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architects took a prominent part to help devise plans and meth 
ods whereby planters first would be imbued with vision of the 
planted home surrounding as a picture, then proceed to carry 
out by practical work of planting of trees, shrubs and perennials 
as time and means afford, aiming to reach some definite object¬ 
ive when perfected. The essential is to make the home an 
object of pride, attractive and restful and for that reason the 
picture to be complete should include the principles of unity, 
proportion, variety and contrast in plants adapted to conditions 
as they exist. 
Nurserymen are urged to maintain landscape departments 
which devise and operate to make beautiful home and landscape 
plantings, materials to be provided accordingly as advised for 
best results. There is growing demand for the common native 
trees and shrubs and nurserymen are cautioned to give scant 
attention to monstrosities. A list of desirable plant materials, 
generally desired in landscaping, was submitted and will appear 
in the Report now being prepared for press. 
The Executive Secretary has met with 165 nurseries, ex¬ 
plained the policies and rules of the Association to maintain 
high quality and uniform standards of production and operation 
and conferred regarding various individual problems. Nursery¬ 
men are urged to make preparation for exhibition at the fail 
fairs where possible. 
Grading cards slightly amending last year’s standards will be 
issued before digging time. 
F. W. May was elected president and convention city for 1924 
will be Yakima, Wash. 
C. A. TONNESON, Executive Secretary, Burton, Wash. 
SOUTHERN NURSERYMEN’S ASSOCIATION 
Tentative Program of the Meeting of the Southern Nurserymen s 
Association to be Held September 5, 6, 1923, at the 
Piedmont Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia. 
Invocation, Address of Welcome, Response 
President’s Address .O. Joe Howard, Hickory, N. C. 
“What Would America Be Without Nurserymen” 
Walter W. Hillenmeyer, Lexington, Ky. 
“American Association Activities” Paul C. Bindley, Pomona, N. C. 
“Why I Am Now In the Nursery Business” 
C. Richter Smith, Concord, Ga. 
“Co-operation and Possibilities of Honest Nurserymen” 
A. J. Shadow, Winchester, Tenn. 
“The Future of the Mail-Order Business” 
Jas. G. Bailie, Augusta, Ga. 
“A Thousand A Day” .W. C. Daniels, Pomona, N. C. 
“Rambling Through the Shrubs” 
John Fraser, Jr., Huntsville, Ala. 
“Profits From Pecans” .H. K. Miller, Monticello, Fla. 
“Southern Legislation” 
“Coniferous and Other Evergreens” 
Bruce Howell, Knoxville, Tenn. 
“Propogating Evergreens from Seed in the South” 
Robert C. Young, Greensboro, N. C. 
“The Propogating Question, Root Your Own” 
I. D. Hudgins, Chamblee, Ga. 
“Rose Varieties for Southern Nursery Trade” 
George F. Verhalon, Scottsville, Tex. 
“Controlling the Peach Tree Borer with Paradichlorobenzine” 
L. A. Niven, Memphis, Tenn. 
“Growing the Hard to Grow” ...Leo McClain, Knoxville, Tenn. 
“Cherries” .W. C. Reed, Vincennes, Ind. 
“Small Fruits” .W. N. Scarff, New Carlisle, Ohio. 
“The Planting, Care and Cultivation of the Young Pecan Or¬ 
chard” .C. A. Simpson, Monticello, Fla. 
The State of Pennsylvania has passed a law, which 
when printed will be Act No. 408. giving power to Ihe 
Secretary of Agriculture to declare quarantines and 
makes it a criminal offense to disobey his rules in that 
respect. 
AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY 
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The American Rose Society has changed its headquar¬ 
ters from 606 Finance Building, Philadelphia, Penna., to 
West Grove, Pennsylvania. 
NEW YORK STATE NURSERYMEN S ASSOCIATION 
The summer meeting and outing of the New York State 
Nurserymen’s Association will be held Thursday, Sep¬ 
tember 6. 1923, and to which all nurserymen are cordial¬ 
ly invited. The committee takes pleasure in announcing 
that the Outing this year will be a Lake trip to Cobourg, 
Canada, on the beautiful Steamship “Ontario.” The boat 
train will leave the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg 
Railway Station on West Main street at 8 A. M., arriving 
at Genesee Docks at 8.30. Those who prefer, may motor 
to the docks off Lake avenue, this side of Charlotte, 
where parking space will be found for cars until the 
return at 8 P. M. 
The tickets are $2.00 per person for the round trip, to 
be procured at the railroad station or at the dock; meals 
will be served on the boat, at $1.00 each, tickets for which 
may be procured on the boat. It is important that the 
steamship officials know in advance how many meals to 
provide, therefore, kindly indicate on the enclosed card, 
your intention to make the trip and your requirements, 
and return to me at once. 
The committee feels that they are offering a real diver¬ 
sion. No formal program has been prepared. A short 
business meeting will be held on the boat at 10 o’clock, 
after which Ihe time is free to be devoted to relaxation 
and sociability. It is an excellent place to become ac¬ 
quainted and no doubt many will take advantage of the 
opportunity to trade among themselves. 
Please note that the matter of being on time at the train 
or dock is important. 
Train leaves the station in Rochester at 8 A. M. 
Boat leaves the dock at 8.35 A. M. 
“Time and Tide wait for no man.” 
All come. 
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE 
COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY 
Held at City Club, New York, July 24, 1923, 6.30 P. M. 
Those present were: F. L. Atkins, Acting President; J. 
Horace McFarland Editor: Samuel S. Pennock, Robert Simpson, 
George H. Peterson, Thomas Roland, Jos. J. Lane, chairman 
Membership Committee: Robert Pyle, secretary. 
The members of the Executive Committee, as a token of their 
esteem for their associate, Dr. Edmund M. Mills, and in honor 
of his seventy-fifth birthday anniversary, moved to request him 
to name his choice of seventy-five roses for presentation by the 
executive committee for planting in the newly established Ed¬ 
mund M. Mills Public Rose Garden in Thornden Park, Syracuse. 
Considerable discussion without decision followed regarding 
the wisdom of raising the dues from the present rate of $3 per 
year to $5 per year, and the Life Membership from $50 to $100 
Alternative propositions were submitted y and it was decided to 
offer a special rate for the balance of 1923 and the entire year 
of 1924 for $5, which would entitle those who join to the publi¬ 
cations of both years in full. 
The proposals which were received from a meeting held 
earlier in the day by the committee on Commercial Cut Roses, 
were all approved as follows: 
With regard to increasing the dues for those in the trade so 
that a part of the sum thus paid in might be seJ aside for use of 
the committee who will be in charge of rose shows, and 
