THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
143 
Doings of Societies. 
THE INTERNATIONAL APPLE SHIPPERS’ ASSOCIATION. 
This Association met at Put-in-Bay, Ohio, August 2-3. The atten¬ 
dance was fair. One of the principal features of the meeting was 
the address of President Weaver. His plea was for greater effort being 
made for the production of better graded commercial stock. Grading 
standards were loose and it was difficult to purchase a uniform and 
conscientiously graded lot of stock. He deplored the practice of stro- 
ing such large quantities of low grade fruit. Only the best should be 
placed in storage and the seconds be summarily disposed of. President 
Weaver sounded an accurate note bearing on the trend of fruit growing 
when he said that small family orchards are on the wane and that 
they are being supplanted by the commercial type of orchard managed 
after approved business methods. The membership fees were raised 
from five to ten dollars. 
Officers elected: President, D. O. Wiley, Detroit; vice-president; 
J. G. Hendrickson, Philadelphia; secretary, A. Warren Patch, Boston, 
treasurer, W. L. Wagner, Chicago. The next meeting of the association 
will be held at Niagara Falls in 1900. 
—The Massachusetts Horticultural Society held a successful peony 
exhibition. Among the principal exhibitors were E. J. Shaylor, T. C. 
Thurlow, H. A. Stevens Company, George Hollis, Dr. C. S. Minot and 
O. B. Had wen. 
THE AMERICAN PEONY SOCIETY. 
A notice of the meeting of this society was crowded out of our last 
issue. 
The second annual meeting and exhibition of this society occurred 
in Chicago on June 16 and 17. The meeting was held in the Auditoroum 
Hotel. 
Among the principal exhibitors were the Peterson Nursery, Chicago, 
which captured a long string of prizes including the silver cup for the 
best twelve varieties. The Cottage Gardens Company, Queens, N. Y., 
secured first premium or the largest and best collection. Vaughan’s 
Seed Store, Chicago, was among the first winners as was also J. F- 
Rosenfield, West Point, Neb., E. A. Reeves, C eveland, Ohio, 
The Jewell Nursery Company, Lake City, Minnesota, Ivlehm’s Nursery, 
Arlington Heights, Illinois. 
The president had the following to say in regard to the peony nomen¬ 
clature. “One of the crying needs of such an association as ours, in 
the surprisingly chaotic state into which the nomenclature of the peony 
has been allowed to degenerate, is the straightening out of the names, 
and if this association should do nothing else, striking from the list 
duplicate or nearly duplicate and worthless varieties and making it 
possible for the trade to list fifty or sixty of the best sorts under names 
and descriptions that would render their identification certain and 
make possible extensive deals between different peony growers, insur¬ 
ing the buyer of getting exactly what he wants whenever he places an 
order and then should disband, it would have accomplished one of the 
greatest benefits to floriculture in general and amply repay all the effort 
put forth and expense incurred in its organization and maintenance. 
Realizing the importance of this question of nomenclature, a competent 
nomenclature committee was appointed and has already accomplished 
a long step towards straightening out the tangle which has been the 
source of annoyance and a bane to all who have attempted to purchase 
peonies. I now refer to the extensive test plot at Cornell University 
which has been planted with upwards of a thousand varieties of peonies 
all of which have been contributed by its members without one cent 
of expense being incurred by the society. It is a foregone conclusion 
that this attempt to straighten out the peony nomenclature, taken up 
under the supervision of Professor John Craig, of Cornell University, 
whose careful and efficient work performed in other lines is ample 
guarantee of the thoroughness with which this work will be done will 
be productive of great results and will place the entire fraternity under 
obligations not only to Professor Craig but to Cornell University and, 
last, but not least, to the American Peony Society itself.’ 
THE TEXAS NURSERYMEN’S ASSOCIATION. 
