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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
The National N urseryman. 
PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY 
The National Nurseryman Publishing Co., 
(incorporated) 
205 Cox Building, Rochester, N. Y. 
PRESIDENT - THOMAS B. MEEHAN 
VICE-PRESIDENT AND EDITOR - - RALPH T. OLCOTT 
SECRETARY-TREASURER AND BUSINESS MANAGER, C. L. YATES 
The only trade journal issued for Growers and Dealers in Nursery Stock of 
all kinds. It circulates throughout the United States and Canada. 
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. 
AWARDED THE GRAND PRIZE AT PARIS EXPOSITION, 1900. 
SUBSCRIPTION RATES. 
One year, in advance, ----- $1.00 
Six Months, ______ .75 
Foreign Subscriptions, in advance, - - - 1.50 
Six Months, ‘‘ “ 1.00 
Advertising rates will be sent upon application. Advertisements 
should reach this office by the 20th of the month previous to the date 
of issue. 
Payment in advance required for foreign advertisements. Drafts 
on New York or postal orders, instead of checks, are requested. 
Correspondence from all points and articles of interest to nursery¬ 
men and horticulturists are cordially solicited. 
Entered, in the Post Office at Rochester , a* see*mi/-c 
■.las* mail matter. 
Rochester, N. Y., November, 
1903. 
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. 
President, N. W. Hale, Knoxville, Tenn ; vice-president Frank A. 
Weber, St. Louis, Mo.; secretary George C Seager, Rochester, N. 
Y.; treasurer. C. L. Yates, Rochester, N Y. 
Executive Committee—William Pitkin. Rochester, N. Y.; Peter Youngers, 
Genva, Neb.; John S. Kerr, Shermau, Tex. 
Committee on Transportation—Pr* sident Hale, ex-oiticio; A. L. Brooke, N. 
Topeka, Kan.: J. H. Hale, South Glastonbury, Conn.; E. Albertson, Bridge¬ 
port, Ind.: M. McDonald, Salem, Ore. 
Committee on Tariff—Irving Rouse, Rochester, N. Y ; Thomas B. Meehan, 
Dreshertown, Pa.; Hiram T. Jones, Elizabeth. N. J. 
Committee on Legislation—C. L. Watrous, Des Moines, la.; Silas Wilson, Atlan¬ 
tic, la.; George A. Sweet, Dansville, N. Y.; William Pitkin, Rochester, N. Y. 
E. M. Kirkpatrick, McKinney, Tex. 
Committee on Program—.!. H. McFarland, Harrisburg, Pa.: Harlan P. Kelsey, 
Boston: Charles A. Ilgenfritz, Monroe, Mich. 
Committee on Publicity—Ralph T. Olcott, Rochester, N. Y.: Orlando Harrison, 
Berlin, Md.: Prof. W. G. Johnson, New York City. 
Committee on Exhibits—R. C. Berckmans, Augusta, Ga.; J. C. Hale, Winches¬ 
ter, Tenn,; M. B. Fox, Rochester. 
Committee on Cost of Growing Trees—Wilson J. Peters, Troy, O ; W. F. 
Heikes, Huntsville, Ala : Theodore Smith, Geneva, N. Y. 
STATE AND DISTRICT ASSOCIATIONS. 
American Nurserymen’s Protective Association— President, William Pit¬ 
kin, Rochester, N. Y.; vice-president, A. L. Brooke; secretary, Thomas 
B. Meehan, Dreshertown, Pa.; treasurer, Peter Youngers. Meets annually 
in June. 
Nurserymen’s Mutual Protective Association— President, N. H.AIbaugh, 
Phoneton, O.; secretary, George C. Seager, Rochester, N. Y. Meets annually 
in June. 
American Retail Nurserymen’s Protective Association —President, 
Charles J. Brown, Rochester, N. Y.; secretary, Guy A. Bryant, Princeton, Ill. 
Meets annually in June. 
