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it has co-operated with the school authorities of Washington and other 

 cities in giving special information regarding horticultural work. In 

 Washington opportunities have been given the Normal School students 

 to study practical horticulture in connection with the work being car- 

 ried on in the Department greenhouses and upon the Department 

 grounds. Aid has also been rendered in the matter of lectures before 

 the students. From 80 to 100 Normal School graduates finish their 

 course each year, and these have all had special training in horticul- 

 ture and are applying this training in the teaching of the graded 

 schools. Garden work as a system of manual training has been inaugu- 

 rated, the beautification of the school grounds has been taken up and 

 completed, and the work is being extended to the beautification and 

 ornamentation of the homes of teachers and pupils. With a view to 

 extending this work as far as practicable special collections of seeds 

 have been prepared and distributed to schools throughout the country. 

 Brief discussions of the aims and objects of the school garden work 

 have been published and are distributed with the seeds. 



The foregoing brief summary covers the main features of work in 

 the matter of government aid to horticulture. Necessarily many of 

 the details have had to be omitted, especially those relating to our co- 

 operation with horticulturists throughout the states in the experiment 

 stations and colleges, and with private individuals. Altogether I 

 think it may be said that horticulture is receiving attention in propor- 

 tion to other lines of work. Although there are many problems yet to 

 be undertaken the outlook is hopeful, and it is confidently believed that 

 rapid progress will be made in the future. 



FEDERATION AND CO-OPERATION. 

 J. C. VAUGHAN, CHICAGO, ILL. 



Following a general horticultural meeting at the World's Fair, St. 

 Louis, November 10th, 1904, and a second meeting of a committee of 

 seven at Chicago, July 20th, 1905, the National Council of Horticulture 

 was organized. Its objects, as then stated, were: 



1. To fraternize and concrete the horticultural interests of North 

 America. 



2. To consider questions of public policy and administration which 

 are common to these organizations. 



3. To act as a bureau of publicity in the interests of reliable 

 information pertaining to horticulture in its broadest sense. 



Its composition is as follows : 



1. The membership shall consist of two delegates elected or 

 appointed by each national horticultural society, with nine delegates at 

 large. 



2. The Council shall elect an executive committee of nine persons, 

 at least five of whom shall be delegates at large. 



