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our calling is too exalted for that, aud our mission today 

 is to bring out the new and undeveloped things. There is a 

 great deal of unused capital lying around us that has never 

 been used and that has never been called out. It is our mis- 

 sion, as I say, to bring this out, and in this work there is 

 an unlimited amount of enjoyment. All around us is a 

 veritable Eden, — acres upon acres of charming flowers, and 

 one of our objects is to get the best of all these and others 

 and make the farm home more beautiful and attractive. We 

 must make the farm Jiome so attractive and enjoyable that 

 the boys will not want to leave it for the city. If we can do 

 this our efforts will be well worth while. 



President Green : Governor Shallenberger was to have 

 been with us this afternoon, but he was unavoidably detained 

 at Lincoln by matters of state, and has just sent word that 

 he can not get here. The next subject on our program is 

 that of "Perennials" by Mr. Williams, of Grand Island. 



PEEENNIALS. 



ED. Vi^ILLIAMS^ GRAND ISLAND. 



Mr. President, Ladies, and Gentlemen : 



Having been put on the program for a paper on Hardy 

 Perennials, I will submit to you as far as my experinece goes 

 the varieties best suited for our climate and a few remarks 

 about planting and caring for same. 



As this is the season of the year for a florist to make re- 

 pairs and replant, and get his house in shape for winter, I 

 have not had the time to prepare you a very complete paper, 

 but I will give you the main facts; and as for varieties I 

 could name hundreds, yes, more, but it is the same with 

 plants as anything else, we have our stand bys. 



The term perennials stands for plants of herbaceous nature, 

 that are hardy and will live through the winter without kill- 

 ing off. There is an increasing demand for this line of plants 

 every year. As more people secure their own homes, the 



