THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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can accomplish little in working alone. Five hundred 
men, our present membership, can he a power when 
their energies are directed to a single purpose. Five 
hundred men unselfishly striving to better conditions in 
'their chosen avocation will bring results. It means a 
greater volume of business and better profits than for¬ 
merly. It means better and happier homes for the nur¬ 
serymen. It means a more intelligent service. It 
means success. 
V. It is worth while to be a member of the American 
Association of Nurserymen from a purely social point 
of view. One of live hundred of the biggest hearted, 
biggest brained men in the United States. If there 
Visions of the new constitution. The Association needs 
every worthy nurseryman in the United States, and 
every nurseryman needs the Association. There may 
be some feature of the work which you do not under¬ 
stand. Any member of I lie executive committee or the 
Secretary, Mr. Hall, will be glad to enlighten you. 
There are many reasons why the 11)16 convention at Mil¬ 
waukee should he the greatest meeting ever held. It is 
most probable that it w ill he necessary to adopt amend¬ 
ments to constitution and by-laws from time to time. 
Whatever may be necessary to make this organization 
the most potent factor in the upbuilding of the nursery 
interests of America, with patience, with loyalty, and 
Field of Summer Hooted Rose Cuttings. These cuttings were cut from the stock blocks in June and planted 
inhere they are. Photographed November 3rd. ./. 0. Kelly & Sons, Jeff, Alabama. 
were no other benefits, it is worth the cost to come in 
contact with the membership of the National Associa¬ 
tion because “1 become a part of every man who comes 
in contact with me.” No man can be satisfied with less 
than his best who mingles once each year with mem¬ 
bers of American Association of Nurserymen, in con¬ 
vention. 
VI. For these and many other reasons which could 
be enumerated, it is desirable that every worthy nur¬ 
seryman in America retain his membership. The small 
additional cost under the new constitution is infinitesi¬ 
mal, the benefits incomparable. Every member of 
June, 1915, remains a member by subscribing to the pro- 
with courage let us approach the task. 
lion. Jonathan Ilourne, Jr., and Mrs. Carol B. Sperry, 
of Washington, D. C., are establishing a nursery in con¬ 
nection with their estate in Mobile county, Alabama. Be¬ 
side propagating all trees to be planted on the estate they 
w ill grow a full line of high grade stock for the Southern 
trade, specializing on Satsuma orange and Paper Shell 
pecans. The Nursery division is in charge of H. Lloyd 
Scott, formerly w ith the Citronelle Nursery & Orchard 
Co. of Citronelle, Ala., and the address is Carol Planta¬ 
tion, Theodore, Alabama. 
