align="left">Williams, Dr. Charles Mallory, 48 E. 49th St., New York City

+Wissmann, Mrs. F. DeR., 707 Fifth Ave., New York City   North Carolina Barret, Harvey P., 1902 E. 7th St., Charlotte Hutt, Prof. W. N., State Horticulturist, Raleigh Van Lindley, J., J. Van Lindley Nursery Company, Pomona   Ohio Dayton, J. H., representing Storrs and Harrison Company, Painesville Fickes, W. R., Wooster, R. 6 Ferd, Horatio, South Euclid, Cuyahoga County Johnson, I. B., Cincinnati, Station K Miller, H. A., Gypsum Rector, Dr. J. M., Columbus Weber, Harry R., 601-4 Gerke Building, 123 E. 6th St., Cincinnati Yunck, E. G., 710 Central Ave., Sandusky   Oregon Magruder, G. M., Medical Building, Portland   Pennsylvania Butler, Henry L., Gwynedd Valley Chalmers, W. J., Vanport Doan, J. L., School of Horticulture, Ambler Druekemiller, W. C, Sunbury Fagan, Prof. F. N., Department of Horticulture, State College Hall, L. C., Avonia Hildebrand, F. B., Duquesne Hoopes, Wilmer W., of Hoopes Brothers and Thomas Company, Westchester +Jones, J. F., Lancaster Kinsell, Miss Ida J., Locust Spring Farm, Rochester Mills, Indiana County, Route 2 Knipe, Irwin P., Norristown Leas, F. C, Bala Lovett, Mrs. Joseph L., Emilie, Bucks County Meehan, S. Mendelson, of Thomas Meehan & Sons, Germantown McSparren, W. F., Furnice Moss, James, Johnsville, Bucks County Preslar, C. F., 524 Grandview Ave., Pittsburgh Rush, J. G., West Willow Shoemaker, Seth W., Agricultural Editor, International Correspondence Schools, Scranton Smitten, H. W., Borough Hall, Avalon Twaddell, E. W., Evergreen Nurseries, Westtown   Utah Batchelor, Leon D., Horticulturist, Utah Agricultural College, Logan Pendleton, M. A., 3 Mozart Apartments, Salt Lake City   Virginia Crockett, E. B., Lynchburg Parrish, John S., Eastham, Albemarle County Roper, W. N., of Arrowfield Nurseries, Petersburg Shackford, Theodore B., Lynehburg, care of Adams Brothers Paynes Company Smith, Prof. J. Russell, Roundhill Von Ammon, S., Fontella   West Virginia Hartzell, B. F., Shepherdstown   Wisconsin Johnson, Alfred E., Iola

+ Life member.

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CONSTITUTION AND RULES OF THE NORTHERN NUT GROWERS ASSOCIATION

Name. The society shall be known as the Northern Nut Growers Association.

Object. The promotion of interest in nut-producing plants, their products and their culture.

Membership. Membership in the society shall be open to all persons who desire to further nut culture, without reference to place of residence or nationality, subject to the approval of the committee on membership.

Officers. There shall be a president, a vice-president, and a secretary-treasurer; an executive committee of five persons, of which the president, vice-president and secretary shall be members; and a state vice-president from each state represented in the membership of the association.

Election of Officers. A committee of five members shall be elected at the annual meeting for the purpose of nominating officers for the subsequent year.

Meetings. The place and time of the annual meeting shall be selected by the membership in session or, in the event of no selection being made at this time, the executive committee shall choose the place and time for the holding of the annual convention. Such other meetings as may seem desirable may be called by the president and executive committee.

Fees. The fees shall be of two kinds, annual and life. The former shall be two dollars, the latter twenty dollars.

Discipline. The committee on membership may make recommendations to the association as to the discipline or expulsion of any member.

Committees. The association shall appoint standing committees of three members each to consider and report on the following topics at each annual meeting: first, on promising seedlings; second, on nomenclature; third, on hybrids; fourth, on membership; fifth, on press and publication.

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Northern Nut Growers Association

FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING

NOVEMBER 18 AND 19, 1913

At Washington, D. C.

The fourth annual meeting of the Northern Nut Growers Association was held, in conjunction with the meetings of the American Pomological Society, the Society for Horticultural Science, and the Eastern Fruit Growers Association, in the new National Museum building at Washington, D. C, during "Fruit Week," November 17 to 22, 1913, the meeting of the Association being on the 18th and 19th.

The first session was called to order at 11 a. m. in Room 3. In the absence of the President the chair was occupied by Professor W. N. Hutt of North Carolina.

The Chairman: Ladies and Gentlemen: If you will come to order, we will begin the meeting of the Northern Nut Growers Association. It is unfortunate that our president is called away on important business. He has asked me to take his place and we will do the best we can. I will ask the secretary to read a communication.

The Secretary: I have this telegram from Mr. Littlepage, our president:

"Please express to the Northern Nut Growers Association my profound regrets that I cannot be with them. No organization has ever been formed that contained finer and more sincere men than ours. I invite the