REGULAR MEETING OF NATIONAL COUNCIL OF HORTICULTURE. 4I5 



societies that a union on the general plan outlined by Professor Bailey 

 for the formation of the council, in July last, be carried out as 

 early as practical. 



But the question of promoting horticulture in a broad way on 

 the nursery, florist and seed lines appealed so strongly to those 

 present that it was decided (pending the action of these three socie- 

 ties themselves at their next annual meetings, which will not occur 

 for many months) to make a good preliminary trial of the proposed 

 "press news" by means of private subscriptions to be taken up from 

 the leading members of the above trades, firms largely interested in 

 horticulture in their respective lines. To this end a letter was 

 ordered to be prepared, which should be sent out under the heading 

 of the National Council and signed by its officers. The letter to the 

 leading florists to be signed and sent out bv Mr. Philip Breitmeyer, 

 representing the Society of American Florists ; Mr. J. H. Dayton, of 

 the Storrs & Hkrrison Co., for the American Nurserymen's Asso- 

 ciation ; and by Mr. C. E. Kendel, for the American Seed-Trade 

 Association. 



. It was believed that by means of such letters, requesting a nomi- 

 nal contribution from prominent firms, this experiment, which has 

 worked such wonders for the benefit of the American Civic Asso- 

 ciation, could be tried in a similar way for horticulture, and the re- 

 sults when laid before these associations at their next annual meet- 

 ing would afford them good and reliable data on which they could 

 intelligently decide regarding their support of the proposed National 

 Council. 



The meeting was greatly aided by the zdvice of Mr. J. Horace 

 MacFarland, president of the American Civic Association, and Mr. 

 D. J. Thomas, of Springfield, Ohio, of the same association, and 

 who is to be credited with the preparation of much of the news 

 matter which has been sent out by that association. Mr. J. C. 

 Vaughan acted as chairman of the meeting, and Mr. H. C. Irish, 

 secretary. Among those present during the sessions were : 



J. C. Vaughan, H. C. Irish, C. E. Kendel, J. F. Sullivan, J. A. 

 Grifiith, Philip Breitmeyer, J. H, Dayton, J. Horace MacFarland, 

 Wm. Gammage, D. J. Thomas, Adam Graham. 



Letters and telegrams were read from : 



Professor John Craig, Professor L. H. Bailey, Professor L. R. 

 Taft, Professor W. W. Tracy, Professor S. B. Green, Professor E. 

 J. Wickson, Wm. Scott, T. V. Munson, T. C. Wilson (Sec'y. Am. 

 Apple Grower's Congress), E. Albertson (Pres. Am. Assoc, of 

 Nurserymen). 



