THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
ville, Tenn.. Secretary-treasurer, G. M. Bentley, Knoxville, Tenn. 
Texas Nnrserymen’a Association—President, William B. Munson, 
Denison, Texas; secretary-treasurer, J. M. Ramsey, Austin, Texas. 
Western Association of Nurserymen—President, Lloyd C. Stark, 
Louisiana, Mo.; secretary-treasurer, E. J. Holman, Leavenworth, 
Kan. Meets annually second Wednesday In December. 
NUUSEKY STOCK WILL BE SHORT 
In gauging conditions that will inaintain when peace 
is declared, especially those that will affect the nursery¬ 
man, it is well to keep in mind that while many have ex¬ 
perienced losses in business and in other ways there have 
been large fortunes made by others, and what'is more im¬ 
portant, for four years the whole country has been saving 
to buy Liberty Bonds and War Stamps. In other words, 
individuals are rieher because they have been denying 
themselves luxuries and pleasures. 
When the necessity for this ceases it is to be expected 
that individuals will begin to spend money on themselves. 
Deferred improvements around the home will be started, 
new buildings will begin to go up, deferred plantings of 
orchards, improvements to parks and so much w^ork call¬ 
ing for the products of the nursery will be put into oper¬ 
ation. It is more than likely next spring will see the nur¬ 
sery men at their wits end to supply the stock called for. 
Little propagation has been going on due to lack of 
labor and other causes, and there has been very little 
lining out stock imported. 
There is every indication that in two years from now 
there will not bb near enough stock in the country to 
supply the demand. 
Princeton Nurseries, Princeton, N. J., is presenting its 
products to the trade by a catalogue, just to hand, that 
to say the least is unusual. 
The compiler and editor evidently eliminated from his 
thoughts all depressing fears of the future. As a trade 
catalogue issued in, war times it is an edition de luxe. 
It is printed on Cameo Sepia in double tone brown ink. 
Perhaps the best feature of all is the suecessful way in 
which it conveys to the reader, the quality and sendee 
that may be expected from the Princeton Nurseries, 
A NEW POTATO DISEASE 
Prof. J, G. Sanders recently discovered near Hazleton, 
Pa., w hat is supposed to be a new and very serious po¬ 
tato disease. The infection of the tuber takes place near 
or at the eye, and there is rapidly formed a warty growth 
similar to a piece of cauliflower. Soon the entire potato 
is covered and changed into a w-arty mass, which rapid¬ 
ly decays in the gromid, leaving a malodorous pulpy mass 
similar to a decayed puff ball. 
It is possible this disease is an extremely virulent foim 
of Euro[)ean potato wart disease, which is known in 
other jiarts of tlie country. 
Hazleton and vicinity is a mining region, and it is jios- 
sible the miners having been growing potatoes in their 
own gardens, saving their own infected seed and using 
infected ground year after year for the same crop which 
has given the disease an opportunity to develop in its 
w orst form. 
It jioints to the necessity of procuring (dean, sound 
seed and a change of cro})s.- 
STATEMENT OP THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, 
CIRCULATION, ETC. 
Required by the ACT OF CONGRESS OF AUGUST 24th, 1912 
Of the NATIONAL NURSERYMAN, published monthly at 
Hatboro, Pa., for October 1, 1918. 
State of Pennsylvania. 
County of Philadelphia. 
Before me, a Notary Public, in and for the State and the county 
aforesaid, personally appeared Thomas B. Meehan, who, having 
been duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is 
the Business Manager of the NATIONAL NURSERYMAN, and 
that the following is, to the best of his knowledge and belief, a 
true statement of the ownership, management (and if a daily 
paper, the circulation) etc., of the aforesaid publication for the 
date shown in the above caption, required by the Act of August 
24th, 1912, embodied in section 443, Postal Laws and Regulations, 
printed on the reverse side of this form: to wit; 
1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, editor, 
managing editor and business managers are: 
Publisher—THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN PUBLISHING 
CO., INC., Hatboro, Pa. 
Editor,—ERNEST HEMMING, Flourtown, Pa. 
Managing Editor,—None. 
Business Manager—THOMAS B. MEEHAN, office, Dresher, Pa. 
2. That the owners are: 
Mrs. C. L. Yates, Rochester, N. Y. 
Thomas B. Meehan, Dresher, Penna. ‘ 
Albert P. Meehan, Dresher, Penna. 
James McHutchison, Jersey City, N. J. 
Penrose Robinson, Hatboro, Penna. 
3. That the known bondholders, mortgagees and other se¬ 
curity holders owning or holding 1 per cent, or more of total 
amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities are: NONE. 
4. That the two paragraphs next above, giving the names of 
the owners, stockholders, and security holders, if any, contain 
not only the list of stockholders and security holders as they 
appear upon the books of the company but also, in cases where 
the stockholder or security holder appears upon the books of 
the company as trustee or in any other fiduciary relation, the 
name of the person or corporation for whom such trustee is act¬ 
ing, is given; affio that the said two paragraphs contain state¬ 
ments embracing affiant’s full knowledge and belief as to the 
circumstances and conditions lirfider which stockholders and se¬ 
curity holders who do not appear upon the books of the com¬ 
pany as trustee, hold stock and securities in a capacity other 
than that of- a bona fide owner; and this affiant has no reason 
to believe that any other person, association, or corporation has 
any interest direct or indirect in the said stock, bonds, or other 
securities than as so stated by him. 
THOMAS B. MEEHAN, Business Manager. 
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 7th day of October, 1918. 
Elmer Miller, Notary Public. 
(My commission expires March 11, 1921,) 
