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The W'^ekly Florists' Review. 



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PROPOSED CHANGE IN NAME. 



At the meeting of the S. A. F. execu- 

 tive committee at Philadelphia in March, 

 J. K. M. L. Farquhar offered the sug- 

 gestion that the name of the society be 

 changed to the Society of American 

 Horticulture, arguing that it would be 

 a broader and more comprehensive title. 

 On motion the president was instructed 

 to appoint a committee of five to con- 

 sider the matter and present it to the 

 convention at Philadelphia for action, if 

 approved, authorizing the executive 

 board to take the necessary legal steps. 

 The president appointed the committee 

 as follows: J. K. M. L. Farquhar, W. 

 R. Smith, Robert Craig, Sam Murray, 

 Patrick O'Mara. 



This committee doubtless will be 

 heard from at the convention with a re- 

 port giving the society an opportunity 

 to change the name, if the majority are 

 in favor of it. It does not follow that 

 a majority of the committee members 

 are individually in favor of the change, 

 and it is doubtful if any considerable 

 proportion of the membership will en- 

 dorse any change in the present title. 

 At any rate, opportunity for deliberate 

 consideration should be given. 



At the Dayton convention the proposi- 

 tion was made to change the date of the 

 convention to November, beginning with 

 1908, when it is proposed to hold the 

 national flower show at Chicago. Opin- 

 ion so far as expressed since the Day- 

 ton convention has been almost unani- 

 mously against abandoning the August 

 meeting, and the executive board ap- 

 pears to have recognized this fact in a 

 resolution adopted in Philadelphia in 

 March, providing for a two days' ses- 

 sion during the national show. 



The national show originally was 

 planned as a spring exhibition and the 

 idea of a spring show has not yet been 

 abandoned by those who originated the 

 idea. 



CONVENTION PROGRAM. 



Business Sessions. 



At the meeting of the executive board 

 of the S. A. F. it was proposed to gain 

 time by opening the Philadelphia con- 

 vention in the morning, but this was 

 found impracticable and the call to 

 order will be at 2 p. m., Tuesday, Aug- 

 ust 20, at Broad Street theater. The 

 members will be welcomed on behalf of 

 the state by Governor Edwin S. Stuart, 

 and on behalf of the city by Mayor 

 John E. Reyburn. W. W. Castle, of Bos- 

 ton, will respond to the welcoming ad- 

 dresses. The annual address of the 

 president of tne society, and the reports 

 of the secretary, treasurer, state vice- 

 presidents, committees, ana other offi- 

 cials will be presented. 



Wednesday morning the society will 

 convene at 9:30 a. m. The judges of 

 trade exhibits, which will be staged in 

 Horticultural hall, will present reports. 



Addresses will be presented on the fol- 



lowing subjects: "Hardy Shrubs — How 

 to Plant and Treat Them,'' by S. C, 

 Moon; "The Effective Arrangement of 

 Hardy Perennial Plants," by Ernest 

 Hemming ; ' ' Hardy Bulbous and Tuber- 

 ous Rooted Perennials, " by E. V. Hal- 

 lock; "Bedding Plants — Where and 

 How to Use Them," by A. Frey. 



The selection of the location of the 

 next meeting (polls open one hour), 

 nomination of officers and roll-call of 

 states for nominations for state vice- 

 presidents for next year will take place 

 at this session. 



Wednesday evening the president 's 

 address will be up for discussion, also 

 reports of special committees. 



Thursday morning, at 9:30, "Horti- 

 cultural Education" will be up for dis- 



one hour, and until all legal voters in 

 line at that time shall have an oppor- 

 tunity to cast their votes. 



Thursday evening at 7:30 the society 

 will take up the subject of the proposed 

 national flower show. 



Saturday the executive board will con- 

 vene at 10 a. m. 



Entertainment Features. 



The president of the society will re- 

 ceive the members at 8 p. m. Tuesday, 

 in the Broad Street theater, under the 

 auspices of the Philadelphia Florists' 

 Club. Music and refreshnients. 



On invitation of H. A. Dreer, the so- 

 ciety will board the excursion boat leav- 

 ing Arch street wharf at 1 p. m. Wed- 

 nesday, for a trip up the Delaware river 

 to Riverton, N. J. 



An illustrated lecture will be given 

 Wednesday evening by J. Otto Thilow, 

 in Broad Street theater, the subject be- 

 ing * ' The Flora of Yellowstone Park 

 and Puget Sound. ' ' 



Luncheon will be given at the roof 

 garden of Bayersdorfer & Co. Thursday 

 afternoon, 12 to 4 o'clock. 



The fourth day, Friday, is "Philadel- 

 phia day. ' ' The program is as fol- 

 lows: 10 a. m. — The society will be the 



M. Rice. 

 A MAX of power, hard working, systematic, full of ideas, whose enterprise 

 has made him known and whose fairness has made him respected on two conti- 

 nents—cheerful, kindly, a stanch friend— that i.* Mr. Rice. 



cussion, as follows: "In the ("onnnoii 

 Schools," by E. V. Hallock; "In Agri- 

 cultural Schools," by Theo. Wirth; " By 

 Horticultural Societies and Clubs, ' ' in- 

 cluding a re\-iew of the work of the 

 Boston landscape class, by .John K. L. 

 M. Farquhar. 



During the discussion on the above 

 subjects the election of officers for 1908 

 will take place, the polls lieing kept open 



guests of the Philadelphia Florists' 

 (lull, at Belmont Mansion, Fairmount 

 l»;uk. The visiting ladies will be taken 

 t(» Willow Grove and there entertained. 

 Special announcements covering enter- 

 tainment will later be nia<le by the Phil- 

 a.leljihia Florists' Club. 



Bowling and Shooting. 



Tlif l>ii\vling contests for teams rep- 



