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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
receive respectful consideration. To really accomplish 
the best for the country, the Department of Agriculture 
should get in closer touch with its farmers and horti¬ 
culturists, not so much by having the latter come to them 
as by going to the practical man and learning from him. 
The country needs both the scientist and the worker, but 
one ought not dominate the other, or at least, not sup¬ 
press the other. If the Department of Agriculture had 
not made so many hampering restrictions of doubtful 
value, they would receive much more co-operation from 
I lie horticultural world. At the last analysis the people 
hold the purse strings and while propaganda intended to 
encourage popular or political support is all right, the 
hearty support and co-operation that would come from 
the florist trade, the nursery trade, the fruit growers 
and farmers is what the Department really needs to ac¬ 
complish things. 
The following officers were elected to serve for the 
ensuing year. 
„ ~ r J. Edward Moon, Morrisville, Pa. 
th. M. Chattm, Knoxville, lennessee 
President 
Major Lloyd G. Stark, Louisiana, Mo. 
Vice President 
Michael R. Cashman, Owatonna, Minn. 
Treasurer 
J. W. Ilill, Des Moines, Iowa: 
At the close of the Convention Mr. Wyman said:— 
Those who have crossed the Atlantic or Pacific, and 
have had a stormy passage, appreciate something of what 
it is to sail into port calmly and peacefully. There comes 
a feeling in the heart of the passenger, a profound feeling 
of thankfulness that there was on the bridge an old 
rugged seaman, who faced the gale and brought the ves¬ 
sel to destination. At this time I feel it is eminenty fit¬ 
ting that we express our appreciation of the work done 
by our retiring Presidnt. I think in the history of the 
Association that there has never been a President with 
as stormy a passage through which to sail a ship, as Ex¬ 
president Moon, and I know that no man has done his 
work better, and I move you that we express to our re¬ 
tiring President by a rising vote of thanks, our apprecia¬ 
tion ot his faithfulness, diligence, and impartiality in 
service. 
Seconded and carried. 
Mr. Moon : I can not find words to express my appre¬ 
ciation. 
Mh. Roeding: —It very often happens that the man who 
is always at the wheel, always ready to assist in every 
way, he it in troubles, or matters that redound to the 
credit of an organization like this, may he forgotten. I 
«im not going to talk long, hut I want to say that I have 
had considerable experience with Secretaries, but it has 
nol been my pleasure in the experience I have had in pub¬ 
lic matters to find a man who has so ably filled this posi¬ 
tion as our good friend, John Watson. I offer this reso¬ 
lution that we give a rising vote of thanks to Mr. Wat¬ 
son for the splendid work he has accomplished in behalf 
ot the Association. 
Seconded and carried. 
Mr. Moon:—I want to say that when the history of the 
past administration is written, it will be recalled that the 
biggest thing we did was to get John Watson to work for 
us. I would be selfish to take the full measure of that 
tribute which you paid me a few minutes ago, without 
dividing with him. I fortunately have been able to be in 
close communication with him, and have received much 
of my inspiration from him, and while I had the hon¬ 
orary position, he was the man in the organization who 
made it go. 
Mr. Watson:— You know how I appreciate it, for you 
know me, and if you didn’t know my appreciation I 
couldn’t convince you of it by anything I said, so I won’t 
spoil the occasion by trying to thank you. 
Meeting ad j <)urned. 
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMiEN ADOPT 
TRADE MARK 
It is an encouraging sign to see such notes as the fol¬ 
lowing clipped from the Minnesota State Horticultural’s 
Report. Such statements breed confidence in the pur¬ 
chaser and increase the prestige of membership in the 
National Association of Nurserymen. 
This Association is very active and doing things of great im¬ 
portance to the nursery business. It is rather a simple task for 
the Association to have an artist to design a neat attracive 
trade-mark and have it duly registered for the exclusive use of 
the members. The fact that there is a vigilance committee back 
of it with power to investigate complaints puts a much higher 
value on it. It means that the nurserymen stand behind their 
slogan “Trustworthy Trees and Plants.” Fair-dealing has won a 
new convert. It is believed that the readers of this Magazine 
will appreciate the value of this forward step and do their part 
in taking better care of the trees grown and distributed under 
these new conditions. The Secretary, Mr. John Watson, states: 
“That it is the most out-standing fact in American horticulture 
to-day. It means a new relationship between the nurserymen 
and the planter. It places this Association in line with progres¬ 
sive business, it establishes new standards. The basic idea is in 
the Association’s amendment to its constitution adopted in con¬ 
vention as Article IX, providing for Fair Dealing as a condition 
of membership.”— R. S. Mackintosh. 
M. HENRY LYNCH 
M. Henry Lynch, president of the Dingee & Conard Go., 
rose growers, at West Grove, Delaware County, died on 
June 28, at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Indianapolis, follow¬ 
ing an operation. 
Mr. Lynch had gone to Indianapolis to visit his brother, 
President Judge P. J. Lynch, of the Supreme Court of In¬ 
diana. He was taken ill soon after his arrival. He was 
49 years old, and is survived by bis widow and a daugh¬ 
ter. The funeral was held from his home in West Grove, 
Pa. 
J. Hale Harrison says: “The Hale Peach has not proven 
a good commercial variety. It seems to lack constitution 
and is not so dependable as Elberta and some of the 
other older varieties, in its fruiting habits. Even in fa¬ 
vorable years the crop is uneven having a large propor¬ 
tion ol middle size and culls and curiously enough these 
run very even. The Hale Peach trees may be said to 
constantly bear three grades with not an over large pro¬ 
portion of jumbos.” 
