THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
2;k) 
\\(' {'oiiUl laisc' a siillicii'nt fund anion^ our uuMubors to 
buy a sLiitaldo loraliou and to (MuIow and luaiulaiu it; 
and tb(' disiiu^uisbod S(H*r('lary of A^ricultui‘e—by tlu' 
way, tb(' ald('st S(H*r('tary of A^n'iculluiv wo bavo ovor 
had lui^lit !»(' iuton'stod to tho [)oiut of oo-optM'atiu^’ 
with us ill till' oslablishiu^^ of au ArlioriMuiu uudtM’ tlio 
auspioi's of lb(‘ National (lovi'niiuout at Wasbiu^toii. 1 
r('(*ouuu('ud Ibat tho Assooialiou jiass a suitabh' ri'solu- 
liou and appoint a oounnitlia' to S('oui-(‘ llu' ('slablisbuuMil 
of a National Arborotuin. 
ItKl'OUT OF PhOOEEDINOS. 
In tilt' intort'st of ooononiy and to savt' a bill for pi‘inl-- 
in^- and stono^rapliy w liiob soonis inint'ot'ssary, 1 I'oooni- 
nit'iid that in tbo fntnro llu' ollioial rt'oord of tlio prooood- 
in^s oonsist only of niiiintos of tbo sossions and oopios 
of tiu' rt'solntions ado[)tod. Printing a sti'iiograjihio 
rt'port of all onr disonssions is so t'\[)onsivo as to raist' 
lilt' tpioslitin tif its valno; and it wtmltl sot'iii an otpially 
tnniooossary oxpoiise It) [irint in btitik ftiriii tho varitms 
papors rt'atl in onr (anivoiitions w bon llit'v appoar almost 
invariably in tbo tratlo papors boftirt' tnir tillioial roport 
is tlistribntt'tl. Wo oonltl savt' appi'tiximalt'ly livt' linii- 
tlrt'tl tlollai's in this way. 
Statisthis. 
1 ask your oarofnl oonsitloratitni t)f llio atlvanlagt' if ntil 
lilt' abstilnlt' iit'Ot'ssity tif (*t)llt'Oling for Ibt' bt'iit'lil of tmr 
mt'mbt'i's Ibt' nitist t'tmiplt'lt' and aooni’alo infornialitni 
llial oaii bo liatl iijitni Ibt' supply of sltiok in Ibt' otnmlry; 
not t)nly llial rt'atly for ntarkol. bnl snpplit's otmiing tin 
ftir lalt'r markoting. * * * 
UMFt)UAi Tuade Terms. 
d'lio matit'r of atltipling Ibt' Uiiiftnni Ti'atlt' Tt'rnis ro- 
otiniinontlod by ytnir Pxoonlivo ('omniillt't' was nt)t aototl 
nptni in yttnr last Convonlitni. Tlioso I ratio lornis bavo 
bt't'ii atltijilt'tl by Ibt' Wostorn Assooiatioii ftir Nnrst'rynioii, 
anti il wtinld bo intorostiiig to know just lit)w' far tboir 
aolitni gt)Os lowai'tls t'stablisbing Ibt' onstoni of tbt' tratlo 
wlit'ro toriiis t)f payiiit'iit aro not spooilioally agrt't'tl npt)n? 
In any ovoni, il lias ostablisbod a invoodonl. L’lnlor tbo 
oiroimistanoos, it w tmltl sooiii ap[)rt)[)riatt' anti t'von w iso 
anti noot'ssary ftir tbo Aiiiorioan Assooiatitm, if not ap- 
j)rt)^ing Ibt' uniforiii tratlo toriiis provit)nsl\ prt)pt)Sod. to 
atlt)[)t somo otbor toriiis nioro satisfaotory. or to say in an 
anthoritativo way just w hat is tbo oustom of tho tratlo in 
I ho mat tor of sottlomoiits. *** 
Tariff. 
