GO 
THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
eral as to the amount of plants which may be imported 
under these permits with the intention of giving ample 
opportunity to establish reproduction enterprises on as 
large a commercial scale as the market demands of this 
country warrant, and with the object of eliminating as 
rapidly as possible the dependency on foreign supplies 
and thus attaining the main purpose of the quarantine in 
greatly lessening the risk of entry of new plant pests. 
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CONNECTICUT 
NURSERYMEN’S ASSOCIATION 
The 14th annual meeting of the Connecticut Nursery¬ 
men's Association was held at the City Club in Hartford, 
Conn., on February 10th. 
President Chester F. Brainard, of Thoinpsonville, pre¬ 
sided at a lively business session in the morning. A 
splendid dinner at which the wives and sweethearts of 
the Nurserymen were present, followed. 
In the afternoon the ladies attended a theatre party at 
the Capitol Theatre while the men listened to several very 
interesting addresses. The advent of the apple, thorn 
skeletonizer and the European Mite are new pests added 
to the trials of the nursery business, said Dr. William E. 
Britton, state emtomologist. Kenneth Gillett, of South- 
wick, Mass., spoke on “Native Plants and Their Uses.” 
John Barnes, of Yalesville, spoke on the “Duty of the 
Nurseryman to His Customers.” State Forester Walter 
0. Filley, of New Haven, gave some interesting informa¬ 
tion in his talk entitled “Thoughts of Interest to Nursery¬ 
men,” and Dr. G. B. Clinton, of New Haven, enlightened 
the Nurserymen on “Fungei.” 
The following officers were elected to serve during the 
ensuing year: 
President—Henry W. Gottschalk, Manchester. 
Vice-President—William W. McCartney, New Haven. 
Secretary—Frank J. Rippin, Manchester. 
Treasurer— William W. Hunt, Hartford. 
President Gottschalk appointed the following com¬ 
mittees : 
Executive—The officers, G. R. Burr, Manchester; F. S. 
Baker, Cheshire; W. E. Campbell, New Haven. 
Legislative—C. F. Brainard, Thompsonville; John 
Barnes, Yalesville; C. R. Burr, Manchester. 
Entertainment—R. M. Hubbard, Bristol; W. E. Camp¬ 
bell, New Haven; C. F. Brainard, Thompsonville. 
Publicity and Membership—F. L. Thomas, Yalesville; 
W. E. Campbell, New Haven; F. S. Baker, Cheshire. 
Ladies’ Committee—Mrs. C. R. Rurr, Manchester; Mrs. 
II. W. Gottschalk, Manchester; Mrs. F. J. Rippin, Man¬ 
chester; Mrs. P. M. Hubbard, Bristol; Mrs. W. E. Camp¬ 
bell, New Haven; Mrs. F. S. Baker, Cheshire; Mrs. C. F. 
Brainard, Thompsonville; Mrs. John W. Barnes, Yales¬ 
ville; Mrs. W. W. McCartney, New Haven. 
NOTES 
Campbell is responsible for the presence of the ladies. 
He made an eloquent plea at the summer meeting in be¬ 
half of the ladies. Wanted us all to bring our wives and 
sweethearts—give them a good time, he said. So, “old 
man” Burr over in Manchester, closed up his office and 
sent all the girls in for good measure. And Campbell— 
left his wife home, 50 miles away, playing bridge. Won¬ 
der if the cuss had anything up his sleeve? 
George II. Harris late of Greenbrier, Tennessee, now 
with C. R. Burr & Co. of Manchester, attended the meet¬ 
ing. 
OHIO STATE NURSERYMEN’S ASSOCIATION 
The 14th annual meeting of the Ohio State Nursery¬ 
men’s Association was held at the New Southern Hotel, 
Columbus, 0., February 3rd, 1921. 
There was a good attendance, almost every nursery of 
the state being represented. Out of state nurseries were 
Jackson & Perkins, Newark, N. Y., Rice Bros. Co., 
Geneva, N. Y., and F. H. Stannard & Co., Ottawa, Kans. 
The meeting was called to order by President, W. F. 
Bohlender at 10.00 a. m. After the transaction of the 
business of the Association, the program covering mat¬ 
ters of vital interest to our members was presented and 
discussed. The general feeling of the members of the 
Association was optimistic and a good healthy spring 
business predicted. 
The Farm Bureau with 75,000 paid members at $10.00 
each was in session in the Capital during the week and 
this was pointed out as a good field for educating the 
public in general to the importance of planting our pro¬ 
ducts and showing the class of stock we handle by plac¬ 
ing on exhibit at the next Annual Farm Bureau Meeting, 
a display of general line of nursery stock showing dif¬ 
ferent grades, size and shape of commercial planting- 
stock. 
Ohio nurserymen are cooperating as never before for 
the general good of the industry and for the public in 
general who are the planters and final owners of our 
products. 
The following officers were elected for the coming 
year. 
President—Charles Ernst, Eaton, O. 
Vice President—T. L. Byers, Clyde, O. 
Treasurer—A. R. Pickett, Clyde, O. 
Secretary—Clarence Siebenthaler, Dayton, O. 
SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANT 
The United States Civil Service Commission announces 
an open competition examination for scientific assistant 
on April 13 and 14, 1921. To fill vacancy in the Depart¬ 
ment of Agriculture, for duty in Washington, D. C. 
Salary ranges from $1,320.00 to $1,620.00 a year. 
Subjects Weights 
1. Arithmetic (fundamental rules, common and 
decimal fractions, percentage and their business 
application) . 10 
2. Report writing . 10 
3. Practical questions on each optional (scientific) 
subject chosen. 30 
4. Thesis (to be delivered to the examiner on the 
day of the examination) . 15 
5. Education, training, and experience in each op¬ 
tional (scientific) subject chosen . 35 
Total . 100 
Those interested apply for Form 131 B for full par¬ 
ticulars. 
