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August 24, 1905. 



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cally reported his remarks would be a 

 jewel. The colonel should be annexed 

 to the society in some form. 



It appeared to us that the trade ex- 

 hibit was equal in quantity and quality 

 to any that has gone before and in 

 splendid collections of plants perhaps su- 

 perior, but unfortunately divided into 

 three different halls and I am afraid 

 some of them were missed. 



Washington is such a grand and beau- 

 tiful city no citizen of this wide coun- 

 try can afford to miss it. It seems to 

 me that in a few years our people of 

 fashion and wealth will aU want to 

 winter there. It may never catch up in 

 population with half a dozen of the 

 large cities, but for clean streets, 

 splendid residences, majestic public 

 buildings, beautiful parks it has no 

 equal. There is only one Washington. 



We only learn by hearsay, but on 

 the best authority, that the trip to Bal- 

 timore as guests of the florists of that 

 city, the ride around the parks, and 

 more particularly the trip down the bay 

 and the presentation to retiring Presi- 

 dent Vaughan, was the intellectual 

 treat of the convention. Eobert Craig's 

 presentation speech and Mr. Freeman's 

 remembrance to Mrs. Vaughan were 

 nicely done. Judge Sands was brilliant, 

 as he can be whenever he chooses, but 

 the man wound up for the occasion was 

 E. G. Hill, the Hoosier. A close friend 

 of th3 latter said "Gurney was glo- 

 rious." Mr. Hill is so full of hard com- 

 mon pense and serious business that you 

 do not look for much Chauncey Depew- 

 ism, but when he breaks loose, look out. 

 We could not be there and visit Mt. 

 Vernon. We got a cherry stone from 

 the latter place from the tree that 

 George didn't cut down. We should 

 have got an intellectual treat and 



the finest soft shell at Baltimore. 



J. Nicholas Lucifer Carmody made a 

 fine eergeant-at-arms. His appearance 

 inspired awe and obedience and it was 

 a fijic sight to see him capering in front 

 of those ten maids and matrons on the 

 stage. 



Wm. F. Gude was on tap always on 

 the right moment. His fine appearance 

 and splendid voice has a powerful infiu- 

 ence whenever he exerts it. 



F. K. Kramer never sleeps, never eats, 



never , but is willing to keep it 



going as long as anyone will stay. He 

 is a dandy, and all tliat the Washington 

 boys were looking for was an opportu- 

 nity to please the visitors. 



That informal farewell in Joe Free- 

 man's store was very happy and the 

 way Joseph went through the Cakewalk 

 and several entirely new movements was 

 much enjoyed. It was there in a thirty 

 second duel of the Highland fiing with 

 the versatile Mr. Curran, of Elmira, 

 that we fully realized how much we had 

 become a "has been." 



No one worked harder or with less 

 bluster than W. H. Ernest, the chairman 

 of the bowling, a right good fellow, and 

 it went off without a hitch. 



In conclusion we think few conven- 

 tions will be remembered with greater 

 pleasui'e. Some may look for more se- 

 rious business, and some do not care for 

 that end of it and look for simply a 

 good time. We think the two elements 

 are about happily blended and if you 

 will notice the proceedings of other 

 conventions you will observe that ours 

 devotes much more than the average to 

 the real business for which we convene. 



Let us have a great and glorious floral 

 exhibition in the spring of 1906 and we 

 shall soon become nationally famous. 

 Gardening was the calling of our first 



parents. It should be the highest 

 achievement of ideal man. 



William Scott. 



THE JOINT COMMITTEE. 



The joint committee of the S. A. F., 

 Seed Trade and Nurserymen's Associa- 

 tions held a meeting at the New Willard 

 Hotel, Washington, August 18. Harlan 

 P. Kelsey, Boston, and T. B. Meehan, 

 Germantown, Pa., appointed by the 

 American Association of Nurserymen; F. 

 W. Bolgiano, Washington, D. C, and 

 Chas. N. Page, Des Moines, la., appointed 

 by the American Seed Trade Association ; 

 F. R. Pierson, Tarrytown, and J. A. Val- 

 entine, Denver, appointed by the Society 

 of American Florists were present. The 

 following persons were also duly accred- 

 ited as members of the joint committee: 

 C. L. Watrous, Des Moines, la., from the 

 Nurserymen's Association; Geo. S. 

 Green, Chicago, from the Seed Trade 

 Association, and Benj. Hammond, Fish- 

 kill-on-Hudson, from the florists, but 

 they were not present. 



The committee was organized by elect- 

 ing F. E. Pierson, chairman, and Chas. 

 N. Page, secretary. After considerable 

 discussion it was decided to co-operate 

 on the following subjects, and such other 

 matters of mutual interest as may be 

 brought up for action or consideration 

 from time to time: 



Unite In striving to aecnre legislation wblch 

 shall be favorable to one or more of the allied 

 associations of seedsmen, nurserymen and florists. 



Work for the defeat of legislation which 

 would prove unfavorable to either assoclatioD. 



Try and secure favorable rulings In the cus- 

 tom house regarding Imports of seeds, plants, 

 bulbs, trees and horticultural merchandise and 

 supplies. 



Should Congress revise present tariff classi- 

 fication and Import duties, to strive to ascertain 

 what changes. If any, are desired by the trade 

 at large and work for their adoption. 



Secure as favorable classification and rates as 



Display of H, H, Bcrger & Co.,^New York, at the Washington G)nvention, August 15 to 18, 1905. 



