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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. 
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Rochester, N. Y., March, 1910. 
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. 
President—F. H. Stannard, President of F. H. Stannard & Co., Ottawa, Kas; vie, 
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, 0 .; 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 11 , Des Moines, Iowa 
Publicity—John Craig, Ithaca, N. Y. 
Exhibits—E. P. Bernardin, Parsons, Kans. 
Arrangements—John Hall, Rochester, N. Y. 
Editing Report—John Hall, Rochester, N. Y. 
Entertainment—Frank 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, Olda. 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' 
.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, C. Malmo, Seattle, Wasn.; 
secretary-treasurer, C. A. Tonneson, Tacoma, Wash. Meets annually in 
June. 
Pennsylvania Nurserymen’s Association—President, Samuel C. Moon, Pa., secre¬ 
tary, 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—J. B. Baker, Ft. 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. 
Sure information comes to us from St. 
PLANS FOR Louis that a movement is on foot in that 
THE DENVER region to assemble the Easter delegations 
MEETING en route for Denver in St. Louis, join 
up the several cars at that point and pro¬ 
ceed from thence by special train. The New York and New 
England delegations could easily make up a car or two at 
Rochester to be joined by the Ohio members a little later, 
while the men from the North and those from the South 
could connect with their Eastern friends in St. Louis itself. 
The fact that our energetic friend, Frank Webber is pro¬ 
moting this scheme promises well for its success, and fur¬ 
ther, gives assurance that the convenience and comfort 
(spelled in various ways) of the devout pilgrims from 
Rochester and other Northern cities will be thoroughly 
Much more attention is paid to the matter 
of adapting the particular variety to the 
stock best suited to its needs in the old 
country, than is in vogue in this country. 
Apple stocks are imported mainly from 
France and are grown from the so-called French Crab, which 
means simply the seedling apple of the country. Small 
amounts of apple stocks are grown in this country from seed 
gathered in Vermont and the other New England states. 
American nurserymen are prejudiced in favor of the Euro¬ 
pean seedlings. This is probably for the reason that the 
seedlings are grown with rather more care than they are in 
this country; they are uniformly graded and a given num¬ 
ber will make more root grafts than the native stock, though 
whether they will give better results or not is a question 
which has never been very accurately answered. 
The following are the principal stocks used in propagat¬ 
ing the apple and the pear: 
1. Crab and seedling apple. This represents a group in 
which probably both crab seed and apple seed are mixed. 
They are employed in England for the propagation of 
standard trees, particularly if the tree is a heavy bearer and 
a weak grower. On the other hand, if it is a strong grower 
and light bearer the practice is to place it upon a stock 
which has a restrictive influence upon its growing and a 
stimulating influence upon its bearing habits. 
2. Doucin or Broad-Leaved Paradise. This stock has a 
slightly dwarfing influence on apples, and in the old country 
is not regarded as a regular dwarf stock. It has a shallow 
rooting habit, and in this country is quite likely to root-kill. 
3. English Paradise. This stock is used for most varie¬ 
ties of apples grown under what is termed bush culture in 
England. It has a distinctly dwarfing effect upon the scion 
or variety grafted upon it. It develops a thick mass of 
fibrous roots which separate laterally but do not penetrate 
the soil deeply. It is, therefore, subject to root killing and 
is not a safe stock in places where the snow fall is limited. 
4. French Paradise. This is the smallest type of apple 
stock used in propagating dwarfs. It is employed in France 
and England for the purpose of developing trees suitable for 
miniature bushes, training on trellises, or the so-called 
Cordon system. 
cared for. 
APPLE 
STOCKS 
