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THE NATIONAL NUESERYMAN 
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. 
Assistant Editor .E. SAMUEL 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 GRAND PRIZE AT PARIS EXPOSITION, 1900 
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Entered as second-class matter June 22, 1916, at the post office at 
Hathoro. Pennsylvania, under the Act of March S, 1879. 
Hatboro, Pa., October 1924 
STANDARDIZATION It is ^ralifying to note quite a 
OF PLANT N2vMI]S nuiiiljer of niirserynieirs eata 
logues are, at least, being intki- 
eneed by tlie new noinenclatnre of Standarilizecl Plant 
names. Some, Mdiile not adopting the new names fully, 
have taken advantage of the eonnnon names, adding them 
to the botanical names, under wbieb tliey offer their 
stock and doulitless within a few years Standardized 
Plant names will be very generally adopted by all nur¬ 
serymen. 
Others again no doubt fear losing a certain advantage 
in changing the name of a plant, which they have adver¬ 
tised under a name that is not standard. But in these 
instances they could use the standardized name along 
with the old one, under which the plant had been adver¬ 
tised, so as to fix its identity beyond question. 
Andorra Nurseries, Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, is one 
of the firms that makes a statement in their new 
catalogue issue that all names are according to the new, 
nomenclature, which gives them a standing should any 
litigation arise as to the true identity of the plants they 
may offer. This phase of the question is well worth seri¬ 
ous consideration hy nurserymen who hesitate to adopt 
Standardized Plant names. 
BILLBOARDS There is much agitation among the vari¬ 
ous civic associations and garden clubs 
against the use of hill hoards. AA^hile it is quite true 
that the indiscriminate use of hill hoards in all sizes and 
shapes that line the highways of the country are unde¬ 
sirable from an asthetic point of view, yet there is con¬ 
siderable danger in carrying the agitation too far. 
Business enterjirise and publicity is the life of the 
country and the lull hoard properly used is a legitimate 
and proper way of advertising. 
In certain localities in cmtain positions they arc really 
to he preferred to some of the unsightly dumps that so 
often intrude in the view. Where they mar ])leasing 
scenery there is good ground for objection to them, hut 
worst of all perhaps is when they are jilaced along the 
public highways in positions that cut off the view at a 
bend of the road, making an actual hazard to the motor¬ 
ists’ vehicles, as is very often the case. It would seem 
that the latter placing of them could he properly gov¬ 
erned hy the Highways Commissions and doubtless tliesii 
commissions will he given more power as accidents in¬ 
crease. 
It is too had that it needs accidents to ])oint out the 
dangerous jilaces w hereas a little forethought might pre- 
v(‘nt them. 
MID-SUMMFB MEFTINC, AND SALES SESSION OF 
THE EASTERN NURSERYMEN’S ASSOCIATION 
The regular mid-summer meeting and outing of the 
Eastern Nurserymen’s Association was held on Septem¬ 
ber 11 and 12, the meetings taking place at the Hotel 
Pennsylvania, New York City, and the outing the follow¬ 
ing day, covering several of the most important nurser¬ 
ies on Long Island. 
The regular meeting was preceded hy a meeting of 
members of the Executive Committees of the Eastern 
Nurserymen’s Association and the Pennsylvania and New" 
Jersey State Associations. At this meeting there w as dis¬ 
cussed, among other things, the i)lan of affiliating the 
two state associations with the Eastern Association for 
the purpose of more effectively accomplishing the ditfer- 
ent lines of work in which all three of the associations 
arc interested; and also to arrange to permanently plan 
for joint meetings so that the time of members belonging 
to the different associations, now required for attending 
meetings and conventions in connection therewith, may 
he conserved. It is no inconsiderable problem for the 
nurseryman and florist of the present day to find the 
time required to attend the sessions of all the various or¬ 
ganizations which he is called upon to belong to. 
If the proposed plan of affiliation is carried out, it will 
not mean that the two state associations will lose their 
identity, hut merely that some of their lines of w ork will 
he carried on in connection with the Eastern xAssociation. 
This informal meeting of the several executive com¬ 
mittees was follow ed hy a get-together luncheon, attend¬ 
ed hy about tliirty members. At this luncheon, there 
were no “set” speeches, hut merely an opportunity for 
the members of the various associations to meet old ac¬ 
quaintances and make new friends. 
At 1.30, the members of the New" Jersey State Associa¬ 
tion assembled for their regular mid-summer meeting, 
and the members of the Pennsylvania Association who 
were juesent also got together for an informal meeting, 
the regular summer meeting of this association having 
been held at Beading. 
Marked Progress in Japanese Beetle Control 
As has been the case for several years, the Japanese 
Beetle oceiqiied a prominent ])lace at the New" Jersey 
State Association meeting. The trend of the discussion 
of this subject, however, was very mueh more eheerful 
than on any ])revious occasion. The most encouraging 
thing report(‘d in connection w ith the beetle w as the fact 
that tlie Japanese Beetle Laboratory has discovered a 
