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THE NATIONAL NUESERYMAN 
The National Nurseryman 
Established 1893 by C. L. YATES. Incorporated 1902 
Published monthly by 
THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN PUBLISHING CO.. Inc. 
Hatboro, Pa. 
Editor .ERNEST HEMMING, Flourtown, Pa. 
The leading trade journal issued for Growers and Dealers in 
Nursery Stocks of all kinds. It circulates throughout the 
United States, Canada and Europe. 
AWARDED THE GRAHD PRIZE AT PARIS EXPOSITION. 1900 
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Entered as second-class matter June 22, 1916, at the post office at 
Hathoro, Pennsylvania, under the Act of March S, 1879. 
Hatboro, Pa., July 1919 
Subscribers to ^'Nurserymen's Fund for 
Market Development" 
The most lasting impression re- 
THE CONVENTION ceived at the Convention was that 
of contidenee in the future. The 
optimism was very conspicuous. Even in the discussions 
little dissatisfaction was expressed with the business last 
season, and all seemed to be looking fonvard for con¬ 
tinued good business at good prices. 
It was a business meeting in every sense of the word 
and gave one the impression of a body of men meeting 
together for business only. There was an evidence of 
earnest determination to do things. 
In the early days of the Convention a feeling of uncer¬ 
tainty was evidenced and no one seemed to know just 
what was going to happen. Everyone seemed to he look¬ 
ing for a lead, and anxiously watching the trend of 
events. In the earlier meetings the reactionary element 
was in evidence, but this gradually gave way to the new 
spirit of progress that resulted in the various actions de¬ 
cided upon by the association. 
One could almost mark the evoluti* 
Market Development Movement fro 
hy a few, to the almost unanimous 
vention. Active antagonism induce 
particular selfish interests were 1) 
earlier meetings, gradually gave wf 
of cooperation for the good of the 
entire absence of lobbying or ste 
its place an evident desire to de 
equal chance for all. 
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apported 
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der spirit 
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The resolution printed on another 
TRADE PRICES page in relation to “Trade prices 
to the trade only,” adopted by the 
National Association is to be highly commended in that it 
shows a desire to stop the suicidal practice of selling to 
the consumer at the same price as to the trade. 
The practice is poor business. It demoralizes prices 
and is manifestly unfair, undermining the very principles 
the National Association is tiying to establish to lift the 
business on to a higher plane. 
It is very doubtful, however, if the resolution and pen¬ 
alty will be effective in accomplishing its purpose. 
Prices and grades as yet are not sufficiently standard¬ 
ized. Some nurserymen’s trade prices are as high as 
others’ retail. Others again do not grow or offer stock to 
the trade, merely catering to the large consumer, and 
brother nurserymen merely buy from them because it is 
the most convenient source known. 
Perhaps the leading landscape architects are not con¬ 
nected with any particular nursery, but there are a great 
many who have a small nursery and a large landscape 
practice, making it possible for them to buy as nursery¬ 
men for their clients. 
Then there is the man outside the Association, a legi¬ 
timate nurseryman,‘but not bound by any resolutions or 
penalties, and so in a position to play havoc with the 
business of the man who is under restrictions. 
The resolution was doubtlessly inspired by failure in 
competitive bidding, but there are too many ways to de¬ 
feat its purpose and to enforce it occasionally would only 
be an injustice. 
On another page we publish 
THE a circular letter distributed 
NURSERY FRAUD ACT by the Arkansas State Plant 
IN ARKANSAS Board which gives a very 
good idea of what is required 
of nurserymen to do business in that state. 
We can hardly believe our brothers in the State of 
Arkansas are so undependable as to require such strin¬ 
gent regulations or that there is a bigger percentage of 
crooks in Arkansas than any other State. Was it not 
possible to protect the public against the occasional un¬ 
scrupulous nurseryman by the criminal laws that are 
equally applicable to any other business? 
Why should the nurseiy business be singled out and 
put in the rum class, requiring bonds and licenses to do 
business? 
The wealth of the country in so far as it has been in¬ 
creased by the production of fruits, to say nothing of the 
enhanced value due to the propagation and distribution of 
shade and ornamental trees, plants and flowers, is mainly 
due to the nurserymen and horticulturists and, inciden¬ 
tally it was done before there were laws to prevent. 
They have not appropriated the natural wealth of the 
country, stripped the forests, dried up the water courses, 
ravished the earth of its minerals, but as a body have 
labored patiently for little pay, to increase and produce 
)those things necessary to the welfare and happiness of 
mankind. 
Legislation may be necessary to control the careless, 
ignorant and unscrupulous nurseryman and dealer, but 
the present laws, rules and regulations savor too much of 
