THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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ix'ar l('av('s w liich g(MUM‘ally resemble those ol the \yitch 
Haz(* *ls and sliowy terminal heads of small white tlowers 
whieh appear in the sjiring before the leaves. The largest 
and tlie handsomest of the sj)eeies, Fotfiergllla major, 
sometimes grows to he ten or twelve feet high, and it is 
the tallest of the sj)ecies which is cultivated here. This 
and the i-elated FoUieryilla monlicola are mountain 
species and vc:y hardy here. The other s})ecies are 
smalh'r plants from the southerji coast region and re¬ 
quire es])ecial winter care. 
Every one in New England interested in gardejis 
knows tJie brilliant autumn colors of the Japanese Ber- 
bei'is Tlianbergii which has been much planted here in 
recent years and is now an extremely popular garden 
shrub. Some other Asiatic Barberries, although still 
little known here, are equally beautiful at this season of 
the year. The dwarf form of Berberis Thunbergii (var. 
mrcrapfrglla.) , of dwarfer habit and smaller leaves, which 
originated in the Arboretum several years ago, is an at¬ 
tractive little plant, and a Japanese variety of the species 
(var. Maximowiczii) is a larger plant than the type, with 
arching stems, larger leaves and larger flowers and fruits. 
In the autumn the color of the leaves is as beautiful as 
those of Berberis Thunbergii. But probably the hand¬ 
somest of all the Barberries which are hardy in this cli¬ 
mate is the Japanese Berberis Begeliana. This is a large 
shrub wdth the habit of the common Barberry, hut the 
leaves are larger and more lustrous, the fragrant tlow ers 
are larger and of rather a paler shade of yellow, and the 
fruit is more brilliant; in the autumn the leaves turn 
orange and scarlet. This Barheriy wus among the first of 
the Japanese shrubs brought into American gardens as 
it was cultivated at the Parsons’ Nursery on Long Island 
fully fifty years ago and was then known, and distributed 
as Berberis Hakodate. It appears, however, to be still 
very, rare in the United States and Europe. .There is a 
large clump of this species among the Barbebrries on 
Hickory Path near Centre Street. 
Another Japanese Barberry, Berberis Sieboldii, is well 
worth a place in every collection for the beauty of its 
deep dull red autumn foliage. This is a smaller sluub 
with erect stems forming a round-topped head, large 
tlowers in few^-flowmred clusters, and large shining fruits. 
There is now' a large number of new^ Chinese species of 
Barberry in the Arboretum but the value of many of 
these as garden plants here is not known. Twm Chinese 
species, Berberis diaph/ma and B. dictyophylla wdiic'i 
w ere discovered a few years ago by Erencli Missionaries 
wdio sent them to France w hence they reached the Arbor¬ 
etum, are now known to be jilants of exceptional value. 
Berberis diaphana is a low round shrub with solitary ]iaic 
yellow llow'ers wdiich are followed by large red fruits. 
Tli(‘ habit of this plant is unusual among Barberries and 
makes it valuable in small shrubberies. Its greatest 
beauty, however, is in the autumn color of the leaves 
wdiich is not surpassed in brilliancy by that of any otlier 
Barberry. Berberis distyophylla is a tall shrub with 
slender erect stems which form an open irregular head, 
small spiny leaves wdiich are light green on the upper 
surface and silveiy wdiite below, large pale yellow flow¬ 
ers solitary or in pairs and red fruit. This shrub is at¬ 
tractive throughout the season and is particularly beau¬ 
tiful in the late autumn when the upper side of the leaves 
turns scarlet and the lower side retains its silver color, a 
condition wdiich is found in a few other plants and is al- 
w ays attractive. These Barberries are established in the 
Shrub Collection and can be found in the supplementary 
Barberry collection on Hickory Path. 
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN 
President—J. R. Mayhew, Waxahachie, Texas. 
Vice President—J. Edward Moon, Morrisville, Pa. 
Treasurer—J. W. Hill, Des Moines, Iowa. 
Secretary for tlie Association—Chas. M. Sizemore, Louisiana, Mo. 
Executive Committee—C. R. Burr, Manchester, Conn.; C. C. Mayhew, 
Sherman, Tex.; J. B. Pilkington, Portland, Oregon; J. Edward 
Moon, Morrisville, Pa.; E. S. Welch, Shenandoah, Iowa. 
WOMEN OP THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OP NURSERYMEN 
President—Mrs. B. S. Welch, Shenandoah, Iowa. 
