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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
The annual report of the American 
THE ANNUAL Association of Nurserymen was dis- 
The National Nurseryman 
Published monthly by 
THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN PUBLISHING CO., Inc. 
218 Livingston Building, Rochester, N. Y. 
President. THOMAS B. MEEHAN 
Vice-President and Editor.JOHN CRAIG 
Secretary-Treasurer and Business Manager, ... C. L. YATES 
The only trade journal issued for Growers and Dealers in Nur¬ 
sery Stock of all kinds. It circulates throughout the United 
States, Canada and Europe. 
Official Journal of American Association of Nurserymen. 
AWARDED THE GRAND PRIZE AT PARIS EXPOSITION, 1900 
SUBSCRIPTION RATES. 
One year, in advance,.$1.00 
Six months,. .75 
Foreign Subscriptions, in advance,.1.50 
Six months.'. 1.00 
Advertis ng rates will be sent upon application. Advertisements should reach 
this office by the 20th of the month previous to the date of issue. 
Payment in advance required for foreign advertisements. Drafts on New 
York or postal orders, instead of checks, are requested by the Business Mana¬ 
ger, Rochester, N. Y. 
Correspondence from all points and articles of interest to nurserymen and 
horticulturists are cordially solicited. 
Address, Editor, Ithaca, N. Y. 
Entered in the Post Office at Rochester , as second-class matter. 
Rochester, N. Y., September, 1910. 
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. 
President—W. P. Stark, Louisiana, Mo.; vice president, E. S. Welch, Shenan 
doah, Iowa; secretary, John Hall, Rochester, N. Y; treasurer, C. L. Yates 
Rochester, N. Y. 
Executive Committee —J. H. Dayton, Painesville, O.; E. M. Sherman, Charles 
City, la.; H. B. Chase, Huntsville, Ala.; Wm. P. Stark, Ex-Officio, Louisiana 
Mo.; John Hall, Ex-Officio , Sec’y, Rochester, N. Y. 
Chairmen op Committees. ’ 
Transportation—D. S. Lake, Shenandoah, la.; Chas. M. Sizemore, Louis 
iana. Mo. 
Tariff —Irving Rouse, Rochester, N' Y. 
Legislation East of Mississippi River— Wm. Pitkin, Rochester, N. Y. 
Legislation West of Mississippi River —Peter Youngers, Geneva, Nebr. 
Co-operation with Entomologists —J. W. Hill, Des Moines, la. 
Program—J. H. Dayton, Painesville, O. 
Publicity —Orlando Harrison, Berlin, Md. 
Exhibits— J. W. Schuette, 5600 GravoisAve., St. Louis, Mo. 
Arrangements— John Hall, Rochester, N. Y.; J. H. Dayton, Painesville O. - 
P. A. Weber, Nursery, Mo. 
Editing Report —John Hall, Rochester, N. Y.; Prof. John Craig, Ithaca, N. Y. 
Entertainment— F. A. Weber, Nursery, Mo. 
Forestry —A. T. Brown, Geneva, Nebr. 
Co-operation with Fruit Growers and Associations— J. M. Irvine, St. 
Joseph, Mo. 
Trade Opportunities— Jefferson Thomas, Harrisburg, Pa. 
Nurserymen’s Share in Civic Improvement—J. Horace McFarland, Harris¬ 
burg, Pa. 
Root-Knot— E. A. Smith, Lake City, Minn. 
Membership —John Watson, Newark, N. Y. 
STATE AND DISTRICT ASSOCIATIONS. 
American Nurserymen’s Protective Association—President, R. C. Berckman, 
Augusta, Ga.; secretary, Thomas B. Meehan, Dreshertown, Pa. Meets annually 
in June. 
American Retail Nurserymen’s Protective Association—President, Charles J. Brown, 
Rochester, N. Y.; secretary, Guy A. Bryant, Princeton, Ill. Meets annually in 
June. 
Association of Oklahoma Nurserymen—President, J. A. Lopeman, Enid, Okla. Terr.; 
secretary, C. E. Garee, Noble, Okla. Terr. 
