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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
The National Nurseryman 
Published monthly by 
THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN PUBLISHING CO., Inc- 
218 Livingston Building, Rochester, N. Y. 
President,. THOMAS B. MEEHAN 
Vice-President and Editor, .JOHN CRAIG 
Secretary-Treasurer and Business Manager, ... C. L. YATES 
The only trade journal issued for Growers and Dealers in Nur¬ 
sery Stock of all kinds. It circulates throughout the United 
States, Canada and Europe. 
Official Journal of American Association of Nurserymen. 
AWARDED THE GRAND PRIZE AT PARIS EXPOSITION, igoc. 
SUBSCRIPTION RATES. 
One year, in advance.$ i .00 
Six months,.-.. .75 
Foreign Subscriptions, in advance. 1.50 
Six months,. 1.00 
Advertising rates will be sent upon application. Advertise¬ 
ments should reach this office by the 20th of the month previous 
to the date of issue. 
Payment in advance required for foreign advertisements. 
Drafts on New York or postal orders, instead of checks, are re¬ 
quested by the Business Manager, Rochester, N. Y. 
Correspondence from all points and articles of interest to nur¬ 
serymen and horticulturists are cordially solicited. 
Address Editor, Ithaca N. Y. 
Entered in the Post Office at Rochester , as second-class matter. 
Rochester, N. Y., October, 1909. 
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. 
President—F. H. Stannard, President of F. H. Stannard & Co., Ottawa, Kas; vice 
president, W. P. Stark, Louisiana, Mo.; secretary, Geo. C. Seager, Rochester 
N. Y.; treasurer, C. L. Yates, Rochester, N. Y. 
Executive Committee -J. H. Dayton, Painesville, O.; E. M. Sherman, Charles City, 
la ; IT. B. Chase, Huntsville, Ala. 
Transportation—W. P. Stark Louisiana, Mo. 
Tariff—Irving Rouse, Rochester, N. Y. 
Legislation—Ciias. J. Brown, Rochester, N. Y. 
Co-operation with Entomologists—Orlando Harrison, Berlin, Md. 
Program—J. W. Hi 11 , Des Moines, Iowa 
Publicity—John Craig, Ithaca, N. Y. 
Exhibits—E. P. Bernardin, Parsons, Kans. 
Arrangements—Geo, C. Seager, Rochester, N. Y. 
Editing Report—Geo. C. Seager, Rochester, N. Y. 
Entertainment—Jas. A. Weber, Nursery, Mo. 
Forestry—C. M. Hobbs, Bridgeport, Ind. 
National Council of Horticulture—C. L. Watrous, Des Moines, Iowa. 
STATE AND DISTRICT ASSOCIATIONS. 
American Nurserymen’s Protective Association— President, R. C. Berckmans 
Augusta, Ga.; secretary, Thomas B. Meehan, Dreshertown, Pa. Meets annually 
in June. 
American Retail Nurserymen’s Protective Association— President, Charles J. Brown, 
Rochester, N. Y.; secretary, Guy A. Bryant, Princeton, Ill. Meets annually in 
'June. 
Association of Oklahoma Nurserymen —President, J. A. Lopeman, Enid, Okla. Terr.; 
secretary, C. E. Garee, Noble, Okla. Terr. 
Canadian Association of Nurserymen —President—E. D. Smith, Winona; secretary, 
C. C. R. Morden, Niagara Falls, Ont. 
Connecticut Nurserymen’s Association —President, John S. Barnes, Yaleville; 
secretary, Frank E. Conine, Stratford. 
Eastern Association of Nurserymen —President, W. C. Barry, Rochester, N. Y.; 
secretary-treasurer, William Pitkin, Rochester, N. Y. Meets annually in 
.January. 
National Association of Retail Nurserymen —President, Wm. Pitkin, Rochester, N. Y. 
secretary, F. E. Grover, Rochester, N. Y. 
