THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
the West; in fact, the Association of Nurserymen was a 
western product. In those days the Association was 
made up of nurserymen, florists and seedsmen, and such 
men were there as Robert Douglas, who was the pioneer of 
evergreen seedling-growing in America; Thomas Meehan, 
the scientist and horticultural writer; James Vick and 
Peter Henderson, seedsmen and florists; Patrick Barry, 
of Rochester, author of a most valuable book upon fruit¬ 
growing and nursery work; Maxwell Bros., and W. and T. 
Smith, of Geneva, were there; John J. Thomas, one of 
America’s most accurate 
authors; Dr. John A. War¬ 
der, of Ohio, author of 
Warder’s Pomology; Nor¬ 
man J. Colman, a most 
excellent presiding officer 
and for many years editor 
of an influential paper in 
St. Louis; A. S. Fuller the 
author of many books, and 
many, many more whose 
works were vital in shaping 
the future life of the Associ¬ 
ation. 
In those days an in¬ 
teresting part of the pro¬ 
gramme used to be the 
accounts given by different 
members of the condition and quality of stock in the 
various lines, judged from his own personal experience and 
knowledge of this region. That seemed to work very well, 
and we young men of the West used to rise up and frankly 
state how things seemed to be. It was apparent, however, 
that many men of the nursery centers of the East 
indulged in diplomatical generalities, as against our frank 
and more or less exact statements. No open complaint 
was made, so far as my memory goes, but from some 
cause or causes that custom dropped out of use. I do 
not doubt that there are other men who will tell you more 
and I hope better than I have. 
Sincerely, 
C. L. Watrous. 
Thomas Meehan 
Eminent botanist and horticulturist 
A GROUP OF VETERANS IN THE RANKS OF THE 
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. 
THEODORE SEDGWICK HUBBARD 
T S. Hubbard 
Mr. Hubbard is one of the 
best known members of the 
American Association of Nur¬ 
serymen. He was chairman of 
the first executive committee 
appointed. He was a member 
of the committee which drafted 
the constitution, and he has 
acted as chief executive of the 
Association on several occasions. 
He was born in Steuben county, 
New York, in 1843. He received 
a common school education, 
203 
supplemented by a course in the academy at Alfred, New 
York, after which he became a teacher for two years. 
This was followed by a course in the commercial college at 
Poughkeepsie, N. Y. In 1866 
he formed a partnership with 
three Steuben county friends, 
and organized the firm of 
T. S. Hubbard & Co., pur¬ 
chasing one hundred acres of 
land near Fredonia, N. Y., 
where the foundation of his 
great grape business was estab¬ 
lished. For many years the 
firm has been one of the most 
noted in the country as grape- 
„ . ^ ... , , growers. Mr. Hubbard re- 
Reuben Ragan, one of the first nursery- ° 
men of Indiana tired from active business 
two }^ears ago, and up to the time of his death resided in 
Geneva, N. Y. 
PROSPER JULIUS BERCKMANS 
Prosper Julius Berckmans 
established his nursery at 
Augusta, Ga., in 1856, a few 
years after arriving in this 
country from Belgium. The 
firm of P. J. Berckmans Com¬ 
pany is well known in the 
East, and is a household name 
in the South. The senior 
member has been actively 
identified with all branches of 
horticultural progress, being 
for many years the president 
of the American Pomological 
Society. His sons are now carrying on the good work which 
he set in motion, and guided for so many years. Mr. Berck¬ 
mans was president and a guiding force for many years in 
the American Pomological Society. 
Northwest Nursery Co., Valley City, N. D.,has been incorporated- 
The members of the company are, E. A. Pray, E. C. Hilborn, P. A. 
Pickett, 0 . O. Wagley; capital, $50,000. 
C. R. Burr & Co., Manchester, Conn., who recently leased the 
Pickies farm at Buckland, are rapidly developing the farm into an 
up-to-date nursery. 
A. Chandler Manning, landscape architect, has opened an office 
at Reading, Mass. 
National Nurseryman Publishing Co., 
Dear Sirs: 
We are enclosing $ 1 .00 in payment for subscription. We depend 
on the make up of your paper as a guide to market conditions as 
strongly as on the issue of surplus lists and general correspondence. 
Yours respectfully, 
The Wolverine Co-Operative Nursery Co., Ltd. 
G. E. Prater, Jr., Gen. Mgr. 
P. J. Berckmans 
Anything of value in the profession can be sold through 
the advertising columns of the National Nurseryman. 
