THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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our next meeting being held at Portland, Oregon. Every 
member of this fine Association would feel about six inches 
higher if he could be enabled to take in the great sweep of 
this wonderful Western section of our progressive country. 
No man measures up to the full standard of a full grown 
American citizen until he can measure the greatness and 
fullness of the wonderful possibilities and developments of 
all sections of our beloved country. 
Again regretting that I cannot be with you, 1 shall close 
by wishing you a very happy, enjoyable and profitable meet¬ 
ing, and another year of health, happiness and plenty, I am, 
Yours very respectfully, 
Nathan W. Hale. 
AMERICAN PEONY SOCIETY. 
President C. W. Ward presided at the annual meeting of 
the American Peony Society which was held at the New York 
Botanical Garden, June 8-9. Mr. Ward said he did not 
believe it would be possible to straighten the nomenclature 
completely, but the society will have accomplished good work 
if it can get 100 varieties definitely described, so that pur¬ 
chasers would know exactly what they were buying from 
the names given. He said that a proposition had been made 
to one of the committees by Cornell University, whereby 
Professor John Craig, of that institution, had undertaken 
to test all the peonies sent him, and Mr. Ward thought it 
would be right in the line of carrying out this work if each 
member of the peony society contributed a single plant to 
be sent to Professor Craig for testing purposes. 
The secretary’s report showed that the society has 33 
members and a balance of $175.50 on hand. New York 
county was selected as the place of residence for the society. 
Olficers were re-elected as follows: President, C. W. Ward, 
Queens, N. Y.; vice-president, Guy A. Bryant, Princeton 
Ill.; secretary, A. H. Fewkes, Newton Highlands, Mass, 
treasurer and chairman press committee, J. H. Humphreys, 
Philadelphia; directors: Theodore J. Smith, Geneva, N. Y.; 
E. H. Reeves, Cleveland; William A. Peterson, Chicago. 
Professor John Craig, of Cornell University, was appointed 
chairman of the nomenclature committee. He also was 
made an honorary member of the society. 
It was suggested that the next meeting of the society be 
held in connection with that of the American Association of 
Nurserymen if that association selects some northern city. 
Chicago was also suggested. The matter was left in the 
hands of the directors. 
The exhibition of peonies at the meeting was excellent, 
considering the weather conditions. 
MR. LTGHTFOOT’S EMBARRASSMENT. 
II. Lightfoot, of Sherman Heights, Tenn., filed a petition 
in bankruptcy on June 1st. Liabilities amount to $2,930.20. 
Assets a stock of strawberry plants, farming implements 
and $35. Mr. Lightfoot says: 
“My-action was caused by a three months’ illness. I 
suffered with typhoid fever, from August 23, 1903, to the 
middle of November, 1903. 
“At the time I was taken sick I had $6,000 worth of nursery 
stock growing at Cleveland, Tenn., which had cost $4,000 to 
grow it. Our credits were only about $1,500. The balance 
was put up by us. After being sick so long and with no one 
who was familiar with tin; business to look after it, upon my 
recovery I found that the demand for trees was well supplied 
and the season practically over. The amount of only $2,000 
was realized from the sale of the stock, which was only half 
the expenses for the season. Our creditors become impatient 
and demanded payment, which we could not make. 
“The berry crop came on and was a failure financially. 
We were in no better shape. Our creditors began to sue and 
it was either pay or bankrupt. We had no money with 
which to pay and the result was that we were forced to bank¬ 
rupt. 
“I was born and reared in Hamilton county, and am known 
to hundreds of people. Up to eight months ago I paid all 
my just debts, when sickness seized me. 
“ I am going to work again, make some money, reinstate 
all the accounts I now owe and pay them dollar for dollar. 
In four years’ time, with good health I will be out of debt” 
THOSE WHO REGISTERED. 
The register in the office of Secretary Seager at the con¬ 
vention showed the following names: 
T. S. Hubbard Co., J. G. Harrison A Sons, A. L. Causse, George S. 
Josselyn, M. B. Fox, Thomas B. Meehan, J. Horace McFarland, H. T. 
Jones, E. Albertson, August Rolker A Sons, John C. Chase, August 
Rliotert, Herman Berkhan, J. McHutchison, C. J. Mal'oy, Chico Nursery 
Co., C. L. Yates, Ralph T. Olcott, A. M. Preston, The Conard A Jones 
Co., W. L. Killian A Son, David Baird A Son, Dayton Fruit Tree Label 
Co., Alabama Nursery Co., Irving Spaulding, C. C. Abel A Co., J. W. 
Shadow, Hugh Morton, Howard Davis, J. W. Gaines, G. H. Miller, 
N. H. Albaugh, R. A. Pincoffe, C. O. Fowler, E. W. Chattin, C. H.- 
Joosten, John M. Good, E. Runyan, W. P. Stark, R. George, J. H. 
Dayton, I). H. Henry, Peters A Skinner, F. W. Meneray, W. M. Peters 
Sons, Youngers A Co., W. E. Galeener A Sons, F. B. Thacker, J. II. 
Smith, C. T. Smith, F. M. Smith, F. A. Weber, T. M. Grizzard, John 
S. Kern, H. A J. Galhou.se, W. H. Hartman, J. R. Murphy, Ernest B. 
Hillenmeyer, C. D. Wenger, W. C. Reed, J. Van Bindley, J. A. Taylor, 
G. L. Taber, E. S. Welch, C. R. Burr A Co., H. M. Simpson A Sons, 
C. C. Mayhew, E. W. Kirkpatrick, Huntsville Wholesale Nursery Co., 
W. F. Heikes, J. R. H. Hilton, Frank B. White, K. Morton, Marshall 
Brothers, M. Barnes A Co., The Donaldson Co., J. C. Hale, Oregon 
Nursery Co., J. A. Lopeman, G. W. Sheldon A Co., M. B. Tulley, George 
Winters, John Peters A Co., W. H. Kessler, J. H. Wallace, Jackson A 
Perkins Co., J. A. Robbins, Guy A. Bryant, S. W. Crowell, J. S. Moss, 
C. A. Bennett, Washington Nursery Co., John A. Young, E. C. Peirson, 
W. T. Hood, Herbert A. White, W. L. Hillhouse, Harlan P. Kelsey, 
Greening Brothers Nursery Co., S. Doughtery, John Fraser, W. H. 
Wyman, F. N. Downer, R. G. LeFeA’re, Rev. M. Otis, W. W. Twitty, 
C. A. Ilgenfritz, Will Ilgenfritz, C. L. Watrous, W. J. Peters, F. I). 
Green, Gilbert Costieh, John F. Sneed, John H. H. Boyd, J. N. Brice 
A Co., C. H. Peck, Fletcher A Harrison, Win. H. Moon, Lonoke County 
Nurseries, James Cureton, I. D. Hudgins, W. G. Campbell, Jr., R. M. 
Bryan, J. W. Knox, Dr. A. R. Danforth, Hook Hardin Co., George H. 
Whiting, Prof. Wilmon Newell, J. S. Carroll, G. C. Roberts, Otto 
Katzenstein, Prof. John Craig, George C. Chandler, A. 1). Williams, 
C. H. Hartley, B. Thornton, W. B. Thomas, Norris N. Smith, A. W. 
Newson, Gravellee Nursery Co., W. A. Humphries, Harry Nicholson, 
Pebble Hill Nurseries, Bruce Howell. 
Smith Brothers, proprietors of the Concord Nurseries, Concord, 
Ga., have in their employ a man who put in S,400 buds on June 10th, 
from sun to sun. “So far as we know,” they write “this is the best 
budding that lias ever been done.” 
