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cut into l)iiil(ling' lots and practically all of the fine spec¬ 
imens have heen destroyed. 
There are, however, many native trees in various 
jiarts of the country that are well worth noting and 
should he written about wdth a view of interesting the 
l)uhlic in them. The writer recently visited an old es¬ 
tate on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, in wdrich he noted 
a remarkable aggregation of line, big specimens. In 
fact it is doubtful if such a collection could be reported 
from any ])art of the country. Among them were tulip 
}) 01 )lars 16 ft. in circumference, Quercus rubra 21 ft., 
Quercus phellos 12 ft., Catalpa bignonoides 9 to 12 ft.. 
Holly 6 to 8 ft., Quercus alba 18 to 20 ft., Juniperus Vir- 
giniana 12 ft., beside many others that are really above 
the average. It was noted the Northern trees, such as 
the Horse Chestnut and Sugar Maple did not seem 
quite so happy and thriving. 
Have you noteworthy trees in your locality? If so call 
attention to them. It will encourage interest and inci¬ 
dentally planting. 
The National Nurseryman wdll be pleased to receive 
and publish notes oii any tree that is above the average, 
from any part of the country, which would at least give 
us, in the trade, an opportunity to learn the regions 
where certain trees attain the greatest proportions. Who 
will honor their locality in reporting the largest tree 
of its kind in America? 
"THE CRAMPTON RILL” AND "TRUSTWORTHY 
TREES AND PLANTS” 
duction of several “monstrosities,” both in federal and 
stab' legislative bodies. Of course w e w ill all do every- 
lliing in onr ])ower to defeat the hill, l)ut the situation 
is serious, as evidenced by Secretaiy Wallace’s criti¬ 
cism of the Crampton hill. Erom a date several years 
hack there has heen no ])lace in politics, religion, or busi¬ 
ness for reactionary tliought. Progress is the magic 
word of the hour, and if the American Association of 
Nurserymen does not keep step w ilh })rogressive thought 
ami action it is doomed to failure. The public has a 
right to trustwa)rthy policies as woll as trustworthy 
goods. We do stand for just this, then why are we 
afraid? 
Waxahachie, Texas, 
April 23, 1924. 
J. R. Mayhew. 
NURSERY NEWS FROM NORTH CAROLINA 
By W. C. Daniels 
Harry E. Rates, representative of Lord & Burnham 
Co., Philadelphia, Pa., sold Arthur O’Conner Greensboro, 
N. C., greenhouse 100 x 20 feet. 
Howard-Ilickory Co., Hickory, N. C., has purchased 
a greenhouse 100 x 20 ft. for propogating purposes. 
J. Van Bindley Nursery Co., has installed an irriga¬ 
tion system at Overhills, N. C., branch nursery which 
w ill cover 10 acres. 
Several years ago, in discussion of our general policies 
on the lloor of the convention, I made some statement 
about as follows: “While I am agreed that the nursery¬ 
men as a whole are of a high type, that the business as 
a whole will compare favorably with business in other 
lines, there are some of our policies which are not in 
accord wdth high ethical standards, and we know it. 
Now, as I see tile situation, it is up to us to clean house 
and keep clean, or the federal government will clean 
house for us.” 
We were at that time pleading for a continuation of 
the favored policies adopted at Detroit in 1915, which, 
had they heen continued, I verily believe wmuld have 
satisfactorily answered many of these questions, unfav¬ 
orable legislation included. We had begun to build un¬ 
der the leadershii) of John Watson, Executive Secretary, 
an organization which should have heen the pride and 
which should have had the endorsement of every nur¬ 
seryman in x4merica. Efficient, far-seeing, clean, it was 
destined to put the nursery business right up at the top 
among the business organizations. 
We shied at “Trustworth}' Trees and Plants,” finally 
discarding as rubbish this splendid platform of princi- 
I)les which the public had received with acclaim. We 
said, in other words, ‘Ave are afraid to take our stand 
behind trustworthy trees and ])lants,” and now is it any 
wonder that theio is a question in the public mind as to 
why? And is it any wonder that the Crampton hill or 
something similar should find its way before our legis¬ 
lative bodies? 
I have reason to believe there is connection hetwoen 
the repudiation policies of the A. A. of N. and the intro¬ 
Womans Club of Winston-Salem, N. G., has recently 
set out 1000 Grape Myrtles on the city streets. 
The Oettinger Lumber Go., Greensboro, N. G., and 
North Garolina Public Seiwice Gompany, Greensboro, 
N. G., each gave away 1000 two year old Rose Bushes in 
an effort to make Greensboro more beautiful. The only 
requirement w^as that they he planted w here they would 
he visible from the street. 
The J. Van Bindley Nursery Go. is offering a prize of 
500 Glimbing Roses to the school in Reidsville that fur¬ 
nishes the best essay on “Why It’s not a Home Until 
It’s Planted,” by one of the pupils. 
Reports have heen received of the activities of an im¬ 
postor that has been coveiing Mississippi and Tennes¬ 
see, representing himself to he J. V. Bindley, J. P. Bind¬ 
ley, also Mr. Hastings, of the Hastings Seed Go., and 
Mr. Matthais of the Glen St. Mary Nursery Go., Glen St. 
Mary, Fla. This swindler is collecting money as he goes 
with promise to make prompt shipment. We hope that 
you w ill give this all the publicity possible. People 
state that he is a tall white haired gent and looks like a 
senator. 
North Garolina has experienced one of the latest 
springs in several years. Fruit has heen damaged to 
some exteid by a freeze which occurred x\pril 2nd. Peach 
crop in the western part of the state has heen quite badly 
damaged hut there w ill he a fine crop in the foot hills. 
North Garolina nurserymen are reporting good spring 
business and demand heavy for ornamentals. 
