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the center attraction to the public; at the same time place all 

 plants in such ways that all pots are covered, leaving nothing 

 but a pleasing effect and an inspiring tone of these silent 

 messengers of Nature's most beautiful growing emblems of 

 life and health. And later on in life when we have finished 

 our toil and our spirits have gone to the realms beyond and 

 our bodies to be placed in the last resting place it is very 

 appropriate to decorate the same with these beautiful flowers 

 that Ave have so cherished, loved and toiled among during 

 our life by placing a wreath or bunch of flowers on the last 

 resting place, but until then let us always remember that it 

 is far more pleasant and pleasing to scatter the flowers while 

 our friends are living than to wait until death has parted us. 

 A little decoration now and then here and there brightens 

 the eye, cheers the heart, and gives us more courage and in- 

 spiration for the advancement of the beautiful. 



DISCUSSION. 



Ed Williams: Mr. Henderson left out one article, one of 

 the best things we have for home decoration, the wild smilax. 

 With that exception I believe I will agree with him. 



Mr. Henderson : I agree with you but we do not have 

 very much wild smilax around here. However, it is very 

 appropriate. 



President Green : We will now have a paper by Mr. Irwin 

 Frey on the subject of Commercial Carnations. 



COMMERCIAL CARNATIONS. 



IRWIN FREY, LINCOLN. 



Some growers here will perhaps take exception to the list 

 of strictly commercial carnations which it is my pleasure to 

 present to you here this afternoon, but I wish to say that my 

 endeavor will be to select leaders only in their respective 

 colors, omitting many so-called "just as good" varieties. For 

 I believe most of us are growing too many varieties, while if 



