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HORTICULTURE 



July 25. L908 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND ORNAMEN- 



TAL HORTICULTURISTS 



Preliminary Programme of the Twenty-Fourth Annual Meeting and 

 Exhibition to be held at Niagara Falls, N, Y., August 18th, 



19th, 20th and 21st, 1908 



OFFICERS FOR 1908. 

 PRESIDENT— F. H. Traendly, 44 W. 28th St., New York, N. Y. 

 VICE-PRESIDENT— Geo. W. McClure, 832 W. Delavan Ave., Buffalo, N Y 

 SECRETARY— W. N. Rudd, Morgan Park, III. 

 TREASURER— H. B. Beatty, Farmers' Bank Bldg., Pittsburg, Pa. 



DIRECTORS. 



For One Year; E. V. Hallock, Theodore Wirth. — For Two Years; Samuel Murray. J. K. M. L. Farquhar. For Three 



Years: George Asmus, John Young. — Ex-Officio; Wm. J. Stewart. 



TRANSPORTATION. 



Points West and South of Buffalo, 

 and Canadian Points. — Reduced rates 

 have been refused by the passenger 

 associations covering this territory. 

 There are, however, from nearly all 

 cities reduced excursion tickets on 

 sale to Niagara Falls and return, also 

 to Toronto and return by way of 

 Niagara Falls, with stop-over privi- 

 leges. Members are advised to con- 

 sult with their local ticket agents, and 

 also to communicate with the secre- 

 taries of florist clubs in the larger 

 cities, with a view to joining their 

 parties and taking advantage of any 

 special arrangements they may make. 



Points in the U. S. East of Buffalo, 

 including Pennsylvania, West Vir- 

 ginia. Maryland and the City of Wash- 

 ington and Vicinity. — (Territory cov- 

 ered by the Trunk Line Association 

 and the New England Passenger As- 

 sociation, except the Bangor & 

 Aroostook R. R., the Eastern Steam- 

 ship Companv and the N. Y., O. & 

 W. R. R.) 



A concession of fare and three-fifths 

 on the certificate plan has been se- 

 cured for those attending the meet- 

 ing of Society of American Florists 

 and Ornamental Horticulturists, Niag- 

 ara Falls, N. Y., August 18-21. 



PROGRAMME. 



First Day, Tuesday, August 18 — 



Opening Session, 2 P. M. 



Address of welcome and responsive 

 address. 



President's Address. 



Annual address of the President. 

 Reports of Secretary, Treasurer, State 

 Vice-Presidents, Committees and other 

 officers. 



Judging Exhibits. 



Judges will examine and prepare 

 their reports upon the novelties and 

 new inventions in the trade exhibition 

 immediately after the close of the 

 opening session. 



Florists Hail Association, 4.30 P. M. 



Annual meeting. 



President's Reception, 7.30 P. M. 



Second Day, Wednesday, August 19 — 



Morning Session, 9.30 A. M. 



The members of the Canadian Hor- 

 ticultural Association will attend this 

 session. Welcome to our Guests, by 

 President Traendly. Response by 

 President Walsh. Paper — Fertilizers 

 and Fertility, J. F. Cowell. Discus- 

 sion. 



Selection of Next Meeting Place and 

 Nomination of Officers. 



The selection of the location of 

 the next meeting (polls open one 

 hour) and nomination of officers for 

 next year will take place at this ses- 

 sion. 



Ladies' Auxiliary. 



Ladies' Auxiliary of the S. A. F. & 

 O. H., 10 A. M. — annual meeting. 



Afternoon, 2.30 P. M. 



The members of the S. A. F. & O. 

 H. are invited to attend the session of 

 the Canadian Horticultural Associa- 

 tion at the Clifton House, Niagara 

 Falls, Ontario. 



Evening Session, 7.30 P. M. 



