THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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THE 
American Association of Nurserymen 
ORGANIZED 1875 
A Co-operative Organization of Four Hundred 
Nursery firms associated for mutual benefit. 
Our aims and purpose : 
To improve conditions in the Trade wherever improvement is needed; 
To make business between Members profitable and pleasant through 
observance of the ethics of fair competition; 
To bring the Nurserymen and the Planters into closer relations and se¬ 
cure a better understanding of the problems of each; 
To disseminate accurate information about Trees and Plants and to en¬ 
courage and assist in their more general and more profitable use; 
To advertise the Association in connection with our Publicity Cam¬ 
paign, so that the buying public can know what the Association is and what 
it stands for; to recommend its Members to planters as logical and depend¬ 
able sources of supply; to get orders for our Members and to see that they 
are filled according to thd Association’s stated policy of fair-dealing; 
To assist Members to avoid bad debts with reliable Credit Information; 
To Collect Accounts for Members; 
To Collect Freight and Express Overcharges and to advise Members re¬ 
garding any Transportation problem, through Mr. Charles Sizemore, Traffic 
Manager; 
To adjust all disputed accounts between Members through our Arbitra¬ 
tion Committee; 
To see that the rights and interests of our Members are carefully 
watched and protected by our Legislative Committee; 
To secure a more accurate and complete Code of Standardized Plant 
Names through the work of our Committee on Nomenclature; 
To do all and anything that will add to the prestige and standing of the 
American Association of Nurserymen and make the business of its members 
more profitable and, as representative of the Nursery industry, to advance 
the trade in public esteem. 
While not inviting membership, our doors are hospitably open to all 
reputable nursery firms who approve of our platform and care to stand with 
us. 
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: 
J. Edward Moon, President, Morrisville, Pa. 
Lloyd C. Stark, Vice-President, Louisiana, Mo. 
T. B. West, Perry, Ohio. 
E. W. Chattin, Winchester, Tenn. 
C. R. Burr, Manchester, Conn. 
C. C. Mayhew, Sherman, Texas. 
E. S. Welch, Shenandoah, Iowa. 
J. B. Pilkington, Portland, Oregon. 
John Watson, Executive Secretary. 
PRINCETON, New Jersey. 
When writing to Advertisers please mention the National Nurseryman. 
