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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



June 24, 1909. 



Seed Trade News. 



AMERICAN 8KEI) TBADR ASSU( lATlUN. 



Pres., Watson S. WoodriilT, OratiKe, Coun.; 

 Firfit Vice-pres.. ,1. C. KobiuRon. Waterloo, Neb.; 

 Sec'y and Treas., C. E. Kendel, Cleveland, 

 Twenty-Beventh annual convention, Niagara 

 Falls, Ont., .June 22 to 24, I'JO'.t. 



'J'liE illness of W. W. Hiinianl. ( lii- 

 cago, is Imported to have j)asseil the 

 critical stage. 



D. M. rKi;i;v i^ Cd., Detroit, arc now 

 rej)resente(l in the .\inerican Seed Trade 

 Association hy Kirby l-t. White, wlio was 

 elected to nieniljeishii) at Niagaia I'alis 

 this week. 



'I'ilK XtMV "S'ork |illir see(| l;i\\ is <lrad, 



liaviii}^- faileil 1o receive the siynatiire ot' 

 tiie governor. .Marsliall II. Duryea, ol' 

 Xiuigosser iSc <'o.. who lias led the seeds- 

 men, in tlieir efforts to get a reasonable 

 law, states that nothing further can coaie 

 of the matter until both honses of tin' 

 legislature meet ay.-iin next \\inter. 



NIAGARA FALLS CONVENTION. 



Seed Trade ia Annual Session. 



The t\\ i'nty-se\t'nl h annnal conNcntioii 

 of the Aiiieri<-an Seed Trad(; .\ssociatioii 

 open.'d at the Clifton House, XJ^igara 

 Falls. Ont.. .Mine l'l'. The assaciation 

 ne\<'i' has had a more dtdightfnl ])lace of 

 meeting, tlie attendance was large and 

 the interest keen. 



The convention was called to order by 

 President \Vatson S. Woodrulf, of Orange, 

 Conn. The usual a<ldress of w(dcoine was 

 delivered by Hon. H. P. Slater, mayor of 

 Ts'iag.'ira Falls. Ont., ami rcsj»onded to liy 

 H. W. ^^'ood. of Kichmond, Va., in a 

 felicitous way. After congratulating 

 meinbeis njion the re]ircsentativo attend- 

 ance. President WoodrufV delivered his 

 address, which was referred to a com- 

 mittee of Ji\e, consisting of Messrs. J. 

 ('. h'obinson. Walter 1'. Stokes, ( ". 11. 

 Hreck, < harles Dickinson and Albert ;\Ic- 

 < nllough, will) at a later hour rcconi- 

 inendeil concuireiice in its \arious recom- 

 mendations. A \(ite of thanks Avas re- 

 turned to the president for his able ad 

 ilress. on tnotion of ( aptain Landreth. 

 The address as far as it refers to the 

 p.arainount issues is printed in full, be 

 ginniiiy on paye 44 of this jiaper. 



New Members Elected. 



New nienilieis elected WCl'e : Kirbx' 1!. 



White, Detroit, .Mi(di.; Cargill Klevator 

 < '()., Minueaiiolis, .Minn.; Ivlwin i '. I'cill/.. 

 TiOuis\ille, K\.. .•nid D. H. (iiirne\-. ^■;^lk 

 ton, S. D. ; i.yons If, Williams, of Will- 

 iams Sect ( o.. .Norfolk. Ya.: II. A. ; 

 S(ailtlior|ie. Port llojie. ()n1.; .Xortheiii ' 

 Seed <■..., Valley City. .\. I). j 



The Year's Figures. | 



C, I!. Ael|(le| Jpresenteil the l^i j| low i II e 



lepert^ a^ --ecretary and treasiircT: 



T(it;il lneliibei>!ii|i. .luiie, I'.llls, 1.")."; ' 

 recei\ei| iiitii liienibel'ship at the l;ist cioi- 

 \('lltinii, :i tut;i| (if twehe; llleiil berslii pS 

 dro|iped, I'aih'd .-ilid resieneil, tutal li\i': ! 

 net gain. ~-e\eli. with a ]ili'-eilt liiellliier- 



ship (it' I(;l'. j 



Treasurer's Report for 1909. I 



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l-'rcin mil i;i I ii.n i. .s s :;,'iO.(.:> 



I'niiii piiciiiliii>lii|r diir^ l.H.'i.oii 



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Watson S. Woodruff. 



