THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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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. 
OfiScial Journal of American Association of Nurserymen 
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Address, Editor, Flourtown, Pa. 
Entered in the Post Office at Rochester, N. Y,, as second-class matter. 
Rochester, N. Y., May, 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 — VI. P. Stark, Louisiana, Mo.; JefIer.son 
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, Frank 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. F. 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 June. 
Pennsylvania Nurser 3 rmen’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. 
It would be well if Foreign nurserymen 
FOREIGN who hope to do business with the United 
INSPECTION States beeame familiar with the recent 
legislation in this country, concerning the 
entry of nursery stock. Regulation No. 6 just issued by the 
Dejiartment of Agriculture and published on another page of 
the National Nurseryman, .states very clearly that nursery 
stock will not be allowed to enter the United States unless the 
invoice is accompanied by the original certificate and unless 
container bears a copy certificate issued by the duly author¬ 
ized official of the country from which it is shipped, stating 
that the nursery stock covered by these certificates has been 
thoroughly inspected by him or under his direction, and found 
or believed to be free from injurious plant diseases and insect 
pests. 
It would be well for the nurserymen of those countries 
where a proper inspection system is not in operation, to apply 
to their Government to establish one, or they will find their 
export business to the United States beset with difficulties. 
Holland which is perhaps the leading export country in this 
line has one already established. The inspection upon 
entering the United States is very thorough, where there is a 
suspicion that the stock is not thoroughly clean. Foreign 
nurserymen shipping to the United States would do well to 
avoid shipping anything that is not absolutely clean, even 
such common and well-known pests as red spider, woolly 
aphis, thrip should not be present if they expect to get their 
stock entered without considerable delay, and perhaps confis¬ 
cation and destruction. 
“For nothing to go out of the nursery 
TRUE TO excepting what is absolutely true to 
LABEL label’’ is a good motto for all nurserymen 
to live up to. He may ship a thousand 
orders all true to name and it is taken as a matter of course, 
but let him send out one plant fraudently named and the 
customer discovers it, it w'ill likely do him more harm than 
if he had lost a hundred orders. It is very easy for the 
nurseryman to get the reputation of being unreliable, but he 
has to be in business a long time and be very strict in his 
dealings before he gets a reputation of reliability. It is true 
there is a wide gap between the nurseryman’s knowledge of 
his plants and the buyers, and more often than not, especially 
in regard to the retail buyer, the nurseryman has often to 
interpret his customer’s orders rather than send him literally 
just what he orders. Ignorance of botanical names, careless 
use of common names and duplication of variety names are 
some of the causes of confusion and it is no wonder that the 
^nurseryman is tempted to label a plant just what the customer 
calls it rather than attempt to explain to him why he is not 
sending just what was ordered. Then again, many retail 
buyers depend on the nurseryman to use his own judgment 
and correct any error or evident lack of knowledge the cus¬ 
tomer may show in the making out of his order. For 
instance, a customer may order Hydrangea paniculata when 
he really wants H. paniculata grandiflora, or he may order by 
a common name that is applied to various kinds of plants and 
in all such instances it is up to the nurseryman to find out 
exactly what his customer wants, and send it to him rather 
