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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
Doings of Societies 
THE MIAMI VALLEY NURSERYMEN’S 
ASSOCIATION 
The regular annual meeting of the Miami Valley Nursery¬ 
men’s Association was held at the Phillips House, Dayton, 
Wednesday, February 16. The large nursery interests of 
the Valley, were, as usual, well represented. The nursery¬ 
men were generally accompanied by their wives, who formed 
a matinee party in the afternoon, and attended the theatre 
while the business session of the Association was held at the 
hotel. 
The usual reports of the condition of growing and stored 
stock was an interesting feature of the program, and with¬ 
out exception the reports were satisfactory. 
Discussion of various matters pertaining to the nursery 
business occupied the time fully, until six o’clock, when the 
banquet hall was thrown open, and the nurserymen, with 
their wives and friends, surrounded the festal board, ela¬ 
borately decorated with the flowers that are induced to 
bloom in the winter, while the sweet strains of the orchestra 
filled the air. After the menu was disposed of, Mrs. 
T. J. Dinsmore, the talented wife of the president, 
together with a local celebrity, entertained the com¬ 
pany with a number of selections. The eventful occa¬ 
sion closed with remarks by president elect Siebenthaler, 
Inspector Shaw, who was the guest of honor, J. W. McNary, 
and others. 
The officers for the enusing year elected at the business 
meeting are: John Siebenthaler, president; Fletcher 
Bohlender, vice-president; M. A. Gaines, secretary and 
treasurer. These with M. F. Barnes, S. R. Fergus and J. W. 
McNary form the executive committee. 
ROCHESTER FLORISTS ENJOY ANNUAL DINNER 
The annual dinner of the Rochester Florists’ Association 
was held in the Powers Hotel, Rochester, on the evening of 
March 14th. At this pleasant function the members of the 
executive committee of the Society of American Florists 
were present as invited guests. These men were in Roches¬ 
ter, however, primarily on behalf of the forthcoming meeting 
of the National Florists Association, which is it purposed to 
hold in Rochester, August, 1910. 
The dinner was a great success. The toast list was pre¬ 
sided over by Eddy Osborne, the well known Rochester 
nurseryman, and included a goodly list of speakers, among 
whom were W. C. Barry, W. H. Vick, W. N. Rudd, H. B. 
Dorner, J. A. Valentine, F. R. Pierson, and Professors Jud- 
son and Craig of Cornell. In addition to the nurserymen on 
the toast list a considerable number attended the banquet. 
Resolutions were passed by both the Rochester florists, 
and the executive committee of the national society, urging 
the passage of a bill by the New York State Legislature, 
setting aside a sum of money for the construction of glass 
houses at Cornell, to be devoted exclusively to research in 
floriculture. This bill was introduced a short time since, 
and is receiving the enthusiastic support of the florists of 
Buffalo, Rochester and New York City. 
NATIONAL CANNERS’ ASSOCIATION 
That the canning industry of the country has its difficul¬ 
ties to face and problems to solve was evidenced by the 
papers and discussions at the third annual meeting of the 
National Canners’ Association in Atlantic City, N. J., Feb¬ 
ruary 8 to 11. 
The canners are united in their purpose to establish a 
legalized system of standards for canned goods. They are 
agreed that a scramble for business has resulted in making 
the merits of the product proportionate to the price, but 
affirm that “slack” packing rather than inferior quality has 
brought the product into disrepute from many sources. 
Federal inspection of canning plants is also favored as a 
means of bringing the industry to its proper standing, by 
compelling the packing of better goods or putting the bad 
canner out of business. 
A publicity campaign is to be instituted, with a fund of 
$100,000.00, for increasing the consumption of canned 
goods. The canners state that the industry has been much 
maligned and injured through the publishing by newspapers 
and magazines of sensational stories of ptomaine poisoning 
not founded on fact. The publicity campaign aims to 
establish the canners in the confidence of the public. 
Resolutions were adopted by the Association which aim 
to secure remedial legislation regarding statutory labor pro¬ 
hibitions against women and minors, in so far as they relate 
to the canning industry, on the grounds that the short season 
for canning perishable vegetables and the nature of the work 
render the labor not comparable with ordinary factory labor. 
Resolutions were also drawn up by the canners favoring 
the establishment of a parcels post. 
CALIFORNIA DECIDUOUS FRUIT GROWERS 
ORGANIZE 
At the mass meeting of the California deciduous fruit 
growers, packers and shippers in Sacramento, January 28th, 
there was brought into existence the California Deciduous 
Fruit Protective League. This newly born organization 
plans in general to work along the lines of the Citrus Pro¬ 
tective League in Southern California, for the handling of 
matters of mutual concern, as freight rate charges, distribu¬ 
tion, packing and inspection. Packers and shippers of 
deciduous fruits, as well as handlers of dried and canned 
fruits are eligible to membership. 
Much earnestness was shown and an auspicious beginning 
made by the association. The future of the league will, 
however, depend upon whether the growers themselves 
apply for membership in sufficient numbers to warrant the 
organization going ahead and producing an effectual out¬ 
come. 
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happiness and profit.” 
The Wedge Nursery, Albert Lea, Minn. 
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