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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
PACIFIC COAST TREES DESIRED FOR 
WESTERN NORWAY. 
T HE satisfactory transplanting of trees from Ameri¬ 
ca’s Pacific Coast to western Norway lias become 
a matter of interest to Stavanger’s forestry asso¬ 
ciation. This society lias this month combined with a 
similar society in Bergen, and the new “West Coast Tiiai 
Station” has decided to send an expedition to America 
next spring to bring back more trees. 
The American varieties of greatest interest to Stavan¬ 
ger foresters are the Douglas and Sitka pines. In 1892 
several of the former were planted in this district, and 
they have proved a success, in another coast town, about 
000 miles north of here, where, however, the climate is 
similar, both varieties have thriven. 
There are at present, it is stated, but two kinds of na¬ 
tive coniferous trees—the pine and the fir—that are seen 
on Norway’s western coast. The chief forester of the 
new association has called attention to the fact that there 
are 400 varieties of such trees, many of which might 
prove suited to this West Coast climate. It is mild in 
winter and cool in summer, and there is much rain. In 
many ways it resembles the climate of our State of Wash¬ 
ington, and it is to that State in particular that the new 
expedition expects to go .—Commerce Reports. 
PROPOSED NEW BILLS BEFORE CONGRESS. 
The following bills have recently been introduced in 
Congress and have been referred to the committee on Ag¬ 
riculture : 
H. R. No. 372. A Bill 
To provide for the inspection of any parcel sent by mail 
which contains fruit, plants, trees, shrubs, nursery 
stock, grafts, scions, peach, plum, almond or the pits of 
other fruits, cotton seed, or vegetables, at the point of 
delivery in any post ollice of the United States that re¬ 
quests such inspection, and where the requisite inspec¬ 
tors are provided by the States to perform such service. 
H. R. No. 255. A Bill 
To establish an agricultural, plant, shrub, fruit and orna¬ 
mental tree, berry and vegetable experimental station 
at or near the City of Saint Petersburg, Pinellas Coun¬ 
ty, Florida. 
II. R. No. 338. A Bill 
To establish an agricultural, plant, shrub, fruit and orna¬ 
mental tree, berry and vegetable experimental station 
at or near the city of Plainview, Hale County, in the 
State of Texas. 
H.R. No. 6068. A Bill 
To establish an agricultural, plant, shrub, fruit and orna¬ 
mental tree, berry and vegetable experimental station 
at or near the City of Colquitt, Miller County, Georgia. 
H. R. No. 3586. A Bill 
For the prevention and eradication of the citrus canker. 
A STANDARD NOMENCLATURE OF ORNAMENTAL 
NURSERY STOCK. 
At the annual convention of the American Association 
of Nurserymen, held in Detroit, last June, a committee on 
nomenclature was apointed to confer with a similar com¬ 
mittee of the Ornamental Growers’ Association, for the 
purpose of adopting a standard list of names, both botani¬ 
cal and common, of ornamental nursery stock. 
This joint committee met in New York City recently 
and organized by the election of J. Horace McFarland, 
chairman, and Harlan P. Kelsey, secretary. There were 
present, J. Horace McFarland, Harlan P. Kelsey, P. L. At¬ 
kins, Robert C. Berckmans, Charles J. Maloy and Thomas 
B. Meehan. 
The committee realized at the outset the Herculean task 
before them, but proceeded to sketch out a plan of action 
and reach a decision as to the scope and limitations of 
their work. 
It was also decided to invite a similar committee of the 
Seed Trade Association, the Society of American Florists 
and the Society of Landscape Architects to join with the 
Nurserymen’s committee in this work. 
The joint committee believe that at the forthcoming 
Nurserymen’s Convention to be held in Milwaukee in 
June, that they will be able to report considerable pro¬ 
gress in their work. 
THE PROPOSED UNIFORM INSPECTION LAW 
Editor National Nurseryman:— 
The proposed uniform nursery inspection law as pub¬ 
lished in September issue of “National Nurseryman” ap¬ 
pears to me an unjust bill and intended to favor the large 
nurseries. One objectionable feature about it is in Sec¬ 
tion 15, that it requires the certificate of inspection to dis¬ 
close the acreage inspected. The acreage has nothing 
to do with infection and infestation of the nursery. 
Whether the nursery is large or small as long as it is free 
from injurious insects and diseases, that should be suf¬ 
ficient. It makes no difference to the purchaser of a 
dozen or a hundred trees whether they are dug from a 
1-acre or a 10,000-acre nursery. Therefore this clause 
is unjust, unwise, and intends to legislate beyond the in¬ 
tent and purpose of inspection. Further, how can an in¬ 
spector determine the acreage of a nursery without ac¬ 
cepting the statement of the nurseryman? Is it proper 
for an inspector to certify to the acreage of which he has 
no knowledge except upon information and belief? 
Section 8, confers authority on the Board, why not 
make it to impose duty? If parks, cemeteries, private 
and public places are subject to inspection, why not make 
the whole of Northern Minnesota forests that are infest¬ 
ed with a certain tamarack insect, to be inspected and 
ordered under the police powers of the board to be de¬ 
stroyed, including the public lands of the United States. 
Section 17, plainly intends to regulate interstate com¬ 
merce, which the states have no right to do under the 
United States constitution, which provides that Congress 
shall have power to regulate commerce between the 
states. 
Section 14 is unwise, because it provides for inspection 
of nursery stock imported from foreign countries. This 
may cause trouble for the United States with foreign 
countries and it may contravene the treaties of the United 
States with other countries. There! ore, this should be 
left to Congress alone. Take notice what uneasiness and 
friction has the legislature of California caused to United 
States with Japan when they passed laws unfavorable to 
