August 15, 1914 



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Botanical Garden 



The Harvard Butanieal Garden at Cambridge 

 \rill interest botanically inclined visitors especially. 

 It is under the ctticieut care of Eoliert Cameron as 

 suijerintendent. Keaehed by Camhridge subway 

 cars from Park street, transferring at Harvard 

 Square to North Cambridge car and alighting at 

 Linnsean street. Or the trip may be made by sur- 

 face ear entirely. 



The First Boston Convention 



A few words about the lirst S. A. b\ Convention 

 in Boston may not be inappropriate here. The meet- 

 ings and trade exhibition were held in Horticul- 

 tural Hall, Tremont and Bromfield streets. 

 Because of lack of space and inadequate elevator 

 facilities the boilers and other heavy material were 

 shown in Bumstead Hall, under Music Hall, one 

 block away. The late J. M. Jordan was president. 

 The addresses of welcome were made by Lieuten- 

 ant-Governor Haile and His Honor Mayor Hart. 

 Eobert Craig made the response to these addresses. 

 The meetings of the Society were to some extent eclipsed 

 by the visits to two of the most noted private estates and 

 the superb exhibition installed by the Massachusetts Hor- 

 ticultural Society in Music Hall (now turned into a the- 

 atre) which they hired for the purpose after generously 

 giving up their own building to the S. A. F. The exhi- 

 bition there put up has never, either before or since been 

 equalled in this country. The aquatic display, the palms, 

 the orchids, and the superb mantel decoration by the late 

 David Allan were a revelation to the visitors and have 



lie of tbe greal seaside park nsi-r-. atious under tbe control uf 

 the Metropolitan Park Conimi.ssii>ii. Located on tlie "Nortli 

 Shore" of Massachusetts Hay, as Nantasket Beafli is located on 

 the "South Shore." 



been a never-failing source of reminiscent delight. 



The bowling contest and the festivities following was 

 an occasion never to be forgotten. The highest score 

 ( 23-1 ) was made by J. A. Penman of the New York team 

 and won for that team the big cup. Of the six members 

 I if the Boston team on that occasion but two are now- 

 alive. 



At that time, 24 years ago, there was but one florists' 

 trade paper and that a semi-monthly. Its Convention 

 Number e(im|iri>:ed 33 pages and was considered quite a 

 ti iuin]ili. 



View in Co.nventiox Garuex. 

 A partial view of tlie Tenwaj- Lasoon and the Farquhar exhibit when nearlng completion. 



place at 11 A. M.. Tuesday, August IT. 



The formal opening of the iJardcn takes 



