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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
The National Nurseryman 
Established 1893 by C. L. YATES. Incorporated 1902 
Published monthly by 
THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN PUBLISHING CO., Inc. 
Hatboro, Pa. 
Editor .ERNEST HEMMING, Easton, Md. 
The leading trade journal issued for Growers and Dealers in 
Nursery Stocks of all kinds. It circulates throughout the 
United States, Canada and Europe. 
AWARDED THE GRAND PRIZE AT PARIS EXPOSITION, 1900 
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Hatboro. Pennsylvania, under the Act of March 3, 1879. 
Hatboro, Pa., October 1923 
THE SOUTH In analyzing the possibilities of the up¬ 
per South from a horticultural stand¬ 
point one is almost overwhelmed with the obvious po¬ 
tential wealth and possibilities of this section of tlie 
country. 
By the Upper South is meant that region south of the 
Mason and Dixon line and north of the latitude of At¬ 
lanta, Georgia. Of the extreme Southern States with the 
citrus belt we need say nothing at this time, as it is some¬ 
what distinct from the region under consideration in a 
horticultural way of speaking. 
To get a vision of the possibilities of this region it is 
necessary to analyze the flora in this section of the coun¬ 
try. Starting on the coast of North Carolina, say at Pam¬ 
lico Sound and going west to Asheville, one goes through 
a flora ranging from the subtropical to almost the north¬ 
ern limits of the Temperate Zone. Or in other words it 
is somewhat equivalent to traveling from North Carolina 
to Canada, as far as plant life is concerned, yet it is all 
in the one state of North Carolina. At the coast one 
tinds the Mangrove swamps, Bald Cypress, the Live Oak 
trees covered with Tillansia or Spanish Moss and grow¬ 
ing out in the yards and gardens are such things as 
Camellia Japonica, Rhynscopernum, Bouganvillea, Azalia 
indica, Marchiel Neil roses. Pittsporums. Aucubas, Figs 
and other plants that the plantsman only sees growing 
under glass in the North. The Long Leaf Pine is ever 
present but as he travels west this gives place to the 
Short Leaf Pine which seems to cover the coastal plains 
where the peanut, cotton seem to be the prevalent crops. 
As you travel inland and reach the Piedmont district 
the ground, of course, gradually rises and the flora 
changes, giving place to deciduous trees and shrubs that 
are more commonly met with in the North until one 
reaches the mountains where Asheville is located and 
you find the flora due to the altitude of a type similar 
to that of a much more northern latitude. 
If such a region were cultivated to the same inten¬ 
sity as that of Holland and Belgium it would seem as if 
the one state of North Carolina alone could supply the 
needs in a horticultural way, at least, of the entire At¬ 
lantic seaboard. 
Although wonderful strides have been made in the last 
few years it is still doubtful if the nurserymen of this 
section of the country are yet alive to its possibilities. In 
fact it is very difficult even to grasp what they are until 
they have been actually tried out, but in any view one 
may take they seem to be almost unmeasurable. It would 
seem that every plant that is grown by the ornamental 
horticulturists could find a home where it could be grown 
to perfection in this region, without the heavy overhead 
costs that are required to cultivate such plants under 
glass in the North. 
The mountains of North Carolina are already well and 
favorably known in the trade as the home of the Rho¬ 
dodendrons and Azaleas and it is more than likely the 
future will see this group of plants grown in a very ex¬ 
tensive manner in this section of the country that seems 
to be so favorable for their development. 
The fruit growing industry in apples, peaches, at the 
least, is already well proven, in fact (here does not seem 
to he a line which the nurseryman is interested in that 
can not be brought to perfection in some part of this 
favored region. 
It is very strange this country has practically been 
overlooked or somehow progress has moved westward 
rather than South, but those familiar with American 
history, of course, know the explanation. Its future de¬ 
velopment, however, is near, in fact, might be said to be 
already well stalled and will undoubtedly become a 
very important section of the country from the nursery¬ 
man’s point of view. 
It is interesting to note that news notes relating to 
trees are frequently seen in the daily press. It is a good 
sign and should be encouraged. 
"The old willow that grew on the campus at Penn¬ 
sylvania State College has been blown down. It was 
planted in 1858 by Prof. Wilton G. Waring, when the 
college was a Farmer’s High School, and was known to 
twenty thousand students who have attended Pennsyl¬ 
vania State since that time.” 
REPORT CONCERNING CHICAGO CONVENTION 
By Paul C. Lindlea^ Pomona, N. C. 
Read at Southern Nurserymen’s Association, Atlanta, 
September 5-6 , 1923 
The subject covering the Chicago Convention has been allotted 
to me by President Howard I presume on account of my past 
position as president. I was going to say “familiarity” but was 
reminded of the story of the colored man who asked a contractor 
for a job driving a team and was asked the question, “Boss ah 
knows too much about mules to get familiar with them.” Now 
I had most too much to do at Chicago to tell you of anything 
except what happened during executive meetings. 
The program for this year’s meeting was made with the idea 
that the nurserymen, not having entertainment of any kind, 
would attend the sessions, but the greater portion of the three 
hundred in attendance seemed to think the A. A. of N. affairs 
were in the hands of an excellent executive committee and it 
