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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
Liiidloy. J. Van Liiulley Niirs. Co., Pomona, North Caro¬ 
lina. 
Sontliwestern Association of Nurserymen -Mr. J. IL 
iMaylu'w, Waxaliaehie, Texas. 
Tennessee State Nurserymen’s Association—Not ap¬ 
pointed. 
Western Nurserymen s Association—Mr. Geo. W. Hol- 
singer, Hosedale, Kansas. 
TRANSPORTATION 
The Chamher of Commerce of llie United States has, 
111 rough its committees, been investigating the transpor¬ 
tation problem and in a statement released for publica¬ 
tion advise the removal of freight terminals from the 
ci'owded sections of large cities to sites on the outskirts 
where cheap land is a\ailahle. 
The Chamber of Commerce calls attention to the many 
advantages of such a plan as it will bring the railroads 
and motor transport service in closer co-operation and 
do aw ay w ith so much congestion and delay. 
The nurseryman’s goods are so perishable and so much 
loss is caused by delayed shipments tliat they will w^el- 
come any movement that tends to facilitate the delay of 
the goods he sliips. It can be readily seen what a tre¬ 
mendous advantage such a scheme, wdien it is put into 
effect, w ill have. Especially in L. C. L. 
A well organized motor transport service, wmrking in 
co-operation with fieight. delivering to the door, would 
certainly he a w onderful improvement even on pre-war 
conditions when the freight service merely carried it to 
a given point wdiere it lay until called for by the con- 
signe. 
The report will be brought up for discussion at a 
transportation conference held in December. 
FIRE AT THE BRYANT NURSERIES 
December 4th a fire completely destroyed the office 
buildings of the Bryant Nurseries. Princeton. Illinois. 
Spontaneous combustion in a coal pile in tbe cellar set 
fire to the building. The total loss is estimated at 
$5,000.00, but through the destruction of the files, mail¬ 
ing lists and other records the loss sustained may he said 
to be irreparable. xVbout 9.30 p. m. the fire w^as dis¬ 
covered by Robert Bryant, who was staying at the nur¬ 
series because of the absence of his brother Louis Bryant. 
Ihe latter was attending a meeting of the State Horticul¬ 
tural Society at Moline. The Princeton Fire De])artment 
res])onded ])rom])tly to a phone call hut unfortunately 
w ere unable to do very much, the distance to the nearest 
fire plug being too great. 
A strong Northeast wind w as blow ing w hich kept the 
fire away from the other buildings or every thing on the 
])lace would have Iieen destroyed. Wire brands and 
sparks were carried a distance of a quarter mile liy this 
strong wind. 
Nurserymen who have lieen in corresjiondence with 
the Bryant Nurseries should lake steps to send a memo¬ 
randum of any business that might be in sus])ence and 
help them build up their records. 
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN 
Convention \oles 
Committee of Arrangements has been very busy. Hotel 
selected is right along the ocean front, all of the third 
floor devoted to our use; accommodations we think hav(' 
never been equalled; 600 macbines can be taken care ol 
in garage connected with the hotel; every room faces the 
ocean; no dirt or dust, and a clean collar will last an 
extra day; meeting room seats 700; large committee 
rooms, and exhibits all on the one floor. 
When you get your 1924 calendars mark the conven¬ 
tion dates and bring your wife or sweetheart. Atlantic 
City is an ideal place for a honeymoon, and if necessary 
the writer will furnish the license; jitney and minister 
free of charge. Single ones take a hint, especially some 
of the batchelors and wudowmrs. 
Watch the Rooster for further details. 
The o])en weather has been very favorable for the 
work on the three mile bridge Rockwell sjioke of at 
Chicago. 
WiLLLi.VM F. Miller, Chiiirrnan. 
A GOOD SUGGESTION 
December 14, 1923. 
Mr. Ernest Hemming, 
Easton, Maryland. 
My Dear Editor: 
When “Standardized Plant Names” was handed to me, 
for reference in my work, I felt that surely .Tonah or Job 
w ere w illing me an awful fate. You should have seen 
me the first night I tried to make it work wdth the names 
of the many plants that I have been endeavoring to get 
straightened out in my mind during these twelve months 
that I have been struggling to get the code of Nursery 
wmrk. 
But every cloud has a silver lining and I am sending 
you this line to tell you that just the second time I tried 
to work the book, w ith dictation, I found it truly fascin¬ 
ating. Instead of feeling that it belonged on the shelf 
with Caesar’s Commentaries I find it gets along quite 
agreeably with either Webster’s or Johnson’s diction¬ 
aries. 
It would be a dandy Christmas suggestion to nursery¬ 
men to make their stenographers a present of this volume, 
although they might not apiireciate it at first, I am sure 
they wnll find it like an old friend—constantly improv¬ 
ing with age. 
With best wishes for the coming season and a pros¬ 
perous year ahead, I am 
Very truly yours, 
Ruth V. Pool. 
PATENTING NEW PLANTS 
Through the efforts of the Canadian Council of Horticulture, 
endorsed hy representatives from fruit and vegetable dealers, 
packers, jam manufacturers, gardeners, nurseries and amateur 
horticulturists from all parts of the Dominion, government regis¬ 
tration of new plant varieties had been secured, L. F. Burrows, 
OttaM'a, secretary of the council, told members of the Manitoba 
Horticultural and Forestry Association at a luncheon a few 
weeks ago, and Canada was the first country in the world to 
adopt this government patenting of new plant varieties.^— 
Canadian Horticulturist. 
