1885 . 
■ iraaSEKYMElI'S assooiation 
Tl.otontl,nn,uuilmootln.ro:( nl ' 
convonoil In Chicngo Juno 17 . 
2$S=^^^2?H.?AN^RDBN. 
230 luoinbors lirorsent 'fTonf 
Prosldont Etlgnr .Snnaors lo 1.1 '’“‘’tions. 
dross said that tlio tondoucy «? ‘f 
toward associations to inodttv «,„i '' 
output and prices. Wltli canltii'i 
monopoly; with laho 
association like this is S,St';-, t 
cial. Ho advised tlic rcadei-s of ' 
niako tlioin ns siiort as possible and 1 ^"' 
oha.ee for free ciiscLsion.'t'llthre;; 
.that uurserjMuen and dorists had n.ueh „ 
couuuon bntstoodonadincrentplanea 0 
the r methods and wants, eonsequently t,. 
arate associations and Joint conventions woJe 
alike to be conunended. lie aro-ued that the 
“tree agent’ is a necessary evil, and not so 
mucli of an evil after all. 
G. H. Miller of Ohio in a paper on “Jfurserv- 
men as Teachers of Horticulture,” dwelt 
on the great iinprovcuicnt in methods He 
lield that it was the duty of nurserymen to ed¬ 
ucate the masses in horticulture. Homes 
school-houses, churches, gardens, plots and 
parks would be greatly beautified if people 
had an elementary knowledge of floriculture 
and horticulture. Every liorticulturist should 
have experimental grounds for testing new 
varieties and otherwise keeping himself 
abreast of the times. 
J. Jenkins of Ohio had found it more i-e- 
munenative to p.ay skilled than unskilled la¬ 
bor m his nurseries. Several speakers were 
of the same opinion, but one or two thought 
a skilled foreman was enough. All agi-eed 
that to have skilled men, a training in boy¬ 
hood is necess.aiy. Men so tr.ained alw.ays 
command good sal.aries. 
Mr. Jenkins thought nui'serymen were 
behind the times in the matter of Labor- 
saving implements, and described several 
useful imiilements of his own invention. 
N. H. Albaugh of Ohio road a paper on 
budding and grafting. For success in bud¬ 
ding, .stocks must be health 3 ', hardy, and of 
good size. Rich black loam is not the best; 
a friable loam, with liberal applications of 
barnyard manure, is better. AA'^hole stocks 
should be used in budding, and whole roots 
in grafting. Cuttings do for Grapes, Cur¬ 
rants, Gooseberries, and the like, but are not 
the natural manner of tree propagation. He 
thought growing on whole roots paid better 
in the end than growing on cut i-oots. 
M. A. Hunt of AVright’s Grove, Chicago, 
pointed out the comparative .advantages of 
steam and hot water heating, and-showed 
that by practical experiment steam h.ad been 
the more successful. Its advantages lie es¬ 
pecially in economy of fuel, rapidity of ac¬ 
tion in the regulation of the temperature, and 
cheapness of construction. 
The transpoi'tation problem was the sub- 
.iect of a general informal discussion. It 
Avas held that shipments by nurserymen do 
Dot receive due attention and care. A. J- 
Caywood of New York thought thei'o was 
Do way- to bring soulless corporations to 
time except by litigation. Moral suas 
DAight be very good, but when damage 01 e 
iay occurred process by law would be ns 
D*othod. Some of the members though e 
•■ailroads would be willing to meet the a''*® make 
Df the shippers if they only knew how, • 
®tred mainly through ignorance. 
struefnd';"";'"^'^”® "" Ti'aiisportatlon was in- 
„ ut-ted to Impfli-e Into the question of ex 
' to getting lowei- rates. 
slcm on"H’“^'T ‘Iclightful excur- 
‘ n 0 he lake, was given the members 
T1 oSs h'" & 
agente Chicago advertising 
Reports on the condition of the trade 
inn^r' etoer with some 
Z o l'o '■"'V'^^'^-‘«lDDgton,D. C.,and 
the billowing olllcers were chosen for the 
coming year: President, Norman J. Colm.an ■ 
v.ce-presKleiit, Pranklin Havis, Baltimore 
Md.;.secretary, D. AV. Scott, Galena, III.: 
reasurer, A. R. AVhitney, Franklin Grove 
HI.; executive committee,-George B. Thom¬ 
as, AVest Chester, Pa.; S. D. AVilLard, Gen¬ 
eva, i\. A .; C. L. VVatrous, Des Aloine.s, la.; 
second vice-presidents: Alabama, AV F 
Heikes; Ark., AV. E. 'I’hom.is; Cal., C. A\C 
Beed; Col., D. S. Grimes; Conn., Edwin 
Hoyt; Hak., E. Preston; Del., Randolph 
Peters; D. C., AAMllIam S.aunders; Fla., A. .J. 
