THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
293 
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 PRIZE AT PARIS EXPOSITION, 1900 
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Entered as second-class matter June 22, 1916, at the post office at 
Hatboro, Pennsylvania, under the Act of March 3, 1879. 
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PEACE ON EARTH GOOD It is heartening to note the 
WILL TOWARD MEN slow steady improvement in 
trade, in business, in fact 
of general welfare the world over. Of course there are 
setbacks, difficulties, famine, suffering, discontent and 
every sort of evil, for those who desire a pessimistic out¬ 
look; but in spite of them the evidence becomes daily 
more convincing that confidence is growing stronger. 
Men and women the world over are getting hack their 
faith that right, justice, law and order will prevail. 
The noticeable improvement does not promise a boom, 
nor is it merely the hopeful prophecy of the man on the 
street who is optimistic because he thinks it a better pol¬ 
icy than spreading gloom even when he has little faith 
in his own opinion, hut the steady settling down to 
things as they are and working to make them better that 
heartens the observer. 
Uninfluenced and unbiased sources such as the Gov¬ 
ernment Commerce Reports, start out with such state¬ 
ments as: 
, “The situation in Argentina continues to show im¬ 
provement.” 
“Although the Brazilian market is improving slowly 
the general tone is strong and sales are increasing.” 
“Although the prospects for an immediate revival ol 
trade in Chile are not promising, the improved feeling 
evident in September continues throughout October.” 
In Mexico: 
“While business continues dull it is undoubtedly more 
healthy.” 
“The situation in Peru has improved.” 
“Heavy shipments of electrical goods to Japan during 
the month of September is the outstanding feature of 
that month’s electrical export trade of the United States,” 
“The principal markets for automotive in South Africa 
are again approaching normal.” 
New Brunswick, Canada: 
“The demand for lumber has increased slightly during 
the month of October.” 
And so the reports come from all over the world. An¬ 
other hopeful sign is the huge enterprises that are being 
planned, looking to peace and prosperity. 
The disarmament Conference now in session in Wash¬ 
ington may hardly seem germane to the subject and 
even if apparently barren of results, will make millions 
of people “think” and for this reason will be worth¬ 
while. 
It took centuries for truth to prevail over superstition 
and ignorance; more centuries to weaken the support of 
kings and special privilege and doubtless it will take 
time for mankind to realize the utter beastiality of war 
and perhaps still longer to adopt the Golden Rule as the 
only sensible code of action for humanity. 
There are many that thrive on the art of war and de¬ 
struction but the growing of plants belongs to the art of 
construction. 
May the time be short when our business along with 
those that make the world a better place to live in be 
the chief occupation of humanity. 
We perhaps do not know all that is going on in the 
more unsettled countries of the world such as Russia, 
India, Ireland, Germany, but we do note a strong cur¬ 
rent of sentiment in favor of compromise for the good 
of humanity as a whole. 
The Red Cross, hospitals, churches, schools, colleges, 
foundation, charities, prohibition and thousands of other 
movements, many perhaps antagonistic to each other and 
very human in their conception, yet all earnest in their 
aims to make the world a better place to live in and all 
in all prove the divine Christmas benediction. Peace on 
earth, good will toward men, is still in operation and 
waiting for mankind to accept. 
TREES AT Being familiar with trees and shrubs as 
MATURITY they grow in the nurseries is one thing, 
but knowing them at maturity or in an ad¬ 
vanced stage of development is another. It is safe to say 
there are lots of nurserymen handling trees which they 
could almost recognize in the dark, so familiar are they 
with them in their young state, that would scarcely be 
able to identify them when of matured growth. 
The exceptions of course are the native trees and the 
commoner kinds of alien trees that were freely planted 
years ago in the parks and gardens of the country. 
To see the rarer kinds in an advanced stage of de¬ 
velopment, one has to visit such places as the Arnold 
Arbortum, Brookline, Mass. The Shaw Gardens, St. 
