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HOETICULTURE 



August 23, 1913 



The Executive Board. 

 The work of the executive board is 

 much more arduous than many mem- 

 bers of the Society realize. They have 

 intimate Ivnowledge and insight ot the 

 affairs of our organization not posses- 

 sed by the majority ot our members. 

 At times the recommendations at this 

 board which actually controls our 

 doings for fifty-one weeks of the year 

 have not seemed to receive the re- 

 sponsive approbation and support o| 

 the Societv which their importance 

 would have appeared to justify. I feel 

 that the suggestions of this board 

 should receive more thoughtful con- 

 sideration. 



Congratulation. 

 In conclusion fellow-members, let me 

 say that notwithstanding the few sug- 

 gestions I have made, the burden of 

 my message to you this morning is 

 congratulation. 



Our Society has grown — grown 

 numerically — grown In financial 

 strength — grown in influence and 

 power as an organization helpful to 

 its members in trade. It has grown 

 as a factor in promoting horticulture 

 and the love of flowers among all 

 classes of our people. 



Your officers, your vice-president, 

 your secretary, your treasurer, your 

 executive committee, your National 

 Flower Show committee and your 

 other officers and committees have 

 done their work faithfully and well 

 and for the remarkable physical and 

 material growth of our Society, which 

 their various reports will disclose, 

 there is but one comment — congratula- 

 tion. And for your wisdom in choos- 

 ing them, as well as for having so 

 wisely selected this city for our pres- 

 ent convention, you, fellow-members, 

 have my heartiest congratulation. 



SECRETARY'S REPORT. 



Secretary Young then presented his 

 annual report and secretary's financial 

 reports, as follows: 



The secretary's financial report will 

 show the affairs of the Society to be 

 In a very healthy condition. Undoub- 

 tedly the vote of the Chicago conven- 

 tion to meet in Minneapolis was a 

 A-ery wise one. The florists' interests 

 are increasing rapidly in the West and 

 Northwest, and the meeting in this 

 city will give those interested in the 

 florists' trade an opportunity of be- 

 coming members, visiting the Conven- 

 tion, and to see and learn what the 

 Society of American Florists and Or- 

 namental Horticiilturists is doing for 

 them. The number of new members 

 taken in at this time is very gratify- 

 ing. While it is to be regretted that 

 the receipts from the trade exhibition 

 are not as large as they were at the 

 last convention— the receipts this year 

 are a little less than $4,000— still, the 

 exhibition is very comprenenslve. 

 There are over sixty firms represented 

 and as the expenses have been kept 

 down wherever possible there will be 

 a substantial balance to turn into the 

 treasury. The outdoor planting exhi- 

 hition, which was under the able su- 

 pervision of "Vice-President Theo. 

 "Wirth, speaks for itself. It is many 

 years since anything ot the kind has 



been attempted by our Society and the 

 results obtained are very satisfactory 

 and have been the cause of much fa- 

 vorable comment. While this outdoor 

 planting exhibition did not receive the 

 support it deserved, still there are 

 thirtv-two leading firms represented. 

 It is understood that these outdoor 

 planting exhibitions will be continued 

 in the cities where future Conventions 

 are held, and should be the source of 

 some revenue to the Society in addi- 

 tion to their educational features. 



Membership. 

 From January 1, 1913, to August 9, 

 1913, there has been added to the 

 membership list the names of 125 an- 

 nual members and 25 life members. 

 On August 9, 1913. the list of those 

 in good standing was as follows: 



Pioneer members „r. 



Life members j"^- 



Annual members ; ■'-'' 



Total •■-■■■ ^^"^ 



In addition to tliis there is due 



from tbose owing the 



1911 assessment •JJ' 



1911-12 assessment 1-.J 



1913 assessment ^^^ . 



Making a total membership of 1810 



27 of the above are active lady mem- 

 bers. 



So it can be seen that the member- 

 ship ot the Society is gradually in- 

 creasing. Many of those owing back 

 dues have paid up since this report 

 was made up, and several will pay 

 during the Convention week. Many 

 new names have been added and 1 

 have everv confidence that at the end 

 ot the year 1913 this Society will have 

 a list of 2,000 members in good stand- 

 ing. The trade at large, through the 

 wide publicity given the Society by 

 the trade press, and through other 

 channels, are awakening and see the 

 benefits of joining the Society, and it 

 should be only a short time before 

 this Society should have a list of 

 members such as the organizers had 

 hoped and looked forward to. 



The following have sent me in one 



or more names for membership since 

 the last Convention: 



Florists Telegraph Delivery 26, P. Welch 

 2 S. S. Pennock 1, Chas. U. Fohn 2, W. F. 

 Kasting S. David Rust 1, C. P. Rice 4, 

 .J K M. L. Farquhar 1. H. J. Fletcher 1, 

 Theo. Wirth 3, C. N. Kuedlinger 5, H. E. 

 Philpott 5, E. C. Newberry 1, A. T. 

