THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
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GEORGIA HORTICULTURISTS . 
Annual Meeting at Milledgeville Last Month—President P. J. 
Berchmans’ Address—San Jose Scale Well Under Control — 
Pecan Culture—Results of Spraying —Committees Ap¬ 
pointed on Legislative Work — Officers Elected— 
Exhibits of Superior Flowers and Fruits. 
The annual meeting of the Georgia State Horticultural 
Society convened at Milledgeville, Ga., August 7 th and 8 th. 
The morning session Aug. 7 th was called to order at 11 A. M., 
President P. J. Berckmans in the chair. Owing to the rail¬ 
roads having refused free transportation to the members of 
the society the attendance was smaller than usual; only about 
100 members being present. The refusal of the railroads to 
grant free transportation did not have any influence upon a 
number of the absentees, as the members from North Georgia 
were prevented from attending on account of being in the 
midst of their peach shipping, the season being from a week 
to ten days late this year. The sessions of the society were 
held in the court-room of the Baldwin County Court House. 
The room was decorated with magnificent specimens of palms 
and ferns. Many of the specimens would do credit to any 
first-class professional florist. The plants above mentioned 
were all grown by ladies of this thriving town. The mayor 
of Milledgeville, Hon Julius A. Horne, made the address of 
welcome which was responded to by H. A. Matthews and 
W. D. Hammock in behalf of the society. 
Then followed the address of President P. J. Berckmans; he 
gave a practical talk and laid particular stress on the denuda¬ 
tion of our forests. He urged that some legislation be taken 
to prevent the useless and reckless cutting away of our forest 
trees. He also impressed upon the fruit shippers the necessity 
of using a uniform package in the shipping of their fruit, care¬ 
ful and regular packing. Prof. H. B. Buist, horticulturist of 
Winthrop Normal and Industrial College, Rock Hill, S. C., 
followed next with an address an “Horticulture in Our 
Schools ”. 
The afternoon session was opened by a talk from J. P. Fort, 
of Mt. Airy, Ga., upon insectivorous birds. This was followed 
by a report from State Entomologist W. M. Scott, show¬ 
ing upon the map of the State of Georgia the distribution of 
the San Jose scale, and saying that in every instance where 
the scale had been discovered in the state it had been vigor¬ 
ously fought and sprayed with kerosene and was under full 
control. In some orchards which were badly infested two 
years ago they have succeeded in almost totally eradicating 
the scale. This demonstrates that when the scale is fought 
according to the directions given by Prof. Scott the fruit 
growers need have no fear of its getting byond their control. 
The brown rot is more to be feared than the San Jose scale. 
The night session was a most interesting one, Entomologist 
Scott and Assistant Entomologist Fiske giving most compre¬ 
hensive lectures upon noxious and beneficial insects, these 
lectures being illustrated by a series of beautiful lantern 
slides. At the end of the night session, the ladies of Milledge¬ 
ville tendered a delightful reception to the members of the 
society. 
The morning session of Thursday, August 8 th, was opened 
by a discussion upon pecan culture which is becoming a very 
profitable industry in the South. This was followed by a dis¬ 
cussion on brown rot which disease was very disastrous to the 
plum and peach crop in certain sections of Georgia this year. 
In many instances where Bordeaux mixture was used, the fruit 
crop was saved; but in other instances spraying with Bordeaux 
seemed to have no appreciable effect upon the brown rot. If 
these cases where the brown rot was so fatal were investigated, 
it would probably be found that the spraying was not properly 
done. 
The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: 
President, P. J. Berckmans, and the following vice-presidents: 
second congressional district, B. W. Stone; fourth James 
Cureton; sixth, R. E. Park; eighth, H. M. Starnes; tenth, 
Dr. Neil Mclnnes; secretary and treasurer, L. A. Berckmans. 
Macon, Ga., was selected as a place of meeting for 1902 . A 
committee on legislation was appointed, this committee to go 
before the legislature and ask for an additional appropriation 
for the entomological department, the present appropria¬ 
tion being inadequate. A committee was also appointed to 
draft a bill to prevent the destruction of insectivorous birds. 
The display of fruit and vegetables was small, but the speci¬ 
mens shown were of superior quality. 
KALAMAZOO CONSOLIDATION. 
The Kalamazoo, Mich., Gazette-News, under date of August 
31st, says: 
Papers for the consolidation of the two leading nursery companies of 
this section of the state, the Cenral Michigan nursery and the Kalama¬ 
zoo Nursery and Floral company with a capital stock of $50,000 have 
been forwarded to Lansing. The new company is composed of a num¬ 
ber of the leading and most influential business men of this vicinity 
and a more extended and extensive policy will be the result. The 
acquisition of additional capital was made necessary by the rapid and 
constantly increasing trade enjoyed by the old companies. Under the 
new consolidation a brisk and progressive push will be made in keep¬ 
ing with the enviable reputation already established. Credit for the 
large business already enjoyed by the Central Michigan nursery, which 
practically absorbs the Kalamazoo Nursery and Floral company, is in 
no small measure the result of the efforts of its general manager, Mr. 
Charles A. Maxson, who although a young man yet in the prime of life, 
is looked upon and regarded as an able, enterprising and courteous 
gentleman, full of that wide awake business enterprise and keen per. 
ception so essential to businees success of the present day, and a gentle 
man who possesses the fullest confidence of his associates and all with 
whom he has any social or commercial transactions. 
The sketch and cut of Mr. Maxson which appeared in the 
National Nurseryman are appended. 
GOVERNMENT TO SEND TREES. 
The September issue of “ Success ” says : 
Next spring the secretary of agriculture will distribute throughout 
the country young trees and seeds. Each member of congress will be 
asked to furnish a list of constituents to whom he would like to have 
trees or seeds sent. The seedlings will be grown in the government 
propagating houses, and forwarded to their destinations with specific 
instructions as to how they should be raised and cared for. In this 
way, the government expects to start several million new trees every 
year. 
“We hand you herewith our check for $1 in settlement for another 
year’s subscription to the National Nurseryman. We find it a very 
valuable paper, and cannot well afford to get along without it.” 
