"The fact that there is a vigilance committee 
back of it with power to investigate complaints 
puts a much higher value on it. It means that 
the nurserymen stand behind their slogan 'Trust- 
worthy Trees and Plants.' Fair-dealing has won 
a new convert." — The Minnesota Horticulturist, 
the official journal of the Minnesota State Hor- 
ticultural Society. 
The Secretary-Manager of the Associa- 
tion is John Watson, Princeton, N. J. 
Pointers to Planters 
Horticulturists and successful fruit 
growers may differ on some details but they 
agree on certain fundamental principles. 
Read these opinions before you place your 
order: 
"Obtaining Nursery Stock" 
From Farmer's Bulletin looi, "Growing Fruit for 
Home Use," U. S. Department of Agriculture by 
H. P. Gould, Pomologist, and George M. Darrow, 
Scientific Assistant, Office of Horticultural and 
Pomological Investigations. 
"Good nursery stock of suitable kinds and varieties 
is fundamental to success in fruit growing. The 
average small planter is not in direct touch with 
nurserymen. He is more often visited by a traveling 
'fruit-tree agent,' who may or may not represent a 
reputable nursery, and who may or may not know 
the merits of different varieties and their adaptability 
to different conditions and regions. Instead of the 
planter, who should know what he wants and should 
place his order accordingly, the agent too often selects 
the kinds and varieties. Not infrequently a tree 
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