H O R T 1 C U L T U P £ 



August 12, 1905 



Business, Hon. C. W. Hoitt; The 

 Beauties of the Flowers, Henry T. 

 Bailey; The Chemical Tripod in Flori- 

 culture, Dr. R. C. Kedzie. 

 Providence, R. I., August 17, IS, 19, 

 20, 1897. 



Officers. — President, Adam Graham, 

 Cleveland, O.; Vice-President, Farqu- 

 har Macrae, Providence. R. I.: Secre- 

 tary, Wm. J. Stewart, Boston. Mass.; 

 Treasurer, H. H. Beatty, Oil City, Pa. 



Executive Committee. — Jackson Daw- 

 son, Grove P. Rawson, J. F. Cowell, 

 W. K. Harris, J. G. Esler, W. N. Rudd, 

 Elmer D. Smith, W. F. Gude, George 

 M. Kellogg. 



Papers and Discussions. — Root Galls 

 on Cultivated Plants, Prof. B. D. Hal- 

 sted; The Florist as Scientist vs. 

 Artisan, F. W. Rane; Trees and Shrubs 

 Grown by Florists, Chas. J. Dawson: 

 Our Favorite Exotic Plants in Their 

 Own Homes, Prof. George L. Goodale; 

 Bedding Plants, .T. J. Butler; A Year's 

 Progress in Roses, M. H. Walsh; A 

 Year's Progress in Carnations. Wm. 

 Nicholson; Progress in the Retail 

 Trade, Thomas J. Johnston. 

 Omaha, Neb., August 16, 17, IS. 19, 



Officers.— President. W. F. Gude, 

 Washington, D. C. ; Vice-President, A. 

 Donaghue, Omaha. Neb.; Secretary, 

 Wm. J. Stewart, Boston, Mass.; Treas- 

 urer. H. B. Beatty. Oil City, Pa. 



Executive Committee.— W. K. Har- 

 ris. J. G. Esler, W. N. Rudd, Elmer D. 

 Smith, George M. Kellogg, E. M. 

 Wood, .Tohn H. Taylor, W. W. Coles, 

 E. H. Cushman. 



Papers and Discussions. — A Few Re- 

 marks on the Dahlia, L. K. Peacock; 

 Bulb Growing in America, Prof. W. F. 

 Massey; Trade Exhibitions. E. H. 

 Cushman; Grafted Roses for Growing 

 Under Glass. Robert Craig; Improve- 

 ment in Varieties and Improvement in 

 Cultural Methods as Exemplified in 

 High-grade Flowers, E. G. Hill. 



Detroit, Mich., August 15, 16. 17, IS. 

 1899. 



Officers.— President, W. N. Rudd, 

 Mt. Greenwood, 111.; Vice-President, 

 Philip Breitmeyer, Detroit, Mich ; 

 Secretary, Wm. J. Stewart, Boston, 

 Mass.; Treasurer, H. B. Beatty, Oil 

 City, Pa. 



Executive Committee.— Elmer D. 

 Smith, George M. Kellogg, Edmund M. 

 Wood. E. H. Cushman. .Tohn H. Tay- 

 lor, W. W. Coles. Jno. F. Cowell, C. W. 

 Ward, Lawrence Cotter. 



Papers and Discussions. — Hybridiz- 

 ing and the Introduction of New Car- 

 nations. C. W. Ward; The Develop- 

 ment of Public Patronage in the 

 Flower Trade. .T. F. Sullivan; Rose 

 Pests and How to Exterminate Thern, 

 E. M. Wood. 



New York, N. Y.. August 21 22 2'.', 

 24, 1900. 



Officers. — President, B. M. Wood, 

 Natick, Mass.; Vice-President, F. r! 

 Pierson, Tarrytown, N. Y.; Secretary, 

 J. M. Stewart, Boston, Mass.; Treas- 

 urer. H. B. Beatty, Oil Citv, Pa. 



Executive Committee.— E. H. Cush- 

 man. .John H. Taylor, W. W. Coles, 

 John F. Cowell. C. W. Wards. Law- 

 rence Cotter, J. D. Carmody. J. F. Sul- 

 livan, A. B. Cartledge. 



Papers and Discussions. — Floral 

 Decorations, Robert Kift; Greenhouse 

 Construction, J. D. Carmody; American 

 Floriculture, Prof. B. T. Galloway; 

 New York Botanical Garden, Dr. N. L. 



