HIS PLACE IN THE WORLD 
On the reverse is a design of the goaaesses 
Pomona and Flora placing a laurel wreath 
upon the head of a young man engaged in 
budding a fruit tree. 
He has received visits from many of the 
leading scientific men of two hemispheres, 
who have been generously appreciative of 
his great work, as well as thousands of calls 
every year from people in other walks of 
life from many different countries; he has 
received letters from great men throughout 
the world, among them a number of crowned 
heads, some speaking words of praise for his 
scientific achievements, some bearing elo- 
quently upon his service to mankind; he 
has been given many recognitions at county, 
state and worlds’ fairs; he was elected the 
first honorary member, out of a possible 
ten, of the Plant and Animal Breeders’ 
Association of the United States and Canada ; 
he is a Fellow of the American Association 
for the Advancement of Science and an 
honorary member of numerous scientific 
societies; the degree of Doctor of Science 
has been conferred upon him by Tufts 
College; he is a lecturer on scientific plant- 
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