THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
Wm. Duckham’s staging was well do e. He preferred a rather 
close arrangement of the flowers in his vases, which gave him a bet¬ 
ter color massing. Many of the commercial visitors considered 
that this was perhaps the best method of staging, inasmuch as it 
was more easily j udged. 
Valuable assistance in the decoration of the exhibition floor 
was rendered by Julius Rcehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J.; they staged 
a magnificent group of tropical plants. In the collection was noted 
Croton F. Sander, and Acanthus montana, both novel, to say the 
least. They also showed a table of orchids, among them being the 
new Dendrobium regium and Cypripedium callosum Sanderae—the 
green callosum, and some cattleyas of their own hybridization. 
John Lewis Childs of Floral Park, N. Y., made a handsome 
showing with a display of iris and callas. The collection of callas 
was quite unique, embracing the pale yellow Mrs. Roosevelt, the 
primrose callas, Rhemanii, the deep yellow Elliottiana, the spotted 
Richardia alba maculata the primrose yellow aurata and a dwarf 
rose-pink blotched variety. The iris embraced several Japanese 
varieties. 
Lager & Hurrel of Summit, N. J., had a fine display of orchids. 
The Rosary Flower Co., 24 East Thirty-fourth st., New York, 
had a dinner table decoration in which the center was of sweet peas. 
Harry Turner showed, from the Howard Gould establishment of 
Port Washington, a splendid specimen in flower of Acalypha 
Sanderiana hispida. 
The walls and pillars of the hall were tastefully decorated with 
oak and palmetto leaves.” 
AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION 
This association held its twenty-seventh annual convention at 
Niagara Falls, Ontario, June 22-24. President W. S. Woodruff in 
his annual address sketched the progress of pure seed legislation and 
pointed out many of the inconsistencies and the contradictory 
character of state and federal legislation. 
As a means of attempting to control mischievous and unwise 
state legislation, President Woodruff suggested the appointment of 
a committee on legal affairs. The duties of this committee would 
be to consider each bill as it is presented with a view of eliminating 
if possible pernicious provisions, and for the purpose of securing as 
much uniformity in state legislation as possible. 
Papers were presented by Prof. Pammell of the Io a State 
College, Burnett I andreth of Philadelphia, C. A. Zavitz of the 
Ontario Agricultural College, Edgar Brown of the U. S. Seed Labora¬ 
tory, and Director L. H. Bailey of the Cornell College of Agriculture. 
Officers elected were: President, J. C. Robinson, Waterloo, 
Neb.; first vice-president, M. H. Duryea, New York; second vice- 
president, W. W. Bolgiano, Washington, D. C.; secretary-treasurer, 
C. E. Kendel, Cleveland, Ohio; Assistant secretary, Leonard H. 
Vaug an, Chicago, Ill. 
home-building to be discussed during the 17th sessions of the 
National Irrigation Congress in Spokane, August 9 to 14, and there 
is every indication the attendance will be the largest and most 
representative in the history of the organization. 
Railroad presidents, financiers, scientists, government officials, 
engineers and practical men in other lines of activity have accepted 
places on the program, and advices to and show there will be from 
4,500 to 5,000 delegates, including farmers, orchardists and truck 
gardeners and visitors from Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, 
Utah, Colorado, the Dakotas, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Arizona, 
Nevada, California and points in Canada, and as many more from 
Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and 
Alberta. There will also be delegations from Missouri, Illinois, 
Michigan, Florida, South Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York 
and other eastern, middle western and southern states. 
R. Insinger, chairman of the board of control, has letters from 
25 governors of states and territories west and south of Chicago, 
saying they will be present one or more days and representatives 
from Europe, the South American Republics, China and Japan are 
expected to remain throughout the week. 
The speakers include Secretary Wilson, Jas. J. Hill, Dr. A. C. 
True, Gifford Pinchot, Senator Newlands besides many prominent 
orchardists and farmers. 
Business JYIovements 
MR. FRINK GOES TO TENNESSEE 
June 19, 1909. 
National Nurseryman Pub. Co., 
Rochester, N. Y. 
Gentlemen: 
Referring to an article which appeared in the National Nursery¬ 
man a short while ago in relation to the change from private owner¬ 
ship to an incorporated company of the Tennessee Wholesale 
Nurseries: 
I beg to say that I now have made arrangements with this 
company to take charge of the business as manager. It may also 
interest your readers to know that I have sold my interest in the 
Barber-Frink Company, of Macclenny, Fla. 
The Tennessee Wholesale Nurseries, as you know, have a very 
fine supply of peach, both of one year old and June buds, and also 
have a large stock of pears, plums, cherries, apricots, etc. All 
stock is looking well in this section and prospects for trade are good. 
Already we have booked quite heavily on certain varieties. 
With best wishes, I remain, 
Very truly yours, 
Tennessee Wholesale Nurseries, 
Per Aubrey Frink, Manager. 
PLANS OF CONNECTICUT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 
This society voted, at the last meeting, to hold two exhibitions 
this fall, a Dahlia Exhibition, at Unity Hall, September 23d and 
24th, and a Chrysanthemum Exhibition, November 3d and 4th, at 
Putnam Phalanx Hall, both in Hartford. Admission to the latter 
exhibition will be increased to 25 cents. The society obtains $100 
annually from the state, besides what it pays itself, for premiums. 
If a bill now pending in the legislature passes, it will receive $209 in 
the future. As the vacation season is now upon us, the regular, 
semi-monthly meetings of the society will be discontinued until 
August 27th, when the fall activities will commence. The society 
now has a number of life members, who will be invited to offer 
prizes for the fall exhibitions of flowers, fruits an I vegetables. 
NATIONAL IRRIGATION CONGRESS, SPOKANE, 
WASHINGTON, AUGUST, 9-14 
Continent-wide interest h~s been arouse I in the problems relat¬ 
ing to the reclamation of arid and swamp lands, deep waterways, 
forestry, conservation of the country’s resources, good roads and 
EXHIBITION OF JAPANESE IRIS AT THE ANDORRA 
NURSERIES 
An attractively illustrated invitation was issued by Wm. 
Warner Harper of the Andorra Nurseries, Chestnut Hill, Pa., to all 
interested in Japanese Irises to visit the nurseries and view these 
beautiful flowers between June 22d and July 3d. The nurseries 
being readily accessible to Philadelphia, we are convinced that 
many availed themselves of the pleasant opportunity. 
SOUTH WESTERN NURSERY CO., TROY, OHIO 
This company has recently been organized under the laws of 
Ohio, with C. N. Peters, president, P. H. Gibson, secretary-treasurer 
and C. M. Redmond, for a long time foreman with Peters & Co., as 
general manager. 
The company aims to conduct a strictly wholesale business in 
fruit trees and ornamentals. The office of this nursery is located at 
Troy, Ohio, and the grounds at Okemah, Okla., where the manager 
resides. 
