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SPEAKMAN, NEOSHO, MO. be ae i at te Sa pt 0 wioloss 1 0in)vinialave’aleterare istelelerstersetetetetersteleteteretetoterateistetoreteteteictclaneiate Fredericktown Revd: (BAGBYCE SONSiisasecssnt sik oe dapye cess suheloe eee oct einercisee aceon eee New Haven 1d eae o¥. >. Of yl Dl a ee ee att cape boda saaco Gouurdduonacsuodndnosodocaue7 Nauvoo, Illinois BTNE SS, | ESR OWN EGE aor ioe rates alsiocera’e elavoveuete,e clelateyslotstelare/ teteicinre Gi ePerotee eeenyet Gt cena Willow Springs Wik; “AST O/AMIM DARN DILID YE os sodedod {Sielsaveiays,a\siacaieleserelclecere atelolele ele teretote ater atetoneekste eta letetatetstelstexetersiaaieecd™ Farmington IMT Die 7 OCR OW ioe o, 255: oralbiate Sis, cissclotelersi ers s aie orale cielaye alotelevelaeicletelesieeel dtceietisteeiatelon tere mY toieeereceieterstetars Louisiana PAS (COMBS & aiaiiedie'siece:ere: oictahasatals eiviere's @ disln.erolevee ele cjeiowe ae we atelsiav ets oleate tne lotemeteretearsie eterererers Ft. Scott, Kansas ‘Use (C5 OOD: CRnareaanpRDaeericocaoaus manGencodcmoasoMmau ened Jand o00nS.A08 bdeSdoaacanadco.c Odessa (GLY (CLO C7 Sas oonenhOnne ane no neaanacnce aarccncrrbneonacHiomcUnoouadoccuoudubcodSsecacsdoondcond Hannibal (Ce 8 9 07 07 0 ep p pe one ORUBCORSHEE Herriogy on useecuss casanentoc 3132 Cherry St., Kansas City Ike "do ABVAALES Wane sodp an codon cbaanoenoasarocnabenpagddccacgduoac qonpdoudacongdocn G00 Jefferson City SER, AUT ENC ELSE as es svercte e's otsrein din) u 3ja/cs jn, oytives aru yh bie aera Gus le ovabele leet revere cveista/eietotererorstsieeratstelenetete Warrensburg pT eT UT NEGA cietel cia 0: e/c:c10-s.0\0’ 0 01aj0/s/0\e/n eras steyale clei sia/ave 1a'e/els'e oVayeraieis ereleravers siete letainretaistre ereterstetetetseenrays Fulton State Horticultural Society. 5 LIFE MEMBERS—Oontinued. SMe COs MSN PAGING Src restete afer at encore sfaforas’a at rel ajatrtalotersveisteterareys/a(e/siatare eles 121s 10 oleiele/sie:eto [s(a\e!s\a7e=1s]9\x'rys nin\o/elohe’eisis.» Harlem Note ETesep By WPAGIN I Sats io ele osete ots iajeie icra »/o1e se svaasretelela sie alevalel oie /cinioieialelspein claps) siein plac s\eis,+, 9.6 Evans Bldg., St. Louis SEPIA CERES ECs pope creieve cictel lala ecar c BAAD Et Rett ae one rier ret 5 wislasmincict Holt Sis Oates EAC TSTSBYEC SING oS et Yee Red AR Re fo ee Rn se GS fl 8 aA Kirksville 1D. As LEA OIBSIN( DW ML See eon co duonod ac CoC eee a OGea Oe EEOD OP DROSOnTC Occ rnerc eer ria dats Columbia RB TU SD NSEC ESE oa») cv evers sins nicie sisao a alerays nis /ats ala ssoyots = aicle wctbrareles sis srapanayeis'O ararwie siSs5 aie /abya s-areryeinsiatsiale Louisiana 1, 1B SI RAG SIE Pee ROR aaneeaarcn acoaAaarac SSE c SESRe RASA ORO S Aen AOTC Cerne ares t coe Louisiana EDMAN fest oa LP NSE Gi araicats clelareSicicereaistate a's eieiwiae eiels aiphecore Stave raver ue atarioleleis| dele vataleleia clerelaise sasrelsisteisle Louisiana Wi, TEs SRS hee aaa oe rOa Ine CaUasr am dcr o Rate foreman etiGo)aeMt car ne EAE iam me secs Louisiana Te TEL SUN IN GS CS Are Ss cteodamaaee cote cote ne Sco neo tons oe HEL CeCcnCe cn aE maar oe teem cae arn: Moberly eran PTS EPPING Se oycrelaxe’s sini sinks Sterol etelova ters insore whine aya austere atebel vers et op cVciain eyeie aie lndl «ve Wieraie wio;e evs leu o areleiSlediows Nichols NSPS SEV ENE VLSI