. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. /pop. The American Florist, 1313 AN UNTOETUNATE MEETING. The meeting in 1908 turned out most unfortunately for the welfare of the society. President Ward was unable to be present. Prof. Craig was in Europe dangerously ill. Dr. Coit had accepted a permanent position in Ari- zona and the work of the society was in charge of Leon D. Batchelor, who had but recently taken charge, having had scarcely time to become thoroughly conversant with the work in hand. The result was depressing rind discouraging for the society,
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. /pop. The American Florist, 1313 AN UNTOETUNATE MEETING. The meeting in 1908 turned out most unfortunately for the welfare of the society. President Ward was unable to be present. Prof. Craig was in Europe dangerously ill. Dr. Coit had accepted a permanent position in Ari- zona and the work of the society was in charge of Leon D. Batchelor, who had but recently taken charge, having had scarcely time to become thoroughly conversant with the work in hand. The result was depressing rind discouraging for the society, and the situation for Mr. Batchelor a most embarrassing one. The peonies again, in the original plot, were not up to expectations, and it is scarcely to be wondered at that under the effect of so many depressing circumstances some of the members should become impatient and indulge in open criticism. For it seemed to many of us then that the university had lost its interest, and that there was danger that the whole purpose of the experiment would fail. Sugges- tions were made by some that the peonies be moved to a more favorable location, and by others that the old plot be abandoned and the work con- centrated on the new plot. Fortunately neither of these suggestions was car- ried out, it being decided that it would be unfair to the original donors to fall to carry out the test along the lines originally planned. A committee of three was appointed, C. W. Ward, S. G. Harris and myself, to devise ways and means of improv- ing the conditions of the plot, and to confer with the college authorities on this subject. This committee met in Mr. Ward's office in New York and dis- cussed the subject, with the result that Mr. Brown of the Cottage Gardens Co., acting for Mr. Ward, and myself were to send a letter to Prof. Craig after his return, conveying the sugges- tions we had to offer. This letter, however, was never sent, as in the meantime, through correspondence with Mr. Batchelor, we
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