ll be the promotion of interest in
nut-bearing plants, their products and their culture.

ARTICLE III

_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 rules and
regulations of the committee on membership.

ARTICLE IV

_Officers._ There shall be a president, a vice-president and a
secretary-treasurer, who shall be elected by ballot at the annual
meeting; and an executive committee of five persons, of which the
president, two last retiring presidents, vice-president and
secretary-treasurer shall be members. There shall be a state
vice-president from each state, dependency or country represented
in the membership of the association, who shall be appointed by the
president.

ARTICLE V

_Election of Officers._ A committee of five members shall be
elected at the annual meeting for the purpose of nominating
officers for the following year.

ARTICLE VI

_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.

ARTICLE VII

_Quorum._ Ten members of the association shall constitute a quorum,
but must include a majority of the executive committee or two of
the three elected officers.

ARTICLE VIII

_Amendments._ This constitution may be amended by a two-thirds vote
of the members present at any annual meeting, notice of such
amendment having been read at the previous annual meeting, or a
copy of the proposed amendment having been mailed by any member to
each member thirty days before the date of the annual meeting.

BY-LAWS

ARTICLE I

_Committees._ The association shall appoint standing committees as
follows: On membership, on finance, on programme, on press and
publication, on nomenclature, on promising seedlings, on hybrids,
and an auditing committee. The committee on membership may make
recommendations to the association as to the discipline or
expulsion of an