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have twice as many branches and roots as the same grade 
and variety sent out by another. This was such a large 
matter that the committee of the American Association 
took no positive action on it, except that it was recom¬ 
mended that in quoting deciduous shrubs the number of 
branches be specified wherever possible. Furthermore, 
where a grade of 3-4 ft. was sold that there be enough 
plants included in this grade running 4 ft. to make the 
average 3 y 2 ft. Each grade should have enough of the 
higher sizes to make the general average work out half 
way between the upper and lower sizes. 
Coniferous evergreens, in every case, should carry 
specification as to number of times transplanted, and in 
case of globes and prostrate varieties the spread of the 
branches should also be given. 
Quality should always be of the best unless otherwise 
specified, it being presumed that if the height, caliper and 
number of branches is the same the quality should also 
he the same, otherwise an intelligent comparison of prices 
is impossible. 
Trade terms—by trade terms I mean the terms given 
one nurseryman by another—is also an important mat¬ 
ter, and I am sorry to say is a matter which has never 
had very much consideration by the Southern nursery¬ 
men. A great many years ago the nurserymen at Hunts¬ 
ville adopted what we called “Regular Nursery Trade 
Terms,” whereby the buyer of nursery stock for re-sell¬ 
ing was given an opportunity to make delivery and col¬ 
lection before paying for the stock. Naturally, these 
terms were not extended to anyone whose credit standing 
did not entitle them to such terms. 
Under the heading, “Trade Terms,” there should also 
he considered the question of packing charges. Some 
nurserymen in the South charge extra for packing, others 
do not. This should be adjusted and a proper basis of 
packing charges arrived at. Considerable headway along 
this line has already been made by one or two of the 
other nurserymen’s associations. 
Recommendations. In closing I should like very much 
to recommend that our president be directed to appoint a 
committee to work out a schedule of standardized grades, 
more particularly of fruit trees; a schedule of standard¬ 
ized trade terms including boxing charges, and that this 
committee he instructed to make a report which would be 
mailed to all of our members with the recommendation 
that whenever it is possible the recommendations as 
made by the committee be followed by all members. 
EASTERN NURSERYMEN S ASSOCIATION 
A special meeting of the Eastern Nurserymen’s Assoc¬ 
iation was held at the Stacy-Trent Hotel, Trenton, New 
Jersey, September 21st, 1922. This young association is 
giving evidence of being a very live and up to date or¬ 
ganization. Although the meeting was called at a period 
when nurserymen are getting busy, there was a splendid 
attendance including most of the leading nursery firms 
within the jurisdiction of the association. Representives 
of the following firms were there: The Moon Nursery 
Co., Morrisville, Pa; DeKalb Nurseries, Norristown, Pa; 
Iloopes Rros. and Thomas, West Chester, Pa.; A. E. Wol- 
hert, Narberth, Pa.; F. & F. Nurseries, Springfield, N. J.; 
Princeton Nurseries, Princeton, N. J.; Bobbink and At¬ 
kins, Rutherford, N. .1.; Conard and Jones, West Grove, 
Pa.; Lester C. Lovett, Little Silver, N. J.; Bertram H. 
Farr, Wyomissing, Pa.; New Brunswick Nurseries, New 
Brunswick, N. J.; Root Nurseries, Manheim, Pa.; Tho¬ 
mas B. Meehan Co., Dresher, Pa.; P. M. lvoster, Bridge- 
ton, N. J.; Henry A. Dreer Co., Riverton, N. J. In all 
there were about thirty members present. 
Lunch was arranged for at the hotel and after that 
was over the meeting immediately went in session with 
Mr. J. Edward Moon in the chair and Mr. F. F. Rockwell, 
Bridgton, N. J., Secretary. The meeting was called prim¬ 
arily to consider vital problems effecting the nursery in¬ 
terest of this section. Chief among them ways and 
means of obtaining stock reports so as to stabilize the 
supply and demand. After a very interesting discussion 
it was decided to put in operation a plan to obtain the 
necessary statistics of the quantity of stock being grown 
and which will come upon the market so as to govern 
propagation. 
Secretary Rockwell has been put in charge of collect¬ 
ing the data. 
James M. Irvin former editor of the Western Fruit 
Grower now advertising manager of the Country Gentle¬ 
man in a very interesting address on the subject “Can 
we increase the demand for nursery stock,” called at¬ 
tention to the splendid work being done in the consolida¬ 
ted public schools in the interests of horticulture and ag¬ 
riculture and urged the nurserymen to cooperate in 
every way possible. He also regretted the tendency of 
the manufacturer to advertise the power sprayers and 
ignore the barrel spray pump. There was such a large 
field in the home orchards and gardens that should be 
catered to by the barrel sprayer and other smaller spray¬ 
ing machines. It would be to the nursery interests to 
encourage the home orchards as the large commercial 
plantings would look after themselves. Prof. Fagin of 
State College, Pa., called attention to the fact there are 
fifteen State Experiment stations in addition to the 
United States department of Agriculture working on the 
subject of stocks in the interests of nurserymen. 
The Eastern Association has given out invitations to 
the various State Associations to try and arrange their 
meeting at the same time so that the close cooperation 
between the various organizations can be secured. 
BOOK 
Text Book of Pomology 
Another of the Rural Text Rook series by J. H. Gour- 
ley, M. S., of the Ohio Experiment Station and edited by 
L. II. Bailey has been published by the MacMillan Com¬ 
pany, New York. 
The work is entitled “Text-Book of Pomology.” 
There has been so much written on the subject that 
first one wonders if there is need for another book. 
There is and many more. While horticulture includ¬ 
ing pomology may be as old as civilization itself, the 
science, or organized knowledge of it is new. 
What has heretofore been written on the subject has 
