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the treat. A vote of thanks was iiiuuii- 

 mously accorded him. 



There were refreshments galore pro- 

 vided for all present and the floor being 

 cleared dancing was enjoyed till morn- 

 ing. 



American Carnation Society. 



The meetinf; of the above society was 

 held on WiMlnr-^liy afii moon, with Pres- 

 ident E. C. Hill III. -iiliiii;. The execu- 

 tive conmiil I rr \Mi^ ri,i|,,iwered to pur- 

 chase suitaMr \:i^r^ i,,i (he society's an- 

 nual shows. 



In order to comply with conditions at 

 Indianapolis the date of annual meeting 

 and exhibition was changed to the 19tli 

 and '20th of February. 



It was decided to offer the $50 given 

 to the society by J. W. Garrett of Balti- 

 more for the best 50 blooms of a seed- 

 ling carnation not yet in commerce. 

 First prize to be .$30 ; second prize, .$20. 



The gold, silver and bronze medals 



were taken to turn over to the chartered 

 society all the ]ii(i|i|.iiy ami rights be- 

 longing to the hM .,) -aiii/alinn. 



The new coTi>l iiui I..II an. I liv-laws \vere 

 then presented ami ( .iii>i,li-n'(l section by 

 section. A few minor changes were 

 made in other articles, but article five 

 on Co-operative Societies, was rejected 

 and a committee was appointed to draft 

 a new article. The discussion developed 

 the fact that there are many legal minds 

 in the membership. 



AsheviUe, N. C, Next Year. 



Invitations for next year were received 

 from the cities of Milwaukee, Wis., and 

 Asheville, N. C, and a great deal of 

 lucid oratory was exhausted by a repre- 

 sentative of the Asheville Board of 

 Trade. That it was effective was evi- 

 denced by the vote which to the amaze- 

 ment of all showed a majority of four in 

 favor of Asheville. 



The people who had given ■"complimen- 





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ftp;-:' 



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Bed of Geranium " Pasteur " at the Pan-American Exposition. Exhibit of C. W. Ward. 



for the 



will III' .ilV.1,.,1 in three pi 

 bcsi 1(111 l.l.H.m-. at the show. 



it «a- iliri.lcd to keep the public out 

 of till- ixhibii i. II lull until 6 p. m. on the 

 first day in oixUt to give florists a better 

 chance to examine the flowers. 



It was recoiiiinended that the exhibi- 

 tion tables be no higher than 2 feet 4 

 inches. 



The following gentlemen will be asked 

 to prepare papers on the subjects here 

 menti d: Mr. Oirryerich, of the 



MirluLMll i:\|i. lillKMllal Si itioU, OU "EleC- 



tririn .\|,|,li,,l iM ( ai iiaiions"; Mr. Pier- 

 snii. .1 (r.jiiiHrll. (..nil., on "Steriliza- 

 tion .if S.,i|-: ,\Ir. C. \V. Ward, on 

 "Sub ii-.ii;ali.ai ,aii.l .Vilili.aal K.at ili/.er" ; 

 K. (J. (iill.'tt ..n ■■( ;r.i\\,.i ..' M..|li.iil~ from 

 a f'oniiiiis.^iun .Man's Standpuiut." 



It was unanimously considered that 

 the meeting at Indianapolis would bo 

 the best in the history of the society. 



Hail Association. 



The Hail Ass.,, iaii.,ii ac'cepted the re- 

 ports that appear clscwlicre in this i^^sue 

 and re-elected all the old olTicers. 

 The Charter. 



At the Wednesday morning session the 

 charter was read and on motion of Mr. 

 Beatty same was accepted by a unani- 

 mous vote. Then the necessary steps 



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the feclini, ..t .li-niav ua- u.ai.ail; .-scrv 

 one secin.'.l i.. t.-.-l iIliI, i1i..iil:1i A.licviUc 

 would undoubtedly be a pleasant place 

 to hold the convention, and that the 

 welcome of the one florist of that. city 

 would be hearty, the convention would 

 ha a lailuic in atti'iidance, business and 

 linamial i.-nll- if held in the southern 

 lily, .\flci till in.irning session ad- 

 j.iiinii..l th.'ii' \\a- niii.'h lalk of having 

 a r.-... MM, In an. .11 ..f t Im hallot at the 



II. -xi s.'--iiin hni 111.' 11 liii^' was not 



, widl altrmlcl an. I thiir wa- an unwill- 

 ingness to take the iniativc. 



In the evening Prof. Taylor delivered 

 his lecture on "Expositions as Educat- 

 ors," freely illustrated with stereopti- 

 i-on views. 



Officers for 1902. 



The only contest in the election of ofli- 

 cers was for the presidency, the two 

 nominees being John I'.iiit.iii. i.f I'hila 

 delphia, and W. F. Kastini:. ..f iinllal... 

 But before a ballot was takm .Mr. Kast 

 ing withdrew and on hi- in..t i..ii .Mi. liin 

 ton was elected l.v iin inini..ii- m.Ii'. .1. 

 W. C. Deake, A-ln'villr. X. < .. ua- .hit 

 ed vice-president. .Secretary .Stewart 

 and Treasurer Beatty were selected by 

 rotes. 



