. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. rgio. The American Florist. 173. GEORGE ASMUS. President-Elect Society of American Florists. The convention then adjourned un- til 2 ;30 and upon reconvening the re- port of the auditing committee was read, pronouncing the bool<s and ac- counts ot the secretary and tlie treas- urer correct. Tlie report was accept- ed and filed. The report of the com- mittee on vice presidents' reports was read by W. B. Du Pue and filed. Prof. Whetzel, the official patholo- gist of the society, of Cornell Univer- sity, Ithaca, N
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. rgio. The American Florist. 173. GEORGE ASMUS. President-Elect Society of American Florists. The convention then adjourned un- til 2 ;30 and upon reconvening the re- port of the auditing committee was read, pronouncing the bool<s and ac- counts ot the secretary and tlie treas- urer correct. Tlie report was accept- ed and filed. The report of the com- mittee on vice presidents' reports was read by W. B. Du Pue and filed. Prof. Whetzel, the official patholo- gist of the society, of Cornell Univer- sity, Ithaca, N. Y., spoke briefly, promising to file a formal report later, outlining his plan for co-operation by the society in work along lines of in- vestigation and research for remedies for diseases of plants affecting the florists. He said that his plan if ac- cepted by tlie society would involve an expenditure of $1,500 annually, and he believed that practical results might be expected from it. No formal action was taken. National Council of Horticulture. J. otto Thllow sulimitted the report of the delegates to the National Coun- cil of Horticulture, recounting the val- uable work done. The report was re- ceived and filed. Separate action was had upon the recommendation of the executive board to make an appropri- ation of $150 towards the work of the National Council of Horticulture. Mr. O'Mara opposed this recommendation, stating his reasons therefor. E. G. Hill had heard that *he statement had been made that in one article appear- ing the recommendation was made that 10 gladiolus bulbs be planted to the square foot, but he believed that it must have been a typographical er- ror. He made some suggestions for the securing of a higher grade class of articles that would be less ama- teurish but believed that the appro- priation should be voted. W. J. Stew- art opposed the appropriation for rea- sons similar to those he had put forth last year at Cincinnati. J. C. Vaughan believed that
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