146 STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



REPORT ON FLOWERS. 



We the Committee on the above make the following report : One superb 

 basket of cut roses, a few others of carnations and roses separate, a premium 

 of $10. Samuel Miller, 



Mrs. a. Nelson. 



Committee. 



Mr. Chubbuck, Secretary of the State Board of Agriculture, asked 

 the sympathy and assistance of the Horticultural Society of the State 

 in the several interests in which the State Board of Agriculture are 

 engaged. The Board is making special effort to procure legislation for 

 the improvement of the roads of the State. In this, horticulturists are 

 as much interested as any class of citizens. 



There is no law in regard to the sale of fertilizers in the State. Man- 

 ufacturers write to him asking if there is such a law ; he is compelled to 

 say there is no law on the subject. This leaves room for unlimited 

 fraud in this business, which is growing very rapidly. There is also 

 need of a law for gathering agricultural and horticultural statistics.. 



Messrs. Murray, Speer and Tippen were appointed to confer with 

 the State Board of Agriculture in regard to the subjects named. 



Messrs. Gilkeson and Speer were appointed as delegates from the 

 Society to attend the Road Convention at Sedalia, December 19-20.^ 

 1892. 



REPORTS FROM COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIES. 



GREENE COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



This has been rather an off year with the Greene county society. The attend- 

 ance has been light, and the interest in horticultural matters has not been what it 

 should be. Some of those most deeply interested give us the cold shoulder. 

 Others know all they care to know, and don't choose to enlighten us poor mortals 

 who are seeking after knowledge. 



Some never have time, though on the days of our meetings they will stand 

 around the court-house and talk politics and hard times all day. Some, in accord- 

 ance with the Scriptures, have married a wife, while others are afraid of the 

 almighty dollar it takes to become a member. Some are opposed to horticultural 

 societies, because they have induced too many to engage in the fruit business ; 

 whereas they used to get 15 and 20 cents per box for berries, they now get 5 and 

 6} cents. We are glad the latter class who work along this line of selfishness are 

 few and far between. You will readily see when all these excuses are taken into 

 consideration, although Greene county has a population of 50,000, it don't leave 

 much margin for building up a horticultural society. 



