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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
The National Nurseryman, 
C. L. YATES, Proprietor. RALPH T. OLCOTT, Editor. 
PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY 
The National Nurseryman Publishing Co., 
305 Cox Building, Rochester, n. Y. 
The only trade journal issued for Growers and Dealers in Nursery Stock of 
all kinds. It circulates throughout the United States and Canada. 
SUBSCRIPTION RATES. 
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Six Months.50 
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to the date of issue. 
Payment in advance required for foreign advertisements. 
Correspondence from all points and articles of interest to 
nurserymen and horticulturists are cordially solicited. 
Entered in the Post-Office at Rochester, N. Y,, as second ciass matter. 
Rochester, N. Y., April, 1894. 
DISEASED NURSERY STOCK. 
Regarding the quarantine by the state of California against 
trees infected with insect or fungous pest, it may be stated 
that the object of the law is primarily to prevent the im.por- 
tation of fruits, trees, shrubs, plants and seeds from Europe, 
Australia, China, South Sea Islands, South and Central 
America. But it is a fact that the law has been made to 
apply to trees and shrubs shipped into the state from the 
eastern states. Alexander Craw recommends that fumig-at- 
ing houses be established at such railroad stations as re¬ 
ceive shipments of fruit trees and fruit packages. Judge 
McKinley has pronounced upon the validity of the Califor¬ 
nia quarantine law. It is believed by conservative fruit¬ 
growers in California that the importance of such regulations 
in certain other states cannot be overestimated and that 
Florida especially needs some such quarantine law. Al¬ 
though the climate of California and Florida differs from 
that of the northern states, and the West Indian and South 
and Central American species imported will in many cases 
not spread to the northward, there are still a number of 
species which, though tropical or subtropical in origin, are 
potential pests of temperate regions as well. The whole 
country therefore is more or less interested in this question. 
That there have been determined efforts to cope with 
diseases in nursery stock in the East as well as in the West 
is evidenced by the extensive report of D. G. Fairchild assis¬ 
tant pathologist of the United States Department of Agricul¬ 
ture. Mr. Fairchild conducted a series of experiments at 
the great nursery center of Geneva, N. Y. Much of value 
to nurserymen of the country was deduced from those ex¬ 
periments and encouragement was giv^en to continue the 
investigation. The production of sound nursery stock is 
the aim of all reputable nurserymen. The laws which are 
being formulated in various sections of the country will re¬ 
quire, and the interests of the grower and dealer in nursery 
stock will demand the best that can be produced. 
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION MEETING. 
The nineteenth annual meeting of the American 
Association of Nurserymen will be held at Niagara 
Falls on the first Wednesday in June. It is expected 
that there will be an unusually large attendance. 
Every effort is being made to insure a successful 
meeting. There have already been promised papers 
and discussions by William C. Barry, P. J. Berck- 
mans. Professor L. H. Bailey, Irving Rouse, C. L. 
Watrous, N. H. Albaugh, S. M. Emery, Charles Little, 
Charles A. Green, George A. Sweet. This list will be 
extended. The conditions of the nursery business in 
the East, West, North and South will be discussed by 
prominent nurserymen from each of those sections. It 
is expected that reduced railroad rates will be secured. 
The location is comparatively central and all nursery¬ 
men should make a special effort to attend. The mem¬ 
bership fee, $2, should be sent at once to the secretary, 
George C. Seager, Rochester, N. Y. 
Among other subjects which the Northwestern Nursery 
Association, recently formed, will take up are the study of cli¬ 
mate conditions in the different sections of the Northwest, 
the soil and its adaptation to certain fruits and the best methods 
for the extirpation of the fruit pests from the nurseries, which 
are becoming more and more numerous every year. This 
association will be a valuable aid to the boards of horticul¬ 
ture in each of the states included, for the purpose of intro¬ 
ducing into all orchards clean, healthful and vigorous trees. 
An important work before the association is to expose any 
firm which is careless in filling orders with inferior stock, 
or in mixing varieties so that labeled trees are not true to 
name. 
The statement of E. F. Babcock in another column 
regarding the effect of insects upon the fruit crop of the 
country during the last two years, while but one of many 
calling attention to the results of this pest, is of particular 
interest by reason of his opportunity to observe the general 
effect. Mr. Babcock urges that legislative action be taken 
at once to protect the orchards of the country. He cites 
the summary manner in which efforts are being made to 
stamp out tuberculosis among cattle, whole herds falling 
under the knife of the state inspectors, and suggests that 
similar determined action be taken with reference to dis¬ 
eased orchards. 
There are lively reports of the progress of orchard 
planting in Colorado. Evidently the nurserymen have been 