Tho oxponso of tho war mado it nooossary lor tho (lov- 
ornmont to soonro groatly iiioroasotl roxonuo and from all 
possiblo sonroos; and tho War Koxoniio Pill introduood in 
tho Houso prtivitlotl ftir a ton por oont atl xalorum import 
tax ill atldition to all existing tliitios. 1 immodiatoly 
oallotl to tho attention of your Taritf (amimittee the faet 
that this xxould make all our present speoitio duties ad 
valorum with the uueertaiiity and embarrassment that 
eomes from the payment of duties on that basis: anti to 
invsent the objeetitiiis of the nurserymen the ('diairman of 
ytmr Tarilf Committee. Mr. House, went to Washington 
where with representatives of the Florists anti the Seeds¬ 
men he made it elear that our objeetitm was not to the 
payment of t)ur share of a iieoessary tax. but solely lo iis 
oliange from spt'oilie to atl valorum basis. * * * 
Laxdscai'E. 
***I am glad to rejiort that several meetings have been 
liehl anti that a Joint-eonimittt'e I't'preseiiting the New 
York (ihapit'i’ of the .Vmerieaii .\ssoeiation t)f Landseape 
Aivhitt'els, Hit' Ameriean Asstieialion t)f Nurst'iymen anil 
the Wholesale Ornamental Orowt'rs .\ssoeiation has bet'ii 
organizt'tl with Mr. Vilalt' as Cdiairman; anti 1 eongral- 
ulate all tht'se organizations upon the piaigress alivatly 
matle towartl that good understanding wliieli is the only 
thing nt't't'ssarv to t'liminatt' whalt'vt'r dilTei'enet's mav 
have exislt'tl belwet'ii I he nurst'rymt'ii anti the lantlseapt' 
arehileets in Hit' past. 
NoAIENO EAT LIRE. 
The ('oiiimiHt't' on Nonit'iielalurt' wt'rt' eontinuetl by 
vote of Hit' last (ainvt'ntion anti Iht'v bavt' math' a prelim- 
inarv rt'port wbieh von bavt' rt'et'ivt'tl in pamphlet 
form. *** 
We are iinlebtetl to Hie J. lloraet' MeFarlaiitl Company, 
IlaiT’isbnrg, Pt'iina., for the prinlt'd et)[)ies of the report 
fuiaiishetl without ehargt', a llmughtful and generous 
eourtesy xxhit'h, howt'ver, ilot's not t'xeet'il Hit' measure 
tif our appreeiatitm. * * * 
Lei'.islatiox. 
In the matter of new lt'gislalit)n, there is at least one 
subjeet wbieh has eausetl us no serious anxiety and that 
is the tax tin exeess jirolils. Most of the legislation anti 
jirtiposetl legislation closely tt)uehing us has been tif 
course It) regulate Hie inspeetion anti shipment of nursery 
slock. *** Nurserymen a[)prt'eiate the value of inspeetion; 
it is their bt'artl anti butter; il is iieeessarv to their sue- 
cess; the [lermaneney of tlieir business depentls upon 
Hieir ability to tleliver clean and healtby trees anti plants 
lo tbeir eustomers in all jiarts of tbe eonntry. *** 
Standardization. 
There are several eommittees appoinletl this year for 
the lirst time because tbe subjects assignetl them have 
seemed to be sueli as sbould bave attt'iition untler pres¬ 
ent eonditions. *** In onr line of business in whieli tbe 
trade's buying is eomlnett'd almost entirt'ly u[)t)n Ibt' 
basis of price, anti xxhere want-lists are vt'rv gt'iit'rally 
auctioned olT to tbe lowest bitltler, any movt'iiienl looking 
to a standardization of gradt' anti sizt' anti tiuality anti 
service xx ould seem to be timely anti jirotilabh'. * * * 
Publication. 
your last eonvention. in Milxvaukee, you ailoptetl 
the following resolution: 
"Resolved, That the Ameriean Association of Nur¬ 
serymen regard with disapproval the shipmeiil of the 
Holland nurserymen or others, of stock to bt' soltl at 
auction and in other ways than by Hiost' in tratle, to 
the detriment of legitimatt' nursery intt'rests, anti 
that the ollicials and membt'is of this Association are 
urged to discourage these practices in all jiroper 
xxays. Also that copies of tliis resolution be maih'tl 
to the foreign nurserymen with request that the 
resolution be brought to tbe attention of tbt'ir tratle 
associations, ami, furtber, that eo])ies bt' furnishetl to 
the tratle papers." 
I am pleasetl lo be abb' It) report to you that a great 
number of the nurserymen of llollantl, recognizing the 
jiroprit'ty tif that action anti in an evident xvisli to eo- 
o[)eratt' xx ith you in the elimination tif injurious praetiees, 
have bound Iheniselves by a w ritten agreement w ith pep- 
