. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igo6. The American Florist. and who as they hear tlie "whatsoever ye would" ringing in their ears, will not thrust it aside as I fear is sometimes done, saying "this does not include ; With such disseminators we would see less pointing of the finger of scorn at the awards of our society. Its indorse- ment would mean what it should, and was intended to be—a guarantee of excellence. A feeling of confidence would be a natural result among the trade, and the American Carnation Society would rece


. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igo6. The American Florist. and who as they hear tlie "whatsoever ye would" ringing in their ears, will not thrust it aside as I fear is sometimes done, saying "this does not include ; With such disseminators we would see less pointing of the finger of scorn at the awards of our society. Its indorse- ment would mean what it should, and was intended to be—a guarantee of excellence. A feeling of confidence would be a natural result among the trade, and the American Carnation Society would receive an irresistible impetus toward grander work in its mission for "The Advancement of the ; The new set of by-laws for this soci- ety will be submitted at this meeting for your consideration, and acceptance. I trust members will make it a pomt to attend all the sessions and by their presence and council help to make them what they are designed to be—mutually helpful. To our visiting friends and members I would say Boston and vicin- ity has left "the latch string out" during your sojourn with us; we shall en- deavor to make your stay pleasant and profitable. Secretary Herr's Report. Tlie report of the last ^*^^. annual meeting, a prelimi- m \ nary premium list, and a jl -y^ copy of the by-laws as drawn up by the execu- tive committee, were ^^ ™^^ mailed as issued during ^Hk HB the year. Any paid up HIb__|^B member who did not re- ceive all of these should write to the secretarj' at once to see that his name and address are properly entered. Our annual report is an important part of our work, and our discussions are important and interesting enough to be reported correctly, an impossibility' with a new stenographer each meeting. What we need is a stenographer who will be with us year after year, who will learn to know us, and learn to know the importance of a word missed in the middle of a discussion. We now pay over $200 a year for our report


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