THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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EXHIBITION ROOM FOR CONVENTION. 
Thomas B. Meehan, Chairman of the Exhibition Committee of 
the American Association of Nurserymen, has just returned from 
Milwaukee, where he concluded arrangements for the exhibition 
room to be used during the Convention. In company with Mr. 
Ferguson, Chairman of the Local Committee on Arrangements, he 
inspected the rooms offered by the management of the Plankinton 
Hotel,the headquarters of the Association. The Exhibition Commit¬ 
tee will have the use of two large rooms on the second floor, where 
the lighter exhibits will be placed. The heavy exhibits will be 
installed in a vacant store on the ground floor of the Hotel. 
The Exhibition Committee are now getting in shape to solicit 
exhibits for the Convention, and will shortly send out the necessary 
application blanks together with other information. Intending 
exhibitors should at once communicate with the Chairman of the 
Committee, Thomas B. Meehan, Dreshertown, Pa., and advise him 
of what they propose to exhibit. It is the hope of the Committee, 
that the exhibition this year, may be even greater and more interest¬ 
ing than last year. 
SHALL WE DIP OR FUMIGATE? 
This is a question of deep interest to all nurserymen at this time 
and a few words on the subject will not be out of place. 
^Most of our states require fumigation certificates with all nursery 
itock brought-into the state, yet every nurseryman knows that a 
little carelessness on the part of an employee during the rush of 
getting out his orders, will result disasterously to the stock; some¬ 
times killing it most effectively or resulting in weakling trees that 
take years to recover, if they recover at all. If it is not a financial 
loss to the nurserymen he certainly loses in reputation. Is not a law 
unjust that requires the jeopardising of this stock which you have 
so carefully nurtured and grown? 
Many have tried dipping in the lime sulphur wash, but with only 
moderate results against the scale and often to the injury of many 
buds and tender twigs; but care must always be exercised not to 
touch the roots, consequently with no affect on the wooly aphis. 
For the past few years many private experiments have been 
made in dipping nursery stock in the new soluble or miscible oils, 
and lately many of the experiment sations have taken up this 
with most gratifying results. 
One of the first to try dipping in soluble oil was Mr. Charles 
Black of Highstown, one of the best known nurserymen in New 
Jersey. He reports having dipped many thousand trees, from the 
dormant buds in October to the trees almost bursting into leaf in 
spring, with no apparent injury. The H. J. Webber Nursery Co., of 
Nursery, Mo., have carried on some very extensive experiments on 
this line completely exterminating every appearance of scale. The 
Connecticut Experiment Station in the inspection of nursery stock 
give the option of either fumigating or dipping in soluble oil. The 
New York Experiment Station at a recent Horticultural Meeting 
reported most satisfactory work dipping in this same soluble oil. 
Mr. J. H. Hale of South Glastonbury, Conn., stated before the 
Connecticut Pomological Society at Hartford last week, that he did 
not want nursery stock for his own planting fumigated no matter if 
it did have scale, provided it was otherwise healthy, as he could take 
care of it by dipping with less danger to the health and vigor of the 
tree. 
So it seems plain to the observant mind that this difficulty of the 
nurserymen is soon to pass away. The process is simplicity itself. 
For small stock a barrel with the head taken out will answer very 
nicely; put in 45 gallons of water and add 2 y 2 to 3 gallons of scale- 
cide. First dip the tops and then the roots, shaking well for a few 
moments to insure against air bubbles or little clots of dirt. If the 
stock is larger a vat or trough in which the whole tree can be com¬ 
pletely submerged, root and all, using the same precaution against 
air bubbles and dirt. Do not pack too closely until they have had 
time to drain and dry. Scions and buds may be treated the same 
way; allow to dry perfectly before using. 
If the work has been thoroughly done you may rest assured that 
your trees will be as free from all soft bodied sucking insects, such as 
scales, aphis, leaf miners, etc., as well as from all fungus troubles; 
as it is possible by any known method and the health and vigor of 
your trees not only preserved but increased, as experience shows a 
marked stimulating sffect from the use of Scalecide. 
