March 25, 1911 



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MONDAY, MARCH 27. 

 Opening Session. 

 S. A. F. & O. H. 



10:30 A. M. General 

 meeting for the opening 

 of the Convention. Wel- 

 come by President As- 

 mus. Welcome by Boston 

 florists. 



Afternoon Session. 

 American Rose Society. 



2:30 P. M. Call to or- 

 der by President W. H. 

 Elliott. Address by Pres- 

 ident. Secretary's re- 

 port. Treasurer's report. 

 Reports of Committees. 



Evening Session. 

 American Rose Society. 



8:00 P. M. Paper, 

 August Poehlmann, Mor- 

 ton Grove, 111. Paper, 

 "The Science of Rose 

 Growing," W. R. Pier- 

 son, Cromwell, Conn. 



TUESDAY, MARCH 28. 



Morning Session. 

 American Rose Society. 

 10:30 A. M. Selection 

 of place of meeting, 

 1912. Election of officers. 

 Discussion on new roses 

 to be opened by promi- 

 nent rosarians. Miscel- 

 laneous business. 



George Asmus. 

 I'resirlent .Society of American Fliirists and Ornamental 

 Horticulturists. 



WEDNESDAY, 



MARCH, 29. 

 Morning Session. 

 Chrysanthemum Society 

 of America. 

 10.00 A. M. Call to or- 

 der. Discussion of ques- 

 tions of day. Miscellane- 

 ous business. 

 Florists' Telegraph De- 

 livery. 

 10.00 A. M. Business 

 meeting. 



Afternoon Session. 

 National Sweet Pea So- 

 ciety. 

 3.00 P. M. Welcome by 

 George Asmus, president 

 S. A. F. & O. H. Presi- 

 dent's address and reply. 

 "Trials of Sweet Peas 

 Under Glass as Tested in 

 the Experiment Station 

 at . Cornell University," 

 Prof. A. C. Beal. "Sweet 

 Peas and the Results of 

 Our Experiments at the 

 Trial Grounds," Prof. 

 Craig. "The Growing of 

 Sweet Peas Under Glass," 

 Mr. Wm, Sim. "The Lat- 

 est Novelties in Sweet 

 Peas," G. W. Kerr. Invi- 

 tations by cities and so- 

 cieties for meeting place 

 for the exhibition and 

 convention next summer. 



Afternoon Session. 



American Rose Society. 



2:30 P. M. Papers by: Richard Vin- 

 cent, Jr., White Marsh, Md., upon his 

 trip to Brussels Exhibition: Rev. 

 Spencer S. Sulliger, Vancouver, Wash., 

 special representative at the National 

 Rose Exhibition held in London. Eng- 

 land. Address by W. G. MacKendrick, 

 Toronto, Can. Unfinished business. 



National Sweet Pea Society. 



2:00 P. M. Meeting of Executive 



Committee. 



Evening Session. 

 American Carnation Society. 



7:30 P. M. Call to order. President's 

 address. Secretary's report. Treasur- 

 er's report. Report of Nomenclature 

 Committee. Miscellaneous business. 

 Invitations for 1912 meeting. Nomina- 

 tion of officers. Short talks on the 

 American carnation in Europe by visi- 

 tois from abroad. Report of judges. 



Florists' Telegraph Delivery. 

 2:30 P. M. Business meeting. 

 Evening Session. 

 American Carnation Society. 



8:00 P. M. Call to order. Deferred 

 reports. Deferred business. Selection 

 of meeting place for 1912. Discussion 

 of piesident's address and secretary's 

 report. New business. Appointment 

 of committees. Election of officers. 



N. B. The above is the program 

 for Wednesday evening as supplied to 

 us by Secretaries Dorner and Baur, 



William F. Kasting 

 Treasurer Society of American Florists. 



R. Vincent Jk. 



Vice-President Society of American Florists 



H. B. Dorner. 

 Secretary Society of American Florists. 



