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The Florists' Review 



July 1, 1920 



Compilation of the federal and state 

 regulations in regard to the shipment of 

 white pines and ribes, on account of the 

 white pine blister rust, has been made by 

 the Department of Agriculture and ap- 

 pears in the pamphlet of service and 

 regulatory announcements issued June 11. 



The Bulletin of Peony News for April, 

 just in the mails, is an iris number, dedi- 

 cated to the American Iris Society, and is 

 filled with President John C. Wister's 

 * ' Visits to European Iris Gardens. ' ' The 

 bulletin for May contains much interesting 

 matter concerning the American Peony 

 Society and its flower. 



PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION. 



The American Nurserymen's Protec- 

 tive Association held its annual meeting 

 at the Congress hotel, Chicago, on the 

 evening of June 23. After transacting 

 routine business and conducting its 

 usual discussion, the association re- 

 elected last year's officers, as follows: 



President — J. W. Hill, Des Moines, la. 



Vice-president — C. C. Mayhew, Sher- 

 man, Tex. 



Secretary — Thomas B. Meehan, Dresh- 

 er, Pa. 



Treasurer — Peter Youngers, Geneva, 

 Neb. 



A. A. N. CUTS DUES. 



Action Unites Association. 



The "electricity in the air" — as it 

 was vaguely termed on the convention 

 floor — which played about the lobby of 

 the Congress hotel, at Chicago, last 

 Aveok during the convention of the 

 American Association of Nurserymen, 

 resulted only in some subdued heat 

 flashes, without producing the thunder 

 and storm that some members antici- 

 pated or feared. The result, when the 

 disturbance of the atmosphere had sub- 

 sided, was a compromise, upon which 

 tlie organization is able to advance in 

 another year's work with united ranks. 



The final session of the convention 

 adopted the executive committee's re- 

 port, by which the association (1) en- 

 dorsed the publicity campaign and the 

 trade-mark, "Trustworthy Trees and 

 Plants," but undertook no financial 

 responsibility in support of it; (2) in- 

 structed the executive committee to in- 

 vestigate the matter of incorporating the 

 association and (3) amended the consti- 

 tution so that the membership dues, in- 

 cluding those due prior to the 1920 con- 

 vention, should be according to the fol- 

 lowing schedule: 



Gross annual business Dues 



$400,000 or more $500 



350,000 to $400,000 4.">(> 



300,000 to 3.50,000 400 



2.50,000 to 300,000 350 



200,000 to 250,000 300 



150,000 to 200,000 250 



»0,000 to 1.50,000 200 



73,000 to 100,000 150 



50,000 to 75,000 100 



25,000 to 50,000 75 



Less than $25,000 50 



Since this amendment is retroactive, 

 those members who paid dues this year 

 at the rate, established in June, 1919, 

 of one quarter of one per cent of gross 



OFFICERS ELECTED 



PRESIDENT 



Lloyd C. Stark .... Louisiana, Mo. 



VICE-l'REHIDENT 



Michael R. Cashman, Owatonna, Minn. 



TREASURER 



J.W.Hill Des Moines, la. 



EXECITIVK COMMITrKE 



J. Edward Moon . . . Morrisville, Pa. 

 E.W. Chattin .*. Winchester, Tenn. 



1921 Meeting Place 

 CHICAGO 



annual business will receive an adjust- 

 ment. 



Wednesday's Flashes. 



The first flickerings of the electric 

 disturbance appeared on the floor of the 

 convention Wednesday afternoon, June 

 23. Charles Sizemore presented his re- 

 port as traffic manager, calling atten- 

 tion to one increase in express rates 

 which had been warded off by the 

 association's officers and to another, of 

 approximately thirty-three and one-third 



per cent, which would probably be an- 

 nounced in July or August. He advised 

 a limitation of size of bale or box and 

 this subject was referred to a commit- 

 tee, composed of George C. Boeding, 

 chairman; James M. Pitkin and W. H. 

 Wyman, to be considered together with 

 the president's address and other 

 papers. Mr. Sizemore 's figures on the 

 association income were: 



Balance $ 6,746.07 



Dues 9,163.32 



Traffic manager's office 985.15 



Sundries 924.27 



Market development fund 10,927.15 



The total expenditures during the 



year were $21,017.04, leaving a balance 



on hand of $7,403.92, to which, he said, 



Mr. Watson had added $1,600 in dues 



during the convention. He itemized 



the expenditures as follows: 



President's office $ 441.25 



legislative committee 220.40 



Miscellaneous 1,780.10 



Executive secretary's salary 5,000.00 



Expenses, secretary's office 11,063.16 



Traffic manager's salary 1,500.00 



Expenses of above ofBce 1,012.13 



The mention of the dues aroused the 

 question as to the term they covered 

 and the interpretation of the executive 

 committee, issued prior to the conven- 

 tion, that the year ended when the new 

 officers replaced the old and that there- 

 fore those who had not paid the fees 

 due prior to this convention were mem- 



Lloyd C. Stark. 



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