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ILLINOIS SOCIETY xr 

 X VISITS URBANA 



Floricultural Department of University of Illinois entertains Illinois 

 State Florists' Association. Tenth annual convention, March 2 and 3, draws 

 enthusiastic attendance to inspect work inaugurated by florists of state. 

 Plan of two meetings a year, one at Urhana, is adopted by organization. 



OMPLETING its first dec- 

 ade of existence, the Illi- 

 nois State Florists' Asso- 

 ciation held its annual 

 convention March 2 and 

 3 at the institution which 

 it was the object of the 

 organization, at its found- 

 ing, to establish — the de- 

 partment of floriculture at 

 the University of Illinois. So helpful 

 was this meeting with the workers at 

 the state experiment station, that it 

 was decided hereafter to hold a meet- 

 ing there once a year, in addition to 

 the regular annual convention of the 

 society. By keeping closely in touch 

 with each other, the florists and the 

 members of the department of floricul- 

 ture at the univer- 

 sity hope to increase 

 the mutual benefit 

 derived from ihejj;,,, 

 meeting. At the s^m« 

 time, the members of 

 the organization feel 

 that they will be 

 additionally benefited 

 by gathering together 

 oftener than once a 

 year. 



The opportunity to 

 inspect the equip- 

 ment and work of 

 the university in 

 their particular field 

 was the prime object 

 of the fiorists who 

 gathered at Urbana. 

 They found not only 

 a splendid equipment 

 and marked achieve- 

 ments, but also great 

 ambitions to carry 

 the work still far- 

 ther as the size of 

 the establishment in- 

 creased. Research 

 work occupies the 

 time of five men in 

 the department, and 

 five others are en- 

 gaged in instructional 

 work in floriculture, 

 with twenty-two stu- 

 dents. The landscape 

 department is larger, 

 having sixty-two en- 

 rolled. Both sections 

 are increasing rapid- 

 ly in accomplishment 

 and enrollment. 



The attendance of 

 florists at the gath- 

 ering was not large, 



OFFICERS ELECTED. 



President. 

 C. W. Johnson, Morgan Park. 



First Vice-president. 

 I. L. Pillsbury, Galesburg. 



Secretary. 

 J. F. Anunann, EdwardsviUe. 



Treasurer. 

 F. L. Washburn, Bloomington. 



but what they lacked in numbers they 

 made up in enthusiasm. It is fair to 

 say that the meetings, both the business 



C. W. Johnson. 



(Prosldent-oloct of the Illinois Ptato Florlsti' APBOclatlon. 



session and smoker, were of as much, 

 if not more, interest and enjoyment as 

 any in the last several years. Every- 

 body was enthusiastic. Under the 

 stimulating leadership of the new offi- 

 cers, they predicted a big year for the 

 society, and left Urbana on the hunt 

 for new membew to bring to next 

 year 's meeting. 



Business Session. 



On the afternoon of March 2 the 

 members of the association met in the 

 lecture room of Floricultural hall to 

 transact business and elect officers. 

 Dean Davenport's address of welcome 

 was followed by the presentation of 

 the various officers' reports, which are 

 printed herewith. W. N. Rudd, of 

 Morgan Park, secre- 

 tary of the advisory 

 committee, is, unfor- 

 tunately, ill and was 

 unable to be present. 

 The auditing com- 

 mittee, consisting of 

 Andrew Peterson and 

 Geo. W. Jacobs, ap- 

 proved the secre- 

 tary 's and t r e a s - 

 urer's books. 



In connection with 

 the reports of F. W. 

 Muncie and G. L. 

 Peltier, H. B. Dorner 

 distributed bulletin 

 176, which had just 

 come from the press, 

 and stated that the 

 department expected 

 in future to issue 

 two bulletins a year. 

 One on roses, two on 

 stem rot and a bibli- 

 ography on green- 

 house insects are in 

 preparation. 



An invitation to 

 hold the convention 

 of 1916 in either Mo- 

 line or Rock Island 

 was presented from 

 the Tri-City Florists' 

 Club and referred to 

 the executive com- 

 mittee for action. In 

 this connection Sec- 

 retary A m m a n n 

 called attention to 

 the fact that the In- 

 diana State Florists' 

 Society holds month- 

 ly meetings through- 

 out the year, with 

 much success and 



