THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
eas, This insect is sure death to apple, pear, peach, plum, 
ges, and shade trees, but if energetic measures are applied and at 
me, while this insect is still upon the young trees, it can be stamped 
out, and its further introduction upon diseased stock by unscrupulous 
dealers prohibited ; and, 
Whereas, It is known that in some states whole orchards and parks 
have been destroyed, and that one nursery firm in a neighboring state, 
whose stock is infected, is now mailing broadcast their catalogues 
offering fruit and ornamental trees at sacrifice prices to prospective 
planters; and 
Whereas, There is no law in this state as there is in other states to 
protect the fruit interests of the state against unscrupulous parties, 
and no adequate authority for stamping out this insidious enemy and 
prevent the loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars invested in the 
commercial orchards of the state ; therefore, be it 
Resolved, That we, the members of the Illinois State Horticultural 
Society, in annual convention assembled, realizing that we stand upon 
the brink of an impending crisis in the destruction of the fruit inter¬ 
ests of the state, and regretting the failure of the general assembly 
at its regular session to pass adequate legislation, do most earnestly 
petition his excellency, Governor Tanner, to amend his call for a 
special session so that the general assembly may be authorized to enact 
such legislation as shall adequately protect the farmers and fruit 
growers of Illinois against this deadly enemy. 
Resolved, further, That a committee of this association be appointed 
to wait upon Governor Tanner and present to him these resolutions, 
and ask his favorable consideration thereof immediately, in view of the 
existing emergency. 
J. V. Cotta, Amboy; L. R. Bryant, Princeton, C. H 
Webster, Centralia; E. A. Reihl, Alton; L. F. Dittleman, 
Belleville, won all the prizes for fruit displayed. R. Morrill, 
Benton Harbor, Mich., read a paper on spraying. Archie M. 
Augustine, Normal, read a paper on “ The Nurseryman in 
Horticulture.” 
The following officers were elected : President, H. M. 
Dunlap of Savoy ; vice president, H. A. Aldrich of Neoga ; 
secretary, L. R. Bryant, of Princeton, and treasurer, J. M. 
Stanton, of Richview. 
THE NORTHWEST. 
The fifth annual meeting of the Northwestern Fruit Growers 
Association was held in connection with the annual mr eting 
of the Oregon State Horticultural Society, at Portland, Ore , 
January 12-14. President N. G. Blalock, of the Fruit Growers 
Association delivered his annual address in which he sa d : 
“There is no limit to the possibilities of our fruit production, 
when insect and fungoid trouble are handled with energy, 
guided by science. We can furnish the nations of the earth 
with fruit, as we do with bread and meat.” 
H. B. Miller read a paper on “ Laws for the Protection of 
the Fruit Industry ” in which he said : “ We have horti¬ 
cultural laws in Oregon, and yet I doubt if there is a state in 
the Union where injurious diseases and pests are doing more 
damage, and at the same time being combatted less, than here. 
Of 100 apple orchards visited this fall only ten had been 
sprayed and all were infected with either scale, apple scab 
canker, moth, or other forms of disease and pests. The loss 
to the state this year by these enemies was not less than 
$150,000. Throughout tr.e Williamette valley the loss of the 
apple crop was not less than 75 per cent. In the face of this 
dreadful economic waste many persons are found who ab¬ 
solutely refuse to spray.” An interesting feature of the 
Josephine county exhibit was the display of A. H. Carson, of 
Applegate river, seven miles from Grant’s Pass, whose ranch 
produces such a novel combination of crops as golden nuggets 
and fruit. Mr. Carson has, on adjacent pieces of land, a rich 
placer claim and a fine orchard. During the four winter 
months, when water is plentiful, he works the former, and has 
taken out many fine nuggets, one secured a little farther up in 
the same gulch being valued at $500, and in the summer he 
produces the equivalent of the golden metal in apples and 
dried fruits of all descriptions. 
William Crow, of Merlin, is the possessor of another such 
ranch, having a quartz mine located beside his peach orchard. 
About $8,000 per year is taken out by two men. 
A placard announced that there is not a codlin moth in 
Lincoln county. S. G. Irvin, of Newport, who was in charge 
of the exhibit, proudly stated that this season’s crop of apples 
was 10,000 bushels, and that the growers would give $r apiece 
for every worm found in them. A clever theory is advanced 
to explain why the climate of that section is not salubrious 
for the codlin moth and his family connections. The county 
is located west of the coast range, and has constant moist 
breezes from the sea. The leaves of the trees have a slight 
salty taste, due to this cause, and the eggs of the pest, which 
are usually deposited on the leaf, do not seem to develop in 
such a briny location. 
The following officers were elected: President, N. G. 
Blalock, Walla Walla; secretary, J. S. Bolster, Spokane; 
treasurer, W. S. Offner, Walla Walla ; vice-president, for 
Oregon, E. L. Smith, Hood River ; for Washington, Frank 
Wheeler, Yakima; for Idaho, A. E. Gibson, Caldwell ; for 
British Columbia, T. A. Sharp. 
It was decided to hold next year’s meeting at Spokane. 
WESTERN NEW YORK. 
At the meeting of the Western New York Horticultural 
Society in Rochester, January 26-27, the following resolutions 
were adopted : 
Resolved, That it is the sense of this body in convention assembled, 
that the threatened danger to the fruit-growing interests of this state 
by the San Jose scale, is so great as to demand immediate action upon 
the part of the commissioner of agriculture and legislature of this state, 
in passing and enforcing such laws as will prevent the further intro¬ 
duction of this pest, and effect the extermination of it wherever it has 
already a foothold. Further, be it 
Resolved, That the president of this society name a committee of three 
as a committee on legislation, who shall interest themselves in the pass¬ 
age of such measures and whose expenses shall be paid by this society. 
That said committee, upon the framing of such measures as may be 
regarded as effective in accomplishing the end sought, submit same to 
the president of this society and Professor W. H. Jordan, of the Genev a 
Experiment Station, for their approval. 
Professor M. V. Slingerland of Ithaca, gave an illustrated 
lecture on “Bugs From a Bug Standpoint.” It was a most 
interesting talk and presented in a unique manner. The pro¬ 
fessor had a very large bug, an artificial one as large as a big 
turtle. The bug was made to talk and said many strange 
things, among others that there were over 300,000 different 
kinds of him but that only 30,000 had gotten to this country 
yet. However, they are coming in at the rate of 7,000 new 
kinds each year. 
“You fruit growers have got to fight bugs and you may as 
well find out all about them,” said the speaker. 
“ Can we ever hope to exterminate the San Jose in the East 
or even in New York state? I answer most emphatically no. 
There are no facts to warrant the hope that the scale can be 
exterminated in a single orchard, except the trees be burned. 
But I believe that those fruit-growers who now successfully 
combat the canker-worm, the pear psylla and plum curculio, 
will be equally as successful in dealing with this new pest, but 
they must first make themselves acquainted with the insect 
itself and its works.” 
