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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
The National Nurseryman 
Established 1893 by C. L. Yates. Incorporated 1902 
Published monthly by 
THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN PUBLISHING CO.. Inc. 
218 Livingston Building, Rochester, N. Y. 
Editor.ERNEST HEMMING, Flourtown, Pa. 
The only trade journal issued for Growers and Dealers in Nursery Stocks of all kinds. 
It circulates throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. 
Official Journal of American Association of Nurserymen 
AfVARDED THE GRAND PRIZE AT PARIS EXPOSITION, igoo 
SUBSCRIPTION RATES 
One year, in advance.$i.oo 
Six months.75 
Foreign Subscriptions, in advance. 1.50 
Six months. i-oo 
Advertising rates will be sent upon application. Advertisements should reach 
this office by the 20 th 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 by the Business Manager, Rochester, 
N.Y, 
Correspondence from all points and articles of interest to nurserymen and horti¬ 
culturists are cordially solicited. 
Address, Editor, Flourtown, Pa. 
Entered in the Post Office at Rochester, N. Y., as second-class matter. 
Rochester, N. Y., January, 1913. 
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN 
President —Thomas B. Meehan, Drssher, Pa.; vice-president, J. B. Pilkington, 
Portland, Ore.; secretary, John Hall, Rochester, N. Y. treasurer, Chas. J. Maloy, 
Rochester, N. Y. 
Executive Committee —H. B. Chase, Huntsville, Ala.; J. W. Hill, Des Moines, 
Iowa; P. A. Dix, Roy, Utah; T. B. Meehan, Ex-Officio, Dresher, Pa.; 
John Hall, Ex-Officio, Secretary, Rochester, N. Y. 
Chairmen of Committees 
Transportation —Chas. M. Sizemore, Louisiana, Mo. 
Tariff— Irving Rouse, Rochester, N. Y. 
Legislation East of Mississippi River —^Wm. Pitkin, Rochester, N. Y. 
Legislation West of Mississippi River —Peter Youngers, Geneva, Nebr. 
Co-Operation with Entomologists —L. A. Berckmans, Augusta, Ga. 
Program —Samuel Miller, Milton, Oregon. 
Exhibits —F. W. Power, Orenco, Oregon. 
Arrangements —John Hall, Rochester, N. Y.; J. B. Pilkington, Portland, Ore. 
Publicity and Trade Opportunities —^W. P. Stark, Louisiana, Mo.; Jefferson 
Thomas, Harrisburg, Pa.; Orlando Harrison, Berlin, Md.; C. M. Griffing, Jack¬ 
sonville, Fla.; G. C. Roeding, Fresno, Cil.; H. D. Simpson, Vincennes, Ind.; James 
M. Irvine, St. Joseph, Mo. 
Membership —^James McHutchison, New York City. 
STATE AND DISTRICT ASSOCIATIONS. 
American Nurserymen’s Protective Association—President, J. W. Hill, Des Moines, la.; 
secretary, Thomas B. Meehan, Dresher, Pa. Meets annually in June. 
American Retail Nurserymen’s Protective Association—President, Charles J. Brown, 
Rochester, N. Y.; secretary, Guy A. Bryant, Princeton, Ill. Meets annually in 
June. 
Association of Oklahoma Nurserymen—President, J. A. Lopeman, Enid, Oklahoma; 
secretary, C. E. Garee, Noble, Oklahoma. 
Canadian Association of Nurserymen—President, E. D. Smith, Winona; secretary, 
C. C. R. Morden, Niagara Falls, Ont. 
Connecticut Nurserymen’s Association—President W. W. McCartney, New Haven, 
Conn.; secretary, F. L. Thomas, Manchester, Conn. 
Eastern Association of Nurserymen—President, Wm. C. Barry, Rochester, N. Y.; 
secretary-treasurer, William Pitkin, Rochester, N. Y. Meets annually in January. 
