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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
The National Nurseryman 
PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY 
THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN PUBLISHING CO., Tnc. 
205 Cox Building, Rochester, N. Y. 
President .. THOMAS B. MEEHAN 
Vice-President and Editor, .... RALPH T. OLCOTT 
Secretary-Treasurer and Business Manager, . C. L. YATES 
The only trade journal issued for Growers and Dealers in Nursery Stock 
of ail kinds. It circulates throughout the United States and Canada. 
Official Journal of American Association of Nurserymen. 
AWARDED THE GRAND PRIZE AT PARIS EXPOSITION, 1900. 
SUBSCRIPTION RATES. 
One year, in advance,.SI .00 
Six Months,. .75 
Foreign Subscriptions, in advance,.1.50 
Six Months, “ “ 1.00 
Advertising rates will be sent upon application. Advertisements 
should reach this office by the 20th of the month previous to the date 
of issue. 
Payment in advance required for foreign advertisements. Drafts 
on New York or postal orders, instead of checks, are requested. 
Correspondence from all points and articles of interest to nursery¬ 
men and horticulturists are cordially solicited. 
Entered in the Post Office at Rochester , as second-class mail matter. 
Rochester, N. Y., May, 1904. 
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. 
President, N. W. Hale, Knoxville, Tenn.; vice-president, Frank A. 
Weber, St. Louis, Mo.; secretary, George C. Seager, Rochester, N. Y.; 
treasurer, C. L. Yates, Rochester, N. Y. 
Executive Committee—William Pitkin, Rochester, N. Y.; Peter Youngers, Gen¬ 
eva, Neb.; John S. Kerr, Sherman, Tex. 
Committee on Transportation—President Hale, ex-officio; A. L. Brooke, N. Tope¬ 
ka, Kan.; ,T. H. Hale, South Glastonbury, Conn.; E. Albertson, Bridgeport, 
Ind.; M. McDonald, Salem, Ore. 
Committee on Tariff—Irving Rouse, Rochester, N. Y.; Thomas B. Meehan, Dresher- 
town, Pa.; Hiram T. Jones, Elizabeth, N. J. 
Committee on Legislation—C. L. Watrous, Des Moines, la.; Silas Wilson, Atlan¬ 
tic, la.; George A. Sweet, Dansville, N. Y.; William Pitkin, Rochester, N. Y.; 
E. M. Kirkpatrick, McKinney, Tex. 
Committee on Program—,T. H. McFarland, Harrisburg, Pa.; Harlan P. Kelsey, 
Boston,; Charles A. Ilgenfritz, Monroe, Mich. 
Committee on Publicity—Ralph T. Olcott, Rochester, N. Y.; Orlando Harrison, 
Berlin, Md.; Prof. W. G. Johnson, New York City. 
Committee on Exhibits—R. C. Berekmans, Augusta.; J. C. Hale, Winchester, 
Tenn.; M. B. Fox, Rochester. 
Committee on Cost of Growing Trees—Wilson J. Peters, Troy, O.; W. F. Heikes. 
Huntsville, Ala.; Theodore Smith, Geneva, N. Y. 
STATE AND DISTRICT ASSOCIATIONS. 
American Nurserymen’s Protective Association —President, William Pitkin, 
Rochester, N. Y.; vice-president, A. L. Brooke; secretary, Thomas B. Meehan, 
Dreshertown, Pa.; treasurer, Peter Youngers. Meets annually in June. 
Nurserymen’s Mutual Protective Association —President, N. H. Albaugh, 
Phoneton, O.; secretary, George C. Seager, Rochester, N. Y. Meets annually 
in June. 
American Retail Nurserymen’s Protective Association —President, Charles 
J. Brown, Rochester, N. Y.; secretary, Guy A. Bryant, Princeton, Ill. Meets 
annually in June. 
Eastern Association of Nurserymen —President, W. C. Barry, Rochester, N. Y.; 
secretary-treasurer, William Pitkin, Rochester, N. Y. Meets annually in Jan¬ 
uary. 