While what I say will in part apply to some soluble oil it must not 
be understood to apply to all, and only applies fully to scalecide. 
This is a point that cannot be too strongly emphasized and I am 
glad to note that one of the New York Bulletins mentioned this fact 
almost a year ago, and is becoming more and more important every 
day; and I believe our Horticultural Press should be more careful 
about designating the particular make of soluble or miscible oil, 
wherever it is possible to do so, otherwise a report may be of little or 
no value whatever to their readers. 
When I say that Scalecide not only contains the good qualities of 
all other soluble oils but properties that none of the others' - do con¬ 
tain, I mean just what I say and£actuakexperience and chemical 
analysis show it. We have never before abused the confidence of 
the public and certainly would not do so now. 
B. G. Pratt. 
National Nurseryman Publishing Co., 
City. 
Gentlemen: 
As Chairman of the Legislative Committee of the Ameri¬ 
can Association of Nurserymen, I am pleased to report that 
a decision has been rendered in the matter of the nursery¬ 
men’s law of the State of South Dakota, by the Supreme 
Court of that state. This decision in the main is favorable 
to the nursery interests, although the Court, did not declare 
the entire Act unconstitutional, and did not touch on 
certain sections of the Act. 
The test came before the Court in this manner.—It was 
arranged that a salesman representing an Iowa nurseryman 
was to take orders for nursery stock in South Dakota,regard¬ 
less of the fact that his employer had not filed the entomol¬ 
ogist’s certificate, or taken out a license, and had not ob¬ 
served any of the provisions of the law. The agent was 
arrested for violation of the law, and application was mad<[; 
to the Supreme Court for his discharge on habeas corpus. 
This action simply brought into question such provisions of 
the law as had been violated by the agent and bis principal, 
viz.—the requirement for the filing of the entomologist’s 
certificate, the procuring of a permit and the requirement 
for payment of a license fee. Consequently these were the 
only provisions of the law as to which the Court was called 
upon to render judgment, although they did go a step 
further in consideration of part of Section 2. 
Section 1 of the law provides. “That any nurseryman, 
resident or non-resident, who desires to sell nursery stock in 
South Dakota either directly or by salesmen, shall first 
secure a Permit from the Board of Agriculture to do busi¬ 
ness in the state, and as conditions precedent to the issuance 
of such Permit the Board of Agriculture shall require a 
Certificate of Inspection from a competent entomologist, 
and further, such references and evidences of integrity as 
may seem to be necessary to establish the responsibility 
and good faith of the applicant. The Board of Agriculture 
shall require a continuing bond in the sum of five thousand 
dollars ($5000) on which any person who sustains damage 
by reason of the violations of the provisions of this Act may 
recover.” 
Section 2 provides “Any agent who sells nursery stock 
in the State of South Dakota shall be required to carry a 
letter or certificate from his principal, setting forth the fact 
that he is duly authorized to represent such nursery, and 
that a guarantee is made that any written contract entered 
into by him as agent, will be fulfilled if the same is accepted 
by said nursery, unless notification to the contrary be made 
in writing to the purchaser within thirty days after such 
order or contract is made. In addition to the foregoing, 
each agent who sells nursery stock that may have been 
grown in any other state or territory, shah be required to 
procure and carry a duplicate of the Permit issued to his 
principal.” 
Section 3 provides “It shall be unlawful to misrepre¬ 
sent nursery stock, to refuse to state where the same was 
propagated, or the manner of propagation, or to sell 
nursery stock which is untrue to name, or which is un¬ 
suitable for the climate, or to sell adulterated seed, etc.” 
Section 4 provides penalties. 
Section 5 requires the collection annually of a fee of ten 
dollars ($10.00) for each permit, and two dollars and fifty 
cents ($2.50) for each agent’s duplicate. 
