HORTIOHLTURAI, SOCIETY. 309 



"The sunshine drops, like a leaf of gold, 

 From the book of life above; 

 And the lily's missal is written fall, 

 Of the words of a Father's love. 



' ' So, when we turn from the sacred page, 

 Where the holy record lies, 

 And its gracious plans and promises, 

 Are hidden from our eyes, 



"One open volume still is ours. 

 To read and understand; 

 And its living characters are writ. 

 By our Father's loving hand." 



Mr. Wilcox moved a vote of thanks to Mrs. Campbell for her 

 able and instructive paper, which motion was adopted. 



On motion of Mr. Gray Mrs. Campbell was made an honorary 

 member of the Society for five years. 



To which Mrs. Campbell replied: 



Mr. President and Members of the State Horticiiltiiral Soeiety: 



I thank you most sincerely for this honor, for I certainly 

 deem it a great honor to be a member of your Society. I will 

 say I have been very much pleased with your convention and 

 the way I have been received and so pleasantly entertained; I 

 hope the time will not be far distant when I may be able to meet 

 with you again. 



The following paper was then read by Mrs. Underwood: 



ROSES. 



By Mrs. Anna B. Underwood^ Lake City. 



A great deal might be sai(f upon "the ethics" of rose culture; 

 many quotations from rose-enraptured poets and prose writers 

 might be made; enough in fact could be selected to fill a good 

 sized volume, and even then the subject would be far from ex- 

 hausted. But such a course would be unprofitable at this time, 

 for although our members might listen in a courteous manner to 

 such an article read to them, in a printed volume I fear the said 

 article would be studiously avoided, because these volumes of the 

 Horticultural Society are only read by busy people to whom 



