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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, Flourtown, Pa. 
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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should reach this office by the 20tli of the month previous to the date 
of issue. 
Payment in advance required for foreign advertisements. Drafts 
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Business Manager, Hatboro, Pa. 
Correspondence from all points and articles of interest to nursery¬ 
men and horticulturists are cordially solicited. 
Photograuhs and news notes of interest to nurserymen should be 
addressed, Editor, Flourtown, Pa., and should be mailed to arrive not 
later than the 25th of the month. 
Entered as second-class matter June 22, 1916, at the post office at 
Hathoro, Pennsylvania, under the Act of March 8, 1879. 
Hatboro, Pa., December 1916 
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PLANT fore very long a quarantine will he in 
QUARANTINE operation against all plants from for¬ 
eign countries. 
However garbled the press reports may have been con¬ 
cerning the meeting in Albany of the officers of the State 
and Federal Agricultural Department to consider ways 
and means to prevent the spread of the White Pine Blis¬ 
ter Rust. It is a well known fact most Entomologists 
favor the adoption of a federal plant quarantine. 
Dr. Marlat, chairman of the Federal Horticultural 
Board practically served notice on the nurserymen sev¬ 
eral years ago that such a quarantine was under consid¬ 
eration and it would only be a question of time when it 
would be put into effect. 
The advent of the Chestnut Blight and the White Pine 
Blister Rust, the latter disease having been introduced on 
nursery stock from Germany has no doubt brought the 
subject to the fore in the minds of the entomologists and 
they are practically sure to agitate the adoption of such 
a measure. 
Whatever may he the opinion of the nurserymen either 
individually or collectively as to the necessity of such a 
quarantine or the probability of its being put into effect, 
it would be wisdom to prepare for such a contingency. 
Plants are not grown in a year and in many lines it will 
take generations before this country will be able to train 
propagators and growers that will be able to produce 
stock such as is now imported. 
Present conditions have no precedent 
THE FUTURE and it is very difficult to forecast for 
the future. The great war has 
disturbed the trade of the whole world and, while we are 
not in it, its effects are felt very acutely in many ways; 
soaring prices, scarcity of labor are causing readjust¬ 
ments along many lines. 
In some centers and lines boom conditions exist, while 
in others things are very dull and flat, but everywhere 
there is a feeling of uncertainty about the future. 
Among nurserymen the fruit tree growers are some¬ 
what pessimistic, while the ornamental growers all re¬ 
port increasing business and greater demand. 
Regardless of what the future threatens, whether it 
be wars, labor troubles, political upheavals, tariffs, quar¬ 
antines or any other disturbing thing, the fundamental 
fact remains, we are a vast developing country, contain¬ 
ing over 100,000.000 people, mostly speaking one lan¬ 
guage and forming one nation that is new and has just 
passed through the construction period. When towns 
have sprung up in a decade, many are wealthy and be¬ 
ginning to demand the refinements of life in the way of 
better surroundings. 
There is scarcely a town of any size that is not begin¬ 
ning to take a little pride in its streets, parks and gardens. 
There are vast fields of enterprise open to discovery in 
growing economic plants, unknown and untried fruits to 
be developed. 
If we measure the future by the past, the next twenty 
years should see the nursery business develop to enor¬ 
mous proportions along new ideas and with new methods. 
DRUG PLANTS 
The Department of Agriculture at Washington has 
issued a circular letter cautioning those who are going 
into the business of growing drugs. Since the importa¬ 
tion of these plants and their products have been discon¬ 
tinued. owing to the war, there has naturally been a 
great rise in price and a shortage of many kinds and lots 
of inexperienced people think they can go into the bus¬ 
iness and make a fortune. It would be far better for 
them if they would stick to the growing of staple crops. 
They are sure of a market for the sweet corn and such 
like, but the drug business is very uncertain and no one 
should attempt it unless he is thoroughly experienced. 
There is however no reason why the nurseryman should 
not grow a crop if he has the facilities for doing so. It 
may be that some nurseryman may be situated that he 
would make a good success of Hydrastis canadensis or 
Yellow Root. Aconitum napellus, Digitalis purpurea or 
some of the staple drugs, especially if he could arrange 
for their disposal in advance of growing the crop. 
The Western Association of Nurserymen has de¬ 
signated Mr. F. II. Stannard. Ottawa, Kansas, to confer 
with the Executive Committee of the National Associa¬ 
tion. 
This is according to the resolution passed at the last 
convention, requesting each sectional trade organization 
to appoint a member for that purpose. 