Western Wholesale Nurserymen’s Association —President, F. H. Stannard. 
Ottawa, Kan.; secretary, E. J. Holman, Leavenworth, Kan. Meets in July and 
December at Kansas City, Mo. 
Southern Nurserymen’s Association —President, W. T. Hood, Richmond, Va.; 
vice-president, Henry Chase, Huntsville, Ala.; secretary, J. C. Hale, Winchester, 
Tenn. Meets at Asheville, N. C., in August, 1904. 
Southwestern Nurserymen’s Association —President, J. W. Preston, King¬ 
fisher, Okl. Terr.; secretary, J. A. Taylor, Wynnewood, Ind. Terr. 
Texas Nurserymen’s Association —President, E. M. Kirkpatrick, McKinney, 
Tex.; secretary, John S. Kerr, Sherman, Tex. 
Pacific Coast Association of Nurserymen —President, S. A. Miller, Milton, 
Ore.; secretary-treasurer, C. A. Tonneson, Tacoma, Wash. Meets annually in 
June. 
Pennsylvania Nurserymen’s Association— President, W. H. Moon, Morrisvilie, 
Pa : secretary, Earl Peters, Mt. Holly Springs, Pa. Next annual meeting at 
Harrisburg, in January. 
National Association of Retail Nurserymen —-President, William Pitkin, 
Rochester, N. Y.; secretary, John B. Kiley, Rochester, N. Y. 
PREPARING FOR ATLANTA. 
Members of the American Association of Nurserymen are 
preparing to attend the annual convention of the Association 
in Atlanta, June 22-24th. The programme committee is at 
work and an interesting discussion of practical topics is 
promised. Much will depend upon the willingness of the 
members to assist the committee in this matter. The south¬ 
ern nurserymen are endeavoring to insure a large attendance 
of these in the South to greet their northern brethren. Most 
of the latter will go from the east via Rochester and Wash¬ 
ington, on Northern Central and Southern Railways. Side 
trips before and after the convention are planned by some 
of the nurserymen. 
NURSERY INSURANCE IMPORTANT. 
E. Albertson, Bridgeport, Ind., writes: “In regard to 
the returns from our circular letter with questions relative 
to insurance on storage buildings, it seems that many nursery¬ 
men have not taken the interest in this that we had expected 
or hoped they would, and so far out of about three hundred 
letters we have sent out we have only had about 120 replies. 
Possibly some of them may have overlooked it. Of course, 
the larger number of replies we can get the better basis it 
gives us on which to base calculations for business. And the 
time is getting short now in which to get things in shape for 
the convention, as this must be done in connection with the 
wind-up of the spring work and opening up of the summer 
business.” 
It would seem that the progressive nurserymen of the 
American Association would turn in and assist the committee 
in every way possible in order to bring the matter intelli¬ 
gently before the convention. Mr. Albertson would be glad 
to receive suggestions, pro and con. 
THE SEASON’S TRADE. 
We present in this issue reports from leading nurserymen 
on the nursery trade for the season. Varying conditions are 
noted. In the West the weather was favorable for handling 
and shipping stock, with rains to put the ground in good con¬ 
dition. In the East and especially in Western New York, 
frost and snow until late in April prevented work to advan¬ 
tage on the packing grounds. A very late spring there threw 
all calculations off. A large volume of business is reported 
from Winchester, Tenn.; also from Geneva, N. Y. The 
season’s trade was not up to last year’s in Maryland. What 
appeared to be a considerable surplus was afterward much 
reduced and the light canvass during the severe winter 
augured well for a good summer business. 
Stark Brothers report a satisfactory shipping season, with 
trade considerably above the average. Again this well 
known firm argues that the word “surplus” should be elimi¬ 
nated from the nurseryman’s vocabulary. Too many have 
learned to await surplus lists, as the average shopper awaits 
the bargain day at the department store. This firm believes 
the prospects generally are favorable and they anticipate a 
splendid fall trade. They regard the future as encouraging 
to those who work along reasonable, sensible and legitimate 
nursery lines. 
