THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
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should be. As the program becomes more attractive it is be¬ 
lieved its value will be appreciated. 
In the absence of what is found necessary in some conven¬ 
tions, a committee on credentials, it is suggested that upon im¬ 
portant questions at least the votes should be taken by roll 
call of members present ; and this can readily be done by re¬ 
ference to the register which has just been provided for. That 
register should be arranged alphabetically, so that if it is de¬ 
sired at any time by any member or officer to know whether 
a nurseryman is at the convention, the secretary can give the 
information in an instant. 
The Detroit convention was generally considered a most 
successful one. Let the enthusiasm continue and increase at 
Atlanta. 
SOME VISITING TOURS. 
During and after the convention at Detroit there were sev¬ 
eral trips by nurserymen and their wives to neighboring nur¬ 
sery establishments and other points of interest. 
E. S. Welch and wife, M. McDonald, Joseph Davis and 
wife, E. M. Sherman and wife, R. S. Lake, W. C. Reed and 
wife, Mr. Brown, of Youngers & Co., Orlando Harrison and 
a number of others went to Painesville, O., and visited the ex¬ 
tensive nurseries of Storrs & Harrison Co., receiving every 
courtesy at the hands of this firm. They were much interested 
and instructed. They also visited the nurseries of L. Green 
& Son Co. at Perry, O., where they found a surprisingly large 
acreage of roses. Peaches and pears are also a specialty there. 
W. E. Beaudry, Chicago ; M. McDonald, F. H. Stannard, 
Orlando Harrison, R. S. Lake and others visited Rochester 
after the convention and called at nurseries there. 
A party of fifty or more nurserymen went to Monroe, Mich., 
June 12 th, and was shown about the nurseries of I. E. Ilgen- 
fritz’ Sons and Greening Brothers. The followingr esolutions 
express their sentiments : 
Whereas, The American Association of Nurserymen has just, closed 
one of the most profitable and pleasant sessions in its history ; and 
Whereas, Its members realizing that the pleasure and success of 
the 1903 meeting is due largely to the untiring efforts of its worthy 
president, Mr. C. A. Ilgenfritz, and the courtesy and kindness of 
Messrs. Ilgenfritz’ Sons, and Greening Brothers, of Monroe, Mich.; and 
Whereas, We have greatly enjoyed the drive over their extensive 
plants at Monroe, Mich., and the liberal hospitality of these gentlemen 
shown us while visiting their beautiful city, it is hereby 
Resolved, That the sincere thanks of the members here assembled be 
tendered the above mentioned gentlemen for their courtesy and hos¬ 
pitality. We compliment them upon their extensive plants, and ex¬ 
tend herewith our best wishes for their continued prosperity, which 
they so richly deserve. 
, J. W. HILL, 
F. D. GREEN, 
F. II. STANNARD, 
Committee. 
James M. Kennedy, Dansville, N. Y., writes under date 
June 19 th : “The following nurserymen made Dansville nur¬ 
serymen a visit last week : W. E. Beaudry, Chicago ; E. P. 
Bernardin, Parsons, Kan.; F. H. Stannard, Ottawa, Kan.; 
A. J. Brown, Geneva, Neb.; George A. Marshall, Arlington, 
Neb.; W. F. Heikes, Huntsville, Ala.; J. L. Preston, M. J. 
Crow, Louisiana, Mo.; E. S. Welch, Shenandoah, la. 
DAMAGE IIS THE WEST . 
Kansas Crop of Apple Seedlings Practically Destroyed—Apple 
Trees Also tiadly Damaged—Advance In 
Prices Will Result. 
Lawrence, Kan., June 19.—A. C. Griesa : “My Apple 
and Pear seedlings were destroyed by the flood.” 
North Topeka, Kan., June 18. —Peters & Skinner : “ We 
are now out of the seedling business except for a few Osage, 
Catalpa and Pear seedlings. Practically all our Apple and 
Mahaleb seedlings were lost in the flood. Our two-year Apple 
were not under water and we lost only about twenty-five per 
cent, of our grafts ; also lost some budding stock. The loss 
to nurserymen in the valley is very heavy, some losing nearly 
everything they had.” 
Ottawa, Kan., June 22 .—A. Willis: “Answering your 
inquiry about the results of the high water in Kansas to the 
nursery business, I would say I think the results are very 
serious, according to the information I have. I think the 
plant of apple seedlings at Topeka is greatly larger than at any 
other one place in the country. I have sometimes heard it 
claimed that half of all the apple seedlings in the country were 
grown at Topeka. I presume this claim would not be justi¬ 
fied by facts ; but in any case, from all I hear, nearly all that 
were growing at Topeka are destroyed this year. 
“ The nurserymen of Topeka are also perhaps the largest 
growers of apple trees of any in the country, and this crop 
also is very badly damaged. The loss may not be total, but 
there will be but little left, and that means for the crops of 
1903 and 1904 , both. The nurserymen of Topeka are also 
large growers of nursery products in other lines and of these 
nearly all is gone; also, as I understand, the large plant of 
Messrs. R. H. Blair & Co. at Wilder, Kan., is destroyed. I 
suppose that other losses of less amount have been suffered, 
but I do not know much about that. Here in Ottawa our 
plants that are growing have not suffered injury to any serious 
extent. I think the trade will feel the effects of this in a large 
degree in the advanced price of apple seedlings and in some 
measure in the advanced price of apple trees, and perhaps in 
some degree in the price of other lines of nursery stock. 
“ As to the condition of the sufferers, some of these men 
were getting up towards a condition of comfort. Few, if any, 
had reached a place where they could meet such a loss without 
severe suffering and great difficulty for some years to come. 
The nurserymen of Ottawa had some interests in the growing 
crops at Topeka, and to that extent we are sufferers with those 
who live there.” 
APPLE SEEDLINGS SCARCE. 
Estimates at the Detroit convention regarding the stock 
of apple seedlings were to the effect that owing to the western 
floods and other causes there was from seventy-five to eighty 
per cent, of loss on apple seedlings, and that the supply was 
practically exhausted First-class apple seedlings were offered 
at from $7 to $9 per thousand. 
No natural peach seed from the South was offered this year 
and what little was to be had at the North was quickly taken up. 
