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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
3. The continuation of the Stock Report, but based on a 
prorated subscription of all those participating. 
4. The establishment of a “Blackleg List.” While this phase 
is now embodied in the Vigilance Committee work, it has not 
had the proper response from the membership. Collections from 
these transient peddlers are invariably risky. 
5. Our continuation of our affiliation with the A. A. X. Our 
endorsement of the work done by them, our pledge of co-opera¬ 
tion. 
6. The establishment in the course of a year or two of ter 
ritorial limitations for regular membership. Our problems are 
growing daily to be more local and our wide range of member¬ 
ship does not now give us a unified association. This will neces 
sitate the establshment of a reserved membership with the us¬ 
ual conditions. By all means however, keep the open door policy 
and hospitality toward all nurserymen at our conventions. 
7. Investigate the possibility of establishment of a proper 
Code or Standard for the good of our own inter-trading, as well 
as our relationship with the public. With a high standard, prop¬ 
erly advertised, we can establish a great deal of confidence and 
prestige among our patrons. 
S. To canvass the membership to see if the co-operative pur¬ 
chase of booklets covering “After Care of Nursery Stock ac¬ 
cording to Southern Conditions” will be worth while. 
9. That in the interests of Publicity we, if possible, make ar¬ 
rangement with some Cliaiitauqua Circuit for a speaker on Land¬ 
scaping in its various phases. To be on the alert for a worth¬ 
while slogan. 
10. To conduct another Publicity Campaign as before, using 
Reader covering subjects along our own lines. 
11. To investigate “Cost of Production” with an idea of get¬ 
ting our business on a more business like basis. A Committee 
too might be appointed to survey this phase and at the same 
time recommend a fair percentage of increase the retail nur¬ 
seryman should charge over the wholesale price, to recommend 
also the proper discount that should be allowed from retail 
prices to various buyers of nursery stock. This committee mere 
ly to suggest and not compel adoption. 
12. To take an Association membership in the National 
Peony, Iris, Rose and Homological Society. 
13. To raise the dues to $10.00. 
14. To make the Secretary appointive by Board of Directors. 
15. To make a general census of growing nursery stock. 
In closing, I just want to extend to each and every one of you 
my sincerest wish for prosperity. This business of ours is one 
of the most fascinating, most influential and most wonderful in 
all the world. Many businesses and individuals are existing or 
living through the destruction of materials and natural wealth 
But the products we sell increase in value each succeeding year. 
Ours is a creative business and through it we are leaving a 
legacy of those things that encourage, influence, and move even 
the dullard’s perception to admiration. Let us always keep before 
us this creed of Beauty—“I believe in Beauty and in the power 
of beauty to give happiness and that to help, create, develop and 
perpetuate beauty is one of the finest works I can do in the 
world.” Ti’uly can it be said “In verdure there is Beauty and 
Bounty and its influence is perpetual.” 
TRANSPLANTING NURSERY STOCK SUCCESSFULLY 
By S. R. Howell. Kno.rrillc. Tcnn.. Read Before the Coni'eution of 
the Southern Xurserymen's As,‘iociation. at Greensboro 
Probably the most important factor in transplanting nursery 
stock (Cabbage, tobacco, etc., included) is the preparation of 
the ground. Every one in this room, no doubt, knows, as well as 
I do that, regardless of weather, you can not get the best re¬ 
sults in poorly prepared land. In most every case it will pay 
you big dividends to go over your land once or twice or a dozen 
times extra, rather than plant in land that is not in proper con¬ 
dition. When you get it in good condition, and are sure that 
it is in good condition, go over it a few times more for fear 
that you were mistaken. If you do this you already have a half 
stand. 
