THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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Va.; E. L. Worsham, Atlanta, Ga.; P. J. Williams, Auburn, Ala.; 
L. R. Taft, East Lansing, Mich.; S. A. Forbes, Urbana, Ill.; A. E. 
Stene, Kingston, R. I.; J. E. Stewart, Morgantown, W. Va.; W. E. 
Rumsey, Morgantown, W. Va.; C. P. Gillette, Fort Collins, Colo.; 
T. J. Headlee, Manhattan, Kan.; L. M. Peairs, College Park, Md.; 
E. D. Sanderson, Durham, N. H.; T. J. Hunter, Lawrence, Kan.; 
E. F. Hitchings, Augusta, Me.; W. A. Thomas, Clemson College, 
S. C.; W. E. Britton, New Haven. Conn.; J. Hulsted,A lbany, N. Y. 
The American Association of Nurserymen was represented by 
Messrs. William Pitkin and Irving Rouse of Rochester, N. Y. 
RESOLUTIONS 
The following resolution presented by one of the members was 
endorsed by the Association: 
Resolved —That no certificate should be used on nursery stock 
that is deformed by Woolly aphis or diseased with Crown Gall. 
The committee on National Legislation reported a proposed bill 
which had been agreed upon at a conference with the representatives 
of the Nurserymen’s Association and the chairman and some mem¬ 
bers of the committee appointed by the American Pomological Society 
to consider the matter. 
The principles of the bill were endorsed by the association and it 
was carried that the President appoint a committee to make such 
changes as may seem necessary; the committee to confer with the 
committees of American Nurserymen’s Association and American 
Pomological Society respectively and make every effort to have the 
same passed by Congress. The Presdient appointed Messrs. T. B. 
Symons, E. L. Worsham and G. G. Atwood. 
Many interesting papers were presented at the meeting and the 
discussions of the many timely questions on the program were vigor¬ 
ous and instructive. 
Prof. G. G. Atwood of New York read an interesting paper on the 
Brown Tail Moth on Imported Nursery Stock. Prof. Atwood gave in 
detail his experience during the year in the inspection of all imported 
trees and plants sent to New York State, to prevent the establish¬ 
ment of the brown tail moth, whose nests were found on imported 
stock from Europe. 
While New York State shows the largest number of imported 
shipments and also the finding of an enormous number of brown tail 
moth nests, yet the officers of nearly all of the states found the brown 
tail nests to a greater or less extent. Notwithstanding the whole 
sale importations all of the inspectors present reported that they 
were successful in preventing the escape of the moth into their 
respective state. The inspectors expressed their appreciation to 
Mr. Atwood for first calling their attention to imported shipments 
and the notification of other shipments throughout the season. 
Dr. L. O. Howard, of Washington, gave an informal address on 
his trip to Europe this past summer, citing the conditions that pre¬ 
vailed as regards the occurrence of the brown tail moth. He stated 
that some European certificates were satisfactory, while others could 
not be relied upon. 
Prof. T. B. Symons presented a paper entitled “Local Inspec¬ 
tion; Public Sprayers and the Osage Orange Hedge.’’ He showed 
the advantage of a system of Local Inspectors to inspect the orchards 
in each county of the state. He thought the personal contact 
method of dispensing information was the best means of reaching all 
the growers. Success had attended the operations of public sprayers 
in Maryland; twenty-five having been operated by the State Depart¬ 
ment during the past year. 
He condemned the Osage Orange hedge as a nuisance to any farm 
aside from the fact that it is an abundant breeder of San Jose scale 
in many Eastern and western states. He urged a united campaign 
in the destruction of this hedge throughout the states where it exists. 
The election of officers resulted in the re-election of Prof. F. L. 
Washburn, of Minnesota, president, and Prof. T. B. Symons, of 
Maryland, secretary. 
