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them some of our most"T)rogre88ive, that 

 the annual meeting would be an assured 

 success, and I am glad to say Chicago 

 has fully lived up to what we expected 

 of her. 



Helping the Society. 



A successful annual meeting and ex- 

 hibition means more general interest, 

 which tjhould help the society in every 

 way, particularly towards a larger mem- 

 bership. Chicago, with all her push and 

 energy, can, I'm sure, help us increase 

 our memi)ership by bringing into our 

 fold every worth-while chrysanthemum 

 grower within her confines. Not only 

 should this apply to Chicago, but to 

 every community where chrysanthe- 

 mums are grown. In numbers there is 

 strength and that means cooperation 

 and a pulling together that will be for 

 the benefit of all. 



We all in our business today are work- 

 ing more and more for the good of all 

 than for the star play. The star play 

 is being relegated to the past, and we 

 are thereby becoming more broad-mind- 

 ed, more helpful and more tolerant to- 

 wards our business fellows, whether 

 they be competitors or associates. We 

 know that to help our business we must 

 think of the other fellow as much as 

 ourselves. If he falls it may not seem 

 to hurt us, but indirectly it does; so it 

 is up to us to do everything we can to 

 help put the C. S. A. on a higher level. 

 Increasing the membership will be one 

 way. 



New Members. 



To get new members we must have a 

 -' reason why they should .ioin the so- 

 ciety. We want to benefit them; we 

 don't want them to join out of a feel- 

 ing of charity or, still worse, pity, but 

 give them a good, sound reason and 

 show them they are going to be bene- 

 fited, by giving each member something 

 for his money. One suggestion: Infor- 

 mation as to planting, culture of certain 

 new varieties are points that could be 

 embodied in a leafiet mailed at the 

 proper time of the year. Do we want 

 amateurs as well as the professional 

 and private gardeners? If so, another 

 suggestion would be to cater to a mem- 

 bership among the lovers of hardy out- 

 door chrysanthemums and pompons, is- 

 suing a descriptive boojc bearing on the 

 best varieties, when they come into 

 bloom, what locality they are hardy in, 

 cultural notes on how to protect them 

 during the winter, and what are the best 

 varieties to grow. So many have their 

 plants die out during the winter that 

 they become discouraged and discon- 

 tinue growing hardy mums, but if they 

 could join the C. S. A. and get a pam- 

 phlet that was impartially edited, tell- 

 ing them what they should grow in their 

 particular localities, it would bring in 

 a great field for new members and indi- 

 rectly help the commercial man, creat- 

 ing a love for the queen of autumn that 

 would mean purchases not only before 

 but after the frost had killed all outdoor 

 flowers. Even if it were thought best 

 not to canvass memberships among 

 these lovers of chrysanthemums, it 

 would pay the C. S. A. to issue such a 



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SECRETARY'S KBPOBT. 



The nineteenth annual meeting of the 

 Chrysanthemum Society of America was 



Report of Charles W. Johnson, secretary Of the 

 Chryganthemiim Society of America, presented at 

 the annual meeting at Chicago November 16. 



Fred Lautenschlager. 



(Whose Knergetic Activity Largely Aided In Success of Chicago Show.) 



held in conjunction with the fall show 

 under the auspices of the Washington 

 florists at Washington, D. C. There was 

 a nice exhibition of blooms and 

 plants shown by the growers around 

 Washington, but the C. S. A. members 

 did not support the show either by ex- 

 hibiting or by their attendance. The 

 Chas. H. Totty Co., Madison, N. J., and 

 Baur & Steinkamp, Indianapolis, were 

 the principal exhibitors for the special 

 prizes of the society, the majority of 

 which there were not any entries for. 



There being so little to report regard- 

 ing the last meeting, together with pres- 

 sure of business and the high cost of 

 printed material, as well as additional 

 cost of this exhibition, your secretary 

 considered it wise not to issue a separate 

 report of the Washington meeting, but 

 to combine it with the report of the pro- 

 ceedings of this meeting. 



Two hundred and fifty copies of the 

 schedule of special premiums for this 

 exhibition were printed and mailed to 

 all the members of the society and to 

 any others who sent in a request for 

 them; also 100 class cards with first and 

 second prize stickers were provided for 

 the different classes. These two items 

 are an added expense which the society 

 has not had to furnish in the past. 



The invitation of the Chicago Flo- 

 rists' Club to hold the 1921 meeting be- 

 ing accepted, your secretary accordingly 

 made a solicitation of special premiums 



and, thanks to those who contributed to 

 same, we have a creditable list of premi- 

 ums, which should be well competed for. 



The secretary has had considerable 

 correspondence with the ladies of the 

 Garden Club of America concerning the 

 cooperation of the C. S. A. with the 

 garden clubs, and at the suggestion of 

 Mrs. Charles H. Stout, of Short Hills, 

 N. Y., Mrs. Walter S. Brewster, of Chi- 

 cago, has been invited to address the 

 members on the subject. 



At the time of writing this report, the 

 entries received by the secretary are an 

 indication that we shall have a fine dis- 

 play of blooms and good competition at 

 this show, which will be gratifying to 

 the officers of the society. 



Your secretary seeks the cooperation 

 of every member of the society towards 

 an increase of membership and any sug- 

 gestions that would help boost the mem- 

 bership will be most welcome. 



The examining committees are receiv- 

 ing a good list of new varieties for their 

 examination, which are given careful 

 attention. 



The trade papers, as heretofore, gen- 

 erously published all notices sent to 

 them from time to time during the year, 

 for which we owe to them a vote of 

 thanks. 



Your secretary wishes to acknowledge 

 the kindness of Elmer D. Smith in fur- 

 nishing him with a complete list of vari- 

 eties disseminated in 1920. 



