DR. MORRIS: I am glad Professor Smith brought up that point. There is just one way to approach the matter. Take a fine, handsome, large English walnut, that has been bleached, and has lost quality in the process. Growers have gone to a great deal of trouble to get it on the market. Put alongside of it a small, thin-shelled, high quality walnut that has not been bleached, and tell the dealer who is to sell those two nuts that the great big handsome nut is to sell for 15 cents a pound, and the ugly little one is to bring 30 cents a pound. That will attract the attention of people to the good nuts. You can force people into having good sense, through the exercise of a bit of dexterity in applied psychology. THE PRESIDENT: Dr. Morris's remarks are very well taken, because nuts are to be eaten and not to be looked at. Is there any further discussion on this subject? If not, we will pass to the next. THE SECRETARY: The next thing on the program is the appointment of committees. The advisability of amending the constitution and rules has been already referred to. They have served our purpose pretty well up to now but we have outgrown them. In order to expedite matters and get to the real business of this Association, as this constitution is going to be amended anyway, I would like to move that the rules about the appointment of committees be suspended and that the chair be authorized to appoint the necessary committees. This includes the committees which the rules direct shall be elected, but that takes a long time and I move that the chair appoint these different committees. THE PRESIDENT: Do I hear a second to that motion? A MEMBER: I second the motion. THE PRESIDENT: It has been moved and seconded that the rules requiring that these committees be elected be suspended, and the chair be authorized to appoint the different committees. The chair holds that it will take three fourths of the members present to suspend the rules. Is there any discussion about this? MEMBERS: We are ready for the question. THE PRESIDENT: All in favor of the motion made by Dr. Deming, make it known by saying aye. [Vote taken.] THE PRESIDENT: Those opposed, by the same sign. [None.] THE PRESIDENT: The motion is carried that the chair appoint the different committees, and they will be announced at the proper time. The next thing on the program is a paper by the President. I will ask Dr. Morris to take the chair while I read what I have to say. STATUS AND POSSIBILITIES OF NUT CULTURE IN THE NORTH T. P. LITTLEPAGE, WASHINGTON, D. C.