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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
THE THIRTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE 
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN 
Headquarters the Hotel Somerset, Boston, Mass. 
June 12, 13, 14, 1912 
“It is the month of June; 
'I'he month of leaves and roses.” 
We have expericneed more than ordinary pleavSure in 
preparing this annual eircular for distribution among the 
members of the Ameriean Assoeiation of Nurserymen. The 
explanation lies, first, in the faet that the igio meeting at 
Denver, and the igii meeting at St. Louis, were very satis- 
faetory in point of attendance and interest; and second, 
we are pleased with the prospects for the Boston meeting. 
We have met the active men “on the ground,’’ and are 
enthused. 
The Convention City for 1912 
And this year we turn our eyes and steps towards New 
England. Boston has invited us to celebrate our thirty- 
seventh anniversary within her historic borders. The Bos- 
tonese are proud of their city: they have a right to be; 
there is but one Boston. In his “Autocrat of the Breakfast 
Table’’ Oliver Wendell Holmes facetiously declared, “Boston 
State House is the hub of the solar system. You couldn’t 
pry that out of a Boston man if you had the tire of all creation 
straightened out for a crowbar.’’ 
It would be impossible in this circular to catalog the 
many attractions of which Boston is the possessor. From the 
time that the city was founded in 1630 by Puritan colonists 
it has made history that interests the entire nation. The 
very mention of Boston awakens thoughts of heroes of 
Revolutionary fame, of Faneuil Hall, of the old State House, 
and the “old South Meeting House,’’ all of them still pre¬ 
served as historic landmarks. 
True, Boston is a long distance from the homes of many 
of our members; but what a splendid opportunity for taking 
a summer vacation; and in a city that has so much to interest 
nurserymen directly! Boston’s park system has cost more 
than ten millions of dollars in its development; nothing in 
the park line can excel it. 
Convention Headquarters 
The convention committees acted in concert in the choice 
of a hotel. They thought it should be in an ideal location; 
fireproof in construction, first-class in its appointments, 
and with ample accommodation for meetings, exhibits, 
conferences, etc. They were unanimous in their selection of 
Hotel Somerset. 
The Back Bay of Boston is most attractive as a residential 
district. Commonwealth avenue, in this exclusive section, 
is the most aristocratic thoroughfare in New England; over 
two hundred feet in width, with fine, stately shade trees and 
elegant residences on either side. At the head of this 
avenue, at the entrance to the Park, and overlooking the 
picturesque Fenway and Charles Rivers, is the ’’Hotel 
Somerset.’’ Its rooms and rates are adapted to meet the 
requirements of all, while its beautiful surroundings and 
freedom from the turmoil of the business center of the city, 
to which it is yet so easily accessible, make the hostelry 
all that could be desired. Within ten minutes’ ride from 
either the Back Bay or Trinity Station. All Boylston Street 
and Massachusetts Avenue cars pass within a very short 
distance of the hotel. 
The hotel is maintained upon the European plan ex¬ 
clusively. 
Rates: Rooms without bath occupied by one person, 
$2.50 per day; occupied by two people, $3.00 per day. 
Four-room suites, with one bath, occupied by three to eight 
people, $12.00 per day. Two rooms with one bath, occupied 
by three people, $8.00 per day. Two connecting rooms, 
with bath between them, occupied by four people, $8.00 per 
day. Separate rooms with bath, occupied by two people, 
$5.00 per day. 
It will be observed that there are opportunities for families 
or for friends to make exceptional arrangements at nominal 
cost. 
From what we saw of the manager of the hotel we, believe 
him to be sincere when he wrote: “I can assure you of the 
hearty co-operation of the management to try and make 
your Convention at the Somerset one long to be remembered 
by all.’’ 
Hotel Reservations 
There are several urgent reasons why members should 
make reservations early, the principal one being that hotels in 
Boston are much more busy in June than any other of the 
summer months. The earlier reservations are made the 
better selection you have. Address, Hotel Somerset, 
Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Mass. 
Membership 
Are you a member of the American Association? If not, 
why not ? 
Do you realize how much benefit you, as a nurseryman, 
enjoy because of the activity displayed by this Association 
in its efforts to foster and protect the nursery industry ? 
When we reflect that there are more than 2,000 com¬ 
mercial nurseries in the United States, it is surprising, in 
view of all they owe to the American Association, that not 
over one-fifth ftf the owners of them are identified with the 
organization. 
To join the American Association of Nurserymen costs 
five dollars. Send this amount to the Secretary the day you 
receive this notice. You will find a blank herewith. We ask 
