THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
268 
The National Nurseryman 
Published monthly by 
THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN PUBLISHING CO., Inc. 
205 Cox Building, Rochester, N. Y. 
President, . . .. THOMAS B. MEEHAN 
Vice-President and Editor, .JOHN CRAIG 
Secretary-Treasurer and Business Manager, ... C. L. YATES 
The only trade journal issued for Growers and Dealers in Nur¬ 
sery Stock of all kinds. It circulates throughout the United 
States, Canada and Europe. 
Official Journal of American Association of Nurserymen. 
AWARDED THE GRAND PRIZE AT PARIS EXPOSITION, igoo. 
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Rochester, N. Y., August, 1908. 
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. 
President—Charles J. Brown, president of Brown Bros. Co., 
Rochester; vice-president, C. M. Hobbs, Bridgeport, Ind.; secre¬ 
tary, Geo. C. Seager, Rochester, N.Y.; treasurer, C. L. Yates, 
Rochester, N. Y. 
Forestry—J. W. Hill, Des Moines, la. 
Transportation—F. H. Stannard, Ottawa, Kansas. 
Tariff—Irving Rouse, Rochester, N. Y. 
Legislation—Wm. Pitkin, Rochester, N. Y. 
Co-operation with Entomologists—Hon. Orlando Harrison, Berlin, Md. 
Program—Jas. M. Pitkin, Newark, N. Y. 
Publicity—T. M. Irvine, St. Joseph, Mo. 
Exhibits—Thomas B. Meehan, Dreshertown, Pa. 
Arrangements—Geo. C. Seager, Rochester, N. Y. 
Editing Report—Geo. C. Seager. Rochester, N. Y. 
Entertainment—Wm. Pitkin. Rochester, N. Y. 
National Council of Horticulture—Chas. J. Maloy. 
STATE AND DISTRICT ASSOCIATION 
American Nurserymen’s Protective Association—President, R. *C. Berckmans, ' 
Augusta, Ga.; secretary, Thomas B. Meehan, Dreshertown, Pa. Meets annually 
in June. 
American Retail Nurserymen’s Protective Association—President, Charles J. Brown, 
Rochester, N. Y.; secretary, Guy A. Bryant, Princeton, Ill. Meets annually in 
June. 
Association of Oklahoma Nurserymen—President, J. A. Lopeman, Enid, Okla. Terr.: 
secretary, C. E. Garee, Noble, Okla. Terr. 
Canadian Association of Nurserymen—-President—E. D. Smith, Winona; secretary, 
C. C. R. Morden, Niagara Falls, Ont. 
Connecticut Nurserymen’s Association—President, John S. Barnes, Yaleville; 
secretary, Frank E. Conine, Stratford. 
Eastern Association of Nurserymen—President, W. C. Barry, Rochester, N. Y.; 
secretary-treasurer, William Pitkin, Rochester, N. Y. Meets annually in 
January. 
National Association of Retail Nurserymen—-President, Wm. Pitkin, Rochester, N. Y. 
secretary, F. E. Grover, Rochester, N. Y. 
Nurserymen’s Mutual Protective Association—President, N. H. Albaugh, Phoneton, 
O.; secretary, George C. Seager, Rochester, N. Y. Meets annually in June. 
National Nurserymen’s Association of Ohio—-President, J. W. McNary, Dayton, O.; 
secretary, W. B. Cole, Painesville, O. 
Pacific Coast Association of Nurserymen—President, W. D. Ingalls, North Yakima, 
Wash.; secretary-treasurer, C. A. Tonneson, Tacoma, Wash. Meets annually in 
June. 
Pennsylvania Nurserymen’s Association—President, W. H. Moon, Morrisville, Pa.; 
secretary, Earl Peters, Mt. Holy Springs, Pa. 
Southern Nurserymen’s Association—President, Charles T. Smith, Concord, Ga.; 
secretary-treasurer, A. I. Smith, Knoxville, Tenn. 
Tennessee Nurserymen’s Association—President, J. C. Hale, Winchester, Tenn.; 
secretary, G. M. Bentley. Knoxville, Tenn. 
Texas Nurserymen’s Association—President—E. W. Knox, San Antonio, Texas; 
secretary-treasurer, Tohn S. Kerr, Sherman, Texas. 
Western Association of Nurserymen—President, E. P. Bernardin, Parson, Kas.; 
secretary-treasurer, E. J. Holman, Leavenworth, Kan. Meets in July and 
December at Kansas City. 
West Virginia Nurserymen’s Association—President, W. A. Gold, Mason City; 
secretary, R. R. Harris, Harrisville, W. Va. 
GUANTITY 
VERSUS 
QUALITY. 
In visiting different parts of the coun¬ 
try, it is most interesting to observe 
the varying points of view of the fruit 
growers. In some regions, the whole 
aim of the fruit grower is to produce 
quantity. These sections are essentially commercial. 
They cater to the world markets. They produce a staple 
product. They meet the requirements of their market if 
their product carries well, and if it is reasonably attractive. 
Go into other regions and we find a different purpose 
guiding the producer of fruit. He is perhaps located near a 
large city; he is attempting to cultivate a personal trade. 
His object is to furnish the consumer with an article of the 
highest grade or quality. To do this he must study the 
characteristics of varieties. He must understand their soil 
and food requirements. He must know how to combat 
their peculiar enemies, for it is a law in nature as well as life, 
that that which is best is secured with greatest difficulty. 
Nothing which is really worth while comes easily, and so it 
is with the producer of the high grade fruit. His is a more 
intense struggle than in the case of the man who produces 
the staple article. After this is done he must educate his 
consumer up to his own standard. Undoubtedly, this is 
the right ideal, the large question, however, being whether 
in the long run there is more money in it than in growing 
the common things for the common people. Is it not finally 
in the last analysis, a personal question? Which type of 
business will bring the individual most pleasure? Un¬ 
doubtedly, money can be made by carrying either, but 
which will bring the most satisfaction? This short sermon 
leads us to say that we are losing sight of many of the old 
and valued varieties of fruits, primarily because they are 
somewhat difficult to grow in nursery, it costs more to make 
a merchantable tree out of them and it is harder for the 
nurseryman to get his money from the finished product. 
There ought to be a place, and ought to be an opportunity 
in commercial life for the man who desires to grow the best. 
We believe there is. 
The storage house for nursery trees is a 
THE STORING comparatively recent development. 
OF NURSERY They naturally appeared first in 
STOCK. northern regions where climatic con¬ 
ditions made them a necessity. But 
the storage house is moving farther and farther south each 
year. There is no doubt that a good storage house means as 
much to the tree planter as it does to the tree grower. It 
means health and vitality instead of weakness and a devital¬ 
ized condition of stock. 
But there are storehouses and storehouses, and also 
various methods of storing stock. The objects sought in 
carrying stock through the winter in the store houses are a 
temperature as near freezing as possible, an atmosphere 
charged with sufficient moisture so that the trees will not 
dry but, and uniformity in both of these respects. Given 
uniformity and given low temperature with reasonably 
moist atmospheric conditions, stock may be carried without 
injury or devitalization when stored in the ordinary rick or 
boarded without packing or covering of any kind whatever! 
The other method of carrying the stock through winter is 
