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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
who lots each day or week bring its own work. 
In the production end of the nursery business, planning 
ahead is a part of it, salable goods requiring from 
one to ten years to produce, naturally requires planning 
ahead. But whether you plan for the season or several 
years get it down on paper so you will have a schedule 
to work to and change if occasion requires. 
The nurseryman is not so likely to fail in planning for 
production as be is for distribution or the sale of bis 
slock. Here is where is revealed the real ability of the 
manager as a business executive, and where his plans 
should be thoroughly schemed out. 
To really accomplish anything a schedule is a neces¬ 
sity. There is no better time to make them than the 
New Year. We know the old saying about good resolu¬ 
tions, but this has no bearing on the case whatever. 
Without a plan and schedule the manager is really a 
subordinate in his business; the business is running him 
rather than lie the business. 
It is a difficult matter to make out a plan and sched¬ 
ule, even six months in advance, that can be carried out 
in its entirety, as many things will arise to upset them. 
Plan your policy for the present year and live up to it 
as nearly as possible; it will give those under you at least 
something to work to. Get the various phases of busi¬ 
ness clearly in mind, the chances are nursery routine 
will largely take care of the production end of the busi¬ 
ness. But this is far from being the case with the dis¬ 
tribution or sales. There are advertising plans to be 
schemed out to the extent of possible appropriations, and 
in these days of speed and progress, it is necessary to 
keep up with the best even if not possible to get a few 
jumps ahead. 
PERSONALS 
California seems to be the Mecca of many nursery¬ 
men this winter, all of which indicates that the nursery 
business is not at its worst. 
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Chase, of Huntsville, Ala., have 
been there for several weeks, but are expected home 
about the middle of January. They will stop at Kansas 
City on their way back so that “Henry” may attend the 
meeting of the Executive Committee of the American 
Association of Nurserymen of which he is a member. 
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Flemmer, Sr., Springfield. N. .T., 
will leave for the coast about the second week in Janu¬ 
ary. 
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Burr, Manchester, Conn., recently 
made an eight-day trip to Bermuda. “Cliff” says he was 
on his back thirty-six hours and did not care if the boat 
went to Davy Jones or not. It was all one to him. He 
swears the waves were seventy feet high. Anyhow, now 
that its over and be has his feet on solid ground again, 
he declares that “A sea trip is one of the finest things a 
man can take.” 
He hardly got back before he went off to California— 
early in December—covering some seven thousand miles, 
returning home Christmas day. 
Charlie Perkins dropped into Huntsville, Ala., about 
the middle of December, and a few days before Christ¬ 
mas. Wm. Flemmer, Sr., and Thomas B. Meehan also 
found their way there. They also made a hurried call 
on “Joe” Howard, at Hickory, and “President” Paul 
Lindley at Pomona, N. C. 
Sardis, B. C., December 11, 1922. 
Editor National Nurseryman, 
Easton, Md., U. S. A. 
Dear Sir: 
Three years ago I noticed through the medium of your 
paper that a certain nursery company, I think in New 
York State, was making a specialty of growing the 
Japanese multiflora rose as a stock for budding. 
Unfortunately I cannot recall the name of this com¬ 
pany, and as I would like very much to know just what 
success others are having with this stock, I will be much 
indebted to you if you will give this letter publicity 
through the “National Nurseryman.” 
We have been experimenting with this stock here for 
some years and find it very desirable in many ways. 
We find that the seed germinates well the first year, 
which obviates the necessity of stratifying for one year. 
When planted out the seedlings make rapid growth 
and are ready to bud earlier than plants from cuttings 
of Manetti. This is a great advantage when much bud¬ 
ding has to be done in a limited time. We also find that 
most varieties take kindly to the stock and make good 
growth the following year, and when budded low, below 
the crown, it is practically suckerless. 
We find also that this stock roots very easily from cut¬ 
tings, and if the eyes which will be below the bud are 
carefully cut out there is little trouble from suckers. 
I would like very much to know if any nurseryman 
has made any experiments as to the hardiness of the 
Japanese multiflora, and I think a report from nursery¬ 
men located in the States of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and 
New York would be most interesting to the fraternity 
as a whole as many of us are inclined to look upon any¬ 
thing Japanese as not being suitable to the more rigorous 
sections of this, continent. 
Thanking you, sir, for your courtesy, 
Yours truly, 
11. M. Eddie. 
A NEW NURSERY AT SPARTANBURG, S. C. 
A nursery has been organized and installed at Spar¬ 
tanburg, S. C., on the National highway, three miles 
west of the city. 
Mr. Arch B. Calvert, of Spartanburg, is president; 
Mr. C. 0. Allen, of Greenville, secretary and treasurer; 
Mr. L. B. Smith, of Greenville, general manager, and 
Claude Miller, formerly with Texas Nursery Co., of Sher¬ 
man. Texas, is resident manager and superintendent. 
WHAT ORGANIZATION WILL DO 
November 15 marked the tenth anniversary of the or¬ 
ganization of the Sun-Maid Raisin Growers. During 
the ten year period the annual production has jumped 
from 70.000 tons to 225,000 tons and where there was 
always a holdover of 30.000 to 40.000 tons prior to the 
organization of the association, every crop since tin; 
organization has been successfully marketed. 
