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horticulture: 



August 22. lnux 



on having an organization of their 

 own, which enables them to become 

 better acquainted, and adds to their 

 pleasure and ours by a reunion every 

 year at the annual convention. 

 Sports. 

 I am heartily in favor of having all 

 of the different kinds of games, which 

 have been features of the past conven- 

 tion, as I think they have been the 

 means of bringing a great many of our 

 young; r members into the society, al- 

 ways remembering that business 

 should be finished first and then have 

 your sport. 



Secretary W. N. Kudd then read his 

 annua] report and was followed by 

 Treasurer Beatty with the financial re- 

 port for the past year. The reports 

 were as follows: 



SECRETARY'S REPORT. 

 The undersigned assumed the office 

 of Secretary on December 6th, 1907, as 

 a temporary appointee of President 

 Stewart, to succeed the late Secretary, 

 P. J. Hauswirth, whose untimely death 

 just at the close of his first year of 

 service, we all deplore. This appoint- 

 ment was confirmed at a special ses- 

 sion of the Executive Committee held 

 in Philadelphia, December 2Sth, 1907. 



The administrator of the estate of 

 the late Secretary, requested that a 

 careful check of his accounts should 

 be made. This was done, and the 

 same were verified, item by item. Im- 

 mediate settlement was then made as 

 per authority given the Secretary at a 

 special meeting of the Executive Board 

 on December 2Sth, 1907, and all funds 

 due the Society were promptly placed 

 in my hands, and by me transmitted to 

 Treasurer Beatty, as per financial re- 

 port hereto attached. 



It has been the custom in years past 

 for the Secretary to include in his re- 

 port, the important matters from the 

 proceedings of the Executive Board. 

 Under resolution adopted at the last 

 convention a full summary of the pro- 

 ceedings of the Board will be pre- 

 sented at a later hour, so that such 

 items are omitted here. 



The only subject of national legisla- 

 tion in which the society is especially 

 interested at the present time, is the 

 pending bill regulating the sale of 

 seeds. The negotiations regarding 

 this bill ha^ e been conducted by the 

 seedsmen, and they have succeeded in 

 having action suspended. It seems to 

 your Secretary that, in view of the 

 fact that our members are largely 

 buyers and users of seeds, we should 

 have a hearing in the matter, as our 

 interests may not be identical with 

 those of sellers of seeds in all respects. 

 The original bill was very drastic in 

 its provisions, and if passed would be 

 likely to largely increase the cost to 

 us, without giving us any off-setting 

 advantages. I would suggest that the 

 legislative committee be requested to 

 watch the course of the bill and apply 

 for a hearing at the proper time. 



The National Flower Show is an 

 event in prospect of great interest, but 

 reports regarding it will be made by 

 the special committee in charge at a 

 later session. 



Transportation. 



Formal application was made to all 



Traffic Associations for reduced rates 



for our convention. The eastern lines 



quite generally granted a rate of one 



fare and three-fifths for the round trip. 

 The lines west and south of Buffalo 

 refused to make any concessions. Re- 

 hearings were applied for and ob- 

 tained twice, but anj :oncessions in 

 the way of reduced rates were refused, 

 except when coupled with conditions 

 with which it was impossible to com- 

 ply. An extensive correspondence was 

 carried on and the matter was taken 

 up direct with various officials but 

 nothing could be accomplished. The 

 recent general reduction of passenger 

 rates from 3 to 2 cents per mile was 

 given as an excuse for not making con- 

 cessions. 



Medals. 



.Medals have been delivered during 

 the past J tar as follows: 



Silver Medal: The Cottage Gardens 

 Company, for carnation Alma Ward, 

 offered through the American Carna- 

 tion Society, and awarded at their 

 Exhibition at Washington, January, 

 190o. 



Bronze Medal: R. Witterstaetter, 

 for carnation Afterglow, offered and 

 awarded as above. 



Plant Registration. 

 New plant names have been regis- 

 tered since last report as follows: 



No. 370— January 27th, 190S. Name 

 of Rose registered July 14lh, 1906, by- 

 Paul Niehoff, as Aurora, changed to 

 Mrs. Man- Niehoff. 



No. 371— February 15th, 1908. Name 

 of Hvdrangea registered July lotu, 

 1906, "by the E. G. Hill Company, as 

 Hydrangea arborescens alba grandi- 

 flora, changed to Hydrangea arbores- 

 cens grandiflora forma nova. 



No." 390— April 27th, 190S. Canna, 

 W. E. Cottrell, by the Frank Cum- 

 mings Bulb and Plant Company, 

 Meridian. Mississippi. 



No. 391— May 1st, 190S. Sweet Pea, 

 Governor John Franklin Ford, by An- 

 ton C. Zvolanek. Bound Brook, New 

 Jersey. 



No. R92— May 1st, 1908. Sweet Pta, 

 Greenbrook, by Anton C. Zvolanek, 

 Bound Brook, New Jersey. 



No. 393— May 1st, 190S. Sweet Pea, 

 Blue Bird, by Anton C. Zvolanek, 

 Bound Brook, New Jersey. 



