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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
dent, George A. Marshall, Arlington, Neb.; vice-president 
J. A. Lopeman, Enid, Ok.; secretary and treasurer, E. J. 
Holman, Leavenworth, Kans.; executive committee, F. H. 
Stannard, Ottawa, Kans., W. P. Stark, Louisiana, Mo., 
W. C. Reed, Vincennes, Ind., J. W. Hill, Des Moines, la., 
H. Chase, Huntsville, Ala. Report received and ballot of 
the Association cast for the same. 
A new by-law by E. P. Bernardin relative to reporting 
members was adopted. 
COMMITTEE REPORTS. 
The committee on root-knot, Messrs. Youngers, Harrison 
and Marshall spoke of their work and report to the Ameri¬ 
can Association meeting at Denver. They were voted a 
resolution of thanks and the expense bills ordered paid. 
The committee on legislation, Messrs. Stark, Brown and 
Fields reported concerning their work and urged a con¬ 
tinuous prosecution of unreasonable state laws. Their 
expense bills were ordered paid. 
Mr. Youngers, representing the Am¬ 
erican Association in legislation for the 
West was strongly requested to give 
this matter his attention with the assur¬ 
ance of the support of the Western 
Association. 
Prof. S. J. Hunter of Kansas Univer¬ 
sity and of the State Entomological 
Commission was present and gave val¬ 
uable information resulting from the 
prosecution of his work. The association 
established a precedent in suspending 
the rules and electing Prof. Hunter to 
honorary membership. 
The secretary was instructed to write 
to the inspectors of the various states 
and invite their presence and aid at 
future meetings. 
A. J. Brown, defined and the Associa¬ 
tion approved, that a bonafide nursery¬ 
man was one who propagates and grows trees, plants and 
shrubs from seeds and cuttings, or by budding or grafting, 
or by transplanting small stock for growing into large and 
more valuable trees, plants or shrubs, regardless of the 
number of acres so grown. 
Mr. Willis’ address on the propagation of the apple and 
its culture provoked much interest. Mr. Willis said he felt 
there were lessons unlearned though it seemed so simple 
when he first started out to be a nurseryman many years 
ago. 
The retail end of the nursery business by Mr. Balco -was 
keenly debated. The Wooly Aphis question by Mr. Murphy 
was satisfactorily discussed and the new light in way of con¬ 
trol given by Prof. Hunter very encouraging. 
THE ST. LOUIS MEETING. 
Messrs. Stark, Hill, Schuette, WYber and Youngers were 
full of the St. Louis spirit, which it is hoped will possess ever 
nurseryman and make the next meeting of the American 
Association a record breaker in attendance, pleasure and 
mutual profit. 
The gentlemen who labored so successfully in the Denver 
entertainment were much appreciated, and profusely 
thanked. 
The last of four sessions was concluded at 4 p. m., on thef 
15th. It was indeed- a conference of practical men who 
industriously spent the time in making the meeting one of 
the greatest mutual profit. Much of interest in the discus¬ 
sions is necessarily omitted. Valuable papers read before 
the meeting will appear separately and in the columns of 
the trade journals. 
A FLORIST NOT A MERCHANT 
“According to the Delaware, O. Gazette, Attorney- 
General Denman has decided, for the benefit of the new 
State tax commission, that a florist is not a merchant, but 
rather is in a class with manufacturers or other pro¬ 
ducers. The taxing authorities at Washington C. H. had 
Mrs. L. Buck, who runs a greenhouse, down on the tax 
duplicate as a merchant and her flowers and plants as 
merchandise. She is not a merchant 
because she does not buy anything; 
everything she had she had produced, 
says the opinion.’’— Florists' Exchange. 
NOTED CROWN-GALL CASE SETTLED 
D. Roy Smith vs. New England 
Nurseries 
This case, in which the plaintiff en¬ 
deavored to recover damages to the 
amount of $6,000 from the New Eng¬ 
land Nurseries to cover supposed losses 
due to planting trees infested with 
crown-gall, was settled by a board of 
arbitrators a few days ago. The decision 
resulted in a verdict for the defendants, 
the arbitrators finding that the plaintiff 
suffered no appreciable damage from 
the nursery stock in question being 
affected with crown or root-gall. They also find such wide 
divergence of opinion as to the harmfulness of these dis¬ 
eases as to render it an open question just what the effect 
of their presence is on nursery stock. The report will ap¬ 
pear in full in our next issue. 
The Florists’ and Nurserymen’s Association of Montana con¬ 
tinues to make steady progress, and the very latest additions to its 
membership are Mr. James King (Butte Floral Co.), Mr. Victor 
Larson (care of State Nursery Co.), and Messrs. M. L. Tippen and 
E' W. Horton (care of Montana Nursery Co.) 
The Western Nursery Company of Logan has filed articles of 
incorporation with the Secretary of State. The company has a 
capital stock of $10,000, with shares at the par value of $i each. 
The officers are: F. E. Clark, president; H. C. Clark, vice-president 
G. D. Cardon, secretarjy Katherine S. Clark, treasurer. 
John T. Withers, Jersey City, N. J., has returned from his trip 
around the world. 
The Southwestern Nursery Co., of Troy, O., has increased its 
capital stock from $10,000 to $25,000. 
Mr. E. 1 . Martin, proprietor of the Redlands Nurseries of Red¬ 
lands, California, has retired from the nursery business. 
G. A. Marshall, of Marshall Bros. Company 
Arlington, Nebr., President Western Associaticm 
of Nurserymen. 
