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H ORTICULTURE 



August 21, 1909 



of holding the show in the spring, at 

 a time that will permit the exploiting 

 and exhibiting many plants with which 

 the public are not familiar and which 

 will lend an added interest and charm 

 to a show of such a national character. 

 For this reason, the committee con- 

 sidered the question from the stand- 

 point of holding the show In the 

 spring, at which time, on account of 

 not being able to obtain a suitable 

 building, it will be impossible to have 

 the show in New York City. It is 

 possible a suitable building could be 

 seciu'ed in the fall, but the committee 

 believed it to be desirable to hold a 

 spring flower show. 



After considering the desirability of 

 Boston, Philadelphia and New York, 

 Boston was finally selected as the most 

 desirable city in which to have the 

 show. Philadelphia is out of the ques- 

 tion, for the same reason that applies 

 to New York, as there is no suitable 

 building available in Philadelphia. 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Hall in 

 Boston is not large enough for holding 

 a national flower show; but, fortunate- 

 ly. Boston possesses a very fine build- 

 ing — the Mechanics' Building — which 

 is admirably adapted for the purpose, 

 being large enough, and also located 

 In the best residential section of the 

 city and very near Horticultural Hall. 



Regarding the time for holding the 

 next National Flower Show, the com- 

 mittee recommend that it be held in 

 the spring of 1911, which is as early as 

 it will be possible to prepare for an 

 exhibition of so much importance as a 

 National Flower Show, as a great 

 many exhibits will have to be prepared 

 especially, and it will take at least a 

 year to get them in shape. If the show 

 is held in the spring of 1911, there will 

 be ample time for preparation, but not 

 too much. 



In regard to the date, the committee 

 suggest the end of March. Easter oc- 

 curs on April 16th in 1911, so if the 

 exhibition is held the end of March, 

 it will not interfere with Easter work. 

 This will be mid-Lent, which the com- 

 mittee consider the most favorable 

 time of the year — if the exhibition is 

 to be held in the spring — because more 

 stock is available at that time, and it 

 interferes less with the work of the 

 men engaged along commercial lines. 



The committee think that every en- 

 deavor should be made to interest the 

 private gardeners on large estates so 

 as to bring out as large exhibits as 

 possible from our large private collec- 

 tions. There should, also, be some 

 strong original floricultural feature or 

 features, and the flower show proper 

 should not be encumbered with trades- 

 men's exhibits or florists' supplies in 

 horticultural wares. For such com- 

 mercial exhibits a separate part of the 

 building should be used. 



The work should be put in hand at 

 once, and a schedule issued not later 

 than the end of this year or the begin- 

 ning of 1910. This applies particularly 

 to a preliminary schedule in regard to 

 plants, which should be gotten out 

 with the least possible delay — not later 

 than January 1st, 1910 — and it should 

 be put in charge of either the present 

 committee or another committee ap- 

 pointed for this purpose. The entire 

 work, however, should be predicated 

 upon a sufficient guarantee fund being 

 subscribed to carry on such an . under- 

 taking to a successful completion; and 



the committee recommend that guar- 

 antees be requested, for say, not less 

 than $10,000, to provide for premiums 

 and other necessary expenses incident 

 to such an undertaking; that 25 per 

 cent, be called for when needed, and 

 such other installments levied from 

 time to time as may be found neces- 

 sary to provide sufficient funds to 

 carry forward the work. 



The committee also recommend that 

 liberal cash premiums be offered; also 

 a series of gold, silver and bronze med- 

 als, as well as certificates of different 

 grades, which would be prized on ac- 

 count of their advertising value rather 

 than for their intrinsic merits. 



II gives the committee great pleasure 

 to recommend Boston as a suitable 

 city in which to hold the show, be- 

 cause horticulture is there highly de- 

 veloped and there are extensive private 

 collections available in the immediate 

 vicinity, which always add largely to 

 the success of such an exhibition. 

 F. R. PIERSON, 



Chairman. 

 F. H. TRAENDLY, 

 J. K. M. L. FARQUHAR, 

 WILLIAM J. STEWART, 

 EDWIN LONSDALE. 

 ROBERT CRAIG, 



Committee. 



