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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
loss of trees annually in Central Park lias been officially 
reported as 3500 and in Prospect Park nearly as many. 
Each of these parks should have at least $500,000 
special appropriation for restoring the plantings, im¬ 
proving the turf, repairing the walks and other pressing 
improvements. That these parks are an incomparable 
asset of the city, as are the parks of other cities, and 
almost priceless possession must impress everyone who 
can see and enjoy what is now enjoyable for the public. 
The general condition of most of the other parks of this 
city is fairly good and the varied topography of Central 
and Prospect Parks are attractive features. 
Men of vision, experience and observation readily 
discern, alike what is good and worth while in a land¬ 
scape creation as well as adverse conditions requiring 
prompt and efficient attention. 
What is really one of the greatest possessions of any 
city, can with comparatively moderate expense and 
proper direction be materially improved and remain a 
continued pleasure to the people as well as the growing 
increment in realty value, thus bringing a direct return 
to the public of many times the cost. 
AS I SEE IT 
M. T. Nutt 
Are nurserymen “jiners?” It appears so. I wonder 
if any nurseryman ever checked up the number of trade 
organizations to which he belongs? There is the American 
Association of Nurserymen, Pacific Coast Association, 
Southern Association, Western Association, Protective 
Association. Ornamental Growers’ Association, New 
England Association, Fruit Tree Growers’ Association, 
Cherry Tree Growers’ Association, Apple Tree Growers’ 
Association, Plant Propagators’ Association, and nearly 
every State has its State Nurserymen’s Association and 
besides this there are several minor “aggregations” of 
which little is known beyond their own members. 
Now, I am told, a new one has been organized: “The 
Eastern Nurserymen’s Association” which came to light 
down in Trenton, N. J. a few weeks ago. Its membership 
comprises nurserymen who are actually growers, within 
a territory bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, 
Poughkeepsie, New York, on the north, Pennsylvania as 
far as the Susquehanna River on the West, and Dela¬ 
ware and Maryland on the South. This new Association, 
proposes, I believe, to look after trade difficulties, dis¬ 
sensions and disasters within its boundaries. Most of the 
prominent nurserymen have already “jined” up. All who 
are eligible, probably will. They usually do. 
Now there is really no reason why a nurseryman should 
not belong to trade organizations which have direct bear¬ 
ing on their business. In fact, he should do so. He is 
a “piker” if he does not ,support a trade organization 
which directly or indirectly benefits him, but what I 
cannot understand is, why should an eastern nursery¬ 
man belong to, and have a lot to say, at a meeting of the 
Western or the Southern Nurseryman Association, or 
any other association which does not directly concern 
his territory? Yet, if you will scan the membership of 
these various associations which are confined to certain 
territorial boundaries, you will find the “outsiders” en¬ 
rolled, and usually taking a prominent part in the dis¬ 
cussions. 
From all of which I am convinced that, the nursery¬ 
man is a confirmed “jiner.” 
Would it not be a good idea, if each of those associa¬ 
tions would appoint, say, two delegates to attend a con¬ 
vention for the purpose of cutting out duplications of 
work? Seems to me the whole list of associations might 
be boiled down to four or five and accomplish just as 
much, do it better, and at less cost than this multiplicity 
of associations. 
9 
I recently received a mimeographed letter from my 
good friend, Lloyd Stark, enclosing copy of a letter he 
had sent to The Country Gentleman, countermanding the 
lull paged advertisement which had been placed by his 
firm for the January issue of that paper. 
It developes that in the November 19th issue of The 
Country Gentleman an article appeared entitled, “Home 
Made Fruit Trees,” in which the writer proceeded to lam- 
bast the nurserymen to a frazzle. While the article in¬ 
ferred that nurserymen as a whole were using question¬ 
able methods in their dealings with the dear public, the 
writer did not hesitate to misinform his readers on this 
subject. 
We admit that there are some nurserymen and dealers 
who are dishonest and unscrupulous, but you will find 
them in all businesses and professions, and the average 
is no greater in the nursery trade than in any other busi¬ 
ness. Moreover, the nurserymen, themselves, are mak¬ 
ing an earnest effort to put such men out of business 
and should be given credit for it. 
Lloyd took the right stand when he cancelled his ad¬ 
vertisement in retaliation for the unfairness of the pub¬ 
lished article. If nurserymen in general would follow 
his example there would be less of this “rot” published. 
9 
Here’s a new one, at least I have never heard it when 
“sitting around” at any of the nurserymen’s conventions 
or gatherings, and I have had to listen to enough “chest¬ 
nuts” to break an ear drum: 
“Charlie Maloy and Rill Pitkin were arguing as to 
who discovered Ireland. Bill said, ‘Saint Patrick, of 
course.’ Charlie said, ‘How could that be when there 
were songs about Ireland from the beginning of the 
world.’ Rill said, ‘How do you make that out?’ Charlie 
replied, ‘Well, you see, in the beginning of the world 
there were only two people, Adam and Eve and they 
had two children, Cain and Mable (Abel) and the king, 
well his name was Aaron, and he fell in love with Mable 
and they were married, but she ran away from him, and 
after he tried many ways to get her back he finally wrote 
a song called, ‘Come Back to Aaron (Erin)’. So she 
came back and spent all his money, then he wrote anoth¬ 
er song called, ‘Aaron Go Broke’ (Erin Go Braugh).’ ” 
9 
I learned that Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Burr, of Manchester, 
Conn., have started on a six weeks’ trip to California, 
to be a pleasure trip, not a business one, but if “Cliff” 
can make it without turning a good “deal” somewhere, 
it will be a surprise to all who know him. A “deal” is 
as essential to “Cliff’s welfare” as three square meals 
a day. 