Eastern Association oe Nurserymen— President, W. C. Barry, Rochester, 
N. Y.; secretary-treasurer, William Pitkin, Rochester, N. Y. Meets annually 
in January. 
Western Wholesale Nurserymen’s Association— President, A. L. Brooke, 
N. Topeka, Kan.; secretary, E. J. Holman, Leavenworth, Kan. Meets in 
July and December at Kansas City, Mo. 
Southern Nurserymen’s Association— President. W T. Hood, Richmond, 
Va ; vice-president, Henry Chase, Huntsville, Ala.; secretary, J. C. Hale, 
Winchester, Tenn. Meets at Asheville, N. C., in August, 1904. 
Southwestern Nurserymen’s Association— President, J. W. Preston, King¬ 
fisher. Okl. Terr.; secretary, J. A. Taylor, Wynnewood, Ind. Terr. 
Texas Nurserymen’s Association— President, E. M. Kirkpatrick, McKinney, 
Tex.; secretary, John S. Kerr, Sherman, Tex. 
Pacific Coast Association of Nurserymen— President, S. A. Miller, Mil- 
ton, Ore.; secretary-treasurer, C. A. Tonneson, Tacoma, Wash. Organized 
at Portland, Ore., January, 1903. 
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE’S RECOMMENDATION. 
We wish to say, supplementing the report made by the 
legislative committee of the American Association of Nurs¬ 
erymen last month in relation to the Michigan inspection law, 
that the committee overlooked one provision of the law, re¬ 
quiring the filing of a list of customers with the state inspec¬ 
tor when demanded by him. While there may be some doubt 
as to the legality of this proposition it seems an easy one to 
comply with. The committee advises members of the Asso¬ 
ciation to comply with this request when made and has in¬ 
formed the Michigan inspector that it would take this action. 
CONNECTICUT FUMIGATION LAW. 
Chairman William Pitkin, of the committee on legislation 
of the American Association of Nurserymen, in the last issue 
of the National Nurseryman, made a report on an invest¬ 
igation by members of the committee regarding the legality 
of certain state legislation affecting shipments of nursery 
stock. He suggested that if the expense of inspection in the 
case of nursery stock shipped into Connecticut should be 
deducted from the consignor’s bill, he may bring suit against 
the consignee for the full amount of the invoice, as the statute 
requiring fumigation only in the case of stock going into the 
State of Connecticut is unconstitutional as an attempt at 
regulating interstate commerce. 
Prof, W. E. Britton, state entomologist of Connecticut 
writes to the National Nurseryman, as follows: 
The Connecticut law states that all nursery stock shipped into the 
state shall bear a statement that it has been fumigated — in addition 
to the certificate of inspection. The law does not state just what shall 
constitute nursery stock. If I am forced to decide upon the matter, 
I shall not rule that the law applies to ordinary florist’s stock. Some 
of our florists on sending stock into New York and other states have 
been considerably bothered by having ferns, palms and other green¬ 
house plants held up; because not accompanied by a certificate. I 
think that finally it will be necessary to have it clearly understood, 
in all of the states, what constitutes nursery stock, in distinction from 
greenhouse plants; and the nature of the contents printed or stamped 
on the outside for the benefit of transportation companies handling 
the goods. 
A NOVEL CATALOGUE. 
We presume the very attractive and interesting paper- 
bound-book of 56 pages, entitled “Hardy Plants of Rare Qual¬ 
ity,” labeled “Fall 1903 , edition number thirty-seven” and 
issued by Thomas Meehan & Sons, Inc. Germantown, Pa., 
would be called a nursery catalogue. It is so novel in design 
and so meritorious in execution, however, as to rank far 
above the accepted style of nursery catalogue and to deserve 
rather the appellation of “ A Guide to Ornamental Horti¬ 
culture.” 
This firm has taken a distinct step in advance of any other 
in the production of a catalogue of their nursery stock. There 
have been some marked advances in nursery catalogue styles 
during the last five years and it required a decided innovation 
at this time to attract special notice. 
The catalogue feature has been cleverly concealed amid a 
large amount of general and special information of real value 
