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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
The National Nurseryman 
Published monthly by 
THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN PUBLISHING CO., Inc- 
218 Livingston Building, Rochester, N. Y. 
President. . -. THOMAS B. MEEHAN 
Vhce-President and Editor, .JOHN CRAIG 
Secretary-Treasurer and Business Manager, ... C. L. YATES 
The only trade journal issued for Growers and Dealers in Nur¬ 
sery Stock of all kinds. It circulates throughout the United 
States, Canada and Europe. 
Official Journal of American Association of Nurserymen. 
AH'ARDED THE GRAND PRIZE AT PARIS EXPOSITION, igoo 
SUBSCRIPTION RATES. 
One year, in advance,.^i.oo 
Six months. .75 
Foreign Subscriptions, in advance,.1.50 
Six months,. i.oo 
.Advertising rates will be sent upon application. Advertisements should reach 
this office by the 20 th of the month previous to the date of issue. 
Payment in advance required for foreign advertisements. Drafts on New 
York or postal orders, instead of checks, are requested by the Business Mana¬ 
ger, Rochester, N. Y. 
Correspondence from all po.nts and articles of interest to nurserymen and 
horticulturists are cordially solicited. 
Address, Editor, Ithaca, N. Y. 
Entered in the Post Office at Rochester, as second-class matter. 
Rochester, N, Y., May, 1911. 
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. 
President—W. P. Stark, Louisiana, Mo.; vice president, E. S. Welch, Shenan¬ 
doah, Iowa; secretary, John Hall, Rochester, N. Y; treasurer, C. L. Yates, 
Rochester, N. Y. 
Executive Committee —-J. H. Dayton, Painesville, O.; E. M. Sherman, Charles 
City, la.; H. B. Chase, Huntsville, Ala.; Wm. P. Stark, £*-Q^cio, Louisiana. 
Mo.; John Hail, Ex-Officio, Sec’y, Rochester, N. Y. 
Chairmen of Committees. 
Transportation —D. S. Lake, Shenandoah, la.; Chas. M. Sizemore, Louis¬ 
iana, Mo. 
Tariff —Irving Rouse, Rochester, N' Y. 
Legislation East of Mississippi River—W m. Pitkin, Rochester, N.Y. 
Legislation West of Mississippi River —Peter Youngers, Geneva, Nebr. 
Co-operation with Entomologists—J. W. Hill, Des Moines, la. 
Program —J. H. Dayton, Painesville, O. 
Publicity —Orlando Harrison, Berlin, Md. 
Exhibits —J. W. Schuette, 5600 GravoisAve., St. Louis, Mo. 
Arrangements —John Hall, Rochester, N, Y.; J. H. Dayton, Painesvale, O., 
F. A. Weber, Nursery, Mo. 
Editing Report —John Hall, Rochester, N. Y.; Prof. John Craig, Ithaca, N. Y. 
Entertainment —F. A. Weber, Nursery, Mo. 
Forestry —A. 1. Brown, Geneva, Nebr. 
Co-operation with Fruit Growers and Associations — J. M. Irvine, St. 
Joseph, Mo. 
Trade Opportunities —^Jefferson Thomas, Harrisburg, Pa. 
Nurserymen’s Share in Civic Improvement —J. Horace McFarland, Harris¬ 
burg, Pa. 
Root-Knot —E. A. Smith, Lake City. Minn. 
Membership —John Watson, Newark, N. Y”^. 
STATE AND DISTRICT ASSOCIATIONS. 
American Nurserymen’s Protective Association—President, R. C. Berckman 
Augusta, Ga.; secretary, Thomas B. Meehan, Dreshertown, Pa. Meets annually 
in June. 
American Retail Nurserymen’s Protective Association—President, Charles J. Brown, 
Rochester, N. Y.; secretary, Guy A. Bryant, Princeton, Ill. Meets annually in 
June. 
Association of Oklahoma Nurserymen—President, J. A. Lopeman, Enid, Okla. Terr.; 
secretary C. E. Garee, Noble, Okla. Terr. 
Canadian Association of Nurserymen—President—E. D. Smith, Winona; secretary, 
C. C. R. Morden, Niagara Falls, Ont. 
Connecticut Nurserymen’s Association—President, C. W. Atwater, Collinsville, 
Conn. Secretary, John S. Barnes, Yalesville, Conn. 
