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seriously interfered with. The public will get more real satisfaction 

 when situated so that it is practicable to go personally to the nursery 

 and see the stock before buying. But buy the best you can under 

 existing circumstances, plant carefully what you buy, tend and pro- 

 tect well after planting; and if you have not had unreasonable ideas 

 you will, when fruitage is reached, approximate your expectations. 

 But if any one says to you, " Mine frent, py dis dwenty-tollar over- 

 coat for four tollar," a positively blight-proof pear, a strictly cur- 

 culio-proof plum, or a peach that will bear every year and not winter- 

 kill in Northern Illinois, say to him, "Get thee behind me, ." 



Mr. Wilkinson offered the following resolutions, which were 

 adopted : 



Whereas, All men handling nursery products are as a rule classed as 

 nurserymen; and 



WkEKEAS, There are four distinct classes: First, nurserymen tl:at 

 grow their stock; second, agents employed by the nurserymen; third, the 

 local jobber; fourth, the traveling broker; and 



Whereas. Under the present lack of system one class deals unfairly 

 with the public, and the other three classes suffer as if equally guilty; 

 therefore be it t 



Resolved, That it is of vital importance to both nurserymen and planter 

 to adopt such rules as will restrict crooked dealings; and where any is 

 practiced, that it may rest on the proper person. 



Resolved, That our President appoint a committee of three to draft 

 resolutions and present at the next regular meeting of our Association. 



Resolved, That this question may be by said committee furnished to the 

 Prairie Farmer and other papers, in view of drawing to their aid, by dis- 

 cussion, all points bearing on the question. 



The President named the following gentlemen as the commit- 

 tee: C. N. Dennis, Henley Wilkinson, Jabez Webster. 



Mr. H. D. Brown — The nurseryman who does not deal with 

 tree peddlers will '' get left," and the one who employs the peddler 

 will make the money. 



Mr. Augustine — I will employ only men whom I know, and let 

 them take orders only on commission in my own name, and then I 

 can know how these orders are filled. 



Mr. Patterson, of Missouri — I have tried this plan but have 

 been outgeneraled by the tree peddler. They come from all direc- 

 tions. They come at nnusual seasons. They use methods that are 

 dark. They have ways which are past finding out, and by hum- 

 bugging and lying they are constantly injuring our business, and 

 defrauding those who should be our customers. 



