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indeed to be with you today, but I do not feel very much like talking. 

 I am always glad to be with horticulturists. 



I have had some experience with floriculture, and it is a very enter- 

 taining topic to discuss. I am especially interested in the growing of 

 roses, and I think the Bride is a very good one. It t)urns a little in 

 hot weather. It gives a handsome, large, clear white flower. For am- 

 ateurs who are growing roses in small lots I would recommend espe- 

 cially the Marie Guillot and the Bride. The Meteor is still the best in 

 the reds. 



Mr. Williams: Do you have any trouble in carrying the Bride over 

 into winter? 



Mr. Greetie: You can do it all right by covering. A friend of mine 

 covers with weeds and clover, which seem to be pretty good. Tea roses 

 should be covered so that they will not suffer from the cold weather. 



Question: What do you do for the mildew and black spot? 



Mr. Greene: We use the Bordeaux mixture which is about the best. 

 We are not troubled very much with the mildew. Sulphur also is a 

 good remedy for mildew. 



Question: Do you use the sulphur dry? 



Mr. Greene: Yes, sir. 



EVENING SESSION. 



8:00 P. M. 

 At this session some very enjoyable music was furnished by the Danie 

 Glee Club, the club responding to several encores. 



CIVIC IMPROVEMENT. 



JUDGE W. W. SLABAUGH, PRESIDENT OF OMAHA CIVIC IMPR0VEME^-T LEAGUE. 



A distinguished writer in a recent number of the Outlook, said: 

 "The most attractive city invariably will and does draw the best class 

 of citizens." That same rule will apply to villages and to the farm. 



Thomas McBride, president of the Iowa Park and Forestry Associa- 

 tion, in his address oti Civic Improvement in Iowa, gave this pertinent 

 illustration: "Why," said he, "does one farm sell easily for $100 per 

 acre while another across the road sells for $60 per acre? The improve- 

 ments, one answers; and these are by no means all shown in the build- 

 ings. They include the lawn, shrubs, trees, orchard and garden. The 

 approaches, the welcome that greets the owner returning to his own. 

 Are they worth much? Read your own heart, let everything bright speak 

 and tell me if they are not all important." He said further: "Now in 

 Iowa, there are plenty of people who know all of this who agree with 

 us in all these things. The difficulty is to reach such people in such 

 way as to stir them to activity." 



