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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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American Association of Nurserymen at Highland Park, Rochester, N. Y., June 10, 1909. 



iiildiiis ;is wi'll as (iiitcl(K)i-s. We liaxc dc 

 rliipcil collcjii's of iiicdici lie, iir of ilis- 

 ,i>r. We shall soiiictillic lia\(' c-illrocs 

 'I' hcaltli." 



Committee on Legislation. 



W'rii. i'itkin, for the Icijislal i\ c cimi 

 niiiiiT. ri'ipoitcd caliiiij; on lr\iiio Ixoiisc. 

 • I. M. i'itkin. .1. II. Da.vton. Ahn.i- 

 llon|M's. W. Jl. Moon and T. I!. Median 

 I'll- ai<l on a tii|i to Waslnniiton that n' 

 -nitiMJ in killinj> the hill that hail almost 

 jiasst'd. providing for tiic inspcrtion id' 

 inipoi'tcd liurscrv stock at liif jioit of 

 iitiy. At tile snoijcstion of rcprrsmla 

 ixi's of till' iio\ cinnicnt, a liill foi- a sini 

 liar pnrposr hut not ininiifal to nnisny 

 Mili'irsts has hccn di'aftcd iiy thr i-oni- 

 ■niltco and is now in the iiaiids of llic 

 I >rl>aitnicnt ot' Aiiricultnrc for considrra - 

 ion. Tiio i-oinniittoc had in\ est iyatnl 

 'nany stato laws dniinj^ tlir ycai. 'i"ho 

 Mainr law rontains littlr i-onsidcrcd drl ri 

 m.'ntal to nni'sory interests. <'ounsel ad 

 \ise(| that the .\hiiitana \:i\\ i-annol he 

 -nri-esst'nily attai-ked. The nnreasonahle 



W'iscunsin iaw lias not heeii eiifof I. 



riie I 'eiinsylx a ida law is thoneht to he 

 Mnalid; an in\itation foi' a test rase \\as 

 deidiiied. The ohjeidioiiaide North i>a- 

 kiita law was killed in coniniil tee. Tiie 

 \ew ^'olk law was repoited as liaxino 

 lieen niodilied until it rould he i-iteil as a 

 iiiodel. Tile (alifornia law. a-^ inteipiet ed. 



lOaet ira lly exeludes shipnielit'- of p.'aidl 



trees into that state. The Wviunine law 

 1-^ tlioiieht open to at'ai-k in ■-iiine ol' its 

 teat nies. 



The i-oniinittee askeil til lie ;:neii ail 

 'hmity to net in seeuiine the jmssaee of 

 .1 proper hill pro\idiii^; for the iiis|ieii imi 

 it .-ill foreien nni'sery stork at destina 



'inll on the |i|eniise-- ot' the rolisien |- 



'iwiier. and for the insjiert ioii and treat 

 nieiil of ^lowiiin ninsery siiirk it it is 



t'lilllld to he infested of ".jsperled of ill 

 testation witii diseases new in the 1 liited 

 State-i. ."<ni-li power was i^ran'ed the ruin 

 iiiittee in a motion made iiy < nl. Watimis. 

 if hiwa. and fnrtiiei- imwer was i-on- 

 lelled on tile exeentive coniin i 1 1 ' e to ai-l 

 '111 matters arisiny from hnsiije leojsla 

 Mull ill various states. 



Other Papers Read. 



• • Kxpeiinieiit Stat ions and I'niil In- 

 leiesis'" \\;is the snlijert of all address 

 l.,\ Dr. W. 11. Jordan, of llie New Vork 



.\y)ienltuial Stalioii. (ieiie\a. |)r. dor- 

 dan spoke III' the seope of ay lieult u ra I 

 eolleyes at the present time, the ones ii« 

 is assiKMated witli liaviny an annual in 

 eome of ai>|)roxiinat(dy .$ I 4.(Hi(l.(lilii. with 

 a student hodv of sonietliine like ten 



W. p. Stark. 



I \'ire iirepulent AnuTican 'issoeiation of 

 Nnr.'-er\ men. ' 



'lioils I. ahniil .'.(HI reports. ■ind hnlletiiis 



hellle- sent out earll year. It leijllires 



little elfoit today to serine leasoliaiile 



nppropriat ieiis fiom leeisla t ores in Ne\^ 

 ^ ork or any other state f'nr the eiidovv 

 ment 111' ihes,. iiist it III idiis, hm ih,' secnr 



illy of such funds should lie left tn tilt' 

 iioards of control of these institutions. 

