Gte IRational IRurseryman. 
FOR GROWERS AND DEALERS IN NURSERY STOCK 
The National Nurseryman Publishing Co., Incorporated 
Vol. XXX. HATBORO, PENNA.. JUNE 1922 No. 6 
FORTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION 
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN 
June 28, 29, 30, 1922 
Headquarters Will be at the Hotel Wolverine 
Detroit, Michigan 
A list of officers and chair 
President, M. R. Gashman, Owatonna, Minn. 
Vice-president, Paul C. Lindley, Pomona, N. C. 
Treasurer, J. W. Hill, Des Moines, Iowa. 
Secretary and Traffic Manager, Chas. Sizemore, Lou¬ 
isiana, Mo. 
PROG 
WEDNESDAY MORNING—9 O’CLOCK 
1. Call to order by President Cashman. 
2. Invocation—Mr. W. H. Wyman, North Abington, Mass. 
3. Address of Welcome—Hon. James Couzens, Mayor of Detroit. 
4. Response for the A. A. of N.—Mr. J. Edward Moon, Morris- 
ville, Penna. 
5. President’s Address—Mr. M. R. Cashman, Owatonna, Minn. 
6 . Secretary and Traffic Manager’s Report—Mr. Charles Size¬ 
more, Louisiana, Mo. 
Transportation Committee Report—Mr. Charles Sizemore, 
Louisiana, Mo. 
7. Baby Rambler Program Committee—Chairman, Wm. Flemer, 
Jr., Princeton, N. J. 
8 . Arrangement Committee for Convention and Exhibits—Chair¬ 
man, Charles Ilgenfritz, Monroe, Mich. 
9. Appointment of Auditing and Resolution Committees. 
Adjournment. 
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON—2 O’CLOCK 
10. Reports of Committees— 
Executive—Chairman, Mr. M. R. Cashman, Owatonna, Minn. 
Finance—Chairman, Mr. M. R. Cashman, Owatonna, Minn. 
Legislative and Tariff—Chairman, Mr. Orlando Harrison, 
Berlin, Md. 
Arbitration—Chairman, Mr. W. C. Reed, Vincennes, Indiana. 
Vigilance—Chairman, Mr. Paul C. Lindley, Pomona, N. C. 
Nomenclature—Chairman, Mr. Harlan P. Kelsey, Salem, 
Mass. 
Relations with Landscape Architects—Chairman, Mr. T. B. 
Meehan, Dresher, Pa. 
Course in Nursery Training in Agricultural Colleges—Chair¬ 
man, Mr. A. E. Nelson, Chicago, Ill. 
Standardization—Chairman, Mr. P. Kelsey, Salem, Mass. 
Deciduous and Tropical Fruits Nomenclature—Chairman, 
Mr. R. A. Simpson, Vincennes, Ind. 
Distribution—Chairman, Mr. W. G. McKay, Madison, Wis. 
Obituary—Chairman, Mr. J. W. Hill, Des Moines, la. 
Adjournment. 
WEDNESDAY EVENING—7 O’CLOCK 
11. “Get-together Banquet”—Toastmaster: Mr. J. Edward Moon, 
Morrisville, Penna. 
men of committees follow: 
Executive Committee—The President and Vice- 
president, Ex-Officio; two years, Lloyd C. Stark, Louis¬ 
iana, Mo.; W. C. Reed, Vincennes, Ind.; S. W. Crowell, 
Roseacres, Miss.; one year, Earl D. Needham, Des 
Moines, Iowa; Robert Pyle, West Grove, Pa. 
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Banquet arranged by the “Rambling Baby Ramblers,” Paul 
V. Fortmiller, Newark, N. Y., in charge. 
“Real Food” “Real Fun” 
“Real Music” “Real Surprise” 
“A Regular Time” 
THURSDAY MORNING—9 O’CLOCK 
12. “Are We Fooling Ourselves”—Mr. A. F. Lake, Shenandoah, 
Iowa. 
13. “The Establishment and Progress of the Nursery Training 
Course at the Massachusetts College of Agriculture, Am- 
hurst”—Mr. Richard M. Wyman, Framingham, Mass. 
14. Report of Market-Development and Publicity Committee— 
Chairman, Mr. F. F. Rockwell, Bridgeton, N. J. 
15. “State, Sectional and National Associations”—Mr. Paul C. 
Lindley, Pomona, N. C. 
16. “Advertising”—Major P. F. O’Keefe, Boston, Mass. (Intro¬ 
duced by Mr. F. L. Atkins, Rutherford, N. J.) 
17. “Organizing Sectional Florists Associations and Their Rela¬ 
tion to Their National Publicity Campaign”—Mr. J. Fred 
Ammon, Edwardsville, Ill. (Introduced by Mr. P. V. Fort- 
miller, Newark, N. Y.) 
18. “Publicity”—Ex-Mayor Philip Breitmeyer, Detroit, Mich. 
(Introduced by Robert Pyle, West Grove, Pa.) 
19. Discussion of Publicity for 1922-1923. 
Adjournment. 
THURSDAY AFTERNOON—2 O’CLOCK 
20. Report of State vice presidents. 
21. Election of officers and next place of meeting. 
22. Report of Special Advisory Committee to co-operate with U. 
S. Department of Agriculture in connection with the De¬ 
partment’s work in developing American supplies of raw 
materials—Chairman, Mr. J. H. Skinner, Topeka, Kans. 
23. “Progress in Propagating American Fruit Seedlings by Bur¬ 
eau of Plant Industry”—Prof. L. B. Scott, Department of 
Agriculture. (Introduced by Mr. William Pitkin, Roches¬ 
ter, N. Y.) 
24. “The Development of the Horticultural and Pomological 
Work of U. S. Department of Agriculture—Dr. L. C. Cor¬ 
bett, Department of Agriculture. (Introduced by Mr. Lloyd 
C. Stark, Louisiana, Mo.) 
25. Report of Special Committee to assist Mr. F. P. Detwiler, 
U. S. Department of Agriculture, in compilation and repub- 
