. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1190 The American Florist. July bers of this association during tlie first few j'ears of my membership. It re- minds of those words from the good old boolc, "I was a stranger and ye toolv me ; (I have been talven in several times since in various ways but the results were not nearly so pleasant.) During the years of my membership I have been permitted to attend every annual association meet- ing; sometimes the distance has seemed great, the time necessary almost more than I could spare, the cost consi
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1190 The American Florist. July bers of this association during tlie first few j'ears of my membership. It re- minds of those words from the good old boolc, "I was a stranger and ye toolv me ; (I have been talven in several times since in various ways but the results were not nearly so pleasant.) During the years of my membership I have been permitted to attend every annual association meet- ing; sometimes the distance has seemed great, the time necessary almost more than I could spare, the cost consider- able, but never yet have I returned to my desk but what I have felt that the information received, knowledge gained, companionship enjoyed, new friendships formed, old friendships re- newed, have paid, yes, many times re- paid me for any effort or time spent, and I am glad to know that many of you feel the same way. Also that you are ready at any and all times to stand shoulder to shoulder with each other, to promote the best interests of this association and to further its prime ob- ject, "the advancement and protection of the interests of the seed ; We, ? as an association and members, are not naturally or intend to be self- ish. As a rule. I think we are about as ready to give information and help as we are to receive it. and one will learn sooner or later, if they do not already know it. that in order to gain information, knowledge, friendship or love they must be just as willing to give as to receive. It has seemed to me that in a way this association was a close corporation. To be sure, our membership of a little over 160 includes nearly all of the largest, best and most representative seed houses in the Unit- ed States and Canada; yet there are a great many seed firms, honest, reliable and responsible, some of them rather small. I will admit, but most of us, un- less we inherited our business, were once small; that it seems to me ought to be members
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