Britton; The Improvement of the Car- 

 nation, Wm. Weber; The Welfare of 

 Our National Society, Robert Craig; 

 The Rose, E. G. Hill. 

 Buffalo, N. Y., August 6, 7, 8, 9, 

 10, 1901. 



Officers.— President, Patrick O'Mara, 

 Jersey City, N. J.; Vice-President, Wm. 

 F. Kasting, Buffalo, N. Y.; Secretary, 

 Wm. J. Stewart, Boston, Mass.; Treas- 

 urer, H. B. Beatty, Oil City, Pa. 



Executive Committee.— C. W. Ward, 

 J. F. Cowell, Lawrence Cotter, J. D. 

 Carmody, A. B. Cartledge, J. F. Sulli- 

 van, Alex. Wallace, Richard Witter- 

 staetter. Brail Buettner. 



Papers and Discussions. — Flowering 

 Plants and Their Treatment for Christ- 

 mas Sales, Wm. P. Craig; The Old and 

 the New Century in Horticulture, John 

 N. May; The Fuel Question in Green- 

 house Heating. Prof. L. R. Taft. 



Officers. — President. John Burton, 

 Philadelphia, Pa.; Vice-President, J. 

 W. C. Deake, Asheville. N. C; Secre- 

 tary. Wm. J. Stewart, Boston. Mass.; 

 Treasurer. H. B. Beatty. Oil City. Pa. 



Directors.— J. F. Sullivan, A. B. Cart- 

 ledge, J. D. Carmody, Alex. Wallace. 

 Emil Buettner. R. Witterstaetter, F. R. 

 Mathison, Robert J. Halliday. 



Papers and Discussions. — The 

 Wholesaling of Cut Flowers. Edgar 

 Sanders; The Retailing of Cut Flowers, 

 George Wienhoeber; Needs of North- 

 ern Forests. Fred R. Mathison: Bulb 

 Culture in North Carolina. W. F. Mas- 

 sey: The Bulb Situation, Wm. R. 

 Smith. 



Milwaukee, Wis.. August IS, 10. 20, 

 21, 1903. 



Officers. — President, John Burton, 



Philadelphia, Pa.; Vice-President, C. 

 C. PoUworth, Milwaukee, Wis.; Secre- 

 tary, Wm. J. Stewart, Boston, Mass.; 

 Treasurer, H. B. Beatty, Oil City, Pa. 



Directors. — Alex. Wallace. Emil 

 Beuttner, R. Witterstaetter, F. R. 

 Mathison, Robert J. Halliday. Geo. 

 C. Watson, R. F. Tesson. 



Papers and Discussions. — A System 

 of Accounts for Greenhouses and 

 Forms for Determining Cost of Pro- 

 duction, R. F. Tesson; Modern Meth- 

 ods in Floral Decoration, Alex. Mc- 

 Connell; Violet Culture in the West, 

 G. F. Crabb; Substitutes tor Coal and 

 Their Comparative Efficiency, W. R. 

 Beatty; Humorous Side of the Florists' 

 Business. J. D. Carmody. 

 St. Louis, Mo., August 16, 17, 18, 

 19, 1904. 



Officers. — President, Philip Brejt 

 meyer, Detroit, Mich.; Vice-President 

 H. Beneke, St. Louis, Mo.; Secretary 

 Wm. J. Stewart, Boston, Mass.; Treas- 

 urer. H. B. Beatty, Oil City, Pa. 



Directors.- F. R. Mathison, Robt, 

 J. Halliday, Geo. C. Watson,' R. F. 

 Tesson, H. M. Altick, Theo. Wirth. 



Papers and Discussions. — Develop 

 ment of American Type of Roses, B. 

 G. Hill; American Grown Bulbs, 

 George Klehm; The Ideal Employe, J, 

 C. Vaughan; Indoor Flowering Plants, 

 J. A. Peterson. 



Convention Itineraries 



FROM CHICAGO AND DETROIT. 



Leave Chbago, 11. nil p. M., Sunday 

 night, August 13, via the Wabash 

 Railroad. 



Arrive Detroit, Monday morning. 

 August 14, 7.55 A. M. 



Leave Detroit, 12.15 noon of the 



Midsummer in Washington 



Our illustration is introduced to 

 show those who have apprehensions 

 as to the summer temperature in the 

 convention city that it is not too hot 

 during July or August lor persons to 



■stand and Untk m a ll.uist's window. 

 This picture wa.s taken between the 

 hours of 1 and 2 P. M.. on Tuesday, 

 July 25, in front of the store of A. 

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