H. B. DORNER 



Secretary-elect Society American Florists. 



The next matter was consideration 



of the president's address, W. F. Kast- 

 ing occupying the chair. Among the 

 recommendations favorably reported 

 and acted upon were the securing of 

 data concerning production of florists' 

 plants in foreign countries; the en- 

 couragement of appropriations for 

 floricultural work in State Experiment 

 Stations, and the change of the by- 

 laws providing for the election of di- 

 rectors by the Society in place of ap- 

 pointment by the president; also the 

 appointment by the president and di- 

 rectors of the secretary and treasurer. 

 The discussion of the by-laws was a 

 memorable one, all the old war horses 

 of the Society being engaged in the 

 struggle. W. R. Smith made two 

 speeches, showing great ability and 

 virile eloquence in favor of the change. 



In the matter of the proposed organi- 

 zation of sections devoted to special 

 subjects it was voted to constitute a 

 committee to consider and prepare 

 feasible plans for presentation next 

 year. 



WEDNESDAY EVENING. 



The evening was devoted to J. Hor- 

 ace McPai'land's illustrated lecture on 

 "Color Photography," which in Mr. Mc- 

 Farland's absence was delivered by his 

 assist8,nt. Following this was the re- 

 ception tendered to the Society mem- 

 bers and ladies at Sinton Hotel by the 

 Ladies' Society of American Florists. 

 It was a charming success. Mrs. J. C. 

 Vaughan, the president, was assisted 

 by Mrs. Maynard, Jlis. Herr, Mrs. Pe- 

 terson and others in receiving the 

 .guests, after which came singing and 

 recitations, the .singing of Miss Pearl 

 Fulmer and the performance by the 

 two little Poehluiann girls calling forth 

 especial enthusiasm. The retiring 

 president, Mrs. Vaughan, was present- 

 ed with a beautiful cut-glass bowl, the 

 presentation speech being made by 

 Mrs. Herr. After these exercises, re- 

 freshments were served. 



At the annual meeting of the Ladies' 

 Society of American Florists on Wed- 

 nesday forty-six members were pres- 

 ent and officers were selected as fol- 

 lows: Miss Tillie Meinhai'dt of St. 

 Louis, president; Mrs. J. V. Phillips, 

 Brooklyn, first vice-president; Miss 

 Margaret Vesey, Fort Wayne, second 

 vice-president. The present secretary, 

 ilrs. Chas. Maynard, and treasurer, 

 -Mrs. A. M. Herr, were re-elected. At 

 the ladies' bowling at Heidelberg, Ky., 

 on Wednesday afternoon, a grand time 

 was enjoyed and the many beautiful 

 prizes were worthily competed for. We 

 shall publish the list of winners next 

 week. 



THURSDAY MORNING. 



The session opened with an organ 

 concert which was followed by the 

 reading of Prof. Galloway's paper on 

 "The Work of the U. S. Department 

 ot Agriculture as Affecting Floricul- 

 ture," by Prof. Norton. A telegram 

 was received from Edwin Lonsdale de- 

 clining to stand for election as secre- 

 lary. 



The proposed amendment to the by- 

 laws, increasing the cost of life mem- 

 bei'ship to $50 was defeated after a 

 lively debate. The recommendation to 

 appoint a joint committee to act with 

 a committee of the seed and nursery 

 tiade associations on matters of mu- 

 tual interest was favorably acted upon. 

 On the parcels post proposition favor- 

 able action was also taken and the 

 Congressional bill to constitute a do- 

 mestic parcels post was endorsed. The 

 appropriation of $150 for the use of the 

 Council of Horticulture was approved 

 after a lively tilt between the advo- 

 cates and opponents of the measure. 



While all this was being done, voting 

 for officers was going on in the corri- 

 dor, and it took the tellers a long time 

 to make their count on the vote for 

 secretary, which was the only office on 

 which there was any contest, the so- 

 ciety adjourning in the meantime until 

 evening. At 1.40 the count was com- 

 municated to the reporters showing 

 that H. B. Dorner had been elected 

 secretary by a vote of 173 to 110 for 

 H. A. Bunyard. 



