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II irn c u L T u u k 



Jiiiiiiary 22, 191(i 



Convention Garden, Society of American Florists and Ornamental 

 Horticulturif^ts, at Houston, Texas, 1916 



PREPARED BY GEORGE E. KESSLER 







The accompanying plan of the pro- 

 posed Convention Garden at Houston, 

 Texas, is reproduced from a blue print 

 kindly supplied by Vice-President Kerr, 

 who says: "Note one particular part 

 of this print is designated as city 

 blocks; this is to show the relative 

 distance from the Rice Hotel, Conven- 

 tion Hall and the Garden. That part 

 of the city park in permanent use will 

 not be used by the Convention. The 

 other portion that is laid off in dotted 

 or peppered spaces is to be used for 

 OBr display. Our plans are now com- 

 plete. All beds are about prepared and 



are ready to receive reservations. All 

 nurserymen and Horists who have 

 hardy stock to plant can turn in their 

 reservations immediately to Mr. Young 

 and he will in turn send them to Mr. 

 Brock, the superintendent, and as you 

 understand all hardy stock should be 

 planted before the first of April and 

 there is little more time to get busy 

 with the planting. Please lay special 

 stress on the fact that the spaces for 

 all hardy stock should be resei'ved im- 

 mediately and they will be properly 

 taken care of. 



"All exhibitors who are doubtful 

 about the stock that can be grown in 



the South should write either Mr. 

 Brock or myself and we can tell them 

 just what will do well here. We 

 thought first that it wotild be best to 

 publish a full list, but there are so 

 many things that we would be liable 

 to overlook that we think it best that 

 the exhibitors tell us what they have 

 to exhibit and we can easily tell them 

 whether or not it will grow in the 

 South. 



"However, there are very few items 

 that will grow well in other climates 

 that will not do well here in the sum- 

 mer. I will have some other data fol- 

 lowing this shortly." 



