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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
The National N urseryman. 
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 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, - - - I * 5 ° 
Six Months, “ “ 
Advertising rates will be sent upon application. Advertisements 
should reach this office by the 20 th 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. 
AHERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. 
President, Robert C. Berckmans, Augusta, Ga.; vice-president, R. J. 
Coe, Fort Atkinson, Wis.; secretary, George C. Seager, Rochester, 
N. Y.; treasurer, C. L. Yates, Rochester, N. Y. 
Executive Committee—Peter Youngers, Geneva, Neb.; N. W. Hale, Knoxville, 
Tenn.; William Pitkin, Rochester, N. Y. 
Committee on Transportation—A. L. Brooke, N. Topeka, Kan.; William Pit¬ 
kin, Rochester, N. Y.; Peter Youngers, Geneva, Neb.; N. W. Hale, Knox¬ 
ville, Tenn. 
Committee on Legislation—C. L. Watrous, Des Moines, la.; Silas Wilson, At¬ 
lantic, la.; Charles J. Brown, Rochester, N. Y.; Howard A. Chase, Phila¬ 
delphia, Pa. 
Committee on Tariff—Irving Rouse, Rochester, N. Y.; J. H. Dayton, Paines- 
ville, O.; Thomas B. Meehan, Germantown, Pa. 
Annual convention for 1902—At Milwaukee, Wis., June 11-12. 
Entered in the Post Office at Rochester , os second-class mail matter . 
Rochester, N. Y., May, 1902 . 
THE JUNE CONVENTION. 
The secretary and the executive committee of the American 
Association of Nurserymen are making arrangements for the 
twenty-sixth annual convention of the association, in Milwau¬ 
kee, June nth, 12th and 13th. 
Reduced railroad fares have been granted by the Wabash 
Railroad Company and the Plankinton hotel has made special 
rates. A rate of $2.50 doubled and $3.50 and upwards single, 
has been quoted by the proprietors of this hotel and the 
accommodations, it is announced, are ample. 
As to the programme for the convention, the secretary’s 
circular says : 
First and foremost, it is gratifying to announce that Prof. L. H. 
Bailey, of Cornell University, will address the convention. He needs 
no introduction to our members. There is no more interesting speaker 
than he, and his addresses aie always full of valuable and practical 
information. Mr. R. C. Berckmans, who is greatly interested in 
the success of the meeting, will give an address in his capacity 
as president. Hon. N. H. Albaugh, who was prevented from attend 
ing last year, has consented to talk, and says he has some new “ nuts 
to crack.” Mr. A. Willis has also promised to take a place on the list 
of speakers. Other invitations have been extended and all indications 
point to a meeting of unusual interest. 
Nurserymen have been invited to prepare short papers of a character 
to bring forth discussion of live topics, as it is believed that such dis 
cussions prove most interesting features of our meetings. In this way 
many of our members who will not consent to prepare papers upon 
announced subjects but who are full of knowledge gained by exper¬ 
ience are brought to their feet to give expression to their ideas, and to 
such men, moved to speak under such conditions, much of the interest 
and profit of past meetings are due. The question box will again be a 
feature. 
It is important that the instructions regarding railroad cer¬ 
tificates be closely observed. On this point Secretary Seager 
says, supplementing the detailed information on a separate 
sheet: 
We must have one hundred certificates. Do not fail to get a certifi¬ 
cate of ticket agent when buying a ticket. It will be well to give your 
ticket agent notice in advance of your intention of availing yourself of 
this reduction so that he may have blanks on hand. If you have a 
commutation or mileage ticket, do not use it. Get a ticket and certifi¬ 
cate for your trip, otherwise you may work forfeiture of the rights of 
all to reduced rates. 
There must be one hundred certificates before the reduction applies. 
Don’t be careless or selfish in this matter. 
It is expected that many nurserymen from the East will go 
to Milwaukee via the Wabash railroad, which affords a direct 
and comfortable route. Tickets will be sold for a fare and 
one-third. They will be sold and certificates will be issued 
from June 7th to June 10th. Certificates will be vised June 
12th and honored until June 17th. 
LICENSING OF AGENTS 
A query by a subscriber regarding the liability of agents to 
the regulations in some states requiring that license fees be paid 
in the cases of agents from concerns in other states led to some 
investigation of the subject. It appears to be generally accepted 
that interstate commerce regulations prohibit the charging of a 
license fee against an agent from another state when that 
license fee is not charged against the agents of concerns in the 
state in question. 
Many of our readers are familiar, no doubt, with the opinion 
by Justice Bradley of the United States Supreme court, at the 
October term, 1886, in the case of Sabine Robbins, plaintiff in 
error, versus the taxing district of Shelby county, Tennessee. 
For the benefit of those who may not know of this decision, it 
may be stated, in brief, that Sabine Robbins, a citizen and 
resident of Cincinnati, O., was engaged in 1884 in the business 
of soliciting orders in the taxing district of Shelby county, 
Tenn., for paper sold by Rose, Robbins & Co., Cincinnati, O. 
He was arrested and fined for drumming without a license. 
The case was argued before the Supreme court of Tennessee 
and the constitutionality of the taxing act was upheld, There¬ 
upon an appeal to the Supreme court of the United States was 
taken. Justice Bradley of that court reversed the decision of 
the Supreme court of Tennessee and declared that the tax was 
unconstitutional. 
In his opinion Chief Justice Bradley said : 
It is also an established principle, as already indicated, that the only 
way in which commerce between the states can be legitimately affected 
by state laws, is when, by virtue of its police power, and its jurisdic¬ 
tion over persons and property within its limits, a state provides for 
