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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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I am well pleased with the “National Nurseryman” 
will someone through its columns, give me a remedy for 
raspberry and strawberry anthracnose? 
Also a remedy to prevent nursery stock such as apple 
trees from being girdled by rabbits? 
Spraying with Bordeaux mixture is perhaps the best 
preventive of anthracnose for both strawberry and rasp¬ 
berry plants, but if the plantations are badly infected it 
would be better to rotate the crops and plant the ground 
with something else for a time. 
John Weathers in “Commercial Gardening” says:— 
“The most certain way in dealing with diseased straw¬ 
berry beds, is to mow off the leaves soon after the fruit 
has been picked, and, when the mown leaves are fairly 
dry, to cover the whole ground with a sprinkling of 
straw, litter, or other material that will burn well, and 
set it on fire. This effectually disposes of not only the 
diseased spore carrying leaves but all dead fragments. 
The spring following spray with sulphide of potassium. 
The only really effective remedy to prevent injury to 
trees by rabbits, is to get rid of the rabbits, and we are 
inclined to think this would he as cheap a remedy as any 
that could be applied to a large quantity of stock. 
Spraying the trunks with fish oil soap is said to pre¬ 
vent rabbits from girdling them. 
We should be glad if some of our readers would give 
their experiences.— Editor. 
Will some reader who has experience in such matters 
kindly advise as to the customary proceedings when a 
nursery purchases stock for grafting and budding pur¬ 
poses and later on the stock is found to be full of Crown 
Gall and Hairy Root. Is the seller of the stock liable to 
the nurseryman for the nurseryman’s loss if the entire 
-lot of budded or grafted stock has to be destroyed? 
L. B. M. 
We enclose herewith our check for $1.00 for which 
please send us the National Nurseryman for one year. 
We miss it very badly when we fail to get it. 
Yours very truly, 
Forest Nursery & Seed Co. 
Through the efforts of Curtis Nye Smith, council for 
the nursery and seed associations there will he less de¬ 
lay in the mails of shipping documents. 
The British Government has agreed to allow business 
documents from shippers to and from neutral countries 
to be placed in a separate bag and to give them prece¬ 
dence over other mail in passing through the hands of 
the censor. 
PACIFIC COAST ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN 
The Executive Committee of The Pacific Coast Asso¬ 
ciation of Nurserymen has fixed the 1916 meeting date of 
their Association for June 20th, 21st and 22nd at Med¬ 
ford, Oregon. At this year’s meeting the program will 
consist almost exclusively of features pertaining to the 
business matters of the Association and matters of oper¬ 
ating nurseries. 
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN 
President—E. S. Welch, Shenandoah, Iowa. 
Vice-President—John Watson, Newark, N. Y. 
Treasurer—Peter Youngers, Geneva, Neb. 
Secretary—John Hall, Rochester, N. Y. 
Executive Committee—President, E. S. Welch, Shenandoah, Iowa, 
Chairman; J. B. Pilkington, Portland, Oregon, one year; Lloyd C. 
Stark, Louisiana, Mo., one year; J. H. Dayton, Painesville, Ohio, 
two years; H. B. Chase, Chase, Ala., two years; J. R. Mayhew, 
Waxauackie, Texas, three years; Theo. Smith, Geneva, New York, 
three years; Vice-President, John Watson, Newark, N. Y., ex- 
officio. 
Attorney for Association—Curtis Nye Smith, Boston, Mass. 
Chairmen of Committees 
Transportation—Chas. M. Sizemore, Louisiana, Mo. 
Tariif—Irving Rouse, Rochester, N. Y. 
Legislation East of Mississippi River—Wm. Pitkin, Rochester, N. Y. 
Legislation West of Mississippi River—Peter Youngers, Geneva, Neb. 
Co-Operation with Entomologists—L. A. Berckmans, Augusta, Ga. 
Program—L. C. Stark, Louisiana, Mo. 
Exhibits—Albert F. Meehan, Dresher, Pa. 
Arrangements and Entertainment—T. J. Ferguson, Wauwatosa, Wis. 
Publicity—J. R. Mayhew, Waxahackie, Texas; L. C. Stark, Louis¬ 
iana, Mo. 
Editing Report—John Hall, Secretary, Rochester, N. Y. 