Eastern Association of Nurserymen—;President, Wm. Pitkin, Rochester, N. Y.; 
secretary-treasurer, William Pitkin, Rochester, N. Y. Meets annually in 
January. 
National Association of Retail Nurserymen—President, Wm. Pitkin, Rochester, N. Y. 
secretary, F. E. Grover, Rochester, N. Y. 
National Nurserymen’s Association of Ohio—President, J. W. McNary, Dayton, O. 
secretary, W. B. Cole, Painesville, O. 
Pacific Coast Association of Nurserymen—President, Geo. C. Roeding, Fresno, Cal.; 
secretary-treasurer, C. A. Tonneson. Tacoma, Wash. Meets annually in 
June. 
Pennsylvania Nurserymen’s Association—President, Samuel C. Moon, Pa., secre¬ 
tary, Earl Peters, Sit. Holy Springs, Pa. 
Southern Nurserymen’s Association—President, R C Berckmans, Augusta, Ga. 
secretary-treasurer, A. I. Smith, Knoxville, Tenn. 
Tennessee Nurserymen’s Association—President, A. I, Smith, Knoxville, Tenn.; 
secretary, G. M Bentley, Knoxville, Tenn. 
Texas Nurserymen’s Association—President—J. B. Baker, P't. Worth, Texas; 
secretary-treasurer, John S. Kerr, Sherman, Texas, 
Western Association of Nurserymen—President, E. P. Bernardin, Parson, Kans. 
secectary-treasurer, E. J. Holman, Leavenworth, Kan, Meets in July and 
December at Kansas City. 
It is hardly necessary for us to add a 
THE BADGE word to the appeal of the Secretary on 
BOOK behalf of the annual badge book. This 
is the official nurserymen’s dictionary. 
It is the means of introducing the new member to his 
friends, and at the same time the medium by which the 
regular member maintains his standing in the Association. 
The badge book can only be maintained by the interested 
assistance of the members. Aside from these considera¬ 
tions, it stands as its own justification as an advertising 
medium, and as a ready directory of the active men in 
the Association during the interim between meetings. 
No one can afford to be without it. Respond, then, 
promptly to Secretary Hall’s circular, so that he may be 
able to get out his badge book promptly, and have it n 
the hands of the membership in good time, and thus 
greatly enhance its value. 
In no branch of industrial activity are 
standards, of greater necessity than in 
the nursery business. A No. i tree 
undefined may mean one thing to one 
man and quite a different thing to 
another grower. Unless standards are adopted to define 
qualities of nursery stock, how shall we decide that a 
given grade represents A No. i? Is it not this indefinite¬ 
ness as to what Ai or A2 or A3 represents which is respon¬ 
sible for many of the misunderstandings arising between 
nurserymen in the course of their dealings? The ideals 
of one nurseryman may be graded up high, while those 
of another slightly more lax are relatively low as to what 
constitutes a No. i apple tree. When, therefore, in the 
course of business, Mr. A buys of Mr. B a lot of cherries 
and peaches, pays according to first grade prices, and 
receives, according to his views, second grade stock, there 
is naturally a strong kick coming, and probably a vigorous 
kick delivered. Our point is that much of this sort of 
misunderstanding could be obviated by the establishment 
of descriptions which would clearly define different grades 
of nursery stock. A set of standards agreed to by the 
American Association of Nurserymen would go a long way 
towards improving the quality of the stock grown, and 
incidentally improving the prices paid for stock of good 
quality. 
Chairman Dayton in charge of the 
PROGRAM FOR program of the St. Louis convention has 
THE ST. LOUIS been making a vigorous effort to secure 
CONVENTION a program provided by nurserymen 
themselves-. The demand and cry has 
been in the past that too little time has been available for 
discussion, and it has also been remarked that the time 
of the convention has in some cases been largely occupied 
by addresses from persons outside the nursery fraternity. 
The chairman of the program committee on this occasion 
has been making strong efforts to overcome this criticism, 
and to a considerable degree has been successful, as shown 
by the statement which he presents below. 
GRADING 
NURSERY 
STOCK 