Xo. 394— July 10th, 190S. Rose, 

 Silver Moon, by Peter Henderson and 

 Company, New York. 



No. 395— July 10th. 19'iS. Rose, 

 Garnet Climber, by Peter Henderson 

 ami Company, New York. 



No. 396— July 10th, 190S. Rose, Dr. 

 \Y. Van Fleet, by Peter Henderson and 

 Company, New York. 



Members Lost by Death. 

 Since the last report twelve mem- 

 bers have died: 



] 907— September 29, E. A. Sanders, 

 Chicago; December 4, P. J. Hauswirth, 

 Chicago, (Life Member); December IS, 

 W. \V. Edgar, Waverley, Mass., (Life 

 Member). 



1908— January 31, J. B. Heiss, Day- 

 ton, Ohio: March 12. J. M Gasser, 

 Cleveland, Ohio, (Life Member); Apiil 

 ■2, Warren Ewell, Roxbury, Mass.. (Life 

 Member) ; April 6, F. P. Davis, Mobile, 

 Alabama; May 19. YVm. Scott, Buffalo, 

 New York; June — , Jas. Shanley, 

 Brooklyn. New York; June 16, E. 

 Hippard, Youngstown, Ohio; June 17, 

 Alex. Wallace. New York: August 2, 

 Christian Rieger, Pittsburg, Pa.: 

 August 9, Warren W. Rawson, Boston, 

 Mass. 



Membership Statistics, July 31st, 1908. 

 Total annual members as per printed 

 report of 1907. 719; Re-instated since 

 publication of annual volume, 6; new 

 membeis, ". J : deceased, 8; total an- 

 nual members enrolled, 749. Total life 

 members as per printed report of 1907, 

 1 i7; new life members, 17; deceased, 1; 

 total life members enrolled, 170; total 

 members enrolled, 919. 

 Approximate Percentage of 1907 Mem- 

 bership in Various States as Com- 

 pared With Total Names in 

 the Florists' Directory. 

 Alabama, 5+; Arizona, 0; Arkansas, 

 (>; California, 1—; Colorado, 5+; Con- 

 necticut, 6—; District of Columbia, 

 27-!-; Delaware, 2—; Florida, 3 — ; 

 Georgia, 4—; Idaho, 0; Illinois, 6—; 

 Indiana, 5—; Iowa, 2+: Kansas, 0+; 

 Kentucky. 6; Louisiana. 5+; Maine, 

 1—; Maryland, 11 — ; Massachusetts, 

 Michigan, 7—; Minnesota, 4+; 

 Mississippi, 2+; Missouri, S; Montana, 

 u; Nebraska, 2-f; Nevada, 0; New- 

 Hampshire, 3: New Jersey, 7 — ; New 

 Mexico, 0; New York, 6 — ; North 

 Carolina, 6—; North Dakota, 0; Ohio, 

 6-f ; Oklahoma, 0; Oregon, 0; Pennsyl- 

 vania, 13—; Rhode Island, 0—; South 

 Carolina, 4—: South Dakota, 2+; 

 Tennessee, Of; Texas, 1; Utah, 0; 

 Vermont, 0; Virginia, 4-e; Washington, 

 1_ ; West Virginia, 10+; Wisconsin, 

 5 - ; Wyoming, 0. 



From the above it will be seen that 

 the District of Columbia is far in the 

 lead, with Pennsylvania a bad second 

 (thev had the convention last year 

 too)' Maryland and West Virginia 

 divide honors for third place. Mis- 

 souri beats all the big floriculture 

 states, with New Jersey and Michigan 

 next, but about a point behind. 

 Massachusetts and Ohio lose to them 

 by a neck, while Connecticut Illinois, 

 Kentucky, Louisiana, New York, North 

 Carolina and Rhode Island are 

 bunched near the per cent mark 



There are listed in the Florists' 

 Directory in round numbers 15,200 

 firms doing business as Florists, Nur- 

 serymen or Seedsmen in the United 

 States. Our membership amount to 

 almost exactly 6 petr cent of this 

 number. 



As the names listed in the directory 

 are of separate establishments it is 

 fair to estimate that there are 25,000 

 people engaged in the above lines of 

 business as proprietors. 



Our membership therefore can not 

 greatly exceed 3 2-3 per cent of the 

 proprietors in the above lines. 

 Lonesome Members. 

 An examination of the report for 

 1907 shows that Mr. Chas. Simon. Jr., 

 was the only member in the state of 

 Delaware; Mr. Albert Dirwanger the 

 onlv one in Maine; Mr. C. A. Moss in 

 South Carolina. Mr. E. C. Newbury in 

 South Dakota. Mr. C. L. Baum in Ten- 

 nessee and Mrs. A. L. Lambly in Wash- 

 ington. These gentlemen and ladies 

 should be given deserved recognition. 



The great state of Kansas had but 

 two members, Nebraska three (we had 

 a convention in Omaha once, did we 

 not?), New. Hampshire three and 

 Texas three, while several states have 

 no members at all. 



State Vice-Presidents. 

 Many of the state vice-presidents 

 have done excellent work in advancing 