Another important factor in transplanting stock successfully 
is in having your stock in good condition. If you could grow all 
of it yourself you could go dig it, take it directly to the field and 
plant it promptly in that well prepared bed and get close to 100% 
but you buy a lot of it from France, from New York, from Cal¬ 
ifornia and from various other places (as well as Knoxville, 
Tennessee) and some of it will come in the fall, some in Janu¬ 
ary, and some in May. Unless you look out some of it will be 
in bad condition when it is taken to the field. It is barely pos¬ 
sible that the blame is not altogether to be placed on the grower 
and shipper of such stock. I would emphasize the importance 
of taking great pains in opening up and caring for,the stock 
when it comes, and the proper time to do this is when it is un¬ 
loaded into your packing house. You should do this immediate¬ 
ly, even though you have a lot of important ordei’s that must 
be gotten off to-day as almost as much depends on the handling 
of the stock prior to going to the field as does on the preparation 
of the ground. 
When it is taken to the field the danger is not over as most of 
us have hot, sunshiny or windy days in planting time and just a 
few minutes of exposure to such conditions often spells failure 
in getting a stand. To avoid drying in the actual process of 
transplanting, it is a mighty good plan to have an abundant sup¬ 
ply of wet burlap in the field, and to keep each bunch of plants 
well wrapped in it, and when the burlap begins to dry out to re¬ 
wet it as often as necessary to keep the plants in good condi¬ 
tion, and in the case of stock with bare roots puddling is also 
a great advantage and should be faithfully followed at all times. 
The neglect of the foregoing is, in my opinion and observation, 
the cause of many of the losses in the ordinary nursery, as 1 
believe that you will agree, and is easily avoidable in most all 
cases though at times it will cause some delay. 
After you comply with the above conditions you have almost a 
full stand, but a good deal still depends on getting the plants 
properly planted and we all know how to do that. Some of us, 
however, are inclined to be a little bit careless in not planting 
deep enough and in not firming them sufficiently after planting. 
Our plan is to plant, firm well, and then to go over it, walking 
as close to plants on both sides as possible, and then to rake a 
dust mulch over the tracks to keep the ground from drying so 
deep. 
Some of you can have best results by fall and winter planting, 
but constant freezing and thawing in our soil often leaves the 
plants entirely out of the ground at Knoxville. At Charlotte, 
however, some of our most successful planting was done the past 
season in late fall and in mid-winter, while in Florida, fall and 
winter planting is absolutely necessary. Each one must decide 
for himself the best time for planting, but, as early as possible 
is a good general rule. Under proper conditions, we plant up 
until August 15th at Knoxville, and some of our very best stands 
were planted last year in August, as we have had the pleasure 
of showing some of you. This year also we have had some very 
gratifying results in June, July and August, but the risk is, of 
course, greater. 
Our observation is that potted stock will invariably give bet¬ 
ter results in every way than bare rooted stock, both in getting 
a stand and in the root system ultimately attained. It costs a 
little bit more to buy or to grow them, but in the getting of a 
good stand at regular planting season and in extending the 
planting season, the results obtained far outweigh the small ad¬ 
ditional cost either in buying or growing. 
I might say something in regard to transplanting large ever¬ 
greens and finished stock of all kinds, but the limit of time will 
not allow it, and most of you know more about it than I, so 1 
will pass it up, but I will emphasize the necessity for frequent 
transplantation of Broad Leaf and Coniferous Evergreens that 
have gotten to about salable size. 
Our system is to plant in field as closely as possible for 
easy cultivation, and, after the second year, to take out every 
other one and transplant elsewhere, and then we cut around 
and raise the remaining ones and firm them down well again 
thus avoiding moving to another place. The theory is to develop 
the root system and to accustom them to being moved, so that 
the ultimate consumer may have the maximum amount to grow 
and we to get the minimum amount of cussing because they did 
not grow. 
CHANGE OF EXPRESS RATES 
Tt'xas iiurservinen last spring made a])plieati()n to the 
1 exas Railroad Commission for ehange of express rates 
for nursery stoek intra-state from first elass to seeond 
elass. Hearing was had Septeml)er 9th, and tlie petition 
was granted September 11th. 
This will l)ring ahoiit (jnite a saving to tree jilanters 
as well as nurserynum in Texas, and will no donht hel]) 
to encourage to some extent tree planting. 
New elassifieation will he elTeetive Oetoher 2. 
