August 17, 1907 



HORTICULTURE 



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and members are ur- 

 gently requested to 

 give their individual 

 aid to this effort to 

 get liusiness finished 

 up by 12.a(l p. m., by 

 being in their seats 

 ready tor action at the 

 hour named in the 

 notice. 



The j)rogram for 

 Wednesday forenoon in- 

 cludes the presentation 

 of the reports of the 

 Judges, the selection of 

 the location for meet- 

 ing of 19U8 (the polls 

 being open one hour) 

 and the nomination of 

 officers for the ensu- 

 ing yeai'. Members hav- 

 ing any si)ecial inter- 

 est in any of the above 

 topics will flo well to 

 heed the warning as to 

 promptness in opening 

 up business at 9.30 

 a. m. 



There will also be 

 three papers read be- 

 fore the Society at 

 this session, as fol- 

 lows: 



llardv Shrubs— How to 

 plant Tkem, by S. C. Moon. 

 Moirisville, Pa. 



Hardy Bulbous and Tub- 

 erous Rooted Perennials, 

 by E. V. Hallock, Queens, 

 N. Y. 



Bedding Plants — Where 

 and Hciw to Use Them. 

 Alois I'rev, Lincoln Park. 

 Chicn;;". 



Trip up the Delaware. 



On invitation of H. 

 A. Dreer, Incorporated, 

 the Society will board 

 the Excurslion Boat 

 leaving Arch street 

 wharf at 1 p. m. sharp, 

 for a trip up the Dela- 

 ware River to River- 

 ton. N. .J. Invitation cards for this 

 excursion will be given out at the 

 Secretary's office in connection with 

 the signing of the Registry Book 



H. B. Beatty, Trkasurkr. 



John Wkstcott, ViCE-PREsn)ENT. 



which all members should sign 

 immediately on arrival in Philadelphia. 

 Full i)artirulais of this trip and other 

 local hospitalities will be announced 



from the platform from time to 



time. 



Shooting Tournament. 



The team and individual Shoot- 

 ing Contest will take place at the 

 Florists' Gun Club Grounds, Wis- 

 sinoming, on Wednesday after- 

 noon A. B. Cartledge, 1.5i4 Chest- 

 nut street, is in charge of this 

 event. 



On Wednesday evening at Broad 

 Street Theatre an Illustrated Lec- 

 ture will be given tty J. Otto 

 Thilow, the subject being "The 

 Flora of Yellowstone Park ai-A 

 Puget Sound." 



Following tlie Lectre the discus- 

 sion of the President's Address 

 will be taken up and in connec- 

 tion therewith special committee 

 1 eports will be made. 



Third Day, Thursday, August 22 

 — Election Day. 



The mondng session on Thurs- 

 day will be devoted to papers and 

 discussion on educational topics, 

 papeis to be presented as follows: 



Horticultural Education in the 



Common Schools, by E, 

 V. Hallock, Queens, 

 N. Y. 



Horticultural Educa- 

 tion in Agricultural 

 Schools, by Thto. Wirth, 

 Minneapolis. Minn. 



Horticultiu-al Educa- 

 tion b\- Horticultural 

 Societies and Clubs, 

 including a review of 

 the work of the Boston 

 Landscape Class, by 

 .John K. M. L. Farqu- 

 har, Boston, Mass. 



Balloting for election 

 of ulficers v.-ill begin at 

 V) a. m. and continue 

 during discussion of the 

 above subjects, the polls 

 being kept open one 

 hour, and until all 

 legal voters in line at 

 that time shall have 

 had an opportunity to 

 cast their votes. 



On Thuisday after- 

 noon the visiting ladies 

 will be entertained at 

 Willov,- Gro\ e. 



Thursday evenin.g 



will be devoted to a dis- 

 cussinn 01 miscellaneous 

 topics, including ihe 

 )uoposed National 

 Flower Show, and to 

 a series of "2-minute 

 talks" by members on 

 various s.bjects of 

 general interest. 



Fourth Day, Friday, 

 August 23— Phila- 

 delphia Florists' 

 Day, 

 The Society will be 

 the guests of the 

 Florists' Club of Phila- 

 delphia. Start will be 

 ,-^ made at 10 a. m. tor 

 ""^ Belmont Mansion, Fair- 

 mount Park. Full details will be an- 

 nounced from the platform at the regu- 

 lar sessions. 



Bowling Tournament. 

 Tlie Bciwling Tniu'nament will take 



P. .1. HAUSWIRTH, SECRETAttY 



