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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
Program for the Convention at Detroit 
Arrangements in Detail for the Twenty-Eighth Annual Meeting of the American 
Association of JSurserymen—Three Days' Session at the Hotel Cadillac — 
Talks on Practical Topics Followed by Prepared Discussion 
—Question Box a Prominent Feature—Annual 
Meetings of Protective Associations. 
We present herewith the complete program for the twenty- 
eighth annual convention of the American Association of 
Nurserymen, at the Hotel Cadillac, Detroit, Mich., June ioth, 
i ith and 12th. 
The meetings of the Association will be held in the Ban¬ 
queting Hall of the Hotel Cadillac on the parlor floor. The 
exhibition of articles of interest to nurserymen will be in the 
Roman room, which adjoins the meeting room. 
The exhibition room will be closed during the meetihgs of 
the Association. 
PROGRAM 
Thursday Morning, June it, 1903, 9 o’clock 
Election of Officers 
Selection of place of meeting for next Convention 
Appointment of Committees on Exhibits and Resolutions 
“The Whole Question of Varieties” 
Prof. L. H. Bailey, Ithaca, N. Y. 
“ Insurance for Nurserymen” 
William Pitkin, Rochester, N. Y. 
Discussion by George C. Perkins, E. Albertson 
“The Nurseryman’s Work in Texas” 
E. W. Kirkpatrick, McKinney, Texas 
Thursday Afternoon, 2 o’clock 
Wednesday Morning, June 10, 1903, 10 o’cloek 
Calling to Order ------ 
President C. A. Ilgenfritz 
Welcome to Detroit - 
Mayor William C. Maybury 
Response ------- 
Mr. George A. Sweet 
President’s Address 
Discussion of President’s Address 
Reports of Secretary and Treasurer 
“ The Nurseryman as the Editor Sees Him ” 
H. W. Collingwood, Editor Rural New Yorker 
“ Publicity for Nurserymen ” - - - 
Frank B. White, Chicago, Ill. 
Discussion by Ralph T. Olcott, J. M. Irvine, L. H. Bailey, 
J. Horace McFarland, H. W. Collingwood 
Nominations for State Vice-Presidents 
Wednesday Afternoon, 2 o’clock 
Election of State Vice-Presidents 
Reports of Committees— 
Legislation ------ 
C. L. Watrous, Chairman 
Tariff ------ 
Irving Rouse, Chairman 
Transportation ----- 
A. L. Brooke, Chairman 
“The Agency Business—Its Importance to the Nursery 
Interests, and the Dangers that Beset it ” 
Howard A. Chase, Philadelphia, Pa. 
Discussion by C. L. Watrous, Joseph Davis. 
“ What the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Offers to 
Nurserymen” - 
Frederic W. Taylor, Chief of Dept, of Horticulture 
“The Relation between the Nurseryman and His Cus¬ 
tomers ” ------ 
J. H. Hale, So. Glastonbury, Conn. 
Discussion by Howard A. Chase, H. W. Collingwood, J. M. Irvine 
“ Importance of Ornamental Stock to the Nurseryman ” 
W. C. Barry, Rochester, N. Y. 
“Spraying and Fumigation for Nurserymen Up-to-Date” 
Prof. John B. Smith, 
of the New Jersey State Experiment Station 
Answers to questions deposited in Question Box 
Friday Morning, June 12, 9 o’clock 
“ The Cost of a Tree ” - 
George A. Sweet, Dansville, N. Y. 
Discussion by Herbert S. Chase, Orlando Harrison, 
W. F. Heikes, William Pitkin 
“The Nursery Interests of the South” 
G. L. Taber, Glen St. Mary, Fla. 
Discussion by R. C. Berckmans, N. W. Hale, W. F. Heikes 
Report of Committee on Exhibits and Resolutions 
Announcement of committees 
Adjournment 
Nurserymen are urgently requested to use the Question Box 
for subjects of interest. It will close Wednesday afternoon, in 
order that proper answers may be prepared. 
Protective Association Meetings 
The annual meeting of the American Nurserymen’s Protec¬ 
tive Association will be held on Wednesday, June ioth, 1903, 
at 8 P. M., in the Hotel Cadillac. The announcement of the 
room in which the meeting will be held will be made in due 
time. Thomas B. Meehan, Secretary. 
The annual meeting of the Nurserymen’s Mutual Protective 
Association will be held Wednesday evening, June ioth, in 
Hotel Cadillac, at 7:30 o’clock. 