 De La Mare 1, M. Barker 1, E. P. Holm 7, 

 J. I. Wilson 1. 



Members deceased since the last 

 Convention: 



A Baldocchi, September 4, 1912; George 

 J Edwards. Septemlier 17, 1912; F. P. 

 Baum, November 12, 1912; J. T. Temple, 

 Januarv 4, 1913; Charles H. Barrett, Feb- 

 ruary 6, 1913; Wm. Blacker. February 21, 

 1913- P. Einsraann. March 1.3, 1913; John 

 A. Pavne. March 31. 1913: H. P. Camp- 

 bell, April 1, 1913; Wm. B. Sands, April 8, 

 1913; iG. L. Gr.mt, May S, 1913; Julius 

 Roehrs, July 20. I'.il3. 



Plant Registration. 



October 10, 1912. Rose — Mrs. Chas. 

 Russell, by Waban Rose Conservatories, 



October 15, 1912. Cannas— Blanch Wint- 

 zer. Loveliness. Jennie Walls Fahnline, 

 Panama, Lorraine, Maid of Orleans, Sam 

 Trelease and Wonderful, by Conard & 

 Jones. West Grove. Pa. 



October 20. 1912. Sweet Peas— Camilla, 

 Excelsior, Whv Not, Dolansky Spencer 

 Mona, Claudia. Salma, Vera. Eola. Smalley 

 Spencer, Mrs. Sim Spencer, Bohemian, 

 Flora. Venus, Dura, Diana. Velma, Orella, 

 Una. Olivia, Goldiana, Laura. Ina and El- 

 vira bv A. C. Zvolanek, Lompoc, Cal. 



January 31, 1913. Geraniums— Dr. Rich- 

 ard Behrend, Jack Loudon. Julius Eberius, 

 Dr Lincoln Cothran. Judge Lindsey, 

 Fresno. H. Plath, Anna Eberius, Palo Alto, 

 Fire Ball. Los. Altos, Florence Metzner, 

 Mrs. Edward Slock, La Poloma, Tamalpais, 

 J Stitt Wilson, Kamona, Fire King. Sac- 

 ramento, Louisa Tetrazzini. Mt. Shasta, 

 Rosea. Tacoma. Hawaii. Mary Garden, 

 Mavor Ralph, Governor Johnson, Gifford 

 Pin'chot, Gertrude Atherton, Richard Die- 

 ner Mt. Hamilton. Alviso. Sunnyvale, Snow 

 Bird Gllroy, Tivoli. White Beauty. BilUe 

 Burke and'Fritzi SchefT. by Richard Die- 

 ner & Co.. Mt View, Cal. 



Januarv 31, 1913. Cypripedium— Laura 

 Mitchell "Kimball, by Mrs. Wm. G. Kim- 

 ball. Rochester. N. Y. ^ ^ 



February 1.5, 1913. Swee Peas— Ogata, 

 Skyair. Vera. Cardinal. Golden West, 

 Orange Nora, Norma. Pink Nora, Nora, 

 Morning Star and Goldiana. by A. C. 

 Zvolanek. Lompoc, Cal. 



March 10, 1913. Geranium— American 

 Beauty, bv John Bauscher. Freeport, 111. 



April 25, 1913. Aster — Sawyer-Astermum, 

 by Albert Sawver. Forest Park, 111. 



"May 10. 1913. Geranium— Maryland, by 

 R Vincent. Jr.. & Sons Co., White Marsh, 

 Md. 



Secretary's Financial Report, Year Ending December 31, 1912. 



RECEIPTS. 



Fees and dues ■■. *t'nosno 



Life member-ship fees (411 rqos en 



Trade Exhibition, 1912, Convention "'2m'?k 



One-half gate receipts 1912 Flower Show 



Exchange included with remittances 



Trade Exhibit, 1911 



Interest 



486.75 



.60 



112.50 



918.21 



$13,780.88 



PAYMENTS, 



raid Wm. F. Kasting, Treasurer. .1170=; is 



General Fund »li'':5-^V 



Permanent Fund -'"""-"^ 



Secretary's Financial Report, January 1 to August 9, 1913. 



RECEIPTS. 



Dues 



Fees and Dues, new members (125) 



Additional Fees and Dues 



Life Memberships (231 



Registration fee. Orchid "Laura S. Kimball .. • 



Returned by Chas. H. Tottv, Chairman National Flower Show Committee 



Received from National Flower Show Committee, account National Flower 

 Show, York, April. 1913 



$13,780.86 



$2.(>43.00 

 625.00 



5.00 

 575.00 



5.00 

 100.00 



l,.'i00.72 



INTEREST. 



Interest $692.37 



Account Trade Exhibition and Outdoor Planting Exhibition 2.227.80 



$8,373.89 



Total 



PAYMENTS. 



Wm. F. Kasting. Treasurer, ,. o-n«/> 



General Fund *, '^jSxR 



Permanent Fund J'™'?! 



Special Fund ^-^2?^ = 



Cash on hand "Si.i 1 



Orders drawn on (he Treasury from No. 1 to 46 In payment of 1913 bills 



8,.373.S9 

 4,291,85 



