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HORTICULTURE 



August 12, 1911 



Botanist: Prof. J. F. 

 Cowell, Botanic Gardens, 

 Buffalo, N. Y. 



Pathologist: Prof. H. H. 

 Whetzel, Ithaca, N. Y. 



Entomologist: Dr. S. A. 

 Forbes, Urbana, 111. 



Washington Represen- 

 tative of the Society: 

 William F. Gude, Wash- 

 ington, D. C. 



Superintendent of Ex- 

 hibition: "Mack" Rich- 

 mond, Baltimore, Md. 



Tariff and Legislative 

 Committee. 



John G. Esler, Saddle 

 River, N. J., Chairman. 



F. H. Traendly, New 

 York, N. Y. 



J. C. Vaughan, Chicago, 

 111. 



Patrick Welch, Boston, 

 Mass. 



J. O. Thilow, Philadel- 

 phia, Pa. 



E. G. Hill, Richmond, 

 Ind. 



Committee on Conven- 

 tion Sports. 

 Chas. Graham, Cleve- 

 land, O., Chairman. 



Chas. Scott, New York, 

 N. Y. 



H. Brown, Richmond, 

 Va. 



Advisory Committee for 

 Trade Exhibition. 

 R. Vincent, Jr., White Marsh, Md., 

 Chairman. 



I. H. Moss, Govanstown, Md. 

 Robt. Graham, Baltimore, Md. 



Committee on School Gardens. 



Benjamin Hammond, Fishkill-on- 

 Hudson, N. Y., Chairman. 



C. B. Whitnall, Milwaukee, Wis. 



Michael Barker, Chicago, 111. 



Wm. R. Smith, Washington, D. C. 



C. L. Seybold, Baltimore, Md. 

 Committee on National Flower Show. 



F. R. Pierson, Tarrytown, N. Y.. 

 Chairman. 



F. H. Traendly, New York, N. Y. 

 W. J. Stewart, Boston, Mass. 



George Asm us, 

 President. 



Robert Craig, Philadelphia. Pa. 

 J. K. M. L. Farquhar, Boston, Mass. 

 E. A. Stroud, Overbrook, Pa. 

 E. Allan Peirce, Waltham. Mass., 

 Treas. 



PROGRAM OF MEETINGS AND 



ENTERTAINMENTS. 



Tuesday, August 15, 1911. 



2.00 P. M— "Address of Welcome," 

 His Excellency, the Governor of Mary- 

 land;. "Address of Welcome," His 

 Honor, the Mayor of Baltimore. Re- 

 sponse, Robert Craig. Address, Presi- 

 dent George Asmus. Reports of 

 Officers, Committees, etc. Report of 

 Committee on President's Address. 



Discussion. Miscellane- 

 ous Business. Judging of 

 Trade Exhibits. 



7.30 P. M. — President's 

 Reception. President As- 

 mus wishes it dis- 

 tinctly understood that 

 the reception will be in- 

 formal and that the most 

 comfortable costume will 

 be the most appropriate. 



Wednesday, August 16, 

 1911. 



9.30 A. M. — Reciprocity 

 with Canada on Floral 

 Products. From the Am- 

 erican Standpoint, Mr. P. 

 Welsh. From the Cana- 

 dian Standpoint, Mr. E. I. 

 Mepsted. Discussion. Ad- 

 visability of a Spring 

 Meeting, Wm. F. Kasting. 



10.30 A. M— Selection 

 of Next Meeting Place. 

 Nomination of Officers 

 for 1912. Report of Judges 

 of Trade Exhibit. An- 

 nual Meeting Ladies' So- 

 ciety of American Flor- 

 ists. 



2.30 P. M.— The Private 

 Gardener, Wm. Duckham. 

 Discussion. The National 

 Flower Show, F. R. Pier- 

 son. 



8.00 P. M.— Illustrated 

 Lecture, "Ornamental 

 Horticulture Abroad," J. 

 K. M. L. Farquhar. 

 Thursday, August 17, 1911. 



9.00 A. M— Sectional Meetings. 

 Florists' Telegraph Delivery. Ameri- 

 can Gladiolus Society. American Car- 

 nation Society. American Rose So- 

 ciety. National Sweet Pea Society. 

 Florists' Hail Association. 



11.00 A. M.— Election of Officers. 

 Amendments to Constitution and By- 

 Laws to be acted upon. To amend 

 Article IV, Section 2 to read as fol- 

 lows: 



Section 2. Fees and Assessments. — Any 

 eligible person may become a member of 

 the Society on the payment of $5.00, and 

 such payment shall cover the annual dues 

 for the balance of the calendar year. 



William F. Kasting, 

 Treasurer. 



Richard Vincent, Jr., 



Vice-President. 



H. B. DORNER, 



Secretary. 



