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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
The National Nurseryman. 
PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY 
The National Nurseryman Publishing Co., 
(incorporated) 
305 Cox Building, Rochester, N. Y. 
PRESIDENT - - - THOMAS B. MEEHAN 
VICE-PRESIDENT AND EDITOR - - RALPH T. OLCOTT 
SECRETARY AND TREASURER - - C. L. YATES 
The only trade journal issued for Growers and Dealers in Nursery Stock of 
all kinds. It circulates throughout the United States and Canada. 
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. 
AWARDED THE GRAND PRIZE AT PARIS EXPOSITION, 1900. 
SUBSCRIPTION RATES. 
One year, in advance, - - - - - $1.00 
Six Months, ------ .75 
Foreign Subscriptions, in advance, - - - 1.50 
Six Months, “ “ 1.00 
Advertising rates will be sent upon application. Advertisements 
should reach this office by the 20th of the month previous to the date 
of issue. 
Payment in advance required for foreign advertisements. Drafts 
on New York or postal orders, instead of checks, are requested. 
Correspondence from all points and articles of interest to nursery¬ 
men and horticulturists are cordially solicited. 
AflERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. 
President, Charles A. Ilgenfritz, Monroe, Mich.; vice-president, D. S. 
Lake, Shenandoah, la.; secretary, George C. Seager, Rochester, 
N. Y.; treasurer, C. L. Yates, Rochester, N. Y. 
Executive Committee—William Pitkin, Rochester, N. Y.; N. W. Hale, Knox¬ 
ville, Tenn.; Peter Youngers, Geneva, Neb. 
Committee on Transportation—President Ilgenfritz, ex-officio; A. L. Brooke, 
N. Topeka, Kan.; Henry Chase, Huntsville, Ala.; E. Albertson, Bridgeport, 
Ind.; Howard Davis, Baltimore, Md. 
Committee on Tariff—Irving Rouse, Rochester, N. Y.; Thomas B. Meehan, 
Germantown, Pa.; J. H. Dayton, Painesville, O. 
Committee on Legislation—C. L. Watrous, Des Moines, la.; Silas Wilson, At¬ 
lantic, la.; Charles J. Brown, Rochester, N. Y.; George A. Sweet, Dans- 
ville, N. Y.; Robert C. Berckmans, Augusta, Ga. 
Committee on Programme—George C. Seager, Rochester, N. Y.; Wilson J. 
Peters, Troy, Ohio ; J. Horace McFarland, Harrisburg, Pa. 
Committee on Publicity—C. M. Stark, Louisiana, Mo.; Ralph T. Olcott, 
Rochester, N. Y.; F. H. Stannard, Ottawa, Kan. 
Annual convention for 1903—At Detroit, Mich., June 10-12. 
Entered in the Post Offl.ce at Rochester, as second-class mail matter. 
Rochester, N. Y., July, 1902. 
THE MILWAUKEE MEETING. 
Nothing more fully attests the increasing efficiency of the 
American Association of Nurserymen than does the large and 
representative attendance which has characterized the annual 
conventions of this body in recent years. Each succeeding 
yearly gathering of late has been pronounced “ the best yet.” 
It is certainly a condition for which all the members are to be 
congratulated. Undoubtedly we may look to the prosperous 
business relations as the cause, in great measure, for the large 
attendance and the cheerful activity which marked the Mil¬ 
waukee convention ; but it is hoped that the benefits derived 
from attendance at that meeting will be borne in mind .should 
there be business reverses in the future, and that the majority 
at least of those who were at Milwaukee last month will prove 
loyal to the Association by attending regularly the annual 
conventions. 
“ I am very glad I went,” said a prominent nurseryman on 
his way home from Milwaukee. “ I came near not going at 
the last minute, but I should have missed a great deal. I 
learned much at Milwaukee about the nursery business that 
will be of great benefit to me, and I closed one or two large 
deals that I should otherwise have missed.” It is probable 
that others voice the same expression. 
There was an especially notable representative attendance 
at the Milwaukee meeting. The most prominent men in the 
business, with few exceptions, were there or were represented. 
An unusually large amount of business was transacted in the 
way of sales of stock, and an air of satisfaction, confidence 
and liberality, due to the bright prospects, pervaded all the 
transactions. 
Those who have, in season and out of season, labored in 
behalf of the Association for the passage of a federal inspec¬ 
tion bill felt in great measure rewarded by the unanimous vote 
which accompanied the Association’s indorsement of the 
measure which has so long been before Congress. The mem¬ 
bers of the Association did probably all that was in their 
power in the way of expressing their appreciation of the work 
of their committee on legislation by following promptly the 
indorsement of the bill with a rising unanimous vote thanking 
the committee. 
Upon all sides it was reported that prospects in the nursery 
business are exceedingly bright. Cherry—good, apple and 
plum are scarce, and indeed there is no surplus in any variety 
and no large planting has been done. The indications are for 
good prices for two years at least. The convention of 1903 
should find the nurserymen in continued good spirits. 
THE NEW STANDING COMMITTEES. 
Herewith we publish the list of new standing committees 
appointed by President Ilgenfritz. His selection is the result 
of careful study of conditions and we are confident that his 
decision will be conducive to the best interests of the 
American Association. The membership of the Committee 
on Legislation has been increased because of the importance 
ot its work. 
The National Nurseryman has repeatedly suggested 
the appointment of a Committee on Programme. Such a 
committee has been appointed by President Ilgenfritz. A 
Committee on Publicity has also been appointed ; the duties 
of this committee are to furnish reports of the convention to 
the daily press during the sessions. 
Following are the new standing committees : 
Committee on Transportation—President Ilgenfritz, ex-officio ; A. L. 
Brooke, N. Topeka, Kansas; Henry Chase, Huntsville, Ala.; E. Al¬ 
bertson, Bridgeport, Ind.; Howard Davis, Baltimore, Md. 
Committee on Tariff — Irving Rouse, Rochester, N. Y.; Thomas B. 
Meehan, Germantown, Pa.; J. H. Dayton, Painesville, Ohio. 
Committee on Legislation—C. L. Watrous, Des Moines, la.; Silas 
Wilson, Atlantic, la.. Charles J. Brown, Rochester, N. Y.; George A. 
Sweet, Dansville, N. Y.; Robert C. Berckmans, Augusta, Ga. 
Committee on Programme—George C. Seager, Rochester, N. Y.; 
Wilson, J. Peters, Troy, Ohio; J. Horace McFarland, Harrisburg, Pa. 
Committee on Publicity—C. M. Stark, Louisiana, Mo.; Ralph T. 
Olcott, Rochester, N. Y.; F. H. Stannard, Ottawa, Kan. 
