The National Nurseryman. 
FOR GROWERS AND DEALERS IN NURSERY STOCK. 
Copyrighted 1903 by The National Nurseryman Publishing Co.. Incorporated. 
“ The majority of vs do not know as much about varieties as we ouyht."—,] . II. Ham; 
Vol. XI. ROCHESTER, N. Y., AUGUST. 1903. No. 8. 
THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION 
Fourth Annual Meeting — President Kirkpatrick’s Address — 
Nurserymen Present — Trade Marking—State Inspection 
Law Suggested —Action of Wholesale Nurseries 
Criticised — Officers Re-Elected. 
The fourth annual session of the Texas Nurserymen’s 
Association was held at College Station in connection with 
the Texas State Horticultural Society, and also of the Texas 
Farmers’ Congress, on July 8-10. There was a good repre¬ 
sentation of Texas nurserymen present, and the convention 
was thoroughly enjoyed and decidedly profitable. A. K. 
Clingman, of Keithville, La., was present, also J. C. Hale, 
Winchester, Tenn. 
We are indebted to '"Secretary John S. Kerr, Sherman, 
Texas, for a report of the meeting. 
President Kirkpatrick’s Address. 
The sessions were opened by President E. W. Kirkpatrick, 
of McKinney, Texas, who, in his annual address, said in part: 
Fellow Nurserymen of Texas and the Southwest: 
It is with peculiar pleasure that I extend to you a welcome to this 
our fourth annual convention. We of the South in general, and of the 
great State of Texas in particular, are enjoying a prosperity the world 
has never seen equaled, and it behooves the nurserymen of our country 
to awake to a sense of their high position and of their great part in 
this progress. You, the nurserymen, have the honor of originating, 
discovering and disseminating the grandest fruits and flowers that the 
world has ever seen. The people of the North, wealthy and prosper¬ 
ous, are looking to us of the South to furnish them with fine fruit and 
vegetables for their home consumption, and nothing is too good nor 
too expensive for their families, and they look down here with a 
longing desire for a large supply of southern luxuries. They are 
willing to send their loads of gold here for products of Texas horti¬ 
culture. They are among our best friends in our grand work, and the 
horticulturists are looking to you fellow nurserymen as the propa¬ 
gators and originators of these fine fruits to keep pace with the 
demands, and to furnish them with the very best varieties and the 
highest grades of trees that can be se cured. 
We want to correspond with each other more than we do, we want 
to meet more and more regularly, we want all the brethern to come 
and feel welcome here, as you feel welcome. Let every nurseryman 
feel it his duty and high privilege to work in harmony with every 
other nurseryman. Let us discuss the great questions of vital interest 
presented to us, laying down all petty prejudices, and coming together 
as brothers in a common cause. This is the time for organization, the 
time of the common brotherhood of man, and I hope that we, as 
nurserymen and fruit growers will feel it to be our bounden duty to 
work harmoniously and vigorously together in forwarding the great 
cause of southern horticulture. 
We extend a hearty welcome to our brethren from othei states and 
to every co worker in the Southwest to join with us. 
Nurserymen Present. 
The following nurserymen were present: 
F. W. Mally, C. Faulkner, E. W. Kirkpatrick, J. F. Sneed, C. P. 
Orr, Jno. M. Howell, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Johnson, G. Onderdonk, 
F. T. Ramsey, Jno. F. Brill, B. L. Adams, C. C. Mayhew, W, H. 
McKnight, A. Iv. Clingman, J. W. Higginbotham, J. D. Allen, O. K. 
Phillips, J. L. Downing, Wilson Bell, Robt. F. Cole, M. N. Knox A 
Son, E. M. Henderson, J. W. Tackett A Son, J. B. Power, G. A. 
Shattenburgh, R. II. Bushway, W. A. Yates, Stanley Watson, M. G. 
Black, W. D. Bentley, Sam H. Dixon, 1). W. Ford, C. L. Kidd, E. A. 
McNett A Shultz, S. R. McKee, Mrs. S. li. McKee, F. K. McGinnis, 
J. C. Hale, J. S. Kerr. 
The report of the secretary-treasurer, J. S. Kerr of Sherman, Texas, 
showed a balance on hand of $27.30. 
“ Best Methods of Growing Open Ground Roses” was outlined in a 
paper by John F. Sneed of Tyler, Texas, which was followed by a 
lively discussion entered into by a number of those present. It was 
complained that the Crimson Rambler suffers severely from mildew, 
and that mildew spreads in a limited degree to other varieties, but to 
no great extent. 
C. P. Orr of Arp, Texas, read an interesting paper, “ Can There 
be Too Many Elbertas Grown ? ” holding that in the greatly increased 
plantings of Elberta, it will be necessary to have more economical 
methods of culture, packing and marketing, and that properly 
handled, there will probably be a reasonable market for all that can be 
grown. Mr. Orr’s paper was highly commended as being very 
pointed, condensed and full of good suggestions. It was strongly 
stated by East Texas peach growers, that being ten days ahead of 
Georgia and other parts of the peach country in ripening, probably 
East Texas Elbertas would be ahead of the bulk of competition, and 
therefore would bring good prices. 
Trade narking. 
“Trade Marking for Protection of the Introducer of New Varieties 
of Trees and Plants,” was ably handled by F. T. Ramsey of Austin, 
Texas. He stated that it was a new thing in the Southwest, and had 
not oeen generally entered into up to this time, but that the time had 
arrived when the introducers of new fruits and plants must have 
protection in the handling of the same, and that this trade marking 
was evidently the most practicable and efficient. The trend of the 
discussion showed that the sense of the southern nurseryman is that it 
is a sign of good business sagacity, and is perfectly admissable for 
nurserymen to protect themselves by this means. 
The question of “Office Methods” elicited much interest, as 
outlined in papers by Misses Holsapple, Mayhew and Kerr, of 
8 herman, Texas. 
W. W. Yates of Brenham, Texas, read a paper on “ The Best 
Methods of Propagating Japan Persimmons and Nut Trees.” Presi¬ 
dent Kirkpatrick followed with illustrations of the methods of 
grafting and budding this class of trees. 
C. C. Mayhew of Sherman, Texas, read an interesting paper on 
“The Wholesale Nursery Business of the Southwest,” showing that 
there is a fine opening for a strictly wholesale nursery business. 
Injustice Alleged. 
John F. Brill of Grapelaud, Texas, declared that there was a great 
injustice being done the nurserymen of Texas by indiscriminate whole¬ 
saling of trees, and that one of the principal works of this Association 
would be to devise means for regulating wholesale and retail prices. 
F. K. McGinnis of Terrell, Texas, delivered an address on the “ Re¬ 
lations of the Nurserymen to Commercial Orcharding.” Asanorchard- 
ist, Mr. McGinnis declares that the nurseryman stands in a very maiked 
degree as a copartner and sponsor, you may say, of the orchardist. 
Honest nurserymen seek out all the valuable varieties, spend much 
time in having them properly tested, and after much time and expense 
offer them to the commercial orchardist, thus saving the orchardist a 
great deal in the way of experimenting. Mr. McGinnis warns against 
planting too many varieties, but suggests that we go to the nearest 
