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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
Business )Vlovements 
WILLIAM STARK NURSERY COMPANY 
This is an offshoot of the Stark Brothers Nurseries & 
Orchards Company of Louisiana, Missouri. Its head¬ 
quarters are at Chester, Missouri, where it is being managed 
at the present time by William H. Stark, son of Ex-president 
W. P. Stark of the American Association of Niirserymen. 
We understand that Mr. vStark, Sr., is to associate himself 
with the new firm, which is to conduct a high class, up-to- 
date mail order business. No agents will be employed. 
The business is to be carried on direct with the planter. 
The new company has secured a tract of some four hundred 
acres, which is said to be admirably adapted for the growth 
and cultivation of high class nursery stock. Fruit trees and 
ornamental plants will be specialized in. Of the latter, 
herbaceous perennials will occupy a prominent place. Mr. 
Stark is enthusiastic about his location, believing that the 
soil is unusually fine for growing nursery stock. 
MUSKOPF & IRISH COMPANY 
After a connection with the Missouri Botanical Garden 
as Superintendent and Horticulturist covering a period of 
eighteen years, Mr. H. C. Irish has left this work to form a 
partnership with Henry C. Muskopf under the above name. 
The firm is now conducting a business as landscape architects 
and engineers at 709-711 Title Guaranty Building, St. Louis, 
Mo. 
ORGANIZATION OF STARK BROS. NURSERIES & 
ORCHARDS CO., LOUISIANA, MO. 
At the last meeting of this incorporation, the following 
officers were elected: E. W. Stark, president; L. C. Stark, 
vice-president; T. W. Stark, secretary; Eugene Duncan, 
treasurer; P. C. Stark, assistant secretary and assistant 
treasurer. 
Obituary 
JOHN ALLGOOD PETTIGREW 
This noted landscape architect and park superintendent 
died in Boston on July second. He was born and trained in 
England, but has been in this country since 1865. He was 
sixty-eight years of age at the time of his death. Mr. Petti¬ 
grew did notable work in connection with Lincoln Park in 
Chicago. He was also associated with the development 
of the Milwaukee park system. As Superintendent of the 
Metropolitan system of Boston, his influence and skill were 
making themselves felt in an altogether beneficial manner. 
At the recent meeting of the American Association in Boston, 
Mr. Pettigrew was dangerously ill, but expressed his regret 
at his inability to meet his friends the plant growers. 
“We don’t know of a more interesting paper regarding the nursery 
line than yours.” 
B. W. Derken & Co., 
Juliana Nurs., Holland. 
THE AMERICAN SWEET PEA EXHIBITION 
Boston July 13-14, 1912 
Despite the long drought and severe hot spell, the fourth 
annual exhibition and convention of the National Sweet 
Pea Society of America, held in Horticultural Hall, Boston, 
July 13-14, was a success surpassing all previous shows in the 
number of entries and exhibits. 
The center aisle of the main hall was lined with sweet 
peas growing in tubs and boxes from the Larz Anderson 
estate. Some magnificent specimen hydrangeas from the 
gardens of Samuel Whitman were grouped in the end of 
this hall. Another notable exhibit was a large number of 
splendid plants of Lilium myriophylla shown by R. & J. 
Farquhar. This firm also exhibited plants of Nephrolipis 
Rochfordii and Araucaria excelsa, “Silver Wings.’’ The 
Arnold Arboretum exhibited plants of Lilium Bakerianum 
and L. Chinensis. There were fine exhibits of Japanese 
irises from Dr. Harris Kennedy and the Alt. Desert Nurseries, 
hollyhocks from the Eastern Nurseries, orchids from Julius 
Roehrs, and Callas Auranti and Elliottiana from John Lewis 
Childs. 
The exhibits of sweet peas were a revelation to many, 
especially to those who had contended that it was impossible 
to produce Spencer sweet peas to equal those of California. 
W. Atlee Burpee staged an exhibit in his usual unrivaled 
style. A. T. Boddington had a well arranged display. 
The Henry F. Michell Co., had a very attractively arranged 
exhibit in the lobby. Peter Henderson & Co. had a very 
large exhibit of well grown blooms. Thomas J. Gray and 
Fottler, Fiske, Rawson Co., Stumpp and Walter exhibited 
large collections. Joseph Breck & Co., exhibited hollyhocks, 
snapdragons and sweet peas. 
In the competitive classes there was spirited competition. 
These exhibits filled the large leeture hall and the judges 
had strenuous work making the awards among the magnifi¬ 
cent collections. 
There were many entries in the table and mantel decora¬ 
tions, the bridal bouquets, hampers, corsage bouquets and 
eenterpieces, using sweet peas. 
An excellent feature of the show was the sweet pea 
exhibits made by the school children. Doubtless this would 
have been larger had the weather been more favorable. 
Some excellent flowers were shown. 
The meeting held in Horticultural Hall on Saturday, 
July 13, was well attended. President Sim read his ad¬ 
dress, and the reports of the officers were presented. Dr. 
A. C. Beal read a brief report upon the work of the trial 
grounds at Cornell University. The report showed that a 
larger number of seedlings and new varieties were under 
trial than ever before. Mr. J. J. Taubenhaus, of the Dela¬ 
ware Experiment Station, read an excellent paper on “Our 
Present Knowledge of Sweet Pea Diseases and Their Con¬ 
trol.’’ The Society voted to change the name to the Ameri¬ 
can Sweet Pea Society. The following officers were elected: 
President, William Sim, Cliftondale, Alass.; vice-president, 
J. C. Vaughan, Chicago, Ill.; secretary, H. A. Bunyard, 
New York, N. Y.; recording secretary, J. H. Pepper, New 
York, N. Y.; treasurer, A. T. Boddington, New York, N. Y. 
Boston was again selected as the place of meeting. 
