THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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ILLNESS OF PROF. JOHN CRAIG. 
Nurserymen in the country at large will regret to hear of 
the illness of Mr. John Craig, Editor of this magazine and 
Professor of Horticulture at the College of Agriculture, 
Cornell University. For some time past, Prof. Craig has 
been suffering from acute stomach trouble. In hopes of 
obtaining relief, he sailed with hii^wife and son for Egypt 
on the first day of February. The voyage was rough and 
uncomfortable for the sick man who suffered considerably. 
He had thought that the fine winter climate of Egypt and 
the change of scene would benefit him. It was found 
necessary, however, to give up this trip. Some days were 
spent at Genoa, Italy in recuperating from the effects of the 
voyage. 
At present, Prof. Craig is at Lausanne, Switzerland. 
The services of a skilled surgeon have been secured and an 
operation will be performed to bring relief and cure to the 
patient sufferer. 
ANEW PUBLICATION. 
The National Nurseryman takes pleasure in calling 
attention to a new publication, The Market Gardener's 
Journal of Louisville, Ky. This paper was established in 
1907 and sent out its first number on August 7 of that year. 
It is a business paper for business growers in all sections of 
the country. Market gardeners, Truck Growers and 
Growers of Fruit will find it especially valuable. Its cir¬ 
culation is large and enables it to keep in touch with all 
branches of the trade. 
No paper has yet entirely covered the field represented by 
the Market Gardeners' Journal. Although only six months 
old, the paper is handling its work admirably. There are in 
it an abundance of practical suggestions and a great variety 
of valuable articles and paragraphs. The publication is 
essentially practical and helpful. The National Nursery¬ 
man wishes the Market Gardeners' Journal all success and 
prosperity. 
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. 
We have asked the chairmen of the important committees 
of the American Association of Nurserymen to present in 
advance of the annual meeting brief reports of progress. 
These reports do not aim to cover the entire work of the 
committees, they merely draw attention to the duties of 
the sub-officers of the Association. The members are 
asked to co-operate in the most generous way possible, so 
that the work of the Association may be furthered in the 
fullest measure. The work of some of these committees 
is most important. All are aware of the effective work of 
the Transportation, Legislative, and some of the special 
committees appointed. It is to be remembered that the 
chairmen of these committees desire at all times assistance 
and suggestions from the members of the Association. 
The duties of the chairmen are brought forward this issue 
for the purpose of giving our members an opportunity of 
aiding them. 
“PA PAJOSSELYN” AS THE “MUSIC MASTER.” 
There is an old Grecian legend about a musician called 
Orpheus, who played most wonderfully upon the lyre. 
The lyre was quite the thing in those days. So marvellous 
were this music master’s abilities that when he played, 
sticks and stones sprang from the ground and followed him. 
The Pied Piper of Hammelin made all the rats in the village 
follow him as he played upon his flute. But these en¬ 
chanters are dead and gone. 
In their place, however, is the smiling and jolly “Papa 
Josselyn’’ so well known to most of us. “Papa” can show 
“the ancients” a thing or two when it comes to music. He 
has discarded the poetic lyre and the soft-breathing flute for 
the Pianola. He produces the most marvellous melodies 
with his feet—and the Pianola. That he can charm with 
his music and thus rival the ancients can be seen from his 
letter. 
“Never had anything of the kind in my life that was 
such a comfort. One of our skilled musicians told some¬ 
body the other day who told somebody else who told 
somebody else, who told me that I played like an artist. I 
have already begun to swell up with my own performances 
because I notice that when I play the ‘Dying Poet’ it sets 
the whole family to weeping. If the ‘Kiss’ waltz is played 
the hired girl in the kitchen dances and throws her arms 
around the hired man. If I execute the ‘Charge of the 
Light Cavalry’ all the cats in the house fly to the garret. 
Our old horse John will come flying home at a 2 120 gait, no 
matter how far from home, when I play ‘Just Bring the 
Wagon Home, John.’” 
A VISIT TO R. G. CHASE & CO. 
The Editor and Mr. C. L. Yates of Rochester had the 
pleasure of inspecting the office and cellars of R. G. Chase & 
Co., Nurserymen of Geneva, N. Y. on March 14th. O. G. 
Chase, a junior member of the firm, pointed out the various 
things of importance and interest. Shipping has begun in a 
small way with them but they are not as busy as they 
expect to be. The packing room was the scene of 
activity and bustle. The most noticeable point about theii 
methods of packing and shipping was the system with 
which these were performed. 
The cellars are so arranged that the trees taken from 
them to fill an order are easily and quickly assembled and 
then forwarded to the small-stock packing room. This 
room is the final assembling room for the complete order. 
From here the order is carried, boxed and ready for hauling 
to the station. 
The three main cellars are of stone and wood and are 
naturally of about the right dampness to preserve the 
stock. Packing the roots with moss was found to be a use¬ 
less expense and trouble. Two of the cellars are foi large 
stock, fruits and ornamentals and the third for shrubs, etm 
The firm has issued a fine catalogue for the present year. 
In make-up, illustrations and typography in general, it is 
exceptionally fine. 
