The National Nurseryman. 
FOR GROWERS AND DEALERS IN NURSERY STOCK. 
Copyright, 1902, by the National Nurseryman Publishing Co. 
“ One first class novelty is worth twenty indifferent or good things." —Pkof. L. H. Bailey. 
Vol. X. ROCHESTER, N. Y., JANUARY, 1902. No. 1. 
MISSOURI FRUIT GROWERS . 
Large and Enthusiastic Meeting at St. Joseph—Federal Inspection 
Bill Heartily Endorsed—Fruit Trees Killed by Fumigation 
—Iowa Nurseries Free From Scale—New Insect From 
the West Indies —Topics Discussed—Officers. 
The forty-fourth annual meeting of the Missouri Horticul¬ 
tural Society was held at St. Joseph, Dec. 4 - 6 . President 
Murray, in his annual address on “The Possibilities of Fruit 
Growing in Missouri,” said that only one state exceeded 
Missouri in the production of fruit, California, but nowhere in 
the world is the quality of Missouri fruit excelled. 
Fruit culture in Missouri has become a great industry. 
When the horticultural society was -organized forty-four years 
ago, the aggregate sale of fruit in the entire United States 
amounted to $ 20 , 000 , 000 . Now Missouri produces annually 
from $ 10 , 000,000 to $ 25 , 000,000 worth of fruit. The speaker 
said that in one year $ 1,200 had been made from a single acre 
of strawberries in Missouri. He said that one of the dele- 
getes present, who had twenty acres of strawberries, sold last 
season 6,020 crates, for $ 1.40 a crate, making a profit of about 
$ 6 , 000 . He said that Missouri has the largest deciduous 
orchards in the world, one containing 167,000 trees. In spite 
of the rapid progress which has been made the speaker said 
that Missouri is only in its infancy in fruit growing. He 
referred to the good work of the school of horticulture estab¬ 
lished in Columbia. 
Among the exhibitors were D. A. Robnett, Columbia ; A. 
Nelson & Sons, Lebanon; Titus Nursery, Nemaha, Neb.; 
Ozark Orchard Co , Goodman. Among those in attendance 
were Fred Wellhouse, president, and W. H. Barnes, secretary 
of the Kansas Horticultural Society ; A. G. Gano, of Gano 
apple fame, Parkville ; L. A. Goodman, Kansas City ; S. H. 
Linton, Des Moines, la. ; M. Butterfield, Lee’s Summit ; A. 
H. Griesa, Lawrence, Kan. 
It was reported that a new insect, resembling the San Jose 
scale, has made its appearance in Missouri. It is called the 
West India scale, but came to this country through Mexico 
from Central America. It is stated that it attacks all kinds 
of trees. Professor J M. Stedman, of Columbia, had different 
specimens of insects for examination by all who cared to see 
them. 
Professor Stedman said that the “external inspection laws ” 
which are in force in some states failed to have the desired 
effect in most instances and that he was not in favor of inter¬ 
nal inspection laws until national laws are passed. 
The matter of taking up the question of international law 
in regard to pests was discussed at a meeting of entomologists 
held at Washington three weeks ago. Professor Stedman was 
in attendance. He said that all those in attendance were in 
favor of a national inspection law. 
H. Augustine, of Normal, Ill., stated that a thorough exam¬ 
ination of the nurseries of his state had been made, and that 
he would pay the expenses of the trip if Professor Stedm?n 
made an examination and could find a single instance of San 
Jose scale in the nurseries. He did not entirely agree with 
the advice to fumigate trees, saying that he knew of one 
instance where 150,000 peach trees were killed by fumigation. 
Silas Wilson, of Iowa, said that his state had rigorous laws 
in regard to admitting trees into the state and that each ship¬ 
ment must be accompanied with a statement by State Ento¬ 
mologist Summers, stating that it is free from pest. He said 
that he was on a committee from Iowa which secured the 
passage of a national law in regard to tree inspection through 
the house in Washington, but it was just the time the Spanish- 
American war broke out, and the measure was not taken up 
during the excitement. Mr. Wilson said he was confident the 
matter would be taken up by the senate at the present session 
of congress. 
Secretary Goodman recommended the appointment of a 
committee whose duty it should be to go before the St. Louis 
Fair commission and urge the appointment of a separate com¬ 
mission to have charge of horticulture, instead of the way 
which has been proposed, by which only one member of the 
commission shall have charge of the agricultural, horticultural, 
floricultural and forestry depaitments. He said that similar 
action would be taken this winter by societies all over the 
country. 
Dr. H. Van Schrenk, of the United States department of 
forestry in St. Louis, during the past summer, traveled through 
nearly all the countries of Europe in the interest of the United 
States, examining fruit trees. He said that in most European 
countries twelve trees are considered a large orchard. The 
quality of their apples is not good, and he thinks Americans 
sho-uld raise apples for the old world 
The exhibition of fruit was the finest ever seen at any meet¬ 
ing of the society. One speaker said that he had attended 
conventions from Minnesota to Texas, but never before had 
he seen such a choice array of apples. It was pronounced 
superior to similar collections at the Chicago World s lair and 
at Omaha and Buffalo. The apples were shipped to Iowa and 
Illinois for exhibition, and later to Kansas and Nebraska to 
state meetings. 
The following officers were elected : D. A. Robnett, Colum¬ 
bia; vice-presidents, G. T. Tippin, Nichols; C. H. Dutcher, 
Warrensburg, and C. W. Murtfeldt, St. Louis; treasurer, W. G. 
Gano, Parkville; secretary, L. A. Goodman, Kansas City. 
The thirty-eighth annual meeting of the Ontario Entomological 
Society was held at London, November 13-15. Inspector I isher dis. 
cussed “The San Jose Scale in Ontario.” He had seen very few 
newly-infested localities this season. People were awake to its danger¬ 
ous character, and the necessity of promptly notifying the government 
of its appearance. 
