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fertilizers. Every farmer can know when he buys a ton, and know 

 just as well what he is doing, as the man who knows when he buys a 

 suit of clothes, or any other commodity on the market. Fanners post 

 yourselves about the judicious use of fertilizers. Study analysis. 

 No study will pay any better. The land is the farmers' bank, and 

 when the land is enriched through the judicious use of commercial 

 fertilizer his bank account will be increased, from which or by which 

 he makes himself a business man of greater use and influence in the 

 community wherein he resides. 



He who makes two blades of grass grow where only one grew 

 before, is a public benefactor. 



The CHAIRMAN: Our next number on the program is the Report 

 of the Meteorologist, E. R. Domain, Harrisburg, Pa. 



Mr. Domain not being present, his report was passed. 



The CHAIRMAN: That brings us down to our regular afternoon 

 session, and the first number on the program is the Report of the 

 Committee on Floriculture, Edwin Lonsdale, Chairman, of Girard 

 College, Philadelphia, Pa. 



DEPUTY SECRETARY MARTIN: Mr. Secretary, I handed you 

 his written report, and we received a letter from Mr. Lonsdale stating 

 that he could not be here owing to certain business reasons; that 

 report is in your hands . 



The SECRETARY: That report can be read or printed as the other 

 reports were. 



MR. SEXTON: Mr. Chairman, I move that the report be received, 

 placed on file and printed. 



Motion being seconded, it was agreed to. 



The following is the report: 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FLORICULTURE. 



BY EOwiN Lonsdale, Chairman. 



Information comes from every direction that the business in 

 flowers and plants has been the best ever known, especially does this 

 statement apply to the amount of trade done at Christmas time. And 

 owing to the excellent weather conditions during the Fall and early 

 Winter, the flowers produced were of the very best quality, and the 

 prices realized were a little better than usual. This applies to the 

 better class of both flowers and plants. 



The demand for plants in bloom for Christmas gifts is still on the 

 increase, and the weather being all that could be desired at the time 

 for delivery, such trade is most satisfactory. 



Cyclamen plants in bloom are among the favorites for Winter. 

 The flowers vary from pure white, through various shades of pink and 

 crimson; some of the white varieties have a crimson eye. They make 



