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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
The National Nurseryman 
PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY 
THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN PUBLISHING CO., Inc. 
205 Cox Building, Rochester, N. Y. 
President, . TT” . THOMAS B. MEEHAN 
Vice-President and Editor .JOHN CRAIG 
Secretary-Treasurer and Business Manager, . C. L. YATES 
The only trade journal issued for Growers and Dealers in Nursery Stock 
of all kinds. It circulates throughout the United States and Canada. 
Official Journal of American Association of Nurserymen. 
AWARDED THE GRAND PRIZE AT PARIS EXPOSITION, 1900. 
SUBSCRIPTION RATES. 
One year, in advance,.$1.00 
Six months,. .75 
Foreign Subscriptions, in advance,.1.50 
Six Months,. .1 00 
Advertising rates will be sent upon application. Advertisements 
should reach this office by the 20th of the month previous to the date 
of issue. 
Payment in advance required for foreign advertisements. Drafts 
on New York or postal orders, instead of checks, are requested. 
Correspondence from all points and articles of interest to nursery¬ 
men and horticulturists are cordially solicited. 
Address Editor, Ithaca, N. Y. 
Entered in the Poet office at Rochester, as second-class mail matter. 
Rochester, N. Y., September, 1905. 
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. 
President, E. Albertson, Bridgeport, Ind.: vice-president, Orlando 
II arrison, Berlin, Md.: secretary, Geo. C. Seager, Rochester, N. Y.: 
treasurer, C. L. Yates, Rochester, N. Y. 
Executive Committee—Thomas B. Meehan, Dreshertown, Pa.; Theo. Smith, 
Geneva, N. Y.; J. H. Dayton, Painesville, Ohio. 
Transportation—W. C. Reed, Vincennes, Ind.; J. W. Hill, Des Momes, la.: A. L. 
Wood, Rochester, N. Y.; C. T. Smith, Concord, Ga. 
Tariff—Irving Rouse, Rochester, N. Y.; H. T. Jones, Elizabeth, N. J.; H. P. 
Kelsey, Boston, Mass. 
Legislation—C. L. Watrous, Des Moines, la.; W. T. Hood, Richmond, Va.; N. W. 
Hale, Knoxville, Tenn.; R. C. Berckmans, Augusta, Ga.; William Pitkin 
Rochester, N. Y. 
Programme—John S. Kerr, Sherman, Tex.; H. S. Chase, Huntsville, Ala.; C. J. 
Brown, Rochester, N. Y. 
Publicity—Ralph T. Olcott, Rochester, N. Y.; John C. Chase, Derry, N. H.; 
Stanley H. Watson, Houston, Tex. 
Exhibits—J. H. Skinner, Topeka, Kas., J. C. Hale, Winchester, Tenn.; C. C. 
Mayhew, Sherman, Tex. 
Editing Report—J. Horace McFarland, Harrisburg, Pa.; C. J. Maloy, Rochester, 
N. Y.; George C. Seager, Rochester, N. Y. 
STATE AND DISTRICT ASSOCIATIONS. 
American Nurserymen’s Protective Association —President, R. C. Berckmans, 
Augusta, Ga.; vice-president, A. I.. Brooke, secretary, Thomas B. Meehan, 
Dreshertown, Pa.; treasurer, Peter Youngers. Meets annually in June. 
Nurserymen’s Mutual Protective Association —President, N. H. Albaugh, 
Phoneton, O.; secretary, George C. Seager, Rochester, N. Y.; Meets annually 
in June. 
American Retail Nurserymen’s Protective Association —President, Charles 
J. Brown, Rochester, N. Y.; secretary, Guy A. Bryant, Princeton, Ill. Meets 
annually in June. 
Eastern Association of Nurserymen —President, W. C. Barry, Rochester, N. Y.; 
secretary-treasurer, William Pitkin, Rochester, N. Y.; Meets annually in Jan¬ 
uary. 
Western Association of Wholesale Nurserymen —President, Peter Youngers, 
Geneva, Nebraska; vice-president, A. Willis, Ottawa, Kansas; secretary, D. J. 
Holman, Leavenworth, Kansas. 
