August 22, 1908 



HORTICULTURE 



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the interests of the society in every 

 way in their power. To these the 

 thanks of the society are due. Others 

 have done little and a few have not 

 even paid their personal dues. It 

 seems to your Secretary that no man 

 should accept the honor of such an 

 appointment unless he is willing to at 

 least "make a bluff" at doing the 

 work. 



Payment of Dues. 



Many members seem to overlook the 

 fact that dues are payable on the first 

 day of January, and allow the matter 

 to run along till convention time. The 

 paying of dues at convention time 

 when every one is working under high 

 pressure, and inexperienced help is 

 necessarily pressed into service, is cer- 

 tain to result in more or less errors, 

 and in delay and annoyance to the 

 members. 



Quite an item of expense to the 

 society is exchange on checks. Many 

 members instead of sending a money 

 order or a draft on Chicago (which 

 most banks will furnish t"o their cus- 

 tomers in small amounts without 

 charge) are in the habit of sending 

 personal checks which cost from 5 to 

 10 cents for each collection. This is 

 undoubtedly thoughtlessness in most 

 cases, but it costs the society a good 

 deal of money just the same. 



The Thanks of the Society 



Are due to the publishers of the fol- 

 lowing papers for complimentary copies 

 of their publications for use in the 

 Secretary's office and for the prompt 

 publication of all notices and reports 

 sent them. 



The American Florist. 



The Canadian Florist, 



The Florists' Exchange, 



The Florists' Review, 



HORTICULTURE. 



SUMMARY OF TREASURER'S RE- 

 PORT. 



Jan. 1, Balance General 



Fund $3,279.99 



Jan. 1, Balance Lite Mem- 



hersliip Fund 4.2S7.76 



$7,567.75 



Receipts. 



Dec. HI, General Fund 

 Total Receipts for the 

 year 1907 $S54.73 



Dec. 31, Life Membership 

 Fund Total Receipts for 

 the venr 1907 430.7G 



1,285.40 



$8,853.24 

 Disbursements. 

 Dec. 31, General Fund Total Dis- 

 bursements for the year 1907., 1,133.03 



Dec. 31, Balance— Cash in Banks. $7,720.21 



Dec. 31, Balance on De- 

 posit, Guarantee Title 

 & Trust Co.: 



General Fund 



Checking Account $ 417.711 



Savings Account 2,583.99 



$3,001.69 



Dec. 31, Balance on Deposit, Life 



Membership Fund. Gerinania 



Savings Bank 4,718.52 



$7,720.21 

 I certify that the balance suown above 

 as on hand January 1st, 1907, is correct 

 as per audited report for 1906. 



W. N. RDDD, Secy. 

 Examined and found correct, 



JOHN YOUNG, 

 WM. J. STFAVART, 



Auditors. 



REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. 

 The secretary announced that out of 

 43 state vice-presidents, 25 had fur- 



nished reports as provided. These 

 were ordered printed in the Annual 

 Proceedings. 



Summaries of the proceedings of the 

 Executive Board and the Census Cum 

 initte were next presented, the latter 

 by Chairman O'Mara. The difficulties 

 attendant upon securing a full report 

 of statistics of the greenhouse industry 

 were alluded to and the society mem- 

 bers were urged to co-operate in every 

 possible way with the Department of 

 Commerce and Labor in the efforts 

 which are to be made to establish a 

 definite system for procuring data of 

 great value to the trade. He stated 

 tihat the Census Bureau had recom- 

 mended that ground surface instead of 

 sq. ft of glass should be used in re- 

 cording greenhouse dimensions, also 

 that figures showing space devoted to 

 each particular flower be discontinued. 



F. R. Pierson reported very fully for 

 the Tariff Committee. He stated that 

 t he committee was ready to recom- 

 mend at the proper time that ad valo- 

 rem duties be taken off all horticul- 

 tural products and specific duties sub- 

 stituted. Mr. Pierson's presentation of 

 the mysteries of the appraisers' valu- 

 ations was impressive and convinc- 

 ingly conclusive as to the undesir- 

 ability of continuance of present con- 

 ditions. P. O'Mara, E. G. Hill and 

 Benj. Hammond spoke in approval of 

 Mr. Pierson's views. 



Vice-President McClure reported for 

 the Sports Committee and an amusing 

 colloquy between that gentleman and 

 John Westcott of Philadelphia on the 

 topic of bowling and the provisions 

 made for participation by the ladies 

 in this popular pastime at this con- 

 vention ensued. 



The question of standard flower pots 

 was brought up and it being repre- 

 sented that some western manufac- 

 turers had been deviating from adopted 

 measurements, a vote was passed in- 

 structing judges in the exhibition not 

 to recognize any exhibits of pots which 

 do not conform to the standard 

 adopted by this society. Reports of 

 the Superintendent of the exhibition, 

 the Entomologist and the Botanist fol- 

 lowed and the two latter were simply 

 ordered to be printed. Messrs. J. F. 

