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Ti N A 4^ION AL N U RSE lnA^ IA N 
expedi(‘nl tlial the allraetiveness begin at the gateway and 
tliat we shonld plant tor the joy of others as well as our¬ 
selves. The heantil'ying of the surroundings is an intlu- 
enee in the eoininnnity for that whieh is artistie and at- 
traetive. 
It is not given to all to observe in detail all the parts 
whieh make up the beautiful eoin])osition, hut by an ar¬ 
rangement of {)lanting that w ill lead the eye to the beau¬ 
tiful vista the eomj)osition as a whole beeomes a deeided 
feature in the landseape. 
It is very important that the house be set snugly on the 
contour of the ground, so when a building is stilted or 
has the a[)pearanee of being unstable, there is every rea¬ 
son for a mass planting at the base to sit the house to 
the grouud and i)rovide a harmonious blending from lawn 
to w^all. 
The attractive planting gives {mblieity to property and 
the more it is the more widely it is advertised, so apart 
from the beautiful and sentimental reasons for adorn¬ 
ment. as a matter of investment there is ample justiliea- 
tion for abundantly planting the home grounds. 
In summing np correctly. the reasons for planting or¬ 
namentals may be advamoHl as follows: 
First. To create that which is delightful out of that 
whieh is ugly and eommonplaee. 
Second. To eiaNiti' an atmosphere of pleasure in sur¬ 
roundings w Inch are crude and devoid of interest. 
Third. To provide a se(|uenee of leaf, tw ig, tlower and 
fruit ill barren places. 
Fourth. To manifest an interest in Nature's gifts by 
assembling and earing for them. 
Fifth. To give a jiersonal note to (fur habitation and to 
provide a source of recreation and a stimulus to mind, 
body and soul. 
Sixth. To re-ereate scames whieh bring back memories 
of the past and aw aken emotions of joy and inspiration. 
The Relation of the Large to the Small Grower 
Address Before Texas Nurserymens Association at Cotlege Station, August 2/th, 1917. 
By Samuet L. Dale, Daingerfietd, Texas. 
S O important is the subject of “The Relation of the 
Large Grower to the Small Grower'’ that I ap¬ 
proach it with trepidation. 
Vet close relationship is the object, the purpose, of this 
Association. What do we meet here for? Not for our 
health, surely not altogether for pleasure; but we should 
be here for the benetit of the nurseries of Texas gener¬ 
ally, and in the interest of the members of this Associa¬ 
tion in particular. Do we always keep this object in 
mind? 
To answ er this w e will have to go back some seven or 
eight vears to the oiilv time I (wer attended the Texas 
Nurseryman's Association. Now as I see it, I must of 
necessity be very plain and shall speak of how if appear¬ 
ed to us small growers, (ie), men who grow 100,000 or 
less. It si'cnu'd a cut and dried atl'air. Mayor Smith, Caii- 
tain Jones and Colonel Snider made nice talks and ran 
things generally. We little fellows were invited to join. 
We di(l. We w’alked up. paid our little dollar and re¬ 
tired gracefully, many never to return. That meeting 
w as no particular advantage to us. We wanted no more. 
Even the social part was wanting. 
but mistakes are not failures by any means, and the 
Association, though not strong and healthy as I should 
like to see it. is still living, and I hope working to a high¬ 
er purpose, both for the benetit of the Association and 
the thousand in this broad land who plant trees and 
shrubs. For as au Association and as individuals, we 
should be satislied to grow only the best. 
When Messrs. Munson and Ker. our able President and 
Secretary, wrote me such a nice cordial invitation to 
meet with the Association again last summer. I decided 
to attend, but was unavoidablv detained. This vear I 
was anxious to be with you, but ill health prevents. 
Now, Gentlemen of the Fraternity, rest assured that I 
am in full accord, full sympathy, with twery honest grow¬ 
er in our state, be he large or small, for he has more real 
hard w ork twadve months in the year, w ith no vacations, 
and re(]nires more moiuw to do business than any busi¬ 
ness 1 know. lA en the banker can do niurh business on 
deposits, but the uuiseryuian must dej)osil tnuch befon' 
he can do business at ah. 
January 1st, 1916. there were ol3 dealers, greenhouses 
and nurserymen in Texas. My badge book tor tiie pres¬ 
ent meeting shows 27 registered members, a fraction over 
o% . What a showing! 
Let us change this. What we want to do, what we 
must do if this Association is to be a sueeess. if it is to 
till the j)urpose of its organization, if it is to aeeomplisli 
its great purjxise in tilling the needs of so givat a state 
as Texas, is to gel together. To do this each member, yes 
each nurseryman, must feel that he is a part of this As¬ 
sociation. that he is personally benetited and personally 
interested in its sueeess. That the Association is his and 
that he is pari of it. Then, and not till then, shall we till 
these halls w ith his smiling ])resenee. 
First, then there should be. must be, a good social lime 
—hail fellow, w ell met. Each member should endeavor 
to make it enjoyable; bring his wife and daughter if he 
can and really enjoy the occasion. 
Rut. Gentlemen, we shoidd meet to do business. This 
should be the chief aim. for we small growers are not 
burdened with extra time and our spare change gets 
dowm to about normal along about this season of the 
year, so that it should be made to be worth while to at¬ 
tend from a business point of view. 
Now my idea is that this shoidd be a real live business 
concern, and this the business meeting. Form a purchas- 
