. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igo4. The American Florist. 641. ORCHID EXHIBIT AT WORLD'S FAIR EXHIBITION. (RhapiB in center shown by Shaw's Gardens.) Wilhelm Miller and from Prof. C. S. Sar- gent, all of which will appear in a later issue. A National Council of Horticulture. What promises to be one of the most useful steps yet taken for the promotion of American horticulture had its origin at a general horticultural meeting held in St. Louis November 10, in connection with the national flower show. After listening to papers setting forth the n
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igo4. The American Florist. 641. ORCHID EXHIBIT AT WORLD'S FAIR EXHIBITION. (RhapiB in center shown by Shaw's Gardens.) Wilhelm Miller and from Prof. C. S. Sar- gent, all of which will appear in a later issue. A National Council of Horticulture. What promises to be one of the most useful steps yet taken for the promotion of American horticulture had its origin at a general horticultural meeting held in St. Louis November 10, in connection with the national flower show. After listening to papers setting forth the needs of our profession by Luther Burbank, William Falconer, Wilhelm Miller, C. S. Sargent and George C. Watson, the gentlemen present turned to the consid- eration of means by which the varied and numerous horticultural interests of the country might be placed in closer touch with one another, so that the needs of each might receive the support of all. The opinion was unanimous that the time is ripe for the organization of a central council, in the membership of which should be found permanent official representation of such national societies as the American Civic Association, the Society of American Florists, the Amer- ican Pomological Society, the nursery and seed trade associations, the plant breeders, etc., etc., establishments like the Arnold Arboretum, the National Bu- reau of Plant Industry, the Missouri Botanical Garden, etc., the horticultural press and gentlemen of means and leisure who, though unofficially connected with such organizations, are devoting their effijrt to increased knowledge and use of cultivated plants and to their improve- ment. The organization of the proposed council was placed in the hands of acom- mittee of representative men, most of whom are not interested in commercial horticulture, who will probably associate with themselves an auxiliary trade com- mittee, and it was the earnest hope of all who attended the meeting that this or- ganization c
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