THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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. 
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horticulturists are cordially solicited. 
Address, Editor, Ithaca, N. Y. 
Entered in the Post Office at Rochester , as second-class matter. 
Rochester, N. Y„ October, 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 of 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.* 
F. 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, Wasn.; 
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, S. P. Bernardin, Parson, Kans. 
secectary-treasurer, E. J. Holman, Leavenworth, Kan. Meets in July and 
December at Kansas City. 
TARIFF 
DIFFICULTIES 
That there is considerable ambiguity in 
the interpretation of the new tariff in 
reference to nursery stock is being con¬ 
tinually developed by the frequent 
protests against the decisions of the 
appraisers. A case in point has recently come to our 
attention, where Mr. Irving Rouse of Rochester, N. Y., in 
importing evergreen seedlings, was in his judgment charged 
duty under a wrong classification. He filed a protest, 
calling attention to what in his opinion was an error, but 
did not deem it necessary to appear in person before the 
appraisers in New York. The fact of his non-appearance 
seems to have been sufficient reason for disallowing the 
claim. In other words, his case was defaulted by reason of 
failure to appear or by a representative, but through no 
lack of evidence as to the apparent equity of the protest. 
This seems to be a peculiar form of passing upon the merits 
of a case. It would also appear to call for a clearer descrip¬ 
tion of stock, in order to avoid misunderstandings of this 
nature. 
The principle that orchards may be saved 
from injurious frosts by the employment 
of artificial heat has been thoroughly 
established in the inter-mountain and 
coast fruit regions. As a natural result of this finding, the 
method of applying the heat has received considerable 
study. It now transpires that there is a sharp difference 
of opinion between the advocates of the coal heater on the 
one hand, and the oil heater on the other hand. It is a 
little difficult to get at the exact merits of the case, for in 
each instance, the opinions of the advocates are largely 
colored by personal interests. The oil men advocate the 
oil heater, not only because they think it is the best, but 
for the further cogent reason that their financial interests 
are involved; and what is true of the oil men is also true of 
the coal men. It would seem, therefore, that there is 
opportunity for some careful investigations having for their 
purpose the economic results. For instance, the Ideal 
Orchard Heater Company of Grand Junction is strong in its 
advocacy of the coal heaters, while the Grand Junction 
Valley Fruit Growers’ Association is backing the oil heater. 
Undoubtedly the merits of the two methods will find 
vindication in the not distant future. In the meantime, 
the two sides are having all the fun arising out of an active 
and competitive controversy. 
METHODS OF 
ORCHARD 
HEATING 
FRUIT GROW 
ING IN THE 
CENTRAL 
WEST 
Apple and peach growers of the Central 
West may be said to have experienced 
checkered careers during the past fifteen 
years. Part of the reverses which have 
overtaken this region are unquestionably 
charged to faulty methods, poor judgment in the matter of 
selection of varieties and orchard sites, as well as bad 
management in the packing and handling of the product. 
A letter from an enthusiastic believer in the fruit growing 
possibilities of the region indicates his strong belief in the 
arrival of a new era for that section, an era marked by 
the awakening of the fruit grower to the necessity of better 
spraying, better fertilizing, the necessity of using orchard 
