THE NATIONAL NURSERlAfAN 
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NIAVS FI{()M THE FKONT 
‘‘Hiir’ FIciikm- of the Priiieetoji Nurs(M'ios, Spriii^iic'UI. 
N. .1., wrilt's a V('ry int(*i'osling letter from Fraiiee, whieli 
iiHlieal(‘s that all is oof gory war all the time. 
Mr. Fh'iiK'r was in aetive serviee in the Noyon seetor. 
Prior to this h(‘ and two of his fi'iends from tiu' (a)m|)any 
\\ ('r(‘ on furlough in southern Franee. 
EvtMT four months the hoys reeeive a ten-day fni'lough. 
|)lns th(‘ tinu' for travelling and a fia'e ticket both ways. 
He is vei-y (‘idhusiastie about the exeelhmt tn'atment th(\v 
laHMMvt*, and believes be is in one of the best ted units ol 
Some of our boys fuwiny a good time in France. Mr. 
Flemer is on the left of the picture marhed X 
lb(‘ Ambulance Corjjs, as has been i)roved by one of the 
boys who left for anotber unit. 
On bis last furlougb, Mr. Flemer went to Paris, Mar- 
sail les, Nice, Monte Carlo and Menton. From Menton be 
look a numbc]’ of day trips into the mountains by donkey. 
The accompanying pbotograpb is a snapshot taken while 
on Ibis trip, where they bad a splendid time. 
Mr. Flemer is very enthusiastic about the wonderful 
beauty of southern France, especially of Nice and Monte 
Carlo. In the last named place no soldiers w ere allowaal 
to gamble, but the place w as crow ded with civilians. 
He appreciates very much tlie numerous letters be lias 
received from friends in the business, which be credits to 
the National Nui-seryman having publislnnl his addrt^ss. 
His addr(‘ss has la'cn chang('d to: 
S. S. W.—523 
C.onvois Automobile, 
Pai-. P. C. M. 
Paris, Franee. 
Mr. C. T. Smith, pri'sidcnt of Smith Pros. Nursery Co., 
of (a)ncord, (la., was appoint(‘d Couidy Chairman of the 
War Savings Cantilicate Campaign for Pike County, 
(leoig'ia. Tin' (piota foi‘ this conidy was 84-8,820, wdiich 
is tin' largf'st sum ev('r suhscrib('d in tin* county, for any 
purpose, and much larg('r than tin' hanking capital of the 
(‘onnty. Tin' full amount and a good margin over, was 
all subscribi'd Ix'forc' noon, J uin' 28lh, and notice was 
immediatc'ly si'ol out from the State Head(|uarters at 
iVtlanta, that l*ike Couidy was tin' lirst county in the 
state to go ‘h)V('r the top.” Mr. Smith and his friends 
feel much gralilii'd with his success in this ('ampaign 
and in winning lirst honor ovi'r tin' other 148 coiudb'S 
of this state. 
SOOK 
A small book has been published by the A. T. De 
LaMare Co., 448 W. 37th St., New York, that should be 
of extreme interest to nurserymen. The title is “Com¬ 
mercial Plant Propagation” by A. C. Hottes, assistant 
professor of horticulture at tbe (Miio State University. 
Prof. Hottes bas ba])])ily grasiied tbe needs of tbe com¬ 
mercial or jiractical plant grow er, and bas so arranged 
tbe book as to make tbe contents immediately available. 
It is not an academic treatise on tbe subject, but a 
com])ilation of metbods for tbe practical man. 
Numerous cuts illustrate tbe different metbods, and 
simple text explains tbem. A full index of ])lants makes 
tbe information ajiplicable to s{)ecific ])lants. It is a time 
and money saver for tbe propagator. Tbe price is -$1.35 
post-paid. 
Ob^ary. *( 
REAR ADMIRAL AARON WARD 
Rear Admiral Aaron Ward, U. S. N. (retired), died 
suddenly at lionie at Roslyii, L. I., N. Y., on July 5tb. 
Admiral Ward was w idely knowm among nurserymen 
and florists tbrougb tbe rose that bore tbe name of bis 
mucb loved w ife, Mrs. Aaron Ward. 
His garden at Roslyn contained a fine collection and 
w^as a Mecca for rose growers from all over tbe w odd. 
Horticulture owes mucb to sucb men wdio make gar¬ 
dening or some brancb of it tbeir bobby. 
Tbe Admiral b as left bebind bim a name famed in both 
tbe arts of peace and war. 
