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THE NATIONAL NURSERYAIAN 
has an entrance from each of the four streets by which it 
is bounded. The Southern is the only first-class 
hotel operated on both American and European plans 
in St. Louis. The Market-street car will bring you from 
Union Station direct to our doors. We are prepared to 
make you very liberal terms—the free use of such meeting 
and committee rooms as you may require, together with 
service; and a rate on the European plan of $i.oo per day 
per person where two occupy the same room w^ith one 
double bed; single rooms from $1.50 per day up.Our 
$1.50 and $2.00 rooms to be $1.00 additional where bed is 
furnished for each additional person; rooms with private 
bath from $2.50 per day up single and from $4.00 per day 
up for two people. American plan rates from $3.00 per 
day up.” 
HOTEL RESERVATIONS 
The Southern Hotel people promise that they ‘‘will not 
refuse any reservation as long as vacant rooms are at our 
disposal, and will use every effort to see that our members 
are satisfactorily cared for.” 
Our advice to all is that they write immediately to 
Henry C. Lewis, Manager. The Southern Hotel, St. Louis, 
Mo. 
MEMBERSHIP 
To join the American Association of Nurserymen costs 
Five Dollars. Send that amount to the Secretary the day 
you receive this notice. You will find a blank herewith. 
We ask your co-operation. You have everything to gain 
and nothing to lose by joining—while the Association as a 
whole will be materially strengthened thereby. 
THE BADGE BOOK 
In answer to the query—‘‘What is it?” we reply, ‘‘an 
unique list of the live nurserymen of the country.” Not 
that all the live members of the trade are enrolled. Your 
name should be therein, if not there already. Every 
member is given a number immediately his fee is received 
by the Secretary, and the membership fee entitles you to 
publication of name and address only. If a member be 
alive to his privilege he will buy a space in the book for his 
advertisement, thereby attracting to himself the attention 
of every other member, for his badge contains his registra¬ 
tion number, which he will attach to his coat and thus 
introduce himself to all who meet him at the Convention. 
You cannot afford to be off the list of advertisers. Pri¬ 
marily, for your own good, and next because this is a grand 
co-operative concern and deserves the support of all to 
enable it to successfully prosecute its work. 
Rates for advertising will be found on blank herewith. 
If you order advertising with membership, send copy with 
order, as you cannot be assigned a number until space 
taken is known. If you order advertising and say copy 
will follow you get a later number than otherwise. Make 
name and copy clear. This will help to avoid mistakes. 
THE EXHIBITS 
For information under this head application should be 
made without delay to Mr. J. W. SCHUETTE, 5600 Gravois 
Avenue, St. Louis, Mo., Chairman of Committee on Ex¬ 
hibits. Intending exhibitors should WRITE HIM NOW. 
RAILROAD ARRANGEMENTS 
After communicating with the different Railroad 
Associations we learn that no special rates will be authorized 
for members attending the Convention. The guarantee 
required is prohibitive as far as this Association is con¬ 
cerned. We, therefore, advise each member to consult 
with the local ticket agent in his locality regarding routes 
and rates. The sooner the better. 
A ‘‘special party rate” may be obtained in cases where 
ten or more can gather at some central point, the’dondi- 
tions being that the same route be used both going and 
returning, all traveling on one and the same ticket. 
RECREATION 
Mr. Frank Weber, Chairman of the Entertainment 
Committee, advises us that the program, as outlined up to 
the present, includes visit to Missouri Botanical Gardens; 
automobile ride through the residence sections, the parks 
and main business sections of the cit>; ‘‘special car” trip 
for ladies only to a popular Summer Garden Theatre; 
‘‘Shaw Banquet” for members, and a boat ride for all on 
the beautiful and majestic Mississippi river, with music 
and_ refreshments. 
And there you are! Badge Book will contain detailed 
program. You may rest assured of a royal good time. 
PROGRAM 
The Committee on Program have decided to hold half¬ 
day sessions only for business, and it is their belief that if 
members will respond promptly and heartily to this arrange¬ 
ment the sessions can be made intensely interesting and 
exceedingly profitable. 
Chairman J. H. Dayton’s desire has been to arrange for a 
program in which every member present will take part, 
recognizing the fact that free discussion following a few 
short papers on practical subjects by practical men will 
produce a fund of information that will make the annual 
report one of exceptional value. 
Besides the usual introductory numbers several com¬ 
mittees appointed by President Stark have had to deal with 
very live topics, and their reports will doubtlfess create 
much discussion. Then S. J. Hunter, State Entomologist 
of Kansas, will speak on ‘‘Nurserymen and Entomologists;” 
Dr. J. C. Whitten, Prof, of Horticulture in the University 
of Missouri, will talk on ‘‘Spring versus Fall Planting of 
Fruit Trees.” The Professor has been conducting experi¬ 
ments along this line for a number of years. 
The balance of the time will be taken up with the dis¬ 
cussion of such questions as ‘‘Ethics of our Business,” 
‘‘How to Extend our Markets at Wholesale and Retail,” 
‘‘Standardization of Prices at Retail and Wholesale,” 
‘‘Standardization of Grades,” ‘‘Mailing Lists—Should They 
be Classified?” ‘‘Who are Entitled to Trade Lists?” ‘‘How 
Best Kept Up to Date,” ‘‘Should Large Buyers not in the 
Trade, such as Parks, Cemeteries, Public Institutions, etc., 
be given Trade Prices.” 
