THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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pile of (r(M‘s ;ill \\ (' could s('(' oC llu' lunn w as his luaul 
slicking*- out riom aiuoii^- Hu* huudh's of a|)|»l(‘ lr(‘(‘s. 
I'orluiialcly lu* was Ihrowu on a j^fassy hank at the si(l(‘ 
of the road and iininjuiH'd. hut it look (juih' a lillh' di^- 
^iii^ to him Old. 
I do waul lo i»(» lo Philadidphia if possihh'. \V(‘ had 
au opporluiiily a lew days ago lo maki' llu' hip ovm laiid 
in a hrand ikwv aulo. A mughhor of ours is going lo go 
Iiack lo spi'iid Iwo wia'ks al his old honu' mair IMiihuh'l- 
phia and jusi insisli'd lhal wile and I aeeoinpany Inin, 
'riu'v promisiMl lo slail in linu‘ lo ri'aeli ldiilad(‘l|)hia l»y 
th(‘ 27lh. W(‘ lurni'd down llu' imilalion. howt'Vi'r. on 
aeeount of lack of lime. 1 had now lhal if lh(‘ writer 
gets lo go hv li’ain he w ill Iti' v(‘rv forlunah'. 
Yours truly, 
L. 11. Tayi.oi! & Sons, 
by Vj. 11. Tayloh. 
A (1011lli:(7riON 
,). \V. Hill. Des Moines. Iowa, was ideeted Treasurin' 
of the Ami'riean Association ol Nursi'rymen. insli'ad of 
Pider Youngers, (leniwa, Nidiraska, as givini in oui' 
former issue. 
The board of United Stales Ajipraisers reversed the 
decision of Ihi' Colleelor of Ihi* Port of Philadelphia. Last 
spring Andorra Nurseries im|)orted a (luantity of Tiuus 
cusp'uJdla sei'dlings. They wert* assessed ad val- 
orum as per Tariff Ael 19UU w hieh provides for all trees, 
shrubs, plants and vini's eonmionly know n as nursery or 
greenhouse plaids not specially provided for in this sec¬ 
tion. Andoria Nursinii's elaiminl them lo be Iri'e of duly, 
under that paragrajih of the act w hieh I'speeially iierniils 
coniferous (‘Vi'rgreen seinllings shall lie entered I rein I he 
Collector of the Port deeided they were not coniferous 
evergreen seedlings, as the matured tiees did not bear 
cones. Till' United States Hoard of Appraisers reversed 
this decision, allowing them to come in free because d 
was ])rov('d that the genus Taxus was classified 
bolanically as a coniferous jilant. 
The Executive Committee of the American Association 
of Nurserymen, al a meeting follow ing the Philadelph-.i 
Convention 
Eleeted Mr. Curtis Nye Smith, of Hoston. Mass., Sec- 
ri'lary and Counsel ol the Association tor thi' lollowing 
yi'ar. 
Appointed Mr. Win. Warner Harpin' as the representa¬ 
tive of the Association lo confer with Mr. Herbert 
Hoover in regard to the iilan how the nurserymen may 
assist in food ju'oduction. 
Selected Chicago for the next annual convention on 
June 26—28, 1918. 
July 17, 1917. CuHTis Nye Smith, Serre/ur//. 
We should have been more exiilicil in our aeeount of 
the ])resentalion of a boiiiiuci of roses to Mr. and Mis. 
Thomas H. Meehan al the convention dinner held in 
Philadelidiia. The presentation was made by the Wo- 
nuMi of the Ameriean Association al an imiuomiilu meet¬ 
ing preceding the dinner, it bi'ing the IwI'lily-ninth an¬ 
niversary of their wedding. 
WAK HI HbETIN 
Our ou'H H/iiiuu P. K('ls(u/ under jin'! Deluded llepurU 
luf ( reel tf- helsetf uu.riousdi/ uu'u'ded! 
|jOuis\ille. Ky.. July 21. A sentry guarding the can- 
lonmenl discharged his rille al the parade of the Hclgium 
War Mission here to-day when the car leading the pro¬ 
cession refused lo heed his command lo hall. 'I'lie rille- 
man tired abo\’e the heads of the ear's oecu|)anls. He 
was arrested. 
The mission was aliout lo enter the camp under the 
guidaiK'c of 11. P. Kelsey, who was in the first car di¬ 
rectly in front of Haron Moncheiii. 
Kelsey, a ci\ilian. planned the eamp. When the order 
lo hall was received he diieeled Ihe chauffeur lo ignori^ 
it. The sentry ju'omplly tired and Ihe eai' slopped. \ 
military ollicer from Ihe camp who was in the second 
car with (Icn. Lcclcrcq ordered Ihe senliyman relieved 
from duly. 
Military men in charge of Ihe parly declared Ihe en¬ 
listed man was justilied. 
At Ihe closing session of '‘The Women of Ihe American 
Association of Nurserymen" held at the Hotel Adel|)hia. 
Friday, June 29lh, 1917, the following resolution was 
unanimously adopted. 
“We Ihe Women of the Ameriean Association of .Nur¬ 
serymen. in session in Philadelphia, w ish lo exju'css our 
apiu'ccialion of Ihe courtesies extended lo us. w Inch Iuim' 
made our second meeting of such pleasure lo all. 
FiiiST. To Hie Ameriean Association of Nurserymen, 
who made {lossible this meeting. 
Second. To Mr. and Mrs. Meehan foi' formulaling the 
jilans for our entertainment during our slay. 
Tunu). To Mr. Ernest Hemming. Editor, and Mr. Pen¬ 
rose liobinson. Assistant Manager of the National .Nur¬ 
seryman. whose guesis we were on a Irij) to Willow 
drove Park. 
Fouhth. To the Philade!|)hia (diamber of (lommei'ie 
and Mr. Hicks, Secrclaiy of Ihe donveidion Hureau. for 
their kindness in arranging and jiersonally conducling 
trips lo numerous hislorie jioiiils of interest in Ihe Uiiy. 
It was further resolved ihal a copy of these rcsoluiion.'; 
be sent to Mr. and Mis. Meehan. Mr. Eini'sl Hemming. 
Mr. Penrose liobinson and lo .Mr. Ernest T. Trigg. Presi¬ 
dent of the Philadel|)hia Uhamber of (ammierce. and io 
Mr. Uurlis Nye Smith. Secretary of the .\merican .Asso¬ 
ciation of Nurserymen. 
llosA 1). Meehan, A<ihuj Seercluri/. 
.Andorra Nurseries, Uhesinut Hill. Phila.. Pa., 
June o, 1917. 
Dear Sirs;— 
In reply lo yours of June I si. you may reiiiwv our sub- 
seriplion for one year, foi' whieh we enclose subseriplion 
lu'ice. This trade jouinal is a necessity and not a lux- 
ury. 
Yours very truly. 
W.M. Wauneu Haiii'eu„ ProjU'ielor. 
