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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
they would continue to do everything possible to allay this alarm 
and hysteria which seems to be sweeping the country. The 
greatest danger appears to be in Sweet Corn. He suggested that 
Federal quarantines he added to state quarantines in infested 
areas and on corn products but not on shelled corn which does 
not carry the insect, this, he said, would give greater confi¬ 
dence to the western states than would mere state quarantines. 
William Pitkin, speaking for the American Association of 
Nurserymen, said that there was one point not brought out so 
far in the discussion which had taken place but which he hoped 
to see taken up as it was something in which the nurserymen 
were greatly concerned. He referred to the Michigan, Wisconsin 
and other states which have already placed quarantine on ship¬ 
ments from most of the eastern states within the last few days. 
This activity indicated undue alarm. A copy of the Michigan 
quarantine of February 14th contained a longer list of quaran¬ 
tined material than had heretofore been mentioned and covers 
Connecticut and other states in which up to the present time no 
corn borers had been discovered. 
He had hoped to see representatives from these more western 
states, so they could tell us just what they wanted and discuss 
with the authorities of New York and other states affected by 
the quarantine as to just what they wanted to afford them rea¬ 
sonable protection and to suggest something that would be sat¬ 
isfactory to all around. 
“We are not directly interested, he said, in some of the ar¬ 
ticles it is proposed to quarantine, but we are interested in trees 
and shrubs. Nurserymen have booked large numbers of orders 
for March and April shipments and there should be an early 
modification of some of these state quarantines so as to permit 
nurserymen in unaffected districts to make shipment of these 
orders in proper season.” 
“I had hoped that we could get together today to have modi¬ 
fication of these quarantines made and to discuss these more 
serious problems.” 
“Nurserymen are and have always been ready to cooperate 
with the Federal Board. We are in hearty agreement with what 
Dr. Marlatt has said in so far as the nursery business is con¬ 
cerned and feel sure that we will be very well taken care of as 
far as conditions will permit.” 
“What can the Board do to help us out when the state quar¬ 
antines are now in effect. That is what the nurserymen are try¬ 
ing to find out and we hope that there will be no unnecessary 
burdens placed upon us.” 
Dr. Headley, New Jersey, said that the present flock of state 
quarantines is largely due to the lack of action by the Federal 
Board and that there will be more state quarantines coming 
right along. Federal action will help stop these state quaran¬ 
tines, but should cover only infested areas. 
C. H. Perkins, 2nd, chairman of the Legislative Committee of 
the American Association of Nurserymen said “We heartily 
agree with Dr. Headley, we are willing and glad to cooperate 
with the state authorities and the Federal Board and hope that 
early action will be taken and plans devised so that nurserymen 
will be able to make shipment of their orders under reasonable 
regulations.” 
Prof. J. G. Sanders gave an outline of the work done in Penn¬ 
sylvania. Only three borers had been found in one hill of corn 
in Erie county. One hundred and fifty square miles in that sec¬ 
tion of the state had been thoroughly gone over without further 
results and this same territory had been later covered by agents 
of the Federal authorities, who had found no infestation, nor 
have any borers been found in any other part of the state. 
He believed that some of the western quarantines had been 
drawn hastily, especially those which included Pennsylvania in 
their quarantines. He further stated that in the field where the 
three borers were first discovered, he had caused the entire field 
to be cut and the corn carefully examined but no further traces 
of the borer were discovered. “Why quarantine the entire state 
of Pennsylvania” he said. 
Dr. Marlatt, in closing the hearing, said that he had a feeling 
that there was some criticism of the Board for failing to take 
action before this time. Five hearings have already been held 
but new areas of infestation were being discovered so fast that 
they had felt it unwise to take any action until they had full 
information so that they could act intelligently. 
There were many representatives present of the seed trade, 
vegetable growers, and florists as well as the following nursery¬ 
men: C. H. Perkins, 2nd, and William Pitkin, of the Legislative 
Committee and John Watson, Executive Secretary of the Amer¬ 
ican Association of Nurserymen. Mr. Adams, Mr. Farquhar and 
Mr. Pearson, of the New England Nurserymen’s Association. 
Thomas B. Meehan and A. E. Wolhert, of the Pennsylvania Nur¬ 
serymen’s Association. 
BABY RAMBLERS 
An organization of young nurserymen, founded at 
the annual convention held at Milwaukee, Wis., June 
28, 1916. 
Their object is to perpetuate the best ideals and prac¬ 
tices of the nursery business. 
Baby Rambler Clarence Perkins, Newark, N. Y. 
Howard N. Scarff, New Carlisle, Ohio 
ILLINOIS STATE NURSERYMEN S ASSOCIATION 
Code of Ethics and Resolutions adopted at their 
Convention at Chicago, February 11 and 12, 1920 
First: To consider my vocation worthy, and as af¬ 
fording me distinct opportunity to serve society. 
Second: To improve myself, increase my efficiency 
and enlarge my services, and by so doing attest my faith 
in the Nursery Business. 
Third : To realize that I am a Nurseryman and a Bus¬ 
iness man and ambitious to succeed; but that I am first 
