This Society has offered to affiliate with the Massachusetts Society 
zone. It is an old and valued organization with some 2600 for the 
members in New England, who will thus become members of our Protection 
department, "We are extremely fortunate to have so important Native 
an addition to our membership as well as the help of their many Plants 
splendid leaflets. 
The following resolution has been voted upon by the 
American Society of Landscape Architects: 
"That the American Society of Landscape Architects is American 
opposed to the indescriminate cutting of the foliage of Mountain Soctett of 
Laurel, Kalmia Latifolia, and its use for decorative purposes; Landscape 
that the members of the Society use their influence to prevent Architects 
the destruction of this plant through commercial uses along 
with that of other wild flowers and native foliage plants." 
NOTE — The Garden Club of America has been asked by this 
Society to consider some other material to be used in place of laurel 
for decorative purposes.) 
F. D. F. 
An Informal Report of the Meeting held, at the Invitation of 
Mr. Albert C. Burrage, President of the Massachusetts 
Horticultural Society. 
The meeting between representatives of the Massachusetts 
Horticultural Society and the President, Secretary, Chairman 
of the Wild Flower Committee, the representatives of the four 
Member Clubs of the Garden Club of America in Massachusetts 
and the Members-at-Large in Massachusetts, held on January 
thirteenth at the home of Mr. Albert C. Burrage, President of 
the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, marks one more step 
in the progress of the Garden Club of America. After a most 
enjoyable luncheon, the meeting was called to order by Mr. 
Burrage, who said it was the result of a conversation between 
him and Mrs. Samuel Sloan, at the November Exhibition of the 
Horticultural Society of New York. Our President felt that 
much could be accomplished through closer co-operation between 
the two organizations, and because of the common interest in 
"Wild Flowers, known to Mr. Burrage, on the part of the Garden 
Club of America through the activity of the able Chairman of 
our "Wild Flower Committee, Mrs. Francis C. Farwell, the meet- 
ing was called to discuss the ways and means for their preserva- 
tion. 
But before the discussion was thrown open to the meeting 
this announcement was read : 
"To show its appreciation of the value of the work done by 
the Member .Garden Clubs of the Garden Club of America of 
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