SO 
THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
OFFERINGS FOR MAY. 
The United States Nursery Co., Rich, Miss., are carrying two hundred 
acres of outdoor roses. 
The Century Sprayer is a barrel type of Spray pump, being pushed 
by the Deming Co., Salem, 0. 
For Colorado Blue Spruce, one of the kings of evergreens, apply to 
the Scotch Grove Nursery, of Iowa. 
F. C. Boyd, Gage, Term., is closing out his nursery stock, and will 
make special prices on ornamentals. 
Notice the special ads of Knoxville Nursery Co., Knoxville ,Tenn., and 
Fancher Creek Nurseries of California. 
Thomas Meehan & Son, Dreshertown, Pa., are again in the field 
with a heavy line of star brand of Raffia. 
In this issue Lord & Burnham Co., Irvington-on-Hudson, N. Y., 
draw special attention to the Burnham boilers. 
The Hurst Manufacturing Co., Canton, O., are specializing in potato 
sprayers, but have other kinds for sale also. 
Those who desire a boat trip from Buffalo to Detroit should cor¬ 
respond with the Detroit and Buffalo Steamboat Co. 
For bargains in surplus stock of evergreens, especially white spruce, 
white and Scotch pine, write D. Hill, Dundee, Ill. 
Meyer & Son, Bridgeville, Del., are making a specialty of the Premo 
dewberry. They are also pushing new lines of blackberries. 
J. E. Ilgenfritz Sons Co., Monroe, Mich., are preparing as usual for 
a general business in the leading lines of choice nursery stock. 
Maher & Groch Co., Toledo, O., are in the market with a reliable 
grafting knife called No. 2. They are also preparing for the budding 
season. 
Those who wish a handsome instructive catalogue should write 
Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, for their illustrated descriptive list 
of 144 pages. 
Among the nurserymen who are successful in propagating roses, 
including the hardy forms, as well as trees and tender types, are Jack- 
son & Perkins Co., Newark, N. Y. 
The box strap is an important part of the shipping season’s work. 
T1 le Ward-Dickey Steel Co., Indiana Harbor, Ind., make a specialty 
of straps suitable for nursery purposes. 
The strawberry planting season has been an active one this year. 
J. G. Harrisons and Sons, Berlin, Md., offer a surplus in this number. 
Among the leading varieties are Excelsior and Haverland. 
CATALOGUES RECEIVED. . 
Price list of hardy trees, shrubs, vines, flowers, and fruits, offered 
by the Reading Nurseries, Reading, Mass. An extensive list of land¬ 
scape material classified according to use, illustrated, and attractively 
presented. 
Manning’s Monograph on berry-bearing plants. This little brochure 
represents an interesting innovation in the way of nursery catalogues. 
It is what its name indicates, a classified descriptive list of those plants 
which are attractive largely on account of the character of the fruits 
they bear. The monograph covers 30 pages, is artistically illustrated, 
and is accompanied by an index, but it shouid have been paragraphed 
for convenience. In addition to the general descriptive matter, a calen¬ 
dar is offered showing the season of the year at which the different 
groups of plants are most attractive and best adapted for. 
Oregon Nursery Co., Salem, Ore. A catalogue and price list com¬ 
prising 100 pages, illustrating and describing a general line of orna¬ 
mental stock and fruit trees. 
The Elm City Nursery Co., New Haven, Conn., issues an attractive 
catalogue of 70 pages, illustrated witli half tones. This nursery com¬ 
pany makes a specialty of ornamental trees and shrubs. Their lists are 
e xceedingly full. 
AMONG CALIFORNIA GROWERS. 
It is estimated that between 4,000 and 5,000 carloads of lemons will 
be shipped from Southern California this season. 
Shippers of citrous fruits are experimenting with the bushel basket 
as a package for oranges. It is claimed that there is considerable 
saving in the expense of packing and in other ways. 
The citrous fruit growers of California are being considerably agi¬ 
tated over the findings of G. Harold Powell, of the U. S. Division of 
Pomology, who has been for some weeks investigating methods of 
packing oranges and lemons, and who has discovered that considerable 
losses result from injury by careless clipping of the stems. A number 
of meetings have been held, and others are planned to cover the citrous 
region of the state. These are being addressed by agents of the United 
States Department of Agriculture, as well as representatives of the 
California Experiment Station. Brother Powell seems to have been 
very successful in stirring up interest in this important department of 
the citrous industry. 
