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The Rorists^ Review 



Mat 27, 1920. 



A. A. N. CONVENTION PROGRAM. 



Discussion, Not Addresses. 



For the forty-fifth annual convention 

 of the American Association of Nurs- 

 erymen, to be held in Chicago June 23 

 to 25, no formal program of papers and 

 addresses is being prepared. Instead 

 the time will be devoted to discussion of 

 business subjects. As the association 

 has grown into a business organization, 

 it is the wish of the officers and pre- 

 sumably of all the members to make 

 this a business meeting. In order, then, 

 to leave a clear track for the business 

 that has to be transacted, no formal 

 program of prepared papers and ad- 

 dresses has been arranged. 



"Somehow," says Secretary Watson, 

 "it has never seemed just the right 

 thing to parcel out the time of the con- 

 vention in advance; on the other hand, 

 to bring up each subject in turn, with 

 the floor free to every member, with 

 ample opportunity to discuss each sub- 

 ject presented and to introduce other 

 subjects, seems a direct way to secure 

 tlie participation of all members in the 

 work of the convention." 



That members will have some pro- 

 gram to discuss is rather eloquently in- 

 dicated by this list of subjects that the 

 association has in hand right now: 



Market developmont. 



Publicity. 



Costs. 



Scedlines and raw mnteriiils. 



Inspection and quarantine. 



Tlie landscape Kardcner. 



Standardization of plant niinics. 



Tlie plHnter'.s viewpoint. 



Cooperation with ponioloKiciil and lii>rticultiii;il 

 so<'ietieH. 



Nursery tniiniuK in agricultiiml colloi.'*^s. 



Husiness etliio. 



Advertising. 



CreiiitK and collections. 



Surplus and shortages. 



Relations witU i>rofessionnl landsiiijii- ;iri-lii- 

 tects. 



CoOi>eration witli seedsmen .ind florists. 



Standardization of (jrades. 



Tlie nRricultural and liortiiiiltiuMl jiress. 



Ijesislation. 



I'acking. 



Tariff. 



Federal and state ronipetitiun. 



Transitortatioii. 



Express Weight limits. 



Arbitration. 



.StoraRc. 



(^oniiiensation l>.v the frnveninient for sloik 

 destro.veil as ;i i)recaiition:iry nn':isiu-e. 



Provision for plantings around federal liiillil 

 ings. 



"The whole idea in this ])lan," says 

 Secretary Watson, "is to see that every 

 moiul)er lias the fullest opi)t)rtunity to 

 bring forward any subject of interest to 

 him and of possible interest to the trade 

 and the association, to see that ample 

 <p]i]iortunity is affnrdrd for full diseus- 

 sion and mature (Iclihcration before act- 

 ing on any matter afTccting the jiolicy 

 and activities of the association. 



"Letters received alrea<ly indicate 

 that menil)ers have enjoyed a busy and 

 ])ros]K'r()Us sciisiin and that they intend 

 to use some of their well earned ])rofits 

 in attending the convention. Nursery- 

 men will be on liand who have not been 

 at a convention in five years. It will 

 uiuiuestionably be the largest turnout 

 we have ever had." 



Preceding the business sessions there 

 will be a get-acquainted dinner at the 

 Congress hotel on the evening of June 



22 at 7 o'clock, to establish an atmos- 

 phere of fellowship that will expedite 

 the business sessions. 



Hotel Arranj^ements. 



The Congress hotel has been selected 

 as headquarters for the convention. The 

 meetings will be held at 10 a. m. each 

 day in the Florentine room of the hotel. 

 Since all Chicago hotels are crowded, 

 reservations should be made early. The 

 rates at the Congress are: 



Rooms with bath for one person, $5 per day 

 and up. 



Rooms with bath for two persons, |7 per day 

 and up. 



Rooms without bath for one person, $3 per 



day and up. 



Rooms without bath for two persons, $.'5 per 



day and up. 



The hotel management has generously 

 placed at the disposal of the ladies a 

 large and pleasant room adjoining the 

 convention hall, where they can arrange 

 to meet their friends and make up their 

 parties for sight-seeing or whatever pro- 



gram they wish to carry out. A maid 

 will be in attendance and every provi- 

 sion made for their comfort. "Bring 

 your wife," urges Secretary Watson, 

 "she can vote now." 



AMERICAN PEONY SOCIETY. 



Arrangements for Show at Reading. 



With regard to the coming peony 

 show, to be held at the Berkshire hotel, 

 Eeading, Pa., June 10 and 11, the fol- 

 lowing information from B. H. Farr, of 

 Wyomissing, Pa., will be of interest to 

 intending exhibitors and to visitors 

 generally: 



"As hotels are and will continue to 

 be crowded, it is of vital importance 

 that visitors who contemplate staying 

 overnight should make reservations at 

 the Berkshire hotel in advance. I have 

 already received some notices of reser- 

 vations to be made and shall be glad 



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Many of the leading catalogue firms have already contracted with us for their supply 

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