Root Knot—E. A. Smith, Lake City, Minn. 
Membership—Will B. Munson, Chairman, Denison, Texas. 
Finance—J. H. Dayton, Painesville, Ohio; T. J. Smith, Geneva, N. Y.; 
John Watson, Newark, N. Y, 
STATE AND DISTRICT ASSOCIATIONS. 
American Nurserymen’s Protective Association—President, Irvine 
Rouse. Rochester, N. Y.; secretary, Thomas B. Meehan, Dresher, 
Pa. Meets annually in June. 
American Retail Nurserymen’s Protective Association—President. H 
W. Marshall, Arlington, Nebraska; secretary, Guy A. Bryant, 
Princeton, Ill. Meets annually in June. 
Association Oklahoma Nurserymen—President, P. W. Vaught, 
Holdenville, Okla.; secretary, Jim Parker, Tecumseh, Okla. Next 
meeting during week of State Fair at Oklahoma City, last of Sep¬ 
tember or first of October. 
California Association of Nurserymen—President, John S. Arm¬ 
strong, Ontario. Secretary, H. W. Kruckeberg, Los Angeles, Cal. 
Canadian Association of Nurserymen—President, E. D. Smith, Win¬ 
ona: secretary, C. C. R. Morden. Niagara Falls, Ont. 
Connecticut Nurseryman’s Association—President, Walter E. Camp¬ 
bell, New Haven, Conn.; secretary, F. L. Thomas, Manchester, 
Conn. 
Idaho Nurserymen’s Association—President, Anton Diedricksen. Pay¬ 
ette Idaho; secretary, J. F. Litooy, Boise, Idaho. No definite time 
has been set for next meeting. Probably in July at Boise, Idaho. 
Mississippi Nurserymen’s Association—President, Theodore Bechtel, 
Ocean Springs, Mississippi; Vice-President, S. W. Crowell. Rose- 
acres, Mississippi; Sec’y-Treas., R. W. Harned, Agr. College. 
National Association of Retail Nurserymen—President. E. S. Osborne, 
Rochester, N. Y.: secretary, F. E. Grover. Rochester. N. Y. 
New England Nurserymen’s Association—President, Harlan P. Kel¬ 
sey, Salem, Mass.; Secretary, Charles Adams, Springfield, Mass. 
Annual meeting held on the last Tuesday in February. 
New York State ivurserymen’s Association—Pre-ident. E. S Osborne. 
Rochester, N. Y.; secretary, H. B. Phillips, Rochester, New York. 
Next meeting September. Probably at Utica. 
Ohio Nurserymen’s Association—President, T. J. Dinsmore, Troy, 
Ohio - secretary, W. B. Cole, Painesville, Ohio. 
Oregon—Washington Association of Nurserymen—President. C. F. 
Breilhaup, Richland. Wash.; secretary, C. A. Tonneson, Tacoma, 
Wash. 
Pacific Coast Association of Nurserymen—President S. C. Miller, 
Milton, Oregon: secretary-treasurer, C. A. Tonneson, Tacoma, 
Wash. Place of next meeting to be deck ed later. 
Pennsylvania Nurserymen’s Associatio n — President, William 
Warner Harper. Andorra, Philadelphia. Secretary, Henry T. 
Moon, Morrisville, Penna. 
Southern Nurserymen’s Association—President. Milton Moss, 
Huntsville, Ala.; secretary-treasurer, A. I. Smith, Knoxville, 
Tenn. Next meeting, Hendersonville, N. C. 
Tennessee Nurserymen’s Association—President, A. I. Smith, 
Knoxville, Tenn.; secretary-treasurer, G. M. Bentley, Knox¬ 
ville, Tenn. 
Tennessee State Florists’ Association—President, Karl P. Baum, 
Knoxville, Tenn.; secretary-treasurer, G. M. Bentley, Knoxville, 
Tenn. 1 ' • i i t 
Texas Nurserymen’s Association—President, William B. Munson, 
Deninson, Texas; secretary-treasurer, J. M. Ramsey, Austin, Texas. 
Western Association of Nurserymen—President, Lloyd C. Stark, 
Louisiana, Mo.; secretary-treasurer, E. J. Holman, Leavenworth, 
Kan. Meets annually second Wednesday in December. 
