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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
act ) (any one or more of sections-to-, inclu¬ 
sive’! or any rule or regulation promulgated under 
this act. shall he guilty oi a misdemeanor and on con¬ 
viction thereof shall be fined the sum of not less than 
$25.00 nor more than $500.00 for each offense. 
Section 26 .—It shall be the duty of each (District Attor¬ 
ney) (County Attorney) to whom the Board shall pres¬ 
ent. satisfactory evidence of violation of any provision 
of (this act) (sections - to -, inclusive) to 
prosecute without delay such violations in the proper 
court. 
Section 27. —Appropriations, fees, gifts or other support 
of the horticultural inspection service (a local matter). 
Section 28 .— (This act) (sections-to-, inclusive) 
shall take effect and be in force from and after pas¬ 
sage and approval (and publication)] (date). 
SOUTHERN NURSERYMEN MEET 
The eighteenth Annual Convention of the Southern 
Nurserymen’s Association was held at Hendersonville. 
N. C.. August 25 to 27th. St. John Hotel being head¬ 
quarters. 
The following program and a good attendance made 
the convention a very interesting one. 
Invocation—Rev. K. W. Cothran. Hendersonville. N. C. 
Welcome to Hendersonville—R. N. Willcox. President. 
The Greater Hendersonville Club. Hendersonville. N. C. 
Response—A. W. Newson. Huntsville. Ala. 
President’s Address—Milton Moss. Huntsville. Ala. 
Secretary-Treasurer's Report—A. I. Smith. Knoxville. 
Tenn. 
“The War and Business.”—Chas. T. Smith. Concord. 
Ga. 
“The Open Question.”—Jefferson Thomas. The Thomas 
Advertising Service. Jacksonville. Fla. 
“Prices.”—Miss E. B. Drake. Winchester. Tenn. 
Thursday Morning 9 o’clock, August 26th. 
“Should we dispose of our surplus stock through de¬ 
partment stores at prices below cost of production, and 
what effect will it have on our future sales?”—J. F. 
Donaldson. Sparta. Kv. 
“Pecan Talk.”—James Brodie. Biloxi. Miss. 
“The propagation of coniferous evergreens from cut¬ 
tings.”—Thomas A. McBeth. Springfield. Ohio. 
“What co-operation has done for Catawba County. 
North Carolina.”—W. J. Shuford. Hickory Seed Co., 
Hickory. N. C. 
“Broad-leaved evergreens for the South.”—R. C. 
Berckmans. Augusta. Ga. 
“My Method of Propagating Pecans.”—W. C. Reed. 
Vincennes. Indiana. 
Thursday Afternoon, 2 o’clock, August 26th. 
“Nurserymen co-operating with entomologists.” —E. 
L. Worsham. State Entomologist. Atlanta. Ga. 
“A fair deal for the other fellow.”—O. W. Fraser, 
Huntsville. Ala. 
“Citrus Canker.”—R. C. Simpson. Monticello. Fla. 
“Our Agents.”—A. I. Smith. Knoxville. Tenn. 
“Should the wholesaler help the retailer in disposing of 
surplus stock this season, and how?”—O. Joe Howard. 
Pomona, N. C. 
“Garden Roses.”—Sam W. Crowell. Roseacres. Miss. 
Friday Morning, 9 o’clock, August 27th. 
“The re-organized National Association.”—J. R. May- 
hew. Waxahachie. Texas. 
“Selected”—E. W. Chattin. Winchester. Tenn. 
“Selected”—C. M. Griffing. Macclenny. Fla. 
“Address”—Prof. G. M. Bentley. Knoxville, Tenn. 
“What they did at the Detroit Convention.”—H. R. 
Chase, Chase, Alabama. 
Election of new officers and selection of next meeting 
place: unfinished business; resolutions; adjournment. 
Many of the visiting nurserymen took advantage of 
the proximity to the Biltmore Estate to inspect the won¬ 
derful collection of plants there and were well repaid for 
their trouble. 
CONNECTICUT NURSERYMEN S ANNUAL OUTING 
The morning of August 19th. 1915. dawned bright and 
clear here and everything looked good to the members 
of the Connecticut Nurserymen’s Association, their bet¬ 
ter half’s, and enthusiastic friends, as they motored to 
the Annual Summer Outing, held this year at Lake Corn- 
pounce. 
On arrival at this beautiful summer resort the autos 
were parked, greetings exchanged, after which a base¬ 
ball game was played with Messrs. Burr and Campbell 
as captains. Burr’s team, nicknamed the “Berberry 
Thunbergiis” were defeated by Campbell’s “Forsythias” 
by a large margin. The features of the game were 
Burr’s coaching. Hunt’s batting. Hoyt’s catching. Camp¬ 
bell’s pitching and Wilson’s stealing bases. Dinner was 
partaken of. after which the party visited the points of 
scenic interest about the Lake, grounds and Mountain. A 
short business session was called later on. and one new 
member added to the Association. 
All present voted it a most enjoyable occasion. 
August 5. 1915. 
Editor National Nurseryman:— 
With reference to fall shipments of azaleas and other 
Belgian plants, which were under embargo by the British 
authorities, we are pleased to be able to now advise you 
definitely that shipments will arrive this fall on schedule 
time from Belgium, unless the German authorities inter¬ 
vene or the progress of the war disrupts the present ar¬ 
rangements. 
The plan worked out is that permits are given by the 
British authorities to individual Belgian shippers, when 
proof is submitted that the stock is of Belgian origin and 
production, for Belgian interests,, and that the enemies of 
Great Britain do not get any revenue or benefit from the 
sales. The proceeds of the sales remain in control of 
the British authorities so long as the Belgians remain 
under control of the Germans. 
It was largely bv reason of the pressure brought to 
bear on the British authorities by the Belgian shippers 
that permission was given. The Belgian shippers 
through their powerful organization—“The Chambre 
Syndicate des Ilorticulteurs Beiges” protested direct to 
the British authorities, and in this protest we understand 
they were assisted by the British National Organization 
of Florists. 
From our side, protest to the embargo was made 
