THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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TRAIN SERVICE BETWEEN PIIILA. AND DETROIT 
A through train leaves Broad Street Station, Phila¬ 
delphia, 1.16 p. m., arriving Detroit 7.05 a. m. the next 
day. Returning, through car leaves Detroit 12 20 p. m., 
arriving North Philadelphia Station 7.29 a. m., the fol¬ 
lowing day. All train schedules shown are Eastern 
Standard Time. 
As the Convention has been granted a reduced fare 
on the basis ol a fare and a half Certificate Plan, the 
round trip rate from Philadelphia to Detroit will be 
-$34.85. Lower berth in each direction $6.38. 
FANCHER CREEK NURSERIES 
Mr. S. A. Gebhart has been appointed manager of the 
Fancher Creek Nurseries to fill the vacancy caused by 
the resignation of Mr. E. W. Ilorton. 
Mr. Gebhart has been connected with the Fancher 
Creek Nurseries for many years in various positions and 
has proved himself able and efficient in all he under¬ 
took. 
Editor National Nurseryman, 
Dear Sir:—I am retiring from The Huntsville Whole¬ 
sale Nurseries, Inc., having been with them for the past 
twelve years, part of which was under the management 
of the late Mr. W. F. Heikes. Since this concern was re¬ 
organized and incorporated in 1919 I have been their 
treasurer, office manager and accountant. 
While it is not without regret that I am leaving this 
concern, yet I am glad to state it is perhaps at a time 
when they have enjoyed one of the best if not the biggest 
years of their history. Business has been good with them 
and the concern is in capable hands. 
I trust that The Huntsville Wholesale Nurseries, Inc., 
will continue to grow in as rapid strides as they have in 
the past few years. 
As to my future plans I might state that they are not 
definitely made as yet. I shall be glad to entertain any 
propositions that may be made by any of the members 
of the American Association of Nurserymen. I might 
add that I hope to continue in that part of the nursery 
business dealing in direct sales to the large commercial 
orchardists. /?. /?. N e a 
The Conference on Quarantine 37 
The conference called by the Federal Horticultural 
Board May 15th was well attended, several hundred 
persons being present. All the various interests had a 
full opportunity to present their views on Quarantine 37 
to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Federal Horti¬ 
cultural Board. All received a courteous hearing. 
The conference took place in the auditorium of the 
American Museum and continued through three ses¬ 
sions on Monday adjourning to meet again Tuesday 
morning, giving the various interests an opportunity to 
form committees to draw up concrete suggestions upon 
which the board could act. 
The nurserymen had already done this, holding a 
meeting prior to the conference and presenting their 
petition in the form of the following resolution. 
RESOLVED, that the executive committee and legis¬ 
lative committee and other attending nurserymen go on 
record as approving sections 2, 3, 4, 5 of regulation No. 
3 as now in force except that Norway and Schwedleri 
Maples in 4 feet to 8 feet whips for trans-planting and 
not finished stocks for resale be admitted under regula¬ 
tion for a period of 3 years from June 1st, 1922 and 
furthermore we approve the action of F. II. B., in fully 
investigating the production and quality of Manetti and 
other rose stocks in the U. S. A. 
Orlando Harrison. 
Chairman of the Tariff and Legislative Committee of 
the American Association of Nurserymen. 
“We are not only nurserymen but fruit growers and 
need the best hardy fruit tree stocks that can be pro¬ 
duced, and many of our nurserymen are growing gen¬ 
eral farm crops. We are anxious to protect American 
horticulture from introducing further injurious insect 
pests. One of the greatest difficulties the Nurserymen 
and fruit growers have is the increasing insect pest that 
we are fighting daily.” 
It was brought out in conference that Quarantine 37 
had been the means of a searching inquiry into the rose 
stock situation which was working out in favor of the 
Rose industry. 
It was evident there were two distinct interests. 
Those growing roses for indoor forcing seemed to favor 
the Manetta stocks and claims were made that American 
grown ones were loo hard and not to be compared with 
Hie imported ones for ease of working. 
Other interests expressed the opinion that the country 
could raise all the rose stocks needed. 
A number of states including Florida, California, 
Kansas, Connecticut, Alabama, Mississippi sent repre¬ 
sentatives strongly endorsing Quarantine 37. 
Professor Saunders, Pennsylvania, claimed it was a 
guarantee against state isolation, because without the 
Federal Quarantine states would begin to erect barriers 
in an effort to keep out imported pests and diseases. 
Horace J. McFarlane, president of the American Civic 
Association made a strong plea for the abrogation of 
Quarantine 37 and questioned the power of the Board 
to put such a quarantine in effect. 
James McHutchinson, spokesman for the Society of 
American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists pre¬ 
sented the views of that body and pointed out the in¬ 
justices and hardships imposed on the Florist business 
by the Quarantine. 
The bulb men, orchid growers and importers, repre¬ 
sentatives from England, Belgium and Holland all re- 
ceived a respectful hearing and no doubt will result in 
slight modifications and adjustments as may seem de¬ 
sirable within the policy of the Board. 
That there will be any great change or letting down 
of the bars is hardly probable. 
No decisions were given out, the conference being 
merely a hearing to guide the board in its future action. 
