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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
The National N urseryman. 
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 ol 
all kinds. It circulates throughout the United States and Canada. 
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. 
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AHERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. 
President, Theodore J. Smith, Geneva, N. Y.; vice president, N. W. 
Hale, Knoxville, Tenu.; secretary, George C. Seager, Rochester, 
N. Y.; treasurer, C. L. Yates, Rochester, N. Y. 
Executive Committee—Irving Rouse, Rochester, N. Y.; C. L. Watrous, Des 
• Moines, la.; E. Albertson, Bridgeport, Ind. 
Committee on Transportation—Theo lore J. Smith, ex-officio, chairman ; A. L. 
Brooke, N. Topeka, Kan.; William Pitkin, Rochester, N. Y.; Peter Youngers, 
Geneva, Neb.; N. W. Hale, Knoxville, Tenn. 
Committee on Legislation—C. L. Watrous, Des Moines, la.; N. H. Albaugli, 
Phoneton, O.: Silas Wilson, Atlantic, la.; Charles J. Brown, Rochester, N.Y.; 
Robert C. Berckmans, Augusta, Ga. 
Committee on Tariff—Irving Rouse, Rochester, N. Y.; J. J. Harrison, Paines- 
ville, O.; Thomas B. Meehan, Germantown, Pa. 
Annual convention for 1901—At Niagara Falls, N. Y., June 12-13. 
Entered in the Post Office at Rochester, as second-class mail matter. 
Rochester, N. Y., July, 1900. 
THE CONVENTION. 
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the American Association 
of Nurserymen was observed appropriately, profitably and 
pleasantly at the Chicago Beach Hotel, Chicago, June 13th 
and 14th. The attendance was estimated at 250, the largest in 
the history of the Association. Most of the principal nursery 
firms of the country were represented, notably by the senior 
members, though there were also more than the usual number 
of young men present. 
Routine business occupied most of the time at the sessions 
of the convention, and considerable time was allowed between 
the sessions for one of the most popular features of the annual 
meetings—the social and trade intercourse in and about the 
hotel lobbies. 
Aside from the question box, which we advocated, the prin¬ 
cipal discussion of the convention was caused by the report of 
the committee on legislation. This discussion developed the 
fact that, as much as opinions may differ regarding the San 
Jose scale question, constant watchfulness over the nursery in¬ 
terests where legislation is proposed is of the greatest impor¬ 
tance. It should be borne in mind that the agitation for a 
federal bill governing the transportation of nursery stock was 
not initiated by the nurserymen. The propositions advanced 
at a meeting of entomologists in Washington in 1897 were 
promptly and fully reported in the National Nurseryman. 
From that date to the present time there has been a series of 
conferences and amendments, and the cost to the nurserymen, 
$r,2oo, is the price of preventing the placing upon the United 
States statutes of a law that would practically have barred the 
transaction of nursery business along certain lines. 
The work of the legislative committeee was highly praised 
at the convention last month. No abler members could have 
been chosen, said one of the speakers, and after full discussion 
the motion to recommend to the new president the advisibility of 
continuing the committee with the addition of Robert C. Berck¬ 
mans, of Georgia, was adopted with but a single dissenting 
vote. Chairman Watrous of the committee voiced the senti¬ 
ment of the Association when he suggested the advisability of 
keeping in existence a committee on legislation, not necessarily 
for pushing through a bill to govern the transportation of nur¬ 
sery stock, but to be ready to oppose vigorously any attempt 
to secure the enactment of a law that would work so great in¬ 
jury to the nursery interests as would the bill proposed by the 
last two congresses, and which was defeated only through the 
persistent efforts of the Association’s committee. 
In view of the evident intention of the Pacific coast repre¬ 
sentatives to continue the agitation for such a law as the nur¬ 
serymen do not want, and in the light of recent experience, it 
is suggested that it would be advisable for the American Asso¬ 
ciation to secure the introduction of a bill in the form agreed 
upon by nurserymen, horticulturists and entomologists, early 
in the next session of congress and there let it stand to await 
developments. Such action would not require a visit to Wash¬ 
ington and would entail no expense. Chairman Watrous has 
the documents and can prepare the bill. 
The advantages of organization in trade interests is well 
illustrated by the experience through which the American 
Association has passed in connection with the federal scale 
bill. 
FAVORS WHARF EXAMINATION. 
Frederick W. Kelsey, New York City, is strongly in favor of 
a wharf examination < f imported nursery stock by customs 
officials and opposes the system of sending stock to public 
store for examination. 
“My own records,” he says, “indicate that there has betn an 
average delay of about five days in each instance of such por¬ 
tions of the different consignments as have been sent to pub¬ 
lic store, which I have been informed is substantially the same 
average experience that others have had since the first of 
January in this respect.” 
The committee' of the American Association, composed of 
Thomas J. Meehan, of Pennsylvania; J. J. Harrison, of Ohio; 
and Theodore J. Smith, of New York, presented a full report 
on this subject at the Chicago convention. The report is pub¬ 
lished in another column. It was adopted unanimously by the 
convention, at which several importers were present As stated 
in the report, there are several conflicting opinions as to the 
