THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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your co-operation. You have everything to gain and nothing 
to lose by joining—while the Association as a whole will be 
materially strengthened thereby. 
The Badge Book 
In answer to the query—“What is it?’’ we reply, “An 
unique list of the live nurserymen of the eountry.’’ Not 
that all the live members of the trade are enrolled. Your 
name should be therein, if not there already. Every member 
is given a number immediately his fee is received by the 
Seeretary, and the membership fee entitles you to publication 
of name and address only. If a member be alive to his 
privilege he will buy a space in the book for his advertisement, 
thereby attracting to himself the attention of every other 
member, for his badge contains his registration number, 
which he will attach to his coat and thus introduce himself 
to all who meet him at the Convention. You cannot afford 
to be off the list of advertisers. Primarily, for your own 
good, and next beeause this is a grand co-operative concern 
and deserves the support of all to enable it to successfully 
prosecute its work. 
Rates for advertising will be found on blank herewith. 
If you order advertising with membership, send copy with 
order, as you cannot be assigned a number until space taken 
is known. If you order advertising and say copy will follow 
you get a later number than otherwise. Make name and 
copy clear. This will help to avoid mistakes. 
The Exhibits 
For information under this head application should be 
made without delay to Mr. A. E. Robinson, Lexington, 
Mass., Chairman of Committee on Exhibits. Write Him 
Now. 
Railroad Arrangements 
There will be no railroad certificate plan; the guarantee 
required regarding numbers makes it prohibitive so far as this 
Association is concerned. 
The Passenger Associations, however, assure us that Sum¬ 
mer Tourist tickets will be on sale after June ist on a basis, 
approximately, of one and one-half first-class fares for the 
round trip. These tickets will be good to return within 
thirty days from date of issue, with a final return limit of not 
later than September 30th. 
Get in immediate touch with your local ticket agent and 
confirm this information. Don’t delay a single day. 
Let Somebody Match This 
The Northwest Horticulturist, published at Tacoma, 
Wash., is authority for the statement that Mr. P. A. Dix, 
president of the Pacific Coast Nurserymen’s Association, 
expects to have at least one Pullman car load of Coast 
nurserymen for the Boston Convention. 
Entertainment 
Mr. J. Woodward Manning, chairman of this committee, 
has so many events at his command that he wishes the 
Convention was going to last a whole week with only half-day 
sessions. 
We cannot do more than hint at some of the items on his 
menu. 
Arnold Arboretum, of which the well-known arbori¬ 
culturist, Mr. Charles vS. Sargent, is direetor. This is the 
largest and most comprehensive collection in the world of 
trees and shrubs of the north temperate zone. Nurserymen 
know, either from personal visitation or from books, of the 
Bronx Botanic Gardens, New York; also of the Royal 
Botanic Gardens at Kew, London, England. Valuable and 
interesting as are these institutions, the arboreturns con¬ 
nected with them are merely appendages, but the Arnold 
Arboretum has a specialized purpose in dealing with the 
hardy trees and shrubs that make up its collection. 
Well, you are invited to spend a half-day there under 
special escort. 
Every nurseryman should see it. 
On Wednesday evening a very attractive stereopticon 
exhibition and lecture in Horticultural Hall. 
A cruise of the north and south shores of Boston Harbor, 
and a genuine New England Shore Dinner. (Yum, think of 
the real clams). 
Automobile drives through Boston’s parks, and to other 
points of interest, concluding with visits to several nurseries 
by special invitation, to include entertainment by the hosts, 
etc., etc. 
For copies of this circular or any information, address 
John Hall, Secretary, 204 Granite Building, Rochester, N. Y. 
Other hotels within five to fifteen minutes’ walk of Hotel 
Somerset; Hotel Brewster, Boylston St.; Hotel Brunswick, 
Boylston St.; Hotel Thorndike, Boylston St.; Copley 
Square Hotel, Huntington Ave.; Hotel Nottingham, Hunt¬ 
ington Ave.; Hotel Oxford, Huntington Ave.; Hotel Empire, 
Commonwealth Ave.; Hotel Lenox, Exeter St.; Hotel 
Puritan, Commonwealth Ave.; Hotel Vendome, Common¬ 
wealth Ave.; Hotel Westminster, Copley Square. 
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN 
BOSTON CONVENTION 
JUNE 12 TO 14, 1912 
Enthusiasm regarding the next annual gathering of the 
leading nurserymen in the United States appears to be 
general; and we have good reason to believe there will be a 
large turnout. Doubtless, the secretary finds it diffieult to 
secure immediate answers to his circular letters, owing to the 
fact, that this is the nurseryman’s “busy day’’ period. 
But members must remember that this official is expected to 
get the badge book out on time for advance distribution, and 
we urge upon all who have not yet registered to do so at once, 
and send in their copy. 
The New England nurserymen are planning great things 
for the visitors and indications are that there will be a good 
representation of western and southern members. The 
secretary reports some new acquisitions to the membership 
list and that the committees are all doing good work. 
Any who desire information concerning the Convention 
should write John Hall, Secretary, 204 Granite Bldg., 
Rochester, N. Y. 
