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growing and the decoration thus added is that much pure gain. In 

 planting carefully consider the general effect rather than the beauty of 

 the individual plant. Mass those plants which will stand massing. 

 Plant the lower, less conspicuous plants, in front with the more showy 

 forms behind. Select your plants so so to have so far as possible a 

 •continuation of blooms throughout the season. If after a few years any 

 of the plants show signs of declining vigor the chances are they have 

 exhausted the ground around them and they should be raised, divided, 

 if necessary, and replanted with new soil throA\m around them. To 

 the lover of flowers none will give so much satisfaction as these hardy 

 herbaceous perennials. 



FIFTH SESSI0:NT— 10:00 A. M., Thursday, December 7. 



After the call to order, the session was opened with prayer by the 

 Eev. Mr. Gilliam. 



The secretary read letters from U. S. Pomologist G. B. Brackett, 

 regarding Missouri's display at Paris. 



Washhstgton^ D. C, December 2, 1899. 

 Mr. L. A. Goodman, Secretary Missouri State Horticultural Society, 



Westport, Mo. 

 Dear Mr. Goodman : 



Referring to yours of the 20th ulto. we are much pleased to learn 

 of your success in securing apples for exhibition at Paris. While 

 there are still some difficulties to overcome, we consider that the pros- 

 pects for a successful exhibit in this line are excellent. The present 

 plan is to transport the fruit in refrigeration from I^ew York in Feb- 

 ruary or March to Southampton, and transfer it from there by steamer 

 to Havre where it will be placed in storage. From Havre it will be 

 taken to Paris in small lots at frequent intervals as needed to keep 

 up a continuous display as long as the fruit lasts, and it is believed 

 that a sufficient quantity of durable fruit is in sight to maintain a full 

 exhibit until midsummer, and to have apples of the year 1899 on ex- 

 hibition in considerable quantity throughout the whole period of the 

 exposition. 



There are at present about 300 barrels of selected fruit in sight. 

 There will of course be a considerable shrinkage wheji the fruit is re- 



