Angus) 19, 1911 



HORTK'UI.TtTPr 





advocate ol th< city, a "spellb der," 

 . loquence baa i arelj been 

 equalled In the society's blston Bal- 

 1 • >t resulted In a tie, aim for 



eacb cltj \ i > •« ballol w n~ • . a ;ii 

 the afternoon session and amid much 

 excitement Chicago was chosen receiv- 

 ing one hundred and torty-flve to one 

 hundred and forty-two 



Nomination of Officers. 



The nomination of officers resulted 

 as follow - 



Presidents. K Vincent, Jr. and John 

 Farquhar. 



Vice-Presidents, II. E. Philpott and 

 August Poehlmann. 



Secretaries, rohn Young and David 

 Rust. 



Treasurer, W, F. Kasting. 



WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON'S SES- 

 SION. 



At the afternoon session, William 

 bam read a thoughtful paper on 

 the Private ' laid, n. r F. R. Pierson 

 then read his I man 



of f e National Flower Show Com- 

 mit t ee : 



Report of National Flower Show Com- 

 mittee. 



The second National Flower show 

 opened its doors to the public in 

 Mechanics' Building, Boston. Match 

 1911, continuing until Sunday, 

 April 2d. rhe formal opening took 

 place on the evening of March L'".th, 

 on which occasion we were honored by 

 the presence of Governor Foss of 

 Massachusetts. Mayor Fitzgerald of 

 Boston, Congressman Samuel McCall 

 and others, who addressed the large 

 and distinguished audience gathered in 

 Paul Revere Hall, contributing greatly 

 to the interest and eclat of the open- 

 ing of the exhibition. The weather 

 was unseasonably cold at the time of 

 the opening, but in spite of this draw- 

 back. I think I can modestly say that 

 no previous exhibition ever hold in 

 this country approached this one in 

 its scope and magnificence. The large 

 attendance of the trade from all over 

 the country, a! a busy season of the 

 vea. and especially the large local at- 

 tendance, was most gratifying. 



You are all aware of the success of 

 this show from a horticultural stand- 

 point, and I am Bure you will be 

 pleased to Know that it was not only 

 a horticultural success, but a financial 



s as well. The number of paid 

 admission- 38,915 amounted to $18,- 

 At the first national flower 

 show the numb aid admissions 



was 29,790, amounting to $17,7! 

 This by way o although 



at the first show 7.". rents was eh 



idmission, while at Boston 50 

 cents was considered the highest fee 

 it was prat ticable to charge, on ac- 

 count of the fact thai I ichu- 



BettS Horticultural Society had bet n 



in the habit of glvll iingly fine 



shows practically free Tht amount 

 distributed for cash prizes was 

 10; at Chics 17.00 was 



paid out for premiums The total 

 receipts, including the amount re- 

 irantors. was 

 17 87, for which amount, after de- 

 ducting all expenses and refunding to 

 the guarantors the amount paid by 

 them, there was left a gross profit of 

 $3,655.46. 



We were most fortunate in securing 

 the services of Chester I. Campbell as 

 manager, who because of his experi- 



ence In ear iving on large exhibii 

 particular!] in Boston, was able to 

 effect many eco nles which other- 

 wise would have been Impossible, and 

 who was a great aid to the efficient 

 work oi the committee. Mr. Campbell, 



ding to the arrangement i 

 with Mint, was to receive, in lieu of 

 salary and office expenses In the pre- 

 liminary wort ol organization, secur- 

 ing the trade exhibits, etc., a percent- 

 age from the rental ol Boor Bpace, and, 

 in addition, one-third of the gross 



profits, If any. in view of t be um 

 taint > as to whether this show could 

 be made b financial success, this was 



considered a ver\ safe, conservative 

 and advantageous arrangement, as it 

 obviated incurring any large fixed 

 charges, and practically made Mr. 

 Campbell a partner in the enterprise. 

 After paying Mr. Campbell one-third 

 of the gross profits, according to the 

 agreement, and returning to the guar- 

 antors a ten per cent, dividend, there 

 was a net profit of $1,450.97 remaining 

 for the Society of American Florists 

 and Ornamental Horticulturists. 



The preliminary work of organiza- 

 tion was mapped out by representa- 

 tives from the Massachusetts Horti- 

 cultural Society, the Cardeners' and 

 Florists' Club, and the two Boston cut 

 flower markets, in connection with the 

 National Flower Show Committee. After 

 the preliminary work of organization 

 was in hand, on account of the im- 

 mense amount of work involved in 

 the work preparatory to so large an 

 undertaking, and the fact that the 

 meinhei ,,f the National Flower Show 

 Committee were so widely separated, 

 it was deemed wise to entrust the de- 

 tail work to a small local executive 

 committee, Accordingly, such com- 

 ic it -ee was appointed, styled the Board 

 of Control, consisting of John K. M. It. 