Bidwell; Ga., U. S. Sanford; 111., J. B. Spauld¬ 
ing; Ind., John Freeman; I.a., Silas AAqisoii; 
K.ans., J. AAC L.atimer; Ky., R. AV. Downer; 
La., N. K. Klingman; Me., Thomas .Jackson; 
Md., AVilliam Corse; Alass., J. AV. Manning; 
Alinn., S. M. Emery; Mich., L. G. Br.agg; 
Aliss., AV. II. Caswell; AIo., .J. AI. Bo)des; 
N. J., J. T. Lovett; Neb., J. F. Allen; N. Y., 
George G. Atwood; N. C., J. ALan Linley; 
Ohio, ,S. D. B.air; Ont., E. N. Alorris; Ore., 
C. DickiiLSon; Penn., Abner Hoops; Tenn., 
A. AV. AA'ebber; Texas, J. R. Johnson; Va., 
E. H. Bissell; AVis., George P. Pefler; AVash. 
Ter., A. II. Salmon. 
AGEICULTnKAI.OONYENTIOSrAT AVASHINGTOlf. 
This convention, previouslj' announced to 
meet in June, has been postponed, as will 
be seen by the following letter: 
Dear Sir: Asuffleient number of favorable 
replies h.aving been received to my last cir¬ 
cular, to indicate a decided preference for 
the date of Julj' Sth for holding the Conven¬ 
tion of Agricultural Colleges and Experi¬ 
ment Stations, I have to inform you that 
such date has been finally deteianined upon. 
This will not only not conflict with the com¬ 
mencement exercises of many of the Col¬ 
leges, but will also oiler to those desiring to 
attend the Convention of the National Edu¬ 
cational Association at Saratoga on July 
IJth, an opportimity to attend both Conven¬ 
tions without too much loss of time. I am 
tions without too much loss - 
ende.avoring to perfect .an arrangement with 
the Pennsylvania R<allroad Comp.any by 
which all those arriving here by that line 
•educed rates to Saratoga 
can have r 
NOUMAN J. COLMAX, 
Commissioner of Agriculture. 
ameeioan pomologioal society. 
The forthcoming meeting Sept. 9,10,11, 
su.asiou of this society is already creating a Hvely in- 
terest among the people of Michigan. The 
State Horticultural Society, the Farmei s 
Cliib and all other societies of this class will 
combine, says the Grand Rapid Times, and 
make an exliibition that will beai- a natiomal 
lepSation. I'ke State Legislature appro- 
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priated $ 1,000 by a unanimous vote. 
Aside from the display of fruits, etc., a 
number of Interesting papers will be read 
by the highest authorities in the country. 
These lectures will be given in the form of 
popular addresses and will be profusely il¬ 
lustrated. The necessity of a large hall is 
in tills instance plainly demonstrated. The 
Army of the Cumberland meet the week fol¬ 
lowing the Pomological display, and It is 
proposed that the two organizations combine 
forces and erect a temporary building large 
enough for the use of both. 
ameeioan seed teade association. 
At Rochester June 9-11, some SO or 40 
seedsmen met in convention and diseussed 
topics of great interest to the trade. Many 
lai-ge houses were not represented' .at all. 
Ihose present showed marked enthusiasm in 
the progress of the seed business. A notice- 
.able event ( ?) was the absence of discussion 
on .anj' phase of the seed-growing or improve- 
irieut of varieties. It is proposed, we under¬ 
stand, to have p<apers by specialists next 
year that will discuss the progress of knowl¬ 
edge in this important agricultural industry. 
•Ihe excursion on the lake and entertain¬ 
ment by the Rochester seedsmen was highly 
enjoyable, and reflected credit upon the lib¬ 
erality of the entertainers. The committee 
of arrangements, Alessrs. Vick, Morehouse, 
Chase, Crosman and Mandevllle, won pleas¬ 
ant remembrances from all the company. 
OAEE OF GOLD-nSH. 
'Hie c.ause of fungus growing on gold-fish, 
sa}'s Seth Green, is that the slime or scales 
of the fish h.ave become rabbed 083 either 
b 5 ' handling or some other meaas. If you 
wish to move your fish from one vessel to 
another, you should use a net made of some 
kind of thin, soft material—mosquito net¬ 
ting or an old veil will answer. They 
should never be taken in the hands. Y'ou 
may not have handled them, but some one 
else may h.ave done so, either before or after 
j-Du purchased them. Tlie only cure I know 
of for the white fungus, is to make li strong 
brine of common salt and put the fish into it 
for a minute or two, then immediatelj' put 
them back into fresh w.ater. Do this three 
times, a daj'. If you commence doing this 
when you first discover the fungus growing 
on them, you will sometimes cure them. 
AA'hen you h.ave healthy fish, keep them 
well bj' changing the water every time they 
come to the top and keep opening their 
mouths, and seem to be bre.athiiig more air 
than water. AVhen you change tlie water 
do so by taking .about one-half out .at a 
time and repLacing it with fresh—a full 
change is very apt to prove injurious. Give 
them plenty of food, such as angle-worms, 
or any kind of insects, or fresh meat cut 
into small pieces; fish-wafer is also good. 
They should have a, change of food every 
week or so. . - 
AVithout frequent mowings a lawn cannot 
present a velvety, attractive, and finished 
appearance. 
To have LiLacs bloom plentifully every 
year, the flowering stems should be removed 
as soon as the blossoms have '^dropped, and 
.all suckers should then be cut off leaving 
only a few clean stems. . 
