THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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SYNOPSIS OF THE JOINT CONVENTION OF THE 
AMERICAN AND THE PACIFIC COAST 
NURSERYMEN’S ASSOCIATIONS 
Portland, Oregon, June 18, 19 and 20, 1913 
Promptly at 9:30 on Wednesday morning, June i8th, 
1913, President Thomas B. Meehan declared the Thirty- 
Eighth Annual Convention of the American Association of 
Nurserymen open and ready for business. Albert Brownell, 
President of the Pacific Coast Nurserymen’s Association, 
occupied the platform with Mr. Meehan. 
Previous to that time the delegates had been gathering 
at the Hotel Multnomah in large numbers, coming from 
the east, the middle west and particularly strong from the 
Pacific Coast. Previous to the opening of each session 
selections were rendered by the Portland Ad. Club Male 
Quartette. 
Hon. Jos. M. Teal, representing Gov. West and Tom 
Richardson, representing Mayor Rushlight extended a 
hearty welcome to the delegates to the state and city. P. A. 
Dix, Roy, Utah, acknowledged the compliment for the 
Pacific Coast Asociation and John B. Morey, Dansville, 
N. Y. for the American Association. 
President Meehan read his address which was followed 
by one frorn President Brownell for the Coast Association. 
These formalities over, the regular order of business was 
taken up. 
Papers were read by E. W. Kirkpatrick, Kinney, Texas, 
on “What Shall the Future of Horticulture be?” and this 
was discussed by Geo. C. Roeding, Fresno, Cal. and H. W. 
Kruckeberg, Los Angeles, Cal. W. H. Stark, Neosha, Mo., 
read a paper written by his father, Wm. P. Stark, on “Stand¬ 
ardization of Nursery Inspection.” James McHutchison, 
New York, made his report as chairman of the Membership 
Committee, showing the acquisition of over 100 new mem¬ 
bers and more coming. A paper was also read by L. P. Stark 
of the Stark Nursery and Orchards Company, Louisiana, Mo. 
on “Closer Co-operation between Nurserymen and Or- 
chardists.” “Park Making on the Pacific Coast,” by Emil 
F. Mische, superintendent of Parks, Portland, Oregon, was 
a most interesting one, particularly as later in the day the 
delegates were to have the opportunity of viewing for them¬ 
selves the extensive park system of Portland, so ably con¬ 
structed by Mr. Mische. 
L. J. Farmer, Pulaski, New York, gave a most interesting 
talk on “Care of Small Fruit Plants. Duty of Nurseryman 
and Planter.” Mr. Farmer is a “small fruit” specialist and 
was able to give many useful hints on the planting and care 
of them. 
“Working and Results of the New Federal Horticultural 
Law,” by James McHutchison; “Horticultrual Laws,” by 
Geo. C. Roeding; “Oregon’s New Quarantine Law,” by 
W. K. Newell, Gaston, Oregon; “Nurserymen’s Problems 
in Fungus and Bacterial Diseases,” by Prof. H. S. Jackson 
of the Oregon Agricultural College; “Uniform Horticultural 
Laws, Their Enforcement and Benefits,” by A. J. Cooke, 
Sacramento, Cal. and D. J. Tighe, Billings, Montana, all of 
the above being thoroughly discussed by Peter Youngers, 
Geneva, Neb.; Prof. M. L. Dean, .State Horticulturist, 
Missoula, Mont.; F. W. Wiggins, Toppenish, Wash.; A. W. 
Morrell, State Entomologist, Phoenix, Arizona; F. H. 
Wilson, Fresno, Cal., and others. The above comprised 
the subjects taken up at this convention on “bugology.” 
“Some Problems of Interest to the Niuserymen, Fruit 
Grower, and Experiment Station,” a very complete paper 
by Prof. C. I. Lewis, of the Oregon Agricultural College, 
proved exceedingly interesting, as was also one “Between 
the Nurseryman and Fruit Grower,” by Prof. O. M. Morris, 
Pullman, Wash., and which were discussed by N. D. Need¬ 
ham, Des Moines, Iowa, and E. A. Bennett, Salem, Oregon. 
The paper on Horticultrual Laws, by Mr. Roeding struck 
the key note to the harm being done to the nursery and fruit 
industry of the country due to the diversity and conflicting 
laws in the various states and the necessity of a uniform 
law which while protecting the fruit grower should also 
avoid ruination to the mmseryman. 
It was this paper by Mr. Roeding which lead to the 
introduction of a resolution for the appointment of a com¬ 
mittee of five members from the American Association of 
Nurserymen to confer with a similar committee from the 
Pacific Coast Association to consider this whole subject and 
report at this meeting. The joint committee were: 
From American Association of Nurserymen: Peter 
Youngers, Geneva, Neb.; Henry B. Chase, Huntsville, Ala.; 
J. B. Morey, Dansville, N. Y.; A. H. Kirkpatrick, Kinney, 
Texas; C. M. Peters, Salisbury, Ind. 
From Pacific Coast Nurserymen’s Association: P. A. 
Dix, Roy, Utah; M. McDonald, Orenco, Oregon; S. A. 
Miller, Milton, Oregon; Geo. B. Roeding, Fresno, Cal.; 
F. A. Wiggins, Toppenish, Wash. 
The report of this Committee, which was in the form of 
a resolution was greeted with great enthusiasm, was unan¬ 
imously adopted, and the following committee was 
named to carry out the work as outlined in the resolution, 
a copy of which will be found on another page: Wm. Pitkin, 
Rochester, N. Y., chairman; Peter Youngers, Geneva, 
Nebraska; M. MeDonald, Orenco, Oregon. 
A gratifying feature of the convention was the presence 
of Mr. A. Miller and his wife, Milton, Oregon, a pioneer 
nurseryman of Oregon and the Hon. E. L. Smith, Hood 
River, Oregon, one of the early fruit growers of the State, 
both of whom are hale and hearty and who responded to 
the request of President Meehan to address their co-laborers 