oie sic) totste-Patotata ate ie terete men Meteo owe ists Ae Ue Aes Ree ae Ren vee es le Princeton Soren Sram VV Ete TO) hr SES ECO) isch ici ove erecatescysteroleininvveiete mia’ olole alate ia tajafo aie Sain cicie)ereleweie aie > eye Sle.an s cidtolet Sis lal s Sarcoxie J. 2, TPTEILIETSTSN Aaah ie aR ae ee ae EY Rebbe aes Ss Aa a Aen mag ME ar Columbia IBL, Rilo \WASHUMNI 515) aaeeqoobdpe bd roan ondore aaeneCuneaD Jose a Sonon sa tarenasero eee Fredericktown VC YI, WYLIE DUI ES oe a Site odin aC yi hn SOR R EAT SRO CER GHEE GERM tat ae A oa ee Sarcoxie LET VV SEES) ey. (ale clasts orca cine no sicisiar= Siecaaere ope arelaIo clase aieralelaus eee sain Geen Sea ee bo rei nawions Sarcoxie SO Acmm ERM V EL Der ESSE EUS) COIN cvsvave oy micSeseaass os cfoyale osetia overs siecais ows oisrolnleisd etorersia Sie cielelevs wae 6 212 N. 3d St., St. Louis pene lezen 77 PATI ASES EQ IVECA ING 550! cca resovaqesoperersiole re ioraiens chats Cre ete eferaiate resale loyavoraa dro sisi oa crv oi siaraiave’otsl aoieiatier Weatherby 6 State Horticultural Society. LIST OF MEMBERS. This list ‘of members comprises the names of those who have paid one or more years, and kept in touch more or less with the Society since its incorporation in 1893. The Secretary has a list of over 2,000 names, correspondents, and members of local societies, who answer questions, send in items, make reports and receive our State report, circulars of information, crop reports, the same as do the members. GiowAS At WOOG a: misses cece ceo Springfield BEA. toe A COCKS pee rmersceeticiee Warrensburg | Anderson Tully Co.......... Memphis, Tenn. Bee ATTCON « siaro otssajo%ysteis)aielalatetaye lars nee Carthage Denes PAT WOO YS sete c sess cet ete sil Carrollton AUS th biriises Sa cenesancnepocesncnartocs Marshall HS A SVARMSELONS 2 saecei cc see cesie West Plains Spohr A LIM S EROS ayaa ntel a racine Carthage aH eeA GAINS eicteierm = aisles ore olevorstaeraveley« Darlington ib, TRC einGhiks conoecoosonae Farmingdale, Ill. GST BIUSSC on.ce access cimcnrs oa Seas Decatur, Ark. E. R. Beach ....Globe Democrat, St. Louis L. W. Byram....Century Bldg., Kansas City Wii ty ECM ee soon sAdodaconacs = Independence JOHN, IW. VBeAtby sarees as Excelsior Springs Blade, SSULSOSSs ccier -cotce aa trtaes Platte City Tees. Belloc csccccsenssss ceee soeie ness Neosho Ai ie ya ho aeo acme seo domsec son saa 565 Chapin By 1G SBONTEL sagseoss ees 6 Sees eeee West Plains Oe Bait: seca Rialto Bldg., Kansas City Been PRON EGICE cee sek acne teat Mescow Mills NSO. VM BOOth 2.5. soe eee yeneva, N Y. Hecc. Blanchard j2..c.cccese sane enero ODI Web. Bropdon.. cc... teense Springdale, Ark. GC Ballo eae nase corinne cetencteeace Boonville J. .5>- buttertieldly. sso -cckiccemeer Lee’s Summit REM Baileyekcm.t aceon eet oe Rusk, Tex. Wi. aD: Basstond ac ecciestnacecoceece oe Mexico Gs D: BeLTy cence scce sees celeste St. Joseph Ds BU embers ecaceine cs cpieeemic aie eermine Morrison Aa GY Bonham c..ccemacsods sore King City Whe Butler =e steep aces eee near Amity Se GoUBriges sic sec sas ss sacseawrne tienen Versailles Geos Boones. (Jie =< .caactecniee oe soe St. Joseph Wan Byler seiacecctis ten reste acs eters Wheeling H. W. Blanke....1130 Market St., St. Louis Wool -Benedicts sss cerccsa-cecscioss Richards JOSS Baumoarimenr, <2 2 eeseweelswwisleers Columbia Mrs. Jos. Baumgartner.............: Columbia SoH. Baker cricaccccc ean et ean Columbia Thos. Bolanders-saseces veda -eascee Chillicothe H.