THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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COMMENTS ON INSPECTION BILL 
The Committee on Legislation of the Ameriean Associa¬ 
tion agree in the main with the provisions of the bill as out¬ 
lined on page 45,"but desire certain minor modifications in 
the interest of reasonableness and practicability. Among 
these are the following; The bill says that imported stock 
shall have been inspected and found free from injurious 
plant diseases and insect pests. This should read, “ap¬ 
parently free,’’ for no inspection agency, however careful, 
can guarantee an absolutely clean bill of health. 
Section 6 should clearly distinguish what import stock 
is. When does import stock cease to be import stock? 
It is unreasonable to class as import stock such goods as 
have passed entry and have been received by the nursery¬ 
men and possibly mixed with home grown stock for the 
filling of orders. The committee is of the opinion that 
import stock should be regarded as domestic stock after it 
has passed entry and examination as to health. 
Under Section 8 the present bill is not sufficiently specific 
in regard to insects already introduced into the United 
States. . . As it stands the clause which reads “not 
there-to-fore widely prevalent or distributed within and 
throughout’’ might be interpreted to include a number of 
insect and plant disease enemies already well established, 
but possibly not widely distributed. The committee 
wishes this clause changed to read, “or any injurious insect 
new to the United States,’’ etc. 
Under the latter part of Section 8 providing for the 
public hearings before quarantining, the committee desires 
to incorporate a provision that notice shall be given by the 
Department of Agriculture directly to the Legislative Com¬ 
mittee of the Association of Nurserymen, so that there may be 
no possibility of a hearing going by default. This notice 
should give a ten days limit in which to meet its require¬ 
ments. This also should cover the operation of domestic 
quarantine. 
These features are the principal points of difference at 
present between the legislative committee of the Associa¬ 
tion and the authorities of the Department of Agriculture 
interested in the framing of the bill. 
It is deemed of utmost importance by the Legislative 
Committee that in case of the proposed quarantine of 
any foreign or domestic nursery region, on account of the 
presence of a dangerous pest the committee should be 
notified and given opportunity to go over the situation with 
the authorities in order that such regulations as are im¬ 
posed do not work unnecessary hardships upon the trade. 
It occasionally happens that the views of the scientist are 
not practical and the feasibility of restrictive provision can¬ 
not be passed upon intelligently by anyone not directly 
associated with nursery trade interests. 
Chairman Pitkin of the American Association of Nursery¬ 
men who was commissioned by the Society with “full 
power and authority to act for it during the coming year 
in all matters of Federal legislation.’f has been actively 
engaged in considering the provisions of this bill for som.e 
time. Contrary to the understanding of the committee 
it was introduced before the points above were discussed 
or the bill had been accepted by Chairman Pitkin and 
his committee. The features noted must be incorporated 
before the bill is acceptable to the nurserymen. 
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN 
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE SOCIETY , 
The thirty-seventh anniversary of this well known 
organization will be celebrated this year in the historic 
city of Boston, Mass., June 12-14 next. 
The committee on arrangements has selected the Hotel 
Brunswick, one of Boston’s most famous hostelries, as 
headquarters, where reasonable rates are offered on both 
the American and European plans, with the best accom¬ 
modations for the convention. The resident members 
of the committee are satisfied that the arrangement is a 
most excellent one, and that members will be pleased. 
It is believed by many that this gathering of the Ameri¬ 
can Association will be as largely attended as any previous 
one, indeed some are' sanguine enough to i)rcdict that the 
attendance will exceed that for several years past. Boston 
is an attractive city. It possesses many charms for mem¬ 
bers of the Association aside from its numerous historic 
associations, and members living in the extreme West will 
do well to make this an opportunity for spending the annual 
vacation. The Western roads will sell excursion or tourist 
tickets which will be more advantageous to members, all 
things considered, than the very limited reduction allowed 
under the certificate plan, which latter does not commend 
itself to the committee on arrangements. 
The program, in the hands of Mr. C. J. Maloy of Roches¬ 
ter, N. Y., will contain good things; and Mr. A. E. Robinson, 
Bedford, Mass., is chairman of committee on exhibits. 
Those intending to exhibit are advised to get into early 
touch with the last named gentleman. The chainnan of 
the entertainment committee is Mr. J. Woodward Manning, 
N. Wilmington, Mass., and members need not feel at all 
anxious about the success of this feature of the occasion. 
The vice-presidents of the various states are reminded 
that at the St. Louis Convention last year it was agreed 
that each vice-president should consider himself a com¬ 
mittee of one to procure new members. This arrangement 
is a good one, and if each official will rise to the occasion 
there is no reason why each one may not turn in at least 
half a dozen new members from his own state. This 
would mean a very substantial increase in the member¬ 
ship. The result of this personal campaign on behalf of 
the vice-presidents will be watched with interest, a fact 
which should give additional stimulus to the canvass. 
Those seeldng information regarding the American 
Association of Nurserymen and the convention should 
address Secretary John Hall, 204 Granite Bldg., Rochester, 
N. Y: There is no reason why every reputable nursery¬ 
man in this country should not become identified with it, 
since its record shows what an amount it has accomplished 
for the nursery business in general. Patrons of the Badge 
Book are exhorted to give the matter of copy for the same 
their early attention so as to afford ample time for satis¬ 
factory publication. 
John Hall, Secretar3L 
MOTHER OF PRES. J. H. DAYTON PASSES AWAY 
Painesville papers announce the death of Mrs. M. A. 
Dayton, aged 76 years, a well-known and highly respected 
resident of Jackson street, at i o’clock Sunday afternoon, 
January 24. The funeral services were held from the 
Church of Christ, Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock. 
Mr.s. Dayton is sur\’'ived by three sons, J. H. Dayton 
of the Storrs & Harrison Co. and president of the xAmcrican 
Association of Nurserymen, James E. Da^’ton also of 
Painesville, and T. B. Dayton of Willoughby’. She was 
prominent in church work in Painesville. 
N.\tion.\l Nurserym.\n, 
We are more than pleased to enclose our dollar for ne.xt year on your 
paper. Since starting in the ’90’s as a nursery proprietor, there never 
has been a time when the writer couldn’t find his money s worth read¬ 
ing the National Nurseryman. Here’s for a “bully” New Year to 
you! C. H. Merrikield, Secy. 
Bloomingdale (Mich.) Nursery & Orchard Co. 
P. S.—We need your advertising rates. Mich. 
