JOURNAL OF ANNUAL MEETING, I906. 487 



]\Ir. Geo. H. Whiting (S. D.) : The first thing I have to do 

 is to take issue with Prof. Green's statement that all nurserymen are 

 talkers. They talk on paper usually. I am very glad to be with 

 you. I am always glad to meet Minnesota people. I spent the 

 happiest days of my life in Minnesota, where I lived for twenty 

 years, in Slower county, and when I get back to this society I ap- 

 preciate the meetings, and it brings back to my mind the old times. 

 There seems to be a spirit of good fellowship and cheer about 

 Miimesota people. They are all pushers and workers, and I pre- 

 sume that is the reason that this is the strongest horticultural so- 

 ciety in the world at the present time. It is conceded to be the best 

 society in the United States, and while we think we have the best 

 model in South Dakota, you outstrip us in numbers. I think we 

 are now going to do something. We do not boast of what we 

 have done, but of what we are going to do. We have a great state 

 with great possibilities before us, and we are getting a lot of in- 

 formation from you people that is going to be of the greatest 

 benefit to us in our work. \\'e feel very grateful to you for afford- 

 ing us the opportunity of gaining this information. I will not 

 take up any more of your time, simply to thank you for your kind 

 reception and to say that I am always glad to be with you. 



The Chairman : We will now proceed with the program of 

 the afternoon. The first number is by Mr. Taylor. The general 

 subject treats of "The Nurseryman and His Customers," and Mr. 

 Taylor is going to start it by telling of the advantages of planting 

 home grown stock. 



yiv. W. L. Taylor, of Howard Lake, then read a paper upon 

 "The Advantage to the jMinnesotan of Planting Home Grown 

 Nursery Stock." (See index.) Discussion. 



The Chairman : We have given all the time we can spare to 

 this question. We will now pass to the next subject, and Mr. 

 Mitchell will read a paper on the subject of wintering nursery 

 stock that is delivered in the fall. 



Mr. D. M. Mitchell, of Owatonna, then read a paper on the 

 subject of "Wintering Nursery Stock Delivered in the Fall." (See 

 index.) 



Discussion. 



The Chairman : We will have to pass to the next paper. The 

 next two papers being so similar we will discuss them together. 

 The first is by j\Ir. Reid. of St. Paul. 



■ "The ^lan Who Sells The Nursery Stock — from the Stand- 

 point of His Emplover." was the subject of a paper presented by 

 ^Ir. E. W. Reid, of St. Paul. (See index.) 



The Chairman : I think before we enter upon any discussion 

 we had better have the next paper. This is a matter of a great 

 deal of interest. I will call upon Mr. Babcock to read his paper. 



Mr. W. M. Babcock. of Minneapolis, then read a paper on 

 "The Legal Relations of the Nurseryman, His Agent and the 

 Customer." (See index.) 



