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meeting and warmly welcomed the 

 guests. He called severally upon 

 the following gentlemen, all of whom 

 responded in good style with stories 

 and wit until the midnight hour: 

 Messrs. L. H. Vaughan, G. H. Clark, 

 F. C. Woodruff, Harry L. Holmes, J. 

 Lewis Ellsworth, F. H. Smith, W. C. 

 Langbridge, C. P. Wood, S. F. Willard, 

 E. F. Dibble, Linnaeus Allen, C. N. 

 Keeney and F. C. Woodruff, the lat- 

 ter gentleman making the presentation 

 speech accompanying a handsome gold 

 ■watch to the retiring president amid 

 much enthusiasm and applause. Wat- 

 Bon Woodruff read some original poet- 

 ry on the ball game. 



THURSDAY MORNING. 



Most of the session of Thursday 

 morning was executive. Papers were 

 read on the Distribution of Fungous 

 Diseases by Seed, by Dr. E. Mead Wil- 

 cox, and on the Importance of Live 

 Breeding in the Establishment of 

 Varietal Forms Suited for Special Con- 

 ditions, by Dr. W. W. Tracy. 



The committee on obituary and other 

 special committees made their reports. 

 On motion of Kirby B. White a resolu- 

 tion was unanimously passed calling 

 upon Congress to investigate charges 

 publicly made that the seed trade had 

 been guilty of fraud in importations. 



ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 



Officers for the ensuing year were 

 elected as follows: 



President, Leonard H. Vaughan of 

 Chicago; first vice-president, Marshall 

 H. Duryea, New York City; second 

 Tice-president, Edgar Gregory, Marble- 

 head, Mass.; secretary-treasurer, C. B. 

 Kendel, Cleveland, 0.; executive, J. H. 

 Ford, E. L. Page, Kirby B. White, C. 

 C. Massie, Henry Nungesser, C. F. 

 Wood. 



THAT BALL GAME. 



The Grass Seed men and the Garden 

 Seed met on the diamond, Wednesday 

 afternoon, and displayed their respec- 

 tive knowledge of the fine points of 

 the national game. Gordon F. Wood 

 pitched for the Grass Seed contingent, 

 and C. Herbert Coy for the Garden 

 Seed bunch. The catchers were Mr. 

 Hammond and Linnaeus Allen respect- 

 fully. Some said that the game 

 was well played on both sides; others 

 a_sserted that the entire playing was 

 ^one by the men in the box. All 

 agreed that it was a most inspiring 

 spectacle. When the dust cleared away 

 It was announced that the Grass Seed 

 men were the victors by a score of 3 

 to 0, and thus it is recorded. 



MEMBERS PRESENT. 



Following is a partial list of those 

 In attendance. Very many of them 

 were accompanied by wives and 

 daughters. 



E. L. P.ige, Greene. N. Y. : Leonard H. 

 Vaughan, Chicago; C. E. Kendel. Cleveland, 

 O.; J. C. Kobinson, Waterloo, Neb.; C. N. 

 Page and F. H. Page, Des Moines, la.: S. 

 F. Willard, Wethersfleld, Conn.; S. F. 

 Leonard, Chicago; Kirby B. White, Detroit. 

 Mich.; A. W. McCullough, Cincinnati; F. 

 W. Bolgiano, Wa.shingtou. D. C; ,T. E. 

 Tracy, Wa.shington; B. Hammond Tracy. 

 Wenham, Mass.; Alex. Forbes. New York; 



C. Herbert Coy, Valley, Neb.; F. I*. Kiser. 

 Paris, Ky. ; Henry Rix. Omaha. Neb.; H. 

 W. Johnson. Phila. ! H. Anthonv, Ports- 

 mouth, R. I.; O. H. Dodds, Boston; F. H. 

 Smith, Norwich, Conn.; C. H. Breck, Bos- 

 ton; B. H. Dibble, Honeye Falls. N. Y. ; W. 



D. Ross, Worcester, Mass. ; J. A. Smith, 

 Toledo, O. ; W. E. Stone, Toledo; L. L. 

 Olds, Madison, Wis.; W. D. Steele and E. 



F. Crossland, Toronto, Ont.; G. B. Edger- 

 ton, Buffalo; W. S. Phillips, Toledo; C. A. 

 Boiler, Rochester, N. Y.; H. Simmers, To- 

 ronto; .\mmi Whitney, Portland, Me.; W. 

 B. Currie, Milwaukee; F. W. Eberle, Al- 

 bany, N. Y.; F. H. Ebeling, Syracuse, N. 

 Y.; H. J. Wheeler, Kingston, R. I.; Curtis 

 Nye Smith. Boston; Wm. J. Stewart, Bos- 

 ton; Jerome B. Rice and W. C. Langbridge, 

 Cambridge, N. Y. ; A. N. Clark, Milford, 

 Conn.; W. H. Barrett, Adrian, Mich.; C. B. 

 Coe. Detroit, Mich.; H. W. Wood, Rich- 

 mond, Va.; Frank Howard, Pittsfleld, 

 Mass ; B. F. Brown, Fitchburg, Mass.; L. 

 H. Williams. Norfolk, Va.; J. W. May. 

 Alexandria, Va. ; B. W. Delanev, Pittsfleld, 

 Mass.; D. A. Brown, Cincinnati, O. ; C. S. 

