THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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The New Office of J. B. Pilkington, Portland, Oregon 
Progressive enterprise is characteristic of the nur¬ 
serymen of the west. One of the chief needs of the nur¬ 
sery industry is to have show windows or display 
grounds in the city or centers of population. Nurseries 
are of a necessity usually located out in the country, 
often times somewhat difficult of access and the only 
means of bringing their products to the attention of the 
public is by catalog and nursery salesmen. 
As evidenced by the accompanying picture Mr. Pil-* 
kington displays his goods in the shopping district along 
with the automobile man and dry goods merchant. In 
fact the former location of his office and show grounds 
was sold for the purpose of establishing a gasoline sta¬ 
tion. The picture shows the new location at the corner 
of Second and Salmon streets, one block from the old. He 
has erected a modern up to date office and packing 
house and laid out attractive show grounds. The reader 
can judge for himself the immense value in advertising 
and sales such a location would insure. 
Mr. Pilkington carries a full line of ornamental stock 
adapted for growing in upper California, Oregon, and 
Washington as well as fruits and does a very exten¬ 
sive retail and landscape business. 
The nursery is situated at Durham Station on the 
Oregon Electric railway. 
bituary. 
WILLIAM PURDOM 
& Sons and the Arnold Arboretum to go to China and 
hunt horticultural treasures, later being appointed to the 
Chinese Forest Service, which position he was holding 
at the time of his death. 
MRS. THOMAS A. MacBETII 
News comes from England that William Purdom. of 
(he Chinese Forest Service, died November 7. Mr. Pur¬ 
dom was well known in the horticultural world through 
his exploration of China and the many notable plants 
introduced through his efforts. 
Originally with James Yeitch & Sons, England, he* 
later entered Ivew and then was commissioned by Yeitch 
Nurserymen will sympathize with Thomas A. Mac- 
Beth, Springfield, Ohio, whose wife died Sunday, Novem¬ 
ber 27. following an operation at the hospital. 
Mrs. MaeBeth will be sadly missed as she was much 
beloved by neighbors nd friends and a faithful worker 
in the Covenant Presbyterian Church of which she was 
a member. 
