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epecialties, knowing full well that there is enouo-h for one to do, and 

 <io it well, in any department of horticulture. 



The fruit-grower knows full well that he has enough to attend to 

 in his line of work, be it either small fruits or large fruits. 



The nurseryman realizes that if he follows his business strictly he 

 will have his hands full to keep up with the trade. 



The liorist understands that he has to watch his green-houses as 

 closely as does the merchant, and the cut-liower trade is today becom- 

 ing a mercantile business by itself; there are wholsale cut-flower mer- 

 chants and retail dealers, so that even now it is becoming a business 

 by itself. 



The entomologist has a specialty which they will tell you takes a 

 life study, and the bugs will keep them busy for years to come. 



The ornithologist has birds to think about until he is in love with 

 them. 



The pathologist has the rusts and mildews, and all sorts of fungus 

 growth about him, so that he can use his microscope to his heart's 

 content. 



The botanist has the grandest of all the sciences to learn from. 



The geologist can study the rocks and soils until he finds the works 

 ■of untold ages. 



The landscape gardener has his hands full with the beautifying of 

 our homes, parks, roads, public squares and cemeteries. 



The chemist has enough to do to study the constituents of our 

 «oils, manures and plants, and the results to be had from their use. 



Now, then, the horticulturist needs to know something of all these, 

 ^nd do you then ask what is there to learn in horticulture f But when 

 jou come to add the duties of the business man and the merchant to 

 these also, you at once realize that there is more room for a full life of 

 ^activity than in any other profession you can follow. 



Thus the work grows and spreads over our land, until we are now 

 having a band of live, wide-awake, intelligent, enthusiastic, energetic, 

 well-informed, studious, earnest horticulturists all over our land, and 

 the results will be seen in every line of our work and every depart- 

 ment of study. 



Our report is but just leaving the hands of the binder and printer, 

 and I hope soon to have them in the hands of all our members. 



We have had the number of copies increased, and the number of 

 bound copies also, so that I shall be able to supply all members and 

 local societies with bound copies. 



The demand for the volumes keeps pace with the increase of our 

 work, and we are having calls for them from every state and territory, 



