THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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w ilhout ('()iifi(l<‘rK‘(‘ IIhm’C! (*(‘rtaiiily (*an ho no ooojXM’alion. 
Your rororoiHM' lo lh(‘ oi'^^uiizalions within tin* assooia- 
lioii is liinoly l)ul is, I think, <‘asily (‘xplaiiuMl and wIkmi 
('xplaiiK'd will lx* niidi'i’stood. Von will r(‘in(MnlxM‘ that 
|)rioi‘ lo lh(‘ l)(‘lroil oonv(“nlion in Ihlh tin' Anioi'ioan As¬ 
sociation of Xnisorynion nia(l(‘ no claim lo a l)usin('ss 
organization, and w hih' much ^ood was acconiplisluxl lor 
lh(‘ nnrsciy inl(*rcsls of lh(‘ country Ihi'on^h llu? Asso¬ 
ciation's (dl'orls, it was not until lime iiK'nlioncd that th(‘ 
Association d(M(Mnun('d lo “^o into husiiu'ss.” As a 
r(‘sult of this c(»ndilion such organizations, lo tin; lasting 
cr(‘dil of a lew of oui' pro^r(‘ssi\'(‘ Icllows, as llu; Pro¬ 
tective Association, the Pctail Pioh'clivc Associaions, etc., 
<‘lc., etc., came into cxist(Micc. Th(‘sc oi'j^anizalions 
which, as you su^^^cst, arc organizations within the As¬ 
sociation, have (Midcavoic'd lo do lor the' mcmlx'is of ('ach 
what tlu' lar^c'r or^^anizalion has opportunity to do, and 
I am confident that wlu'iicvc'r llu' Anx'iican Association 
is n'ady lo take ovci' tlu* work that w ill Ix' IIk* logical re¬ 
sult. In fact I am rc'lialily inlornK'd that the Protective 
Association expected lo go out of liusim'ss in favor of 
the parent association at its last annual nx'cting, Imt the 
organization of the American Association was not pre;- 
jiarc'd to take ovei' the work. Certainly such an organ¬ 
ization as is now- pioposed can pc'rform all of the func¬ 
tions heretofore delegated to others and this, I am sure. Is 
as it should he and will meet the wishes of practically 
the entire ineinhershi]). I think a careful r('ading of 
my address w ill prove this fact and that I am emh'avor- 
ing to ])rovide an organization for the mernhers of the 
American Association of Nurserymen w ith sjiecial privi¬ 
lege's to none. 
(3) Farmer competition. Like the poor, this ques¬ 
tion has been w ith ns always and, jieihaps to some' ex¬ 
tent, will continue to he until we elect to (juit hiiying 
stock of the farmer growlers. I suggested as a slogan 
for the Association, “l)uy it from a memher,” and if w^c 
would do this it would, to he sure, eliminate this whole 
question. In other w ords, the farmer growei- w ill go out 
of husiness any year we quit Imying his stex'k. Through 
a wise plan of distrihution this evil, T am sure, can he 
minimized, and the proposed plan of gathering statistics 
to he disseminated through a central agency will, lieyond 
any sort of question, stimulate dealing among the mem- 
hersliip rallnu' than outsiders. 
I think, ])erhaps, it w ould l)e unw is('. to attempt to dis¬ 
cuss your fourth (]uestion until after the committee on 
standardization has endeavored to wa)rk out this proh- 
Icm. I shall, therefoi'e, w-ilh a few" words in general bring 
my letter to a closi'. TIu're are hundreds of men all over 
the country, who, like you and I, are earnestly thinking 
about the jirohlems of “ye nurserynx'n” and honestly and 
unselfishly eiuh'avoring to better these conditions. Now", 
I have ju’esumed to suggest that wx' build a competent 
organization along husiiu'SS lines, that we establish “gen- 
('ral office's” in some centrally located city of the country, 
and lo elect as secretary-manager a conqx'tent man to 
endeavor lo work out not only the pi’ohlcms you suggest 
hut every problem that has to do with the handling of 
trees and jilants. The resolutions directing the Fxecu- 
tive Committee to eslalilish such an organization {see 
page 148 A. A. N. proceedings of Philadelphia mec'ling^ 
are broad enough to accomplish all of this. There is no 
prohh'in, H st'c'ins lo iix'. which this organization should 
not alli'inpl lo solve and which it will not, with tin' co- 
opi'ration of tin' mcnilx'rshi|), he able lo solve. 
