14 
SEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE 
no one will deny. Throwing partisan politics to the winds^ 
the horticulturists of the state and nation should give their 
best thoughts to an understanding of these national issues*, 
and so act at the crucial time as to promote the industries and 
prosperity of the whole country. 
With just rates for transportation, with proper arrange¬ 
ments for distribution, with a great nation of workers and 
business men profitably and steadily employed for customers,, 
our business will be on a sound, permanent, and paying 
basis. 
Reports of Secretary and of Treasurer. 
(Mr. W. S. Hart, who had been secretary of the society 
for a number of years, resigned some time previous to the 
Jacksonville meeting, and Mr. Arthur H. Brown was ap¬ 
pointed to fill the unexpired term. Mr. Brown entered upon 
the duties of the office March 2,6th, 1894, continuing to dis- 
charge the same until the end of the official year, May 20th,. 
1894, which included the society’s session at Jacksonville). 
Synopsis of the Report of Secretary Hart. 
Mr. Hart expressed his regret that imperative duties ren¬ 
dered it impossible for him to be present at Jacksonville or 
to complete his term of office. It was a source of satisfaction 
to him to know that the secretaryship would pass into suqh 
competent hands for the unexpired term. While Mr. Brown 
was placed at some disadvantage in undertaking the remain¬ 
ing work of the year, which was considerable, so suddenly 
and with the annual meeting so near at hand, still he felt 
confident the society’s interests and comfort would not suffer 
by the change. 
He reviewed the work of his office, up to the time of his res¬ 
ignation, at some length, referring especially to the preceding 
meeting, (Pensacola, April, 1893). 
The society’s funds were not sufficient to publish its 
yearly reports, heretofore this had been provided for by a 
guarantee fund subscribed among the membership. The 
effort to obtain an appropriation for this purpose at the last 
session of the legislature, while it had met with sufficiently 
favorable reception to justify the expectation of future ac¬ 
tion, had been unsuccessful. The offer of the Hon. L. B # 
