THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
585 
LATEST REVISION OF PROGRAM 
As Arranged by Chairman Hill, April 26, 1910 
For Denver Meeting, June 8, 9, 10, 1910 
Address of Welcome, Col. J. S. Irby, representing City of 
Denver. 
Response, Capt. C. L. Watrous of Des Moines, Iowa. 
.President’s Address, F. H. Stannard, Ottawa, Ivans. 
Report of Secretary, John Hall, Rochester, N. Y. 
( Report, Treasurer C. L. Yates, Rochester, N. Y. 
Report Tarriff Committee, Irving Rouse, Rochester, 
N. Y. 
Report Transportation Committee, W. P. Stark, Louis¬ 
iana, Mo. 
Report Legislative Committee, Chas. J. Brown, Roches¬ 
ter, N. Y. 
Report Entertainment Committee, F. A. Weber, Nur¬ 
sery, Mo. 
Report Publicity Committee, Thos. B. Meehan, Dresher, 
Pa. 
Report Committee on Exhibits, E. P. Bernardin, Parsons, 
I Kans. 
Report Forestry Committee, C. M. Hodges, Bridgeport, 
Ind. 
Report National Council Llorticulture, Capt. C. L. 
Watrous, Des Moines, la. 
“Publicity Campaigns on part of Nurserymen,” J. M. 
Irvine, of St. Joseph, Mo. 
“Varieties,” E. S. Osborne, of Rochester, N. Y. 
“Orchard Pests still unknown to the Colorado Fruit 
Grower,” Prof. G. P. Gillette of Ft. Collins, Colo. 
“Co-operation between Nurserymen and Fruit Growers,” 
W. L. Howard, Sec. Missouri State Board of Horti¬ 
culture. 
THE FREEZE 
Most disturbing reports have come to us from the Middle 
West during the past two weeks. Such reports would 
indicate that the prospective fruit crop has been destroyed, 
that the whole region north of the Gulf lying between the 
Rockies and the Mississippi River had lost all possibility of 
furnishing any fruit, either large or small, to the consuming 
public. It is probable that these newspaper reports have 
been considerably exaggerated. On the other hand, it is 
undoubtedly true that this intercontinental region has been 
again hard hit by the belated cold wave of April. The 
entire Mississippi Valley and contiguous territory seem to 
have suffered severely. Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois 
have apparently been included. The full extent of the 
injury is not known at this writing, but unquestionably the 
loss in orchard fruits, such as apples, plums, cherries and 
peaches, has been very considerable. 
In looking back upon the rather too frequent visitations 
of this kind one cannot help being impressed by the vast 
importance of great bodies of water. The Lakes Ontario 
“Practical Experiments with Root Gall on Apple Trees,” 
Vice-President E. A. Smith, of Lake City, Minn. 
“Transplanted Raspberries for the Retail Trade,” W. N. 
Scarff of New Carlisle, Ohio. 
“Should a Young Man Choose the Nursery Business for a 
Vocation?” A. Willis of Ottawa, Kans. 
“Observations upon European Nursery Stock and Their 
Plant Growing Methods,” (illustrated by lantern slides), 
Prof. Craig of Ithaca, N. Y. 
“The Part Nurserymen have taken in the Growth and 
Development of the Nation,” J. B. Morey, Dansville, N. Y. 
“Herbaceous Plants,” C. S. Harrison, of York, Nebr. 
“Magnifying our Craft,” E. W. Kirkpatrick of McKinney, 
Tex. 
“A Study of the Nursery Land of the United States,” W. 
H. Stark, Louisiana, Mo. 
“The Commercial Side of the Nursery Business,” H. W. 
Marshall of Arlington, Nebr. 
“Effects of Tree Planting in the Middle West,” Geo. H. 
Whiting, Yankton, S. Dak. 
“Resultant Evils of Replacement Policy,” J. W. May- 
hew, Waxahachie, Texas. 
“Crown Gall and its Effect on Orchard Trees,” Peter 
Youngers, of Geneva, Nebr. 
“Is the Organization known as the American Association 
of Nurserymen a Benefit to the Nursery Business?” E. M. 
Sherman, of Charles City, Iowa. 
“Nurseryman’s Peach Seed Supply,” C. C. Mayhew, 
Sherman, Texas. 
“Soils and Fertilizers,” F. L. Rounsvel, Denver, Colo. 
and Erie, region of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and 
Ontario appear to have escaped with relatively small 
damage, and this has been the case for many years back. 
The relative immunity is undoubtedly to be credited to the 
influence of these large bodies of water, and they emphasize 
the vast importance of such factors in fruit growing. The 
coastal climates have in certain respects well pronounced 
advantages in their greater surety from unseasonable 
fluctuations of temperature. On the other hand, the inter¬ 
continental climates have the advantage which is associated 
with atmospheric characteristics making for handsome 
appearance and attractive finish of the fruit. There are 
few misfortunes which are without their accompanying 
compensation. 
NIAGARA COUNTY NURSERIES 
Announcement is made that these nurseries formerly of 
Geneva, N. Y., have changed their offices and grounds to 
Wilson, N. Y. Thomas Marks & Co. are proprietors. 
