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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
The National Nurseryman 
Established 1893 by C. L. YATES. Incorporated 1902 
Published monthly by 
THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN PUBLISHING CO., Inc. 
Hatboro, Pa. 
Editor ..ERNEST HEMMING, Easton, Md. 
The leading trade journal issued for Growers and Dealers in 
Nursery Stocks of all kinds. It circulates throughout the 
United States, Canada and Europe. 
AWARDED THE GRA^ND PRIZE AT PARIS EXPOSITION, 1900 
SUBSCRIPTION RATES 
One Year in Advance .$1.50 
Foreign Subscriptions, in advance .$2.00 
Six Months .$1.00 
Advertising rates will he sent upon application. Advertisements 
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 requested by 
the Business Manager, Hatboro, Fa. 
Correspondence from all points and articles of interest to nursery¬ 
men and horticulturists are cordially solicited. 
Photographs and news notes of interest to nurserymen shotUd be 
addressed, Editor, Easton, Md., and should be mailed to arrive 
not later than the 25th of the month. 
Entered as second-class matter June 22, 1916. at the post office at 
Hatboro, Pennsylvania, under the Act of March 3. 1879. 
Hatboro, Pa., May 1924 
INTEREST THE The “A. A. N. Boost’er,” offiicial or- 
CHILDREN gan of the American Association of 
Nurserymen, devoted the April issue 
largely to urging the putting a “Prize Essay Contest” on 
in your own home town schools, and huild more busi¬ 
ness for the future. 
It is doubtful if there is any other line of publicity 
that is as sound and far reaching in its results as en¬ 
couraging the children to become interested in planting. 
The children of today are the home owners and voters 
of tomorrow ; interest them and the future of any sound 
policy or doctrine is assured. 
During the war we heard much propaganda, lobby¬ 
ing and all the rest of the methods, by wdiich the ])uhlic 
may he influenced to bring about certain results. 
Ofttimes the aims of the propagandist had selfish motives 
and to say the least the youth of the country was not 
the proper medium in which to arouse interest. This, 
how^ever, can not be said of the aims of the nurserymen. 
His aim is to make homes more beautiful and the world 
a happier place to live in. The planting of trees, shrubs 
and evergreens is peculiarly one for the youth of the 
land as they are the ones that will largely benefit. Every 
nurseryman should do the utmost in his pow er to inter¬ 
est the children in his locality, either by prize essays 
or any other means, by which they may become inter¬ 
ested in the future development and welfare of the 
country. 
ClIOWN CALL The funds for the crown gall in- 
INVESTICATION vestigation which the nurserymen 
were called upon to raise have been 
over subscribed w bieh speaks volumes for the coopera¬ 
tion of the ti'ade and the siilendid work of the committee 
appointed to raise them. President Kelsey is highly 
elated at the vigorous and effective work put in by this 
committee consisting of Henry Chase, John Fraser and 
Professor Kane. 
The American Association of Nurserymen agreed to 
contribute -$2000 out of its funds. Another $2000 wYas 
contributed by the states of Iowa and Wisconsin and 
the above committee was apjiointed to raise $2000 to 
meet a budget of $6000 needed to carry on the investi¬ 
gation. Mr. Chase reports subscriptions to the amount 
of $2800. 
Checks covering these amounts have been made out 
in favor of the Crop Protection Institute and sent to its 
treasurer, in care of the National Research Council, 
B and 21st Streets, Washington, D. C. 
NURSERYMEN’S The multiplication of organizations 
ORGANIZATIONS still goes on a pace. Whenever twm 
or three men are gathered together 
with common interests on some particular subject the 
chances are a society, league or association of some kind 
w ill be the result. 
Our particular trade seems to lend itself very much 
to this kind of thing. The nurseryman naturally must 
belong to his local or State Trade Association, also the 
District Association and of course he cannot do without 
membership in the National Association. 
If he is progressive and wants to be in touch with 
things the Rose Society, Pomological, Gladiolus, Chrys¬ 
anthemum, Sw'^eet Pea, Peony Societies all more or less 
make a demand on his interest and maybe his pocket- 
book. 
Then there is the local Horticultural Society and Gar¬ 
den Clubs as w ell as the National ones. If he has active 
political affiliations of course his name must appear in 
the membership lists of those organizations identified 
w ith his ])arty. Then it is rattier unusual for a business 
man not to belong to at least one of the fraternal or¬ 
ganizations such as the Alasons, Odd Fellow s, etc., or 
perhaps the Civic Associations, such as the Rotary or 
Kiwanis Clubs. 
Being a good American citizen he has religious con¬ 
nections and it is unusual if there is not some organiza¬ 
tion in connection with his church that demands his 
interest and support. Rut this is not all, being a married 
man his wife is a member of a fewy then his children 
at school and college must be in the swum and be identi¬ 
fied wdth clubs, associations and fraternities. The above 
are by no means all, tbe Y. M. C. A., Y. W. C. A., S. P. 
C. C., S. P. C. A. and endless changes of the alphabet. 
However much our inclination may be to encourage 
and supjiort the movements, the income is usually lim¬ 
ited and time and money won’t go around. 
When this happens or rather when we try to make 
u]) the budget within the resources the organizations 
seem too numerous but we subscribe to the next new 
one just the same. 
We are geUing so that we can only think and act 
en masse. Perhaps it is right and is evidence of progress, 
but w e w ish progress could be made without the cum¬ 
brous macbinery of so many organizations. 
