THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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J. B. MOREY IN POLITICS 
The prominent nurseryman of Dansville, N. Y., J. B. 
Morey, figured strongly in a recent political struggle in his 
home town. It seems that one faction of the Republican 
party sought to prevent the reappointment of Mr. Morey as 
Postmaster. By clever work, however, leaders of the force 
to which Mr. Morey is allied succeeded in passing the follow¬ 
ing resolution at a party caucus. 
Whereas. —In March, 1907, the President appointed Jonathan B. 
Morey to be postmaster at Dansville, N. Y., and thereafter at the 
next session of cqngress sent such appointment to the senate for con¬ 
firmation, and 
Whereas. —The Senate having failed to confirm such appoint¬ 
ment, the President withdrew the same from consideration by the 
Senate; therefore, 
Resolved, That we, the Republicans of the Village of Dansville 
and Town of North Dansville, Livingston County, N. Y., in caucus 
assembled, do hereby express our approval of the appointment of 
Jonathan B. Morey to the office of Postmaster at Dansville, by the 
President, and we heartily commend the efficient, business-like and 
methodical management of our postoffice, since he assumed the 
duties of the office. 
Resolved, That we respectfully and most earnestly petition and 
recommend to the President and to the Senators from the state of 
New York that Jonathan B. Morey be appointed to the office of 
Postmaster at Dansville for a regular term of four years and that 
such appointment be confirmed by the Senate. 
4 ‘ Resolved, That copies of these resolutions be certified to by the 
officers of this caucus and forwarded to the President and to the 
senators from the State of New York. 
There is great delight in Dansville because of the check 
thus given ,to the power of James W. Wadsworth, who has 
been dictator for a number of years. It seems that formerly 
when the reappointment of any office was prevented no fight 
was made. Mr. Morey was the first to show fight and to win 
out in a struggle against the ruling power. His triumph has 
wrought a great change for better in the political situation 
in Dansville. 
A PROTEST AND WARNING. 
An irate nurseryman of a western state sends us the following 
interesting communication regarding the actions of a brother opera¬ 
tor. For obvious reasons we withhold names and places. 
Kimberly, Idaho. 
Editor National Nurseryman: 
One signing himself-, is running amuck in the state of— 
delivering lectures, attending Farmers’ Institutes and issuing copious 
bulletins all recounting in lurid language his own ability as a nursery¬ 
man and the general unreliability and exorbitant proclivities of all 
other nurserymen extant and finally winding up by stating that he 
has a “graft” proposition unsurpassed for quality in which latter 
statement we fully agree. The final agreement he ties to the festive 
seeker after cheap nursery product is a bundle of 1000 grafts for 
$25.00. For an additional $50.00, he agrees to come around on 
April Fool’s Day, a year later, and instruct the agriculturalist into 
the mysteries of the nursery operations and with the aid of several 
men, hired by the farmer, and “two specially prepared and peculiarly 
finished spades” (he evidently intends to indicate A and B spades), 
which, when placed under the tree, he will thereby transplant with 
all the dirt and tender fibre any perfectly produced apple tree!” 
As the gentleman, by the way, has no sign of a nursery at- 
-, as far as we can discover, and appears to be a swift bird of 
passage, he soon will be heard of in other regions to infest some 
healthy nursery section. 
What may I ask in the name of The Trade are regular nursery¬ 
men to do in the face of such cut throat competition which means 
“each man his own nurseryman.” 
Trade in this section has been fair during the past season but con¬ 
ditions indicate very quiet business this coming year. 
Yours, 
A Sufferer. 
A REMEDY FOR PEACH LEAF-CURL. 
Leaf-curl which for so many years has been destructive among 
peaches can at last be successfully treated by spraying. Prof. Taft 
of the Michigan Agricultural College announces the important 
discovery of the cure. 
The solution used is 1 pound of copper sulphate dissolved in 25 
gallons of water. The tree should be covered with the spray as a 
single bud escaping treatment might spread the disease. It has 
been found that spraying with the solution in the fall is as effective 
as when it is used later. It may be used at any time after the 
leaves fall till just before the buds begin to swell in the spring. 
In view of the rapid spread of the disease and the simple method 
of destroying it, every peach-grower should apply the remedy dur¬ 
ing the time between February first and the middle of March. The 
earlier it is done the better. 
A NEW NURSERY FIRM. 
W. J. and A. E. Maloney of Dansville and F. Walter Wells of 
Rochester have organized a three party co-partnership company 
under the name of Maloney Bros. & Wells for the purpose of carry¬ 
ing on a general retail and wholesale nursery business. 
The officers are: W. J. Maloney, president; A. E. Maloney, vice- 
president; F. Walter Wells, Sec’y. andtreas. 
W. J. and A. E. Maloney were members of the wholesale firm of 
Thos. Maloney & Sons which was indeed a very successful firm. 
Thos. Maloney having retired from business sold his interest to F. 
Walter Wells of Rochester, N. Y. 
Mr. Wells has been identified with Green’s Nur. Co. for seventeen 
years. Some few years ago when Green’s Nur. Co. was incorporated 
Mr. Wells was elected secretary and treasurer in which capacity he 
has acted ever since, and during these years he has proven himself 
to be one of the best catalogue men in the nursery trade. 
This company taking over the nurseries of Thos. Maloney & Sons 
have better than 1,000,000 trees under cultivation'and expect to 
makfe a plant of 500,000 this spring. 
Maloney Bros, are to be congratulated on associating with them 
such a valuable man. W. J. and A. E. Maloney have had extensive 
experience in the nursery line. They are good, shrewd business 
men, and with a combination like this the new firm ought to be a 
financial success. 
Mr. Wells has leased the Lester Schwingle house on Seward street 
where he will move his family June 1st next. 
OF VALUE TO NURSERYMEN. 
“How to Have Roses” is the title of a booklet written by William 
C. Barry and issued by the Mount Hope Nurseries of Rochester, 
N. Y. It is a reprint from the Country Gentleman, issues of Janu¬ 
ary 2 and January 9, 1908. In the middle of the book are four half 
tones of the best varieties of roses. These add greatly to the beauty 
of the little pamphlet. The descriptions of the general classes and 
of the individual kinds are clear, concise and helpful to one seeking 
good information upon roses. The booklet is from the press of the 
Post Express Printing Co. and is conservative in style. Altogether, 
the descriptive matter and the typography of the book are delight¬ 
ful. 
“Proceedings of a Congress of Horticulture held at the James¬ 
town Exposition, September 23, 1907.” Linen bound: 108 pages, 
price: 25 cents. 
This publication includes the formal addresses and discussions of 
the papers read at the meeting which covered the various phases of 
Horticulture. This meeting was pronounced by horticultural 
authorities as one of the greatest Horticultural meetings ever held in 
a single day. 
For copies address H. C. Irish, Sec’y., National Council of Horti¬ 
culture, Mo. Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Mo. 
