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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
Ifn Common Council. 
Editor National Nurseryman : 
We read and appreciite the National Nurseryman, (our 
J. O. Nevins is a regular subscriber). A nurseryman cannot 
invest a dollar to better advantage. We hope to see you 
“ everlastinglv go after” the wholesale nurserymen that send 
out their price list on cards without covers. It is un-business 
like, and injures the retailer. We would much rather any 
wholesaler who cannot afford an envelope for his price list 
would take our name off his mailing list. 
Blue Rapids, Kas., Feb. 27, 1899. Nevin Bros. 
THE PRESIDENT APPROVES. 
The opinion of President A. L. Brooke of the American As¬ 
sociation of Nurserymen, upon the suggestions in this issue 
regarding the coming convention of the Association was asked. 
President Brooke sends the following prompt and cordial 
endorsement : 
Editor National Nurseryman : 
Your favor of 24th inst. is promptly at hand and carefully 
noted. I can assure you I am in perfect accord with the letter 
and spirit of your able editorial. I am certain it is the wish 
of the members of the Association to make the next convention 
of the American Association of Nurserymen the most success¬ 
ful one yet held. I think your idea of the “ Question Box ” 
is a good one. 
I would suggest that a certain part of each day be set apart 
for the proper consideration of these questions ; say a certain 
hour of each day. 
I would also suggest, if permitted, that the morning sessions 
be set apart for any scientific papers we may have the good 
fortune to have presented to the Association. Right here I wish 
to offer the name of Prof. S. J. Hunter of the Kansas State 
University, who has kindly offered me a paper on “ Our Insect 
Friends ; What They Are Doing for Us.” I hereby offer you 
his services. Prof. Hunter will be in Chicago at that time. 
It strikes me with a great deal of force that we could use a 
few papers on purely business propositions to good advantage. 
I also think we could use about three days in convention to good 
advantage ; say meet first at 2 P. M. first day and follow two 
days after. I throw out these ideas at random and will add 
that I am quite ready and willing to do all in my power for 
the success of the convention. I think the immediate future 
for the live nurseryman is bright with prospects and the golden 
fields are awaiting us. The clouds are now hanging low over 
the nurserymen of the West, but even they bear a silver lining 
if we will but aid in parting them. 
With best wishes for success I remain 
Yours truly, A. L. Brooke. 
N. Topeka, Kan., Feb. 27. 1899 
RENEWALS ARE DUE. 
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newals will ensure receipt of the official trade journal 
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If tom Darious points. 
A bill has been passed by the Indiana legislature providing 
for inspection of nursery stock within the state and prohibit¬ 
ing railroad companies from handling nurseTy stock upon 
which there is no certificate. 
F. H. Stannard, Ottawa, Kans., writes concerning the com¬ 
ing meeting at Chicago: “ We believe that the meeting will be 
one of unusual interest on account of the advance in prices of 
a good many kinds of nursery stock.” 
The Corning Nursery Co., Corning, la., has been dissolved. 
It is not yet decided what will be done to close up the busi¬ 
ness. To prevent prices getting into hands outside the trade 
they should be sent to S. W. Morris, Corning, la. 
The third annual meeting of the Vermont Horticultural So¬ 
ciety was held at Burlington, February 21—22. Professor F. 
A. Waugh, secretary-treasurer, T. L. Kinney, of South Hero, 
the president, and others discussed fruit topics. The officers 
were re-elected. 
The following called recently upon Genesee Valley nursery¬ 
men: E. Albertson, Bridgeport, Ind., vice-president of the 
American Association; J. E Killen, representing C. H. Joos- 
ten, New York; F. G. Salkeld, of the L. Green & Son Co, 
Perry, O.; Mr. Chase, of the Alabama Nursery Co. 
The Georgia scale law was published in the January issue 
of the National Nurseryman ; the Georgia regulations for 
nurserymen in the February issue. New bills are pending in 
Kansas, Minnesota, Illinois, Massachusetts, and California. 
Ihe Eastern Nurserymen’s Association sent out to members 
st month the Georgia regulations. 
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Nurserymen with whom we have talked say that they have 
had occasion repeatedly to refer to back numbers of the 
National Nurseryman for information. The index of each 
volume affords ready reference to trade topics. 
Send in your subscription now and get all the numbers of 
the year. Can you afford- to do business without being 
posted ? Send $1.00 by return mail and get the journal regu¬ 
larly. Those who have not renewed their subscriptions are 
not up to date in trade matters. 
MINNESOTA SCALE BILL. 
A long “scale ” bill has been introduced in the Minnesota 
legislature. It has aroused the opposition of nurserymen both 
inside and outside of the state. E. H. S. Dartt, Owatonna, 
Minn., says: “It is not at all likely that it will disgrace the 
statute books of the state.” 
E. M. Sherman, Charles City, la., says the bill provides for 
bonds, license fees, etc., and gives the st?te entomologist far 
too much authority. “ I believe,” says Mr. Sherman,“ that sec¬ 
tion 8 requires a separate inspection of each shipment into the 
state and the small nurserymen of Minnesota may also find 
that it means plenty of trouble for them.” 
