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great farm on this side of the Atlantic, with the water- 
privilege oi both oceans, could be made to wear a little 
less the air of Ganada-thistledom, and show a little more 
sign oi blossoming like the rose, we should look upon it 
as a step so much nearer the millennium. In Saxony 
the traveler beholds with no less surprise and delight on 
the road between Wiessenfels and Halle quantities of the 
most beautiful and rare shrubs and flowers growing 
along (lie foot-paths and by the sides of the hedges which 
line the public promenades. The custom prevails there 
among private individuals who have beautiful gardens of 
annually planting some of their surplus material along 
these public promenades for the enjoyment of those who 
have no gardens. And the custom is met in the same 
beautiful spirit by the people at large, for in the main, 
those embellishments that turn the highway into pleasure 
grounds are respected and grow and bloom as if within 
the inclosures. 
Does not this argue a civilization among these “down¬ 
trodden nations” of central Europe, that would not be 
unwelcome in this, our land of equal rights and free 
schools ? 
PROGRAM 
46th Annual Meeting 
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN 
June 22-24th 1921 
CONGRESS HOTEL. CHICAGO 
All Sessions in the Florentine Room, Second Floor 
Afternoon Sessions cd Two o’clock Morning Sessions at Ten o'clock 
There is a lot to do. Please he in your seats promptly. 
A word from (lie Program Committee: 
Executive Sessions have been decided on for the pur¬ 
pose of a full, free, and frank discussion of those ques¬ 
tions, on which during the past year, differences of 
opinion have developed. Some of the salient points to be 
brought out in these discussions are mentioned in con¬ 
nection with each question but it is our wish that any 
other point that may occur to any member be brought 
out and discussed. No representatives of the press will 
be present; talk freely, open up, express your mind but 
SMILE! We believe that every one of these questions 
can be threshed out at this meeting and settled for all 
time. 
Note that ample time has been allowed between the 
discussions and the final vote to give every member a 
chance to THINK before voting. Remember that a ma¬ 
jority vote of the active members present decides all 
questions except the Amending of the Constitution and 
By-Laws which requires a vote of two-thirds of the ac¬ 
tive members present. 
The desire of your Program Committee is that these 
discussions may clear the atmosphere and that when the 
final adjournment is reached on Friday, we shall find a 
united, bigger, stronger American Association of Nur¬ 
serymen than ever before. 
Henry Chase, 
M. R. Cashman, 
E. S. Welsh, 
Program Committee. 
Wednesday Morning— 10 o’clock 
Call to order by President Stark. 
Invocation. 
“Greetings.” 
Response by President Stark. 
Report of Arrangements Committee, A. M. Augustine, 
Chairman. 
Report of Program Committee, Henry R. Chase, Chair¬ 
man. 
Address: The Secretary of Agriculture, 
Hon. Henry C. Wallace. 
Address: Hon. Edward N. Hurley, 
Formerly Chairman Federal Trade Commission. 
Address: Dr. C. L. Marlatt, Chairman Federal Horticul¬ 
tural Board. “The Situation as to Future Im¬ 
ports of Fruit Tree Seedlings.” 
Address: Mi\ L. R. Scott, United States Department of 
Agriculture. “The Growing of Fruit Tree Seed¬ 
lings in America.” 
President’s Address. 
Appointment of Door-keeper for Executive Sessions. 
Wednesday Afternoon—2 o’clock: 
Open Session for Committee reports followed by 
Executive Session 
Report of Executive Committee. 
Report of Executive Secretary, 
John Watson, Princeton, N. .1. 
Report of Treasurer, J. W. Hill, Des Moines, Iowa. 
Report of Traffic Manager, 
Chas. Sizemore, Louisiana. Mo. 