Vice-President—Mrs. W. C. Reed, Vincennes, Ind. 
Secretary—Mrs. E. R. Taylor, Topeka, Kansas. 
Treasurer—Mrs. E. E. May, Shenandoah, Iowa. 
STATE AND DISTRICT ASSOCIATIONS 
American Nurserymen’s Protective Association—President, Irving 
Rouse, Rochester, N. Y.; secretary, Thomas B. Meehan, Dresher, 
Pa. Meets annually in June. 
American Retail Nurserymen’s Protective Association—President, H. 
W. Marshall, Arlington, Nebraska; secretary, Guy A. Bryant, 
Princeton, Ill. Meets annually in June. 
Association Oklahoma Nurserymen—President, P. W. Vaught, 
Holdenville, Okla.; secretary, Jim Parker, Tecumseh, Okla. Next 
meeting during week of State Fair at Oklahoma City, last of Sep¬ 
tember or first of October. 
California Association of Nurserymen—President, John S. Arm¬ 
strong, Ontario. Secretary, H. W. Kruckeberg, Los Angeles, Cal. 
Canadian Association of Nurserymen—President, B. D. Smith, Win¬ 
ona; secretary, C. C. R. Morden, Niagara FAlls, Ont. 
Connecticut Nurseryman’s Association—President, Walter E. Camp¬ 
bell, New Haven, Conn.; secretary, P. L. Thomas, Manchester, 
Conn. 
Idaho Nurserymen’s Association—President, Anton Diedricksen, Pay¬ 
ette, Idaho; secretary, J. P. Litooy, Boise, Idaho. No definite time 
has been set for next meeting. Probably in July at Boise, Idaho. 
Illinois Nurserymen’s Association—President, Guy A. Bryant, 
Princeton, Ill. Secretary, A. M. Augustine, Normal, Ill. 
Massachusetts Nurserymen’s Association—President, John Kirke- 
gaard. Secretary, Winthrop H. Thurlow, West Newbury, Mass. 
Mississippi Nurserymen’s Association—President, Theodore Bechtel, 
Ocean Springs, Mississippi; Vice-President, S. W. Crowell, Rose- 
acres, Mississippi; 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 England Nurserymen’s Association—President, Harlan P. Kel¬ 
sey, Salem, Mass.; Secretary, Charles Adams, Springfield, Mass. 
Annual meeting held on the last Tuesday in February. 
New Jersey Association of Nurserymen—President, Carl H. Flemer, 
Springfield, N. J. Secretary-Treas., A. F. Meisky, Elizabeth, N. J. 
New York State Nurserymen’s Association—President, E. S. Osborne, 
Rochester, N. Y.; secretary, H. B. Phillips, Rochester, New York. 
Next meeting September. Probably at Utica. 
Ohio Nurserymen’s Association—President, T. J. Dinsmore, Troy, 
• Ohio.; secretary, W. B. Cole, Painesville, Ohio. 
Oregon—Washington Association of Nurserymen—President, C. F. 
Breilhaup, Richland, Wash.; secretary, C. A. Tonneson, Tacoma, 
Wash. 
Pacific Coast Association of Nurserymen—President S. C. Miller, 
Milton, Oregon; secretary-treasurer, C. A. Tonneson, Tacoma, 
Wash. Place of next meeting to be decided later. 
Pennsylvania Nurserymen’s Association—President, Adolf Muller, 
Norristown, Pa, Secretary, Henry T. Moon, Morrisville, Pa. 
Southern Nurserymen’s Association—President, O. W. Fraser, Birm¬ 
ingham, Ala.; Vice-president, H. C. Caldwell, Atlanta, Ga.; Secre¬ 
tary and Treasurer, O. Joe Howard, Pomona, N. C. The next meet¬ 
ing is to be held in Birmingham the 21st and 22nd of August. 
South Western Nurseryman’s Association—President, W. A. Wagner, 
Durant, Okla. Vice Pres., J. M. Ramsey, Austin, Texas. Secre¬ 
tary-Treasurer, L. J. Tackett, Fort Worth, Texas. The next meet¬ 
ing will be held in Dennison, Texas, First Wednesday in Septem¬ 
ber. 
Tennessee Nurserymen’s Association—President, George W. Poague, 
Graysville, Tenn. Secretary-treasurer, G. M. Bentley, Knoxville, 
Tenn. 
Tennessee State Florists’ Assbciation—President, Leon Geny, Nash- 
