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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE THIRTY-FIFTH 
ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE AMERICAN 
ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN 
To Regulate Trade Rates and the Cutting of Prices 
Moved by J. H. Dayton, Ohio. 
Resolved, That our lowest prices or trade lists should 
be mailed only to nurserymen or dealers with established 
headquarters who are known to be actively engaged in the 
trade; 
That some effort should be made to have our price lists 
and quotations to orchardists and retail buyers nearer a 
uniform basis for same grades and varieties of stock; » 
That as the practice of cutting prices as the season 
advances is one of the great demoralizers of both the whole¬ 
sale and retail trade, established rates should be adhered to 
throughout the season; 
That parks, cemeteries, and other public institutions are 
not in the trade and are not entitled to trade rates; 
That stock shipped on orders of landscape architects and 
invoiced direct to their customers should be billed at same 
retail rates as if order came direct from the planter. 
Whereas, said practice necessarily tends to destroy the 
confidence of the planter in the nurseryman, and produces 
in his mind an erroneous impression as to the real value of 
the goods sold by the nurseryman; 
Therefore be it resolved, That this Association unquali¬ 
fiedly condemn the said policy of replacing nursery stock at 
less than its full market value as being unwise, unbusiness¬ 
like and wholly unnecessary, and 
Be it further resolved, That the real interests of the 
nurseryman and planter will be best promoted by the exer¬ 
cise of sound business methods in this, as well as other deal¬ 
ings, with them. 
Thanks to Hosts. 
Regarding Apple Root Gall or Hairy Root of the Apple 
By E. F. Smith, Minnesota.. 
Whereas, The hard or hairy form of root or crown gall, 
by practical experiments has not been found injurious to 
or contagious in apple trees, 
Therefore be it Resolved, That we, The National Associa¬ 
tion of Nurserymen of America, do hereby protest against 
and condemn the action of state legislatures in refusing to 
grant certificates of admission and acceptance of apple trees 
in their respective states because of the presence of hard or 
hairy form of root or crown gall, and we hereby urge upon 
the legislatures, their agents, or persons having this matter 
in charge, the advisability of admitting this class of stock, 
and recommend that the laws be so changed as to permit 
the delivery of apples trees showing hard or hairy form of 
root or crown gall; 
Also, that this resolution be placed in the hands of our 
Legislative Committee with power to act at their discretion. 
Regarding Replacement Policy 
Whereas, the policy of replacing nursery stock at less 
than full value, heretofore extensively practiced over the 
country generally, has resulted in serious injury to the 
nurserymen, exercised a demoralizing influence over the 
salesmen, and has not really benefited the planter because 
it has encouraged negligence on his part in planting and 
looking after trees and plants purchased by him and led him 
to underestimate the value of such nursery stock sold him; 
and 
Whereas, this Association was instituted and is main¬ 
tained to promote the best interests of both nurserymen and 
planter, which said interests are being seriously crippled by 
the above policy; and 
Resolved, That the American Association of Nursery¬ 
men extend its heartiest thanks and sincere appreciation 
to the following organizations of Denver and locality for 
the generous and efficient manner in which they have con¬ 
tributed to the success and interest of this our annual 
Convention. 
We wish specially to recognize the Denver Convention 
League, The Colorado State Board of Immigration and the 
Civic Interests represented by His Honor Mayor Spears and 
his colleagues. The memory of this visit will remain among 
the pleasantest in our experience. 
Your committee desire to record their appreciation of the 
helpful manner in which those invited to provide papers and 
addresses for the Convention have responded. These papers 
addresses and illustrated lectures have been extremely in¬ 
structive and valuable. To those who are not nurserymen 
and who have contributed to our instruction and entertain¬ 
ment we are particularly grateful. 
Resolved, Further, that Mr. Frank A. Weber, Chair¬ 
man of our Entertainment Committee, Mr. A. W. Ferguson, 
Mr. and Mrs. Root, Mr. and Mrs. Valentine and Mr. and 
and Mrs. Fravert of this city, who have so unselfishly de¬ 
voted their entire time in contributing to our happiness and 
pleasure while their guests, be tendered a vote of thanks for 
their courtesy. 
We assure these gentlemen that we shall ever hold in 
pleasant memory the thirty-fifth annual Convention of this 
Association. 
J. W. Hill, 
Herbert Chase, 
J. H. Skinner. 
In Memoriam. 
Since the last annual meeting of this Association, the 
Grim Reaper has invaded the ranks of our membership, and 
has removed from us, two members of our organization 
whose presence we greatly miss upon this occasion. 
We recall with kindliest feelings of appreciation the val¬ 
uable services cheerfully rendered upon former occasions, 
by Judge Eugene Stark of Louisiana, Mo., and Mr. Ed 
Seager of Rochester, N. Y., and in their removal from our 
midst we feel that this Association has suffered an irrepar¬ 
able loss and it is hereby 
Resolved, That the sincere sympathy of this Associa¬ 
tion be extended the Stark Bros., Mr. and Mrs. George C. 
Seager and other relations and friends of these estimable 
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