 Sullivan, Adam Graham and John 

 Birnie were appointed a committee on 

 State Vice-Presidents' reports and 

 Robert Simpson, P. O'Mara and Robert 

 Craig on President's address. 



THE PRESIDENT'S RECEPTION. 

 Tuesday evening was devoted to the 

 pleasant and always popular annual 

 President's Reception. President 



Traendly was assisted by an impres- 

 sive receiving line of officials and their 

 ladies and many hundreds took oppor- 

 tunity to enjoy his coveted hand- 

 shake. Dancing and refreshments fol- 

 lowed until the midnight hour and the 

 affair was a hugh social success. 



WEDNESDAY MORNING'S SES- 

 SION. 

 On Wednesday morning the session 

 opened at 10.15. The committee ap- 

 pointed to examine the reports of the 

 various State vice-presidents handed in 

 its report and same was read by Sec- 

 retary Rudd and its recommendations 

 adopted. Wm. F. Gude called atten- 

 tion to the enforced absence of Ex- 

 President Wm. Smith because of ill- 



ness, and on his motion a committee 

 consisting of Wm. F. Gude, Ed. Lons- 

 dale and Adam Graham was appointed 

 to convey the kind wishes of the Socie- 

 ty to Mr. Smith. On motion of Mr. 

 Gude also, a vote was passed approv- 

 inging of the plan to erect a memorial 

 to the late Wm. Scott in Buffalo and 

 a committee consisting of Fred Breit- 

 meyer, Ed. Winterson, A. Gude, John 

 Birnie and H. H. Ritter was appointed 

 with authority to solicit subscriptions. 

 On motion of Wm. J. Stewart, a com- 

 mittee was appointed to draw up suit- 

 able resolutions on the death of Alex- 

 ander Wallace, editor of the Florists' 

 Exchange. Messrs. W. J. Stewart, H. 

 B. Howard and H. B. Beatty were so 

 constituted. 



Prof. J. F. Cowell then proceeded to 

 read his very learned paper on Fertili- 

 zers and Fertility. 



Prof. Cowell's paper proved prolific 

 in suggestion for discussion and many 

 interesting questions and arguments 

 were made by members on this all-ab- 

 sorbing topic. 



CINCINNATI SELECTED FOR 1909. 

 It being announced that selection of 

 place for next year's meeting was in 

 order, J. A. Peterson of Cincinnati 

 took the floor to extend an invita- 

 tion from his city. Mr. Peterson's 

 invitation was supplemented by 

 cordial letters from the Mayor and 

 other officials of the Queen City. 

 E. G. Gillett further confirmed the 

 invitations thus extended, referring 

 pleasantly to the fact that the conven- 

 tion of 1909 will be the silver jubilee 

 of the S. A. F., and the anniversary 

 of the first convention, held in Cincin- 

 nati in 18S5. Mr. Wm. Gammage then 

 extended, on behalf of the Montreal 

 florists, an invitation to hold the con- 

 vention of 1909 in Montreal. Quebec, 

 and in case the invitation is not ac- 

 cepted for 1909, it is extended with 

 equal cordiality for 1910. Invitations 

 in advance for 1910 were also piesented 

 from the Mayor and commercial bodies 

 of the city of Rochester, N. Y., On 

 motion of Robert Craig, the secretary 

 was instructed to cast the unanimous 

 vote of the convention for Cincinnati, 

 and this was accordingly done. 



NOMINATION OF OFFICERS. 

 Nominations for president were then 

 called for. J. A. Valentine of Denver, 

 Colo., was nominated in an eloquent 

 speech by P. O'Mara, seconded by Irwin 

 Bertermann. Wm. J. Stewart and 

 others, and nominations were closed. 

 The same unanimity prevailed in the 

 case of E. G. Gillett as nominee for 

 vice-president. For secretary, W. N. 

 Rudd was nominated by Edwin Lons- 

 dale and 1. V. Sullivan by Mr. Scriven- 

 er. Mr. Hallock paid an eloquent trib- 

 ute to Mr. Rudd's faithful performance 

 of the duties of secretary during the 

 past year, under trying circumstances. 

 For treasurer, H. B. Beatty was 

 nominated by John Westcott. No 

 other candidates and thus the only 

 contest is on the election of secretary. 



WELCOME TO CANADIAN HORTI- 

 CULTURAL ASSOCIATION. 



The representatives of the Canadian 

 Horticultural Association having come 

 into the hall, their president. John 

 Walsh, was called to the platform, and 

 amidst great applause and cheering 

 was given a royal welcome, members 