Canadian Association of Nurserymen—President—E. D. Smith, Winona; secretary 
C. C. R. Morden, Niagara Falls, Ont. 
Connecticut Nurserymen’s Association—President, C. W. Atwater, Collinsville, 
Conn. Secretary, John S. Barnes, Yalesville, Conn. 
Eastern Association of Nurserymen—President, Wm. Pitkin, Rochester, N. Y.; 
secretary-treasurer, William Pitkin, Rochester, N. Y. Meets annually in 
January. 
National Association of Retail Nurserymen—President, Wm. Pitkin, Rochester, N. Y. 
secretary, F. E. Grover, Rochester, N. Y. 
National Nurserymen’s Association of Ohio—President, J. W. McNary, Dayton, O. 
secretary, W. B. Cole, Painesville, O. 
Pacific Coast Association of Nurserymen—President, C. Malmo, Seattle, Wash.; 
secretary-treasurer, C. A. Tonneson, Tacoma, Wash. Meets annually in 
June. 
Pennsylvania Nurserymen’s Association—President, Samuel C. Moon, Pa., secre¬ 
tary, Earl Peters, Mt. Holy Springs, Pa. 
Southern Nurserymen’s Association—President, R C Berckmans, Augusta, Ga. 
secretary-treasurer, A. I. Smith, Knoxville, Tenn. 
Tennessee Nurserymen’s Association—President, A. I. Smith, Knoxville, Tenn.; 
secretary, G. M. Bentley, Knoxville, Tenn. 
Texas Nurserymen’s Association—President—J. B. Baker, Ft. Worth, Texas; 
secretary-treasurer, John S. Kerr, Sherman, Texas. 
Western Association of Nurserymen—President, E. P. Bernardin, Parson, Kans. 
sscectary-treasurer, E. J. Holman, Leavenworth, Kan. Meets in July and 
Deeember at Kansas City. 
REPORT tributed^some two weeks ago. Secre- 
r- tary John Hall has turned out an 
exceedingly creditable document. There are several points 
worthy of note in this connection. First, the report was 
issued promptly. Thirty days from the time of receiving 
the stenographer’s transcript, the report appeared. This 
is a splendid record. Second, it is typographically satis¬ 
factory. The proof reading, editing, and indexing are all 
that could be desired. In other words, the information 
which it contains is available. Third, it contains a large 
amount of valuable subject matter. Every nurseryman in 
the country can afford to spend some time in perusing it. 
He will find useful information. The Association and 
Secretary Hall are to be congratulated on the contribution 
of 1910 to the record of the proceedings of the American 
Association of Nurserymen. 
At the last meeting of the American 
A PUBLICITY Association of Nurserymen, considerable 
CAMPAIGN interest was evinced by the members in 
the matter of conducting a publicity 
campaign for the development of the 
fruit industry of the country. A special committee 
furnished with a substantial appropriation was appointed 
for this purpose. The committee was authorized to go 
ahead and carry on as effective a campaign as possible. 
The committee is now considering ways and means. The 
committee would like to receive suggestions from members, 
both as to methods of procedure and features in the nursery¬ 
man’s field which ought to be prominently treated. The 
chairman in charge is Orlando Harrison of Berlin, Mary¬ 
land, and it is needless to say that all those who have ideas 
to offer may freely -Write to Mr. Harrison and indeed are 
invited to do so as promptly as possible. 
One of the gratifying phases of horti- 
GARDEN culture in this country is the growing 
LITERATURE taste for good literature on the subject. 
America has not reached the stage of 
advancement of England in this respect, 
but is rapidly gaining ground. The field for good horti¬ 
cultural literature is rapidly extending. 
A few years ago there was little demand for a book 
which did not deal with gardening topics from the purely 
practical or commercial aspect, but recently with the 
development of sentiment, ideals, and a body of thought 
bearing upon country life interests and attractions, there 
has appeared a desire, nay more, a demand for books 
which suggest, inspire and entertain, as well as those which 
merely instruct. 
A volume of this kind is that which lies 
GARDENS OF upon our desk, bearing the title just. 
ENGLAND given. It is a book of high aesthetic 
and attractive literary quality. It is a 
book one likes to have upon his shelves 
and enjoys looking through its leaves. It is a book of two 
