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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
It has been done by many associations in other industries. 
These organizations want the public to know of the high stand¬ 
ards subscribed to by their members. The name of our North¬ 
ern Retail Nurserymen’s Association can be brought, through 
such publicity, more favorably to the attention of millions of 
planters throughout the territory we serve. This would tend 
to allay the suspicions that give rise to onerous legislation. Fed¬ 
eral and State regulation of private industries has reached alarm¬ 
ing proportions already. As a result some industries have been 
crippled. To w^rd off governmental interference, which would 
adversely affect both the nurserymen and the public, it is well to 
express in a definite form the high standards we have estab¬ 
lished in our field and to acquaint the public with our policies. 
We have developed a v. or thy unwritten Code of Ethics. Let 
us put it in a a concrete, written form th^t c^n be made known 
throughout our district. The cycle of better sales years is com¬ 
mencing. Some improvement will be noticeable during 1924. 
Better years will follow. You will witness a remarkable ex- 
U'^nsion in on’" industry. Let us ent^r the New Era which is 
before us with definite, concrete policies, clearly stated in a 
written Code of Ethics, and thus declare the high standards 
which govern our relations to the public and to each other. 
OKLAHOMA STATE ENCOURAO.ES PLANTING 
The Stato Board of Agrioiilture of Oklahoma, co-oper¬ 
ating with the State Nurserymen’s Association, is making 
a drive to encourage planting. 
A state-wide contest is set forth in a folder offering 
numerous prizes, the object being: 
To further develop the orchard industry of the state. 
Improvement of homes by planting trees and flowers. 
To develo]) the grounds around the public schools. 
To beautify the highways. 
To enlist all the jieople of the state in one common 
cause that will redound to the comfort, happiness and 
benefit of all. 
NEW DEPARTMENT BULLETIN DESCRIBES 
DANGEROUS PEST 
The imported pine sawfly. Diprion simile Hartig, a 
European insect, has recently been found defoliating 
young pine trees in nurseries and on estates in certain 
of the New England and North Atlantic States. The pre¬ 
ference of this sawlly for young trees makes it primarily 
a nursery ])est and a nursery problem rather than a 
forest problem. This point is of considerable advantage 
in an attempt to control the species, since in such situa¬ 
tions are found the best opportunities for combating it. 
The infestation is more easilv observed earlv in its course 
and methods of control can he employed which, in spite 
of their effectiveness in a small area, could hardly he 
recommended to check a forest invasion. Because infes¬ 
tations of the pine sawfly are at present limited to young 
trees in nursei’ies and under similar conditions it is 
doubly important to comliat it now lest it become estab¬ 
lished in our forests. 
Department Bulletin 1182. The Tmport('d Pine Sawfly, 
by William Middleton, entomologist, has been issued by 
lh(' United States Department of Agriculture to furnish 
information on the life history, host i)lants. distribution, 
importance and methods of control of this pest. The data 
|)resented is based on investigations conducted at the 
east(‘rn held station of the Forest Insect Investigation 
of the Bureau of Entomology at East Falls Churcli, Ya. 
Those interested may obtain the bulletin while the sup- 
j)ly lasts by api)lying to the Unitial States D('partmcnl of 
Agricullnr(' at Washington. I). G. 
THE PLACE OP HORTICULTURE IN A BALANCED 
AGRICULTURE PROGRAM 
Excerpts From an Address Given By Charles W. Pugsley, Presi¬ 
dent Btate College. Brookings, B. 1).. at the doth Animal 
Meeting of the South Dakota State Horticultural 
Society, Sioux Falls, January 10, 1924 
There is a great difference between a house and a home. A 
house does not make a home. I have been in the most delight¬ 
ful homes housed in old and small cottages, and have wit¬ 
nessed the greatest home tragedies in expensive houses. 
I have noticed that home happiness and contentment are very 
closely atuned to an appreciation of practical beauty. The ex¬ 
pression of that appreciation is to be found in the selection and 
arrangement of home furnishings within the house, no matter 
how inexpensive or simple they may be. It is also to be found 
in the selection and arrangement of the furnishings outside the 
house. These expressions announce to the world the sort of a 
home. 
If I find evidences of an appreciation of good pictures, music, 
or flowers within the house, then I am pretty certain that the 
housewife is doing her part to make a home. The humblest 
home can have good prints of famous paintings in inexpensive 
frames these days, even if new or universal pictures cannot be 
painted or purchased to express the pei’sonal tastes of the fam¬ 
ily. The humblest home can reproduce the world’s best music 
with the inexpensive wonder-machines of the day. There is no 
home in this state of ours which cannot have flowers. 
If without the house I find evidences of growing trees and 
shrubs, a real attempt at a lawn, and a flower and vegetable 
garden then I know the man is doing his part to make a home. 
The expressions within and without the house must be, of course, 
the expressions of the hearts of the homemakers, and not merely 
the formal results of hired decorators and landscape artists, al¬ 
though these may be often used to great advantage. 
There is no branch of agricultural science more closely con¬ 
nected with the development of a home than horticulture. It 
furnishes beauty—wondrous beauty, for indoors and out. The 
subject of its work is the basis of art. Its products are in de¬ 
mand w'herever beauty is wanted. Flowers express human emo¬ 
tions on all occasions. They tell the story of love, happiness and 
sorrow as no other missives can. The color, the shape and the 
fragrance, each has a message, and combinations of these run 
the entire round of human experiences. 
Then there is the financial side. A few fruit trees and bushes 
and a small vegetable garden can be made to contribute the ma¬ 
jor part of the food of an entire family wfith but a small amount 
of pleasant labor. There are few sciences and arts which per¬ 
mit such a close association of the practical and the beautiful 
as does horticulture. A lawn or a garden can combine both 
valuable features. 
There is also the health side. Doctors and dietitians are urg¬ 
ing the use of more fruits and vegetables. Both can be grown 
here with ease. No farmstead and no city lot should be without 
its fruits and vegetables, and w'e will not really have a balanced 
agriculture until this is the case. 
The object of a balanced agriculture is to make a more satis¬ 
fying rural life—better farm homes. To me the place of hor¬ 
ticulture in such a program is clear. It needs all the emphasis 
possible. In a climate like ours research work is tremendously 
important. The native fruits of this region have been greatly 
improved already by selection and crossing. They can be still 
further improved. Valuable new fruits have been brought in 
from the ends of the world. There are others waiting for us. 
Few of us realize the romance of horticulture. If you w'ant 
to read a story more interesting than any piece of fiction, but 
true, read of the evolution of our native fruits. Our modern 
plums, grapes, cherries, apples and berries are very superior to 
those of the last generation. You can scarcely find a popular 
variety of fruit generally grown today w'hich was the popular 
variety 25 years ago. Twenty-five years hence our children will 
be making the same statement, if we continue to do our part. 
Mr. and iMrs. Milliaui Pilkiii. Bophostcr, New York. 
of February. 
