THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
559 
MORE ABOUT INSPECTOR PERNICIOSUS 
Editor National Nurseryman: 
Sir:—For three or four years the nursery¬ 
men have been assured that the time was 
propitious for a change from the drastic 
measures against nursery infestation of 
San Jose Scale. 
With the general infestation of most 
orchard sections the inspector has left the 
fruit grower to handle the scale proposition 
individually as they see fit. Under these 
conditions the nurseryman has found it 
increasingly difficult and in most cases im¬ 
possible to grow stock free of scale, even by 
the use of every reasonable treatment 
entomologists can suggest. While these un¬ 
fortunate conditions exist, there is a remedy 
which is convenient, cheap and effective 
which will absolutely destroy San Jose scale 
on nursery stock and make infested nursery 
stock as safe as any. I refer to fumiga¬ 
tion when properly done. In spite of the 
fact that this is a perfect remedy and that 
there is no public demand or need for such 
drastic measures, the process of destruction 
goes on. 
The “destructionists” i n the National 
Association of Nursery Inspectors still 
control at the ratio of about two to one. 
In the meanwhile, old established nurseries 
are being bankrupted and suffering useless 
and unnecessary loss. 
With this in view, I asked you to publish 
the article on Inspector perniciosus which 
appeared in your March issue. I am pre¬ 
pared to defend my position in later issues 
of your paper if it should be thought best. 
Painesville, Ohio. W. B. Cole. 
THE MONTANA NURSERY CO. 
The city of Billings, Montana, has published a 
.booklet descriptive of resourcest and attractive¬ 
ness. In the center of the book is a half-tone 
22x3 inches depicting the nursery lands of the 
Montana Nursery Co. The following description 
appears with it: 
The Montana Nursery Company plays a most 
important part in the development of Montana 
and in the business acrivity of the $ugar City. 
They have the largest institution of the kind 
within a radius of nearly a thousand miles. 
Being comfortably located on their 158 acres of 
nursery ground two miles northeast of the city, 
where they grow millions of trees, shrubs and 
plants of all kinds adapted to this climate. They 
have the best packing and shipping equipment of 
its kind in the Northwest, all stock being packed 
and boxed under roof. Their product is shipped 
to all parts of Montana and adjoining states, 
which are canvassed by their large force of 
salesmen bringing them a steadily increasing 
number of satisfied customers. Their aim is to 
supply the best for the money. The Montana 
Nursery Company is incorporated, with L. A. 
McDonald, President, and D. J. Tighe, Sec’y 
and Treas. 
NOZZLES, HOSE, FITTINGS, ETC. 
^ig. 1200 
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WRITE FOR DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE AND PRICES 
F. E. MYERS & BRO. Ashland, Ohio 
Ashland pump & hay tool works 100 Orange St, 
CATALOGUE COMMENT 
The General Catalogue of Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, pre¬ 
sents an example of the finest taste and workmanship. It is an ideal 
catalogue, its descriptions though brief are complete and helpful, its 
illustrations aro splendid examples both of photographic art and of 
the specimens depicted. In typography, there seems to be nothing 
left to improve. Of the many catalogues that come to this desk from 
all parts of the world, this catalogue deserves the first award. It is 
not saying too much to say that, in every way, it is the leader of 
nursery catalogues. 
