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PARK AND CEMETERY 
Bluffs, Iowa, has resigned on account of 
failing health, and his son-in-law, S. J. 
Carter, has been chosen to succeed him. 
The annual meeting of the Illinois 
State Horticultural Society to be held 
at Champaign, Dec. 12th to 15th, 1905, 
will celebrate the 50th anniversary of 
the Society. There will be special an- 
niversary papers on the history and de- 
velopment of the society and many in- 
teresting discussions. Among the sub- 
jects noted on the program are : The 
Advance of Ornamental Horticulture in 
the State, by Dr. T. J. Burrill ; Fifty 
Years’ Progress in the Practical Con- 
trol of the Insect and Fungus Pests of 
Illinois Horticulture, by Dr. S. A. 
Forbes ; Spraying Experiments, by Prof. 
C. S. Crandall, of the University of 
Illinois. L. R. Bryant, Princeton, 111 ., 
is Secretary of the Society. 
The Missouri State Horticultural So- 
ciety will hold its 48th annual meeting 
at the Coates House, Kansas Citj% Mo., 
December 28, 29, 30, 1905. 
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