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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
line of the farmers’ insurance companies which for twenty-six 
years have provided $ 3 , 500,000 of insurance at less than $2 
per thousand. I would not favor an assessment company, but 
I would provide that a stipulated premium be paid to build 
up a reasonable reserve in proportion to the amount of insur¬ 
ance carried.” 
The president appointed as committee to report at the next 
convention: George C. Perkins, E. Albertson, William Pitkin. 
A NURSERYWOMAN. 
The only nurserywoman at the Detroit convention was Miss 
Stella Louise Winchester, of the Lake Shore Nursery Co., St. 
Joseph, Mich. This nursery was established in 1866 by Thomas 
Archer and A. O. Winchester. The former withdrew from the 
firm and the latter died three years ago. Miss Winchester con¬ 
tinued the business with Otto Radewald as partner and is much 
interested in it. She is studying the practical points of the 
business continually. She has traveled extensively. 
IRecent (publications. 
American Gardening, a weekly journal devoted to gardening in the 
open and under glass, has been purchased by Thomas B. Meehan, 
of Germantown, Pa.; C. L. Yates, of Rochester, N. Y.; James Mc- 
Hutchison and Daniel W. Wittpenn, of New York city, and has been 
issued in new form under the direction of Leonard Barron, editor and 
manager. In an announcement to the many old friends of the paper 
the editor says : “No effort will be spared to improve the status of 
American Gardening as the one representative weekly horticultural 
journal of Arnerca. It is not a trade paper, and there is no intention 
whatever of the directorate to make it such It will appeal to garden¬ 
ers, owners of country homes, and will aim to represent the interests 
of all who are devoted to the cultivation of plants, fruits and vegeta¬ 
bles. Movements in the horticultural world, when of public interest, 
will he watched and reported on, and the doings of progressive horti¬ 
culturists recorded for the benefit of those who are seeking information 
in that field of activity. The news items will be given considerably 
more attention than has been the case in the past. Attention will be 
given to descriptions of the many fine gardens which are the beauty 
spots in so many of the surburban and rural districts.” 
“The Control of the Codling Moth,” by C. B. Simpson, U. S. Di¬ 
vision of Entomology, is the result of three years’ investigation of this 
insect in the Northwest. The author says, in a recently published 
bulletin : “ It has been estimated that from one fourth to one-half of 
the apple crop of the United States is either totally ruined or materially 
injured by it. In many large areas this insect would cause a total loss 
if it were allowed to take its natural course.” The bulletin mentions 
the fruits infested and gives the life history of the insect, its natural 
enemies, together with preventive and remedial measures. 
The value of shrubbery, says Prof. L. H. Bailey in Country Life in 
America, really lies less in its bloom than in the foliage and the gen¬ 
eral character as to form and “habit.” Many shrubs have merit iu 
both flowers and foliage. Of such is the Japanese quince. The for- 
sythia, however, while excelling in early spring bloom, has a thin and 
sparse summer effect that lacks both strength and individuality. 
Therefore, it is well to make the forsythia an integral part of a shrub¬ 
bery mass. Roses are rarely good for shrubbery effects. They are 
essentially flower garden subjects, valued for their bloom alone. 
The July World’s Work has a wider sweep than is usual with this 
typically American magazine. H. A Wood narrates the experiences 
of “ A Farmer’s Trust ” with appropriate illustrations. Vacation and 
outing seekers will find of interest Albert Bigelow Paine’s illustrated 
article on ‘ Short Vacations by Trolley,” “ What the Motor Cycle 
Offers,” which is Henry Norman’s third article on automobling. 
AMERICAN PEONY SOCIETY. 
Organized at Detroit —C. W. Ward, President—Will Be Incorpo¬ 
rated —Thirty-six Members, Including Prominent Nur¬ 
serymen—Important Work for Committees. 
The American Peony Society was organized at a meeting at 
the Hotel Cadillac, Detroit, June 1 r, 1903 . There were pres¬ 
ent a score or more of the most prominent peony growers in 
this country. A constitution and by-laws were adopted and it 
was decided to incorporate the society. These officers were 
elected : 
President, C. W. Ward, Queens, N. Y.; vice-president, Guy A. 
