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order to make a success. And it is indeed alter all the purest of all 

 human pleasures. 



Flowers are sociably inclined, and love the society of man. 

 Under his care and attention they develop quicker than if left 

 entirely to nature. As a consequence the rlowers of today are far 

 more perfect than centuries ago. 



Every sense of our nature is gratified ty the pursuit of flori- 

 culture and horticulture. The eye by the beauties displayed, and the 

 ear by the musical sounds conveyed to it, for do we not say, we hear 

 the corn singing in the field, the trees whispering in the forest? 

 How often in passing a beautiful flower we ttop as if spoken to, and 

 as Tve look deep down into the heart of that silent friend our mind 

 soars awav to the Giver of all good; He who has given us the lovely 

 lilies of the field and the rcses of the plains, which are clad more 

 beautifully than Solomon in all his glory. 



Flowers live a very brief life, the average length is about ten days. 

 This we may call the pollenization time, when the flowers 

 poUenize and when this pollenization is ended these beautiful petals 

 wither and die However they are not dead, but only replenishing 

 themselves to sprout aeain with still more vigor and beauty. 



Therefore I say that there is a life among the flowers. The 

 flowers of the field bud, bloom, and then in the sear and yellow leaf, 

 they wither and are gone. Yet in dying abide they not alone, but sow 

 themselves and bloom with each retL-rning spring, as angel emblems 

 of the resurrection, and of the life beyond the grave. 



In conclusion I will say like the poet of the destiny or philosophy 

 of life coming and going. 



r>r.e sh'n travels Fast, Avhile the other travels West, 



While the so''f same breezes blow, 



'T^is the set of the sails and not the gales, 



That bids them where to go. 



Like the w'nds of the air, are the Avl;ores of the fates 



As we journey along through life, 



'Tis the set of the sail tliat derides the goal. 



And not the storms and strifes. 



Discu.ssion. 



?fr. Williams: I beh'eve ve aM enjoyed Piat paper. Mr. Hender- 

 son is to be given considerable praise and credit for getting up a 

 paper of that kind. It takes time and considerable thought, and I 

 for one surely appreciate it. Ladies and gentlemen, that closes our 

 program. As I stated, I wished to appoint a committee to confer 

 with the officers of the Horticultural Society, as to different matters. 

 On that committee, I would like to place Mr. C. H. Green, Mr. Frey, and 



