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HORTICULTURE 



June 5, 1909 



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN 



The thirty-fourth annual con- 

 vention ot the American Associa- 

 tion of Nurserymen will be held 

 at Hotel Seneca, Rochester, N. 

 Y., June 9, 10, and 11, 190H. 

 Program. 



Much attention has been given 

 to this matter ot program by the 

 officers. The aim has been to 

 make it possible to combine busi- 

 ness with pleasure in reasonable 

 proportions. To that end ar- 

 rangements have been made for 

 one session daily. The hope is 

 that membei-s will all attend 

 these sessions which will be in- 

 teresting and ample lime is thus 

 given for social and business in- 

 tercourse as well as for the 

 special features provided by the 

 Entertainment Committees. It 

 will be thcrctoie a courtesy 

 toward those who have been 

 working hard on this convention 

 if all will be promptly on hand 

 for these sessions and remain 

 throughout. 



Wednesday, June 9, 9 A. M. 



Address of Welcome, Hon. H. 

 H. Edgerton, Mayor of Rochester. 



Response. George S. Josselyn, 

 Fredonia, N. Y. 



President's Address, Charles J. 

 Brown, Rochester, N. Y. 



Report of Secretary, George C. 

 Seager, Rochester, N. Y. 



Report of Treasurer. C. L. 

 Yates. 



The President will announce 

 the meeting of the newly elected state 

 vice-presidents to be held Wednesday 

 evening, 8 P. M., Assembly Hall. Dur- 

 ing the day (Wednesday) the members 

 from each state are requested to get 

 together and select their new vice- 

 president, who will attend the Wed- 

 nesday evening meeting which will 

 consider the question of nominations 

 and selection of place tor next meet- 

 ing in order to report on Thursday 

 morning. In case but one representa- 

 tive from a state is in attendance he 



Charlks J Brows. 

 President. 



will please consider himself vice- 

 president and attend the meeting. 



Report of Tariff Committee. Irving 

 Rouse, Rochester, N. Y. 



"Nurserymen Pulling Together a 

 Little More," J. H. Dayton, Paineville, 

 Ohio. 



"What the Orchardist Expects from 

 the Nurseryman," T. B. Wilson, Halls 

 Corners, N. Y. 



Report Transportation Committee, 

 F. H. Stannard, Ottawa, Kan. 



"Evergreen Conifers," Samuel 

 C. Moon, Morrisville, Pa. 



Appointment of Special Com- 

 mittees. 



Wednesday, June 9, Afternoon. 



A ride through Rochester 

 streets and parks, as guests of 

 Western New York Nurserymen. 



C^unveyances will be at the 

 Hotel Seneca at two o'clock P. M. 

 This is expected to be a most 

 aitiactive feature of the con- 

 vention. A band concert will be 

 given in one of the parks. All 

 Nurserymen and repiesentatives 

 of allied industries with their 

 wives, children, sweethtarts or 

 Iriends invited. Give the Secre- 

 tary names of your personal par- 

 ty early Wednesday morning so 

 that proper arrangements can be 

 made. 



Wednesday, June 9, 8 P. M. 



Meeting of State Vice-Presi- 

 dents in assembly room to nomi- 

 nate officers and a place of meet- 

 ing for the year 1910. 



Thursday, June 10, 9 A. M. 



Roll Call of State Vice-Presi- 

 ilents. Report of State Vice- 

 t'residents. Elections of Officers. 

 Selection of Next Place of Meet- 



"Our Department's Work," R. 

 A. Pearson, Commissioner of 

 Agriculture, Albany, N. Y. 



"The Science Point of View," 

 Prof. L. H. Bailey, Cornell Uni- 

 versity, Ithaca, N. Y. 



This is the fir.«t time iu several years It 

 luis lieen possiljle for Professor Bailey to 

 III' wiih tile uui'serymeD. The committee 

 Is gratified to have been able to arrange 

 liir this uieeti ig. 



"Commercial Peach Orchards," L. 

 A. Berckmans, Augusta, Ga. 



"The Experiment Station and the 

 Fruit Interests," Dr. W. H. Jordan, 

 New York Agricultural Station, Gene- 

 va, X. Y. 



"Relations Between the Grower and 



George C. Seager 



Secretary. 



Charles L. Y'ates 

 Trcasnrer. 



William C. Barrv 



Es-President. 



