THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
518 
Correspondence 
FROST IN CALIFORNIA 
Regarding frost damage, no one can tell just how much 
fruit has been affected. It is quite a large figure expressed 
both in damage to the crop and to the probable demoraliza¬ 
tion of the market. 
I would not be willing to make anything but the wildest 
kind of a guess on the result of the frost as to shortage of 
cars, but should say that from fifteen to twenty per cent of 
the fruit should not be shipped. 
There are many localities that were not damaged at all. 
The heaviest damage was done in the largest producing 
districts. 
I do not know that the frost is an unmixed evil. It. 
serves to draw attention to the boundaries of the citrus area, 
and to check the planting of trees in unproven territory. It 
also accentuates the value of territory that is above the frost 
line, and we hope will also result in higher prices for abso¬ 
lutely sound fruit. 
H. B. C. 
FOR NINETEEN ELEVEN; AN OPEN LETTER 
Dear Mr. Stark: 
On behalf of the Missouri Botanical Garden, I have very 
much pleasure in extending through you an invitation for 
the American Association of Nurserymen to meet in St. 
Louis in 1911. The Garden, I hope, will be able to welcome 
the gentlemen in attendance at the meeting as its guests at 
one of the banquets provided for by the will of the founder 
of the Garden, and if the Association decides to meet here, 
and the Programe Committee will inform me of the evening 
on which such a banquet can be attended with the greatest 
convenience to the Aossciation, I shall endeavor to arrange 
for it to be given at such time. 
I shall take much pleasure in requesting that this invita¬ 
tion be seconded by the city and various local organizations, 
and shall be obliged if you will kindly let me know when it 
will be best to dave such invitations extended, either now, 
or at about the time of the Denver meeting. 
Assuring you that if the Association meets once more in 
our city, we shall do everything in our power to contribute 
to the success and pleasure of the meeting, I am, 
Mr. W. P. Stark, Sincerely yours, 
Louisiana, Mo. Wm. Trelease, 
Director Missouri Botanical Garden , St. Louis. 
NORTH FLORIDA PECAN DEVELOPMENT 
A region in which pecan growing is making great 
strides is in central north Florida near the picturesque town 
of Monticello. The leading company in this section is the 
north Florida Pecan Company, president, John Craig, 
Ithaca, N. Y. ; treasurer, J. L. Bayard, Jr., First 
National Bank, Vincennes, Ind., Secretary, H. D. Simpson, 
Vincennes, Ind. This company owns upwards of 1400 acres 
of land half of which was planted two years ago to paper 
shell named varieties. The planting is being extended each 
year. Other orchards are being set out and the region is 
fast becoming noted for the production of trees and nuts. 
There are serveral bearing orchards which abundantly prove 
the fitness of the soil and climate for pecan culture. The pe¬ 
can nurserymen of this region supply a goodly share of 
the propagated stock sold to the trade. 
THE LATEST FROM TENNESSEE 
The nursery business here seems to be in flourishing 
condition. The demand for peaches is something enor¬ 
mous. Growers are nearly sold out on peach already and 
expect by the first of the year to be pretty well cleaned up. 
We would like to have double or triple the stock now on 
hand. The demand for pears and most other trees is also 
good. 
The outlook for the next season is also very encouraging. 
From present prospects prices will go higher on peach and 
apple particularly, and we look for good prices on all lines of 
stock. 
Tennessee Wholesale Nurseries, 
Winchester, Tenn. Aubrey Frink, Mgr. 
FOR INSECT CONTROL 
The Commissioner of Agriculture for the State of New 
York is asking the support of nurserymen and fruit growers 
to secure an appropriation as an emergency fund for use in 
case the state is invaded with such dangerous insect pests as 
gypsy or brown tail moth which is at the present time close 
to its borders on the east. This movement was supported 
by a resolution passed by the Western New York Horticul¬ 
tural Society and will undoubtedly receive the undivided 
support of plant growers. 
CONTROL OF IMPORTED STOCK 
“The State Department o ^Agriculture has no power over this 
imported stock. We have no right to inspect this imported stock. 
It comes into this State with international inspection certificates, 
and though we have inspected this stock we had no right to do so. 
But we do give the right to sell this stock. If we found the stock 
infested, we would withhold certificate and could prevent their 
shipping this stock out. 
Imported citrus stock has come in here budded on Zuzu stock 
instead of Trifoliata. Good in Japan, but not good for Satsuma 
here. 
But there proves to be only about one tree in a thousand in 1908 
shipments and think it an oversight. This year there proves to be 
little or none of these oranges on Zuzu stocks. These importers pro- J 
pose to make good all such trees by correcting these mistakes. The ! | 
Department of Agriculture has not been derelict in the case of these 
importations. We are seeking to do justice to both home growers 
and importers. 
There is now no protective tariff on citrus trees.” 
Sam Dixon, 
Jan. 14, 1910. Meeting of Texas Nurserymen’s Assn. 
IMPORTERS ASSOCIATION OPPOSE INSPECTION AT 
PORT OF ENTRY. 
At a recent meeting of the Importers Association, a strong 
resolution was passed opposing the Symons bill now in the 
Federal House which provides for the inspection of nursery stock 
at the port of entry, on the ground that such inspection is im¬ 
practicable. 
