ing nut news
before the orcharding public and as a means of attracting some new
memberships for the Association. I do not know of a better conditioned
list of prospects than the more than 150,000 _American Fruit Grower_
subscribers all over the continent, who are at least interested in some
kind of fruiting trees or plants. In that many, by the law of averages,
are many with some interest in nuts. Several hundred will write to the
secretary or other N.N.G.A. members who are mentioned during the year,
and at least a few score normally will join us.

This does not minimize the desirability of having other publicity
outlets. More of you who have a knack at writing should try your own
contributions to national, regional or even community-wide publications.
Even short letters to the editor, in such cases, may be read by "kindred
spirits," and you will be read by men and women whose interest in nut
trees (even though it may have been a dormant interest) will be
stimulated to the extent of becoming N.N.G.A. members. Then it is up to
our officers, the program committee members, and our contributors to
keep them interested enough to renew their memberships another year!

Your comments on _The Nutshell_ have been quite flattering to its
editor. You _all_ can help make it a better publication by contributing
short original observations or clippings of good items on hardy nut
trees from other sources.

There is a continuing shortage apparent in the supply of good named
varieties of hardy nut trees in nearly all areas. This seems
particularly the case with Chinese chestnuts. Few propagators at present
have them in even enough quantity to catalogue, and the demand which has
been built up by the good publicity on chestnuts exhausts most
nurseries' supplies each spring before all orders can be filled. Our
nursery list in the Winter issue of _The Nutshell_ has gone to some
2,000 people and has helped the nurserymen to sell out their trees
quickly. We hope this will lead to a sound expansion in the commercial
propagation of _good_ nut trees.

I should again call attention to our affiliation with the American
Horticultural Society. This enables our members in good standing to
receive their good quarterly publication, _The National Horticultural
Magazine_, for only $3.50 a year. You may obtain your affiliate
membership through our Treasurer, or directly from the American
Horticultural Society, Room 821, Washington Loan and Trust Buildi