THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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means white; nigra,black; caemlea,blue; lutea,yellow; pur¬ 
purea, purple; rubra, red; viridis,green; vulgaris, common; 
gracilis, graceful; flora, flower and carpum, fruit or the Latin 
terms of colors, numbers, form, etc., that go to make up the 
scientific names of plants. 
It is quite proper for the nurseryman to use common 
names in the catalogue to enable the public to understand it 
but he should keep in mind the only sure way when dealing 
with another nurseryman to avoid mistakes is to give the 
full proper name. It may seem a waste of time and ink to 
write Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora but is a greater 
waste to have Hydrangea paniculata or Hydrangea arbor- 
escens grandiflora sent him when he really meant to order 
the first mentioned. Then, too, he should not put himself 
on the same plane as the customer who comes to the nursery 
and asks for a Japonica without specifying whether it is 
Acer, Aucuha Pyrus, Spiraea or any of those many plants 
indicating their native habitat by their specific name. 
^Vhile at the Waco convention I took the opportunity of 
presenting to the fifty members present the advantages of 
membership in the American Association. Being the vice- 
president for Texas it is my duty to look after the member¬ 
ship in this State, and I have begun the work, and I trust 
by the time of the Cleveland meeting arrives that the mem¬ 
bership from Texas will be materially increased to its proper 
proportion. 
We had a very interesting and profitable meeting at 
Waco, and presume a synopsis of same will be sent you by 
the Secretary, J. M. Ramsey of Austin. The following 
were elected officers for the coming year: President J. S. 
Kerr, Sherman; vice-president, Will B. Mimson, Denison; 
secretary-treasurer, J. M. Ramsey, Austin. A special 
premium fund of about $200 was raised to be offered as 
premiums for exhibits of Texas pecans at the forth-comiflg 
convention of National Nut Growers to be held at Houston, 
Texas, the first week of November. 
AN INTERESTING LETTER FROM WILL B. MUNSON 
Denison, Texas, September 30, 1913. 
Editor, National Nurseryman, 
Flourtown, Pa. 
Dear Sir: I am just in receipt of the Report of the 
Proceedings of the Portland Convention of the American 
Association of Nurserymen, and have spent a very pleasant 
morning in reading same, as it called to my mind many 
pleasant and profitable incidents in which I was fortunate 
to participate. I would not have missed attending that 
convention for many times the cost of the trip. 
I And in the third paragraph on page 94 of the report a 
typographical error in which I am quoted as saying “There 
are parts of Texas 6,000 and 8,000 miles from the citrous 
district, etc.” We all know Texas is a large domain, but 
does not yet quite extend a third of the way around the 
globe. This is plainly a typographical error that escaped 
proofing. I would not call attention to it except for one 
reason, and that reason is this: 
At the recent convention of the Texas Nurserymen’s 
Association held at Waco on the 23d and 4th inst., I had the 
pleasure to report' and relate the happenings at the Portland 
meeting. In giving a glowing account of the experiences 
we had at Portland, I mentioned the fine salmon dinner we 
had on the boat trip up the Columbia River, and how so 
few large salmon were made to serve such a large body of 
people as we had on that oceasion. As salmon is a fish 
I was stopped in my speech and cautioned not to tell a “fish 
story.” Now if these Texas nurserymen who heard me at 
Waco and who did not go to Portland should read in the 
report what I am there quoted as saying, they would not 
believe or discredit my Portland “fish story” and when 
they And out I was trying to make those at Portland believe 
that the limits of Texas extended into Siberia by the way of 
Alaska. To make my statements at Waco about Portland 
meeting “good” please correct in your journal the error as 
appearing in the published proceedings. What I said was 
“600 to 800 miles”; also where I am quoted as saying 
“white blight” should read “white fly.” 
Bvsines5 Movements. 
The firm of E. C. Haines & Co., Inc., which has branches 
at Mount Kisco and White Plains, N. Y., and Stamford, 
Conn., has filed a petition in bankruptcy here, with liabilities 
$19,011 and nominal assets $24,225, consisting of real estate, 
$14,000; stock, $4,000; plant, $3,400; horses and wagons, 
$500; accounts, $2,250, and cash in bank, $25. The real 
estate eonsists of two and one-half aeres of land, with six 
greenhouses, cottage, bam, etc. Emil V. Kratsch is presi¬ 
dent. The business has been established forty years. 
Judge Hough appointed Chas. L. Brookheim receiver, on a 
bond of $750. The company expects to make a settlement 
with its creditors. 
THE PHOENIX ASSETS 
John Y. Chisholm, who was appointed by Judge Myers 
as receiver for the Phoenix Nursery Co., Bloomington, Ill., 
stated to a reporter September 18 that the creditors have 
not thus far shown a disposition to erowd matters and if 
this eondition continues to exist a much better settlement 
will be made. “If they crowd us,” said Mr. Chisholm, “we 
won’t be able to pay more than 30 cents on the dollar, but 
if they give us time I anticipate a satisfactory settlement ^vill 
be possible.” Mr. Chisholm stated further that the nurseiA’- 
has much young stock that is practically valueless unless the 
creditors are lenient and give the company time to market it 
a little later on. 
Lewis Roesch & Son, Fredonia, N. Y., growers of grape 
vines, currants, gooseberries and other small fruits, have 
dissolved partnership by mutual consent. All accounts 
against said firm should be presented, and all debts owing 
said Arm should be paid to Lewis Roesch, 57 Berry St., 
Fredonia, New York. 
