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and after all, nature does most. Solomon was g'oro^eonslj^ arra3'ed, 

 yet there never was a <iarment so fine as the petals of the rose or the 

 lily. Man can build a railwa}^, 3'et he cannot constrxict the tiny seed 

 of the ilower that <^rows by its side. In closing, Dr. Tuttle depre- 

 cated the fact that people did not know more about the common 

 things about them — the names of the flowers and birds, etc., empha- 

 sizing the thought that these should be taviglit in our public schools. 



REMARKS BY MAYOR EUSTIS. 



The president next called upon Mayor Wm. H. Eusti8,of Miiuieapo- 

 lis,who spoke in a most happ}^ manner. He referred to the rare picture 

 before him, — in the background, Mr. Morrison, the first maj'or of the 

 city, a man now eighty years old, and by his side Supt. Jordan, of 

 the public schools, tj^pical of the man today bearing the heat and 

 burden of citizenship; above them the tlag, only thirty-seven years 

 older than the citizen; in the foreground a body of enthusiastic 

 men and women, in their places performing the parts of good citiz- 

 enship; the sound of falling water, the beautiful trees — all making a 

 sweet scene of peace. 



Referring to Mr. Kerechjian's remarks about the manner of court- 

 ship in his countrj^, the major said he would like to love in Ar- 

 menia, but he preferred to work in Minneapolis. "It is better to be 

 where nature does not do it all, but compels men to do something. 

 The horticulturist is compelling nature in flowers and fruits to do 

 much and to do its best." 



Mr. Eustis spoke of the rose in history, of the longcontest between 

 the rival families of England known as the War of the Roses, enliv- 

 ening by entertaining- anecdote and stor3\ He found one day a pink 

 in Seville, but he learned that the pink was a stranger in Seville. 

 Charles V, the great emperor, had brought it from Africa. 

 Charles is dead but the pink remains. The pink is the real conqueror 

 of Spain. In closing, he spoke of his pleasure in meeting with the 

 societj', especiall}' on such a day and in such a i)erfect company 

 and place. Villa Rosa — a rose without a thorn. 



President Underwood also called upon Mr. Rogers, the guest from 

 New Jersey. He spoke briefly, referring first to the rose, which liad 

 received so much attention. In Minnesota, he said, he had met two 

 choice roses: the one a new rose, the Wyman Elliot, raised upon 

 the prairie soil, climbing heavenward; another — and he would ask 

 if the human mind was not as choice a rose as ever was created? — 

 at St. Anthonj' Park, where he found that mind that has transformed 

 such places as this into a Villa Rosa. He urged the people to plant 

 the seeds of horticultural and agricultural education, and, as a 

 member of the New Jersej^ Horticultural Societjs he extended thi- 

 right hand of fellowship to the Minnesota societ}'. 



This closed the literary program and brought to a formal termi- 

 nation a meeting that was most heartily enjoyed by all. The guests 

 lingered long, strolling about the beautiful grounds and it was 

 late in the afternoon when the members at length said "good bye," 

 till the winter meeting. 



