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HORTICULTUEE 



August 15, 1914 



requirements of the S. A. F. The Horticultural Socie- 

 ty has. liowever, made a generous contribution for the 

 use of the Boston Convention Committees and will, 

 further, extend the courtesy of a special horticultural 

 exliihition on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of 

 Convention week, in honor of the visiting society. 

 J. K. M. L. Farquhar has been, for the past two 

 years, President of the Massachusetts Horticultural 

 Society. Secretary W. P. Eich will be plea.sed to have 

 S. A. F. visitors make a social call. 



Gardeners* and Florists' Club 

 of Boston 



The Gardeners' and Florists' Club has for twenty- 

 seven years held a position high in the regard of sister 

 organizations. As a body it has taken a leading part 

 and generously contributed to the local preparatory 

 work for the Convention, and its members are strongly 

 represented on the various committees. Its meetings 

 are held in Horticultural Hall, the membership being 

 between four and five hundred. Wm. J. Stewart was 

 its first president. The present officers are W. .7. Ken- 

 nedy, president: H. H. Bartsch, vice-president; W. N. 

 Craig, secretary, and Peter Fisher, treasurer. 



The Arnold Arboretum 



We published two weeks ago an interesting account 



of this great 

 institution and 

 its w o r k. It 

 contains the 

 finest collection 

 of hardy trees 

 and shrubs in 

 this country, if 

 not in the world. 

 .\lthough a de- 

 jj a r t 111 e n t of 

 Hanard College 

 and endowed 

 ;ind maintained 

 liy ])rivate mu- 

 nificence it is 

 insofar as road 

 ways and polic- 

 ing are con- 



j ^ corned a part of 



Jacksox Dawson '^ 



Suporinteiident Arnold Arboretum. the Boston park 



F.^.NEVIL H.iLL. 



Everyljoily knows tlie "Cradle of l-ihert.v" and its sitirrius his- 

 tory. Everj' pilgrim to Boston should make it a i»oint to go 

 there and register his name in the time-honored ''Visitors' Book." 



system by special agreement. Professor Charles S. Sar- 

 gent is its director, and Jackson Dawson its superin- 

 tendent. E. H. Wilson has for a number of years 

 carried on its exploring and plant collecting work in 

 Cliina and is at the present time engaged in some 

 special research 

 work in Japan. 

 Among the most 

 interesting fea- 

 tures in the Ar- 

 boretum at tlic 

 present time are 

 t h e collections 

 of Wilson's new 

 Chinese intro- 

 ductions n u m - 

 b e r ing several 

 hundred species 

 and varieties. 

 S. A. F. visitors 

 will receive a 

 cordial welcome. 

 Forest Hill cars, 

 either by subway 

 and elevated or 

 surface car go 

 very close to the k. H. Wii.so.n 



entrance. pi.,,,, coU.-rtur for Arnold Arlioretum. 



Copley Square. 

 Architecturally one of the beauty spots of Boston. In our picture appear Trinity Church, Copley-Plaza Hotel and Publir Library. A 



centre of actlyity during the S. A. F. Convention. 



