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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
THE DENVER MEETING 
ARRANGEMENTS ACTIVELY IN PROGRESS. THE PROMISE OF A 
PROGRAM OF GREAT INTEREST 
An Overflow Pile of Bales outside of Ware¬ 
house, Hoboken, N. J. Unfortunately this 
view does not show the height nor the 
extent of the pile. 
OUTLINE OF PROGRAM 
Chairman Hill of the Program Committee, writes that 
the aim of this committee will be to center discussion on 
three or four important topics of vital interest to nursery¬ 
men at the present time. Among these topics nothing is of 
greater moment to the nurserymen of all parts of the coun¬ 
try than the status of the various knots and galls affecting 
the roots of nursery trees. This then will be one of the 
themes which will be discussed by nurserymen and investi¬ 
gators. Certain nurserymen have been studying this by 
the demonstrative method for a number of years, and they, 
have secured results which are from the standpoint of 
experience very valuable. Then the pathologist has been 
boring into the life history and attempting to secure definite 
data regarding the identity of apparently different forms, 
and he will be ready to report. At these joint presentations 
very valuable information should be derived. It is hoped 
that Dr. Erwin F. Smith of the Bureau of Plant Pathologv, 
Washington, will present the pathologist’s side, while the 
experience of the nurseryman will be given by representa¬ 
tives of the Jewell Nursery Company and of the Arlington 
Nurseries in Nebraska, and possibly others in the-Middle 
West. 
INSECT LEGISLATION 
This ever present and increasingly important subject will 
be up for discussion, and Chairman Hill is making a strong 
effort to secure the presence of the United States Entomolo¬ 
gist, Dr. L. 0 . Howard, who has been active in outlining 
measures for the control of injurious foreign insects. He is 
being strongly urged to attend, and his presence is confi¬ 
dently expected. It is exceedingly important that nursery¬ 
men and officers of administrative departments should come 
close together on a subject of this kind, and that a clear 
understanding of the importance and gravity of the situa¬ 
tion should be presented. 
REPLACEMENT AND SUBSTITUTION 
Many other important subjects will be up for discussion, 
such as the above. There are a variety of views held upon 
this question, and more unity of action is desirable. Other 
subjects which may be presented, are, Observations on 
European Nursery Methods, illustrated by lantern slides, 
by Professor Craig and members of the Association who 
have visited European nurseries in recent times. 
PROGRAM ANNUAL MEETING 
Writing on March 11, Mr. Hill says: “I have the consent of 
leading nurserymen to present papers on the following sub¬ 
jects: • 
“Is the organization known as American Association of 
Nurserymen, a benefit to the nursery business?’’ 
“Should a young man choose the nursery business for a 
vocation ?” 
“A practical experiment with crown gall on apple trees.’’ 
“Root knot and its effect on orchard trees.” 
“Transplanted raspberries for the retail trade.” 
“Varieties.” 
The Congested Condition of the Docks. There 
are thousands of packages of merchandise 
other than nursery shipments. 
