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S. A. F. This is the national organiza- 

 tion and the proper body to talie up this 

 question. In these days we liear much 

 tallt of devoting the permanent fund 

 of that organization to that purpose. 

 Let us look at this proposition for a 

 moment. In the first place, this fund 

 amounts to about $50,000. This would 

 seem an inadequate sum for this pur- 

 pose, but admitting, for the sake of 

 argument, that this sum is sufficient to 

 equip a modern institution, one where 

 laboratory training could be had, as 

 well as a scientific floral course, it would 

 be geographically inaccessible to the 

 majority of those who would be only too 

 glad to take advantage of it. 



To my mind this is a question that 



should be taken up at the next conven- 

 tion of the S. A. F. and timrouglily 

 thrashed out. Let us see if some practi- 

 cal solution of the whole question can- 

 not be worked out at the next convL-n- 

 tion. Would it not be possible to iiji- 

 point a committee to take this question 

 uj) with some of our leading collegi's 

 throughout the country? 



Establish Courses at Colleges. 



Already several colleges have course? 

 in floriculture; but are these accessible 

 to those who are most in need of such 

 a course? It seems to me that many 

 institutions could establish a course 

 where a thorough technical as well as 

 practical education in the production of 



flowers could be had. To this a thor- 

 ough training in business methods miglii 

 be added. In these days of limited pro- 

 duction of flowers it might be possible 

 to show these institutions where such 

 a course would be a paying proposition 

 and at the same time increase the pro- 

 duction of flowers through the country, 

 a thing that is much needed at the pres- 

 ent time. In such a course a young man 

 would, in all. probability, be trained 

 in computing the cost of production, as 

 well as the most economical method of 

 production. 



These are only suggestions, and the 

 motive of them is, if possible, to stir 

 up thought on the subject. We are all 

 familiar with the fact that many a 



