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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 leading 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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Address, Editor, Flourtown, Pa. 
Entered in the Post Office at Rochester, N. Y., as second-class matter. 
Rochester, N. Y., August, 1913. 
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN 
President —^J. B. Pilkington, Portland, Ore.; Vice-President, Henry B. Chase, Hunts 
ville, Ala.; Secretary, John Hall, Rochester, N. Y.; Treasurer, Peter Youngers, 
Geneva, Neb. 
Executive Committee —Thomas B. Meehan, Dresher, Pa.; John H. Dayton, Paines- 
ville, Ohio; P. A. Dix, Roy, Utah; J. B, Pilkington, Portland, Ore., Ex-officio; John 
Hall, Rochester, N. Y., Ex-officio. 
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 Lf 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, Henry B. Chase, Huntsville 
Ala., 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 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. 
As William H. Stark said in his paper, 
NURSERY read at the annual meeting of the Ameri- 
INSPECTION ean Assoeiation of Nurserymen at Port¬ 
land, “Inspeetion is a good thing. We 
must have it but let us have it in a form that will do the 
most good.” 
Just at the present nursery inspeetion is very unsatis- 
faetory and entails eonsiderable loss, delay, and works a 
hardship in many instanees. 
Even the most rigorous inspeetion in foree in any state if 
it be made uniform in all the states would be a great deal 
better than the present ehaos. Good things do not eome 
easy. They must be striven for and it will no doubt be a 
monumental job to get the 48 states all of one mind so as to 
aeeept a uniform inspeetion law. 
The idea of uniform inspection laws is so good and desir¬ 
able that it must ultimately come as there is probably noth¬ 
ing antagonistic to it and we look for its ultimate adoption. 
The main thing is to agitate for it in every way possible and 
so educate the people and law makers to its advisability. 
Mr. Stark made a suggestion by which it could be ac¬ 
complished by federal aid. The main problem seems to be 
the necessity of overcoming the deadly inertia of such move¬ 
ments where only a few people are apparently vitally in¬ 
terested. 
' It hardly seems possible to make good progress through 
political channels. Perhaps it may be possible through the 
state colleges and agricultural experiment stations, who 
really have the actual work of inspection in hand. If every 
nurser3mian would try to interest his own state department 
of agricult-ure in the movement it would be a great step 
towards bringing the matter to a-focus under the manage¬ 
ment of the United States Department of Agriculture. If 
all these bodies accepted a uniform standard and this was 
approved by the federal authorities there is little doubt but 
that the law makers would be ready to adopt it. 
Why should not the horticultural interests of our different 
states acknowledge a governing body in the personnel of the 
United States Department of Agriculture and frame their 
laws according to a single standard ? 
It works well with such well governed bodies as the 
Roman Catholic Church, the Masonic fraternity and our 
own Federal Government under the Constitution. 
The Commonwealth of Horticulture should have a head 
capable at least of guiding the whole body instead of about 
forty-eight tails wagging in different directions. 
It is poor salesmanship and poorer 
PLAY FAIR business policy to run down or belittle a 
rival and seldom gives permanent results. 
The average customer usually sees through such a shallow 
practice and invariably discounts the statements to the 
disadvantage of those making them. 
Even if the statements are true it is best to leave them 
unsaid. 
If your competitor is not doing a straight business he 
will come to grief without your assistance and you are only 
laying yourself open to being classed with the unprincipled. 
