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of nut culture in Canada. Each of the displays is remarkable. The 

 Dominion of Canada may well be proud of its success in nut culture as 

 an added source of wealth in agriculture. 



Fourth : We would extend our appreciation to Mr. Willard G. Bixby 

 of Baldwin, N. Y., and to Mr. C. A. Reed, of the Department of 

 Agriculture at Washington, D. C, for the displays of nuts presented 

 by them. These demonstrated beyond question that many varieties 

 of nut bearing plants may be successfully grown on American soil. 

 They are an added beauty to the landscape and their fruits a vast in- 

 crease to the value of the products of agriculture. 



Fifth: AVe would return our sincere thanks to the following 

 persons who kindly opened their home grounds for our inspection and 

 made it possible for our members to see the various kind of nut trees 

 growing in Canada : 



G. H. Corsan, Carl James, Sir William Mullock, Howard Smith, 

 Woolverton Brothers, Dr. John Smith, James Durham, E. F. Palmer, 

 Director of Horticultural Exj^eriment Station at Vineland, Sylvester 

 Kratz, Ezra Hunsberger, and Peter McDermid. 



WHEREAS, Mr. John F. Jones, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, who 

 was a leading member of this association, died at his home January 

 11, 1928; 



AND WHEREAS, he was a leader in the United States in nut 

 culture; he originated methods of cultivation; produced new varieties 

 in his nursery, and stimulated an interest in all nut bearing plants by 

 his uniform kindness and courtesy to all who called upon him for 

 assistance or advice; 



BE IT RESOLVED, that this association at its annual meeting, 

 lield in Toronto, Canada, September, 1928, does hereby extend to the 

 widow and all members of his family, our sincere sympathy to them 

 in their bereavement. We regret that "words are such weak things" 

 and that we can do nothing more than to express our appreciation of 

 a man who has done so much to make the world better and more 

 beautiful because he lived. 



BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution 



