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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 ciiculates throughout the United States. Canada and Europe. 
Official Journal of American Association of Nurserymen 
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culturists are cordially solicited. 
Address, Editor. Flourtown, Pa. 
Entered in the Post Office at Rochester, N. Y., as second-class matter. 
Rochester, N. Y., December, 1913 . 
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN 
President—J. B. Pilkington, Portland. Ore.; Vice-President, Henry B. Chase, Chase, 
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 —^James McHutchison, New York City 
Legislation East of Mississippi River —Wm. Pitkin, Rochester. N. Y. 
Legisi.ation West of Mississippi River —Peter Youngers. Geneva. Nebr. 
Co-Operation with Entomologists —L. A. Berckmans, Augusta, Ga. 
Program —^John Watson, Newark, N. Y. 
Exhibits— 
Arrangements— 
Publicity and Trade Opportunities —W. P. Stark, Neosho. 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. 
Root Knot—E. A. Smith, Lake City, Minn. 
M EM uERSHiP—State V ice-Presidents. 
STATE AND DISTRICT ASSOCIATIONS. 
American Nurserymen’s Protective Association—President, Henry B. Chase, Chase, 
Ala., secretary. Thomas B. Meehan. Dresher, Pa. Meets annually in June. 
American Retail Nurserymen’s Protective Association—President, H. W. Marshall, 
Arlington. Nebiaska; 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. Krui keberg 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, Anton Diedricksen, Payette. Idaho¬ 
secretary J. F. Litooy, Boise. Id ho. ’ 
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. 
New York State Nurserymen’s Association—President, E. S. Osborne, Rochester, N. 
Y.; secretary, John Watson. Newark, N. Y. 
Ohio Nurserymen’s Association—President. W. N. Scarff, New Carlisle, O.; secretary 
W. B. Cole, Painesville, O. • . ry. 
Oregon—Washington Association of Nurserymen—President, C. F. Breilhaup, Rich 
land, Wa^h.; secretary, C. A. Tonneson, Tacoma, Wash. 
Pacific Coast Association of Nurserymen—President, Richard Layritz, Victoria, B. C.; 
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, Morri.sville. Pa, 
Southern Nurserymen’s Association —President, J. R, Mayhew, Waxahachie. Texas- 
secretary-treasurer, A. I, Smith. Knoxville, Tenn, ’ ’ 
Tennessee Nurserymen’s Association—President, Chas. Pennington, Rutherford, Tenn. 
secretary, G. M. Bentley. Knoxville, Tenn. 
Texas Nurserymen’s Association—President. C. K. Phillips, Rockdale, Texas- 
secretary-treasurer. I. M. Ramsey, Austin, Texas. 
Western Association of Nurserymen—President, Frank A. Weber. Nursery, Mo.; 
secretary-treasurer. E. J. Holman, Leavenworth, Kan. Meets annually second 
W ednesday i n December. 
SAN JOSE 
SCALE 
PARASITE 
There is food for thought in the report 
that a parasite has been discovered and 
propagated that is effeetually destroying 
the once much dreaded San Jos 4 scale. 
It confirms the stand we have always 
taken that there never is cause for hysterical alarm and the 
consequent result of stringent and unjust laws. 
Entom.ologists are on the right track when they seek to 
control disease and pests by such methods instead of trying 
to legislate them out of the country. 
The doctors of a past generation bled us and doped us; to¬ 
day they find out what kind of microbe of life is interfering 
with our well-being and study to bring back the balance of 
nature, and it is only by such methods will really effective 
work be done in the pathology of the vegetable kingdom. 
Quarantines are of doubtful value and indicate fright and 
lack of knowledge rather than an effective preventative. 
The brush pile is a very necessary institu- 
THE BRUSH tion but unfortunately one that is not 
PILE catered to to the extent it should be. 
It means dead loss and no nurseryman 
likes to see the result of years of labor go up in sm.oke. 
The fruit tree grower digs his trees all at one time, grades 
them, and the brush pile gets what is left over eveiy year, thus 
starting with a clean slate yearly. 
The grower of ornamentals cannot. do this except with 
perhaps a few of the staples for which there is a steady 
market, and there is always an inducement to grow stock a 
little larger and get big plants because there is a limited 
dem^and for them. 
Too often the best are sold out of the block first, leaving 
the poor stock to grow larger and develop with the hope of 
finding a customer for it. 
It stands there for years often developing into fine speci¬ 
mens as far as appearance goes, but just as often very poor 
stock to sell on account of not being transplanted frequently 
enough. 
It is unusual when such a m-cthod is profitable. 
In the first place a good price has to be asked for large 
specimens and calls for critical examination. 
Secondly, the labor and expense of handling is high. 
Thirdly, results from transplanting large trees that are not 
accustomed to being moved are not invariably satisfac¬ 
tory. 
That there is a demand for large specimens is true and this 
should be catered to by growing plants especially for the 
purpose, transplanting them regularly and carefully guiding 
their developm.ent. Such a m.ethod is costly and the results 
should command prices commensurate. 
Half filled blocks, unsaleable trees or plants are the bane of 
the nursery and really eat up the profits, and unless heroic 
measures are taken to keep them at the minumun they are 
bound to lower the standard. 
The best trees are invariably dug first, the remaining ones 
often improve as they grow but the fact remains that the 
average is lowered. 
A good rule is to go through the nursery periodically and 
take out those that do not come up to the standard. 
