THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
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auxiliary, for perfectly healthy trees are less liable to infec¬ 
tion or ravages from insects than those which are only in a 
fair state of vigor. In this connection, I commend the 
results of various national and state experimental stations 
to your careful consideration. We can congratulate each 
other that the results have not been more unsatisfactory, 
and let us all resolve to carefully co-operate with each other 
in promoting our welfare and conducting our business in 
such manner as to ensure success. 
“ Unfair Restrictive Legislation.— The quarantine 
and inspection laws first passed by California have been 
adopted by other Pacific coast states, and even Colorado 
has followed in the van. These laws, while passed under 
the guise of quarantine and inspection, really are intended to 
and do place an embargo upon shipments of nursery stock 
into those states. This creates a monopoly for the growers 
there, while excluding even better grown and healthier 
stock than is raised within their states. If these laws were 
amended so as to provide for the appointment of inspectors 
outside of these states at the expense of the shipper, so that 
the seller could have his stock inspected prior to shipment, 
then both buyer and seller could know what to rely upon 
and there would be an element of fairness in such laws, but 
most of us have learned by experience that rejection and 
confiscation is their rule and inasmuch as it would confiscate 
the stock to return it (as it would generally be ruined in 
transit), it operates to prohibit nearly all such commerce 
between the states, and, in fact, inasmuch as stock in those 
states themselves is already infected with the insects and 
fungi which they claim to wish to exclude, it is 
apparent that the primary object is to exclude the importa¬ 
tion, whether healthy or not. I commend this matter to 
your careful consideration, and it is possible that by proper 
effort we might procure amendments as therein suggested. 
“Free Trade Between the States. —Another way to 
eliminate the discriminating features of such laws would be 
to get an act of congress passed, providing for free trade 
between the states, and in such act, make it mandatory that 
states passing such inspection laws upon trees and plants 
shall provide for the inspection of such property outside the 
state at such railroad point as may be designated by parties 
wishing to ship such trees and plants ; the shipper to pay all 
expenses of such inspection at the same rate charged for 
similar service within the state ; then further provide that 
any state law not containing such provisions shall be held 
to have been enacted for the primary object of excluding 
such products from such .state in violation of clause 2 of 
section 10 of article i of the constitution of the United 
States, which provides : 
“ ‘ No state shall, without the consent of congress, lay 
any imposts or duties on imports or exports, except what 
may be absolutely necessary for executing its inspection 
laws.’ 
“ Now it is self-evident that trees and plants can be 
n spected even more thoroughly at the point where grown. 
prior to packing and shipping, and the perishable nature of 
such articles at terminal points makes rejection mean con¬ 
fiscation. I trust you will give this matter the attention 
which its importance demands. 
“ I hope that your deliberations here may be harmoni¬ 
ous, pleasant and profitable, and as we look forward to each 
succeeding meeting, let us vie with each other to make 
these meetings of such paramount interest as to induce all 
nurserymen to become members, whether they attend or 
not. 
“Again, thanking you for the honor conferred upon 
me by choosing me as your president for the past year, I 
will now proceed to the regular order of business, as form¬ 
ulated by your executive committee.” 
The report of the treasurer, N. A. Whitney, showed 
that the gain of surplus over last was $300. There is a 
balance on hand of $1,380. 
J. H. Hale of South Glastonbury, Conn., was an¬ 
nounced to speak on “The Most Profitable Methods of 
Introducing New Fruits.” He said it was a subject se¬ 
lected for him and one which he knew little about. He 
thought all should take a broader view of the question 
than that of mere dollars and cents, and he believed 
there were more of this class among horticulturists and 
nurserymen than any other profession. The large profits 
credited to introducers generally, have usually been 
greatly exaggerated. While there are many thousand 
dollars of fruits to be sold annually, and people like to 
experiment and commercial horticulturists are con¬ 
stantly on the look-out for new things, yet they learned, 
some years ago, to buy sparingly of novelties, and then, 
if suited to their locality, propagate them themselves. 
He was frank to confess that he really did not know 
what the best methods were. 
A committee of vice-presidents composed of one rep¬ 
resentative from each state, was made a committee on 
nominations and to suggest places for the next annual 
meeting. The convention then adjourned for dinner. 
At 2:30 p. m. the committee on nominations pre¬ 
sented the following report which was adopted : Presi¬ 
dent J. H. Hale, South Glastonbury, Conn.; vice-presi¬ 
dent, N. H. Albaugh, Tadmor, Ohio ; treasurer, N. A. 
Whitney, Franklin Grove, Ill.; secretary, George C. 
Seager, Rochester, N. Y.; executive committee, Irving 
Rouse, Rochester, N. Y.; W. J. Peters, Troy, O.; D. S. 
Lake, Shenandoah, O, 
The association decided to hold its next annual con¬ 
vention in Boston. The motion to this effect was re¬ 
considered and Indianapolis was selected as the place of 
meeting in 1895. The date was changed from the first 
Wednesday in June to the second Wednesday in June. 
The attention of the members was called by Mr. Wil¬ 
lard, of Geneva, to the fact that the treasurer, N. A. Whit- 
