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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
THE NATIONAL NUT-GROWERS’ ASSOCIATION EX¬ 
TENDS AN INVITATION TO THE MEMBERS OF 
THE NATIONAL NURSERYMEN’S ASSOCIA¬ 
TION TO ATTEND THEIR ANNUAL 
MEETING. 
To Mr. E. W. Kirkpatrick, 
McKinney, Tex. 
Dear Sir:—It gives us pleasure to know that one of our esteemed mem¬ 
bers should be chosen President of the American Nurserymen’s Asso¬ 
ciation. No organized work has more in common, with the National 
Nut Growers Association, than the body you represent as president. 
No one is more keenly alive to the important influence nurserymen 
have upon the Nutgrowing Industry, than yourself. 
We wish, through you as president, to extend a most cordial invi¬ 
tation to the members of the American Association of Nurserymen,” 
to attend our Annual Convention, at St. Louis, Mo., October 26th-28th, 
1904. 
With a view to establishing cordial relations between these or¬ 
ganizations, and a spirit of mutual helpfulness, we will be glad to have 
you appoint a delegation, from your membership, who might attend 
in a semi-official character, and thus open the way for such concert 
of action, as the best interests of both associations, may require. 
Very truly yours, 
J. F. Wilson, Sec’y. G. M. Bacon, Pres. 
president Kirkpatrick’s reply. 
McKinney, Texas, Aug. 31, 1904. 
Mr. Editor: 
Referring to this kindly invitation of the National Nut Growers’ 
Association to the National Nurserymen’s Association, to attend 
their Annual Meeting at St. Louis on October 26-28th, and affiliate 
with them as a visiting delegation;—we assure the Nut Growers of 
the great interest and pleasure with which the Nurserymen accept 
this kind and thoughtful invitation and we trust a large delegation 
will be present to work for the mutual benefit of each, since our 
interests are mutual and our purposes identical. 
We hereby appoint the officers and members of the American Nur¬ 
serymen’s Association who may be present, at the St. Louis meeting, 
as our regularly authorized delegates to that convention. 
We hopefully urge Vice-President C. L. Watrous, Des Moines, Iowa; 
Secretary Geo. C. Seager, Rochester, N. Y., and as many other members 
as possible to be present at this important meeting of the Nut Growers. 
These people, who are among our most permanent builders in this 
Republic, are building “wisely and well.” They are working for 
the highest possible result of beauty, grandeur, luxury and wealth. 
Their work will endure for ages. Let us meet with them. 
E. W. Kirkpatrick, President. 
EXPORT OF FRUITS. 
During the twelve months ending June 1, this country exported 
$20,678,665lworth of fruit against $8,719,344 worth in 1902. Of this 
great quantity $8,237,894 worth were apples-green and dried. To 
show how the export trade in fruit is developing we may compare it 
with other export figures as follows: 
Export of fruit for one year.$20,678,665 
Export of agricultural implements. 22,749,635 
Export of corn.. 30,071,334 
Export of wheat. 35,850,318 
Export of anthracite coal. 10,097,808 
Export of cotton cloth. 14,696,199 
Export of leather. 17,873,085 
Export of fresh beef. 26,841,586 
Rural New Yorker. 
The Erie Railroad has operated for the benefit of apple shippers in 
Western New York during the summer months, a daily fruit train 
from Lockport. to Buffalo. 
SEEDLESS AND CURELESS APPLES. 
NEW YORK COMPANY TO PROPAGATE THIS FRUIT. 
The following note regarding seedless and coreless apples recently 
said to have been produced by Mr. Spencer, of Grand Juncotiou, 
Colorado, is interesting. The perfecting of this organization implies 
that there is plenty of confidence in the new creation. We have 
not yet had an opportunity of seeing the fruit, but if it is worthy 
and an advance on anything we have of the same season in the apple 
world, we wish it every success. 
“Articles of incorporation have just been filed with the Secretary 
of State by Clifford P. Fell of Buffalo, incorporating a Nursery Com¬ 
pany at $50,000.00 capitalization to propagate among other fruits the 
Spencer seedless apple. This apple derives its name from the origi¬ 
nator John F. Spencer, of Grand Junction, Colorado, who has been 
experimenting for a long number of years with a view toward pro¬ 
ducing a perfect seedless and coreless apple. Mr. Spencer has pro¬ 
ceeded all this time on the theory that an orange being seedless on 
account of the buds not permitting of pollination, the apple too might 
be made seedless; and if seedless, coreless, if the cause for a core is 
removed. This experimenter accomplished sufficient along this line 
to induce him to continue his experiments until the present time when 
it appears he has been amply rewarded for his persistent efforts by 
being able to give to the public a perfectly seedless and coreless apple. 
It differs but little from other apples in appearance, except that 
it has a slightly hard substance at the naval end. It is a red winter 
apple w T ith yellow strawberry spots, of a good commercial size, pleas¬ 
ant flavor and fine texture and possessing many other desirable feat¬ 
ures. In fact it is predicted that the seedless apple will revolutionize 
this staple industry, and in course of a few years like the seedless orange 
monopolize the markets of the world.” 
Our Booh Cable. 
Ferns: A manual for the Northeastern States. By G. E. Waters. 
Cloth, pp, 362, Square 8 Vo., (Price not indicated). Published by 
Henry Holt & Company. 
In presenting this work, which is essentially a manual of the ferns 
of the Northeastern States, the author has given the public, a book 
of great value. The ferns have been much studied, but as a rule 
books on this subject are either so very popular that they are of little 
value in distinguishing plants, or so very techincal that they repel 
the amateur. This volume is both attractive to the amateur and the 
student of plants. The illustrations are excellent. The descriptions 
are sufficiently technical to be of botanical value. 
The author has worked out a special form of classification based 
upon the arrangement of the fibro-vascular bundles in the stem. This 
method of classification is simple and if it holds as accurately as stated 
by the author, it gives to the amateur a very easy key for the identifi¬ 
cation of a species. Few plant books have come to our table which 
appear to us more worthy of commendation than this volume. 
The Carnation and Now to Grow It. By C. W. Ward. Size 8 by 
10 inches, pp. 296. Published by A. T. De la mare Printing & Pub¬ 
lishing Company. 
The reputation of the writer of this book as a carnation grower will 
unquestionably greatly help its sale. Those who have visited Mr. 
Ward’s place, have studied his methods and have seen his results 
will be inclined to accept his work on the carnation as authoritative. 
It is safe to say that the volume will not lessen or cloud the reputa¬ 
tion of the writer. It is replete from the cultivator’s standpoint; 
yet it is not given professionally but will interest the amateur as well 
as the florist. The historical and cultural notes are particularly full 
and it appears to be a considerable advance on anything that has 
appeared thus far on carnation culture. The volume is copiously 
illustrated with half-tones and lithographs. The press work and 
general finish are very good. 
