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idea throughout the country, as outlined by Mr. Young. 
Later the Executive Committee met and decided to donate 
the sum of $100, which has been sent to Treasurer Miles 
A. Bryant, Princeton, 111. The Southern association is 
the first nurserymen’s association to back up with real 
money the “Plan to plant another tree” idea, as an asso¬ 
ciation, and Mr. Young was very much gratified at this 
action. 
Nurserymen from different sections were called upon 
to give a general report on conditions and, with but one 
exception, reported that t lie outlook was unusually good, 
stock had made fine growth and prospects for sales bet¬ 
ter than last year. The feeling generally was that pros¬ 
pects had never been better. 
Charles T. Smith in reporting for the committee on 
Time and Place for next meeting and nominations, spoke 
feelingly of the presence of three grand old men in the 
nursery business who were present and recommended 
that they be tendered honorary membership for life. The 
motion carried unanimously. The three honorary mem¬ 
bers are W. T. Hood, Richmond, Ya.; A. A. Newson, Knox¬ 
ville. Tenn., and 11. F. Hillenmeyer, Lexington, Ky. The 
committee nominated the following officers and they 
were duly elected. 
0. Joe Howard, President. 
Walter W. Hillenmeyer, Y T ice President. 
0. W. Fraser, Secretary and Treasurer. 
The Executive Committee consists of the three officers, 
Henry B. Chase, chairman, and C. A. Simpson. Atlanta, 
The new officers were installed and the meeting ad¬ 
journed. 
Friday afternoon was spent in a drive through the resi¬ 
dential section of the city and to some of the best known 
stock farms in Lexington, which included a visit to see 
“Man O’ War,” where several of the nurserymen had 
their photographs taken beside this wonderful horse. 
The drive ended at the Hillenmeyer Nursery, where a 
buffet lunch was served on the lawn and all enjoyed the 
good things to eat and drink. 
A few members stayed over to attend the races which 
started Saturday and several reported coming away with 
good Kentucky money in their pockets. 
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED RY THE SOUTHERN 
NURSERYMEN 
In accordance with the suggestion made at this con¬ 
vention in regard to closer co-operation between the Na¬ 
tional organization of nurserymen and the sectional and 
state organizations, it is hereby: 
Resolved, That the Southern Nurserymen’s Association 
identify itself with the American Association of Nursery¬ 
men, agreeing to a plan of appointing committeemen of 
their own associations to work with the American Asso¬ 
ciation’s and furthermore to carry on the letterheads and 
all literature published by the various associations these 
works: 
“Affiliated with the American Association of Nursery¬ 
men,” and be it further 
Resolved, That the secretary of the Southern Nursery¬ 
men’s Association be instructed to send a copy of this 
resolution to the secretaries of the other district associa¬ 
tions and to those of all state associations, with a request 
that the subject be brought up at their next regular meet¬ 
ing; and be it further 
Resolved, That every member of this association use 
his every effort to secure new members for this and the 
American Association of Nurserymen. 
Resolved, That in as much as the Supreme Being has 
taken from our midst our friend and fellow member, 
Sam Crowell, as a fitting token of the esteem in which we 
hold him, a committee be appointed by the president to 
see that two especially appropriate memorial plants be 
planted on his grave. 
Resolved, That this association extends its deepest 
sympathy to its long-time member, Milton Moss, whose 
illness prevents his attending this meeting, and express 
its hope for his speedy recovery. 
Resolved, That we express our sincere thanks to Mr. 
James P. Keller for his welcome to Lexington, expressed 
by the beautiful basket of roses for the president’s table. 
Resolved, That we extend to the local press and to the 
management of the Lafayette Hotel our sincere apprecia¬ 
tion of courtesies extended. 
Resolved, That a rising vote of thanks be extended to 
Messrs. Hillenmeyer for unbounded hospitality express¬ 
ed in many unusual and particularly pleasant forms; it 
being especially pleasing to have with us the Dean of 
Southern horticulture, 11. F. Hillenmeyer, whose pres¬ 
ence at our deliberations has been an inspiration to us all. 
Signed, 
JOHN FRASER, 
PAUL C. LINDLEY, 
RALPH T. OLCOTT. 
A CRITICISM FROM AUSTRALIA 
We received a kindly criticism from an Australian 
nurseryman suggesting we publish more nursery news 
and notes of other countries. In the words of our cor¬ 
respondent, “You are too exclusively ‘The United States 
of America,’ by this we mean you are not getting and 
keeping in touch with the rest of the world as to what 
is happening in the nursery trade. The United States 
has always had the reputation of being broad minded, 
but we fear you are ‘slipping’ in this as far as the nur- 
sury trade goes. No doubt you have heard the yarn of 
the Pennsylvania man who came to Australia to kill 
Australian sharks. What applied to the Australian 
sharks fits in with many of your industries.” We admit 
the justice of the criticism, but “what’s the use.” Most 
of our interests naturally follow along the lines on which 
our bread and butter comes. Our paternal government 
will hardly permit us to do business with foreign coun¬ 
tries. The rules, regulations and quarantines are such 
as to make it almost impossible and while we have a 
common interest in horticulture with our brother nur¬ 
serymen in foreign lands, there is not much encourage¬ 
ment to keep up an active correspondence. 
If we are not mistaken our brothers in the Antipodes 
are also acquainted with quarantines and other restric¬ 
tions that very much discourage active interest in nur¬ 
series outside of their own country. 
