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horticulture: 



August 3, 1907. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND ORNAMEN- 

 TAL HORTICULTURISTS 



Preliminary Program of the 23rd Annual Convention and Exhibition 

 at Philadelphia, Pa*, August 20-24, 1907 



OFFICERS FOR 1907. 

 PRESIDENT — Wm. J. Stewart, 11 Hamilton PI., Boston, Mass. 

 VICE-PRESIDENT— John Westcott, Ridge and Lehigh Aves., Philadelphia. Pa. 

 J. Hauswirth, 232 Michigan, Ave., Chicago, III. 

 B. Beatty, Farmers Bank BIdg., Pittsburg, Pa. 



SECRETARY— P. 

 TREASURER— H 



DIRECTORS. 



For one year— E. V. Hallock, For Iwo vears— P". H. Traendlv, For three years — Samuel Murray, 

 Queens, N. Y; W. H. Elliott, BrigUton, New York City, N. Y.; Theo. Wirth, Kansas City, Mo.; J. K. M. L. Far- 

 Mass. Minneapolis, Minn. quhar, Boston, Mass. 



State Vice-Presidents. 



Alabama — E. A. Heaven, Evergreen.. 



California — Hans Plath, San Fran- 

 cisco. 



Colorado, J. A. Valentine, Denver. 



Connecticut — Peter Zuger, Hartford. 



Dist. of Columbia — W. H. Ern'est, 

 Washington. 



Florida — C. D. Mills, Jacksonville. 



Georgia — L. A. Berckmans, Augusta. 



Illinois, N. — Geo. Asmus, Chicago. 



Illinois, S. — Frank L. Washburn, 

 Bloomington. 



Indiana — J. A. Evans, Richmond. 



Iowa. — W. A. Harkett, Dubuque. 



Kansas — Oscar Roehr, Topeka. 



Kentucky — Aug. R. Baumer, Louis- 

 ville. 



Lousiana — M. Cook, New Orleans. 



Maryland — Wm. Weber, Oakland. 



Massachusetts — E. L. Pierce, Cam- 

 bridge. 



Michigan— W. E. F. Weber, Sault 

 Ste. Marie. 



Minnesota — John Monson, Minne- 

 apolis. 



Mississippi — S. W. Crowell. Rich. 



Missouri, E. — W. C. Young, St. 

 Louis. 



Missouri, W. — Geo. M. Kellogfe, 

 Pleasant Hill. 



Nebi-aska — Geo. H. Swoboda, Omaha, 



New Hampsihire — Aug. Gaedeke, 

 Nashua. 



New Jersey — C. H. Totty, Madison. 



New York, E. — Chas. Lenker. Free- 

 port. W. — Chas H. Vick, Rochester. 

 . N. Carolina — J. Van Lindley, Pom- 

 ona. 



Ohio, N— Geo. Bayer, Toledo. 



Ohio, S.— J. B. Heiss, Dayton. 



Pennsylvania, E. — P. J. Lynch, West 

 Grove. W. — E. C. Reineman, Alle- 

 gheny. 



South Carolina — C. A. Moss, Spar- 

 tanburg. 



South Dakota — E. C. Newbury, Mit- 

 chell. 



Tennessee — C. L. Baum, Knoxville. 



Virginia — H. Brown, Richmond. 



Washington — Amy K. Luffman. 

 Spokane. 



West Virginia— C. P. Dudley, Park- 

 ersburg. 



Wisconsin — Fred Holton, Milwaukee. 



Ontario — J. H. Dunlop, Toronto. 



Botanist, Prof. L. H. Pommel, Ames, 

 Iowa. 



Pathologist, Dr. B. M. Duggar, Co- 

 lumbia, Mo. 



. Entomologist. A. H. Kirkland. 

 Beacon Building, Boston, Mass. 



Superintendent of Exhibition, David 

 Rust, Horticultural Hall, Broad and 

 Locust Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Sergeant-at-Arms, Harry A. Bun- 

 yard. 



Plant Registration in charge of 

 Secretary. 



Legislative Committee — Benj. Ham- 

 mond, Fi&hkill-on-Hudson, N. Y. ; L. 

 B. Coddington, Murray Hill, N. J.; 

 Wesley Greene, Des Moines, Iowa; 

 E. A. Moseley, Washington. D. C; 

 Patrick Welch, Boston, Mass. 



Committee on Convention Sports — 

 Wm. Graham, Philadelphia, Pa.; A. 

