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HOETICULTURE 



August 28, 1915 



CONVENTION REPORT CONCLUDED 



HORTICULTURAL COLLEGE EDU- 

 CATION. 



An interesting communication from 

 Prof E. A. Wliite of the Department of 

 Ploriculture at Cornell University was 

 presented at ttie meeting on Thursday 

 morning. Prof. White said he was 

 proud to have been a pioneer in 

 courses in Floriculture for young men 

 at State Colleges. He was pleased with 

 the change of sentiment among prac- 

 tical men regarding the value of such 

 courses. He said that he does not be- 

 lieve the establishment of a school of 

 floriculture, as a W. R. Smith memo- 

 rial, to be practical, because of the high 

 cost of establishment and maintenance 

 and the difficulty in locating such a 

 school to meet the needs of students 

 in different states in which culture 

 conditions vary. He recommends in- 

 stead the establishing of an endow- 

 ment fund for tloricultural training in 

 a few important educational institu- 

 tions in different parts of the country 

 where floriculture is now well taught. 

 The apprenticeship system extant 

 abroad is not practical here. Better 

 courses may be developed in the agri- 

 cultural colleges than at present if the 

 florists will co-operate. Many American 

 gardeners cannot grow plants success- 

 fully because they are ignorant of them. 

 A young man should taice theoretical 

 work in summer and practical range 

 work in winter. It is difficult to get 

 successful florists to permit students 

 on ranges. He recommends three 

 years' theoretical work and one year 

 in an up-to-date commercial range. 



THE SMOKER. 

 Thursday night's smoker was a big 



enjoyable affair, Angelo Rossi presid- 

 ing. There was a very large attend- 

 ance, with music, vaudeville and a box- 

 ing contest. W. F. Kasting made a 

 speech, presenting to Daniel MacRorie 

 President Welch's prize offered to the 

 member securing tlie largest number 

 of new members during the year. The 

 president-elect responded, stating that 

 he would make the same offer next 

 year and urging all to meet him at 

 Houston in 1916. Mr. Rossi called 

 upon President Welch who made a 

 very clever speech, asserting that all 

 Californians are but imported eastern- 

 ers and that the east can, if necessary, 

 furnish plenty of more good timber but 

 it will not be needed as there is al- 

 ready talent enough in the far west to 

 elevate horticulture to the highest 

 standard. He said he would take great 

 pride in carrying back to Boston the 

 news of California's achievements and 

 California's hospitality. 



FRIDAY'S SESSION. 

 The session on Friday morning was 

 held at the Panama Pacific Exposition, 

 President Welch in the chair. A hand- 

 some bronze plaque was presented to 

 the S. A. F., with appropriate senti- 

 ments, by Commissioner General Chas. 

 A. Vogelsang. The plaque was re- 

 ceived on behalf of the Society by C. 

 W. Ward, who made an address giving 

 the history, growth and standing of the 

 S. A. F. Park Commissioner Shearer 

 of Los Angeles extended an invitation 

 to attend a barbecue there on August 

 26th. A magnificent beaten silver din- 

 ner service was presented to President 

 Welch, the presentation speech being 

 made by Hans Plath. President Welch 

 responded in words of grateful appre- 

 ciation. It was announced that the 

 Ladies' reception would be held in the 

 California Building on Friday after- 

 noon. E. G. Hill then read the report 

 of the committee on final resolutions 

 after which the convention adjourned. 



FINAL RESOLUTIONS. 



Whereas, The officers and members 

 of the Society of American Florists 

 and Ornamental Horticulturists in 31st 

 annual convention assembled, in the 

 city of the Golden Gate during its ex- 

 position year, have enjoyed to the ut- 

 most that magnificent hospitality 

 which is peculiar to the California 

 coast and have had every want antici- 

 pated, every convenience and comfort 

 afforded by our hosts of San Francisco 

 and the Pacific Coast, and 



Whereas, The manifold labors inci- 

 dent to the preparations for this con- 

 vention and our entertainment while 

 here have been most efficiently per- 

 formed and have been contributed to 

 by so many of the citizens here as well 

 as by our brothers in the trade and al- 

 lied industries that it would be invid- 

 ious to select individuals out of the 

 many deserving mentioned, therefore, 

 be it 



Resolved. That individually and col- 

 lectively we the visiting members of 

 the Society and our ladies with grate- 

 ful appreciation tender our unstinted 

 thanks to our hosts one and all includ- 

 ing His Honor Mayor James Rolph, 

 Jr., the officials of the Pan-American 

 Pacific International Exposition, the 

 various committees of the city and 

 state local organizations, the nursery- 

 men of this locality, and all others 

 who have contributed to make our stay 

 here so enjoyable that we will carry 

 home remembrances of the many kind- 

 nesses shown us which will linger like 

 the perfume of the California flowers 

 blooming beneath its cloudless skies. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON 

 PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. 



Your committee to whom was as- 

 signed the duty of making report on 

 recommendations contained in the an- 

 nual address of President Welch beg 

 to submit the following as their con- 



GROUP OF SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURISTS MEM 



