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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 
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this office by the 20th of the month previous to the date of issue. 
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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., April, 1913. 
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN 
President —Thomas B. Meehan, Dresher, 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, Cal.; 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. 
California Association of Nurserymen—President, Prank H. Wilson, Fresno, Cal. 
Secretary, H. W. Kruckeberg, Los Angeles, Cal. 
Canadian Association of Nurserymen—President, E. D. Smith, Winona; secretary 
C. C. R. Morden, Niagara Falls, Ont, 
Connecticut Nurserymen’s Association—President T. E. Burroughs, Deep River, 
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! 
Idaho Nurserymen’s Association—President, W. S. Hawkes; secretary, J. F. Litooy! 
Boise, Idaho. 
Mississippi Nurserymen’s Association—President, J. R. Woodham, Newton; Vice- 
President, W. A. Woods, Tomnolen; Sec’y-Treas., R. W. Harned, Agr. College. 
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, W. N. Scarff, New Carlisle, O.- 
secretary, W. B. Cole, Painesville, O. ’ •> 
Oregon—Washington Association of Nurserymen—President, C. P. Breilhaup, Rich¬ 
land, Wash.; secretary, C. A. Tonneson, Tacoma, Wash. 
Pacific Coast Association of Nurserymen—President, Albert Brownell, Portland, Ore¬ 
gon ; secretary-treasurer, C. A. Tonneson, Tacoma, Wash. Meets annually in Tune. 
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, Frank A. Weber. Nursery, Mo - 
secretary-treasurer, E. J. Holman, Leavenworth, Kan. Meets annually second 
Wednesday in December. 
Packing is a big item with the nurser3mien 
PACKING but it has to be done, and should be done 
well. Nothing is gained by skimping it 
except perhaps a dissatisfied customer. Take a little more 
time and select a proper sized packing case, use a liberal 
amount of moist packing material around the roots. It is 
customary to charge packing at actual cost. See that your 
customer gets his money’s worth; it will be to the advantage 
of the stock you are selling him. 
A rough, poorly made bale or a box with the contents so 
loose they will rattle will spoil the appearance of the best 
stock ever grown. The reverse is also true; indifferent stock 
properly handled and nicely packed will pass muster, where it 
would be a sure cause of complaint if put up in poor shape. 
Remember, the recipient of your goods is not always a 
nurser3mian but often a person who will judge the value of 
the goods by the apparent care with which they have been 
packed. 
Looking at the subject of “Nursery 
NURSERY Inspection’’ in a broad impartial manner, 
INSPECTION it is undoubtedly desirable and even bene¬ 
ficial to the nursery business, although 
it may not be very effective in preventing the spread of 
diseases and pests. It is good discipline; it encourages 
better care of the nursery cleaner stock and is an all-round 
good tonic to the business. Like everything else it is the 
abuse of the idea that is objectionable. The varied laws 
in the different States governing the same. The licenses, 
bonds and those restrictive measures that are foolish, 
unpractical and are really of non-effect as real preventative 
measures. What is wanted is a uniform inspection law in all 
vStates, and the inspectors to be practical, conservative men 
who not only inspect for specific pests, but would be influen¬ 
tial in encouraging the production of high-grade stock. 
There is little doubt but what in time Government inspection 
of nurseries will be so organized and systematized that it will 
be an actual blessing to the nurserymen. It will not only 
insure clean, healthy stock but a standardization of grades, 
methods and high business principles. Before this can take 
place, however, the Departments of Horticulture will have to 
be of higher standard than they are at present, and be upon a 
better basis. It should not have to be necessary for the 
Departments to alarm the country of the threatened invasion 
of the Gypsy Moth or the White Pine Blister Rust or other 
dread disease to squeeze an appropriation to carry on their 
work or to procure sufficient funds to keep the executives in 
office. The Departments should be so organized that they 
be entirely independent of political influence and of such a 
permanent nature that the workers in them can proceed with 
their life’s work independent of outside influence. The one 
real essential to encourage the cooperation of the nurserymen 
is to have properly trained, practical men in the Departments, 
men who will be respected for their knowledge and ability and 
whose sole interests are the welfare of the horticultural 
interests of the country. 
The nurseryman’s lot in April is not a bed of roses, but there [is a 
good time coming for those jwho. attend the convention when all the 
troubles attendant upon the business of today will be forgotten. 
