THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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realize the damage that is caused to the cell tissue of the 
plant. 
Exposed trees very often show in their growth the 
direction of the prevailing winds by being stunted and 
deformed. There are so many obvious reasons to prove 
that the wind has a detrimental effect on plant life, yet 
from a horticultural point of view it does not seem to 
the writer as if full consideration has been given to the 
minor effects which perhaps are not discernable with the 
small individual plant but might look very large when 
applied to the raising of nursery stock. Is the subject 
worth consideration by the nurserymen or plantsmen? 
Practice specially has taught him to plant firmly also 
to avoid exposed and wind swept locations for his choice 
stock but it may be that it would be worth while to real¬ 
ize that all motion caused by the wind should be avoid¬ 
ed. It perhaps would pay to stake evergreens and other¬ 
wise protect any or all plants from motion as far as pos¬ 
sible. 
Independence, Kansas. 
Sept. 14, 1921. 
Editor National Nurseryman, 
Hatboro, Penna. 
Dear Sir: 
In traveling through the country I am surprised at the 
great number of open wells and wells with only a trap¬ 
door or loose cover which are a constant source of great 
danger to the lives of the children on these farms. As I 
believe that this is partly due to thoughtlessness on the 
part of these farmers, would it not be well for you to pub¬ 
lish a warning in your paper occasionally against this 
dangerous condition, as many children lose their lives 
from this cause. 
Please give this matter your thoughtful consideration 
and accept kindly these suggestions, I am 
Yours truly, 
A. L. Potter. 
The accompanying half tone shows a very fine stand of Concord grapes. The cuttings were lined out in the 
middle of May and the photograph taken August 25. At that date some of the vines had made growth three to four 
feet. Although the rows are four feet apart the picture shows the tops completely covering the ground. 
There are two hundred thousand plants in the block: These plants were grown on the nurseries of Pennsylva¬ 
nia Nursery Co., Girard, Penna. 
A CORRECTION 
In the contribution to the National Nurseryman by 
Theodore Foulk, Rloodgood Nurseries, Flushing, N. Y., 
printed under the heading—A Narrative of Experience— 
printed in our last issue, we made two inexcusable blun¬ 
ders. 
The eighth line on page 228 should be eliminated en¬ 
tirely and the last line should read feet instead of inches 
as printed. 
PETER YOUNGERS 
' Pete Youngers is dead.” This announcement made a 
few days ago, was a great shock to his legion of friends 
in the Nursery fraternity. 
No man, whose name has occupied a place on the 
Membership roll of the American Association of Nursery¬ 
men, was more popular, or more unanimously esteemed 
and loved than was Peter Youngers. 
He was a most likeable man; affable and jolly in his 
disposition, always meeting his associates with a smile, 
or a cheery laugh. 
Optomistic and hopeful; always seeing the brighter 
side of a situation, yet direct and sincere in his speech 
and one of wise counsel. 
A man whose Avord Avas accepted at its face by all who 
knew him. of undisputed integrity and veracity. One 
Avho could be trusted to the limit in all things. 
He Avas for many years Treasurer of the American As- 
