440 State Horticultural Society. 



Some time since a, young lady with whom I am acquainted invited 

 me to call at her house to see some drawings she had made, as she was go- 

 ing to teach drawing lessons. When I called she showed me what she called 

 her best work arranged downstairs. She had her china and best work there. 

 When I had viewed those she told me she had some sketches upstairs that 

 she did not put on exhibition. She produced them and I looked them 

 over and found sketches of leaves and flowers, beautifully, beautifully 

 done, with the very large and deep perspective, which showed that she 

 had learned the are of seeing. My friend. Prof. Woodward, said a 

 while ago he would like very much for me to go out in the woods with 

 him some fine morning and take a look at the things in sight. Dr. Ham- 

 ilton W. Mabrie said to me: ''If you can come around some day, send 

 me word and give me the treat of a day in the woods ^vith you." Prof. 

 Trelease said: "I wish you would go with me to the St. Francis region 

 and study botany." I went out with Prof. S. M. Tracy, on his invita- 

 tion that if I would go botanizing with him he would go bird hunting 

 with me. When we went out I was looking up for the birds and did 

 not see much of Tracy, while he was digging in the ground and didn't 

 see much of me (laughter), and we were both disappointed, and it was 

 only when we got home and Mrs. Tracy brought out some good refresh- 

 ments that we came together at all on that day. (Renewed laughter.) 



I tell you, you are not going to teach this generation to run vines 

 over their churches and porches and gate posts, about their homes. You 

 may train the children so that in the course of a generation hence they 

 may do that. The ultimate condition of success lies in your training the 

 boy from the beginning until you create in his heart an enthusiasm and 

 interest which will gradually cause him to see it from a practical stand- 

 point of nature culture. You must begin in the public school and in the 

 home. I heartily thank you for your attention. (Applause.) 



Toastmaster Trelease next called upon Prof. W. J. Stevens, whom 

 he said was not present at the banquet last year, but who was familiar 

 with the subject under discussion and the author of an interesting pam- 

 phlet in this direction. 



Mr. Stevens said: Mr. Chairman, members of the board of direc- 



