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mant” and “non-Dormant” stock. There does not seem to be any 
well defined information on this subject and we are continually 
at the caprice of the erring judgement of the uninformed rate- 
clerk who has often ruled against us that an evergreen tree was 
“not dormant” regardless of time of year and c. 1. shipments con¬ 
taining magnolia grandiflora, Arbor Vitae, etc., have been classed 
non-dormant and we have been forced to pay the higher rates 
even in midwinter. We have searched the archives and asked 
Mr. Sizemore without relief. Non-dormant should include flor¬ 
ists stock in bloom, like Easter Lilies, Azaleas, Greenhouse 
Plants of perishable nature, but not nursery stock in the usual 
channels of trade. 
W. ROLKER, AUGUST ROLKER & SONS: 
Submits many valuable changes and improvements in abbre¬ 
viations and definitions. 
The following all discuss fruit grading and suggest a variety 
of changes, well worth considering. 
Geo. F. Verhalen, of Verhalen Nursery Co. 
Texas Nursery Co. 
Parker Bros. Nursery Co. 
Princeton Nursery, Princeton, Ind. 
E. P. Bernardin 
H. B. Chase, Chase Nursery Co. 
E. W. Sherman, The Sherman Nursery Co. 
and The F. H. Stannard Nursery Co. 
Several including E. P. Bernardin ask “Why not add a set of 
Business Ethics?” Fine, but not until the committee is author¬ 
ized to prepare a real Code of Ethics with teeth in it, and not 
simply a collection of inane platitudes. At least that is the 
chairman’s feeling in the matter. Until such authorization the 
Bible will do quite nicely. 
John Watson, our esteemed ex-president, comes along with fine 
detailed specifications on Business Terms of Sale and Purchase 
Between Nurserymen—perhaps the most important omission in 
“Horticultural Standards,” and which must be rectified. This 
subject has been considered by the committee, but it will take 
hard work and more time to do it well. 
E. S. Welch, Mt. Arbor Nurseries, also wants the “Cold Stor¬ 
age” matter changed, agreeing with Mr. Pitkin. 
President Lindley is easily satisfied for he says “There are no 
changes needed that we see.” His near neighbor, O. J. Howard, 
wants closer grading on evergreens. 
W. E. CAMPBELL, THE ELM CITY NURSERY: 
Discusses changes in grading herbaceous plants and adds: 
Where age is used to determine size, it works out very nicely 
in such things as peonies and iris, which are started from a 
divided eye, but with other plants like phlox, seedum, veronica, 
etc., age would depend on the size of the material with which 
one started his propagation. This shows that your committee has 
done a mighty fine piece of work. 
FRED D. OSMAN, THE NEW BRUNSWICK NURSERIES: 
Offers suggestions in grading evergreens. 
EX-PRESIDENT J. EDWARD MOON, Chairman of Legislative 
and Tariff Committees, says: 
“I think you have undertaken too much,” and no doubt he is 
right. Yet the work of all the committees of the association 
must necessarily pass under review of the Committee on Stand¬ 
ardization and it should be their duty to collate the conclusions 
of all the committees in a single volume. 
Much of the work of the committee of this association in the 
past has been of little use, for it has not been put in easily a\ail 
able form. “Horticultural Standards” should be a well indexed 
handbook covering all trade practice as approved or adopted b> 
the association. This committee will never willingly undertake 
the duties of other committees. Mr. Moon’s suggestions ai e 
worthy of careful consideration. 
The committee has had many kind words of praise for its 
work which we cherish but do not make public at this tine . 
This report would be too long if we discussed the many sug¬ 
gestions received and it is much better to let the membeis ■ ^ 
cuss these matters in open meeting and it is hoped that t is 
be done and the next year’s committee be given definite in. 
tions. Committe work tends to drag out indefinitely when sharp 
concentration and definite action by members might get quick 
results of great value to the association, leaving the coast clear 
for other needed activities. 
Yet a few comments seem desirable. 
A most important question is that of cold storage. The ex¬ 
tremely short and busy season this year shows forcibly the need 
for nurserymen to extend the shipping and planting period, 
which means increase rather than less cold storage practice. It 
is safe to say, however, that American nurserymen as a rule 
must mend their ways regarding cold storage methods, for it is 
true that freshly dug stock as a rule is superior to stock shipped 
from cold storage. Much nursery stock, particularly fruit and 
many deciduous shrubs and trees, must be dug in the fall and 
stored in some manner, making early shipments possible and 
holding back stock so that late planting as well as shipping may 
be successfully done. A seasonal business is a particularly haz¬ 
ardous business and not only must we extend the spring busi¬ 
ness over a much longer period but we must make August plant¬ 
ing of evergreens a universal practice and if possible diversify 
our business so that we can hold together a larger and more 
effective organization the year round. We suggest a hand-picked 
committee to go into the cold storage subject with the greatest 
care and thoroughness and bring in a definite report at the next 
annual convention. The question of holding back stock by Doc¬ 
tor Coville’s warm storage method should not be overlooked. 
The great interest in “Horticultural Standards” and the large 
number of varied recommendations received show the vital need 
for this association to devote enough time and attention to the 
subject so that uniform nursery standards which will be of the 
greatest good to the greaest number will be adopted and put 
into universal nursery practice. 
This committee has been very active the past year in trying 
to secure uniform state legislation against GRAFT. New Jersey 
and other states have passed a law which was prepared by the 
Commercial Standards Council, but we were not successful in 
getting the law passed in Massachusetts this year, although a 
strenuous attempt was made. Advertising, through exaggeration 
or untrue descriptions, stolen or misused illustrations and names, 
and whether through newspapers or in catalogs, constitutes per¬ 
haps the most unfair and dishonest kind of competition. Many 
nurserymen in this country are guilty of these practices and this 
association has the power to remedy the situation not only with 
members but outside as well. We should co-operate heartily with 
other national organizations whose object is the wiping out of 
this type of dishonest business practice. 
Your committee’s work this year has brought overwhelming 
evidence of the extremely loose and varying methods employed 
in American nurseries, and we should not stop until the nursery 
business is put on a plane where we need not be ashamed to 
tell others what business we are in. In closing we ask that 
“Horticultural Standards” be revised and adopted at this meet¬ 
ing so far as possible. 
We recommend that $1000 be placed to the credit of next year’s 
Standardization Committee. 
COMMITTEE ON STANDARDIZATION 
of 
HORTICULTURAL TRADE PRACTICE, 
Harlan P. Kelsey, Chairman, 
F. L. Atkins, 
J. B. Pilkington, 
L. J. Tucker, 
E. S. Welch. 
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON NOMENCLATURE OF 
THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN, 
CHICAGO, JUNE 27-29, 1923 
We are glad to state that STANDARDIZED PLANT NAMES 
is all in type and preliminary “dummies” are submitted with 
this report. The first forms are being run off by the printer and 
while we deplore the unavoidable delays in preparing this diffi¬ 
cult publication you may now confidently hope to receive your 
copies some time in July. 
It would serve no good purpose to enumerate here the trying 