Illustrated Lecture by J. Horace Mc- 

 Farland — How Florists May Aid in the 

 Crusade Against Ugliness. The mem- 

 bers of the Canadian Horticultural 

 Association are invited to be present 

 at this meeting, and the public will 

 be admitted. Admission by ticket, to 

 be obtained from Secretary Ewing. 

 for members C. H. A.; Secretary 

 Rudd. for members S. A. F. & O. H. 

 Notice. 



All tickets not applied for by 12 

 o'clock noon. Wednesday, will be dis- 

 tributed to the public, and members 

 delaying their application beyond that 

 time must take their chances of tick- 

 ets being available. 

 Third Day, Thursday, August 20 — 

 Morning Session, 9.30 A. M. 



Paper — Out-of-Door Roses. W. C. 

 Barry. Discussion. 



Election of Officers. 



Polls will be open at 10.30 A. M., 

 nnd remain open two hours. 



Amendments to the Constitution 

 and By-Laws. 



The Question Box. 



Afternoon Session, 2 P. M. 



The National Flower Show. 

 • Address— E. G. Hill. Reports— W. 

 F. Kasting, J. C. Vaughan. General 

 discussion. 

 American Carnation Society, 4.30 P.M. 



Special meeting. 



Evening. 



The evening session will be omitted 

 in order to allow the members an op- 

 portunity for an evening view of the 

 Falls and other scenery. 

 Fourth Day, Friday, August 21 — Morn- 

 ing Session, 9.30 A. M. 



Address — School Gardens. L. C. Cor- 

 bett. Discussion. 



Paper — State Florists' Associations, 

 Their Value and the Relation They 

 Should Bear to the S. A. F. & O. H., 

 Albert T. Hey. Discussion. 



Paper — Planting for Winter Effect 

 in the Northern States, George E. Mc- 

 Clure. Discussion. 



Afternoon and Evening. 



In the hands of the Buffalo Florists' 

 Club. The bowling contests will be 

 held at Buffalo at this time. 



PREPARING FOR THE NIAGARA 

 TRIP. 



The various state vice-presidents and 

 club committees in the large centres 

 are busily at work arranging for the 

 trip *o Niagara Falls and all those 

 who can conveniently do so should 

 arrange to travel in company and thus 

 gain the social advantages and other 

 pleasant surroundings and comforts 

 provided for these special trips. 



Active preparations are on in New- 

 York to get together a very large party 

 to accompany President Traendly over 

 the D. L. &: W. R. R. A committee 

 of the New York Florists' Club with 

 Patrick O'Mara as chairman and John 

 Young as secretary in association with 

 state vice-president J. Austin Shaw are 

 looking after the arrangements. All 

 correspondence should be addressed to 

 Mi'. Young. 



Fred. E. Palmer, of Brookline, Mass., 

 is state vice-president for Eastern 

 Massachusetts and can answer all ques- 

 tions relative to the trip from Bos- 

 ton. E. G. Gillett. 114 E. Third street, 

 Cincinnati, O., will furnish informa- 

 tion concerning the trip from Cin- 

 cinnati and E. C. Reineman, 16 Low- 

 ly street, Allegheny. Pa., will perform 

 a like service for those who desire to 

 accompany the Pittsburg party. 



As previously announced in these 

 columns F. F. Benthey, 35 Wabash ave- 

 nue, it; chairman of the transportation 

 committee of the Chicago Florists' 

 Club and the Wabash R. R. has been 

 selected as the official route. There are 

 several concessions in the way of stop- 

 overs, boat connections, etc.. concern- 

 ing which Mr. Benthey should be con- 

 sulted. The St. Louis party will travel 

 by the Big Four Knickerbocker special 

 leaving at 1 P. M., August 17. under 

 the efficient management of John 

 Steidle, Central, Mo., from whom all 

 information may be obtained. It is 

 understood that the Lackawanna Rail- 

 road i- the favorite for the trip from 

 Washington, leaving on the morning 



