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its sole charter member. In addition to his interest in the 
American Association of Nurserymen, he was closely identi¬ 
fied with the work of the American Pomological Society, of 
which organization, if not a charter member, he was one of 
the oldest. His last attendance at the convention of this 
Society was at its last meeting in Tampa, Florida. 
Mr. Harrison was deeply interested in methods of propaga¬ 
tion. in new fruits, and he was extraordinarily well posted in 
both of these important fields of nursery work. 
As a man he was constantly wont to efface himself; in 
public affairs he liked to work without ostentation, but was 
always willing to do his part. He was as conservative as 
retiring. Honesty and integrity were his leading character¬ 
istics. 
Mr. Harrison leaves two surviving children. Miss Alice A. 
and Willard C. Harrison, the latter a member of the firm of 
Storrs & Harrison. He was buried in Painesville on June 
14th, his body having been brought there from his winter 
home in Florida. 
GEORGE S. JOSSELYN 
The familiar figure of George S. Josselyn 
was missed at the Boston convention. 
“Papa” Josselyn, as he was familiarly and 
affectionately .called, has not missed the 
annual meeting of the American Association 
for many years. He was down for a paper 
at this convention and there was keen dis¬ 
appointment expressed at his absence and 
the cause. Mr. Josselyn died at his home 
in Fredonia on his seventieth birthday, 
June 17. He was bom in Plymouth County, 
Massachusetts, in 1842, the son of Stephen 
and Eliza Studley Josselyn. His father 
was a shoe manufacturer, and his grand¬ 
father served in the War of 1812. George 
S. Josselyn received an academic education, 
and at seventeen left his native county for 
Boston, where he studied civil engineering, 
and afterwards secured a position in this line with the Erie 
Railway, having headquarters at Dunkirk, N. Y. He 
remained in the employ of the Erie Railroad for fifteen 
years, and for half of that time was roadmaster of the 
western division of the road. In 1870 he moved to Fre¬ 
donia, where he first engaged in the poultry business; but 
in 1878 he became interested in grape culture, and estab¬ 
lished what afterwards grew to be the largest and best 
known grape and small fruit nursery in the country. 
Mr. Josselyn was instrumental in introducing a con¬ 
siderable number of new varieties of fruits. Probably the 
most noted of these was the Fay currant. He purchased 
this on condition that a royalty should be paid to the owners 
of the currant for a long period of years, and it was said that 
his sales were so large that over twenty-five thousand dollars 
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were returned to the owners of the currant as a result of 
his own sales. Among other varieties of small fruits which 
he was instmmental in popularizing were Campbell’s Early 
and Ohio grape, Moore’s Early, and several varieties of 
gooseberries, the most noted of which is the Jossel>m, so 
named by the New York Experiment Station at Geneva. 
Mr. Josselyn, although a constant attendant at the 
conventions of the American Association, did so largely 
for social purposes, stating that when he was away from 
home on an occasion of this kind, he was in quest of pleasure 
and recreation and not for business. He was full of quaint 
humor and a perfect repository of anecdotes and stories. 
His genial good humor was always in evidence, and no 
one who knew him well could fail to recognize his cheerful 
and philosophic outlook on life. 
Mr. Josselyn’s name will go down in horticultural history 
as one who has done a vast amount to further the grape 
and small fruit interests of this country. As a propagator, 
as a disseminator, and as a business man and one who 
developed his business on a thoroughly systematic plan, he 
will always be recognized as occupying a foremost place. 
Mr. Josselyn is survived by his wife; who was Miss Mary 
White, daughter of Devillo White of Fre¬ 
donia. Mrs. Josselyn was almost as well 
known at the conventions of the American 
Association as her genial husband. 
Time of Meeting 
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Executive Committee for consideration, and 
with authority to select such date as seems 
best to the Committee during the second, 
third, or fourth week of June. If in order, 
I move the selection of the date for the Port¬ 
land meeting be referred to the Executive 
Committee with power to name a date within 
the second, third, or fourth week of June. 
Mr. Hill: While in accord with changing 
the date of the meeting, I seriously doubt 
our authority to make this change in the 
manner suggested. I think the better way 
for Mr. Pitkin is to submit a resolution 
amending Article 4 of the Constitution, 
setting forth the fourth week, if you desire, instead of the 
second, as it now stands. 
President Dayton: It does seem almost imperative, if we 
have a representation next year, that for one year we be 
permitted to hold our meeting a little later. 
Mr. Pitkin: If the chair will permit and feels that it is in 
order, I would ask unanimous consent for the suspension of 
the rules and the passage of the resolution previously offered. 
Mr. Hill: I move the request be granted. (Carried). 
(Adjournment). 
J. W. Miller of Fremont Mich., C. A. Bennett of Rob- 
binsville, N. J., Frank Weber of Nursery, Mo., D. T. Mc¬ 
Carthy of Lockport, N. Y., E. S. Welch of vShenandoah, 
Iowa, called on Rochester Nurserymen and at the office of 
The National Nurseryman the latter part of the week 
preceding that of the Convention. 
C. R. Burr of Manchester, Conn., paid a visit to the 
Nurserymen of Rochester, Geneva and Dansville, N. Y., 
after the Convention at Boston. We are always glad to 
have a visit from Brother Burr. 
GEORGE s. josselyn 
