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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
\\'afs-o)) his mind. To liiiii I would say fear not, \ye 
unto liini is eounsellor and friend. 
To tlie Assoeiatioii I would say:—During the eoining 
y(‘ai' light will he turned on the seeret sessions, its Stark’! 
w ho will he our next president. 
The old in(‘ml)ers have l)een in olTiee long enough, let 
Youuf/ers have a ehanee. 
Mee-hau you may he all right, hut Reed the signs of tin' 
times. Let there he no Wetchinf). 
Let us eo-operate and to those who won’t, tell them to 
Chase themselves, and if they won’t do tliat, Wy-a\(Ln! 
Rouse mit em. 
The real need of the Assoeiatioii is Cash-nuui! Cashaiau. 
At every sueeeeding eonvention Mmy-hew all have a 
Dayt-oa similar to the one here to-night. 
WOiMLN OF TIIF AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF 
NURSERYMEN 
The value of the W. A. A. of N. organized last year was 
fully demonstrated at the Philadelphia Convention. 
The men had more opjiortimity to attend to their bus¬ 
iness without feeling they were neglecting their wives. 
As one member expressed it, “we did not see our hus¬ 
bands all day, yet we enjoyed every minute, we got ae- 
(}uainted and saw things.” 
About tifty visiting members enjoyed the following 
jirogram. 
Tu(‘sday evening. June 26th, 8 p. m.—Women’s recep¬ 
tion, Ivorv Room. Adelphia, Hostesses: Mrs. E. S. 
Welch. Mrs. W. C. Reed. Mrs. E. R. Taylor, Mrs. F. W. 
Watson. Mrs. E. E. May. Mrs. John Watson. 
Wednesday, June 27th, 8.30 a. m.—Business session. 
Ivory room, Adelphia; 1.30 p. m. visit to the Curtis Build¬ 
ing; 7.08 p. in., dinner of the American Association of 
Nurserymen, Adelphia Hotel. 
Thursday. June 28th. 9.46 a. m., visit to the John Wan- 
amaker store; 1.30 j). m. visit to Old Congress Hall and 
Carpenter Hall. 
Thursday evening. June 28th, trolley trip to Willow 
drove Park, as guests of The National Nurseryman. Hosts 
Mr. Ernest Hemming. Editor; Mr. Penrose Robinson, As¬ 
sistant Manager. 
Friday. June 29th. 8.30 a. m.—Business session. Ivory 
room, Adelphia; 10.30 a. m. visit to Independenee Hall; 
1.30 ]). m. visit to grave of Benjamin Franklin, the Flag 
House and Old Christ Church. 
Entert.vixment Committee 
Mrs. Thomas B. Meehan, Mt. Airy, Penna. 
Mrs. C. A. Bennett. Robbinsville, N. J. 
.Mrs. F. E. Rowe. Harrishurgh, Penna. 
.Mrs. J. 11. McFarland. Harrisburg. Penna. 
Mrs. Henry C. Moon, Morrisville. Penna. 
Mrs. .Vdolf Mueller, Norristown. Penna. 
Reception Committee 
Mrs. .\llen L. Wood, Rochester, New York. 
Mrs. W. N. Searff, New Carlisle, Ohio. 
Mrs. J. MeHutehison, Jersey City, N. J. 
Mrs. George H. Whiting, Yankton, S. I). 
Mrs, W. A. Harrison, York, Nebraska. 
iMrs. B. J. Yandevort, Normal. 111. 
The following otiieers were elected for llu' (Misuiiig 
yea r: 
Mrs. E. S. Welch, Shenandoah, Iowa. Pia's. 
Mrs. W. C. Beed, Yineennes. Ind.. Yiee Pies. 
Mrs. E. R. Taylor, Topeka, Kansas, Secretary. 
Mrs. F. W. Watson, Tojieka, Kansas. Corri'spoml- 
ing See ret a IT. 
Mrs. E. E. May, Shenandoah, Iow a, Tri'as. 
EXHIBITS AT THE PHILADELPHIA CONYENTION 
Rochester Lithographing Co., Rochester, N. Y.—Tinted 
Photographs, Plates, etc. 
National Nurseryman, Hathoro. Pa.-Trade Puhliealiou. 
Thomas B. Meidian k Co.. Dri'sher. Pa. Handy Calijier, 
Hydrangea, P. G. 2 yr. Cuttings. Red Slar and Superior 
Brand of Raffia. 
A. B. Morse Co., St. Josejih, Michigan—Display of Cat¬ 
alogs. 
Cooper and Rogers Nurseries, Winfii'ld. Kansas—Ma- 
haleh Seedlings, 1917. 
J. Yan Lindley Nursery Co., Gremishoro, N. C. Peach 
Pits. 
Cdinton Falls Nursery Co.. Owatonna, Mimu'sota.— 
Cashman Labor Saving Machines, Model of Planter and 
Firmer. 
Angler Mills, Ashland. Mass.—Wrapping and Case 
Lining Papers in actual use. 
Harrisons’ Nurseries, Berlin, Md.—Fine sample of 
Evergreens and Frut Trees. 
Lester Lovett, Milford, Del. -Privet. 
American Nurseryman, Roehesti'r, N. Y.— Trade Pub¬ 
lication. 
The Benton Review- Shop, Fow h'r, Ind.—Sauijile Cat¬ 
alogs. 
Christy Color-Printing-Engraving. Ine., Roelu'sti'r, N. 
Y.—Plates and Color Work. 
J. Horace McFarland Co., llarrislmrg. Pa.--Cuts and 
Publications. 
Sueeessful Farming. Des Moines, Iowa -Publications. 
Office Specialty Co., Bourse Bldg., Philadeljihia, Pa.— 
Multigraph. 
Princeton Nurseries, Princeton, N. J.—Samjih's of 
Graded Deciduous Ornamentals. 
The Kil-tone Co., Newark, N. J.—Inseetides. 
Old Dominion Nurseries, Biehmond, Ya.—Evergriam 
and Fruit Trees. 
The Rex Company, Rochester, N. Y.—Spraying Ma¬ 
terials. 
M. Greenhaum, 208 E. 126th Street, New York. Plant 
tubs. 
Professor J. G. Sanders. State Entomologist. Harris¬ 
burg, Pa., exhibited photographs of the xNew Imported 
Poplar Canker Dothieiza yajailea that threatens as sm- 
ious damage to the Poplar trees as the Chestnut Blight, 
has done the Chestnut trees. 
He also exhibited photographs and samples of the 
White Pine Blister Rust and the Chestnut Blifflit. 
