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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
The National N urseryman. 
C. L. YATES, Proprietor. RALPH T. OLCOTT, Editor. 
PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY 
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305 Cox Building, Rochester, N. Y. 
The only trade journal issued for Growers and Dealers in Nursery Stock of 
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Rochester, N. Y., January, 1897. 
IMPORTANT TO NURSERYMEN. 
Part of the programme presented by the Section on Ento¬ 
mology of the American Association of Agricultural Colleges 
and Experiment Stations, which met in Washington, D. C., 
November ro-13, will be of interest to nurserymen and dealers. 
It was furnished The National Nurseryman by the sec¬ 
retary. 
Speaking of the Virginia scale law, Professor W. B. Alwood 
of Blacksburgh, Va., said that after its passage systematic in¬ 
spection was begun and ten different premises on which the 
San Jose scale was found were located the first two days. The 
inspection of nurseries and orchards has been vigorously 
pushed this season, and it is now thought that most of the in¬ 
fested districts are known. The scale has been found in some 
nurseries; but the infested stock has all been destroyed. Most 
of the infested places are at points widely separated and only 
two or three are considered serious. I'he history of each case 
has been worked out, and in every instance the pest was 
found to have been introduced on nursery stock from New 
Jersey, Maryland, Georgia and Louisiana. The powers given 
to the inspector are found to be ample ; but on account of the 
lack of funds the work is very much handicapped. 
Referring to the Maryland law, Professor W. G. Johnson 
.said it was not perfect in every detail, but with a few altera¬ 
tions and modifications it would meet the requirements peculiar 
to the state. The present condition of nurseries was reviewed, 
the details of which were printed in the December issue of this 
journal. 
Professor Alwood offered the following resolution, which 
was unanimously adopted : 
Whereas, In consideration of the fact of the recent alarming spread 
of the San Jose scale in the Atlantic and middle states, and the further 
fact that we believe its suppression can only be accomplished by care¬ 
fully framed laws which should be enacted in the several states, there¬ 
fore be it 
Resolved. That the Section on Entomology of the American Asso¬ 
ciation of Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations endorses the 
principle of special legislation for the suppression of this pest; 
Resolved, That a committee of ten be created, with Dr. L. 0. 
Howard, chief of the Division of Entomology U. S. Department of 
Agriculture, as chairman, which shall carefully prepare such memoranda 
as they deem best in relation to legislation dealing with the pest, and 
when so prepared this matter shall be submitted to the authorities of 
the several states concerned for such action as the legislatures thereof 
may choose to take; 
Resolved. That it is the sense of this section that state inspection for 
the control and prevention of the dissemination of this pest upon 
nursery stock is imperative. 
The following committee was appointed; Dr. L. O. Howard, 
U. S. entomologist, Washington, D. C., chairman; Professor 
W. B. Alwood, Blacksburg, Va.; Prof. W. G. Johnson, College 
Park, Md.; Professor F. A. Sirrine, Geneva, (Long Island 
Station) N. Y.; Dr. J. B. Smith New Brunswick, N. J.; Dr. J. 
A Lintner, Albany, N. Y.; Professor F. M. Webster, Wooster, 
Ohio; Dr. G. G. Groff, Lewisburg, Pa.; Dr. A. D. Hopkins, 
Morgantown, W. Va., and Professor G. H. Powell, Newark, 
Del. 
Dr. Howard has now on file in his office the opinions of all 
the members of this committee. He has received many valu¬ 
able letters from other entomologists and a number of nursery¬ 
men on this subject. He is anxious to obtain as much inform¬ 
ation as possible and would like to have the opinions of many 
nurserymen who are interested in the question of legislation 
against insect pests. The data obtained in this way will be 
carefully scanned, and it is hoped a draft of a law may be 
obtained that will be universally satisfactory. 
WESTERN WHOLESALERS. 
The fourteenth semi-annual meeting of the Western Associa¬ 
tion of Wholesale Nurserymen was held at Kansas City, Mo., 
December 15th. The meeting was called to order by H. R. 
Blair, vice-president. 
Letters of regret at being unable to attend were read from 
Stark Bros., W. F. Heikes, Jewell Nursery Co., and D. S. Lake. 
The following officers were elected : President, A. L. 
Brooke, North Topeka, Kan.; vice-president, R. H. Blair, 
Kansas City, Mo.; secretary and treasurer, U. B. Pearsall, 
Lansing, Kan.; executive committee, A. Willis, Ottawa, Kan.; 
Peter Youngers, Jr., Geneva, Neb.; E. S Welsh, Shenandoah, 
la.; J. L. Bagby, New Haven, Mo., and W. F. Heikes, Hunts¬ 
ville, Ala. 
The committee on application of Stoner & Bruce to become 
members of this association, (appointed at last meeting), re¬ 
ported favorably upon the application and upon ballot the firm 
was unanimously admitted to membership. 
A new committee on tariff on imported nursery stock was 
appointed consisting of three members : A. L. Brooke, chair¬ 
man, F. H. Stannard and Peter Youngers, Jr. 
A long interchange of views was had over the present freight 
tariff on nursery stock in carloads, which illustrated the im¬ 
portance of being extremely careful in billing in order to 
obtain class “B ” rates. Release should also be made on all 
billing in order to avoid extra charges as provided by the 
tariff schedules, (to $5.00 per cwt.) Mr. Brooke, member of 
