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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
The National Nurseryman 
Published monthly by 
THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN PUBLISHING CO., Inc. 
218 Livingston Building, Rochester, N. Y. 
President.THOMAS B. MEEHAN 
Vice-President and Editor,.JOHN CRAIG 
Secretary-Treasurer and Business Manager, ... C. L. YATES 
The only trade journal issued for Growers and Dealers in Nursery 
Stocks of all kinds. It circulates throughout the United Stales, 
Canada and Europe. 
Official Journal of American Association of Nurserymen 
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Address. Editor, Ithaca, N. Y. 
Entered in the Post Office at Rochester, N. Y., as second-class matter. 
Rochester, N. Y., June, 1912 . 
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN 
President— J. H. Dayton, Painesville, Ohio; vice-president, W. H. Wyman, North 
Abington, Mass.; secretary, John Hall, Rochester, N. Y.; treasurer, C. L. Yates. 
Rochester, N. Y. 
Executiv'e Committee —E. M. Sherman. Charles City, la.; H. B. Chase, Hunts¬ 
ville. Ala.; J. M. Pitkin, Newark, N. Y.; J. H. Dayton, Ex-Officio, Painesville 
Ohio; John Hall, Ex-Officio, Sec'y, Rochester, N. Y. 
Chairmen of Committees. 
Transportation —D. S. Lake, Shenandoah, la,; Chas. M. Sizemore, Louisiana, Mo- 
Tariff —Irving Rouse, Rochester. N. Y. 
Legislation East of Mississippi River —Wm. Pitkin, Rochester, N. Y- 
Legislation West of Mississippi River —Peter Youngers. Geneva, Nebr. 
Co-Operation with Entomologists—L. A. Berckmans, Augusta, Gp 
Program—C. J. Maloy, Rochester. N. Y. 
Exhibits —A. E. Robinson, Bedford, Mass. 
Arrangements —^John Hall, Rochester, N. Y.; W. H. Wyman, North Abington, Mass.; 
H. P. Kelsey, Salem, Mass. 
Entertainment —J.Woodward Manning, North Wilmington, Mass. 
Publicity and Trade Opportunities—W. P. Stark, Louisiana, Mo.; Jefferson 
Thomas. Harrisburg. Pa.; Orlando Harrison, Berlin, Md.; C. M. Griffing, Jackson¬ 
ville, Fla.; G. C. Roeding, Fresno, Cal.; H. D. Simpson, Vincennes, Ind. 
Root-Gall —E. A. Smith, Lake City, Minn. 
STATE AND DISTRICT ASSOCIATIONS. 
American Nurserymen’s Protective Association—President, J. W. Hill, Des Moines, la.; 
secretary. Thomas B. Meehan, Dreshertown, Pa. Meets annually in June. 
American Retail Nurserymen’s Protective Association—President. Charles J. Brown, 
Rochester. N. Y.; secretary, Guy A. Bryant, Princeton, Ill. Meets annually in 
June. 
Association of Oklahoma Nurserymen—President, J. A. Lopeman, Enid, Oklahoma; 
secretary. C. E. Garee, Noble, Oklahoma. 
Canadian Association of Nurserymen—President, E. D. Smith, Winona; secretary, 
C. C. R. Morden. Niagara Falls. Ont. 
Connecticut Nurserymen’s Association—President. W. W. McCartney, New Haven, 
Conn.; Secretary, F. L. Thomas, Manchester, Conn. 
Eastern Association of Nurserymen—President. Wm. C. Barry, Rochester. N. Y.; 
secretary-treasurer, William Pitkin, Rochester, N. Y. Meets annually in January. 
National Association of Retail Nurserymen—President. E. S. Osborne, Rochester, 
N. Y.; secretary, F. E. Grover, Rochester. N. Y. 
National Nurserymen’s Association of Ohio.—-President, J. W, McNary, Dayton O.; 
secretary, W. B. Cole. Painesville, O. 
