THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
every orchardist that, unless his conditions are very peculiar, he 
should regularly cultivate the soil beneath his trees, supplying 
humus by means of late summer cover crops. A five years’ com¬ 
parison of tillage and sod mulch proved tillage superior in every 
point but one. The apples from trees in sod were slightly brighter 
colored, but were inferior in quantity, size and quality. Orchard ists 
should read both bulletins. Apply to the Station for them. 
READING NOTICE 
W. E. Perry, of Heyburn, Idaho, has purchased nursery stock 
and has established a nursery at that place. 
Fred L. Atkins, of Bobbink & Atkins, Rutherford, N. J., his 
wife and a party of friends riding in their automobile, were run 
down by a party of speeders in Hackensack, N. J., July 11. Mr. and 
Mrs. Atkins and Mrs. Herrick, a member of their party, were thrown 
out of their car and Mrs. Herrick’s collar bone was broken. Mr. 
and Mrs. Atkins though bruised, are not believed to be seriously 
hurt. American Florist. 
STARKS ELECT OFFICERS 
Mr. A. E. Senteny has been elected secretary of the Stark Bros. 
Nurseries and Orchards Co., of Louisiana, Mo., to succeed the late 
Senator Eugene Stark who died in St. Louis following an operation, 
June 15. Mr. Eugene Duncan was elected a director of the corpora¬ 
tion to succeed the late Senator Stark in that capacity. Mr. 
William Stark who graduated from Cornell University in June was 
elected assistant treasurer of the corporation and thus will begin his 
career with the firm. He is the son of W. P. Stark. 
Armstrong Nurseries of Ontario, Calif., consider the National 
Nurseryman a very valuable journal, and say they could not do 
business without it. 
J. M. Butterfield & Son of Lee’s Summit Star Nurseries, Lees 
Summit, N. J., have dissolved partnership. M. Butterfield the 
senior party, has retired. His son, J. S. Butterfield will continue 
the business. 
John H. Reilly, nurseryman at Dansville, N. Y. and Miss Clara 
A. Foley were married on the last day of June. They thoroughly 
enjoyed an eastern honeymoon. 
The Galbraith Nurseries of Fairbury, Nebr. wish to announce to 
the trade in general that they have started the planting of apple 
near Oklahoma City, Okla., where they have found the conditions 
very favorable for producing one year old trees. 
Mr. J. H. H. Boyd, proprietor of the Forest Nursery and Seed 
Company of McMinnville, Tenn., wishes to inform his brother 
nurserymen that he has closed a deal with Mr. Taylor Perry, Jr., 
Forest Tree Nursery of Roleta.Tenn., and thereby takes in charge all 
his growing stock, which with the planting made by himself, gives 
him a very large stock, nearly all of which is growing on new land 
and will be fine rooted, good count. 
SEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE PACIFIC COAST 
ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN 
SEATTLE, JULY 14-16, 1909 
DELEGATION OF EASTERN MEN ATTEND 
The above association held a very successful meeting on 
dates given, at which the American Association was repre¬ 
sented by Mr. Thos. B. Meehan, Dresher; TV. F. Heikes, 
Huntsville, Ala.; E. W. Kirkpatrick, McKinney, Texas; J. 
H. Dayton, Painesville, Ohio, and D. H. Henry and son of 
Geneva, N. Y. 
The eastern men report an enthusiastic convention. 
The next place of meeting for the Western Association is 
Walla Walla though it is altogether likely that a large num¬ 
ber will attend the American Association’s meeting at 
Denver. 
Mr. S. A. Miller of Milton, Ore., was elected president. 
The following program was carried out: 
10:00 -Opening Serenade by the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition 
Band. 
10:30 Address of Welcome, by J. E. Chilberg, President Alaska- 
Yukon-Pacific Exposition. 
Response by C. Malmo, President Pacific Coast Association 
of Nurserymen. 
The Exposition From a Horticultural Standpoint, by Geo. C. 
Roeding, Fresno, Calif. 
The Apple as Grown Commercially on the Pacific Coast, by 
H. E. Van Deman, Pomologist, Judge of Fruit Exhibits. 
The Fruit Growers’ Relation to Nurserymen, by F. A. Huntley, 
Commissioner of Horticulture. 
Landscape Gardening as a Fine Art, by Prof. C. I. Lewis, 
Corvallis, Ore. 
Beautifying of Parks and Boulevards, by Edward C. Cheasty, 
President Park Board, Seattle. 
Horticulture as a Leading Feature in the Development of the 
Pacific Coast, by Prof. W. S. Thornber, Pullman, Wash. 
During the afternoon nurserymen and visitors will tour the 
grounds and inspect exhibits at the different buildings ad libitum. 
8:00 p. m., July 14—Pacific Coast Nurserymen’s Protective 
Association will meet in committee room, Chamber of Com¬ 
merce building. 
9:30 a. m., July 15—Welcome by the Mayor of Seattle, John F. 
Miller. 
Response, S. J. Harmeling. 
President’s Annual Address. 
Reports of officers and committees. 
“Nursery and Fruit Conditions for the Respective States and 
Province,” by FI. A. Lewis, Russellville, Oregon; J. A. 
Stewart, Christopher, Washington; O. F. Smith, Black- 
foot, Idaho; T. E. Mabee, Fresno, California; Richard 
Layritz, Victoria, British Columbia. 
“Nursery Conditions in the Northwest,” by A. Brownell, 
Portland, Oregon. 
“Ginger and Entomology From a Nurseryman’s Standpoint,” 
by Charles A. Chambers, Fresno, California. 
Addresses from Visiting Nurserymen. 
Question Box and Discussions. 
“Flandling the Forces of a Large Nursery,” by M. McDonald 
and A. McGill. 
“Impressions of Eastern Nursery and Fruit Culture Condi¬ 
tions,” by S. A. Miller. 
“The Real Estate Planter,” by F. A. Wiggins. 
Final Reports of Committee and Unfinished Business. 
MESSRS. J. H. DAYTON AND THOS. B. MEEHAN IN 
THE WEST 
These gentlemen are making a lengthy tour in the 
Pacific Coast and Rocky Mountain region. They are visit¬ 
ing nurseries in Washington, Oregon, Utah and Colorado 
and will stop in Colorado Springs, Denver and Kansas City 
on their return trip. They report the Alaska-Yukon 
Exposition as a “howling success” and give a generous share 
of credit to the landscape architects the Messrs. Olmsted, 
who are largely responsible for the arrangement of buildings 
and the attractive features of the grounds. 
A CORRECTION 
The National Nurseryman, 
S IR ;—I notice in publishing my paper on “Commercial 
Peach Orcharding” on page 216, of July number of the 
National Nurseryman, that two paragraphs have been 
