THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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Doings of Societies 
The new officers of the American Retail Nurserymen’s 
Protective Association elected in June arc as follows: Presi¬ 
dent, H. W. Marshall, Arlington, Nebraska; vice-president, 
B. J. Greening, Monroe, Michigan; secretary and treasurer, 
Guy A. Bryant, Princeton, Illinois; executive committee, 
H. W. Marshall, B. J. Greening, and Guy A. Bryant. 
At the recent meeting of the Idaho Nurserymen’s Associa¬ 
tion, Mr. C. W. Hawkes, Caldwell, was chosen president; 
Mr. J. F. Carnifex of Fruit- 
land, vice-president; J. F. 
Littooy of Boise, secre¬ 
tary. The meeting was 
regarded as very success¬ 
ful, and all present ex¬ 
pressed themselves a s 
highly pleased with the 
acquaintances made and 
the information gained. 
It was decided that the 
next winter meeting should 
be held at Boise so as to 
be in touch with the 
Horticultural Society and 
with the Legislature. 
The mid-summer meeting 
will be at Payette. 
MEETING OF CON¬ 
NECTICUT NUR¬ 
SERYMEN 
The Connecticut Nurserymen’s Association were in New 
Haven, August 9th, for their annual summer outing. The 
objective point was The Elm City Nursery Co., whose 
nurseries are located just beyond Edgewood Park in the new 
Edgewood suburb. 
The nursery business has become one of Connecticut’s 
important industries and the amount of capital and number 
of men engaged in the business would be a source of suri)rise 
to those who are unfamiliar with such matters. The old 
New England hills which have in the past years become 
unprofitable for farming purposes in competition with the 
great west, are proving to be eminently suited to the produc¬ 
tion of the finest fruit, fruit which compares favorably with 
the finest production anywhere in the country. Not only 
can we grow under modern means of cultivation apples 
which are as fair as the Oregon brand, but we can beat them 
on quality and keeping qualities. The same is true of 
peaches, pears, plums, quinces, etc., so that the hillsides 
of our fair state bid fair to soon be one great orchard and 
add another important industry to our estate. The demand 
fot ornamental stock has enormously increased in the past 
few years as parks are being developed in every city and 
town, private estates and homes are being rajoidly evolved 
which compare favorably with the finest homes of Europe 
and practically every home place even down to the smallest 
garden now shows signs of care and attention. vSuch a 
movement as this makes an increasing demand for nursery 
stock. 
The Elm City Nursery Company’s extensive grounds are 
a just source of pride to all New .Haveners. Developing 
from small beginnings a few years ago this nursery now ranks 
among the most important in the country. The grounds, 
especially about the office, are laid out in a true landscape 
style and few private estates are kept up with greater care. 
One special feature at the nursery which interested the 
convention members was a rare collection of Japanese Dwarf 
trees and plants, old stone lanterns, etc., which have been 
arranged in such a way 
as to give a good idea 
of an old Japanese garden. 
This collection was col¬ 
lected by one of the 
members of the firm two 
years ago personally in 
Japan and is probably as 
fine as any in the United 
States. 
After looking over the 
Nursery’s very complete 
office, packing, cold stor¬ 
age, and shipping facili¬ 
ties, the members of the 
association took an auto 
ride through the many 
nursery fields. It was 
generally voted that few 
nurseries are kept up 
with as great an amount 
of care and attention 
to the developing of each individual tree and plant. Dinner 
had been ordered at the West Shore and the members all 
piled into the autos waiting for them and after a pleasant 
ride about New Haven’s principal streets made their way 
to the shore. 
BULLETIN OF NORTHERN NUT GROWERS’ 
ASSOCIATION 
The time has come to realize that nut growing is to be 
one of the great industries of the future and an imj^ortant 
source of human food. An indication of this is the increase 
in importations of nuts and nut products which, in the face 
of large increase in domestic production, amounts to mil¬ 
lions every year. During the first eleven months of 1909 the 
importations of nuts and nut products-were valued at $9,745, 
611; during the same period in 1910, $11,906,668, and in 
1911, $13,717,104. We ought really to be exporting nuts. 
FOOD FOR THE BODY AND FOR THOUGHT 
Bread, butter and beefsteak are furnished by nuts, in a 
nutshell, in tablet fomi, in sealed individual packages, water 
free, concentrated and uncontaminated. Yearly seeding, 
milking or butchering are not required. 
A few bushels of chestnuts, hickories and walnuts from 
one’s own trees would help solve the high cost of living. 
VIEW DOWN ONE OF THE ARBORS. PART OF THE EXHIBITION GROUNDS 
AT THE ELM CITY NURSERY COMPANY, NEW HAVEN, CONN. 
