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soon be forgotten. Boston was decided on as the con- 

 vention city for next year. 'J'lie following officers were 

 elected for 1914: Theodore Wirth, Minneapolis, Minn., 

 president; Patrick Welch, Boston, Mass., vice-president; 

 John Young, New York, N. Y., secretary; William F. 

 Kasting, Buft'alo, N. Y., treasurer. The reports sub- 

 mitted by the various connnittees all indicated progress 

 within the society during the past year, and a satisfactory 

 increase in membership was reported. 



X. A. G. MEETING. 



A meeting of the National Association of Gardeners 

 was held in the armory on Wetlnesday evening, preced- 

 ing the lecture by Theodore Wirth on the "Parks and 

 Boulevards of Minneapolis." The attendance was rather 

 disappointing. A telegram received from President Wm. 

 H. Waite was read, conveying regrets of his inability to 

 be present and extending his greetings to the members 

 at the Society of American Florists' convention. An 

 invitation from Wm. M. Steele to visit the A. Loring es- 

 tate on the following day was favorably acted on. The 

 meeting then adjourned to give an opportunity to those 

 present to attend Mr. Wirth's lecture. 



PRIVATE ESTATES OF MINNEAPOLIS. 



On Thursday we visited the C. G. Goodrich estate, 

 situated on Lake Minnetonka. This is a new estate, 

 which has been developed into a beautiful show place 

 within the past two years. Xo finer view than that com- 

 manded from the front of the house, spreading far over 

 the lakes and surrounding country, can be found any- 

 where, east or west. At the rear of the house is another 

 lake, some sixty feet above the level of the large lake. 

 Perfect lawns surround the dwelling, while to one side 

 a fine flower garden is found sloping to the water's 

 edge. Many specimen plants have been gathered to- 

 gether, among which are two Boxwoods which carried 

 off honors at the International Show in New York this 

 year. A range of greenhouses is now under construc- 

 tion. John A. Weber, formerly of Hartford, Conn., is 

 superintendent of thi> lieautiful place. Mr. lioodrich 



credits much of the development work on his estate to 

 suggestions coming from Mr. Wirth. 



From the Goodrich place we proceeded to the estate 

 of Mr. A. Loring, which covers an area of some five 

 hundred acres, part of it as a private park, the remainder 

 having been developed into an up-to-date farm. The 

 Loring place retains much of nature's development wnth 

 its wild gardens, winding paths through woodlands and 

 rock formed lake front. Situated on a hill overlooking 

 the lake it commands a fine view of the surrounding 

 country. A range of greenhouses, already established, 

 is being added to. The vegetable garden is an interest- 

 ing sight, being of a Scotch design with a stone wall 

 surrounding it several feet in height, with high pillars 

 and high trellis work. Fruit trees are trained against 

 the walls. The general effect is very good. William M. 

 Steele is the superintendent of this place. 



TURNING HOMEWARD. 



After a stay of five days in Minneapolis, during which 

 time business was intermingled with considerable recre- 

 ation furnished us by the local members of the floral craft, 

 we turned homeward on Saturday night, all sharing the 

 view that western hospitality is genuine hospitality. Ar- 

 riving at Milwaukee early on Sunday, our party sep- 

 arated, a few of us traveling by trolley to Burlington, 

 Wis., where we were met with automobiles by a com- 

 mittee of the Lake Geneva Gardeners' and Foremen's 

 Club, headed by A. J. Smith, vice-president of the 

 National .Association of Gardeners, to take us to Lake 

 Geneva. 



AT LAKE GENEVA^ WIS. 



Arriving at Lake Geneva we were joined at the hotel 

 by a delegation of the local horticultural society and after 

 being entertained -at dinner the remainder of the day was 

 spent in automobile and motor boat trips around the lake. 

 Lake Geneva is regarded one of the most beautiful lakes 

 in the country, and we concede that in natural beauty it is 

 one of the grandest ever visited by us. Many estates are 

 situated on it but, unlike manv other lake fronts which 



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