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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
ing. See if it is in Baileys or Nieholson, not listed in 
either. Guess, Meehan’s had a rare tree. 
Try again. BercJie^nia voliihiiis, no reference. Here 
it is in Bailey’s BercJieniia srandens —syn, voliibilis. But 
those names can hardly be said to he in commerce al¬ 
though the writer recalls them growing in the nursery. 
How about the Japanese Maples? There was always 
more name than you could get on a label, see what is the 
right name for what we used to know as Acer polymor- 
phurn dissection atro]mrpuren, the red fern leaf Japanese 
Maple. “H polijmorpluun see palmatum, see aUo hort, 
var list on page 4.” 
Not listed, neither is A. ampelopsilobum. Well we 
have raised and sold thousands of those plants. 
It would have been better to have listed the horticul¬ 
tural varieties of Japanese separate from the other 
maples. 
But these are only quibbles, the book is a wonder and 
it is difficult to understand how those having the techni¬ 
cal ability to compile such a book should have remained 
so true to the original plan. What kept those commit¬ 
tees from a free-for-all it is hard to understand. 
Fancy dropping the capital from a specific name. We 
can write Pinas cenibra without making reference to 
see if cembra begins with a capital or not. That is worth 
the price of the hook, to say nothing of that grand and 
glorious feeling in having something to lean on and be 
able to pass the buck for all nomenclature errors in the 
catalogue. 
When a customer orders a Dingleberry we shall know 
that a Vacciniani emjthrocarpan is wanted not a Dangle- 
berry which is Gaylusacia. frondosa. 
“Standardized Plant Names” is not intended as a fin¬ 
ished work to last indefinitely but as a starter to bring 
order out of chaos in plant nomenclature. The alpha¬ 
betic sequence, including the common names, places a 
key in the hands of a laymen that should work wonders 
in popularizing plant interest. 
The next step in some future edition, we hope, a means 
will be found to connect up the name with the plant. At 
first perhaps a mere sign indicating a deciduous tree or 
shrub, evergreen coniferus tree or shrub, evergreen tree, 
herbaceous or annual, vine, etc. Then perhaps it might 
grow to even indicate color of varieties of such plants as 
roses, gladiolus, dahlias, etc. 
The trade undoubtedly will be everlastingly indebted 
to those who conceived the idea and to those who so ably 
carried it out. 
On the title page the names of the Sub-Committee; 
Irederick Law Olmsted, Frederick Y. Covelle and Har¬ 
lan P. Kelsey. 
It is not customary to say much about the printers 
when a new book is published and we don’t know very 
much about the printing profession, but in this particular 
case we recognize the patience and skill required to 
handle a variety of ty])e so effectively in a work of this 
kind and credit should be given to the Mount Pleasant 
Press, J. Horace McFarlane Company. Harrisburg. 
Pennsylvania, lor a difficult job well done. 
The annual meeting of the New Fngland Nursery¬ 
men’s Association will be held January 29th and 30th. at 
the Hotel Bellevue, Boston, Mass. 
ILLINOIS NUBSFBYMFN MEFT JAN. 17-18 AT THE 
HOTEL LA SALLE, CHICAGO 
The Illinois Nurserymen will hold their annual con¬ 
vention on January 17th and 18th at the Hotel LaSalle, 
Chicago. 
Through the courtesy of the Chicago Daily News, ar¬ 
rangements have been made to broadcast the entertain¬ 
ment in connection with the annual banquet. As far as 
is knowm, this is the first nurserymen’s convention tak¬ 
ing advantage of the radio to spread the message over 
the land about nurserymen. Any nurserymen who are 
radio fans may listen in at Station MWAQ on the even¬ 
ing of January 17th, between the hour of 6.30 and 7.30 
o’clock, central standard time. 
The Illinois meeting is the big mid-west and mid-sea¬ 
son meeting. Nurserymen all like to get in touch with 
one another during the winter months and here is an 
opportunity for them to meet in a central location, in an 
adequate sized hotel, wdiere conditions w ill be ideal for 
an interesting meeting and a general good time. 
We hoj)e to have an even larger attendance this year 
than heretofore, and through the means of the radio, we 
expect that a larger number of nurserymen will be able 
to have a part in the meeting than ever before. 
Don’t forget the date, January 17th and 18th, at tlie 
Hotel LaSalle, Chicago. All invited. Big banquet and 
get-together-meeting on Wednesday night, 6 o’clock, 
when banquet and broadcasting will take place. Ladies 
invited. 
PROGRAM 
January 17th—Thursday 9.30 A. M. 
Invocation 
Introductions 
President’s Address—Mr. A. E. Nelson, Glenview, Ill. 
Report of Officers. 
I— Field Production of Nursery Stock. 
A. Harry Cultra, Onarga, Ill. 
Subject—“Propagation” 
Including the sowing of seeds, making, planting, culti¬ 
vation, digging and storing of cuttings. Also soft wood 
cuttings and their treatment. 
Discussions—F. A. Smith, Glenview, Henry Bock, Naperville. 
B. A. H. Hill, Dundee, Ill. 
Subject—“Transplanting and Handling” 
Including cultivating, pruning, spraying, etc. 
Discussions—Frank Kari, Glenview, Ill. Victor Mense, Oak 
Lawn. 
AFTERNOON SESSION—2.30 P. M. 
C. Mr. C. B. Jones, Jerseyville, Ill. 
Subject—“Digging, Grading, Storing and Packing of Nursery 
stock.” 
Discussions—H. G. Wirt, Alpha, 111. A. E. Clavey, Highland 
Park, Ill. 
II— Service 
A. Wm. A. Beaudry, Chicago, Ill. 
Subject—“Pilling the Order.” 
Landscape Plan, Catalogue or Agents. 
Discussions—R. M. Owen, Bloomington, 111. B. W. Bell, Oak 
Park, Ill. 
January 18th— Friday 9.30 A. M. 
B. Miles Bryant, Princeton, Ill. 
Subject—‘Filling the Order.” 
a. Delivering the goods and instructions about planting 
and care after planting. 
b. Supervision or inspection with instructions for care 
and treatment for the first year. 
c. How to keep a customer satisfied. 
Discussions—E. Paxton, Glenview; F. J. Littleford, Downers 
Grove; L. Graves, Farina. Ill. 
