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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
The National Nurseryman. 
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 of 
all kinds. It circulates throug;hout the United States and Canada. 
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. 
SUBSCRIPTION RATES. 
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Advertising rates will be sent upon application. Advertisements 
should reach this office hy the 20tli of the month previous to the date 
of issue. 
Payment in advance recpiired for foreign advertisements. 
I[:^“I)rafts on New York or postal orders, instead of checks, are 
recpiested. 
Correspondence from all points and articles of interest to nursery¬ 
men and horticulturists are cordially solicited. 
Entered in the Post Office at Rochester, as second-class matter. 
Rochester, N. Y., May, 1897, 
THE SEASON’S TRADE. 
A wide range of opinion is expressed in our semi-annual 
reports on sales. It is generally stated that the amount of 
stock handled compares favorably with that of last year, but 
prices are lower than ever and there is still great scarcity of 
money. ■ 
Favorable conditions are the probability that planting will 
be considerably reduced and that stock has in most cases been 
well cleaned up. In several instances reports are indicative of 
much confidence in a better trade next fall. It is believed 
that much will depend upon the fruit crop this year. 
THE TARIFF SCHEDULE. 
Section 251 of the tariff, as reported from the ways and 
means committee of the house of representatives, reads as 
follows : 
“ Plants, trees, shrubs, vines, bulbs, and roots of all kinds, 
for growth in the open air or otherwise, 30 per cent, ad 
valorem.” 
As a result of the requests from nurserymen all over the 
country, this paragraph reads as follows in the tariff bill which 
passed the house : 
” Stocks, cuttings or seedlings of Myrobolan plum, Mahaleb, 
or Mazzard cherry, three years old or less, ^i.oo per thousand 
plants ; stocks, cuttings or seedlings of pear, apple, quince and 
the St. Julien plum, three years old or less, $1.75 per thousand 
plants ; rose plants, budded, grafted or grown on their own 
roots, 3 cents, each ; stocks, cuttings and seedlings of all fruit 
and ornamental trees, deciduous and evergreen shrubs and 
vines, Manetti, Multiflora and Brier rose, and all trees, shrubs, 
plants and vines, commonly known as nursery stock, unless 
otherwise specified, 30 per cent, ad valorem.” 
It will be seen that this is just what was wanted by the nur¬ 
serymen, with the exception, that the rate in the second clause 
is $1.75 instead of $2.00 as asked. 
An effort is being made to secure the insertion of the word 
“ evergreens ” in the first paragraph, in order to provide for a 
specific duty of per thousand on this stock. This is at the 
request of western evergreen growers. 
THE FEDERAL INSECT BILL. 
In the April issue we published the text of a federal bill 
providing for the inspection of nursery stock. We detailed 
the circumstances of its adoption by a convention at Washing¬ 
ton of horticultural society representatives and entomologists. 
We called attention to the fact that nurserymen were not in¬ 
vited to send delegates, although the business before the con¬ 
vention was almost exclusively nursery business, and we called 
attention to certain prominent features of the bill. 
All that was said in that issue we reaffirm. And while doing 
so, we present the statements in detail of those who were at the 
convention. We have no desire to prolong this controversy. 
It is with difficulty, however, that we refrain from referring to 
certain facts. 
Let our position be understood. We made objection to the 
manner in which the convention was called and to the phrase- 
logy of certain portions of the bill. And we did not argue 
against necessary and proper inspection of nursery stock. We 
refer to any and every line on the subject in the April issue of 
this journal as bearing out our position, here stated. 
The words “ kindred organizations ” and “ all persons inter¬ 
ested are invited to attend ” do not constitute an invitation to 
nurserymen, when at the same time care is taken to name 
Horticultural and Agricultural Societies and Experiment 
Stations. A national interest which half a decade ago had 
reached a valuation of $100,000,000 cannot be “fully repre¬ 
sented ” at a convention called vitally to affect that interest, 
upon a mere invitation to “kindred organizations.” Such an 
interest, in view of the nature of the business in hand, 
deserves to be named specifically, at least as much as do 
Agricultural Societies. 
That half a dozen nurserymen listed in the official report of 
the proceedings of the convention as accredited delegates of 
horticultural societies of which they are officers, should be con¬ 
sidered as fully representing the great nursery interests of the 
country in a body of forty-five horticulturists and entomo¬ 
logists arranging for the conduct of the nursery business, is the 
position taken by some of our correspondents. 
We are pleased to note the declaration of those at the con¬ 
vention that the bill should be discussed now by the nursery¬ 
men, and that instead of being pushed through congress and 
put into effect on July ist as provided in the last section, it 
should be held open to amendment. That is exactly what was 
suggested in our April issue. 
The executive committee of the American Association of 
Nurserymen will meet within a short time to consider this 
subject. 
Representatives of the four Rochester firms referred to by 
Mr. Hooker may be heard from later regarding the conference 
he speaks of. 
