskoop’ 
Holland, who has been visiting Western nurserymen, called upon 
Western New York nurseryman during the last week in April. He 
reports a good trade. 
The twenty-eighth annual convention of the California Fruit Grow' 
ers Association will be held May 5 8 in Los Angeles. Irrigation will be 
one of the principal topics. A half-day session will be given up to the 
subject of publicity—advertising California. 
C. B. Knickman, of New York, recently with Bobbink & Atkins, is 
traveling for August Rhotert. 
Leon Girod and A. W. McDonald, have incorporated the Washing¬ 
ton Nursery Co., of Toppenish, Wash., with a capital stock of $ 50,000 
C. R. Burr & Co., Hartford, Conn., have secured 40 acres at South 
Manchester, planting it to peach and apple, and ornamental shrubs. 
The Lightfoot Nursery Company, of Chattanooga, Tenn., has been 
incorporated by H. Lightfoot, Wm. Shelton, R. S. Walker, M. A. Ivan, 
Lee Lightfoot and J. H. McLean with a capital stock of $ 10 , 000 . 
The Iowa Seed Company will build 14 new greenhouses this year. 
H. W. Van Der Bom & Co., of Oudenbosch, Holland, is not repre¬ 
sented by any one else in this country except McHutchison & Co., 218 
Fulton street, New York city, and no one else is authorized to receive 
orders, etc., for their account. The Van Der Bom Nursery at Ouden¬ 
bosch, Holland, has no connection with one of similar name at Roosen. 
dale, Holland. 
The Society of American Florists will hold its annual convention in 
Milwaukee, August 18 th; the Apple Shippers at Niagara Falls, August 
5 th; the American Pomological Society at Boston, September 10 - 12 . 
At the regular meeting of the Southwestern Nurserymen’s Associa¬ 
tion at Oklahoma City, in February, all present reported a large in¬ 
crease in business and a much heavier planting than ever before. 
The Southern Nursery Co., Winchester, Tenn., has brought 150 
acres of land adjoining their nursery and planted in apple, pear, grafts 
and cherry seedlings. 
J. C. Hale, Winchester. Tenn., is the secretary of the Southern Nur¬ 
serymen’s Association, which will meet at Winchester in August. John 
C. Miller, Rome, Ga., is the president. 
At the annual meeting of the Southern Nursery Co., the following 
officers were elected: President, N W. Hale; vice-president, H. N, 
Camp; secretary and treasurer, E. W. Chattin, 
The Central Michigan Nursery Co., Kalamazoo, Mich., has begun 
the construction of an additional range of 12,000 feet of glass. 
Several carloads of American elms were recently shipped from the 
Peterson Nursery, Chicago, to New York city for planting in the pub¬ 
lic parks. 
The Oregon Nursery Co., Salem, Ore., shipped 40,000 trees to 
Wenatchee for spring delivery from that point. 
Paul Evans, son of J. C. Evans, a well-known member of the Mis¬ 
souri State Horticultural Society, has been appointed Director of the 
Missouri Fruit Experiment Station at Mountain Grove, in place of 
Prof. J. T. Stinson, who resigned to accept the position of Superin¬ 
tendent of Pomology in the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. 
The firm of A. C. Griesa & Brother, Lawrence, Kan., has been suc¬ 
ceeded by A. C. Griesa, who has purchased the interest of the brother. 
Mr. Griesa is one of the busy nurserymen of the West. 
E. O. Graham, Cora M. Graham and J. M. Campbell have incorpor¬ 
ated the Graham Nursery Co., at Rochester, N. Y.; with a capital 
stock of $10,000. 
Governor Smith, of Maryland, has appointed Orlando Harrison, of 
J. G. Harrison & Sons Nurseries, Berlin, as one of the commissioners of 
the St. Louis Exposition of 1904 . 
Every nurseryman needs a duplicator for copying letters, price lists, 
etc. Some of the kinds on the market are expensive and their opera¬ 
tion is complicated. The Daus “ Tip-top ” Duplicator is simple, effec¬ 
tive and at reasonable cost. There is no mechanism to get out of order, 
no washing, no press, no printer’s ink. It is sent on ten days’ trial 
without deposit by Felix F. Daus, 111 John St., New York. 
Largest collection of fruit and ornamental trees, shrubs, roses and 
hardy plants is offered by Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, N. Y. They 
make a special price on American Arbor Vitae in quantity. 
The Deming Co., Salem, O., manufacture a superior sprayer for the 
horticulturist and nurserymen. 
Harlan P. Kelsey, Beacon building, Boston, Mass., makes a specialty 
of hardy native American rhododendrons and azaleas. He offers them 
at a low rate by the car load. 
Experienced budders are wanted by the Stark Brothers N & O. Co., 
Louisana, Mo. 
A. C. Griesa, Lawrence, Kan., has apple seedlings and Japan pea; 
seedlings. 
For fall delivery the Southern Nursery Co., Winchester, Tenn , offers 
well-grown and graded fruit and ornamental stock. 
Elmire Sebire, Ussy, France, is represented in America by August 
Rolker & Sons, 31 Barclay St., New York. French fruit, tree stocks 
and sundry ornamentals. 
IN CANADA. 
Fonthill, Ont., April 21 —Morris & Wellington; “The sea¬ 
son has been very favorable for digging and packing, which is 
now well under way, although delayed somewhat by scarcity 
of men. 
“ The demand for stock has been very good, and the output 
larger than usual.” 
The Lightfoot Nursery Company, 
with capital stock of $10,000, was organized April 
1, 1903. This company will succeed H. Lightfoot, 
who has been in the nursery and plant business for 
several years. The officers are H. Lightfoot, Presi¬ 
dent and Treasurer; Lee Lightfoot, Vice President; 
R. S. Walker, Secretary. 
The company will make a specialty of growing 
Peach Trees and Strawberry Plants, of which now 
there is 700,000 Peach and 5,000,000 Berry Plants 
growing. 
The company has twenty-five shares of the capi¬ 
tal stock at $ 100 per share for sale. This stock will 
be sold to get money to finish growing the stock. 
Anyone wanting to make a profitable investment 
should correspond at once with 
LIGHTFOOT NURSERY CO., Chattanooga, Tenn. 
AN IDEAL REST 
For Nurserymen 
Requires space only six 
feet long- and may be 
hoisted, cushions and all, 
snug against ceiling when 
not in use. Carefully 
made of red duck, re-in. 
forced, trimmed with 
white binding. Ropes- 
pulleys, etc., same as on 
first-class yachts. 
Price Complete, $15 00 
With Lawn Frame, $25 00 
