THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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To those of you interested in the growing and selling of 
roses, I am sure the above list will serve the purpose of this 
paper and prove a fruitful source for further investigation and 
extended trials. Frequently, it takes many years of toil and 
observation to find the way to overcome some demerit in the 
growing and handling of some meritorious fruit or flower that 
is apparently kept in the background by its peculiar man¬ 
nerisms. But, as our surest pleasure comes from the master¬ 
ing of the small details that .stand behind the veil of mystery, 
so research and experimentation are always worth while for 
evidently the appealing force that eventually makes the 
skilled artisan the out standing fellow of his craft lies here. 
And not alone is this kind of labor fruitful for the in¬ 
dividual, but the growing of any variety of plant or flower in 
the best varieties suited to the needs and requirements of any 
given section is contagious. Honest effort along this line will 
eventually bring about the highest attainment pertaining to 
and involved in this work in bettering the nursery conditions 
in this state in an ornamental way as well as all allied inter¬ 
ests. What tends to elevate public taste tends to elevate the 
quality of the workmanship necessary to satisfy that taste, 
and as the quality of the product of industry improves, its 
markets widen and the reward increases. 
Now I will leave you with the words of Dean Hole, who, 
in his delightful “Book About Roses,” said “He who would 
have beautiful roses in his garden must have beautiful roses 
in his heart. He must love them well and always. To win, 
he must woo, as Jacob wooed Laban’s daughter, though 
drought and frost consume. He must have not only the 
glowing admiration, and the passion and enthusiasm, but the 
tenderness, the thoughtfulness, the reverence and watchful¬ 
ness of love.” 
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JOHN RICE 
John Rice, reputed to be the oldest nurseryman at 
Geneva, N. Y., died November 4th, at his re.sidence on 
West William street. He was 70 years of age and was 
engaged in the nursery business for eighteen years. He 
retired from business seven years ago. 
He is survived by a daughter and two sons. 
SUPT. MILTON D. STEELE 
Milton D. Steele, superintendent of the State Tree 
Nursery, Geysers, died November 7th, at the Saratoga 
Hospital. Mr. Steele was forty-three years of age. 
He is survived by a widow and four children. 
FRANK H. VICK 
Frank H. Vick, a son of the late James Vick, of Rochester, 
died October 10 at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. H. S. 
De Mott, 44 Irving Place, Rockville Center, L. L, at the age 
of 61. He was a landscape gardener and had charge of the 
grounds surrounding government buildings in New York city. 
He was bom and educated in Rochester and was associated 
with the business of his father, James Vick, before entering 
the government employ. 
TREE SEED NOTES 
The crop of seeds han^ested this sea.son will be about the 
same as in past years. vSome kinds of trees are again produc¬ 
ing a good crop of seeds, while others are a failure. 
The Acer saccharinum, Sugar Maple, has not produced 
any seed w^hatever this year, the entire crop having been 
blasted before maturing. Larix Americana is also a failure. 
A good crop of cones set last spring but the collectors found 
upon gathering them that the contents were of poor quality. 
The seeds did not test over five per cent, of good germinating 
quality. 
Magnolia seed is also of poor quality this year so the supply 
will not near equal the demand. Abies concolor, California 
Silver Fir, seed is also reported to be scarce as well as several 
of the pines of the Pacific Coast section. Abies balsamea seed 
is also a total failure, none of the colleetors being able to 
obtain a single pound of this seed. 
American collectors report an abundance of 1913 crop of 
Pinus strobus, White Pine, and they state that it is of the 
highest germinating quality. Here is a chance for nursery¬ 
men and foresters to replenish their stoek of this fine lumber 
tree. Collectors also report a good crop of Pseudotsuga 
Douglassi, green variety, and state that the quality is very 
fine. Pinus Banksiana is also prodneing a good crop. Pinus 
palustris is now being extracted from the cones and there 
seems to be a good supply. Foreign countries are now 
planting considerable quantities of this seed for lumber pur¬ 
poses and I believe it is a good tree for this, and should be 
planted a great deal more than it is. 
Acorns are now nearly all harvested and should be planted 
as soon as possible so that they may get frozen properly and 
be in condition for an early start in the spring, and other hard 
shell seeds should be put in the ground for the same reason. 
There is a shortage of fmit seeds this year. Mahaleb and 
Mazzard eherry seeds are very scaree. Keiffer Pear also as 
most nurserymen know there was a very poor crop of this 
fmit this season. Reports just received from foreign collec¬ 
tors state that there will be no French pear seed this year as 
the crop of this fruit was an entire failure. This looks like a 
shortage of French Pear vSeedlings for Spring, 1915, and 
should give the growers a chance to clean up any surplus 
stocks that they may have. 
The erop of Myrobalan Plum seed is about standard and 
the seed is of first-class quality. Importations are now being 
received in this country and the seed should be planted as 
soon as the ground is ready. 
Reports on the crop of French Crab Apple and Japan Pear 
seed seem to be to the effect that there will be sufficient to 
fulfill all requirements. A. A. P. 
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN 
The thirty-ninth annual convention of the American 
Association of Nurserymen will be held in Cleveland, Ohoi, 
June 24-26, 1914. The Hollenden Hotel has been selected 
as headquarters. John Hall, 
Secretary. 
