THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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Business ^Movements 
C. R. Burr, Manchester, Conn., spent several days visit¬ 
ing the nurserymen of Rochester, making his headquarters 
at the Seneca Hotel. He left on the morning of the twen¬ 
tieth for Geneva, going from there to Painesville, Chicago 
and intermediate points. 
“Business is good. The cold weater has handicapped us 
a little, but the orders just will come. We will do the best 
spring business ever, and will about double our plantings 
this spring besides the adding item. 
Jan 16th, 1910. Valdesian Nurseries. 
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FROM ROCHESTER TO RUSSIA 
It is interesting to note that the Russian government is 
looking up the horticultural products of the United States. 
Recently Messrs. Ellwanger & Barry of Rochester, received 
a request from the Russian Government Agricultural Com¬ 
missioner in this country for copies of their catalogue to be 
sent to the Minister of Agriculture of the Czar’s Domain. 
In this connection we recall the fact that Messrs. Ellwanger 
& Barry were the importers of the first consignment of 
Russian apples which were brought to this country over a 
third of a century ago. The testing of these apples was a 
large task but out of them came some valuable varieties for 
the Northwest particularly, and a few for the country 
generally. 
HARRISON’S NURSERIES, BERLIN, MD. 
The Harrisons have made a special effort in the prepara¬ 
tion of their catalogue this year to build one up which would 
not only be instructive but attractive. The covers of this 
catalogue present four full page colored lithographs of cherry, 
strawberry, apple and peach, and strawberry in cases, 
respectively. 
The body of the catalogue is made up of carefully pre¬ 
sented authentic information on the planting and cultiva¬ 
tion of fruits large and small, and ornamentals, both trees 
and shrubs. It is illustrated with the usual good McFar¬ 
land half tones. The catalogue as a whole represents a for¬ 
ward type of this kind of selling agent employed by most 
progressive nurserymen. 
WESTERN FRUIT JOBBERS’ ASSOCIATION AND APPLE 
PACKING LAW 
At the meeting of the above Association in Denver on 
January 7th, a very lively discussion occurred between the 
growers of the East and those of the West in reference to the 
Lafean apple packing bill. The men of the East unitedly 
supported the bill while the Pacific Coast representatives 
stood solidly for a bill which would recognize the box 
package now in use on the West Coast. With such diversity 
of view on the question of the box package it does not seem 
likely that any progress will be made at the present session 
of Congress in securing uniformity in box packages. 
I believe our subscription to The National Nursery¬ 
man expires soon, and I enclose you $1.00 for another year. 
You certainly have a good paper and we wish you success. 
Yours, 
W. T. Mitchell & Son. 
NEW YORK FLORIST CLUB 
At the last meeting of this club Mr. A. L. Miller of Brook¬ 
lyn, N. Y., was elected president. Mr. Miller is a florist of 
note with green house establishment at Jamaica, L. I., and 
business headquarters in Brooklyn. John Young was 
elected to suceed himself. The trustees of the club are H. 
A. Bunyard, F. R. Pierson and Phil F. Kessler. 
WASHINGTON STATE HORTICULTURISTS 
From the outline just received of the Sixth Annual Meet¬ 
ing of the Washington State Horticultural Association to 
be held at Wenatchee on January 12-14, the program bids 
fair to be of surpassing excellence and interest. The meet¬ 
ing of this Association, which stands in the front rank of the 
Horticultural Associations of the United States, will be one 
of import to the country at large. 
NEW JERSEY FRUIT GROWERS 
The New Jersey State Horticultural Society met for its 
thirty-fifth annual gathering in the State House at Trenton 
for a three day session—December 21,22 and 23. The re¬ 
ports submitted included those of the fruit, flower, vegeta¬ 
ble, special fruit and flower, and legislative committees. 
The discussions and papers presented were most helpful and 
suggestive, as was aso the well appointed exhibit of fruit 
and flowers. 
NEW YORK STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY 
A very important meeting of this, the oldest of the agri¬ 
cultural associations of NewYork State or in fact the Eastern 
States, was held in Albany, January 18 to 20. At this 
meeting some of the most prominent agriculturists and 
agricultural educators of the country were present and con¬ 
tributed to the addresses and discussions. Important 
addresses were given by President Schurman of Cornell, 
Dean Davenport of the Illinois Agricultural College, Dean 
Bailey of the New York State College of Agriculture, and 
several lesser lights in the educational world. 
A committee was appointed for the purpose of reporting 
a scheme by which the agencies promoting agricultural 
progress in the state could be properly coordinated. 
NURSERYMEN AT ROCHESTER 
The meeting of the Western New York Horticultural 
Society at Rochester, January 26th and 27th, with from one 
thousand to twelve hundred fruit growers in attendance, 
was the occasion for the gathering of a considerable number 
of nurserymen at that place. Among these were: J. H. 
Dayton, Storrs & Harrison, Co., Painesville, O.; George S. 
Josselyn, Fredonia, N. Y.; F. H. Hartman, Dansville; 
Orville G. Chase, Geneva; Nelson Bogue, Batavia; \\ . L. 
McKay,, Geneva; Frank Rupert, Seneca, N. Y., and many 
others. Aside from a not too religious attendance on the 
sessions of the Society a few semi-social functions were 
indulged in by the visiting brethren under the careful 
chaperonage of Papa Josselyn, assisted by Messrs. C. J. 
Brown and William Pitkin of the home city. 
I inclose one dollar to pay for The National Nursery¬ 
man another year. I think it occupies a high place by 
itself. 
Wishing you success, 
James M. Colgan. 