Southern Nurserymen’s Association —President, W. T. Hood, Richmond, Va.; 
vice-president, Henry Chase, Huntsville, Ala.; secretary, J. C. Hale, Winchester, 
Tenn. Meets at Asheville, N. C., in August, 1905. 
Southwestern Nurserymen’s Association —President, J. W. Preston, King¬ 
fisher, Okl. Terr.; secretary, J. A. Taylor, Wynnewood, Ind. Terr. 
Texas Nurserymen’s Association —President, E. W. Kirkpatrick, McKinney, 
Texas; vice-president, B. L. Adams, Bonham, Texas; secretary-treasurer, John 
S. Kerr, Sherman, Texas. 
Pacific Coast Association of Nurseryman —President, S. A. Miller, Milton, 
Ore.; secretary-treasurer, C. A. Tonneson, Tacoma, Wash. Meets annually in 
June. 
Pennsylvania Nurserymen’s Association —President, W. H. Moon, Morrisville, 
Pa.; secretary, Earl Peters, Mt. Holly Springs. Pa. Next annual meeting at 
Harrisburg, in January. 
National Association of Retail Nurserymen —President, William Pitkin 
Rochester, N. Y.; secretary, John B. Kiley, Rochester, N. Y. 
Secretary Seager is to be congratu’ated on the promptness 
with which he'has presented the members of the American 
Association of Nurserymen with the printed proceedings of 
the thirtieth annual convention. The 
THE report report forms a modest volume of 134 
for W05 pages. It has been well edited and is 
printed in good form. We are certain 
that many members will appreciate the early appearance 
of the Proceedings, for the annual meeting was character: 
ized by the presentation of a large number of thoughtful 
addresses. 
The National Nurseryman has already quoted some of 
these addresses and mentioned others. Among those not 
mentioned which we would specially commend to the reader 
are “Winter Storage of Nursery Stock” by Madison Cooper, 
Watertown, N. Y. “The Fruit Exhibit at The World’s 
Fair” by W. P. Stark, Louisiana, Mo., “The Evolution of 
Importing” by <T. McHutchinson, New York, “The Grading 
of Nursery Stock” by L. A. Berckmans, Augusta, Ga., 
“The New Horticulture” by H. M. Stringfellow, Lampasas, 
Tex. The men who wrote these papers put much time anti 
research on their preparation. The papers will richly reward 
reading and study. 
There is no doubt that the crop of winter apples in Western 
New York will fall far short of the returns for 1904. The 
fact is the big orchards are not yielding; There are very few 
of the one thousand barrels and up orch¬ 
ards in business this season. It is true 
that here and there one finds exceptions 
but there are rare. The crop in Western 
New York will be gathered from pro¬ 
ductive corners here and there in the large orchards, but 
mainly from the small homestead orchards in protected 
positions and under good tillage. There will be a good many 
twenty ounce apples of medium quality, a larger proportion 
of poor ones and comparatively few first class. Baldwins 
are away below par in quantity and quality. Greenings are 
generally of poor quality. Roxbury Russetts are in greater 
quantity and better quality. Kings are not in evidence to 
any extent while Spy is found occasionally. 
Fruit growers have not sprayed as thoroughly as usual this 
year. The low prices of last year, the increased cost of the 
apple barrel, but more than all the failure of the fruit to set, 
together with wet weather in spring caused them to relax 
their vigilance,with the result that much of the fruit is scabby 
anil will grade low. 
The apples for the world’s markets will not be furnished by 
Western New York this year, neither will the Ben Davis of 
Missouri and Arkansas show its ruddy countenance in the 
great fruit clearing houses. 
There are many differing notions about the scope and 
function of a trade journal. Our idea is that a trade journal 
can be but one thing and that is a sheet for the benefit of the 
men who are growers or dealers in nur¬ 
sery stock. Such a paper cannot “run 
with the hare and hunt with the hounds.” 
It cannot serve two masters—the planter 
and the grower. The business of the 
ornament his place, increase its value and 
A SHORT CROP 
OF APPLES IN 
WESTERN 
NEW YORK 
THE PROVINCE 
AND FUNCTION . 
OF A TRADE 
JOURNAL 
planter is either to 