IMPORTS OF NURSERY STOCK INTO ONTARIO 
A great quantity of nursery stock is imported into Ontario every 
year, and these imports are on the increase. The value of the stock 
imported through Windsor and Niagara Falls in 1904 was $12,724.50 
in 1908, the amount imported through Niagara Falls alone was 
$20,497.00, showing an increase of $8,772.50 over the aggregate of 
the two points in 1904. Says the “Report of Fruit Branch, Depart¬ 
ment of Agriculture, Ontario, 1908,” A great deal of this stock are 
seedlings for grafting and budding. 
The total amount of nursery stock growing in Ontario is approxi¬ 
mately as follows: Conifers, 557,000; deciduous ornamental trees, 
534,500; apples, 1,924,500; pears, 215,450; cherries, 279,900; plums 
268,100; peaches, 409,100; grapes, 115,700; about 75 acres of small 
fruits and 50 acres of ornamental shrubs. 
HOME MANUFACTURER OF LIME AND SULPHUR 
A Canadian Method 
The following is a description of a small lime and sulphur plant 
in which direct heat is utilized: 
Two boxes 18 inches high, 4 feet 6 inches long; 2 feet, 9 inches 
wide, using 1J4 inch lumber. No. 16 iron plating is used for the 
bottom, 6 feet x 3 feet. This extra size allows the iron to be rivetted 
on the sides and in this way acts as a protection. These boxes cost 
$5.00 each. 
The structure for holding the boxes may be made of brick or 
cement. The one shown is made of brick. It is made in two steps 
in order to allow the hot water to run from one box to the other. A 
fine grate which costs $2.00 is placed under the first box which is 
used-to boil the wash, the heat striking this passes onward to the 
second, and upper tank which is used to boil water. 
Cost of plant: 
2 boxes as per description, $5.00 each. $10.00 
1 grate . 2.00 
Cost of building walls and finishing plant. 13.00 
$25.00 
Mr. J. H. Broderick, St. Catherines, the owner of this plant, 
writes as follows: “In making a batch of this lime-sulphur wash, 
I use 25 gals, of water, when boiling add 48 lbs. of lime, and as soon as 
lime begins to slack well and the water boils freely, add 34 lbs. sul¬ 
phur in paste form. Boil for an hour and add enough water from 
upper tank to make 80 gallons. 
Cost of manufacturing 80 gals, of lime and sulphur wash with 
formula of 22 lime, 17 sulphur, 40 water: 
Sulphur, 17 lbs. at $1.42. $24.14 
Lime, 22 lbs. at 25 cents bushel. 7.85 
Coal for fuel, 10 lbs. at $4.50 per ton. 2.25 
Labor. 10.00 
$44.24 
In boiling this mixture, Mr. Broderick has only used the ordinary 
strength, but by doubling the solution a formula of concentrated 
solution could be made which when diluted from the upper tank 
would make 160 gallons of mixture which would lessen the cost of 
production about 5 cents per barrel of mixture, and if the lower box 
was found to be too shallow to allow the violent action of boiling, it 
could be made 22 inches deep, an increase of depth of four inches 
which would cost only a trifling amount. 
This type of plant is a very economical one and gives excellent 
results. It should be located as near to the water supply as possible. 
The only drawback is that the mixture has to be baled out to the 
spraying tank. Huwever, in some locations having a natural eleva¬ 
tion of land this could easily be remedied. This drawback is not 
serious enough to detract from the value and suitability of such a 
plant to the majority of fruit growers. 
The formula used for the lime and sulphur has changed a good 
deal. Three years ago the most used formula was 17 lbs. sulphur, 
34 lime and 40 gals, water, but year before last and last year, the 
tendency was to equalize the amounts of lime and sulphur and the 
prevailing formula was 18 sulphur, 22 lbs. lime, 40 gals, water. The 
quality of the mixture has greatly improved and a more uniform 
wash has been used with more satisfactory results. The lime and 
sulphur has been very effective on San Jose scale and Peach curl. 
