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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
and (Irinkal)los were most lavish and exeellently served 
and were thoroughly enjoyed. 
Alter th(‘ harh('eu(' tin' guests \\ ere taken over the new 
nurseries of the Lindley Nnrs('ry Co. at friendship where 
they had tin' pleasurt' of sef'ing a splendid [)lanling of 
ornann'iitals Just eoming into marketaltle sizes and in¬ 
eluding so many of those' ehoiee evergreen shruhs so 
The Young nurseries have long been in the business 
of fruit tree growing, under the management of Uohert 
C. Young have gone into the business of growing orna¬ 
mentals. Under slat houses were seen boxwood by the 
thousand and a great variety of evergreen seedlings. 
The sessions were well attended, the following t)ro- 
gram being carried out; 
WALTER W. HILLENMEYER 
of Lexington, Ky., President of the Southern Rnrserymen's Asso 
ciation, who held their 2()th annual convention at 
Greensboro, N. C. 
rarely seen in plantings in the North, Abelia, Aeubas, 
Ile.x, Ligustrums, Mandina, Lonieera pleata, Gerasus, 
Mahonia ete., etc. 
The home nurseries of the Lindley Nursery Co. had the 
good fortune to be located as to interf('re with the growth 
01 the city of Creensboro, so that they are now lu'eded 
for building purjioses, many tine homes already being 
built so that it will be only a very short time when even 
the packing houses and greenhouses will have to be 
moved. 
From Friendship the guests then proceeded to the 
nurseries of Uohert Young & Sons. 
Tuesday, Septkmdeh 2ni) 
Ut'gistration. 
Uotary luneheon. 
Informal meetings. 
Conference of Fxeeutive Committees. 
Meetings of Standing and Special Committees. 
Wednesday, Septemdeu 3ud 
9.00 A. M. Call to Order. 
Invocation. 
Organization of Convention. 
President’s address. 
A Southern Association Ade([uate tP Southern 
Needs—J. U. Mayhew', Waxahaehie, Texas. 
Propagation—l)r. J. E. Cannaday, Sedalia, Mo. 
Erieaeeous Plants As I Know" Them—Peter M. 
Koster, Uridgeton, N. J. 
Transplanting Nurseiy Stock Sueeessfully—S. 
U. Howell, Knoxville, Tenn. 
Cost Accounting—An Urgent Need—G. Stuart 
Perkins, Philadel[)hia, Penna. 
Ueports of Standing Committees. 
Report of tlu' Secretary. 
Adjournment for Lunch—Barbecue. 
Auto Tour—Courtesy of Lindley, Bobt. C. Young 
and John Young and Sons Nurseries. 
Thursday, September 4th 
Opening session jiromptly at 9 o’clock. (x\d- 
journment for lunch necessary.') 
Cut Bates Wholesale Prices at the End of the 
Season—B. C. Chase, Jr., Huntsville, Ala. 
Getting Landscape Business—Walter E. Gam})- 
bell, Greensboro, N. C. 
Is the Nurseryman’s Beward xYdequate?—C. T. 
Smith, Concord, Ga. 
x\re Nurserymen Overlooking the Landscajie 
Value of Erieaeeous Plants For the South?—S. C. 
Iljort, Tliomasville, Ga. 
Is the Pseudo Landscape xYrchilect Injuring the 
Ornamental Business of the Future?—Miss Eliza¬ 
beth Drake, Winchester, Tenn. 
“Knots and Knockers”—G. M. Bentley, Knoxville, 
Tenn. 
The Japanese Beetle Peril—E. Fred Bow^e, Harrisburg, 
Penna. 
x\ Word for Standardized Plant Names Jas. B. Bailie, 
x\ugusta, Ga. 
What the Nurserymen Should Bead—Erjiest Hem¬ 
ming, Easton, Md. 
The Nurserymen’s Opportunity—L. x\. Niven, Mem¬ 
phis, Tenn. 
Perspective—Discussion of tin' outlook and future of 
the Nursery Business. 
Report of Special Committees. 
