THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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THE EVERGREEN 
A STATUTORY CURIOSITY RELATING TO 
The evergreen is charming, 
In its never fading dress; 
Through summer heat and winter, 
Its green is none the less. 
From it we take a lesson 
How the faithful ones will bless 
By sticking to their color 
And be what they profess. 
St. Louis. Albert E. Vassar. 
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN 
Executive Committee —John H. Dayton, Chairman, Painesvilie, 
Ohio; Thomas B. Meehan, Dresher, Pa.; J. B. Pilkington, Portland, 
Oregon; John Hall, ex-officio, Secretary, Rochester, N. Y. 
Executive Committee —Thomas B. Meehan, Dresher, Pa.; John H. 
Dayton, Painesville, Ohio; J. B. Pilkington, Portland, Ore.; John 
Hall, Rochester, N. Y., Ex-officio. 
Chairmen of Committees 
Transportation —Chas. M. Sizemore, Louisiana, Mo. 
Tariff —Irving Rouse, Rochester, N. Y. 
Legislation East of Mississippi River —Wm. Pitkin, Rochester, N. Y. 
Legislation West of Mississippi River —Peter Youngers, Geneva, Neb 
Co-Operation with Entomologists —L. A. Berckmans, Augusta, Ga. 
Program —C. R. Burr, Manchester, Conn. 
Exhibits —Albert F. Meehan, Dresher, Pa. 
Arrangements and Entertainment —Thos. I. Ilgenfritz, Monroe, 
Michigan; John Hall. Secretary, Rochester, N. Y. 
Publicity and Trade Opportunities —W. G. Campbell, St. Joseph, Mo. 
Editing Report —John Hall, Secretary, Rochester, N. Y. 
Root Knot —E. A. Smith, Lake City, Minn. 
Membership —Will B. Munson, Chairman, Denison, Texas; M. Mc¬ 
Donald, Orenco, Oregon, Pacific Coast States; George A. Marshall, 
Arlington, Nebr., Middle Western States; Harry D. Simpson, Vin¬ 
cennes, Ind., Central States; Paul C. Van Lindley, Pomona, N. C., 
Southeastern States; Albert F. Meehan, Dresher, Pa., Eastern 
States; Charles H. Breck, 55 Franklin St., Boston, Mass., New 
England States. 
STATE AND DISTRICT ASSOCIATIONS. 
American Nurserymen’s Protective Association —President, Irvine 
Rouse, Rochester, N. Y.; secretary, Thomas B. Meehan, Dresher, 
Pa. Meets annually in June. 
American Retail Nurserymen’s Protective Association —President, H 
W. Marshall, Arlington, Nebraska; secretary, Guy A. Bryant, 
Princeton, Ill. Meets annually in June. 
Association of Oklahoma Nurserymen —President, J. A. Lopeman, 
Enid, Oklahoma; secretary, P. W. Vaught, Oldenville, Okla. Next 
meeting during week of State Fair at Oklahoma City, last of Sep¬ 
tember or first of October. 
California Association of Nurserymen —President, Frank H. Wilson, 
Fresno, Cal. Secretary, H. W. Kruckeberg, Los Angeles, Cal. 
Canadian Association of Nurserymen —President, E. D. Smith, Win¬ 
ona; secretary, C. C. R. Morden, Niagara Falls, Ont. 
Connecticut Nurseryman’s Association —President, Walter E. Camp¬ 
bell, New Haven, Conn.; secretary, F. L. Thomas, Manchester, 
Conn. 
Idaho Nurserymen’s Association —President, Anton Diedricksen, Pay¬ 
ette Idaho; secretary, J. F. Litooy, Boise, Idaho. No definite time 
has been set for next meeting. Probably in July at Boise, Idaho. 
Mississippi Nurserymen’s Association —President, Theodore Bechtel, 
Ocean Springs, Mississippi; Vice-President, S. W. Crowell. Rose- 
acres, Mississippi; Sec’y-Treas., R. W. Harned, Agr. College. 
National Association of Retail Nurserymen —President, E. S. Osborne, 
Rochester, N. Y.; secretary, F. E. Grover, Rochester, N. Y. 
New England Nurserymen’s Association —President, Harlan P. Kel¬ 
sey, Salem, Mass.; Secretary, Charles Adams, Springfield, Mass. 
Annual meeting held on the last Tuesday in February. 
New York State Nurserymen’s Association —President, E. S. Osborne, 
Rochester, N. Y.; secretary, H. B. Phillips, Rochester, New York 
Next meeting September. Probably at Utica. 
