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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 
Vice-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. 
AWARDED THE GRAND PRIZE AT PARIS EXPOSITION , igoo 
SUBSCRIPTION RATES. 
One year, in advance,.$ 1.00 
Six months,. .75 
Foreign Subscriptions, in advance. x .50 
Six months,. 1.00 
Advertising rates will be sent upon application. Advertise¬ 
ments 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 re¬ 
quested by the Business Manager, Rochester, N. Y. 
Correspondence from all points and articles of interest to nur¬ 
serymen and horticulturists are cordially solicited. 
Address Editor, Ithaca N. Y. 
Entered in the Post Office at Rochester , as second-class matter. 
Rochester, N. Y., January, 1910. 
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. 
President—-F. H. Stannard, President of F. H. Stannard & Co., Ottawa, Kas; vice 
president, W. P. Stark, Louisiana, Mo.; 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. 
Transportation—W. P. Stark Louisiana, Mo. 
Tariff—Irving Rouse, Rochester, N. Y. 
Legislation—Chas. J. Brown, Rochester, N. Y. 
Co-operation with Entomologists—Orlando Harrison, Berlin, Md. 
Program—J. W. Hi’ 1 , Des Moines, Iowa 
Publicity—John Craig, Ithaca, N. Y. 
Exhibits—E. P. Bemardin, Parsons, Kans. 
Arrangements—John Hall, Rochester, N. Y. 
Editing Report—John Hall, Rochester, N. Y. 
Entertainment—Jas. A. Weber, Nursery, Mo. 
Forestry—C. M. Hobbs, Bridgeport, Ind. 
National Council of Horticulture—C. L. Watrous, Des Moines, Iowa. 
STATE AND DISTRICT ASSOCIATIONS. 
American Nurserymen’s Protective Association—President, R. C. Berckmans 
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, John S. Barnes, Yaleville; 
secretary, Frank E. Conine, Stratford. 
Eastern Association of Nurserymen—President, W. C. Barry, Rochester, N. Y.; 
secretary-treasurer, William Pitkin, Rochester, N. Y. Meets annually in 
. J anuary. 
National Association of Retail Nurserymen—President, Wm. Pitkin, Rochester, N. Y. 
secretary, F. E. Grover, Rochester, N. Y. 
Nurserymen’s Mutual Protective Association—President, N. II. Albaugh, Phoneton 
O.; secretary, George C. Seager, Rochester, N. Y. Meets annually in Tune. 
National Nurserymen’s Association of Ohio—President, J. W. McNary, Dayton, C ; 
secretary, W. B. Cole, Painesville, O. 
Pacific Coast Association of Nurserymen—-President, C. Malmo, Seattle, Wasn.; 
secretary-treasurer, C. A. Tonneson, Tacoma, Wash. Meets annually in 
June. 
Pennsylvania Nurserymen’s Association—President, Thos. B. Meehan, Dreshertown, 
Pa., secretary, Earl Peters, Mt. 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, J. C. Hale, Winchester, Tenn.; 
secretary, G. M. Bentley, Knoxville, Tenn. 
Texas Nurserymen’s Association—President—T. B. Baker, Ft. Worth, Texas; 
secretary-treasurer, John S. Kerr, Sherman, Texas. 
Western Association of Nurserymen—President, E. P. Bernardin, Parson, Kans. 
secectarv-treasurer. E. T. Holman. Leavenworth, Kan. Meets in July and 
Dece nber at Kansas City. 
To the army of plantsmen who cater to 
the needs of the city garden, and the 
GREETING dweller in the open country, we extend 
hearty New Year greetings. The year 
opens auspiciously. Interest in the 
whole range of plant culture continues to widen and deepen. 
Fruit growing as a commercial industry is steadily extend¬ 
ing, in some places making very rapid progress. The num¬ 
ber of amateur fruit growers is increasing rapidly each year. 
Life in the open country appeals as never before. The fruit, 
the vegetable, the ornamental plant is attracting the capital 
of the rich and the covetous or sympathetic attention of the 
poor. All this means business for the nurseryman. With 
the increase of business comes increased responsibilities. 
This is always the corollary of growing patronage. Success 
is measured by the intelligence of the grower, the appli¬ 
cation of business methods coupled with integrity. May 
the plantsman live up to his opportunity and his position 
of trust be properly filled. 
THE NEW 
YEAR 
May the New Year be as instructive as 
the old. May it bear reasonable pros¬ 
perity, enlarge our experience, strengthen 
our judgment, and may it also admonish 
us that the years of productive activity 
and service are rapidly speeding. 
The year just closed has been in many respects a noted 
one in plant growing circles. In general it has seen the 
reviving and establishing of confidence in our monetarycon- 
dition. The plant grower was happily affected less than 
other business men by financial unrest, nevertheless his 
business was disturbed. The resumption of former condi¬ 
tions has brought renewed activity in all lines. Fruit tree 
planting, ornamental planting and general interest in 
orcharding is greater at the present time than it has been in 
any period during the past twenty-five years. New fruit 
regions are developing and old areas are extending. The 
interest in, and the demand for ornamentals is steadily 
increasing. Prices have improved. The outlook on the 
whole is cheering and the nurseryman should look forward 
to the future with confidence. 
Although hardly necessary it is not out of 
place at this time of the year, the period 
OUR PROGRAM of program making and resolution form¬ 
ing, to state our aims in conducting this 
journal devoted to the interests of the 
nurserymen. In brief, we stand for the best methods of 
growing and selling plants. We wish to carry on the work 
cooperatively. We want the assistance, in the form of sug¬ 
gestion and advice, of the men in the field and the office. 
Your interests are our interests. We desire to encourage 
the production of the best in fruits and ornamentals. We 
desire to introduce these in the places where they ought to be 
grown. We hope to discourage the planting of the unadapted 
and undesirable and to encourage the planting of the useful 
and attractive. In short we wish to encourage the produc¬ 
tion of the best in the entire range of fruits and ornamentals. 
We wish to labor with the nurseryman in reducing the cost 
