The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade . per on the bestlandscape gardening the following wereappointed: Prof. J. F. Cowell, of Buf-falo ; Edwin Lonsdale, of Philadelphia;and H. D. Steeley, of Indiana. Secretary Stewarts Report. I find it hard to realize that this ismy nineteenth annua! report as secre-tary. Twenty years seems a long pe-riod to look forward to but very shortin retrospect. Some of us who areawakening to the fact that the years countup very rapidly, and that conventions 206 The American Florist. Aug. 25, come around with alarming frequencyof late, can, however, ta
The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade . per on the bestlandscape gardening the following wereappointed: Prof. J. F. Cowell, of Buf-falo ; Edwin Lonsdale, of Philadelphia;and H. D. Steeley, of Indiana. Secretary Stewarts Report. I find it hard to realize that this ismy nineteenth annua! report as secre-tary. Twenty years seems a long pe-riod to look forward to but very shortin retrospect. Some of us who areawakening to the fact that the years countup very rapidly, and that conventions 206 The American Florist. Aug. 25, come around with alarming frequencyof late, can, however, take some com-fort from Emerson, who wrote, Wedo not count a mans years until he hasnothing else to count. It is to be hopedthat each and every one of us may beimmune from year-counting for many According to instructions by the so-ciety the scheme of numbered badgesand a key book for members has beenput in operation, and th* name of everymember registered up to July 15, 1906,appears therein. Other important trans-actions by the executive board are fully. ON THE DAYTON CONVENTION GROUNDS. a year to come. To quote again fromthe same writer Nothing great wasever achieved without has been long on enthusiasm formany months, hence this truly great con-vention-opening and, as nothing is moreinfectious than healthy enthusiasm, it isnot difficulty to forecast what kind of aconvention this, which we are now en-tering upon, is to be. You all know that the boardmet here last spring, that we had a goodtime as executive boards always do andthat we worked long and hard as execu-tive boards also always do. The pro-gramme as discloses but scant-ily the quantity and quality of oratorywhich is promised as various importantsubject are brought forward and hewho thinks to stay away from any ofthe sessions little realizes what he willmiss. Among the recommendations of theexecutive board is, first, the propositionthat at all future trade exhibitions thenet profits t
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