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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
Some discussion took place, relative to form of organiza¬ 
tion, as to whether the association should organize in¬ 
dependently, or in affiliation with the National Nut 
Dr. W. C. Deming, Secretary and Treasurer. 
Growers’ Association. It was thought best to organize 
independently for the present, and the question of affilia¬ 
tion could be taken up later on. 
Officers.— After the report of the committee on consti¬ 
tution and by-laws was presented and accepted, those 
desiring to qualify for voting privilege were given the 
opportunity of paying their fees, after which the election of 
officers took place. This resulted as follows: President, 
Dr. Robert T. Morris, New York City; vice-president, T. P. 
Littlepage, Washington, D. C.; secretary-treasurer, Dr. 
W. C. Deming, Westchester, N. Y.; executive committee, 
John Craig, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y., Henry Hales, 
Ridgewood, N. J., C. P. Close, College Station, Md. 
Exhibits. —The exhibits were varied and instructive. 
Secretary Deming presented a display of nut literature, 
including reports, bulletins, and special publications on nuts 
and nut culture. 
Henry Hales, Ridgewood, N. J. Samples of Hale’s 
paper-shell hickory, samples of Juglans regia, grown in his 
vicinity. 
Mrs. Jos. T. Lovett, Ameleia. Exceptionally fine 
specimens of Paragon chestnut, specimens Juglans regia. 
L. C. Hall, Avonia, Pa. Specimens Juglans regia very 
large, shell marked with rough convolutions; specimens 
Anderson walnut, Greenwich, Conn. 
Elton B. Holden, Hilton, N. Y. Specimens Juglans 
tegia from tree 45 years of age. Good appearance, medium 
quality. 
W. E. Howard & Son, Holley, N. Y. Three varieties 
Juglans regia. 
T. P. Littlepage, Washington, D. C. Collection of nuts 
from his farm in Boonville, Ind., as follows: One lot large 
shellbark; one lot medium size shagbark; two lots hybrid 
Hicoria, one with exceptionally thin shell; six varieties 
Indiana pecans from his farm at Boonville; one variety 
from Warwick Co., Ind.; one from Henderson Co.; one 
from Perry Co. These varieties nearly all showed unusual 
merit in regard to quality of meat and thinness of shell. 
This Indiana collection of hardy varieties was especially 
interesting, indicating the possibility of northern pecan 
culture. 
Simpson Bros., Vincennes, Ind. Pecan trees illustrating 
whip and cleft graft and budding method. 
Mr. Sober, Pa. Specimens of Sober Paragon nuts and 
sample tree. 
J. F. Jones, Jeanerette, La. Specimen budding tool. 
J. W. Kerr, Denton, Md. The veteran eastern shore 
fruit grower sent a collection of filberts grown in his 
orchard. 
Standard Pecan Co., Bloomington, Ill. Collection of 
pecans. 
In addition to the above, there were interesting speci¬ 
mens of black walnuts, butternuts, and chestnuts, grown in 
gardens in New York City. 
The following resolution was unanimously adopted by 
the Northern Nut Growers’ Association: 
Resolved that the Northern Nut Growers’ Association ex¬ 
press its appreciation of the attitude of the National Nut 
Growers’ Association in encouraging the organization of 
associations which have for their purpose the development 
of the nut industry, and we hereby pledge our support to, 
and our cooperation with said National Nut Growers’ 
Association. And be it further 
Resolved, that we hereby acknowledge our great obli¬ 
gation to the many pioneer nut growers of the South who 
have done so much to put our nut culture on a scientific 
basis and that we express to them our deep gratitude for 
the fund of valuable information and data which they 
have worked out and made available. 
Stock grafting the Pecan. A good union 
between stock and cion. 
NATIONAL NUT GROWERS’ ASSOCIATION. 
Report by Ex-President J. B. Wight. 
The ninth Annual Convention of the National Nut 
Growers’ Association met in Monticello, Fla., November 
1-3, 1910. As a whole, the convention both in attendance 
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