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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
troubled with woolly aphis. Some nurseryman of pion¬ 
eering instinct and blessed with patience is going to have 
such trees when the demand comes. 
Dr. Bailey says in his Cyclopedia of Horticulture that 
of all trees and plants sold less than 1% reach maturity 
to benefit the planter. We deal in perishable goods; 
there is some inevitable loss in transplanting and fur¬ 
ther loss comes from unfavorable weather and extremes 
of heat and cold; and few who buy our products are ex¬ 
perts at planting and caring for them; certain losses are 
inevitable. But the indictment is so serious and so direct 
that it calls for special effort on our part to give more in 
quality and service to reduce that embarrassing persen- 
tage. No industry can grow and thrive under such a 
handicap without the continuance of abundant optimism 
in our patrons. In 1900, Dr. Bailey attended our conven¬ 
tion at Niagara Falls and stated then that there were 
more apple trees in the nurseries than there were in all 
the orchards of the country. 
May not this suggestion of using Northern Spy as an 
aphis-resistent stock be considered as one step toward 
meeting the planter’s need in apple trees if we are to 
continue as a great apple-growing country? 
Princeton, N. J., August 10, 1920. 
SOUTHERN NURSERYMEN’S ASSOCIATION 
Officers, Paul C. Lindley, President, Pomona, N. C.; C. 
A. Simpson, Vice Pres., Monticello, Fla.; 0. Joe Howard, 
Secretary and Treasurer, Hickory, N. C. 
Executive Committee, Chas. T. Smith, Concord, Ga., 
Chairman; S. W. Crowell, Roseacres, Miss.; O. Joe How¬ 
ard, Pomona, N. C.; Paul C. Lindley, Pomona, N. C.; C. 
A. Simpson, Monticello, Fla. 
Whereas: 
During recent years there has been a disposition on the 
part ot periodicals generally to resolve all differences be¬ 
tween Nurserymen and the public against the Nursery¬ 
men and in favor of the public; and 
whereas,, in the spirit of fairness the Nurserymen through 
Association action have shown a willingness to investi¬ 
gate all claims ol both unfairness and error, appointing 
lor this purpose committees both on vigilence and arbi¬ 
tration, and 
whereas, the Nurserymen are entitled to be heard in 
their own behalf on all these matters before judgment is 
passed: 
be it resolved by the Southern Nurserymen’s Associa¬ 
tion in Convention at Charleston, S. C., this August 19th 
1920, 
First, that we urge our Committees, that while due 
diligence should be used in endeavor to place the Nur¬ 
sery business on highest possible plane, greatest caution 
must be used, to the end that no injustice be done any 
member. 
Second, that we condemn the practice of many journals 
ol parading before the public the shortcomings of “ye 
Nurserymen,” believing that such practice is inimical 
both to the public and nurserymen and is distructive of 
Confidence which is the basis of satisfactory trade re¬ 
lations. With a few farm journals it is “yellow journal¬ 
ism” run mad. 
1 bird, that we deplore the Action of The American 
Nurserymen in a recent issue making public a matter be¬ 
tween Harrison Nurseries of Rerlin, Maryland, and one 
of their customers, when said differences had been ad¬ 
justed seemingly to the satisfaction of interested parties. 
Such publicity in our opinion being unwise and harmful, 
both to the Harrison Nurseries and to the Nursery in¬ 
terests as a whole. 
Fourth, that while we are in hearty accord with all 
plans for higher ethical Standards in the Nursery bus¬ 
iness, and pledge our efforts individually and collective¬ 
ly to this end, we resent as unfair and untrue the im¬ 
plication often made, that there is something particularly 
bad in the Nurserymen’s policies. 
Resolved further that a copy of these resolutions be 
sent both American Nurserymen and National Nursery¬ 
men with request that it be printed. 
THE CONNECTICUT NURSERYMEN’S ASSOCIATION 
The Connecticut Nurserymens’ Association held their 
summer outing at Lake Compounce August 11th, 1920. 
Owing to the inclemency of the weather the attend¬ 
ance was not quite so large as usual, but those present 
enjoyed the outing and especially the “get-togther” part. 
It seemed to be the universal opinion that the other 
nurserymen and florists of the state—not now members 
of the Association—were not aware of the benefits they 
could derive from attending the meetings and outings of 
this Association, or they would make more of an effort to 
accept the cordial invitations, sent them, to convene with 
us. 
These “get-together” meetings certainly do make for 
the betterment of any line of business. They are educa¬ 
tors; they are friend makers, not only in the line of bus¬ 
iness but socially as well, and the short loss of time, in 
attending, is repaid a hundred-fold in the benefits gained. 
We hope, therefore, tthat the Connecticut Nurserymen 
and Florists will make a strong effort to accept the next 
invitation sent them to attend a meeting or an outing of 
this Association. 
At a short business meeting (the regular annual bus¬ 
iness meeting, early in the year, had to be postponed 
owing to illness of officers) it was voted that the present 
officials continue in their respective offices until the next 
regular annual meeting in January 1921. 
The present officers of the Association are as follows: 
President, G. F. Rrainerd, Thompsonville, Conn. 
Vice-President, 11. W. Gottschalk, Manchester, Conn. 
Secretary, F. L. Thomas, Yalesville, Conn. 
Treasurer, W. W. Hunt, Hartford, Conn. 
F. L. Thomas, Secretary, Yalesville, Conn. 
John Watson, executive secretary of the National As¬ 
sociation is collecting information in regard to Hail insur¬ 
ance. He is sending a questionnaire to the various nur¬ 
series. The National Association has for some time had 
the subject of Hail insurance under consideration, but so 
lar nothing has ever been done to enable the nurseryman 
to protect himself from loss through Hail storms. 
Mr. W. H. Simpson, Adrian, Mich, has sold out his 
bulb business. Mr. Simpson was a specialist in Dahlias 
and Gladiolus. 