 B. Cartledge, Philadelphia, Pa.; J. J. 

 Ben eke, St. Louis, Mo. 



Transportation. 



A I'educed rate of one and one- 

 third fare for the round trip on the 

 certificate plan has been granted by 

 the Trunk Line Association (in 

 whose territory Philadelphia is situ- 

 ated), and up to the time of the 

 printing of this circular this reduced 

 rate has been concurred in by the 

 New England Passeng'er Association, 

 and the Eastern Canadian Passenger 

 Association. 



The following directions are sub- 

 mitted for your guidance: 



1. Set-ure tirkets at full fare for the go- 

 ing .iotirney, aud when purchasing same re- 

 quest a certificate from tlie ticket aeent. 

 Do not make the mistake of asking for a 

 "receipt." 



2. Present yourself at railroatl station 

 for ticket and certificate at least thirt.v 

 minutes before departure of train. 



3. Certificates are not kept at all sta- 

 tions. If you cannot secui-e certificate at 

 your station, agent will inform you where 

 same can be secured, aud you can buy a 

 local ticket tbence, aud there take up a 

 certificate and thiough ticket. 



4. On your arrival at the meeting, pre- 

 sent j'our certificate to P. J. Hauswirth. 

 Secretary. 



• 5. The special agent of the Trunk Line 

 Passenger .Association will lie in attend- 

 ance on August 20th, ilst and 22nd to 

 validate certificates. You are advised of 

 this, because if you arrive at the moelini; 

 and leave for home prior to the special 

 agent's arrival, you cannot have th>' 

 benefit of the reduction on the home 

 .iourney. Similarly, if you arri\-? later 

 than August 22nd, after the special agent 

 has left, you cannot have .vour certificate 

 validated for a reduction returning. Under 

 the rules of the Association each certifi- 

 cate holder will pay the .loint agent 2'i 

 cents for validatiog his certificate. 



6. Be sure tO' obtain a "certificate, as it 

 is necessary to have at least one hnr.dred 

 certificates to secure tlie reduced rate. 



7. You will be entitled, up to August 

 2Sth, to a continuous passage ticket to 

 3'our destination b.v the same route over 

 which you made the .going joi;i*ney at one- 

 third the limited fare. 



The Central Passenger Association 



will not join in the reduced rate of a 

 fare and one-third, for the reason 

 that a number of States have pro- 

 vided by a law for a standard rate of 

 two cents per mile, particularly in the 

 territories covered by this association. 

 It has, however, made a special con- 

 cession to our Society in that it will 

 sell a through ticket to Philadelphia 

 at a rate of two cents per mile in the 

 territory covered by this Association, 

 and at tlie reduced rate of a fare and 

 one-third through the territory covered 

 by the Trunk Line Association. This 

 special concession is only for those 

 attending the ses,5ion and not for the 

 g'eneral public. Tlie special tickets 

 can be obtained on card orders 

 secured direct from P. J. Hauswirth, 

 Secretary, 232 Michigan Ave., Chicago, 

 111. The Central Passenger Associa- 

 tion will furnish the Secretary with 

 these card orders, and should you re- 

 side in the territory covered by the 

 Central Passenger Association and 

 desire tc take advantage of this 

 special concession you must obtain 

 from the Secretary a card order. 



In writing for card orders be sure 

 to give the number required, as each 

 person must have one. 



These special tickets will be on sale 

 only on August 17th and 18th. It is 

 suggested that you obtain informa- 

 tion from the railroad officials In 

 your resp'ective cities relative to the 

 rate as issued by all railroads cover- 

 ing the Jamestown Exposition. 



The Trade Exhibition. 



The trade exhibition will be located 

 in Horticultural Hall, corner Broad 

 and Locust streets. Growers of 

 plants, seeds, bulbs, shrubs and trees, 

 dealers in florists' supplies, green- 

 house requisites, building material 

 for greenhouse construction, heating 

 apparatus, etc., can here meet the 

 best buyers in the profession. 



N. B. — Exhibitors are reminded 

 that the duties of the judg'es are 

 limited to the consideration of ex- 

 hibits and to the maldng of awards 

 to novelties and improved devices 

 only. Exhibitors are required to 

 make previous entry of all such ex- 

 hibits with the superintendent in 

 writing. Full rules and regulations, 

 together with diagrams of the exhi- 

 bition hall, may be obtained from 

 David Rust, Horticultural Hall. Broad 

 and Locust streets. Philadelphia, Pa., 

 sup'erintendent, to whom all applica- 

 tions for space should be made. 