Th(' OIK' thing the nx'iiilx'rship should at this linx' cn- 
(h'avor to d('lcrminc is. has the plan merit, and if after 
due considi'ialion ol ('xcry phasi* of llu' (pii'slion it is 
deli'i-mincd wi^ can do Ix'lli'i- in llu' fuluri' than we have 
in th(^ past, IIh'ii it will he in ordi'r at our ik'xI annual 
meeting ol the Association lo adopt the jiroposi'd anx'iid- 
iiHMits lo IIk^ const it III ion (si'c p:igc Ihl proceedings of 
A. A. N. Philad(‘l|)hia mccling) in connection with the 
r('solulions relcrrcd to and lo givi' IIk' nialli'r a fair and 
honest trial. I hclii'vc Ix'yond any sort of (pii'slion this 
will lx; done, and Ix'causi' I Ix'lii'vi' in the nx'inhcrship of 
flu; Amej'ican Association id' Niirsi'iymen I say lo you in 
all candor that I Ix'lii've IIk' adoption of llii' resolutions 
and the amendiiK'nls lo conslilulion as proposi'd will 
bring about a heller day for I In' nursi'i ymen of America. 
With veiy best wishi's and again thanking you for 
this good letter, 
Yours vi'i'v truly, 
J. Ii. M.wiifav, I’/re Presidenl 
Amerinni Assorifdiou of Anrseri/intot. 
SUMMAKY OP STAFF LAWS 
(loveriihifi Inspeclion, CerlifirulUm ((tol Troiisjiorlol'wii 
of Nursery Slock. Compiled by Georye G. Atieood. 
Published by courtesy of C/uirles S. Wilson, 
Commissioner, Dejxirlmenl of Farms and 
Markets, State of Neiv York. 
UNITED STATES. —All persons who intend to import trees or 
plants from any foreign country should first apply for, and re¬ 
ceive, a permit from the Federal Horticultural Board, U. S. De- 
])artment of Agriculture, Washington, D. C., under the Plant 
Quarantine Act of August 20, 1912. 
A permit should be applied for in advance. This permit should 
preferably be taken out by the person who is to receive the goods 
at the final destination. A broker or commission merchant may 
take out a permit in his own name, if he imports for his own 
account, or he may act as agent for and take out the permit in 
the name of the actual purchaser. The importer must see that 
each package on arrival at the port of entry bears the proper cer¬ 
tificate of foreign inspection. He must also see that each pack¬ 
age is marked in accordance with Section 3 of the act. As a 
matter of convenience, this marking should contain also the ad¬ 
ditional information called for in Section 4, to avoid the trouble 
of re-marking before the goods can be delivered for interstate 
shipment. The certificate of inspection must be, and the mark¬ 
ing preferably should be, on the goods before they leave the 
foreign port. 
On the arrival of the stock, and before shipping or removing it 
from the port of entry, he must advise the Secretary of Agricul¬ 
ture and the proper state inspectors in accordance with Section 2 
and Regulation 8. He must see that each container is marked in 
accordance with Section 4; that is, in addition to the information 
in the label of entry, each container must bear the name and 
address of the consignee at destination, where the stock is to be 
insjiected by the state, territorial, or district official. 
Any person receiving imported nursery stock and reshipping it, 
interstate, before it has been inspected by a duly authorized state, 
territorial, or district inspector or officer, is required, prior to 
making such reshipment, to notify the Secretary of Agriculture 
and the duly authorized inspector or other officer of the state, 
territory, or district, to which the nursery stock is to be re¬ 
shipped, giving the number of cases, the bale numbers and 
marks, the quantity and kind of nursery stock, and the name and 
address of the consignee. If possible, the permit number under 
which the stock was imported, and the name and address of the 
foreign shipper should also be given. 
Failure to meet the requirements of the law, as outlined above, 
penalties fixed in Section 10 of the act. 
A pamphlet entitled, “Rules and Regulations under the Plant 
Quarantine Act: General, Including Nursery Stock,’’ containing 
