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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 I'RIZE AT PARIS EXPOSITION, 1900 
SUBSCRIPTION RATES 
One Year in Advance .$1.50 
Foreign Subscriptions, in advance .$2.00 
Six Months . $1.00 
Advertising rates will he sent upon application. Advertisements 
should reach this office hy the 20th of the month previous to the date 
of issue. 
Payment in advance required for foreign advertisements. Drafts 
on New York or postal orders, instead of checks, are requested hy the 
Business Manager, Hathoro, Pa. 
Correspondence from all points and articles of Interest to nursery¬ 
men and horticulturists are cordially solicited. 
Photographs and news notes of interest to nurserymen should he 
addressed, Editor, Flourtown, Pa., and should he 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 S, 1879. 
Hatboro, Pa., January 1921 
This is the time we make new resolu- 
NEW tions, at least if we are not too old/ 
RESOLUTIONS having arrived at the age when the 
enthusiasm of youth is slipping away 
or getting atrophied and our favorite phrase is “what’s 
the use.” 
If we have really arrived at this stage the proper thing 
to do is to see an undertaker and to incidentally tip off 
our friends to make arrangements with the local florist 
to he ready with floral type. 
Speaking of florists, the nurseryman cannot help but 
be a little envious at the way they are putting it across 
with their slogan “Say it with Flowers.” It is true the 
nurserymen have began to talk about their National 
Association or rather they have started one man talking, 
and what a noise he has made. It is like the voice of one 
crying in the wilderness, but only one, when many are 
needed. The theme of his cry is “trustworthy.” There 
is a good deal of satisfaction in knowing that some, at 
least, in the nursery business are trustworthy, but we 
must have been an awful bad lot, for it to be necessary 
for us to have to pay out so much in advertising that 
“we are honest.” Our brother florists need not chuckle 
at the handicap. It means we were more self conscious 
of the fact that some people thought we were crooks, 
and we wanted to set them straight before we really be¬ 
gan to advertise the nursery business. 
When we get the public all straightened out on this 
small point we are going to tell them about the wonders 
we have to interest them. 
There will be a different story every month, yes every 
week. It will tell of that wonderful procession of God’s 
creation as they pass on through the year, that the nur¬ 
seryman can bring the procession right into their own 
yards. 
That each individual in the procession with their ever- 
changing robes of beauty and interest can be their very 
own. 
We shall make the public acquainted with the first 
flowers that push through the brown earth in the 
spring, the exquisite Iris, prodigal paeonies, stately 
hollyhock, regal lilies, graceful Forsythias, call their at¬ 
tention to the beauty of the flowers of the peach and 
apple trees, with their promise of luscious fruits, ac¬ 
quaint them with rare and charming strangers in the 
procession, and teach them Jack Frost and Mrs. Snow 
are only servitors helping to get the procession ready for 
another carnival for their especial benefit. Oh yes we 
shall have so much to tell them that every newspaper in 
the country will have to he requisitioned. 
Rut tliis is the New Year, the period for making reso¬ 
lutions. 
The leading article in the December 
THE Bulletin published by the American 
ASSOCIATION Association of Nurserymen is entitled 
BULLETIN “A Fair Question,” and begins with 
the question “Why is the Associa¬ 
tion?” 
The author makes out a very good case for the why 
of the Association, in fact, a strong case. After reading 
the article you decide if it were not for this organiza¬ 
tion the nursery business would soon go to the bow¬ 
wows, or at least it would have a very unprogressive 
and drab future. 
Organization and co-operation are strong points with 
the author, but like all other ideas, useless unless put 
into operation, so the National Nurseryman is going to 
ask the question “Why is the Association Bulletin?” 
The nursery trade papers back up most of the work 
of the Association and its officers, and are even anxious 
to do more, because the Association represents the best 
thought, action, and interests of the trade. 
The aims of the Association, the Bulletin, and the 
Trade Papers are identical and even if they were not 
the Trade Papers would willingly give space for all 
the matter that is published in the Bulletin, which could 
be arranged to be published under a special heading as 
coming direct from the Secretary of the Association. 
Such an arrangement would be the saving of a con¬ 
siderable expense to the National Association. 
It is hardly possible there are many members of the 
Association that are not subscribers to one or more of 
the nursery Trade Papers, so it would save much dup¬ 
lication, expense, time and labor. 
We do not know the cost of publishing and distribut¬ 
ing the Bulletin, but -$250.00 would be a low estimate. 
Readers of the Trade Papers who are not members of 
the National Association could perhaps get information 
they were not entitled to easier than under the present 
arrangement, but it would have the good effect of im¬ 
pressing them with “Why is the Association?” 
Now, Mr. Watson, you have our thoughts on the sub¬ 
ject. Perhaps there is some reason we are not aware of 
