FLORIDA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 
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not the case a State show does not deserve 
the name. 
Personally, I do not believe we are 
ready for a State show. 
So far as I know, the first Flower show 
in our State taking in a whole county and 
part of another was held last February in 
Winter Park. This show was planned 
and carried out by the Winter Park Wo¬ 
man’s Club and was a wonderful success. 
In spite of the fact that sufficient time was 
not given for the growing of specimen 
flowers or plants, the display was most 
beautiful and a surprise even to the home 
people, who had not realized the wealth of 
bloom and growth around them. 
Co-operation and publicity for this ex¬ 
hibition was secured through the Orange 
County Federation of Women’s Clubs, 
and from the results achieved I should like 
to see, as a preparation for larger shows, 
a Flower show in every county for at 
least three years. In this way a general 
interest in flower exhibits would be se¬ 
cured, every county would try to have the 
best show and with the Florida Federation 
members giving support and assistance 
and stimulating the movement, I believe 
the results would be surprising and grati¬ 
fying. Flower culture appeals to most 
women and I feel sure that every club¬ 
woman would lend her support to this 
work. 
At the end of three years it would be 
possible for each county to perhaps enter 
county prize winners in a larger Flower 
show, thus insuring the most creditable 
display. 
Florida is such a large State that the 
time consumed in reaching certain local¬ 
ities makes one State show seem difficult 
of accomplishment. It could be held only 
in a place with a large auditorium and the 
remote localities would never be able to 
compete with the nearby places, as the 
time consumed in transit would materially 
injure the freshness and beauty of many 
lovely plants that should have a place in 
the exhibition. 
For general interest and best results I 
would suggest that instead of one State 
show, four district Flower shows be the 
goal to work for, a line from north to 
south and another from east to west de¬ 
termining the districts. In three years 
when through county shows there would 
be a general interest in the movement, 
there would also be many miles of com¬ 
pleted highways making the transporta¬ 
tion of exhibits much less of a problem. 
Perhaps some one can work out a suc¬ 
cessful plan for one show, and I hope sug¬ 
gestions will be made in the following dis¬ 
cussion. 
I can assure* you that the Florida Feder¬ 
ation of Women’s Clubs will give every 
assistance and with their means of getting 
facts, plans and requests to every part of 
the State in the shortest possible time they 
could be a valuable factor in the success of 
the enterprise. 
We have seen a possible goal ahead of 
us. I hope we shall approach it step by 
step so that a path of flowers will lead to 
it from every part of the State. 
Hume: I would like to call your atten¬ 
tion to the flower exhibit in the lobby of 
the Elks Hotel. I would like also to an¬ 
nounce two committees: The Auditing 
