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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
stock and standardizing interstate regulations pertaining to 
the transportation of nursery stock and recommend vesting 
the administration of such a law in a commission appointed 
by the President of the United States to be composed of the 
Secretary of Agriculture, the Chief of Bureau of Entomology, 
two active nurser^mien, two active fruit-growers who are 
members of the American Pomological Society and two 
official horticultural inspectors; the members of this com¬ 
mission to be selected with a view to equal geographic 
representation. 
We further recommend that the Western Association of 
Nurserymen appoint two of its members, preferably Hon. 
W. P. Stark of Louisiana, Mo., and Prof. S. J. Hunter of the 
University of Kansas, to attend the meeting of Horticultural 
Inspectors at Washington, D. C. on the 28th and 29th inst., 
to co-operate with the legislative committee of the American 
Association of 
Nurserymen in 
the formation and 
passage of such a 
federal inspection 
bill. 
That we endorse 
and commend the 
action of our na¬ 
tional legislative 
committee of the 
American Associa¬ 
tion of Nursery¬ 
men in their ef¬ 
forts to secure the 
passage of such a 
law. 
Committee, 
J. W. Hill 
E. S. Welch 
Herbert Chase 
Standardizing 
Grades 
E. S. Welch pre¬ 
sented the subject 
of “National Uniformity of Grades’’ and after good con¬ 
sideration the following table of grades was adopted and 
recommended as a National Standard, subject to the endorse¬ 
ment of the National Association. 
All grades of trees shall be of fair shape, branched and 
well rooted. Caliper taken two inches from the crown or 
bud of the following classes; 
Apple, 11-16 inch and up, 5 feet and up; 5-8 to 11-16 inch, 
4 feet; ^ to ^ inch, 3^^ feet; ^ to ^ inch, 3 to 4 feet, 
whips included. 
Cherry, ^ inch and up, 4^^ feet and up; ^ to ^ inch, 
4 feet; to ^ inch, 3 feet %to ^2 inch, 2feet. 
Standard Pear, ^ inch and up, 3 feet; ^ to ^ inch, 4 
feet; to ^ inch, 3feet; ^ to inch, 3 feet. 
Dwarf Pear, ^ inch and up, 3 feet; ^ to ^ inch, 3 feet; 
^2 to ^ inch, 2^2 feet; ^ to inch, 2 feet. 
Two year Plums, ^ inch and up, 5 feet; ^ to ^ inch, 
4 feet; ^ to ^ inch, 3feet; ^ to ^ inch, 3 feet. 
Peach, I year Plums and Apricots, 11-16 inch and up, 
5 feet and up; 9-16 to 11-16 inch, 4 feet; 7-16 to 9-16 inch, 
3 feet; 5-16 to 7-16 inch, 2 feet. 
Some exceptions to the above may be made on such 
varieties as are known to the trade to be light growers or 
light from weather conditions affecting their growth, but 
such exceptions shall be noted in the printed price list 
issued by each grower or in their correspondence regarding 
all sales. 
J. R. Mayhew’s paper on “Replacement’’ elsewhere in 
this issue wiU be found good reading. 
A. J. Brown, on “Nurserymen Attending Horticultural 
Meetings,’’ gave Nebraska as an illustration of the public 
spirited character of Nurserymen closely identifying them¬ 
selves with the 
Horticultural or¬ 
ganizations. Said 
he, “ Our State 
Society is officered 
almost entirely by 
Nurserymen and 
Nebraska has 
never fettered or 
affected the nur¬ 
sery interests and 
we have no San 
Jose scale.’’ 
F. H. Weber on 
“Trade in Orna¬ 
mentals’’ said the 
trade was increas¬ 
ing in the West 
and the supply of 
stock not equal to 
the demand. 
J. H. Skinner 
spoke on the dif¬ 
ferent growths of 
grafts. Said he 
could not tell why 
the difference but moved a permanent committee on “Experi¬ 
mentation” to which such problems might be referred for 
solution. 
These and other topics were vigorously discussed until 
the close of day and resumed on the morning of the 14th 
at 9 A. M. 
For the quick prosecution of needed corrections in State 
laws as experienced by W. C. Reed of Indiana, Peter Younger 
was voted an appropriation to be supplemented by private 
subscriptions and he was requested to proceed forthwith. 
The loving cup filled with a beautiful bouquet had its 
place at the front and revived fragrant memories of the past. 
Business continued until the noon hour when final adjourn¬ 
ment was had and the formal ending of the Western Associa¬ 
tion’s best meeting yet took place. 
Data supplied by E. J. Holman, Sec’y. 
