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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
forests. You have been at work with God and glorified 
a vast empire and now he has blessed the work of your 
hands. 
Instead of the air sodden with tears and tremulous 
with the wail of widows and orphans, you are welcomed 
with the joy of children and the delight of mothers. All 
along the lines of progress you receive the most cordial 
ovations, and when you pass on to the land where “ever¬ 
lasting Spring abides” may you receive the royal wel¬ 
come “Well done, good and faithful servant.” 
Why I Should Retain My Membership in the American 
Association of Nurserymen 
By J. R. May hew. 
To Members of American Association of Nurserymen: 
1. It is the one organization representative of the 
with the domineering spirit of “ye inspector” oftimes, 
has been the nurseryman’s “night mare.” To-day the 
Yates Apples where corn has been grown between the rows. Orchard of J. 0. Kelly & Sons, Jeff, Alabama. 
nurserymen of the United States, the one organization 
where the interests of all merge. 
II. Under the new constitution it is an organization 
of comprehensive possibilities: organization, money, co¬ 
operation is provided under the Detroit constitution. 
III. While the benefits emanating from the reorgan¬ 
ized association will prove beneficial to the nursery in¬ 
terests as a whole, those benefits will he much greater 
to the membership than to the fellow on the outside. 
To-day as not heretofore, the troubles of the membership, 
for instance along legislative lines, are the Association’s 
troubles, and ample provision has been made for the 
protection of every member of the Association. Unjust 
and discriminatory legislation in many states, coupled 
Association’s flag of protection floats over every mem¬ 
ber. To feel that the great American Association of 
Nurserymen is going to demand a square deal for every 
member, that the troubles of the individual member finds 
a hearty response on the part of the Association, brings 
a feeling of confidence, protection, and hope, the worth 
of which is inestimable. To feel one’s self a part of a 
big, intelligent, capable organization inspires hope and 
confidence. 
IY. It is worth while to he a member of the American 
Association of Nurserymen because of the possibilities 
of service to others as well as to one’s self. It is 
builded along co-operative lines. There is more real 
satisfaction in serving than in being served. One man 
