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Plants and Flowers. — Prof. L. H. Bailey of Lansing, Mrs. L. D. Putnam 

 and Mrs. W. N. Cook of Grand Rapids. 



Resolutions. — Prof. W. J. Beal of Lansing, C. A. Sessions of Oceana 

 county, A. 6. Gulley of South Haven. 



Paintings. — N. L. Avery of Grand Rapids, Prof. M. Miles of Lansing, C. 

 J. Monroe, South Haven. 



After the announcements for Wednesday's sessions the convention 

 adjourned. 



Wednesday Morning Session. 



By Wednesday morning the exhibit which occupied the banquet hall just 

 adjoining the parlors was all in place and attracted a large measure of 

 attention. 



One table held a brilliant display of chysanthemums, sixty or more 

 specimens and nearly as many varieties. These were accompanied by several 

 rare ferns and some begonias, cacti, etc., the whole being from Henry Smith 

 of Grand Rapids. 



In the fruit show were twelve plates of apples from E. Chase Phillips of 

 Walker; thirteen from Wm. K. Emmons of Wyoming; seven from Henry 

 Smith of Walker ; eight from T. W. Crosby of Cadillac, and four from the 

 orchard of Dr. S. B. Smith of Ohio, grown near Grand Rapids, by Mr. 

 Plume. 



A. J. Brown, 18 North Division Street, Grand Rapids, occupied a long 

 table with a large and attractive show of popcorn, onions, honey, cran- 

 berries, grapes and tropical fruits tastefully arranged. 



Herrick & Randall's exhibit of commercial canned fruits in glass, Niagara 

 (home grown) and Catawaba grapes, with other tropical and preserved fruits, 

 was extremely meritorious in arrangement and quality. 



As curiosities, J. Albert Hovey, a local florist, showed a branch (with 

 leaves and fruit) of black pepper and a sprig of Chilian pine, both grown in 

 Los Angeles, Cal. The pine sprig in appearance resembled closely the 

 foliage of ferns. 



S. D. Willard of Geneva, N. Y., was the only exhibitor of pears. He had 

 four sorts, Lawrence, Winter Nelis, Josephine D. Malines and Keiffer. 



W. K. Emmons of Byron Center, showed three sorts of onions, good in 

 size and condition. \ 



The apples showed a much greater degree of ripeness than they should at 

 this season. The cause of this was the warm weather of last fall, which 

 ripened them prematurely. 



The room was bedecked with a large number of oil paintings of fruits and 

 flowers. Most of these are by Mrs. P. Clements Taber, but Mrs. Ellen 

 Wilson had two pieces, hollyhocks and marguerites, and E. Morris Ball had 

 a loan exhibit of seven pieces. 



The first business of the morning was the election of officers. A com- 

 mittee on nominations,- Messrs. J. N. Stearns, C. J. Monroe, W. A. Brown, 

 Benton Gebhardt, T. W. Crosby, and John Sailor, made a report, which 

 was adopted, each nominee being balloted for and receiving almost every 

 vote. The choice was : 

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