Nurserymen’s Mutual Protective Association —President, N. H. Albaugh, Phoneton 
O.; secretary, George C. Seager, Rochester, N. Y. Meets annually in June. 
National Nurserymen’s Association of Ohio —President, J. W. McNary, Dayton, O.; 
secretary, W. B. Cole, Painesville, O. 
Pacific Coast Association of Nurserymen —President, C. Malmo, Seattle, Wash.; 
secretary-treasurer, C. A. Tonneson. Tacoma, Wash. Meets annually in 
June. 
Pennsylvania Nurserymen’s Association —President, Thos. B. Meehan, Dreshertown, 
Pa., secretary, Earl Peters, Mt. Holy Springs, Pa. 
Southern Nurserymen’s Association —President, Henry B. Chase, Hutsville, Alan, 
secretary-treasurer, A. I. Smith, Knoxville, Tenn. 
Tennessee Nurserymen’s Association —President, J. C. Hale, Winchester, Tenn.; 
secretary, G. M. Bentley, Knoxville, Tenn. 
Texas Nurserymen’s Association —President—T. B. Baker, Ft. Worth, Texas; 
-•ecretary-treasurer, John S. Kerr, Sherman, Texas. 
Western Association of Nurserymen—President, E. P. Bernardin, Parson, Kans. 
secec ;ary-treasurer, E J. Holman, Leavenworth, Kan. Meets in July and 
December at Kansas City. 
The Florists' Exchange has called for 
PARCELS-POST opinions and votes for, or against the 
establishment of a Parcels-Post. To 
aid them and the cause, we ask nursery¬ 
men having decided views on the matter to write us, or to 
send an expression of their views to the Florists' Exchange, 
8 Duane St., New York City. 
We are pleased to state that much of the 
matter in the September issue, a very 
ACKNOWL- excellent.number, is to be credited to Mr. 
EDGMENT John S. Gallagher, assistant to the busi¬ 
ness manager. The editor has been 
travelling in the east and west during the vacation period 
and was glad to rest the immediate responsibility of the 
issue in Mr. Gallagher’s hands who has also aided materially 
in gathering interesting items for the present issue. 
We all enjoyed Mr. Samuel Moon’s paper 
CONIFEROUS on this subject given at the meeting of the 
TREES American Association in Rochester. It 
was timely in that it called attention to a 
class of trees which landscape gardeners 
appear to neglect. Landscape architects too often seek 
quick effects by planting rapid growing deciduous trees. 
Probably they are catering to the desires of their patrons 
but the result is at any rate no less unfortunate—the valu¬ 
able conifer is left out of the planting. We are very glad to 
_ give the first installment of Mr. Moon’s paper in this issue. 
It will be completed in the November number. The com¬ 
ments on the various species may be looked upon as authori¬ 
tative, for the author has made a life-long study of this 
noble group of trees. 
It is time to rejoice when one hears a plea 
FELLOWSHIP for more good fellowship in business 
coming in a straightforward and vigorous 
manner from a business man. The sound 
is pleasing and the thought inspired leads to an optimistic 
view of American progress. One may look long and hard to 
find a finer set of men than those represented by the 
nursery interests of this country—Mr. Mayhew’s speech is 
an indication of the type. Yet why is it that among the 
people at large nurserymen generally are spoken of as dis¬ 
honest? Is it not partly that one seldom hears them 
deliver themselves of sterling sentiments such as Mr. 
Mayhew’ has set forth? First fellowship among nursery¬ 
men and then confidence among the people towards the 
nurserymen. The one follows the other. Have faith and 
charity towards your competitor and the public will have 
trust in you. 
While we, in this country are considering 
BIRDS AND ways and means for the better protection 
FRUIT of our birds So that they may rid our 
plantations of injurious insects, English 
and European gardeners are constantly 
met with the problem of how to protect their cherries and 
bush fruits from the incursions of these very birds. In 
