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 . Respectfully submitted, 



H. J. HILLIARD, Treas., 



Northern Nut Growers Ass'n, Inc. 



The Presiijext: We will now be addressed by Dr. Britton, 

 Director of" tlie Botanical Gardens in which we are assembled. 



Dr. Britton: Mr. President and Members of the Northern Xut 

 Growers' Association: By curious coincidence, in looking over the 

 records of the Xew York Botanical Societj^'s rei^orts, I find the printed 

 account of the organization meeting of your association. It is ])rinted 

 in the Journal of the New York Botanical Gardens, No. 132, for De- 

 cember, 1910. The article is written by George B. Nash. I believe I 

 will read this report and if. perchance, the document is not in your 

 files, I will turn this copy over to your president for preservation. 



Organization Meeting, Northern Nit Growers Association 

 A meeting was held in the museum building on November 17, 

 (1910) for the purjDose of organizing an association devoted to the 

 interests of nut-growing. The meeting was called to order shortly 

 after 2 p. m. by Dr. N. L. Britton, vviio welcomed those present and 

 wished them success in their undertaking. During his remarks he 

 referred to a recent visit to Cuba where he succeeded in collecting nuts 

 of the Cuban walnut. Jiiglan.s iii.siihiri.i Gr'iscb. Specimens of these 

 were exhibited and some of them presented to Dr. R. T. Morris for his 

 collection of edible nuts of the world, deposited at Cornell University. 

 Dr. W. C. Deming was miade chairman of the meeting and a tem- 

 porary secretary was elected. The chairman read a number of letters 

 from various parts of the country expressing an active interest in the 

 formation of an organization such as was proposed. A committee of 

 three was appointed by the chair to draft a constitution. This com- 

 mittee, consisting of Mr. John Craig, Dr. R. T. Morris and Mr. T. P. 

 Littlepage, submitted a report recommending that the name of the 

 organization be the Northern Nut Growers' Association, that residents 

 of all parts of the country be eligible to membership, and that the offi- 

 cers be a president, a vice-president and a secretary-treasurer. An 

 executive committee of five was also provided for, two of said commit- 