 Briggs, Rochester, N. Y.; Watson S. Wood- 

 ruff, Orange, Conn.; J. Chas. McCullough, 

 Cincinnati; A. P.. Clark. Green Bav, Wis.; 



B. C. Cornell, St. Louis, Mo.; W. G. Scar- 

 lett. Baltimore; C. F. Wood, Louisville, 

 Ky. ; A. E. Reynolds, Crawfordsville, Ind. ; 

 F. W. Jaeger, Toledo, O.; Burnett Lan- 

 dreth. Bristol, Pa.; E. J. Sheap, Jackson, 

 Mich.; H. Perkins, Chicago; J. H. Ford, 

 Ravenna, O. ; C. N. Keeney, Le Roy, N. Y. ; 

 W. S. Griffith. Baftimore; Sam. M. Sibley, 

 Baltimore; W. pr. Woodruff, Orange. Conn.; 

 F. G. Johnson, .Jackson, Mich.; H. G. Hast- 

 ings, Atlanta, Ga.; Geo. H. Clark, Ottawa, 

 Ont.; H. A. Sulthorp. Port Hope, Ont.; 

 Linnaeus .^Ilen. Floral Park, N. Y.; O. P. 

 Beckley, Harrisburg. Pa.; L. A. Kelley, 

 Cleveland, O. ; F. S. Piatt. New Haven, 

 Conn.; F. S. Plant, We'ijster Grove, Mo.; 



C. D. Woods, Orouo, Me. ; O. J. Barnes, 

 Malone. X. Y. ; W. W. Barnard. Chicago; 

 I. L. R.ulwaner, New York; Harry Holmes, 

 Harrisburg, Pa.; Francis Brill, Hempstead, 

 N. Y.; Wm. Rehm, New York; Albert Dick- 

 inson, Chicago; Henry Nungesser and M. H. 

 Duryea, New Y'ork; L. B. Shoulter, Houston, 

 Texas; Knnd Gundestrup. Chicago; F. S. 

 Plaut, Webster Grove, Mo. 



WHITE BANKSIA ROSE. 



The value of this rose in California 

 is well-shown in the accompanying il- 

 lustration, which we have received 

 from .1. A. DeL. Bray, gardener at 

 Eden Vale Park, Eden Vale, Cal. The 

 jjlant, which has climbed to a height 

 of 60 feet, on a white oak, is 19 years 



old and is one of the sights of the 

 park. The picture was taken about 

 May 15. this year. The park as a 

 whole is beautifully laid out, with 

 palm garden, Japanese garden, Chi- 

 nese arbor, etc., and all kept in fine 

 eonditfon under Mr. Bray's care. 



Boston, Mass. — J. B. Velie. Boston 

 manager for Lord & Burnham Co., 

 was operated on for appendicitis. 

 June 20th. The operation was very 

 successful and it is expected that Mr. 

 Velie will be in the oflice in ten days 

 or two weeks. Until he returns, T. B. 

 De Forest of the New York office will 

 be in charge. 



BRITISH HORTICULTURE. 



A Rhododendron Display. 



The interior of the Royal Horticul- 

 tural Society's fine hall in London, 

 was lately transformed into an Im- 

 mense rhododendron garden, through 

 the enterprising efforts of Messrs. 

 John Waterer & Sons, of The Ameri- 

 can Nurseries, Bagshot, Surrey. This 

 noted firm for some years past have 

 made a specialty of rhododendrons, 

 which are grown to perfection In 

 their picturesque Surrey nurseries. 

 The whole of the floor space of the 

 hall was tastefully arranged with flor- 

 al beds. There were altogether about 

 1,000 rhododendrons in all their bril- 

 liance, 100 varieties being represent- 

 ed, interspersed with a splendid ar- 

 . ray of Japanese maples, kalmias, 

 palms, etc. Some of 'the firm's latest 

 introductions were to be seen, be- 

 sides a selection of the varieties 

 which have now gained a world-wide 

 fame. Prominence was given to an 

 imposing plant of Lady Eleanor Cath- 

 cart, standing 10 feet high and carry- 

 ing about 300 trusses of bloom. The 

 flower is of a bright clear rose tint, 

 with crimson spots. Following their 

 annual custom, early in June Messrs. 

 Waterer also arranged a display in 

 the Royal Botanic Gardens, Regent's 

 Park. Once again they demonstrated 

 the striking effects which can be pro- 

 duced by grouping some of the best 

 known kinds. The exhibition was 

 visited by a fashionable assemblage, 

 and on all sides there were the high- 

 est eulogies for the beautiful effect 

 produced. The firm are to be con- 

 gratulated on the success which at- 

 tended the special displays, and on 

 their enterprise in extending the pop- 

 ularity of these fascinating flowering 

 shrubs. 



A Norwich Flower Show. 



In connection with the annual show 

 of the Royal Agricultural Society, to 

 be held this year at Norwich, at the 

 end of June, an extensive horticul- 

 tural exhibition has been arranged. 

 A valuable collection of orchids will 

 be contributed by Sir Jeremiah Col- 

 man and Messrs. Cypher. A new and 

 interesting feature will be a decora- 

 tive display of ripe fruit. Another 

 new class will be a display of herbac- 

 eous flowers, bamboos, liliums, and 

 foliage arranged for effect. Carna- 

 tions will be seen in profusion from 

 well known growers. A special mar- 

 quee will be set apart for sweet peas, 

 and here the latest introductions will 

 be seen. Roses will likewise be a 

 strong feature. Messrs. Hobbies are 

 constructing an artistic rose pergola. 

 Alex. Dickson & Sons are sending a 

 collection of their new hybrid and 

 seedling roses. One section will be 

 devoted to a display of hardy and 

 aquatic plants. There is to be a good 

 array of fruit trees in pots, from the 

 Kings Acre Nursery, who are in addi- 

 tion making an enterprising show this 

 summer at the Festival of Empire at 

 the Crystal Palace. 



W. H. ADSETT. 



American Photography for June has 

 some very fine examples of tree and 

 flower photography, with useful papers 

 on this topic, by William S. Davis and 

 Roy J. Sawyer. Richard Penlake has 

 a contribution on photographing bot- 

 anical specimens. 



