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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
AMERICAN GLADIOLUS SOCIETY 
The meeting of the American Gladiolus Society at Balti¬ 
more, August 16-17 was well attended and considerable 
enthusiasm was manifested over the progress of the society 
during its first year of existence. The society voted to 
establish the grades of gladiolus corms making the first grade 
one and one-half inch and up, and the second grade one and 
one-quarter to one and one-half inches in diameter. A 
bureau of registration for new varieties was also established 
and a committee named to formulate rules of nomenclature 
and to pass upon seedlings. A committee was also appointed 
to consider the preparation of a suitable color chart for the 
use of florists. 
The exhibition of gladiolus blooms was very large and 
considering the dry season and extreme heat was of fine 
quality. John Lewis Childs staged a fine lot of flowers 
consisting of 114 varieties. Among the best of these were, 
Blanche, Dawn, Cardinal, Attraction, Sulphur King, etc. 
Arthur Co wee had a very extensive exhibit, which un¬ 
fortunately was seriously damaged by delay of the express 
company while in transit. This was regretted by all for 
otherwise Mr. Cowee’s exhibits consisted of high quality 
blooms faultlessly staged. The varieties of superlative merit 
in his collection were Peace, Meadowvale, White Cloud, 
La Luna, Philadelphia, Crackerjack and Faust. 
B. Hammond Tracy staged Dawn, Independence, Maiden 
Blush, Mrs. Frances King, Sunrise. All the flowers were 
large on long spikes. Mr. Tracy exhibited a fine lot of 
seedlings also. 
J. B. Hutchinson staged a collection of the new varieties 
of Wilhelm Pfitzer, Stuttgart, Germany. This exhibit was 
remarkable for the number of varieties of unusual color. 
Europea, Konigen Charlotte, and Nephrites were among the 
most noteworthy. Kunderdi Glory, shown by several 
exhibitors was especially fine. . 
In the competitive classes John Lewis Childs secured the 
cup for the largest collection of named varieties, H. W. 
Kemer for best seedlings, and J. W. Pepper (W. Robinson, 
gardener) and Vaughn’s Seed Store for vases of Kunderdi 
Glory. 
The educational exhibit by the Department of Plant 
Pathology and lecture by Mr. Fitzpatrick of Cornell on 
Gladiolus diseases were very interesting and instructive. 
Owing to the absence of Prof. Craig, due to illness, the 
report of the Committee on Nomenclature on the work 
accomplished at the trial grounds, Ithaca, N. Y., was read 
by Dr. A. C. Beal. 
The officers elected are as follows: President, I. S. 
Hendrickson; vice-president, E. H. Cushman; correspond¬ 
ing secretary, L. Merton Gage; financial secretary, H. 
Youell; treasurer, Wm. Sperling. A. C. B. 
PUBLICITY QUESTIONS 
“Mr. Thomas moved as a substitute to report of com¬ 
mittee on President’s address that the President be author¬ 
ized to appoint a special committee of seven, representing 
the various sections of the Association, to consider during the 
coming year the possibility of trade cooperation and the 
extension of the influence and possibilities of the trade, and 
to report at the next convention as to the ways and means 
whieh might work out better things for the trade along these 
lines.’’— Adopted. John Hall, Sec’y. 
Note and Comment 
COST OF GROWING A BOX OF APPLES IN 
WASHINGTON 
G. C. Eikelberner takes serious exception to the state¬ 
ment of Peter Hovland as to the cost of producing a box of 
apples. Mr. Hovland’s estimate was 86 cents. His figures 
were $300 per acre for interest on the investment, rent, 
taxes, harrowing, cultivation, fertilizing, spraying, etc., 
with 36 cents additional for marketing expenses. Mr. 
Eikelberner in his estimate cuts out the expense of plowing, 
cultivating and fertilizing, holding that the growing of clover 
or some other cover crop in the orchard takes the place of 
fertilizing and makes the orchard more productive. His 
total estimate is about 61cents, divided as follows: 
Eight per cent on $ 2 ,000 valuation. $160.00 
Water rent. 1.50 
Taxes. 10.00 
Pruning (average).; . . . , 5.00 
Brush hauling. i .00 
Spraying . 10.00 
Irrigating. 5.00 
Total . $192.50 
Figuring 600 boxes to the acre, this would make a total 
expense of about 32 cents. Added to the 32 cents are the 
marketing charges, as follows: 
Packing . $ 0.07 
Hauling . .01 
, Box, nails and making . .13 
Paper . .02 
Nailing . .01 
Orchard hauling . .02 
Picking . .03 
Total. $o.2()}4 
This makes a total expense of 61^2 cents per box. P. W. 
Lawrence kept very careful track of his expenses this year 
and they amounted to 61 cents per box. Other growers have 
been making a careful estimate for years past, and it is safe 
to say that the cost of growing and marketing a box of 
apples ranges between 50 and 60 eents .—Wenatchee World 
BOX PACKAGE POPULAR IN SCOTLAND 
In a report on fruit shipments to Glasgow during the 
past year, published in the June Canadian Horticulturist. 
Cargo Inspector James A. Findlay notes the favor with 
which apples in the box package are received in Glasgow. 
He says that the eye of the Scotchman must be pleased in 
order to tempt him to buy fruit, and he is particular about 
the eating qualities as well. Mr. Findlay calls attention to 
the short supply of apples received from Canada, and states 
that more barrel stock was imported from the United States 
as a result. Some 1600 boxes of fruit were received at 
Glasgow from British Columbia, which arrived in good 
condition, as was the case with most of the fruit imported. 
Prices were high on account of the shortage in quantity. 
