THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN! 
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The National Nurseryman 
Established 1893 by C. L. YATES. Incorporated 1902 
Published monthly by 
THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN PUBLISHING CO., Inc. 
Hatboro, Pa. 
Editor .ERNEST HEMMING, Easton, Md. 
The leading trade journal issued for Growers and Dealers in 
Nursery Stocks of all kinds. It circulates throughout the 
United States, Canada and Europe. 
AWARDED THE GRAND PRIZE AT PARIS EXPOSITION, 1900 
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should reach this office by the 20th of the month previous to the 
date of issue. 
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the Business Manager, Hatboro, Pa. 
Correspondence from all points and articles of interest to nursery¬ 
men and horticulturists are cordially solicited. 
Photographs and news notes of interest to nurserymen should be 
addressed, Editor, Easton, Md., and should be mailed to arrive 
not later than the 25th of the month. 
Entered as second-class matter June 22, 1916, at the post office at 
Hatboro, Pennsylvania, under the Act of March 3, 1879. 
Hatboro, Pa., December 1922 
THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN S Another period or 
CHRISTMAS WISH TO THE TRADE year has come to 
a close. 
While the trade has had its troubles and annoyances, and 
there are lots of things to grumble about, grumbling by 
the way is part of our nature, on the whole the past year 
has been a prosperous and progressive one, especially if 
we view it as a period coming out of the disruption caus¬ 
ed by a world war. 
It will be a positive benefit to us all if we forget the 
fears, and facts if you like, that inspires the “uplifters” 
and the minority who look for the worst, and usually find 
it, and be normal human beings, satisfied we are headed 
right, if each does his share to bring it about. 
That each one will do so is the best Christmas wish the 
National Nurseryman can think up and which it sin¬ 
cerely tenders. 
ENCOURAGEMENT From a very prominent nursery 
firm in the Middle West was 
received the following: 
“We wish to extend to you our hearty thanks for the 
great service that you are doing for the nurserymen in 
maintaining this periodical. We look forward to its 
coming with pleasure and always feel that we get more 
than our money’s worth out of it and, in addition to this, 
a lot of satisfaction.” 
It is needless to say such a compliment is appreciated,- 
perhaps more than the writer of it had any idea of. Yes 
we get the other kind too. They are also welcome es¬ 
pecially if they contain helpful or constructive criticism. 
It is silence that trys the faith and calls out the cour¬ 
age to persist and members of the trade are a silent 
crowd when it comes to their own business. 
They prefer action to talk and being thinly scattered 
over a large country, they do not think happenings on 
their own nursery are of enough importance to interest 
the public. 
What an interesting paper we could publish if these 
widely scattered nurseries would send us a few notes 
about the stock they are growing or even local news 
bearing on the trade. 
It is self-evident such contributions have an advertis¬ 
ing value far in excess of the cost of effort. 
We have hopes the Market Developement Campaign 
now beginning to gather momentum will force the nur¬ 
seryman to throw of his cloak of silence and tell his 
brothers through the medium of his trade papers of his 
hopes and fears, successes and failures, so his place/.of 
business will be put on the nursery map of the country. 
HOW SOON? The Federal Horticultural Board has 
sent out a notice of public hearing to 
consider the advisability of restricting or prohibiting the 
importation of fruits and vegetables in the raw or un¬ 
manufactured state from all foreign countries and lo¬ 
calities on account of the Mediterranean and other fruit 
flies. 
It begins to look as if the Board is bent upon bringing 
all business in connection with vegetable products to a 
standstill. 
The question comes, how soon will it be before the 
public decides the remedy is worse than the disease? 
AS I SEE IT 
By M. T. Nutt 
I recently saw a news note in a local paper reading 
as follows: 
“Woodbury, New Jersey, October 28th.—An agree¬ 
ment has been filed in the county clerk’s office, through 
which the limb of an apple tree will bring its owner 
$5,000.00.” 
The item goes on to relate that one Lewis Mood has an 
orchard that has yielded a heavy crop of fruit. Mood 
noticed the limb on one of the trees which produced a 
deep red apple, while on the other limbs the fruit was 
of a light color. Mood took the matter up with a Mis¬ 
souri nurseryman who sent a representative to examine 
the limb of the tree which resulted in an agreement to 
pay $5000 for the “tree limb.” It seems that $1000 
was paid in cash, while the balance is under guarantee 
to be paid in royalties. 
This appears to be a very interesting piece of news; 
if true, establishing the value of a new fruit in its 
earliest stages. 
I feel sure that the readers of the “National Nursery¬ 
man” would be interested in knowing more definitely 
from the “Missouri Nurseryman” as to the accuracy of 
this statement. 
Another news item in a Washington paper relates the 
fact that Congress is still appropriating money for “Bug” 