The Texas Nurserymen’s Association was organized at College 
Station, Texas, July 4, 1900. The annual meetings, which have been 
held regularly since the organization, convene at College Station, 
Texas, in July of each year in connection with the Texas Farmers’ 
Congress. Call meetings are held when thought necessary desirable 
by the Executive Committee. 
The objects of the Association are acquaintanceships, exchange 
and sale of stock, elevation of the conduct of the business and pro¬ 
tection against the introduction and spread of noxious diseases and 
protection against fraud and dishonesty. 
Memberships are accepted from persons actually engaged in the 
nursery business in Texas, Arkansas, Louisana, Oklahoma and Indian 
‘Territory. The annual dues are $1.00 after the membership is ac¬ 
cepted by the Executive Committee. It is desired that all loyal 
nurserymen become members of the Association, thereby sharing the 
duties and benefits. The present membership is forty and increasing. 
TEXAS NURSERYMEN ORGANIZE FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF NATIONAL 
ASSOCIATION. 
The Sixth Annual Meeting of the Texas Nurserymen’s Association 
and the Twenty-first Annual Session of the Texas State Horticultural 
Society held a joint meeting at the A. & M. College of Texas, during 
the annual convention of the Texas Farmers’ Congress on July 25-27th, 
inclusive. The nurserymen are largely supporters of the State Horti¬ 
cultural Society. This meeting was largely attended and enthusiastic. 
Among the most interesting matters were first, the special order of the 
day on the 26th to discuss and arrange for the annual meeting of the 
American Association of Nurserymen at Dallas, Texas, June, 1906. 
The following committees were appointed to co-operate with the com¬ 
mittees of the American Association: 
Committee on Finance: 
C. C. Mayhew, Sherman; 0. K. Phillips, Rockdale; Sam H. Dixon, 
Houston; J. S. Baker, Fort Worth. 
Committee on Attendance: 
E. W. Knox, San Antonio; John Watson, Brenham; B. L. Adams, 
Bonham; J. A. Lopeman, Enid, O. T. 
Committee on Arrangements and Entertainment: 
Stanley H. Watson, Houston; Wm. B. Munson, Denison; F. T. 
Ramsey, Austin; A. K. Clingman, Keithville, La.; M. G. Black, 
Mt. Pleasant. 
Committee on Exhibits: 
F. W. Mally, Garrison; John F. Sneed, Tyler; James Nimon, Denison 
C. Falkner, Waco; Roland Morrill, Morrill. 
Reception Committee: 
Mr. Nicholson, Texas Seed & Flower Co., Dallas; E. J. Kyle, College, 
W. A. Yates, Brenham; D. H. L. Bonner, Omen; Six members from 
city of Dallas. 
The president and secretary of the Texas Nurserymen’s Association 
to hold themselves in readiness to co-operate with all of these committ¬ 
ees at all times and in every way possible. Each chairman of these 
committees was empowered to add to his committee any members 
whom he thought advisable. 
The second item of special interest was the consideration of the 
report of Secretary Sam H. Dixon of the Horticultural Society, who 
was also Commissioner of Horticulture from Texas at the World’s 
Fair. At this time he presented his final report on exhibits. This 
report was referred to a committee of five, T. V. Munson, chairman, 
which committee reported that this report was very full and very 
valuable as a matter of reference was well as a record of the successes 
of Texas Horticulture at the Exposition in 1904, of which we may 
well be proud, and recommended that same be published. This report 
was adopted and a committee appointed to carry out the publication. 
The third item was the New Inspection Law, passed by the last 
legislature of Texas, and which went into effect on July 14th. It is 
well to state that the nurserymen were not the originators of this law. 
A. W. Orr, of Omen, Texas, has been appointed inspector. 
Many valuable papers were read and discussed. It developed that 
owing to excessive and continuous rains, much fruit has rotted and been 
unprofitable throughout the fruit belts, general results being rather 
unsatisfactory. John S. Kerr, 
Sherman, Texas. 
