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that of W. T. Hood of Richmond on “ How We Should 
Handle Wholesale Orders,” and the discussion of fumigation, 
will appear in forthcoming issues of the National Nursery¬ 
man. It was unanimously decided to continue the work of 
the Southern Association. 
It was decided to meet next year at Winchester, Tenn., 
upon invitation of Secretary Wilson, speaking in behalf of the 
nurserymen of Winchester. It was proposed to leave to the 
Winchester nurserymen the fixing of the date of the meeting. 
The date has been in July up to last year, when it was decided 
to meet this year in the winter so that it would not interfere 
with the date of the American Association of Nusserymen in 
June. Finally it was decided to meet in Winchester, Tenn., 
Wednesday, August 19, 1903. 
The Secretary’s report was reported by the committee 
correct. 
ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 
President Van Lindley was renominated to succeed him¬ 
self, but he suggested that some one who would be near the 
next place of meeting should be chosen president. 
Mr. Hale—“If Mr. Van Lindley is like most of us, he 
would be glad to get rid of it ; but in order that we can have 
a little contest, I shall nominate Mr. Miller of Georgia. Mr. 
Miller would make us an excellent president, and is from the 
State of Georgia, which has not yet been honored with this 
office. I put Mr. Miller in nomination.” 
Mr. Smith—“I wish to say, with Mr. Hale, that Mr. Miller 
be our next president.” 
Mr. Miller—“ I don’t think there is any use to enter into 
this matter. Mr. Van Lindley is an older man than I am.” 
President—“ I think you need young men.” 
Mr. Miller was elected president by a vote of 11 to 4. W. 
T. Hood was elected vice-president. 
President—“ The next business is the election of secretary 
and treasurer. I suggest you cannot do better than have the 
one that is in it.” 
Mr. Smith—“ I nominate Mr. Wilson to succeed himself for 
one more year.” 
Seconded and unanimously carried. 
NEW YORK STATE NURSERIES. 
The report of the New York State Commissioner of Agri¬ 
culture contains the following data upon the comparative 
quantities of trees, plants, etc., growing in New York state 
nurseries in 1900 and 1901 ; these figures being obtained by 
the state inspectors in each district: 
Apple. 
1900. 
8,830,000 
1901. 
10,2^0 OOO 
Percentage of 
increase or 
decrease. 
.160 increase 
Pear, Std. & Dwf. 
4 , 755 '°°° 
6,581,000 
.384 “ 
Plum . 
4,495,°°° 
5,639,000 
■254 
Cherry. 
3,956,00° 
5,5 1 7 ,°°° 
•394 
Peaches . 
2,823,000 
3,251,000 
■I 5 1 
Quince. 
718,000 
581,000 
.235 decrease 
Apricots. 
77,000 
66,000 
.166 
Total of fruit trees 
- 5 , 6 54 ,°oo 
31,885,000 
.242 increase 
Ornamental trees.. 
3,500,000 
5,000,000 
.428 
Ornamental shrubs 
4,817,000 
5,488,000 
U 
•'39 
Currants. 
4,263,000 
3,414,000 
.248 decrease 
Grape Vines. 
11,795,°°° 
21,408,000 
.815 increase 
On page 164 of Volume IX of 
the National 
, Nurseryman 
are detailed figures for 1900. 
Emong ©rowers anb Beaters. 
Among callers on Western New York nurserymen last month was 
Thomas B. Meehan, Germantown, Pa. 
W. M. Peters & Sons have changed their postoffice address from 
Wesley P. O., Md., to Snow Hill, Md. 
Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, N. Y., last month shipped to the 
Peninsula of Corea, Eastern Asia, two large boxes of fruit trees. 
The Midland Nursery Co., Des Moines, la., has been incorporated by 
O. H. Robinson, W. C. Ballard and W. E. Chapin, with $25,000 capital 
stock. 
Frederick W. Taylor, chief of the department of agriculture of the 
Louisiana Purchase Exposition, is acting chief of the horticultural 
department. 
Joseph Meehan, Germantown, Pa., discussed “The Best Shrubs and 
Trees for a Suburban Lawn,” at a farmers’ institute in Philadelphia on 
February 19th. 
Robert Manning, for many years the secretary of the Massachusetts 
Horticultural Society, died suddenly on February 17, at his home in 
Salem, Mass., aged 74 years. 
The Kalamazoo Nursery and Floral Company has relinquished its 
charter and been absorbed by the Michigan Central Nursery Company. 
Chas. A Maxon is the manager. 
William Pitkin, secretary of Chase Brothers Company, Rochester, 
N. Y., is a member of the committee on legislation of the Western 
New York Horticultural Society. 
R. B. Griffith and John H. Foster of Fredonia, N. Y., have formed a 
partnership as Foster & Griffith for the general nursery business. For 
14 years Mr. Foster was foreman of the Lewis Roesch nursery. 
Griffing Brothers, Jacksonville, Fla., have donated 4,000 Carolina 
poplars to set between live oaks in the Jacksonville streets under the 
direction of the Jacksonville Street and Park Improvement Society. 
Zinnia Ridge Nursery Co., A. M. Leonard and O. M. Leonard, of 
Piqua, Ohio, are all the same. Mr. A. M. Leonard says that because 
his nursery has been variously listed as above, his second class mail 
matter is about three times as large as it should be. 
The Sioux Falls Argus, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, says: “It is 
worthy of remarking that the largest number of these trees in any 
orchard in the United States is in the Alderman orchard near Hurley, 
this State, where over 4,000 of them are in cultivation. 
C. H. Perkins of Jackson & Perkins Co., Newark, New York, accom¬ 
panied by his wife, is spending two months in California. Jackson & 
Perkins Co. have extensive branch nurseries at Orange, California, 
where they are growing rose bushes in large quantities. Mr. Perkins 
is also extensively interested in the handling of California products, 
such as raisins, oranges, honey, prunes, apricots, etc. 
IN THE INDIAN TERRITORY. 
The eighth annual meeting of the Territorial Horticultural 
Society, of Oklahoma and the Indian Territory, was held at 
Guthrie, Oklahoma, on February 13 - 14 . The meeting was 
the most successful in the history of the society, the attend¬ 
ance being especially large, owing to the question of prepar¬ 
ing a suitable exhibit of fruits for the Louisiana Purchase 
Exposition, at St. Louis, coming before this meeting for action. 
Already arrangements are well under way, and committees 
appointed to begin preparations for a display of fruits from 
the twin territories. The program was carried out, and J. A. 
Taylor elected as president for the coming year, and J. B. 
Thoburn of Oklahoma City as secretary, and A. P. Watson, 
Shawnee, Okla., as vice-president. Papers relating to horti¬ 
culture and forestry in the territories were read and discussed 
enthusiastically. 