(President Amei lean Seed Trade Association.) 



i)isr.ri!si:.\ii;NTs. 



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Various Reports. 



The auditing committee, j'. W. P>ol 

 L:iaiiii, S. i;. Priggs and P>en I', Cunieli, 

 lepdileil the books ill good sli;i|ie and the 

 acciiiint-< ciiii'ect, 



Allieit .McCiilldueli [iresented a report 

 iif the ilelegates to t li(! National P)oard 

 lit Trade. Himself and W. .\tlee P.nrpee 

 had ]i;irt ici|i;ited in imjiort.aiit \voi'k on 

 coinmittees of the National Hoard of 

 Tr.-ide. nil )iostal and other matters nf 

 mutual interest to the two associations. 



C. i;. Kendel ]iresellteil a report of the 

 ileh'Liates 111 the .Nat iiui.al Cnuncil ot' llor- 

 tii-iilture. showing the great \aliie of the 

 wmk of the couikmI to the seed trinle and 

 hurt ii-iilt iiral interests. 



< . I'. Wood, of the conimittee on 

 wei;^lits ;ilii| measures, re.ad ;i letter finni 

 i'. 1!. Ii'iihm.aii and D. < '. Palmer, sub 



ciilliniittee ot' the National < 'unt'erellce nil 



\\'eiuht< .and .Measures, and same w;is 

 tiled w it limit act inn at t his I inie. 



Tile .application nt' l.iiimi'iis Allen tn 



cnlitilllli the melllbershi p n t' C. ],. Alien, 



deceased, was favorably reported by tin 

 membership committee and concurred in 



Federal Seed Legislation. 



(ieorge S. Creen, chairman of the com 

 inittee on seecl legislation, ])rescnted :> 

 I'eport of the committee referring to it- 

 general federal aspect, and Charles .N. 

 Page, \ice(liairman, tiresented a sepa 

 rate report referring to seed legislation 

 in the various states and territories. 



I\lr. Circen's report favored laws tn 

 ))revent the importation of adultcratcii 

 and low grade seeds as for the general 

 good of the trade and the public; In' 

 recommended the i)assagc of a proposetl 

 bill carrying out this idea. With regard 

 to absolute freedom from dodder in the 

 minutest ratio, he felt that a miuimuni 

 percentage should be favored, such a^ 

 Avili not e.xclude commercially valualilc 

 seed in years when a suflicient suppl.- 

 cannot be obtained in this country. The 

 l']uropean screenings should be excludeii 

 from this country. In regard to ]irn 

 liibited seeds, a reasonable margin oi 

 tolerance should be shown. As to germ 

 ination. hiird and fast rules should not b 

 .•idopted. The methods of testing fm 

 ncnnination are so variable, and the n 

 suits of tests \ai'y so nuich in varioii 

 hands, that it really is unreasonable t^ 

 try to enforce,' .a criminal law, the jmnish 

 inent based on such evidence as can 1" 

 jiossible with I'egard to germination n' 

 seeds. Seeds th.'it are above a cerlaii' 

 minimum standard sbrTiild not have to be 

 h'lbeled, for wiiile there are laws ag.'iins' 

 burglary, the seeilsm.'in shoidil imt ha\' 

 to be cninjielled to tag himself ;is not a 

 burglar. ite ileprec.'ited the fact th.ai 

 much of the legislation seemed to bi 

 class in its nature in that it endeavored 



