HORTI CU LTURE. 



August 26, 1905 



Now, I want to say that we all are 

 glad to have him as a friend. 1 have 

 been asked by his friends, to hand to 

 him, in your presence, a little testi- 

 monial of our affection and esteem 

 for him, and I now discharge that 

 pleasant duty. 



President Vaughan, upon rising to 

 respond, was greeted with enthusi- 

 asm. He said: Ladies and gentlemen, 

 I think you have judged, from Mr. 

 Craig's strenuous manner, that he has 

 given me credit for more than I 

 really deserve. Sometimes you see 

 men flying around with such alert- 

 ness and agility that you can almost 

 play checkers on their coat tail, and 

 for that reason they are accredited 

 with doing more than they really do. 

 Possibly I have done as much of this 

 bustling and hustling as anyone, and 

 it may be because of that fact that I 

 am given credit which should be 

 shared by others. After speaking ap- 

 preciatively of the early horticultural 

 achievements of Baltimore he con- 

 tinued: 



I join heartily with Mr. Craig in 

 saying that these gatherings ought to 

 ccme oftener, because the more fre- 

 quently we get together the better 

 opinion we have of each other. In 

 business rivalry a spirit of antago- 

 nism is apt to crop out as the result of 

 competition, but when all get together 

 we find what it is that each man is 

 specially called upon to do and in 

 what particular line he excels. 



Mr. Vaughan then expressed his 

 thanks for the beautiful gift with 

 which he had been honored and as- 

 sured Ms friends that it would always 

 be appreciated by him as a token of 

 their kindness and affection. 



Vice-President J. R. Freeman, of 

 Washington, D. C, was introduced and 

 cordially greeted. He said he had 

 been called upon to say a word or two 

 to the delegates upon the eve of 

 separation, after a week of pleasant 

 personal association. He continued: 

 As Mr. Craig has assured us, the few 

 days you have spent in Washington 

 have been pleasant and profitable to 

 you, we Washingtonlans are abund- 

 antly satisfied. We believe, however, 

 that the attractions of our city rather 

 than our own efforts have contributed 

 largely to bring about that result. 



In speaking of our retiring Presi- 

 dent, I want to say that no one who 

 has been identified with the Society 

 can have failed to recognize not only 

 Mr. Vaughan's wonderful capacity to 

 do work himself, but his ability to 

 make other people work. 



After reverting to previous pleasant 

 relations with Mr. Vaughan, Mr. Free- 

 man continued: 



Now, coming more directly to the 

 duty assigned me tonight, I want to 

 remind you that it was said genera- 

 tions ago "It is not well for man to be 

 alone." We recognize that to get the 

 best efforts out of a man, to spur him 

 on to do the best of which he is capa- 

 ble, to instill into him the necessary 

 grit, the good judgment, the steady 

 persistence that are requisite for his 

 success, there is nothing so essential 

 as a good, faithful, loving wife. I 

 have had the pleasure of Mrs. 

 Vaughan's acquaintance only a few 

 days, but from what I have observed, 

 and particularly from what I have 

 heard of her, I regard her as an ideal 

 wife and that she has been to her hus- 

 band a helpmate in every sense of the 



word; and when we come to consider 

 that fact we recognize that there is 

 not so much credit due to Mr. Vaughan 

 after all. (Laughter and applause.) 

 But I speak from my heart when I say 

 that Mr. Vaughan should be congratu- 

 lated upon having as his companion, 

 to encourage and help him, such a 

 grand woman. 



I have been requested to present to 

 Mrs. Vaughan the beautiful crown I 

 hold in my hand — which is neither so 

 large nor so valuable as the crown she 

 is deserving of. It is unusual in this 

 democratic country to salute people as 

 kings and queens, but this occasion is 

 exceptional, and I now say to Mrs. 

 Vaughan that she is the queen of at 

 least the Society of American Florists, 

 and we trown her as such. 



Mrs. Vaughan, when quiet was re- 

 stored, said: Ladies and gentlemen, 

 I thank you most heartily for this 

 beautiful gift. I thank you tor all 

 those kind words you have said. Out 

 of the fulness of the heart the mouth 

 ought to speak, but sometimes the 

 heart is too full for utterance. That is 

 my difficulty now. I thank you once 

 more, ladies and gentlemen, for Mr. 

 Vaughan and for myself. (Cheers.) 



Mr. William B. Sands, of Baltimore, 

 being called upon to say a few words 

 for Baltimore, was heartily applauded. 

 His opening remarks were in a humor- 

 ous vein and kept the audience in mer- 

 riment throughout with witty allu- 

 sions and anecdotes. He said that al- 

 though Baltimore had suffered a great 

 disaster, there was no disposition to 

 feel cast down; there was still much to 

 be thankful for. He recited the many 

 attractions of the city in homes, parks, 

 business facilities and enterprise. He 

 concluded: 



To touch another field: No history 

 of American floriculture can be writ- 

 ten which leaves out Baltimore and 

 contributions to beautifying and im- 

 proving the garden. Where were love- 

 lier camellias originated? Can you for- 

 get the pioneers in producing new 

 roses.' Can you make a book and omit 

 Feast's "Queen of the Prairies," "Bal- 

 timore Belle," Cook's "Cornelia Cook." 

