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THE NATIONAL NTJESERYMAN 
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN 
Bulletin: Subject— Surplus Stock 
Let the Association help sell your products 
Help it to establish a 
Bureau for Finding Stock 
Every day Mr. Watson is receiving requests for know¬ 
ledge of where this or that plant may be found. To give 
the information now—even though he possessed it— 
would be unfair to members whose stock he has no per¬ 
sonal knowledge of. In these requests are opportunities 
for sales—so the American Association of Nurserymen 
hastens to provide its members with the facilities to se¬ 
cure this business. 
List the stock you’re “long on” or any items you wish 
to sell—1 or 5000, it makes no difference—upon standard 
3x5 inch filing cards. One variety to a card—the number 
and size you have, the date and your name and address. 
Philadelphus coronarius grandiflorus 
550.... 
_3 to 4 ft. 
1500.... 
... .5 to 6 ft. 
Jones Nursery Co., 
9-26-19 
• Jonesville, Neb. 
Send these cards in at any time to Executive Secretary 
Watson’s office, will merely mention the name and ad- 
variety in cabinets provided bydbe Association. 
When inquiries are received from any source for a var¬ 
iety of plant you list in this way—the reply, from Mr. 
Watson’s office, will merely mention the name and ad¬ 
dress of every member listing the variety inquired for. 
It will give only the information you provide without ad¬ 
ditional comment of any kind. Prices and references to 
quality will not be furnished. The applicant for the in¬ 
formation is left free to inquire about these and other par¬ 
ticulars of any or all members listing with the Bureau 
the varieties he is interested in. 
If sufficient members list their stock, the Bureau may 
be advertised, that it may become a clearing-house for 
nursery stock generally. The information of what is for 
sale will be given anyone, but the privilege of listing 
stock is for members only. Information as to quantities 
will be given only to members. 
In order to have eards filed uniformly, use The Offieial 
Code of Standardized Plant Names as prepared by Amer¬ 
ican .Toint Committee on Horticultural Nomenclature and 
adopted by the Association as standard, for names of var¬ 
ieties—or otherAvise your stock may be filed differenllv 
and lost track of in the Association files, Avhen being in¬ 
quired for. Cards may be filed or withdrawn singly or in 
quantities at any time you wish. 
The Executive Secretary’s ofTice is read^^ to record your 
stock as soon as listed in the manner prescribed. Buyers 
for Spring 1020 are already making inquiry. 
Let your Association help to “put you next” to these 
buyers—and use the Bureau freely yourselves to locate 
“shorts.” 
This service is authorized by the Executive Committee 
in accordance Avith Article 5 of By-LaAA^s of the A. A. of N. 
J. Edward Moon, President 
American Association of Nurserymen 
.loHN Watson, Executive Secretary 
400 Nassau Street 
Princeton, Noav Jersey 
CONVENTION DATES 
The ExecutiA^e Secretary Avishes to cooperate Avith all 
affiliated State and other nuiserymen’s associations and 
is anxious to attend as many conventions as possible. In¬ 
vitations are for conflicting dates. Some of the local as¬ 
sociations fix their meeting dates and some leave their 
officers to arrange them. Noav, if all Secretaries of State 
and local associations Avill notify me of conventions to 
fall Avithin the next three months, it may be that upon 
consultation and comparison of dates, some arrangements 
might be made to avoid other conflicts and thus enable 
President Moon, myself and others invited, to attend more 
meetings. We are anxious to do that. 
John Watson, Executive Secretary, 
American Association of Nurserymen, 
Princeton, Ncav Jersey. 
IS OUR HOUSE IN ORDER? 
Many nurserymen Avere incensed at an article 
by Mr. Lovejoy in one of the September numbers of 
Country Gentlemen, Avherein numerous SAA^eeping charges 
of unfair practices by nurserymen in several states. AA^ere 
alleged. The charges Avere so inelusive as to practically 
involve the Avhole industry. 
Later Mr. Nesbitt. Orchard and Nursery Inspector for 
Oklahoma, claimed to have knoAAdedge that many nur¬ 
serymen Avere about to distribute among unsuspecting 
buyers, “mowing-machine budded” peach trees. A no¬ 
tice substantially to this effect was sent out from his 
office. AAuth the conseauent result, it is claimed by Okla¬ 
homa nurserymen, of injuring their business. 
Numerous nurserymen have written the officers of 
their Assoeiation about these matters. Mr. Watson and 
I. in the name of the A. A. of N.. have urgently invited 
both Mr. Lovejoy and Mr. Nesbitt to submit the facts in 
their possession to our Vigilanee Committee. They haA^e 
been told that the Constitution of our Association pro¬ 
vides a means of ridding our membership of persons 
found miiltv of these allesred nraelices. and that AA^e need 
the faets to see if our House is in order and if not. the 
onnortiinitv to put it in order. As matters noAV are. their 
sAAwnin" eharges indiet the AA^hole industry, and bring it 
into disrepute AAn'th consequent losses. 
The officers of the A. A. of N. are intent on running 
these eharges doAAm. We believe this to be for the bene¬ 
fit of the Assoeiation and our duty. MeauAA’^hile, aat are 
AATiting articles for garden puhlieations to impress the 
nuhlic AAnth the assurance of reliahle dealings, if mem¬ 
bers of the A. A. of N. are patronized. Mr. Watson has 
