. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 416 The American Florist. April I, often too sandy, and if they survived the winter, languished through the spring and died during the summer months. Henry Siebrecht thought that the society should endeavor to stop the importation of the cheap stock, that efforts should be made to raise the duty and produce our own budded rose in this country. W. P. Craig said that he would like to substitute some varieties that he had found satisfactory with him, for the list presented by the essayist and advised the following si
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 416 The American Florist. April I, often too sandy, and if they survived the winter, languished through the spring and died during the summer months. Henry Siebrecht thought that the society should endeavor to stop the importation of the cheap stock, that efforts should be made to raise the duty and produce our own budded rose in this country. W. P. Craig said that he would like to substitute some varieties that he had found satisfactory with him, for the list presented by the essayist and advised the following six: John Hopper, Mrs. John Laing, Mme. Gabriel Luizet, Gen. Jacqueminot, Paul Neyron and Ulrich Brunner, and would add Dorothy Per- kins to the list of climbers. Benjamin Hammond of Fishkill, N. Y., approved of the publication of the bul- letin as proposed during the meeting and offered to pay for the printing of 10,- 000 such bulletins when issued, and on motion of W. H. Elliott the offer was accepted and the society passed a vote of thanks for the same. Boston was then selected as the place of meeting for 1906, and the sec- retary was instructed that the schedule of prizes be issued not later than November 1, 1905. The nominating committee consisting of Henry Siebrecht and A. H. Lang- jahr reported the following list of offi- cers for the coming year: President, Alexander Montgomery, Natick, Mass.; vice-president, Robert Simpson, Clifton, N. J.; secretary, Wm. J. Stewart, Bos- ton, Mass.; treasurer, Harry O. May, Summit, N. J. These gentlemen were unanimousl}' elected to the several posi- tions. M. H. Walsh and A. Fahrenwold were elected members of the executive com- mittee for three years and W. P. Craig, North Easton, Mass., was elected a member of the committee for two years to fill the unexpired term of Robert Simpson who was elevated to the vice- presidency. The meeting then adjourned. President Montgomery's Address. "We have met again to take note of our progress an
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