, 1876-06-16
Second Days Proceedings OF the
Nurserymen's National AS
sociation.
Classification and Description Of
Fruit and Plant Stock.

MORNING SESSION.


tsrrlcd. -..
Tho Chair announced tho following ss tho Com
ntttee: For the TDrthweRt-Dr Ennis and Mr.. A.
T. Whitney; southwest-AicssEs. McIasncr, St.
toui., No., md Mr. llhnfora, Columbus, o.; for
hc E.st--Atctsrs. II. u. Parsons and JoAhua Max
ycI, New York. ...-.....
Iii. Mcnkler eaid they did not Intend Ia make
sar upon the railroads, only 10 dcmand that ccr-
hin evils be rcinehled.
Mr.. Hubbard hud no complaints to make asalnst
lhu rai,road companies.
Mr.. scoleld again thought TINT rnpid transit was
,hc point which they should tnatst upon-to Rct
slrir frciets through on ti,le. II they could get
which they could make
III. .WeIr thonght that they had not farcd 80
roa.ia thore being oldor and better organized.
Mc.nrs. Itovcy 4 Co. wcrr ten'iescd, vote Of
NTH M1. Hoover stated thas they had experienced tho
greatest delays between Southern l'nols and Rich
#. Moody stated shat they lad no great trouble
with the trunk lines hut It was the aalcr or local
lines whfc, occasiuncd The delays.
A further discussion t"ok place. H. which rapid
tran,it was ih9 great point demanded, and that
from the local llncs.
COMMITTEE REronTN.
The reports Of Committees were next In order.
The Committee on dfading OF Stocks fixed the fol.
Applcs-Two years. hrst Quallty, should be ~
tohfeet; pyralnida In shape; clean trunks ieast
u inches from tile ground, In good lenltlly eonai.
At ans!y fhoola b.
diameter, two inches from tho ground well
chsTFc:STwo years, No. 2. .lou'a be 3H to ~.
inches apoyo tho bud: wrll l'ranchca..
cherrca-No. !, e-yenr olt Should be 4 70 in
rom lie bni, viii clean trunks not iess than Is
lears-First qsality, 2.yesr cd, should be to 9
films should agrce Will, pear measures.
Is III sRs is' Gs &c ia L
hch iu diameter, aud at least Inches long.
- ~ EuR8EHY TLAhTY.
tcdee plants, No. T. should BE- + IL nsh in d"nsss
Hr at tho bulge uf rOnts, anl uot less than 9
inches long at the yellow root.
Extra selected for rcplan,ing should be 5.1g ut
plants under this sfzc.
md discussed at great length. Tho word '..pysa..
., s!aal" In hr't section was Changed to ''Good
blr. Moody thonght the. report wae 90 i'm.
porian. that It should be discussed and thought
% Mr. iabbard T moved That tho speeches be limited
h the furs1 discussion Of the report to nvc min.
So. Pattcrton's report VA. adopted.
The following WINS also dlscustcd: .....
Trees should bc measured from tho collar to the
trimmed bud on main stem. and carefully dug
DAMAGES.
No claims for damages, not made within ten
lays from receipt Of stuck rh9ula os entertained
10 act!cn was taken, and tho report was laid over
ST. Tattsr.on made minority report on hedgo.
lie proposed to more strictly ,ussort plants, and
10 hnic then, q an nc!l In size ut tao bndee Of
rnot !ntteaA I-1U. which ha holds would Hnlc an
rvcner growth. lha minority report evoked All I'M
n,ensu amount of dheusslu, upuu the length oi tho
D.age root. roIne arguing that 4 inches wna long
enough, while otlers thought that : lnchea waa
not too long. providing tho ruot was etIaisht and
lie hole we'll day.
Mr, Hubbard, from Tho Committee On Grades Of
Grapes, reported the following:
sooa os 10 70 asses ne IL ssS ons
fouts, they must be fbFoas, and not less than u
Inch IN diameter.
BIZ to give detailed description that will be suts-
factory. II not tsansplanted they will DO inrgc-
,' tei, and not t ~ go good d. for The planter s a.
lran1pianted yinca with noro Tuots, Of
moaerao Length and abrou,; layers ssrong
be chased as ~ -ycar'old whether Of or = years'
s'1mI paercut varieties o, different habits o, grov,h
yiyos, and health. vary so widely # L. impossible
report tor caeh variety, Which your Committeeman.
The Committee on Exhibits, Cla,s D, wooden
Ind clats labels, n.ado = brief report Received
FLOWERS AND rLAHTs.
Ms nanfoFd reported on Class B. flowers and
plants, that tlc Cfcaxo Flurnl Company hau good
collection OF brgunfas, Colaltullu il tfo specimen
pf Aiocaeea atbota, Alsophlla Austraiir,
Pandanus u1lst snl other rarc planlr on exhibition.
On Class f. a Grfrf report was u,ntlc bY tic Com.
m!ttcc
CIass G, horticultural implements, wns next rc-
ported on, aud tho display fayonbly mentioned.
sTArisrIcs,
Mr. unhba,d offcreI Tia fuijnvinr IN rcvanI IN
,tatistIcs: '''N A'' - '~eNN ~
RtsoirtI Tint In addition to The ureaent tfIlcers
II A6hDCfntlOn. tllG President AnnOinL
mites of tIrno Ia liz known M thc Eomu,ttro on
StaIattcs who srs renuustcl 10 furnish to fills Al.
.orsti,r ~ % I'll vestiv v,sctinr shc nmonnf and
sondit!on of % stoek II ' eaeh Slate; III proyidoa, that
,uri, infnrnntmn con hs secuted xtthnut any NJ.
The resolution wins adopted.
,he iSiTu Wcdn.sdsv IN .iunSe' InT7, cnmn,ii1Se.
IN Anal resolutions wa chosen III follows; 3esrra