THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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“Observations upon European nurseries and their plant 
growing methods.’-’ (Illustrated with larutern slides). 
I hope to complete program for your May issue. 
WORK OF COMMITTEES 
LEGISLATION 
Inspection of Imports.—Referring to the proposed im¬ 
port inspection statute, Mr. Pitkin, who is Generalissimo of 
the nurserymen forces, in connection with correspondent 
matters in reference to this bill, writes on March 8th that 
correspondence with the office of the U. S. Entomologist, Dr 
Howard, is continuing but “as yet we have not harmonized 
our differences, and at the present writing I cannot add any¬ 
thing to my last report which was published in January. 
My understanding is that the bill introduced by Mr. Sim¬ 
mons will have no general backing,-and will be either with¬ 
drawn or allowed to die a natural death.’’ The representa¬ 
tives of the nurserymen in this matter insist that inspection 
of fruit stocks and other nursery-plant imports at the cus¬ 
toms warehouses in New York is practically impossible, and 
they are undoubtedly absolutely right in their con¬ 
tention. 
It is now proposed that all nursery imports shall be in¬ 
spected at the point of destination except bundles containing 
less than 1000 plants or trees. It is thought that relatively 
small packages of this kind can be inspected in the customs 
warehouses. 
, EXHIBITS COMMITTEE 
Chairman Bernardin writes that he is working for an 
exhibit of fruit from Western growers, in addition to the 
usual exhibit of implements, machinery, plants, etc. He is 
the government’s custom methods in dealing with tariff 
matters.” 
EXECUTIVE 
Chairman J. H. Dayton writes that nothing specific in 
regard to the forthcoming meeting has been presented to his 
committee as yet. “All convention matters are being 
handled by the various committees, and no doubt in a very 
satisfactory manner.” 
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE 
The Transportation Committee will cover: (a) The ad¬ 
vantage of keeping a representative at Western Classifica¬ 
tion Meetings; (b) Keeping in touch with the Uniform 
Classification Committee; (c) Reduction secured in less 
than carload rates to points in California, Oregon and 
Nevada; (d) One or two other matters of minor importance. 
W. P. Stark, Chairman. 
Nursery Stock being transferred to Railway from 
Dock in New York. 
TARIFF 
Chairman Irving Rouse says that there is “nothing new 
in tariff matters except that the government has collected 
duty on evergreen seedlings which they had explicitly placed 
| on the free list. This duty has been paid in most cases 
, under protest, and while I have no doubt that the money 
will be eventually returned it exemplifies the peculiarity of 
Boxes, Bales and Crates arrive in Great 
Quantity. 