Bryant, Princeton, Ill.; secretary, A. H. Fewkes, Newton Highlands, 
Mass ; treasurer. J. H. Humphreys, Chestnut Hill, Pa. 
Directors—The officers and the following : For one year, C. S. Har¬ 
rison, York, Neb.; for two years, E. A. Reeves, Cleveland, O.; for 
three years William A. Peterson, Chicago. 
The following committees were appointed : 
Nomenclature—William A. Peterson, Chicago ; C. J. Maloy, Roch¬ 
ester. N. Y.; J. F. Rosenfield, West Point, Neb.; A. H. Fewkes, secre¬ 
tary. ex-officio. 
Exhibitions—Guy A. Bryant, Princeton, Ill.; E. A. Reeves, Cleve¬ 
land, O.; James Wheeler, Brookline, Mass. 
Press—C. Betscher, Canal Dover, O.; C. S. Harrison, York, Neb.; 
J. II. Humphreys, Chestnut Hill, Pa. 
The date of the next meeting was left to the board of direc¬ 
tors to decide. 
One of the main objects in forming this society is the classi¬ 
fication of peonies, as to names, under a standard schedule. 
There is much confusion regarding varieties and it will be the 
duty of the committee on nomenclature to investigate and re¬ 
port on this very important matter. The Society will meet 
annually at the time and place designated by the American 
Association of Nurserymen, because many of its members are 
nurserymen. It is probable, however, that the next meeting will 
not be held in Atlanta. 
Following is a list of members of the American Peony Soci¬ 
ety, as reported by Secretary Fewkes : 
C. Betscher, Canal Dover, O.; F. A. Blake, Rochdale, Mass.; Philip 
Breitmeyer, Detroit; Arthur Bryant & Son. Princeton, Ill.; John 
Charlton & Sons, Rochester ; H. A. Dreer, Puiladelphia ; Ellwanger & 
Barry, Rochester ; J. Wilkinson Elliott, Springdale, Pa.; A H. Fewkes, 
Newton Highlands, Mass.; C. S. Harrison, York, Neb.; Julius Heurlin, 
Blue Hill Nursery, South Braintree, Mass.; E. Hawley & Sons, Fenn- 
ville, Mich.; William Warner Harper, Chestnut Hill, Pa.; George 
Hollis, South Weymouth, Mass ; Prof. Robert T. Jackson, Cambridge, 
Mass.; C II. Joosten, New York ; Jackson & Perkins Co., Newark, N. 
Y.; Klehm’s Nursery, Arlington Heights, Ill ; Frank B. Lown, Pough¬ 
keepsie, N. Y.; F. A. Meneray, Crescent, la.; Thomas Meehan & Sons, 
Dreshertown, Pa ; P. Ouwerkerk, New York; P. 8. Peterson & Son, 
Chicago ; E. A. Reeves, Cleveland ; J. F. Rosenfield, West Point, Neb.; 
F S. Reisenberg, Walden, N. Y.; August Rolker & Sons, New York; 
Storrs & Harrison Co., Painesville, O.; W. & T. Smith, Geneva, N. Y.; 
E. J. Shaylor, Wellesley Hills, Mass.; T. C. Thurlow, West Newbury, 
Mass.; C. W. Ward, Queens, N. Y.; Alexander Wallace, New York 
City; Charles W. Wild, Sarcoxie, Mo.; James Wheeler, Brookline, 
Mass. 
Dansville. N. Y., May 1, 1903.—George A. Sweet: “Enclosed 
find $1 for renewal. We find your journal very interesting and in¬ 
structive and do not see how any nurseryman could do without it.” 
Montreal, May 5, 1903.—Lucke Brothers Co.: “We have pleasure 
in inclosing herewith in current exchange cash $ 1 . We, of course,, 
want the journal, and we trust that you are meeting with the success 
that is due to your high calling.” 
