THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
Items of Interest. 
TEXAS NURSERYMEN’S ASSOCIATION. 
The ninth annual session of the Texas Nurserymen’s Associa¬ 
tion was held at College Station, Texas in conjunction with the ses¬ 
sions of the State Horticultural Society and the Texas Nut Grower’s 
Association, July 7-9, 1908. 
The following was the program for the nurserymen: 
july 8, 1908. 
Welcoming Address.Prof. H. Ness, College Station 
Response..B. L. Adams, Bonham 
Annual Address by the President. .Edward W. Knox, San Antonio 
Shade Trees and Ornamental Plants.J. B. Baker, Fort Worth 
Civic Improvement—The Nurseryman’s Duty and Opportunity 
F. T. Ramsey, Austin; C. Mayhew, Sherman 
Echoes from the Milwaukee National Convention by those who 
attended. 
Report of the Committee on State Inspection Law. 
Discussions will be limited to five minute speeches. 
Report of the Secretary Treasurer. 
Report of Committees. 
Annual Election of Officers. 
WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. 
Semi-Annual Meeting of the Western Association of Nurserymen 
was held at the Coates House, Kansas City, Mo., Wednesday, July 8, 
1908. 
At 11 a.m., A. Willis was called to the chair and the work com¬ 
menced. President Bernardin and Vice-President Welch were at 
home on the push and acting president Willis took up the push idea 
with a vim that accomplished two days’ work in one. 
The long continued rains have been especially severe on many of 
the western nurserymen, interfering very much with field work. 
This and the uncertain movements of trains over flood damaged 
roads tended to reduce the attendance below the usual. However, 
the time was well spent and of profit and satisfaction to those present 
consisting as follows: A. C. and T. E. Griesa, G. L. Knight, Geo. 
Johnson, Wm.'H. Baldwin, J. L. Bagby, J. H. Skinner, F. H. Stan- 
nard, Mr. Mayhew, A. Willis, J. Wragg and Sons, C. W. Carman, 
Holsinger Bros., Holman Bros., M. E. Chandler, and a pleasant 
visitor in Mr. Hobbs of Indiana. 
The following is a synopsis of the proceedings: Former minutes 
read and approved. Treasurer’s report, receipts, $192.34; ex¬ 
penses, $40.23 ; balance $152.11. Committee on new members—T. 
E. Griesa, J. L. Bagby, M. E. Chandler. C. W. Carman, of Lawrence, 
Kansas, admitted to membership. Committee on final resolutions: 
J. L. Bagby, Wm. Baldwin, T. E. Griesa. Messrs. Stannard, 
Welch and Heikes were named a committee to report at next meet¬ 
ing on the subject of foreign tariff on nursery stock. A. C. Griesa 
gave notice of resolution to be presented at next meeting repealing 
section 7 of by-laws. On motion of J. L. Bagby, each member is 
requested to address his member in congress urging the enactment 
of a postal parcels measure. A two days’ annual meeting is ordered, 
December 15—16, 1908. 
Notwithstanding the absence of several of those assigned especial 
topics, the program was discussed in toto much to the pleasure and 
profit of all in attendance. 
SOUTHERN NURSERYMEN’S ASSOCIATION. 
The Southern Nurserymen’s Association will hold its 
annual meeting at the Piedmont Hotel, Atlanta, Ga., 
Wednesday and Thursday August 19 and 20. This associa¬ 
tion was organized nine years ago in Chattanooga, Tenn., 
by a few public spirited nurserymen, and have met annually 
ever since. The work of the association has been helpful 
and it needs the support of every nurseryman of the South. 
The following papers and addresses will be heard and discussed. 
Each will be limited to ten minutes, except by unanimous consent. 
In the discussions following these addresses, speakers will be limited 
to five minutes. 
Co-operation, W. T. Hood, Richmond, Va.; The Pecan in the 
Nursery, R. C. Simpson, Monticello, Fla.; Treatment for Aphis in 
Apple, J. C. Miller, Rome, Ga.; Best System of Rotation to Main¬ 
tain Soil Fertility, H. Harold Hume, Glen Saint Mary, Fla.; Nursery 
Problems, From the Wholesaler’s Standpoint, J. C. Hale, Winches¬ 
ter, Tenn.; Nursery Problems, From the Retailer’s Standpoint, 
A. I. Smith, Knoxville, Tenn.; Protection for the Wholesale Nur¬ 
seryman, C. M. Griffing, Jacksonville, Fla.; Protection for the Retail 
Nurseryman, E. W. Chattin, Winchester, Tenn.; Advertising, Jas. 
Cureton, Austell, Ga.; The Nurseryman’s Part in Civic Improve¬ 
ment, J. Van Lindlev, Pomona, N. C.; Better Nurserymen and Bet¬ 
ter Trees, Orlando Harrison, Berlin, Md.; How We May Best In¬ 
crease the Demand for Ornamentals, R. C. Berckmans, Augusta, 
Ga.; The Nurseryman’s Part in Making This a Better Country, 
Robt. C. Chase, Huntsville, Ala.; The Nurseryman’s Part in the 
Horticultural Society, W. I 7 . Heikes, Huntsville, Ala.; The Nur¬ 
seryman’s Duty to the Tree Planting Public, John A. Young, 
Greensboro, N. C.; Extending Credits, Herbert Chase, Huntsville, 
Ala.; The Best Cultivation for Nursery Stock, J. H. Smith, Con¬ 
cord, Ga. 
Other subjects that have been proposed by prominent nursery¬ 
men of the Association, and which will be discussed fully at this 
convention, for the benefit of those present, are as follows: 
The uniform inspection law and how it may be accomplished. 
Is it good policy to send out cheap lists at the end of the season ? 
Should we have a law for trade marking, or patenting fruits ? 
Has any nuseryman succeeded in preventing crown gall and hairy 
root in apple trees? 
Is the demand for ornamental stock increasing in the south? 
How should pecans be graded ? 
Are the large orchardists still getting the benefit of wholesale 
prices? 
Is the Kieffer Pear responsible for the limited sale of pear trees? 
blow can a better demand be created for nursery stock? 
Can nurserymen, by co-operating, create more interest in the 
planting of trees? 
How can we best improve the standard of the stock we send out ? 
Can we teach our men in the nursery to become inspectors? 
How can we who sell through dealers and salesmen best protect 
ourselves from the slow-pay class ? 
Does the wholesale nurserymen send wholesale price lists pro¬ 
miscuously to the retail buyer? 
What do we know about crown gall, and what does the inspector 
know about it ? 
How can fruit trees be grown and sold at the low prices now pre¬ 
vailing, at a profit ? 
Would the interest of the fruit grower be better protected by a 
more thorough orchard inspection? 
What does the Southern nurseryman know about peach yellows? 
How may we best cut down our long lists of fruits catalogued? 
Discussion of the best varieties of fruits for Southern territory. 
What are the best evergreens, shade trees and shrubs for the south? 
How can we secure a better class of labor, and what experience 
have any of us with foreign labor ? 
What has been the damage this year by “stop back” and is there 
any new knowledge on this subject? 
Is there sufficient cooperation amongst Southern nurserymen ? 
ANNOUNCEMENT. 
Mr. P. Hamilton Goodsell (for ten years manager of the nursery 
business of Fred’k W. Kelsey and lately secretary of the American 
Nursery Co.) begs to announce that he has opened offices at 200 
Broadway, New York City, for furnishing strictly highest quality 
nursery stock of all descriptions, and hopes for the pleasure of hear¬ 
ing from you. 
200 Broadway Lei. 5617 Cortland 
New York July 1, 1908. 