 Pentland's "George Peabody," "Beau- 

 ty" of Greenmount" and "Woodland 

 Margaret," the other Cook's "Souvenir 

 of Wootten," "Mrs. Robert Garrett, " 

 "Cardinal," and half a score of others'/ 



Don't you think that you should 

 erect a statue of bronze to Baltimore's 

 sturdy old German gardener, Anthony 

 Cook (hybridizing roses for fifty years 

 and still as interested as ever, at near- 

 ly ninety), for his conspicuous service 

 to the trade in attracting George Ban- 

 croft's notice to Madam Ferdinand 

 Jamin, that splendid rose which Mr. 

 Field rescued from Bancroft's garden 

 and found would force so well, and 

 which was re-named "The American 

 Beauty"; which is now and is likely 

 long to remain the standard of value, 

 beauty and profit of all commercial 

 roses? 



But Baltimore has more than tradi- 

 tions and memories. She has also her 

 future before her; and there is life and 

 vigor, hope and progress, grit and go 

 in the old town yet. She is not a "has 

 been" nor a "will be," but she is an 

 "is-er." Florists of America, we wel- 

 come you cordially to the city of our 

 love, our hopes and our pride, and not 

 only to the land of the Oriole but to 

 our homes, our firesides, our hearts. 



Rx-Prosident E. Gurney Hill being 

 called upon regaled his hearers with 



a number of witty stories. In con- 

 clusion he said: I was thinking today 

 of Robert Halliday of Baltimore, a 

 man whom we all loved, honored and 

 respected. I believe his name ap- 

 peared upon the charter of this soci- 

 ety. He was a most honorable man, 

 and I shall never forget the sound, 

 practical advice he gave the officers 

 and directorate of this organization 

 when I was its President. We have 

 been treated handsomely here, and I 

 think we can all go home rejoicing 

 over the work that has been accomp- 

 lished. When you come out to Dayton, 

 next year, you must remember that 

 John Evans and I live but a short dis- 

 tance from that city: and I say to the 

 young ladies here that we have, in the 

 city of Richmond, the nicest lot of 

 gentlemen to be found anywhere. The 

 married ladies are equally welcome. 

 Don't forget us. 



President-elect Wm. F. Kasting 

 being introduced, expressed his appre- 

 ciation of the hospitality of the Wash- 

 ington and Baltimore brethren. He 

 continued: 



I believe that the National Flower 

 Show which is proposed to be held 

 in Boston in March will prove one of 

 the greatest attractions and insure one 

 of the largest gatherings that the 

 horticulturists of this country have 

 ever had. I hope that every one pres- 

 ent at this convention will try to meet 

 us at Boston where the Rose Society 

 and the Carnation Society will co- 

 operate with the National Society in 

 making the grandest display of all 

 kinds of plants and flowers that has 

 ever been seen in America. 



THE TRADE EXHIBITION. 



The following is a list of exhibitcrs 

 and what they had to offer: 

 CLASS A. 



Jas. M. Lamb. Fayetteville, N. C, 

 sarracenias and other interesting 

 southern native plants. 



Jos. Heacock, Wyncote, Pa., decora- 

 tive plants. 



Siebrecht & Son. New York, palms, 

 orchids, etc. 



A. N. Pierson. Cromwell, Conn., 

 palms and ferns. 



Vaughn's Seed Stores, large collec- 

 tion of bulbs; also Baby Rambler roses. 



The Storrs & Harrison Co., dormant 

 roses. 



W. L. Sohmeiske, Binghamton, N. Y., 

 seedling geraniums. 



Julius Roehrs & Co., Rutherford, 

 N. J., a big display of palms, orchids 

 and store plants, including many new 

 things. 



Robert Craig, Philadelphia, Pa., 

 palms, crotons, etc. 



H. H. Barrows & Son. Whitman, 

 Mass., groups of the new and beautiful 

 Barrowsii and Whitmanii ferns. 



J. A. Peterson, Cincinnati, 0., Be- 

 gonia Lorraine and other well grown 

 plants of value. 



Lager & Hurrell, Summit, N. J., the 

 usual display of handsome orchids and 

 orchid baskets. 



Lemuel Ball, palms, etc. 



Charles D. Ball, palms, etc. 



The Templin Co., Begonia Templini. 



Henr>- A. Dreer. Philadelphia, Pa., 

 the usual big display of useful plants 

 which this house makes at every con- 

 vention; also a fine show of aquatics. 



John Scott, Brooklyn, N. Y.. a hand- 

 some group of the Scott fern, which 

 seems to attain new beauty and adapt- 



