. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 510 The American Florist. Oct. 22^ I The ^^l^se^yTrade ] AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. E. W. Kirkpatrick, McKinney. Pres.; C. L. Watrous, Des Moines, la., Vice-Pres.; George C- Seager, Rochester, N. Y., Sec'y. Thirtieth annual convention, West Baden Springs, Ind., June, 1905. J Cuttings of hardy shrubs and trees should be secured before the wood has become frozen and kept protected from Irost, otherwise success is doubtful. Hastings, Mich.—At the fair here the Northfield Nursery, of Northfield, Minn.,
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 510 The American Florist. Oct. 22^ I The ^^l^se^yTrade ] AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. E. W. Kirkpatrick, McKinney. Pres.; C. L. Watrous, Des Moines, la., Vice-Pres.; George C- Seager, Rochester, N. Y., Sec'y. Thirtieth annual convention, West Baden Springs, Ind., June, 1905. J Cuttings of hardy shrubs and trees should be secured before the wood has become frozen and kept protected from Irost, otherwise success is doubtful. Hastings, Mich.—At the fair here the Northfield Nursery, of Northfield, Minn., made an exhibit which was awarded first premium and sweepstakes over all other collections. It consisted of over 100 plates of apples of different kinds, besides various other Iruits. Rochester, N. Y.—The EUwanger & Barry nurseries of this city captured no less than 102 first prizes for fruits at the state fair in Syracuse. The Western New York Horticultural Society, of which William C. Barry is president, won the first prize, $300, for the best display. Portland, Ore.—The importance of the nursery business in Oregon is shown by the annual report of Labor Commis- sioner, O. P. Hoff, who has collected statistics showing that last year 2,403,000 young trees were grown and sold in this state, and that ninety per cent were sold for shipment out of the state. A committee of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society held a meeting on Saturday, October 15, and voted to hold a public demonstration in the neighbor- ing town of Arlington for the purpose of exhibiting apparatus and methods of destroying the insect pests, in particular the gypsy moth, and the San Jose scale, which are excessively numerous in the towns in the neighborhood of Boston. This demonstration is to be given in order to show the towns how to combat the pests. The exhibit will include the work of the large steam machines for use in parks and public roads, as well as a demonstration of the proper methods of us
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