PROCEEDINGS AT THE SECOND ANNUAL BANQUET TO GAR- 
DENERS, FLORISTS AND NURSERYMEN. 
GIVEN AT THE MERCANTILE CLUB, NOVEMBER 10TH, 1891. 
Under direction of the Board of Trustees of the Garden, 
the second annual banquet to gardeners, florists and 
nurserymen, was given at the Mercantile Club, on the 
evening of November 10th, 1891, the Director of the Gar- 
den presiding. Seventy-five plates were laid, among the 
guests of the evening being :— 
Hon. N. J. COLMAN, Mr. L. ARMSTRONG, 
Ex-Secretary of Agriculture. Mr. J. H. BANNEs, 
Hon. C. C. BELL Mr. E. BEAUMONT, 
of Booneville, Mo. Mr. C. BRANCH, 
Mr. D. I. BUSHNELL, 
Proressor 8S. A. FORBES, Mr. C. D. Cotman, 
State Entomologist of Illinois. Mr. C. Connon, 
Hon. CuHares E. Hay, Mr. J. F. DICKMANN, 
of Springfield, 1. Mr. F. J. FILLMORE, 
Mr. H. HAnrt, 
Mr. W. A. Manda, Mr. H. Hcet, 
of Short Hills, N.J. wre ew. w. Hicks, 
Mr. E. H. MICHEL, Mr. J. M. Hupson, 
President, and Mr. D. JANNOPOULO, 
Mr. EMILE ScHRaY, Mr. J. M. JORDAN, 
Secretary, Mr. C. A. JUENGEL, 
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Mr. J. KOENIG, 
Mr. A. NELSON, Mr. C. A. KUEHN, 
President of the Laclede County Mr. J. W. Kunz, 
Horticultural Society. Mr. E. A. MICHEL, 
Mr. E. A. RIEHL, Mr. C. W. MURTFELDT, 
President of the Southern Mli- MR. H. OPPERMANN, 
nois Horticultural Society. Mr. F. W. OSTERTAG, 
Mr. H. C. OSTERTAG, 
Mr. EpGaR SANDERS, Mr. ALFRED PLANT, 
of Chicago, Ill. wp, C. E. PRUNTY, 
Mr. H. J. WEBBER, Mr. P. QUINN, 
Assistant,Shaw School of Botany. Mr. H. H. RreMAN, 
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