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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
NURSERY ACTIVITIES 
When nursery activities really begin there is very little 
time for mediation and reflection. A little forethought 
before digging commences will help things wonderfully 
in the rush season. Reing well prepared is half the 
battle. In the office it is presumed by now, catalogs and 
price lists are well under way, as well as plans for get¬ 
ting business. 
It is not a bad idea to write old customers a little in ad¬ 
vance of the season, calling attention to some special item 
you may have to offer. 
By Courtesy “Amei'ican CityN. Y. 
Nursery Activities 
Stationery of all kinds needed should be in good 
supply. 
Ry thinking back over former seasons business, it 
might be possible to prepare a series of form letters to 
answer numerous inquiries that are often very similar. 
It is customary with some nurserymen to send a print¬ 
ed acknowledgement of an order. These are all right as 
far as they go, but most customers like to think their par¬ 
ticular order is receiving separate and special attention, 
and if this weakness can be catered to by a form letter 
previously prepared, the impression it gives might be 
worth while. 
Mailing lists should be carefully gone over, weeded 
and put in shape for use. 
Outside the office there are materials and supplies to 
be investigated, Roxes, burlap, rope, labels, tags, etc., 
should be on hand in sufficient quantity. Looking up 
shorts and preparing planting lists is another job that 
it is well not to leave till the last minute. Everything 
that can be done before shipping actually commences 
is that much to the good and helps to make business run 
smoother during the rush season. 
THE NATIONAL FERTILIZERS ASSOCIATION 
The National Fertilizers Association at a recent con¬ 
vention adopted the following resolutions:— 
Whereas, the cost of labor, bags, freight and hauling 
is the same for both high and low- analysis fertilizers, 
and 
Whereas, such overhead expense must, therefore, be 
much lower per unit of plant food in high-analysis fer¬ 
tilizers than in low, and 
Whereas, The National Fertilizer Association holds 
itself obligated to do all in its power to secure for the 
consumer the greatest possible return for his money; 
therefore 
Be It Resolved, That The National Fertilizer Associa¬ 
tion shall urge upon its members the manufacture and 
sale of high-analysis fertilizers, containing not less than 
14 units of plant food; and 
Re It Further Resolved, That this Association shall 
lend its assistance and recommend that its members co¬ 
operate with the United States Department of Agricul¬ 
ture, the various State experiment stations, agricultural 
colleges, extension directors, county agents, farm papers, 
and others, to establish in the minds of consumers the 
advantages to be gained in the purchase and use of high- 
analysis fertilizers. 
These resolutions have been very generally indorsed 
by the Department of Agriculture and the state colleges. 
Everyone who has had anything to do with fertilizers 
knows that in buying them they pay for an immense 
bulk which is of little value and adds tremendously to 
the cost of freight and handling. 
NO ADDITIONAL RESTRICTION ON THE IMPORTA¬ 
TION OF BULBS 
January 4, 1922. 
Editor, The National Nurseryman, 
Flourtown, Pa. 
There seems to be a fairly wide feeling that the Fed¬ 
eral Horticultural Board contemplates in the immediate 
future additional restrictions or prohibitions on the en¬ 
try of bulbs and other classes of plants listed under 
Regulation 3, Quarantine 37. To correct misapprehen¬ 
sions on this subject you are advised that this Board has 
so far taken no formal action in that direction. Should 
the Board decide at any time in the near future that it is 
worth while to discuss further limitations on the im¬ 
portation of such bulbs or other articles, due notice will 
given and a conference will be called at which there will 
be ample opportunity for all interests concerned to be 
heard. If, as a result of such conference, it should be 
determined to be desirable to still further restrict entry 
of such articles, before such restrictions are enforced 
ample time will be given for any necessary readjust¬ 
ments, both with respect to the home and foreign grow¬ 
ers of such plants. In other words, the notice to foreign 