Pacific Coast Association of Nurserymen —President, P. A. Dix, Roy. Utah; secretary- 
treasurer, C. F. Tonneson, Tacoma, Wash. Meets annually in June. 
Pennsylvania Nurserymen’s Association—President, Samuel C. Moon, Pa.; secretary, 
Earl Peters, Mt. Holy Springs, Pa. 
Southern Nurserymen’s Association—President, W. A. Easterly, Cleveland, Tenn.; 
secretary-treasurer, A. 1 . Smith, Knoxville, Tenn. 
Tennessee Nurserymen’s Association—President. E. W. Chattin, Winchester. Tenn.; 
secretary. G. M. Bentley, Knoxville, Tenn. 
Texas Nurserymen’s Association—President, J. R. Mayhew, Waxahachie, Texas; secre¬ 
tary-treasurer, John S. Kerr, Sherman. Texas. 
Western Association of Nurserymen—President. Geo. A. Marshall, Arlington, Nebr.; 
secretary-treasurer, E. J. Holman. Leavenworth, Kan. Meets annually second 
Wednesday in December. 
Straighten up your desk, brother, hide 
ON TO your bills, bank your credits, burn 
BOSTON! your surplus stock (not bills receivable), 
pack your grips and hie ye to Boston 
town. Come back to the land of your forefathers—except 
those who are one generation removed from Ireland, Scotland, 
Deutschland or some other foreign clime. Come back east 
and get a whiff of colonial history. Brotvse around Boston 
common, explore old South church and its cemetery. Dis¬ 
cover that cradle of liberty, Faneuil Hall. “Mosey” round 
the produce market, the fish stalls and gaze across the 
historic harbor. If you have time (after the meeting) take 
a run through the suburbs. Sec Salem where you’ll find 
that ardent advocate of native plants, Harlan P. Kelsey, 
besides many other interesting features. It was in Salem 
or perhaps Dedham the great American canker wonn was 
discovered nearly three centuries ago. Remember, that 
Concord in the old Bay State produced the grape of that 
name. Remember, that the township of Rumford not 
far from Boston produced that great standard apple of the 
east, the Baldwin. Remember, that the great work of 
E. S. Rogers in improving the native grape was carried on in 
a humble garden in Salem. These are a few of the things 
one can keep under his hat while enjoying the pleasures, 
intellectual and otherwise, provided by the entertainment 
committee. The westerner who has not visited Boston has 
something coming, now is the opportunity to realize his due. 
The most important committee report 
FEDERAL to be presented at the Boston meeting 
INSPECTION will be by chainnan Wm. Pitkin of the 
BILL Legislative committee in reference to 
the year’s work on the Federal inspection 
bill. This work will show an enormous amount of work done 
by the eastern and western representatives on this im¬ 
portant committee. It will show that in the west, ex¬ 
president W. P. Stark aided by Professor S. J. Hunter, have 
perfoimed yeoman’s service, while in the east, chairman 
Pitkin, Irving Rouse, Thos. B. Meehan, W. H. Wyman, 
J. McHutchison and others have given freely of their time 
and energy. In our recent references to this bill we have 
coupled with it only the name of Chainnan Pitkin as the 
responsible officer in charge but we are sure that the rank 
and file of the association are fully aware of the generous 
help rendered by those in addition to the chainnan men¬ 
tioned above. This aspect of the matter is set forth in 
Professor Hunter’s admirable statement in the March issue 
of the National Nurseryman. At the present writing the 
bill is quiescent in the hands of one of the House committees. 
This is to remind our members, perhaps 
BRING unnecessarily, that Mr. A. E. Robinson of 
EXHIBITS Bedford, Mass., is chainnan of the com¬ 
mittee on exhibits. It is also to remind 
those from the west and the south that they must not de¬ 
pend exclusively upon the eastern contingent to furnish 
the exhibit hall. The exhibit room has two functions: it is 
educational, it is commercial. New plants, interesting 
developments illustrating strange possibilities bear upon the 
