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of florists' clubs. He called attention to the need of a bet- 

 ter credit system and protection against the dissemination 

 of plants under false or misleading names. 



President John N. May urged the value of public exhi- 

 bitions as educators for all and pleaded for better com- 

 mercial methods in the flower trade. 



President J. M. Jordan believed in the teaching of horti- 

 culture in the public schools, the encouragement of be- 

 quests and donations for horticultural purposes and rec- 

 ommended co-operation of societies and individuals with 

 the Experiment Station. 



President M. H. Norton advocated the establishment of 

 a reliable system of nomenclature, the support of public 

 exhibitions, the organization of local clubs, the develop- 

 ment of better taste in artistic floral work, the adherence 

 to a single specialty by flower growers, the higher edu- 

 cation of the young men in the trade, the cultivation of 

 more friendly business relations among the craft and the 

 encouragement of young ladies to enter the florist busi- 

 ness. 



President James Dean advised perseverance in the hybri- 

 dizing and cross breeding of plants, the encouragement of 

 State Horticultural Societies and kindred associations and 

 co-operative relations between the S. A. F. and auxiliary 

 societies. He dwelt upon the desirability of combining 

 the scientific with the practical education for young flor- 

 ists and suggested that the Experiment Stations should be 

 appealed to to aid the florist in his perplexities, through 

 investigation and research. 



President W. R. Smith wanted to have the compost 

 heap removed from the front yard and a little ornamental 

 horticulture introduced in its stead. The surplus flowers 

 should be given to the children and the hospitals. Flor- 

 ists' bulbs should be produced in this country and the 

 lists of varieties of chrysanthemums, carnations, etc.. 

 should be largely reduced. 



President J. T. Anthony believed America should pro- 

 duce her own roses as she has been doing with chrysanthe- 

 mums and carnations. The S. A. F. should unite the work 

 of all special societies and compensate a secretary suf- 

 ficiently to command his whole time. He recommended 

 the establishment of an examining board to grant certifl- 

 cates of proficiency in floriculture. 



President Edwin Lonsdale advocated the establishment 

 of botany classes in connection with florists' clubs and 

 societies and the regular study of botany in the public 

 schools, the providing of a literary bureau to furnish reli- 

 able news and cultural notes to newspapers and periodi- 

 cals. He advised greater use of the facilities for soil tests 

 and combatting insects and diseases as afforded by the 

 Government Experiment Stations, He thought that flor- 

 ists should study the requirements of plant life to with- 

 stand unfavorable conditions of apartments so as to more 

 intelligently advise buyers. 



President Wm. Scott spoke of the higher education es- 

 sential for the young florists of the future and denounced 

 misrepresentation and the giving of misleading names in 

 the sale of plants. He recommended the establishment of 

 a flower show as a regular adjunct of the S. A. F. con- 

 ventions. 



President Adam Graham urged that the craft make a 

 greater use of the opportunities which organization offers. 



President Wm. F. Gude advocated the encouragement of 

 home bulb production, the use of all means for developing 

 a general love for flowers and recommended an annual 

 national flower show. 



President W. N, Rudd declared the great need of the 

 times to be "to discourage and stamp out from our pro- 

 fession and practice that which is bad; to commend and 

 retain that which is good: to point out and retain that 

 which is lacking" and advised a system of joint registry 

 for new plants by the S, A. F. and special societies; he 

 also made an appeal for a greater number of varieties in 

 the flower market stock. 



President E. M. Wood recommended the establishment 

 of a fund in the S. A. F. tor special objects, the encour- 

 agement of auxiliary societies but under the auspices of 

 and a charter from the S. A. F. He urged the establish- 

 ment of a department of co-operative purchase of supplies, 

 and the building of a national home for the S. A. F. second 

 to no other horticultural building in the world. His text 

 throughout was unity and co-operation. 



President Patrick O'Mara advised the alliance of the S. 



A. F. and the special societies, the support of the move- 

 ment for a "parcels post," the production of home-grown 

 bulbs, plants and seeds and the sending abroad of someone 

 to study the production there of what we are now import- 

 ing. He urged the education of employes and spoke of 

 the value of competitions to stimulate ambition, supple- 

 mented by access to college experiments and literature 

 thereon. 



President John Burton advocated the appointment by the 

 S, A, F, of committees on the Peony, the Iris and the 

 Phloxes as the most simple, flexible and natural of the 

 various plans put forth in the interests of "closer rela- 

 tions" between the S. A. F. and other societies. He urged 

 the desirability of horticultural education for children, the 

 support of floral exhibitions, the home production of flor- 

 ists' bulbs and the revival of the Nomenclature Commit- 

 tee by the S. A. F. and uttered a caution against the dan- 

 ger of too rapid expansion and development of business 

 enterprises under existing conditions. 



President Phil. Breltmeyer repeated the warning against 

 overproduction and called attention to recent labor prob- 

 lems, advocating the adoption of a more nearly uniform 

 scale of compensation for the florists' employes. He urged 

 recognition and encouragement for the amateur horti- 

 cultural societies by the trade, the more general use of 

 flowering plants in public parks, a wider use of the Ex- 

 periment Station facilities and the establishment of an 

 arbitration committee by the S. A, F. 



President J. C. Vaughan recommended a greater interest 

 in Civic Improvements within the scope of which horti- 

 cultural products come. He voiced the value of a press 

 bureau, urged the support of public exhibitions, the teach- 

 ing of horticulture in the public schools, the sending of 

 club delegates to S. A. F. meetings and that the Society 

 should be backed up by the trade in an effort to secure 

 uniform inspection laws, equitable freight classifications, 

 and fair legislation. He favored tariff reduction, parcels 

 post and larger state appropriations for experimental work 

 in floriculture. 



President W. F. Kasting made a strong plea for greater 

 diligence on the part of the florist trade in beautifying 

 their own premises as an example for the public to fol- 

 low. He urged the desirability of more effort to interest 

 and instruct the public in horticultural exhibitions, favored 

 national flower shows, a more general use of the Experi- 

 ment Stations, parcels post, better business methods, the 

 support of the trade press and the abolition of the con- 

 gressional free seed system. 



President Wm. J. Stewart urged the need of more thor- 

 oughly equipped horticulturists, a better system in all de- 

 partments of study, self-education in artistic taste, the 

 support of the societies, a sentiment in favor of forest 

 protection, the encouragement of school gardening, educa- 

 tion of the public by florists' example, affiliation and in- 

 telligent co-operation between the various societies, a more 

 comprehensive system of plant registration, parcels post 

 and the stimulation of "the production of home-grown 

 material. 



President F. H. Traendly spoke against the use of painted 

 or wax flowers and galax leaves and urged the advance- 

 ment of the sale of greenhouse products, supported the 

 work of the "Council of Horticulture." advocated parcels 

 post and horticultural education in the public schools and 

 advised the turning over of the work of plant registration 

 to the Bureau of Plant Industry at Washington. 



Each one of the gentlemen whose views 

 Recapitulation are above quoted was naturally influ- 

 enced in his address by local and time- 

 ly considerations and some were called upon to face 

 crises in the Society which demanded careful thought 

 and wise counsel on problems more directly concerning 

 the internal aSairs of the organization than the broader 

 interests of the horticultural industries and such we 

 have passed over as irrelevant here. Broadly considered, 

 the sum and substance of the recommendations to which 

 we now call attention is that those engaged in horticul- 

 tural industry should take full advantage of every 

 means for advancement individually and collectively and 

 then, through a proper use of this intelligence, uplift 

 the public to a higher knowledge of horticulture and a 

 better appreciation of horticultural art. The organiza- 



