THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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port unity lor study, and oiu* yc'ar at tin' N('\\ (lardi'n 
S(*liool (*onipl(‘t(‘d tin' liniitt'd rolh'gc' (‘onrsc' lor \\ hicli li(‘ 
liad l(Msnr(‘. outside' of the h'ssons in pomology and lior- 
tienltnre leariu'd in farm ami garde'ii. Towai'd these' 
pursuits he)th natural ami inheriteel teneh'ney h'el him, anel 
!)(' threw himself inte) them with all the areleer anel eai'- 
ne'stness which have he'cn his chai'acteristics threengh 
life. Se)e)n afle'r arriving at maidu)oel the' war lee'lween 
the State's broke eenl, and Lincoln’s call lor li'e)e)ps loreeel 
every Southern man te) make eleeisieen as te) the siele w-ith 
w hieh his sympathies lay. Mr. Linelh'y ehe)se' to espeense 
the Northern eanse, anel althe)ngh e)f Quaker })arentage, 
he)th father anel meether being me'inhers e)f the Seeeiety of 
Friends, lie feiught bravely feir thre'e' years as a jirivate in 
tlie regular cavalry of Misseinri, in the Fe'eleral army. 
Ileturning at the close of the war te) his e)lel heeme, he 
was received with open arms anel nnehangeel alTeetie)ns 
by those old friends wdio hael ste)e)el heyally te) theii' State 
in the struggle. 
His father had remained at he)me. anel was. like* e'very 
other Southern planter at this pe'iiexl, much impe)v- 
erished, and his son found him e)w ing .$5000. indebted¬ 
ness incurred during the war. 
In 1866, soon after the war. New Garelen Nursery, 
known as Joshua Lindley & Seen, was I'e-estahlisheel, anel 
so well did the undertaking j)re)sper, that in ten years, 
his object being accomplisbed, and his father’s estate 
cleareel of debt, Mr. John Van Lindley was in future 
able to devote bis energies to the building up of bis own 
fortune. 
When a yeeung man be bad traveled widely in the 
Western States and visited many parts of the Union, 
seeking the locality in w Inch a i)oor man might best make 
his home and fortune, and had returned to North Car¬ 
olina convinced that here was the best place possible for 
that purpose. 
In 1877 be began business as sole proprietor of the 
J. Van Lindley Nursery, without other capital than the 
stock of good credit w-hich comes from a long continued 
course of care, promptness and honorable dealing; and 
this good credit proved most useful when, two years 
later unexpected opposition rose, and a C()nd)ination was 
formed against him. to meet which it was necessary to 
increase his funds and enlarge his business. He bor¬ 
rowed money without dilliculty. and at the end of the 
year wound up w ith a larger trade and a heavier balance 
in bis favor than ever. He did more; not only bad he met 
the opposition and w on the victory, but he had met the 
enemy and won them as friends. Since their establish¬ 
ment, nearly forty years ago. the J. Van Lindley Nur¬ 
series have steadily grown, and have (h'veloped into the 
leading nurseries and cut-flower business of the State 
and of the South, giving employment to a multitude ol 
salesmen and nurserymen and bringing to their owner 
a tine income and an ever-increasing ca])ilal. 
but it is not only as a successful horticulturist that 
Mr. Lindley is known and res])ected; he is also oiu' ol the 
most j)ublic spirit('d of men. and is in the loia'li'ont 
wherever zeal and intelligent energy ai'(' m'C'ded or a 
leader required in etiorts to further tin' interc'sts ol 
State or county. 
Mr. Lindley’s name is connected w ith many and varied 
int('r('sts w hich have aich'd materially in tin' prospt'ilty of 
Fir('('nshoro and that j)art of tin' Stal('. .Mr. Lindh'v is 
pr('sid(*nt of tlu' Umh'i w rit('r's Fii’(' Insurance' Uompany. 
(Ire'e'nshoi'o. and was j)r('si(h'nt of the' Si'C'ui'ity Life and 
Annuity (iompany of (ire'i'usboio, until it was nn'rge'd 
with the Jelll'rson Standard, of which In' is one of the 
Vice Presidents, and is pi-esident of the J. Van Lindh'y 
Nursery Co., of the J. Min Lindh'y Oivhard ('ompany of 
Soutlu'rn Pines, and of the Slate Iloi'ticultural Associa¬ 
tion. He is a director of tiu' Southern Life and Trust 
Company, of the Vanstory Clothing Camipany. Odell 
Hardware Company, Southei'n Stock .Mutual Fire' Insur¬ 
ance Company, Home Fire Insui'ance (iOm()any. Soutln'in 
Underwriters’ Fire Insui'ance (himpany and of tin' Ibi- 
mona Cotton Mill Company. 
Mr. Lindley is om' of tlu' Executive' Camimitte'c of the' 
North Carolina Agricultural Society, and is stockholder 
in many other industrial organizations. 
He is thus interested in many enteiprise's of impoi'- 
tance, and his name is identified w ith every undertaking 
that conduces in any w ay to the grow th in jirosjierity and 
in the material and intellectual advancement of the com¬ 
munity in wInch he lives. 
Vet among his multifarious interests, first in his lu'ari 
are ever the nurseries. At Pomona flu're are sevei'al 
hundred acres devoted to trees and young j)lants. and 
there are seventeen greenhouses for flowers; also about 
1000 acres in nursery and farm at Overhills. North (kir- 
oliha, a branch nursery started about five years ago, 
w bile at Southern Pines and at other points he has large 
orchards. 
PRESENTATION TO MAJOR LLOYD C. STALK 
How^ much the nurserymen esteem Major Lloyd (b'ow 
Stark, the President of the National Association of Nur¬ 
serymen, is indicated by a pleasant incident that recently 
took place w hen Major Stark w as presented w ith a hand¬ 
some swmrd. 
The blade of the sword itself bears tin' inscription 
“U. S. Lloyd Crow^ Stark” and tbe scabbard is inscribed 
“Presented to Major Lloyd C. Stark. President. American 
Association of Nurserymen. 1918.” It is very handsome 
and of the regulation U. S. Army style and the scabbard 
is heavily mounted w itb silvc'r trimming hut yet com¬ 
plying with the Army regulations. 
The Committee aiijiointed to make the presentation 
were William Pitkin, E. S. Welsh and John Watson. 
Information for Fruit (irowers about Insecticidi's, 
Spraying Apparatus, and Important Insect Pests, by 
A. L. Quaintance. Entomologist in Charge of Deciduous 
Fruit Insect Investigations, ami E. 11. Siegler. Entomolog¬ 
ical Assistant. Pp. 99. figs. 74. Contribution from the 
bureau of Entomology, f Farmers’ bulletin 908.) Price. 
15 cents. 
(lives directions for the ])re])aration and use of the 
more important insecticides necessary in combating tin' 
various insect jiests of orchards, vineyards, ('tc.. as well 
as other information of use in preventing or reducing in¬ 
sect losses to these crops. 
