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THE NATIONAL NUESERYMAN 
Newark, New York, January 22, 1918. 
Editor National Nurseryman, 
Dear Sir:— 
The above letter from Mr. W. W. Rich, President of 
F. B. Vandegrift & Go., New York, contains a suggestion 
of such importance that it should be brought to the at¬ 
tention not only of the officers of the American Association 
of Nurserymen but to the attention of every nurseryman 
in the country. As Mr. Rich says, we have an opportun¬ 
ity not only to encourage the saving of coal now by the 
use of wood whenever obtainable, hut we can encourage 
the production of a fuel supply for coming years through 
the planting of forest trees. I think it was the late J. J. 
Hill who predicted years ago that we would in time build 
only stone houses because of the destruction of our for¬ 
ests without doing anything to replace them. The great 
weakness of our National thought is that it considers the 
present only; we have been wonderfully prosperous, not 
because of our superior initiative or efficiency Aut because 
of the wonderful opportunities we have had; as a Nation 
we.have not acquired wealth; it has been thrust upon us. 
Unless we consider that posterity having done nothing for 
us, we are under no obligation to those who are to follow 
us, then we should use what we have in trust and pass 
it along to the next generation unimpaired. We are not 
doing that. We are rapidly destroying our timber and 
doing practically nothing to replace it. There is an 
idea in Mr. Rich’s letter that should have the serious 
thought of every one of us; and it particularly affects the 
nurserymen who are responsible for producing the or¬ 
chards and the forests of the future. We Americans 
put things off; we live altogether in todays when all to¬ 
morrows are full of moment. The railroad situation did 
not grow up in a day; the coal situation could have been 
avoided by timely action; the lack of an army on the 
Western line where it is so badly needed could have been 
supplied by beginning to raise it August 4, 1914. Can’t 
we nurserymen do something now for the future’s tim¬ 
ber? I respectfully suggest that Mr. Rich’s letter offers 
opportunity for prompt and effective action by a com¬ 
mittee of the Association. 
Yours truly, 
John Watson. 
We have enjoyed the issue of your paper sent us a few 
days ago very much. We think the National Nursery¬ 
man is getting better than it used to be. At least if the 
sample sent us is a fair average. 
Very truly yours. 
The Farmer’s Nursery Co. 
Can any reader give the address of the manufacturers 
of tree brushes? 
H. G. Monce Nurseries, Nampa, Idaho, has sold its 
nursery and moved to Nyssa, Oregon, to engage in fruit¬ 
growing. 
F. Rynveld & Sons. 25 West Broadway, have rcmov(Ml 
their offices to 61 Vesey Street, New York, better and 
more commodious offices being needed for their increas¬ 
ing business. 
I T is the purpose of the National Nurseryman to publish a roll 
of honor consisting of the names of those nurserymen serv¬ 
ing in the United States army in the present war. We shall 
appreciate it if our readers will send us their names and photo¬ 
graphs if possible. 
Carroll A. Bagby, Capt. U. S. Infantry—New Haven Nur¬ 
series, New Haven, Mo. 
Harold J. Bagby, Enlisted Medical Beserve Corps—New 
Haven Nurseries, New Haven, Mo. 
Lew W. Bagby, Lieutenant {Junior Grade) U. S. Navy — 
New Haven Nurseries, New Haven, Mo. 
Toronto, Canada. 
Oliver W. Bagby, Lieutenant, U. S. Navy—New Haven 
Nurseries, New Haven, Mo. 
Ralph B. Bagby, Lieutenant. 21 st U. S. F. A., Fort Riley, 
Kansas—New Haven Nurseries, New Haven, Mo. 
Robert E. Bagby, Cadet, Senior Class, United States Mili¬ 
tary Academy—New Haven Nurseries, New Haven, 
Mo. 
John H. Chattin, Aviation Section of the Signal Reserve 
Corps, San Antonia, Texas. Secretanj and Treas¬ 
urer of the Winchester Nursery Company, Winches¬ 
ter, Tenn. 
William Flemer, Jr., Private U. S. Expeditionary Force, 
Ambulance Corps, Battalion No. 23, Section No. 23, 
France. F. & F. Nurseries, Springfield, N. J. 
Edwin Hoyt, 1st Lieutenant of the Field Artillery, Officers 
Reserve Corps, now stationed at Camp Grant, Rock¬ 
ford, Ills.—The Stephen Hoyt’s Sons Co., Inc., New 
Canaan, Conn. 
Jackson & Perkins Co., of Newark, N. Y., have hung out 
a service flag ivith four stars in it. The stars represent: 
P. V. Fortmiller, Ordnance Department, Washington. 
Loren G. Olmstead, Sergeant, Camp Gordon, Ga. 
Clarence G. Perkins, Naval Radio School, Neivport, R. I. 
Stuart Perkins, Chief Petty Officer, Naval Aeronautic 
Station, Miami, Fla. 
Henry Edward Kelley, 1st Lieutenant, Company C, 165 In¬ 
fantry, American Expeditionary Force, now in 
France.—The Stephen Hoyt’s Sons Co., Inc., Neiv 
Canaan, Conn. 
Albert F. Meehan, Third Officers’ Training Camp, Yap- 
hank, L. I., N. Y. Member of firm Thomas B. Mee¬ 
han Co., Dresher, Pa. 
Wade Muldoon, Sergeant, Headquarters Military Police, 
Camp Hancock, Ga.—Thomas Mnehan & Sons. 
Paul Rathert, Battery F., 128th U. S. F. A., Ft. Sill, Okla¬ 
homa, New Haven Nurseries, New Haven, Mo. 
Meredith P. Reed, Captain, Sixth Company Section U. S. 
Officers’ Reserve Corps.—Vincennes Nurseries, Vin¬ 
cennes, Indiana. 
Philip Rouse and Julian Rouse, nephews of the Smith 