The Association of California Fruit Distributors recently passed the 
following resolution: 
“ Resolved, That all shippers affiliating with the California Fruit 
Distributors discontinue the use of the present form of crate and basket 
for the shipment of crate fruits, and that they use a package based’on 
the size of the present peach box, with three baskets made to fit therein 
side by side, the reason for the change being that the fruit can be 
packed more easily in the contemplated basket and that the peach 
box or crate of that dimension will load more rapidly in the cars for 
eastern shipment. There will be no stoppage of air passages in the 
cars and circulation will be unimpeded. Fruit of the different varieties 
can be loaded directly into the iced cars from the wagons, Without 
having to wait for tiers of the same variety of package.” 
If this goes into effect it will make an important change in the manner 
of handling citrous fruits and will do much towards unifying packing 
methods. 
THE TREASURER HAS HIS SAY. 
A BRIEF VISIT TO WEST BADEN. 
A few days ago we received a very pressing invitation from Mr. E. 
Albertson, of Albertson & Hobbs, Bridgeport, Indiana, and Mr. W. C. 
Reed, Vincennes, Indiana, to join them in a visit to West Baden Springs, 
Ind., where the National Association of Nurserymen will hold their 
thirtieth convention on June 14th next. Of course it was out of the ques¬ 
tion to refuse an invitation of this kind and from this quarter, and 8 
o’clock Sunday morning found Mr. Albertson and myself at the West 
Baden Hotel where we were joined by Mr. W. C. Reed and Mr. Harry D. 
Simpson of Vincennes who thus made us thrice welcome. Of course we 
had to visit Spring No. 1 for an appetizer before breakfast and there 
certainly could not be a more ideal playground for grown up mortals 
than this same West Baden Springs. It is a beautiful spot for a 
convention and one has to see it in order to appreciate its beauty and 
almost numberless attractive features. The management of the West 
Baden Hotel made us feel entirely at home from the moment we entered 
the grounds until we left and we are certain, with this charming spot, 
its unbounded facilities for entertainment, together with the untiring 
efforts of Messrs. Albertson, Reed and Simpson, that the thirtieth 
convention will be a most decided success in every respect. The 
program committee deserve great praise for the elaborate entertain¬ 
ment which they have prepared. 
Among other things it is intended that the fruits of the season from 
all the various sections of the country represented by the Association 
shall be served on tables at the hotel which will be set apart especially 
for convention members and their friends. It is believed that this can 
be made one of the most pleasant as well as the most profitable feature 
of the meeting making it a fruitJeast for three or four days. A liberal 
supply of fruit from all sections'of the country which are able to con¬ 
tribute is promised. It is expected that the express charges will be 
paid out of the treasury of the association, as there will be no charge 
from the contributors. These fruits will be displayed in the exhibi¬ 
tion room where the members are expected to partake of them to 
their heart’s content. 
The Program Committee wishes to announce that the schedule of 
rates at the West Baden Hotel stands as per previous notice, that is to 
say, the hotel will furnish convention halls, exhibition rooms, ball room 
and music free of charge for the convention. 
The rates that were given us by Mr. W. J. Kennedy, chief clerk of 
the hotel, are as follows: 
Room single with hot and cold water, toilet, telephone, etc., $3.00. 
The same room for two persons, $2.50 each. 
Room with bath, single, $5.00 each. 
Room with bath, double, $8.00 or $4.00 each person. 
Also a limited number of rooms, toilet, $2.50. 
Mr. Kennedy states further, “there is no line drawn on any par¬ 
ticular kind of a room. These rates apply to all of the best rooms and 
will be given out to all who come at these rates, and no ‘hold up game’ 
practiced on any coming here for this convention. Furthermore we 
shall direct our best efforts to make the meeting a success in every way 
and to satisfy the most particular with the aid of your very efficient 
committee on arrangements.” 
Every member of the association ought to make a special effort to 
be present at this meeting, the location is central and the facilities, 
entertainments and the hotel and Springs offer attractions which in 
themselves are sufficient to pay for making the trip, aside from the 
benefits of the convention. 
Rochester. c. L. Yates. 