ANNUAL REPORT OF SECRETARY 

 STEWART. 



.K year ot uninterrupted prosperit 



liy a largely 

 ited conventii 

 precedented 



ted membership; a spir- 

 a trade exhibition ot un- 

 magnitude and a horticultural dls- 

 usual excellence; a year of har- 

 mony and progress— this is, in brief, the rec- 

 ord of our society for 1900. We have much to 

 remember pleasantly ot that great assembly 

 last August, with its brilliant illustration ot 

 munificent hospitality and the opportunities 

 afforded for inspecting the most advanced ex- , 

 amples of American fioricultural industry. It 

 is worthy ot special record that, despite the 

 allurements of the great city, the attendance 

 at the meetings was unexpectedly full, the in- 

 terest was unabated from start to finish, and 

 the vital objects of our coming together were 

 never lost sight of in the bewilderment ot good 

 things so lavishly provided for us by our 

 brethren of the metropolis of America. 



The annual report of proceedings, with full 

 details of everything In connection with the 

 event and much other matter of practical value, 

 was issued, as usual, in the fall, and a copy 

 member ot the society, also 



helpful 



tted 



ontains much that will bi 

 ultivator, and is valuable 

 ecord of the condition of American floricul- 

 ure in the closing ot the nineteenth century. 

 The list ot plants recorded as introduced to 

 ommerce in this country during the year in- 

 luded four roses, five cannas, seven bego- 

 ias. 7 sweet peas, 27 carnations, 41 geraniums, 

 7 chrysanthemums and 

 lants. In compiling this annual list. 



of informa- 

 tion in his power, but would respectfully ask 

 l\\ members to notify him promptly when about 

 to dl.sseminate for the first time any nlant ot 

 native ..r foreign origin. 



Tlie number ot members of 1899 who failed 

 t.i renew their membership for 1900 was sixty- 

 Ihree. Including six resignations. The number 

 of new members added during the year 1900 

 was 270. of whom tour were lite members. 

 The additions were credited to the various 

 states as follows; Alabama. Florida. Louisi- 

 ana. Mexico, Virginia, West Virginia. Ver- 

 mont, Washington, Canada, one each; Georgia, 

 Iowa, Wisconsin, Maine, two each; Missouri, 

 New Hampshire. Indiana, three each; Michi- 

 gan. Ave; District of Columbia, seven; Ohio, 

 eleven: Maryland, thirteen; Connecticut, four- 

 teen; Illinois, fltteen; Rhode Island, seven- 

 teen; New Jersey, nineteen; Massachusetts, 

 thirty-two; Pennsylvania, thirty-nine; New 

 Yoric. seventy-one. 



It is gratifying to report that many of the 

 state vice presidents have shown commenda- 

 ble ^eal during the present year in endeavor- 

 ing to Increase the membership from their 

 respective districts. The n ' " 



whose names appear on t 

 good standing on Decembe; 

 whom thirty-r 



fifty. 



lite members has now Increased to 



en but four removals by death 

 since We last met: Roderick McKenzle. died 

 November 26. 1900; W. J. Palmer, died Decem- 

 ber 19. 1900: John Galvin, died February 24, 

 191)1: .\. D. Rohrer, died April 4, 1901. 



The official list of new plants registered by 

 the society has been increased by the addi- 

 tion of the following: ■ 



August 17, 1900, Nephrolepls. Washington- 

 iensis erecta and N. Washlngtoniensls pendu- 

 la. by N. Studer. 



September 22, 1900, Cannas, Montana and 

 West Grove, by Conard & Jones Co. 



September 22. 1900, Geraniums, Eben B. Rex- 

 ford and Dr. E. A. Herlng, by Henry Elch- 

 holz. 



October 6. 1900, Rose. Flush o' Dawn, bv M. 

 H. Walsh. 



October 6, 1900. Dahlias. Salmon Queen and 

 Harlequin, by W. Atlee Burpee. 



October 6. Canna, West Virginia, by Gustav 



October 20, 1900. Cannas. Pennsylvania and 

 Betsv Ross, by Conard & Jones. 



October 27. 1900. Rose, Pan-American, by 

 Peter Henderson & Co. 



November 3. 1900. Canna. Little Gem, by 

 Peter Henderson & Co. 



November 12, 1900, Rose, Freedom, by Arthur 



November 24. 1900, Nephrolepis. Piersoni, bv 

 P. P. Plerson Co. 

 December 15, 1900. Carnations, Norway and 



ass Florence E. 



Beau Ideal, by 



, 1901. Sweet Pea. Mis 



C. Zvolanek. 

 l>. 1901, Rose. Four P 



Rose. Gainsborough, by Good 

 Rose, Newport Rambler, by 



r.i.il. Cattleya. Mossiae var. Evelyn 

 . ' .\. J. Loveless. 

 l.H. :.. liini. Ro.se. Dorothy Perkins, bv 

 a.K^..ii ,V Perkins Co. 



.Vu^u-t 1. 1901. Geranium. Mrs. Gov. .Tack- 

 on. liv Gustav Obermever. 

 It Is honed that a plan may be adopted at 



