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society’s gratitude to James Yick of Rochester, N. Y., for his in¬ 
terest in the floriculture of the state, and the very fine feature of 
the fair made from his home grounds. 
Some features of improvement for the future have occurred to 
me, but will mention only one. In view of the limited amount 
of room and the great labor attending the collecting and arrang¬ 
ing of fruit, exhibitors should not be required to have duplicates, 
when competing for different premiums. I can see no reason for 
requiring an exhibitor who competes for best ten and best five 
varieties, to have five of those plates in duplicate, providing he 
thinks and desires to have the best ten include those he shows as 
the best five. It only takes up this much more room and causes 
very much additional labor. There should also be some more 
distinctive line drawn between professional and nonprofessional 
florists. Does it necessarily follow that because Mr. A., B. and C. 
are nurserymen and sell fruit trees, their wives and daughters are 
necessarily professional florists, when they have no green house 
and never sell a flower? The present rule obliges them to com¬ 
pete with green houses. This subject needs the light and wisdom 
of the executive committee. 
I wish to acknowledge my obligations to H. W. Roby, Milwau¬ 
kee, for special assistance in the floral department. 