National Association of Retail Nurserymen—President. E. S. Osborne, Rochester, 
N. Y.; secretary, F. E. Grover, Rochester, N. Y. 
National Nurserymen’s Association of Ohio—President, J. W. McNary, Dayton, O.; 
secretary, W. B. Cole, Painesville, O. 
Pacific Coast Association of Nurserymen—President, P. A. Dix, Roy, Utah; secretary- 
treasurer, C. F. Tonneson, Tacoma, Wash. Meets annually in June. 
Pennsylvania Nurserymen’s Association—President, Abner Hoopes, West Chester, Pa., 
secretary, Henry T. Moon, Morrisville, Pa. 
Southern Nurserymen’s Association—President, W. A. Easterly, Cleveland, Tenn.; 
secretary-treasurer, A. I. Smith, Knoxville, Tenn. 
Tennessee Nurserymen’s Association—President, E. W. Chattin, Winchester, Tenn.; 
secretary, G. M. Bentley, Knoxville, Tenn. 
Texas Nurserymen’s Association—President, J. R. Mayhew, Waxahachie, Texas; 
secretary-treasurer, John S. Kerr, Sherman, Texas. 
Western Association of Nurserymen—President, Geo. A. Marshall, Arlington, Nebr.; 
secretary-treasurer, E. J. Holman, Leavenworth, Kan. Meets annually second 
Wednesday in December. 
The California Association of Nurserymen—President, W. V. Eberly, Niles, Cal.; 
Secretary, H. W. Kruckeberg, Los Angeles, Cal. 
The year of 1912 opened with every indi- 
NEW YEAR cation for a year of greater prosperity for 
GREETINGS nurserymen than any preceding it. The 
nursery business in general was in a most 
flourishing condition owing to an unprecedented demand for 
all lines of stock and at prices of which none could complain 
and with every indication of very little stock to be ultimately 
consigned to the “brush pile.’’ 
That year is now a thing of the past and while the promises 
of twelve months ago have not been fulfilled in full measure, 
nurserymen have had very little to complain of. Fair prices 
have been maintained, the demand for nursery stock is on the 
increase and with every prospect that before the spring 
shipping season there will be more or less shortages in many 
lines. Even today, particularly in ornamental stock, the 
scarcity of many varieties is confirmed by the strong prices 
prevailing and in fruit trees many specific varieties cannot be 
purchased unless a full line of other sorts are taken. 
The outlook for the maintenance of present prices and 
even higher prices in the next year or two may be predicted 
by the scarcity of several varieties of French fruit stocks this 
year. 
For the bright prospects for the year of 1913 the National 
Nurseryman congratulates its subscribers, its advertisers 
and others in the trade and wishes one and all a Happy and 
Prosperous New Year. 
The year has not passed without leaving its sad 
memories. Death has been with us and taken many well 
known, pioneer nurserymen from our ranks: 
Oscar P. Nichols, Davenport, Iowa. 
William Smith, Geneva, N. Y. 
J. J. Harrison, Painesville, Ohio. 
Geo. S. Josselyn, Fredonia, N. Y. 
Benjamin Chase, Derry, N. H. 
George A. Sweet, Dansville, N. Y. 
Joshua I. Maxwell, Geneva, N. Y. 
Pliny W. Reasoner, 2d, Oneco, Florida. 
The National Nurseryman suffered a two-fold loss in 
the passing away of its Editor, Prof. John Craig, and its 
Business Manager, Charles L. Yates. The kindly faces of 
these friends who have passed to the Great Beyond will be 
sadly missed in the future gatherings of our National Associa¬ 
tion. 
But the Nursery business still goes on and yearly increases 
in volume. Sons are taking up and continuing the work and 
responsibilities of their fathers. New methods and standards 
are in vogue and the nursery trade is year by year more 
largely assuming the place in commerce to which it is properly 
entitled. 
The National Nurseryman too, while mourning the 
loss of its former Editor and Business Manager will endeavor 
to continue its usefulness in the future as it has in the past 
and hopes to merit the confidence of its readers and adver¬ 
tisers. 
Again, we wish you all a Happy and Prosperous New 
Year. 
National Nurseryman Publishing Co. 