Ohio Nurserymen’s Association —President, W. N. Scarff, New Car¬ 
lisle, O.; secretary, W. B. Cole, Painesville, O. 
Oregon—Washington Association of Nurserymen —President, C. F. 
Breilhaup, Richland, Wash.; secretary, C. A. Tonneson, Tacoma, 
Wash. 
Pacific Coast Association of Nurserymen —President J. Vallance, 
Oakland, Cal; secretary-treasurer, C. A. Tonneson, Tacoma, 
Wash. Place of next meeting to be deciaed later. 
Pennsylvania Nurserymen’s Association — President, William 
Warner Harper, Andorra, Philadelphia. Secretary, Henry T. 
Moon, Morrisville, Penna. . 
Southern Nurserymen’s Association —President, Milton Moss, 
Huntsville, Ala.; secretary-treasurer, A. I. Smith, Knoxville, 
Tenn. Next meeting Hendersonville, N. C. 
Tennessee Nurserymen’s Association —President, .1. H. Austin. An¬ 
tioch, Tenn. Secretary-Treasurer, G. M. Bentley, Knoxville, 
Texas Nurserymen's Association —President, C. K. Phillips, Rock¬ 
dale, Texas; secretary-treasurer, J. M. Ramsey, Austin, Texas. 
Western Association of Nurserymen— President C. C. Mayhew. 
Sherman, Texas; secretary-treasurer, E. J. Holman, Leavenworth, 
Kan. Meets annually second Wednesday in December. 
INSPECTION OF NURSERY STOCK 
A nurseryman of Iowa shipped a car load of nursery 
stock lo a point in Montana. He notified the state horti¬ 
culturist and fruit inspector in order that the goods 
might he inspected. The goods were found to be in a 
healthy condition, and free from disease, insects, or 
other pests, but, acting upon the advice of the state horti¬ 
culturist and upon his own judgment, the inspector de¬ 
clined to issue any certificates of inspection, solely upon 
the ground that the nurseryman had not procured a li¬ 
cense to engage in the nursery business, and had not 
filed a bond with the state horticulturist as required by 
the state laws. One of the holdings of the Supreme 
Court of Montana in Welch v. Dean, 141 Pacific Reporter, 
548, was that as the law made it the duty of the inspector 
to attach a certificate of inspection to each lot or hill of 
trees, grafts, plants, scions, etc., if found free from any 
and all diseases and pests, as designated by the state 
hoard of horticulture, he had no discretion to exercise, 
his duty being imperative; the court in addition saying 
that “the failure or refusal of plaintiff to take out a li¬ 
cense or provide a bond furnished no excuse whatever 
for the inspector's failure to grant him proper certificates 
of inspection. In other words, the failure of plaintiff to 
obey the law, if such it was, did not justify the inspector 
in violating it.” The statute, so far as it related to a hor¬ 
ticultural license, was held to he one of the curiosities of 
the law, as it prohibited any one engaging in the nursery 
business without a license, yet neglected to provide for 
issuing the license .—The Times, Chester, Pa. 
DAMAGE TO PINE SEEDS FROM DISINFECTANTS. 
A study of the effects upon seeds and roots of disin¬ 
fectants used to prevent the damping off disease has just 
been published by the U. S. Department of Agriculture as 
a professional paper under the title of “Injury by Disin¬ 
fectants to Seeds and Roots in Sandy Soils.” Experi¬ 
ments show that the use of sulphuric, hydrochloric, and 
nitrate acids, or of copper sulphate, will not injure dor¬ 
mant pine seed, hut in some soils will kill the root tips of 
germinating seedlings immediately after germination. In 
consequence these disinfectants can only he employed by 
persons able to recognize and prevent such injury. In¬ 
jury to pine seedlings can he prevented by very frequent 
watering during the germinating period. This watering 
does not prevent the killing of annual weeds in seed beds 
treated with these disinfectants. The addition of lime 
to the soil shortly after it has been treated with the acid 
prevents injury to both pine and weed seedlings. I he 
use of lime is not desirable in the case of pine, hut may 
result in making possible the use of acid as a disinfectant 
for truck crop seed beds. Formaldehyde and mercuric 
chloride must he used several days before seed sowing it 
at all. 
“You will please discontinue our 44 page adv., as we 
are selling out close and do not want it to run any longer. 
It has done us good service. Marble City Nub. Go., 
Tenn. 
