DELUDING THE PUBLIC— KILLING THE TRADE. 



BRINGING THE SEED, PLANT AND TREE TRADE INTO DISREPUTE. 

 FOR THESE THINGS AND MORE, ARE THE INTRODUCERS OF PSEUDO-NOVELTIES RESPONSIBLE. 

 TRADE SOCIETIES, STEP INTO THE LINE OF REFORM AND DRIVE THE RASCALS OUT ! 



The legitimate seedsmen, nurserymen and florists names. The matter has readied a point wliere a 



have felt for j-ears the disgrace which has attached powerful effort must be made to stop the illegiti- 



itself to them by reason of the introduction of old mate work. All of the trade societies will meet be- 



plants, seeds and trees under new and deceptive fore another season opens, and as a suggestion by 



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I WHEREAS, The obnoxious practice of in- | 



1 troducing old varieties of seeds, plants and trees 1 



1 under new and fanciful names is bringing dis- 1 



I grace on the honorable trade, and causing a /all- g 



y ing off in their bust /less; and zvhereas, tlie buy- | 



1 ing public are coming to look upon the trade as 1 



1 irresponsible frauds, by reason of the action of J 



1 unprincipled dealers in the trade, be it thcrejore 1 - 



I RESOL I ED, That this Society cause to be | 



1 printed a complete and accurate list of its mem- 1 



1 bers, such list to be published at sucli time in such 1 



I papers and magazines as the Society shall deem J 



i best. That the Jiorticultural press be requested 1 



1 to call the attention of its readers to the exist- 1 



I ence op said list, and to the fact that it may be s 



1 had ivithout charge, upon application to the propei- 1 



1 officers of this Society. And be it further 1 



I RESOLJED, That if any member of this | 



I Society shall adz'ertise, offer, sell, or cause to be 1 ' 



g advertised, offered or sold, any known variety of % 



1 plant under a new name, such member s name | 



1 shall at once be stricken from the a foresaid' list, 1 



1 and the offending member be warned, suspended, 1 



1 and if persistent in liis selling of such so-called 1 



i novelties," be fnally expelled from this Society. 1 



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the adoption of which, modified or enlarged, it may ation of the by daw committees of the Society of 



be possible to bring about the needed reform, The American Nurserymen, the Society of American 



American Garden respectfully submits the accom- Florists and the Seed Trade Association at their 



panying preamble and resolutions for the consider- meetings during the present summer. 



