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them are appreciated by florists wlio 

 give any thought at all to their indi- 

 vidual interests. This appreciation is 

 confined to no particular territory; it 

 is general and widespread. North, 

 south, east and west, I have found, by 

 personal contact with the trade, that 

 our worlv is valued at the full, and you 

 have evidence of the sincerity of this 

 statement in the published lists of sub- 

 scriptions to the campaign fund. 

 Taking this into consideration, it is 

 safe to assume that when all the 

 florists clearly understand our plans 

 there should be little diflSculty experi- 

 enced in doubling the JSO.OOn now 

 aimed for to be spent annually in this 

 work. The unanimity of opinion that 

 the movement is one worthy of all 

 possible support is really marvelous. 



The National Flower Show. 



The preparatory work in connection 

 with the Fifth National Flower Show 

 proposed to be held last spring in St. 

 Louis v.-as quite active until the pro- 

 ject was, at the meeting of the Execu- 

 tive Board in January, indefinitely 

 postponed. Wliile the necessity for 

 such action is to be deplored, the work 

 was discontinued with a due regard 

 to the possibility of its resumption in 

 the near future. 



Maintenance of Membership. 

 In determining, at the end of the 

 year, the status of those on our mem- 

 bership roll, it is occasion for regret 

 to be obliged to remove the names of 

 many who through carelessness have 

 allowed their membership to lapse. 

 With first-class mail at three cents per 

 letter the matter of billing is expen- 

 sive, and when repeated three or four 

 times there is an obvious waste which 

 should not be countenanced by any who 

 have the Society's interests at heart. 

 The annual dues are very small, there- 

 fore, unnecessary postage should be 

 eliminated, and many members can 

 help in this by making prompt remit- 

 tance upon the receipt of the first bill. 

 In a great majority of cases there 

 surely can be no reason for withhold- 

 ing remittance. 



The Trade Press, 

 I must again express my deep obli- 

 gation to our trade papers for their 

 very cordial cooperation with the 

 secretary's ofllce in the publication of 

 notices and articles in connection 

 with the Society's work. During the 

 past twelve months they have been 

 called upon to render services of more 

 than ordinary value to the Society 

 and to the trade, and it is most fitting 

 that I should here attest to the very 

 great assistance they have given us in 

 all our projects. 



Plant Registration. 



Since the last Convention the follow- 

 ing new plants have been registered: 



No. 654— Sept. 10. 1917. Rose Opheli.i Su- 

 preme, by Dailledouze Bros., Erooklyn, 

 X. Y. 



No. 605— Sept. 3, 1917. Pern Presideut Wil- 

 son, l)y Frederick H. Dressel, Weehaw- 

 ken, N. J. 



Primula mahicoiiles 

 L. Miller, Jamaica, 



Capsicum Christmas 

 L. Miller, Jamaica, 



No. 656— Nov. 3, 1917. 



Townsendii, by A. 



N. Y. 

 No. G,57— Nov, 3. 1917. 



Joy Pepper, bv A 



N, Y. 

 No. 658— Nov. 3, 1917. Delphinium America, 



liy Ricbard F. Gloede, Evanston. III. 

 .\o. 0.59— Nov. 3. 1917. Delpbiiiium Prof. 



James Hatfield, by Richard F. (iloede, 



Evanston, 111. 



Mlssouri Bor.v.Mc.ii. G.\koen 

 View in Economic House 



No. 660— Nov. 3. 1917. Delphinium Mrs. 

 Ida W. Gloede, by Richard F. Gloede, 

 Evanston, 111. 



Xo. 661— Nov. 3. 1917. Delphinium Grace 

 Darling, by Richard F, Gloede, Evanston. 

 111. 



No. 662— Nov. 3. 1917. Delphiuium Evan- 

 ston, by Richard F. Gloede, Evanston. 

 111. 



No. 661— Nov. 3. 1917. Delphiuium Ran- 



No. 66.3— Nov. 3. 1917. Delphinium Mrs. D. 

 C. Presler, by Richard F. Gloede, Evan- 

 ston, 111. 



dolph Culver Gloede, by Richard F, 

 Gloede, Evanston, 111. 



No. 665 — Nov. 3. 1917. Delphiuium Miss 

 Gertrude Lane Mogee, by Richard F. 

 Gloede, Evanston. 111. 



Xo. 666— Nov. 3. 1917. Delphinium Richard 



F. Gloede, bv Richard F. Gloede, Evan- 

 ston. 111. 



No. 667— Nov. 3, 1917. Delphinium Mrs. 



Cody Hoops, by Richard F. Gloede, 



Evanston. 111. 

 No. 668— Nov. 3, 1917. Delphinium Little 



Boh. by Richard F. Gloede. Evanston, 111. 

 No. 669— Nov. 3. 1917. Delphinium Charles 



Speed, by Richard F, Gloede, Evanston, 



111. 

 No. 670- May 18. 1918. Fern Anthony 



Wayne, by Lanternier Florist, Fort 



Wayne, Ind. 

 No. 671— June 1. 1918. Hydrangea Mrs. 



Woodrow Wilson, by Frederick H. Dres- 

 sel. Weehawken, N. J. 

 Xo. 672 — Aug. 17, 1918. Rose Premier, by 



E. G. Hill Co.. Richmond. Ind. 

 No. 673— Aug. 17. 1918. Rose Victor, by E. 



G. Hill Co., Richmond, Ind. 



No. 67i— Aug. 17. 1918. Rose Golden Rule, 

 by E. G. Hill Co.. Richmond. Ind. 



No. 67.5— Aug. 17. 1918. Rose Mme. Butter- 

 fly, by E. "G. Hill Co., Richmond. Ind. 



The amendment to the Bylaws cover- 

 ing plant registration upon which you 

 are called to vote at this Convention, 

 is designed to correct a common misun- 

 derstanding in regard to what should 

 properly be considered a "new" plant. 

 Necrology. 



We have lost through death; 

 F. C. Bartels, Rocky River. 0.. Sept. 15, 



1917. 

 John A. Valentine (Life), Denver, Colo., 



Oct. 15. 1917. 

 Wm. Nilsson (Life), Woodlawn. N. Y., 



Oct. 22, 1917. 

 E. A. Beaven, Evergreen, Ala., Oct. 22. 



1917. 

 Thor Zetlitz. Lima, C. Dec. 1. 1917. 

 Christian Eisele, Philadelphia, Pa.. March 



1. 191S. 

 Joseph Heaeock, Wvncote, Pa.. March IS. 



1918. 

 J. Harrison Dick, New York. N. Y., March 



25. 1918. 

 J. B. McAriUe, Greenwich, Conn.. April 29. 



1918. 

 ,Tohn Satterthwaite (Life). Denver. Colo.. 



June 9. 1918. 

 Thos. Thompson, Santa Cruz, Cal., June 13, 



1918. 

 J. Van Lindley. Pomona, N. C. June IS. 



1918. 

 Wm. H. Evans, Colorado Springs, Colo., 



July 10. 1918. 

 James Dean (Life), Freeport, L. I. N. Y.. 



July 10. 1918. 

 ,ToIin Berry. Denver. Colo. 



