THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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sentative is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into any 
warehouse or premises of consignee or owner, where such nursery 
stock or other described articles are received for the purpose of 
making the inspection or examination herein provided for, and such 
examination shall be made within five days from such arrival 
thereof. 
Sec. 3. That each case, box, package, crate, bale or bundle of 
nursery stock, including field-grown florists’ stock, trees, shrubs, 
plants, vines, cuttings, grafts, scions, buds, pits, or seeds of fruit 
and ornamental trees and shrubs, imported or brought into the 
United States shall have plainly and legibly marked thereon the 
name and address of the shipper, owner, or person forwarding or 
shipping the same, and also the name and address of the person, 
firm, or corporation to whom the same is forwarded or shipped, or 
his or its responsible agent. 
Sec. 4. That when any shipment of nursery stock, including 
field-grown florists’ stock, trees, shrubs, plants, vines, cuttings, 
grafts, scions, buds, pits or seeds of fruit and ornamental trees and 
shrubs, imported or brought into the United States is found infested 
with injurious insects or their eggs, larvae, or pupae, or with tree, 
plant or fruit disease or diseases, the contents of boxes or bales so 
infested or diseased may be disinfected at final destination on the 
premises of the owner or 
consignee, under the super¬ 
vision of the official expert. 
After disinfection has been 
so performed in a manner 
satisfactory to the official 
expert, the trees, vines, or 
other articles shall then be 
released. If it be not 
practicable to fully disinfect 
such stock, such portion of 
it as shall be infested shall 
be destroyed. 
Sec. 5. That upon 
complaint cr reasonable 
ground on the part of the 
Sjcretary of Agriculture to 
believe that any nursery 
stock, including field grown 
florists’ stock, trees, shrubs, 
plants, vines, cuttings, 
grafts, scions, buds, pits, 
or seeds of fruit and orna¬ 
mental trees and shrubs grown within the Uinted States, are 
infested with injurious insects or diseases new to the United States 
and likely to become subjects of interstate commerce, the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall cause the same to be inspected by a qualified 
expert, and, if need be, the trees or plants found iniested shall be 
placed under quarantine until such infestation is removed. 
Sf,c. 6. That it shall be unlawful for any person, persons, or 
corporation to deliver to any other person, persons, or corporation, 
or to the postal service of the United States (except for scientific 
purposes, and by permission of the Secretary of Agriculture) for 
transportation from one State or Territory or the District oi t < dumbia 
to any other State or Territory or the District of Columbia, or for 
exportation to any foreign country, any trees, plants, shrubs, \ ines, 
or other nursery stock which are under quarantine in accordance 
with the provisions of section five of this Act. Any person, persons, 
firm, or corporation who shall in any way violate the provisions of 
this Act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on a concre¬ 
tion thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred 
dollars nor less than two hundred dollars or by impr isonment n< >t to 
exceed one year, or both, at the discretion of the cour t. 
Sec. 7. That the rules and regulations herein provided for 
shall be promulgated on or before the first day of June ear h yeui. 
Sec. 8 . That the sum of.dollars, to be available on the 
the _ day of .. nineteen hundred and . ..or so 
much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated, out o 
any moneys in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise 
appropriated, to carry into effect the provisions of this Act. 
Sec. 9. That this Act shall take effect on and after the .... 
day of., nineteen hundred. 
Sec. 10. That the provisions of this Act shall not prev ent the 
inspection of any nursery stock or other described articles by the 
authorized inspector of any State or Territory, at the final point 
of destination in accordance with the laws of such State or Territory. 
EXHIBITS COMMITTEE 
Mr. President and Members of the American Association of Nursery¬ 
men : 
I have the honor to present to you my report as Chairman of 
the Exhibition Committee. Same simply being a list of the exhibi¬ 
tors and an outline of what each exhibited. 
American Fruits Publishing Co., Rochester, New York sample 
copies “American Fruits;” P. J. Berckmans Co., Augusta, Georgia, 
assortment, of evergreens in tubs, including Biotas, Azaleas, etc.; 
C. Betscher, Canal Dover, Ohio, large collection of Paeonia flowers 
in many 'varieties; E. C. Brown Co., Rochester, New York, two 
horse power nursery stock sprayer, nozzles, and small spray pumps; 
M. Brunswick & Co., Rochester, New York, hand painted litho¬ 
graphed and colored photo¬ 
graph plates of trees, shrubs, 
flowers, fruits, etc. Also 
bindings, maps, etc.; The 
Benj. Chase Co., Derry Vill¬ 
age, N. H.; Tree labels, 
plain, painted, printed and 
wired; John Charlton & 
Sons, Rochester, New York, 
collection of paeonies in a 
large assortment of vari¬ 
eties. Rhubarb “State 
Monarch,” “Perfection” 
and “Hawks Champaigne;” 
Chase Nursery Co., Hunts¬ 
ville, Alabama, Nursery¬ 
men’s supplies, such as 
budding and pruning 
knives, pruning shears 
“Mattie Mule Mittens” and 
tree Callipers. “Dig Eazy” 
hoe. Fruit trees and Tree 
Althea. Clark Nursery Co., 
Rochester, New York, North Carolina Natural Peach Seed; 
Clinton Falls Nursery Co., Owatonna, Minn., Soil Firmer and 
Opener for planting cuttings and grafts; Dayton Fruit Tree Label 
Co., Dayton, Ohio, Wooden Tree Labels, plain, painted and printed. 
Pot label, etc.; L. F. Dintelmann, Belleville, Illinois, Tree Bailer; 
Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, New York, Collection of Japanese 
Maples and Evergreens, in tubs; The Fruit Grower, St. Joseph, Mo., 
Copies of the “Fruit Grower” and other printed matter; Nathan R. 
Graves, Rochester, New York, photographs of Horticultural sub¬ 
jects; J. G. Harrison & Sons, Berlin, Maryland, Evergreens in tubs, 
and an assortment of fruit trees; Hickory Seed Co., Hickory, N. C., 
Natural Peach Seed and Cow Peas; D. Hill, Dundee, Ills., Ever¬ 
greens and Evergreen Seedlings; Horticultural Publishing Co., 
Boston, Mass.; Sample copies of “Horticulture”; Jackson & Per¬ 
kins Co., Newark, N. Y., samples of Tree Hydrangea, Clematis and 
Roses-; Paul C. Koeber Co., New York City, New York, samples of 
Nursery plates; J. Frederick Lee. Rochester, New York, samples 
of Colored plates and Leather Goods; The MacMillan Co., New 
York City, New York, copies of Bailey’s Cyclopedia of Agriculture 
and of Bailey’s Cyclopedia of Horticulture; The McFarland Organi¬ 
zation, Harrisburg, Pa., samples of Catalogues, Photographs, 
Colored plates, and other “selling literature.” B. G. Pratt Co., New 
York City, New York, samples of “Scalecides;” McHutchison & Co., 
New York City, New York, samples of “Red Star”, “Arrow” and 
other brands of Raffia; J. W. McNary. Dayton, Ohio, samples of 
