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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN 
THE BOSTON CONVENTION 
As the time for the Boston Convention approaches 
Secretary John Hall imagines the Nurserymen must feel good 
at the prospect of a respite from service on the packing 
grounds and from the annoyances incident to spring packing. 
Judging from the tenor the hundreds of letters this busy 
official has received unfavorable conditions have not been 
limited to any one section. From all over the country comes 
the universal testimony that there has “never been anything 
like it” and the secretary has found it necessary to keep the 
United States mails pretty busy carrying his pleading letters 
to tardy members urging registration and the forwarding 
of orders for space in the Badge Book. Even at this writing 
many are just responding by telegram or special delivery 
REPORTS 
Secretary—John Hall, Rochester, N. Y. 
Treasurer—C. L. Yates, Rochester, N. Y. 
Transportation Committee—D. S. Lake, Shenandoah, 
Iowa; Chas. M. Sizemore, Louisiana, Mo. 
Legislative Committee—East of Mississippi River, Wm. 
Pitkin, Rochester, N. Y.; West of Mississippi River, Peter 
Youngers, Geneva, Neb. 
Tariff Committee—Irving Rouse, Rochester, N. Y. 
Committee on Cooperation with Entomologists—L. A. 
Berckmans, Augusta, Ga. 
Committee on Publicity and Trade Opportunities—W. P. 
Stark, Louisiana, Mo. 
Committee on Exhibits—A. E. Robinson, Lexington, 
Mass. 
W. H. WYMAN, Noith Abington, Mass. 
Vice-President 
J. H. DAYTON, Painesville, Ohio 
President 
JOHN HALL, Rochester, N. Y. 
Secretary 
whilst quite a number will fail ,to get registered in time for 
their name to appear in the Book. 
This makes the Secretary feel badly, but he says, “it is no 
use saying hard things, for the Nurserymen this season are 
deserving of the deepest sympathy, and they will get curses 
enough from the unthinking.” 
“Suffering time will soon be over, however,” and the 
fraternal fellowship of the Boston Convention will beguile 
their thoughts from the troubles they have borne. 
Let every wide-awake, severely earnest, enthusiastic 
nurser^-TTian ask his spouse to pack the family grip and invite 
her to accompany him to “Boston town” and get a sniff of 
sea air and some New England table fare, and revel among 
historic scenes. June 12-14 are the dates; Hotel Somerset 
the place of meeting; let an enthusiastic reception be given 
to the popular President—J. H. Dayton. 
PROGRAMME 
Wednesday, June i2TH, 1912, 10 a. m. 
Address of Welcome—Mayor Fitzgerald of Boston. 
Response—J. Woodward Manning, N. Wilmington, Mass. 
President’s Address—John H. Dayton, Painesville, 0 . 
Committee on Root Gall—E. A. Smith, Lake City, 
Minn. 
Committee on Entertainment—J. Woodward Manning- 
N. Wilmington, Mass. 
The Question Box is an innovation which it is hoped will 
be used freely and thereby provoke discussion which will 
tend to make the sessions interesting. It will be introduced 
at each session and be conducted by James M. Pitkin of 
Newark, N. Y. 
Meeting of State Vice-Presidents, 1.30 p. m. 
Members from each state are urged to consult together and 
select their new vice-president. 
Wednesday Evening, 8 o’clock 
Illustrated lecture in Horticultural Hall (see Entertain¬ 
ment Programme.) 
Thursday Morning, June 13th, 1912, 9 a. m. 
Report of Vice-Presidents on Officers and place of next 
Meeting. 
