STATE HOETICULTUEAI. SOCIETY. 115 



" The landscape gardener has most of his objects laid down. 

 He must accept of locality with its natural features and the con- 

 tour of the ground, which often prescribes a particular treat- 

 ment; he must conceal deformities, elicit existing but apparent 

 beauties, and to adorn whatever is susceptible of improve- 

 ment. A man may thrust his preconceived fancies on a place 

 as fast as he can stake them out, but if the treatment is to be 

 adjusted to the ground, harmony and effect preserved, as 

 they always ought to be, time would be given for the laws of sug- 

 gestion to come into fair play. It is sometimes useless to attempt 

 to undertake improvements of this character without consulting 

 those that have made the art of landscaping a study." 



I wish to throw out an idea for your thoughtful consideration. 

 This improvement may be delayed for a while for want of means 

 to carry it forward, or it may be pushed with energy and wise 

 foresight at once; but whatever action is taken, can not our 

 members do something to help incite this undertaking, by furnish- 

 ing or supplying in part a large proportion of the trees, shrubs 

 and plants for the embellishment of this agricultural and horti- 

 cultural home of all the industries. Let each individual mem- 

 ber signify to our secretary what varieties they can furnish, 

 and the i^resent spring set apart some plat of ground in which 

 to plant, care for and train a few specimens, which when the 

 time comes can be transplanted, and for you and your children's 

 -reward you shall have the satisfaction of feeling that you have 

 contributed something toward beautifying and adorning these 

 exhibition grounds, and in future years shall point with pride to 

 these liying monuments that shall dispense comfort, enjoyment 

 and instruction to our children and the generations to follow, 

 and be reminders of what we, as an organization, ha^e helped 

 to accomplish. 



HARMONY OF ACTION. 



One author says: ''Every vegetable and animal constitutes 

 a machine of greater or less complexity, composed of a variety 

 of parts dependent on each other, and acting all of them to pro- 

 duce a certain result, and on this account called organized 

 beings. Thus defined, each member becomes a constituent part 

 of the whole organization, and all are dependent on each other to 

 accomplish certain ends." So we, as an organization with di- 

 versified interests and desires, striving to accomplish the 

 greatest good to the largest number, casting the unpleasant 