 Farquhar, Thomas Roland, Patrick 

 Welch, and K. Allan Peine, with my- 

 self as chairman. 



No one who has not had experience 

 can realize the amount of work neces- 

 sary to execute an undertaking of this 

 magnitude; and I take this occasion 

 to express my appreciation of the 

 splendid services rendered by the gen- 

 tlemen named, to whom, because of 

 their indefatigable labor in connection 

 with the show, from tin \c v begin- 

 ning to the end no little credit is due 

 for the sin. .ss of the exhibition. I 

 shall long remember my pleasant as- 

 sociation with them In carrying on the 

 work, which was absolutely harmoni- 

 ous throughout. I wish also to state 

 that the services of the Board of Con- 

 trol and of tin National Flower Show 

 Committee were given entirely gratuit- 

 ously No one received any remunera- 

 tion in the way of salary, and each one 

 paid his own traveling expenses, hotel 

 hills, and all other expenses. 

 One of the most pleasing features of 

 how was the hearty co-operation 

 of the various horticultural societies; 

 and it was largely due to their co- 

 • t ion that the show was the sue- 

 that it proved to be. We had the 

 united support of the American Car- 

 clety, the American Rose So- 

 ciety, the National Sweet Pea So. 

 the National Qladiolus the 



in of Gardeners, the 

 tchusetts Horticultural Society. 

 the Massachusetts State Board of Agri- 

 culture, the Gardeners' and Florists' 

 Club of Boston and other allied horti- 

 cultural interests in the vicinity of 

 "in. 



in preparing the premium lists, the 

 lion Society, the Rose Sot 



the Sweet pea Society and the Na- 

 tional Association ol Gardeners 



to prepare their own schedules. 

 The .are and thought with which these 

 — as I the general schedule — 



irepared, lenced by 



the fact that over eighty percent, of 

 the premiums i 



i. OClel com ml practically 

 Its own particular interest, and 

 I to harmony and good-fellow- 

 ship it was .ing out to a 

 lognai sequence the Idea of home rule. 

 ii proved In a practical, logical way 

 thai it is not impossible to have ail 

 the auxiliary societies united In one 

 harmonious whole; and I think that 

 tic getting togethei of the different 

 . s in making one grand show- 

 lias demonstrated the fact that in hor- 

 ticultural, as well as other matters, 

 "In union there is strength." 



Undoubtedly, it is impracticable to 

 repeat these flower shows annually. A 

 wort of this magnitude involves so 

 much labor and expense that a na- 

 tional Bower show should probably be 

 held not oftener than once in three 

 years, and in different parts of the 

 country, alternating between eastern 

 and western cities There is no doubt 

 but the educational benefits derived 

 from these shows are great. The at- 

 tendance at Chicago and at Boston 

 pub] is interested in 

 horticulture. Our summer conven- 

 tion-; do not meet this need; they are 

 mote particularly intended to carry 

 on the work of the society and to 

 promote its social and immediate 

 business interests; whereas, a na- 

 tional flower show, held in the spring, 

 and once in about every three years, 

 can be made of particular interest to 

 the general public and a great educa- 

 tional factor in horticulture. 



I am glad that the success of this 

 second National Flower Show has 

 nstrated to the Rose Society and 

 the Carnation Society the advantages 

 to be derived from a combined ex- 

 hibition. The success of the Boston 

 Spring Show has resulted in the Rose 

 and Carnation Societies getting to- 

 gether to hold their oext annual show 

 in Dein.it, and we hope that this work. 

 so well begun will be carried forward 

 along ' .- .- lines, as we believe it is a 

 in i he right direction. 



A very pleasing feature of the ex- 

 lil.ii ion i must not omit to mention — 

 was the presence of our English 

 friends, who made it a point to time 

 their visit at the time lower 



Show, contributing much to the pleas- 

 ure oi islon. 



We w ish to acknowledge our in- 

 debtednes to the Gardeners' and 

 Florists' Club and to the ladies of 

 n for the cordiality of the hos- 

 pitality extended by them. The trade 

 exhibit was exceedingly large and 

 irehensive, and added no small 

 part to the success of the general re- 

 sult, and the committee believes that 

 those i. found themselves 



ampl> repaid for the expense and 

 labor Involved. In addition to the 

 cash prizes awarded, there was a large 

 number of silver cups donated by 

 many generous friends: also a number 

 of S. A F. and O. H. medals and cer- 

 I merit. Resides these, the 

 Massachusetts Horticultural So. 

 through its own committee, awarded 

 rous gold and silver medals in 

 ■lit ion of superior culture and 



