HOW TO ORGANIZE A HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



ALSO THE 



CONSTITUTION FOR A LOCAL ORGANIZATION. 



Any one much interested on this subject of Horticulture can or- 

 ganize a society if he will speak to five or six different persons who are 

 known to be prominent in this matter. Tell them that there ought to 

 be a society in your county, and as it is such a good fruit country, ask 

 them if they do not want to help organize one. You will hardly meet 

 a refusal, but will be met with the remark " that they do not believe 

 there is interest enough in your county to keep one up." Never mind 

 this, but make an appointment to meet in some office in town on some 

 Saturday. If you can get five to come together, organize and elect 

 officers. Make the meetings regular each month and on the same 

 Saturday. Some lawyer will let you have the use of his room to hold 

 the meetings. Have the meeting in the best town in the county even 

 if you have to go some distance to meet there. Talk this up until the 

 next meeting, and let each one promise to bring another. Do not ex- 

 pect to have every one belong, for they will not. Hold six winter 

 meetings (November to April) in the city or village, and at the March 

 or April meeting, select the places to hold the six summer meetings 

 (May to October) at the homes of the members. Make this a pic-aic 

 dinner, meeting about 10 o'clock, and after the dinner hold the meeting 

 and discussion; offer a few premiums for fruits and flowers, and have 

 a general good time. Do not be afraid of a dollar or two, but use as 

 much judgment in this matter as you would in any business of your 

 own, and you will succeed. Talk to your neighbors about it if they 

 are interested in fruit growing, if not, choose those who are so in- 

 terested. They will not be much help to you if they are not fruit 



