THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE ON LONESOME ROADS 
WANTS ASSISTANCE. 
Every man on the various local committees has been 
appointed, we understand, because of his special fitness. 
Here is one who is calling for help. Charley Maloy is 
supposed to be an authority on lonesome roads in the 
vicinity of Rochester. His knowledge dates back to early 
courting days and is exceptionally accurate. 
Ed. National Nurseryman. 
Sir:— 
In reply to your note of the 16th, I do not know that 
I have anything to report at this time. It is true I am 
Chairman of the Committee on rides and excursions, but 
I think I shall have to turn the rest (lonesome roads) over 
to some of the other more recently informed and therefore 
more competent members. 
C. J. Maloy. 
RAILROAD RATES TO ANNUAL MEETING. 
Rochester, N. Y., April 23, 1909. 
Editor National Nurserymen, 
Ithaca, N. Y. 
Dear Sir:— 
Nurserymen who are planning to attend the convention 
to be held in Rochester next June, will do well to make 
early inquiry of their local ticket agents regarding railroad 
rates. It was thought when our circular was issued that, 
inasmuch as the Trunk Line Association, Central Passen¬ 
ger Association and East Canadian Association had 
authorized the announcement of a fare and three-fifths, on 
the certificate plan, that the Western and Southern Asso¬ 
ciations would consent to participate. This would have 
been in accord with past experience. 
The secretary has been advised, however, that the 
Western and Southern Associations will not participate, 
and all who wish to attend should inform themselves as 
early as possible regarding summer tourist rates which 
will, no doubt, be in effect at the time of the convention. 
Railroad men tell me that special rates of about one fare 
for the round trip are offered from western and southern 
points to Niagara Falls. It would, undoubtedly, be well 
to make inquiry regarding these rates and if similar rates 
are offered this year it will be possible for nurserymen who 
attend the convention to take advantage of them and they 
can purchase tickets at Niagara Falls for the round trip to 
Rochester on the certificate plan. In all probability 
these summer tourist rates will be more favorable 
than rates secured under the certificate plan. 
Yours very truly, 
Geo. C. Seager, 
Secretary American Association of Nurserymen. 
Hmong the experiment 
Station Cdorkers 
CALIFORNIA BULLETIN No. 198. 
This is devoted to the Grape Leaf Hopper, an insect which has 
made itself felt in all the grape growing regions of the United 
States. This insect has been carefully described in bulletins of 
the Cornell Experiment Station by Slingerland. Experiments by 
this station have also proved that in New York it may be satis¬ 
factorily controlled by spraying. The Californian growers recom¬ 
mend trapping as well as spraying. 
MARYLAND BULLETIN No. 130 
By Messrs. T. B. Symonds, J. B. S. Norton and C. P. Close, dis¬ 
cusses Maryland nurseries, the insect and fungous enemies of stock, 
legislation affecting nurserymen and the best means of preventing 
the spread of nursery pests. In addition this bulletin—it is a very 
useful one—contains the various state laws in force in the Union. 
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
BULLETIN No. 332. 
Devoted to a discussion of nuts and their uses as food. The 
bulletin will be useful in the household inasmuch as it gives the 
nutritive values of different varieties of nuts and the most economic 
methods of employing them in the dietary. 
STATUS OF THE AMERICAN LEMON INDUSTRY. 
This is a reprint from the Year Book of the Department of Agri¬ 
culture for 1907. The article is written by G. Harold Powell and 
gives an interesting discussion of the lemon industry in California. 
Little is said in reference to lemon growing in Florida. The handling 
of the tree and fruit is discussed in detail. 
CARRYING PLANTS IN COLD STORAGE. 
Editor National Nurseryman: 
Some years ago in May I had on hand one thousand two year old 
hybrid seedling grape-vines and no place to put them, and failed to 
find a purchaser for them. As a seedling grape is in its best condi¬ 
tion to plant out at two years old it occurred to me if I could, by 
putting them in cold storage, hold them as they were until fall, I 
would save them from the brush heap, and as they were a valuable 
lot of hybrids it seemed worth while to try the experiment. 
I packed them all in a box five feet long, two and one-half feet 
wide, and two feet deep. I covered the bottom with moss that was 
slightly moist from the dampness of the cellar where it was kept, the 
vines being all tied up in packages of fifty each. I put in a layer of 
packages, then sifted in among them sawdust kept in the same 
cellar with the moss of the same dampness. Then covered them 
with a layer of moss, then another layer of vines with sawdust 
sifted in as before and covered with moss, and a third layer the same 
as the others and well covered with moss and the moss covered with 
potato sacks which filled the box. I was at a loss to decide whether 
or not to give them more moisture, but finally decided not to, but 
would go and examine them occasionally to see if they needed it. I 
ordered them kept at a temperature of about 33 degrees above. I ex¬ 
amined them several times and always found the sacking frozen, 
and by running my hand down at the end of the box into the moss 
and sawdust I decided that they needed no more moisture. I took 
great pains to press down and pack the nioss and sawdust as firm as 
possible to exclude the air from the roots as much as possible. 
I had them brought home the first of November and on opening 
the box I found the vines to be in fine condition. They seemed as 
fresh and bright as when packed. 
The storage and freight both ways cost me but six dollars. I 
could not have planted them out to carry over, and have cultivated 
A NEW GRAPE. 
Stark Brothers Nurseries and Orchards Company have 
purchased the exclusive right to propagate and sell the King 
Phillip grape originated by that enthusiastic grape breeder, 
N. B. White of Norwood, Mass. This grape has impressed 
us very favorably and should prove a decided acquisition in 
the region of its adaptation. 
