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find much to see and be able to do some missionary work. So Mr. 

 President I move to accept tlie invitation. 



The President: Easton as a place for our next meeting is open 

 for discussion. 



Prof. Neilson : With reference to my expressed desire to have 

 this association visit Canada, I would like to say that there is one 

 reason I did not advise you to go there next year. I thought it would 

 be better to wait a year or so until some of the trees that we are taking 

 in from this country and other countries have established themselves 

 and we have something very definite to show you. A good many of the 

 native nut trees thrive quite well and we also have some interesting 

 examples of introduced nut trees. If the association could arrange to 

 have the meeting in the city of Toronto so that it will follow the ex- 

 hibition it will be more worth while than if you come at another time. 

 Those of you who have attended the exhibition will probably agree 

 that is some show. I hope two years from this summer you people 

 will come. 



Dr. Smith: The Easton situation has this in its favor — it is 

 strictly a rural locality and Mr. Reed says there are a lot of rich 

 people there. Probabh^ 30 or iO real live farmers would come in. I 

 would approve that place and I second the motion. 



The President: It has been moved and seconded that the next 

 place of meeting be Easton, Md. 



The Secretary: Just as a matter of record I want to say that 

 perhaps in 1928 we could very profitably hold a meeting some place 

 in Iowa in connection with the Central States Exposition. The Ex- 

 position is held every two years. 



Mr. Littlepage: I agree, Mr. President, with Mr. Reed's recom- 

 mendation. I endorse it very strongly. We should keep in mind, 

 perhaps, the year following, or one year very soon, going to southern 

 Illinois or southern Indiana again. Grayville, 111, and southern In- 

 diana have very great attraction on account of their pecans. The 

 greatest inspiration after all is to see these pecan trees growing. 

 Illinois has them in abundance. They have fine trees and fine nuts. 



Dr. Smith: I should just like to say, in connection with the ideas 

 of Dr. Colby and Mr. Littlepage, that the meeting in Iowa might be 



