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National Congress of Horticulture Effected 



By E. R. Lake, Secretary American Pomological Society 



AN organization under the above 

 name was effected in Washington 

 City, November 17, 1916. The event 

 was the outcome of a meeting called 

 by the American Pomological Society. 

 During the past four or five years some 

 members of this organization have 

 sought to modify the character of the 

 activities of this old and venerable 

 organization. For the purposes of de- 

 termining the sentiment of the society 

 upon this point, and of ascertaining the 

 views of the state societies regarding 

 federation and national and interstate 

 problems, the executive committee of 

 the society invited those interested to 

 meet as above. 



After an extended discussion of two 

 days, during which Dr. L. H. Bailey 

 made a quiet and telling appeal for the 

 maintenance of a high-class amateur 

 association, the real sentiment of the 

 substantial element of the American 

 Pomological Society membership, it 

 appeared evident that there was a deter- 

 mined desire to organize a strong 

 central body to serve as a clearing 

 house for national, international and 

 interstate problems, legislative and 

 commercial ciuestions; and further, to 

 serve as an active agent in the collec- 

 tion and dissemination of scientific, 

 statistical and economic data in so far 

 as such touch upon the development, 

 promotion and progress of American 

 and foreign horticulture. The tem- 

 porary organization effected, steps 

 were taken to prepare a program of 



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work for the next six months, as fol- 

 lows: Constitution and by-laws; ar- 

 ticles of incorporation; publicity; solic- 

 iting membership from state horticul- 

 tural societies and other bodies; and 

 establishing an oflicial organ. 



The depth of interest with which the 

 movement was received by those par- 

 ticipating may be indicated by the 

 alacrity with which seventy-five per 

 cent of them subscribed to charter 

 membership at a fee of five dollars. 

 Those present who were familiar with 

 previous preliminary organizations of 

 such bodies said that nothing like the 

 anxiety to subscribe and pay up was 

 ever seen before — a bright and auspi- 

 cious omen from their viewpoint. 

 Among the first members enrolled in 

 this comprehensive body are the repre- 

 sentatives of the Agusta County Fruit 

 Growers' Association, Virginia; Con- 

 necticut Pomological Society; Eastern 

 Fruit Growers; Minnesota Horticul- 

 tural Society; National Apple Growers; 

 North Carolina Horticultural Society; 

 Northern Nut Growers; Pennsylvania 

 Horticultural Association; South Dako- 

 to Horticultural Society; Virginia Hor- 

 ticultural Society; Wisconsin Horticul- 

 tural Society, and individuals. The 

 presence and activity of the repre- 

 sentatives of leading state horticultural 

 societies is evidence that these organi- 

 zations, which are chiefly pomological, 

 are to be the leading factors in the 

 early promotion of this movement. 

 The preliminary steps are looking to 

 the establishment of an organization of 

 from 50,000 to 60,000 members, ulti- 

 mately to include every paid-up mem- 

 ber of all horticultural organizations in 

 the United States. The active voting 

 membership to consist of delegates 

 appointed by the affiliating bodies on 

 a basis of something like one delegate 

 for each one hundred members. 



This scheme in its entirety contem- 

 plates a real or actual congress meeting 

 annually and having an active voting 

 membership from five to six hundred, 

 with a corresponding attendance at its 

 sessions, which would be business 

 meetings for the discussions of the big 

 interstate, national and international 

 fruit, flower, vegetable, ornamental, 

 seed anti plant prolilems of these United 

 States. There is no denying that the 

 movement is fraught with tremendous 

 possibilities. How successful the effort 

 will be depends quite largely upon the 

 degree of support given it by the state 

 horticultural societies and associa- 

 tions. If these bodies can see as clearly 

 as the leaders in the movement a])pear 

 to, where and how an organization 

 like this can aid them there should be 

 no (juestion that 1!)18 will see a very 

 active and jjroniising Congress of Hor- 

 ticulture. A synopsis of the prcaml)le, 

 tentative program, objects and organi- 

 zation of the Congress will be submit- 

 ted to the state hctrliculliiral societies 

 at their forthcoming nuntings. 



The si)iritcd declaiming of T.upton, 

 the insistent action of Crandlield, the 

 placid but forceful assertions of 



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 fiery accusations of McCue and the 

 "acquiescence" of McComb, were fruit- 

 ful features of the occasion, while a 

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 service as a peace factor. If further 

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