ANNUAL MEETING 



January 20th, 1914. 



Meeting called to order by the president, of the State Horti- 

 cultural Society, Mr. Barnard. 



Prayer by Father Harrison: 



Mr. Barnard: In accordance with the custom of our society, Mr. 

 Williams "will take charge of this meeting, in as miuch as this morning 

 Is given over to the State Florists Society, and their program. 



Presidents Address, State Florists Society. 



Mr. Williams: Gentlemen of the Horticultural Society: As Presi- 

 dent of the State Florist's Society, I will endeavor to conduct this 

 meeting, until we get through with our program. Then we will turn 

 the meeting over to the State Horticultural Society. I have, however be- 

 fore we begin, a few words I would like to say to you: 



I take great pleasure as president of this society to greet yoiu 

 all, and am much pleased to see your faces once more. I have looked 

 forward with pleasure to this meeting, for it gives us a chance to 

 talk over different things pertaining to our work; I said work, for 

 that is in a sense what it is. There is something about our work that 

 is more interesting than most other vocations. At the same time 

 nobody realizes more than I do, that we have to take more chances 

 of the uncertainty of success which can come from so many dif- 

 ferent points. 



The past year, was a very trying one, and a failure as to outside 

 stock. It was general throughout the state. 



The Aster crop was a total failure with us. The carnations suf- 

 fered as they did not make the growth; they should in the field, conse- 

 quently the plants were small and the wood was hard. It took consider- 

 able coaxing to get them started after housing, but with care and a little 

 comfon sense in the caring of them, they responded very readily, al- 

 though the loss can not be made up. 



As to new varieties, my experience has been limited, along that 

 line. All other stock plants suffered more or less, which made it nec- 

 essary to lift, and plant in the house so as to get stock from them. 



In carnations we are growing for the first time the Hearld, in 

 red, -white; Wonder in white; the Washington in pink; and find that 

 the latter two are all we can ask for. They are very prolific bloomers 



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