PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



TwentY~&YGi]tb &iiii~iriiiual Meeting 



OF THE 



llSSOil STATE HiTICETiiL SOCIETI, 



Held at Springfield, Missouri, June 10 and U, 1884, 



Upon InYitation of tbe Sreene Sounty Horticultural Society. 



The society met at the liall provided for the society, and after 

 spending a few liours in arranging plants and fruits for the exhi- 

 bition, the President, Prof. S. M. Tracy, called the society to order. 



Although in the very busiest time of the strawberry grower, yet 

 a good attendance was noted, and everyone seemed enthused with 

 a love for his subject, and every subject was well discussed. 



Every fruit grower that can possibly do so should make it a point 

 to be present, not only to receive knowledge, but to impart knowl- 

 edge. 



By this means we will help develop our State and let it be 

 known as one of the best fruit districts of America. 



After calling the meeting to order, the Hon. Mayor Walker, 

 of the city, delivered the following address : 



MAYOR'S ADDRESS. 



Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Missouri Horticultti- 

 ral Society : 



If I may take your selection of Springfield as the place for yonr 

 present meeting, for a recognition of her people as being in full sym- 

 pathy with the object of your society, I claim that it is an honor of 

 Avhich she should feel proud; for any general interest manifested in 

 horticulture is an evidence of culture and refinement. It is one 

 of the strongest marks of civilization, when all its natural divisions 

 are taken as a whole. Since the days of Kent, Horticulture has 

 made wonderful advances. But he led the way, and it was he who 

 saw that all nature was a garden. The great principles on which 

 he worked were perspective, light and shade. He realized the com- 



