SUMMER MEETING AT BEOOKFIELD. 43 



THURSDAY, June 6—9 a. m. 



Meeting called to order by the President, and after prayer by Rev. 

 J. C. Horn, 



The report of committee on flowers, D. S. Holnian, chairman, 

 was adopted. 

 Missouri Horticultural Society : 



Your committee on flowers here report the following awards : 



For best table boqnet, No. 31, Jas. Gamble $2 00' 



2d, No. 15, J. A. Durkees 1 00 



Best hand boquet, No. 32, Jas. Gamble 2 00 



2d, No. 42, J. A. Durkees, 1 00 



Best basket flowers, No. 35, E. T . Eaton 3 00 



2d, No. 41, Maud Harris 2 00 



Best floral wreath, No. 37, Mrs. J. P. Harker 3 00 



2d, No. 10, Miss Harker 2 00 



Your committee are delighted to find on your table a beautiful and 

 rare collection of pansies, comprising 72 varieties, exhibited by Prof. 

 Clark of the Horticultural department at Columbia, Mo. The plants 

 are all nicely potted, and are in very healthy, vigorous condition. The 

 collection comprises every variety of color belonging to the family. 



We commend the professor's good taste and judgment in selecting 

 pansy, the gem of flowers, for his offering in this display. For kind- 

 ness and liberality in the large number of plants, we would tender a 

 vote of thanks and recommend complimentary premium. 



We desire to make favorable mention of a nice show of green- 

 house plants by Mr. Gamble, consisting of geraniums, begonias, coleus r 

 fuchsias, etc., strong healthy plants, indicating good handling. 

 We .would recommend a complimentary premium. 



Mrs. L. M. SNOW, 



Mrs. MARIE RODEMYRE, 



D. S. HOLMAN, 



Committee. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FRUITS. 



Your commitcee beg leave to submit the following report : 



Strawberries, handsomest— W. H. Combs, No. 36, 1st premium $2 00 



J. A. Durkees, No. 30, 2d premium 1 00 



Best market sort— Jos. Gamble, No. 39, 1st premium 2 00 



W. H. Combs, No. 38, 2d premium 1 0O 



