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would be well for this Society to think it over, and then prepare 

 some sort of a bill and present it to our present Legislature. 

 After what Brother Hale has said I think perhaps we would not 

 get much support from the farmers, but I think this a little 

 different from the peach yellows. I think that this, applying to 

 persons owning property, ornamental trees as well as nursery 

 stock, I think that if we show to these people that their roses 

 and ornamental shrubbery is going to be destroyed, and even our 

 forest trees harmed, as Professor Johnson suggested, it would 

 make an impression upon our Legislature so that we might 

 make some arrangement to have a suitable law passed for our 

 protection." 



The President: "I think that is a very wise suggestion. 

 We are now to have a talk by a representative of the Horticul- 

 tural Division of the Pan-American Exposition, Mr. William 

 Scott, Buffalo." 



Mr. Scott: "Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen: Your 

 program announces that there will be a representative of the 

 Pan-American Horticultural Division to address you. It was 

 the intention to have Professor Van Deman, who is connected 

 with the Agricultural Department at Washington, here to speak 

 to you, as he is the special representative of the Pan-American 

 Exposition for the purpose of collecting exhibits. In his absence 

 Professor Taylor, who is an expert pomologist, intended to be 

 here, but he was unable to come, and at the last moment 

 they sent for me. 



"Now I do profess to be a floriculturist but not a pomolo- 

 gist, so you will see that I am here in quite a different status 

 from either of the others whom I have referred to. I am not 

 aware how much you know of this very great undertaking 

 which has been started at Buffalo, and nearly carried through 

 to completion. When I say 'completion,' it is practically com- 

 pleted, for all of the buildings are under cover, and it is assured 

 that the Pan-American will be opened to the Public on the 

 ist of May. It is an undertaking which will cost upwards of 

 ten millions of dollars. The buildings and the general plans 

 are upon a different line from what they were at the World's 

 Fair at Chicago, and I have been told repeatedly, even by 

 Chicago men, and you know Chicago men do not like to 



