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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
Peach Yellows. 
Question seven of the program, “Peach Yellows” was then taken 
up for discussion. Messrs. Norton, Britton, Sherman, Sanderson, 
Phillips, Summers, Shaw and Symons took part in the discussion. 
The remarks of Prof. Norton to the effect that in the examination of 
the spread of yellows in Maryland during the last twenty years had 
not extended southward more than ten miles was rather surprising 
to the members of the Association and was born out by tne ex¬ 
perience of other members as regards the distribution of this 
disease in their States. This would seem to indicate that there is a 
climatic zone which will mark the distribution of the disease. 
Prof. Phillips discussed some experiments that he had conducted in 
taking buds from affected trees which tend to show that the yellows 
did not appear on the trees until after they were a year old, and also 
showed that pits from affected trees would produce yellows although 
most of such pits did not germinate. The following resolution 
offered by Mr. Symons was adopted by this Association: “That this 
Association recommend that the nurserymen as far as possible cut 
scions from bearing healthy trees and urge the proper fumigation 
of all propagated nursery stock used in the nursery with hydracyanic 
acid gas. 
The discussion of “Crown Gall” was then taken up, Messrs. 
Washburn, Norton, Sherman, Rumsey, Summers, Smith, Brooks, 
Hertzog, Hitchings, Cooley, and Nelson taking part. The question 
was disposed of by the following resolution being adopted: “In 
view of the proven facts, that this is a bacterial disease, communi¬ 
cated from raspberry plant to another, that the practise on the part 
of nurserymen storing raspberry plants visibly affected with Crown 
Gall with unaffected plants is extremely dangerous and should be 
discontinued in the interests of fruit growing.” 
This concluded the program of the meeting. The election of 
officers for the ensuing year resulted in the election of F. L. Wash¬ 
burn as president and Thomas B. Symons, secretary-treasurer. 
PERSONAL MENTION. 
Mr. W. J. Ruys representative for B. Ruys, The Royal Moerheim 
Nurs., Dedemsvaart, Holland, started for America the middle week 
of January. 
Mr. G. A. Harrison of the firm of J. G. Harrison & Son, Berlin, 
Md. called on Nurserymen in Western New York,—he also called 
at the business office of the National Nurseryman. 
Mr. C. R. Burr, of C. R. Burr & Co., Manchester, Conn., visited 
Rochester and the nurserymen in Western New York the latter part 
of January. The office of the National Nurseryman also received 
a visit from him. 
Mr. W. F. Ilgenfritz of I. E. Ilgenfritz & Sons, Monroe, Mich, 
called on all the nurserymen in the Western part of the Empire 
State the last few weeks of January. Rochester was specially 
favored with his presence. 
Mr. D. M. Morris of Brown’s Nurseries, Ontario, Canada was in 
Rochester the second w'eek of the new year. He called on all the 
leading nurserymen in and around Rochester. The National 
Nurseryman staff also had the pleasure of seeing him. 
Mr. W. C. Dawe, Winona, representative for Mr. E.D. Smith has 
lately closed up a large deal with a prominent fruit grower in the 
Grimsby district which involves twenty-one thousand grape vines 
and other stock sufficient to plant fifty acres. The order amounted 
to $ 1308 . This means that an entire farm which is now being 
broken up wall be planted exclusively with Mr. Smith's trees and 
vines and judging from the crops resulting from the Helderleigh 
grown trees, we predict profitable returns from this transaction, if 
the stock is w T ell attended to, as we have no hesitation in believing it 
will be. 
This is probably one of the largest retail orders that has been 
handled exclusively by one firm in this peninsula for man y years. 
—The Weekly Fruit Grower. 
J. H. Dayton and W. R. George of the StOrrs Harrison Company, 
visited Rochester nurserymen the latter part of the month. 
Papa Josselyn was on hand at the meeting of the Eastern 
Nurserymen's Association. Papa continues in good health, assisted 
no doubt by his abundant supply of good humor. 
WESTERN NEW YORK HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
The attendance at this great fruit gathering was greater 
than ever before. Convention Hall, in Rochester, was 
packed to the doors. President Barry presided, relieved 
t times by Vice-President, Albert Wood, of Carlton Station, 
N. Y. The meeting was full of interest. It was attended 
by a large number of nurserymen who also attended the 
annual meeting of the Eastern Nurserymen’s Association. 
The Western New York Fruit Growers endorsed the bill 
asking for certified insecticides and fungicides, took action 
in regard to establishing a publicity bureau and recognized 
the originator ot the Niagara grape by unanimously award¬ 
ing him a gold medal in commemoration of this worthy 
deed. 
ALABAMA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
The fifth annual meeting of the Alabama State Horticultural 
Society will be held in Mobile, January 26th and 27th. 
All persons interested in fruit growing, trucking, etc., are 
cordially invited to attend. 
G. F. Heikes, President, 
R. S. Mackintosh, Secretary. 
BROWN-TAIL MOTH. 
All nurserymen are deeply interested in the problem of securing 
the absolute destruction of every nest of brown-tail moth brought 
in on foreign stock. New York nurserymen have taken such 
prompt and thorough measures with the cooperation of the State 
Department of Agriculture that there is little doubt of the complete 
destruction of all nests brought in on fruit or ornamental stock. It 
is hoped that equally good care will be exercised by nurserymen in 
general. 
NURSERYMEN VISITING ROCHESTER DURING 
JANUARY. 
Robert George, J. H. Dayton, of Painesville; Geo. S. Josselyn, 
Fredonia, N. Y.; W. H. Hartman: Kelly Bros., Dansville, N. Y.; 
W. F. Ilgenfritz, Monroe Mich.; Mr. Henry, O. G. Chase, S. D. 
Willard and W. J>. McKay, Geneva, N. Y., and W. F. Rupert of 
Seneca. 
“In all places and in all seasons flowers expand them light and 
soul light wings.”—Longfellow. 
“Nature’s charms, the hills and woods, the sweeping vales and 
foaming floods, are free alike to all.” 
Success depends on how hard you try. 
“All things come to him who waits,” but they’ll come a lot 
quicker if you get up and hustle for them. 
“Blow wind and waft thro’ all the rooms, the snow flakes of the 
cherry blooms.”—Longfellow. 
“Azaleas flush the island floors, and the tints of heaven reply.”— 
Emerson. 
“A thing of beauty is a joy forever, such the sun, the moon, tree, 
old and young, sprouting a shady boon.”—Keats. 
“Sweet is all the land about and all the flowers that blow.”— 
Tennyson. 
“A million emeralds break from the ruby budded lime.”— 
Tennyson. 
“Our life exempt from public haunt finds tongues in trees.”— 
Shakespeare. 
“Thou Nature, art my Goddess; to thy law my services are 
bound.” 
