THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
WILLIS NURSERIES, 
OTTAWA, KAN. 
In regard to our business this spring, we can make no 
complaint. The season last year was unfavorable, our crop 
was light and so we had a less amount to do with this spring 
than usual. The money panic last fall has undoubtedly 
quite unfavorably affected our deliveries this spring as a 
considerable proportion of them, especially in Oklahoma 
have cashed up less favorably than usual. Considering the 
amount of stock we had to work with we have had a good 
wholesale trade. Collections are coming in pretty well but 
we have not yet reached a point where we can feel sure just 
how well our wholesale trade will show in the matter of cash. 
We have made a somewhat larger plant this spring than 
usual and things are growing fairly well. The season began 
very early. We began shipping earlier than usual and if 
everything goes as we now expect we shall finish making 
our spring shipments tomorrow so you see we have had 
quite a long season. Our trade for fall is starting off very 
well and the present outlook is that this year will be con¬ 
siderably better than last. We have noted from time to 
time a considerable number of reports from other nursery¬ 
men, most of them quite encouraging. It is a matter of 
much satisfaction to be able to believe the nursery trade is 
in as good condition as reports published this spring would 
indicate. A. Willis. 
CHARTER MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF 
NURSERYMEN. 
Chicago, June 14, 1876. 
Dr. J. E. Ennis, Clinton, Iowa; H. C. Windsor, Havana, Ill.; 
W. B. Caldwell, Paris, Ill.; W. H. Mann, Gilman, Ill.; T. H. Leslie, 
Ipava, Ill.; H. C. Graves, Sandwich, Ill.; J. J. Harrison, Painesville, 
Ohio; S. G. Minkler, Oswego, Ill.; J. S. Rogers, Marengo, Ill.; R. B. 
Sabin, Sparta, Ill.; E. Sanders, 93 Madison St., Chicago; G. E. 
Meissner, Bushberg, Mo.; A. C. Tuttle, Baraboo, Wis.; S. M. Way- 
man, Princeton, Mo.; Elisha Moody, Lockport, N. Y.; L. Wood¬ 
ward, Marengo, Ill.; J. T. Lovett, Red Bank, N. J.; J. A. Kennedy, 
Ravenna, Mo.; J. V. Cotta, Lanark, Ill.; B. N. McKinstry, Grant 
Park, Ill.; F. K. Phoenix, Bloomington, Ill.; A. H. Hovey, 181 
State St., Chicago; Chas. Patterson, Kirksville, Mo.; W. I. Allen, 
145 State St., Chicago; Geo. Milburn, Bristol, Ind.; W. J. Ellin- 
wood, 66 Washington St., Chicago; T. S. Hubbard, Fredonia, N. Y.; 
Robert Excell, Chicago Floricultural Co., Chicago; Z. K. Jewett, 
Sparta, Wis.; R. G. Hanford, Columbus, Ohio; A. Dunning, Jeffer¬ 
son, Ill.; W. H. Williams, Batavia, Ill.; Robt. B. Parsons, Flushing, 
N. Y.; J. H. Hargis, Quincy, Ill.; W. Fancourt, Chicago Flori¬ 
cultural Co., Chicago; S. M. Slade, Elgin, Ill.; J. S. Stickney, 
Wauwatosa, Wis.; S. W. Hoover, Dayton, O.; J.^C. Patterson, 
Kirksville, Mo.; D. B. Weir, Lacon, Ill.; E. M. Vail, Kewanee, Ill.; 
John G. Heinl, Terre Haute, Ind.; A. A. Curtis, Quincy, Ill.; Geo. 
E. Smith, Racine, Wis.; A. C. Millard, Lounsdale, Chicago; P. S. 
Peterson, 8 Bryan Block, Chicago; J. C. Vaughan, 123 Randolph 
St., Chicago; L. K. Scofield, Freeport, Ill.; O. P. Nicholas, Daven¬ 
port, Iowa; E. Y. Teas, Richmond, Ind.; J. H. Harrison, Green¬ 
wood, Ill.; Jesse R. Whitney, Franklin Grove, Ill.; D. F. Holman, 
145 Clark St., Chicago; H. W. Williams, Batavia, Ill.; Robert 
Douglas, Waukegan, Ill.; R. J. Douglas, Waukegan, Ill.; Olaf Ben¬ 
son, Lincoln Park, Chicago; W. T. Nelson, Wilmington, Ill.; D. M. 
Dewey, Rochester, N.Y.; D. Wilmot Scott, Galena, Ill.; A. Bryant, 
Jr., Princeton, Ill.; A. R. Whitney, Franklin Grove, Ill. 
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The Plankinton House will be the official headquarters. 
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THE WILLADEAN NURSERIES, 
WARSAW, ICY. 
At first our trade this spring was very good, had all we 
could do, owing to the rainy bad weather we had in March 
and April, but summing up our total sales this spring’s 
business is less than last year. 
Stocks of nearly all kinds were used up close especially 
Shade and Ornamental Trees and Shrubs. We had a small 
surplus of Plums and Kieffer Pear left, but most other stock 
sold well. Think the prospect is good for a good fall trade, 
although it is too early for us to tell much about it yet'. 
Collections have not been very good. 
J. F. Donaldson 
THE ROBBINSVILLE NURSERIES, 
ROBBINSVILLE, N. J. 
Privet and Asparagus roots are the only two articles I 
handle in quantity. Prices on Asparagus roots have been 
the same for several years, b t Privet sold this spring, 1908, 
for almost what it did in 1907. I sold about 500,000 Privet 
and the same amount of Asparagus roots. Collections 
have not been as good as usual. 
C. A. Bennett. 
Editor National Nurseryman, LaFayette, III. 
Gentlemen: 
Dear Sir: 
Enclose you cheque of $1 to pay my subscription to the Na¬ 
tional Nurseryman. We built new packing shed and cellars this 
last fall. Shed made of brick 36 x 40 ft. part two story. Had to 
have more room on account of increased trade. Wishing you 
success. Very respectfully, 
Irvin Ingels. 
The National Nurseryman as now published seems to us to 
be an ideal Trade Paper and we do not see where the present 
policies could be improved at this time. 
The Gardner Nursery Co. 
Osage, Iowa. 
Your attention is called to the new peach, “Martin’s 
September,” offered by James Cureton of Cureton Nurs. 
Austell. Ga. 
Remember to get a Badge Book. Annual fee, five 
dollars. 
Go to the convention full of energy and business. 
Do not neglect the matter of Exhibits. Thomas B. 
Meehan is chairman of the Committee on Exhibits. 
National Nurseryman Pub. Co., 
Rochester, N. Y. 
Dear Sirs: 
Inclosed find check to pay my subscription to The 
National Nurseryman another year. I find your paper 
very profitable to me. Wishing you every success I remain. 
Yours very truly, 
JAS. Cureton. 