 It has iieen unfortunate that tiie nu'ii who 

 lia\e had tiie responsild lity ot' the scien 

 tilic aiiil educational nianayeinent of 

 tiiese institutions iia\i' lieeii ohiiyed in 

 siniie ways lo enter tlie field of ))olitics 

 to seeiire financial su|iport ; their places 

 should lie at the institutions, workiny for 

 the discovery of truth and tryiny to sohe 

 the prohleiiis that the discovery ot' lU'W 

 tacts hrinys hid'ore them. 



K. S. ()si)ollle, of Kochester, read a 

 pajier entitled. •'K'elations lietween the 

 (Irowcr and h'etailer. '" These relations, 

 he said, should lie of the pleasantest idiar 

 acter. .'iiid each should strive to assist 

 the othei- and protect him. as the suc- 

 cess ot' eacli is dependent upon the suc- 

 cess of the oilier. The yloVVer should 



he particularly caret'ul tn see tliai his 

 vaiieties are not mixed in |iriipayat ion. 

 .and that stuck is aiisoliitely true to name. 

 The |iracliee lit' seiidiny wlmlesale price 

 lists .and siii|ilus lists tn the consumer 

 shiiidd lie discoiirayed; also seiidiiiy such 

 lists In |oolessional landsi-ape yardeneis 

 who turn over smdi stoid\ to their ent- 

 ploveis vvirlmiit .an advance in price. 



.\ pa per nil ■ ■ I omiiierci.a I I 'each • )r 

 chards'" w.as re.ad liv I.. \. iJerckmans, 

 nt' Aiiyiisia. <ia.. in which hi- st.ateil tliat 



in nlfler tn lIKike a siici-r^ — n t' ]ieach nr- 

 chardiliy nm- must he :i ;^nni| tilh f ot' the 

 snil. inidersiand jdant lite, kiinw Imw to 

 kill Iiul;s and liyhl to a finish llmse in 

 sii|ini|v and invisjhle atmus nt' destriic 



t mil klinv\U as miclnhes ;ilid fllllynlis 



neriiis. Sandy Inani. witli :i |inrnus red 

 rl.ay siili-,uil. I- the ideal snil t'nr a pe.-idi 

 nl(di:ird. fdevate.l are;|sare I lie liinsi di' 

 sirahln. Prepare s,iil hv lemnviiiy all 

 stamps, innts and dehlis. ~i,w cliliisnli 

 chiV-r 111 enwpeas. liieil tUlll llllder the 

 iiiVer c|n|i. p|,o\ deep, plaill I lees 1 s X I "^ 

 feet ajiall . Ill 1 W n t'nni hn|.-^. ( lilt i VI le 



t linrniiyhly , r.iisino |ir;is. melniis ,ir |inta 

 t lies .alllnliy the trees lip tn ihi' lieaiiny 



|ierind. I'riiiie tvvii nr ihiee limes diiiiiiy 

 till- yriiwiiiy seasnii. renioviiin all sii|.er 

 fliioiis yiowth. |-"nr the first twn years 

 the ylciwlli nf file nrcli.ard should he slini 

 lll.ated hv ;ill ahlllldant s||p|i|\ III' phiis 



phmic acid and nitrn;^eii. Tn ;^iiari| 



aLI^lillsI the |ie,acli tree Imlel. .appiv a 

 vv:is|i nf nUe hiishel ti\' (|iii(d\ Iiiih'. t\>iMitv 

 pnlinds nt sulphur, nlle ii;\J!o|| nt inal I a 1' 