-C. *Butterileldss-2.., .csce- = Lee’s Summit AS. AAT OC Yineee ga cian a aise aeecioeele Bolivar 1D, OSE BU nnad iandbascpnca 2550600552 Mayview . Je wales *Dlakeliy.s scccec eee cireeeeere Platte City Dow New BLINK =<... oncedens 2 sue eoeneeeeeee Parkville Jick SPalmMyers a. . vi<.0sca seni deems McBaine MAE, A ERENISON Je. o\e. occ area's v aie wreracieeeee Columbia (Sia aed Eyl CS cae nen cra ace Versailles Vio Hl eS ATMOS Sc ics sce o'o:cle celeincts Vineland, Kas. SUS rs, PESO TOY ee cereisrels cerstele his c:es ae Columbia AOE.) ES EE TIN Mercia cverssisleie aisles Urbana, Ill. TY ge) es) arid de ee seaoaepree St. Louis DY 10k 1 UES Sasecnasocans: docnasor Republic EL OS ESCESOD cn vicleiele sins 0 pemicictoraisieisie welewiersieise BOC) eV s Carey... caucentancstete Marble Hill Be Wi.) (C@O0K sn en eecueaceisneeeeeeee Potosi Bz! Wis > ClOSS: 5.5. c% . cctcttanteivee cere Allenton W GS Campbell..cc...cccsce seen St. Joseph CarJ3 a> Cronigenic.ctcace.cc: Vinita, Ind. Ter. Ay. Chandler oc ise ccc ac cnnesee chee Randolph Me Be Collins) 2 jecec,e- cece eee eee Glasgow Mise On Coles .c0--clttscieniee cee Springfield Mee Me Culver. jac nists ene Koshkonong C. Wr Christensen) a2... -eesaelenie Bells, Tex. mW. Choisser ony .-tej-1- cieisie sitar teloes Bourbon J. T. Craighead....502 S. 7th St., St. Louis Jie ERS GREISUIaMs oi ee «cos soars Neosho J- Cs sChristophertes.ce-n tear Warrensburg GoW Caudle. s-.ee este. Willow Springs M. .Crawiord. .s-2< sce Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio C.:Gs ‘Comstock: :35...cccn.0 eee eee Albany Geo: Comlley.isscco.cc20 2 oso Willow Springs AS die Gilman Sebo scnecoupeeDecadooce Grayson Squire: Wodtesenjosce as ono seioeiaiee Warrensburg N.. Eh. (Copeland: -c.3 cnc ciscacse ssn eeten Verona @> Be Coffman... 2. Ais aanpataaceueeesere Olean LOR ed a Cp oassoocseGacsodess Rockwood, Ohio I. =A; (CrewSOn. 22.2.5 cc(seteen eee Versailles Geos .\Crawiord =: 20-02 sees eee eee Adel Je oP. -Cana diy secon -ase ere eee Bogard Heb Chapin’ esate eee Willow Springs Tipe aiVioe DUK secs oie Jefferson City We WOLXOn. chee c ones ceeCreeoe Holton, Kas. Rei Ms Davis) e2c. Serie -ce eee Bismarck RSG) SDA WSO. nes ikl oer eee Elsberry Bo. 2Dunalleaeseacesarose Welch, Ind. Ter. Jin AL DUrKeS ae... Seer aaa eee Weston | Geos Decker cnc accreec sermons ... Versailles Je he Darscnesce-oeeeber. scene ee es eee Parkville GeorseDOdGreeee een seaeeaaeeaeee Greenwood A ats, Warbyteesoo- eens eeeece Springfield Wis, tS -2 2 D SvAGSON etceiece = areieeiainrer Lee's Summit Fe MS Da WlGSOn cess sce ssi sislare Sarcoxie BJ Davidson: 2. vey <2 egies ses el== Sarcoxie Wi ee DOGd crerecraer Raible states Greenwood J. B.Durand!.. op. eee cee Prairie City R. W. Donephant.... 22-22... sce5-2 ans Neosho ise Wie MID OLSC Vireac ss eetiieeerie las Moberly Cc: M. Davidson........ Huntington, W. Va. | DEA fs ADR oe seeds Topteadononsas> 2 Sedalia F ee Pee Div alten arse isopcccasonTecor se Steedman jee ie Vovihwehtikhe Sse saa oasascosc oo. Pierce City N. Ge Bn gles. con. cic vision clnenvieicimnre Centreview Louis Erb..6 Howard Row, Memphis, Tenn. Emory Estes ..........--cceeseeeeceecccees Rolla Wim: “HIGKELE >.<. .:-0-6 ac ernsie ces eetn= Parkville J. D. Edwards & Son..,....-.. Rae ee Fairville State Horticultural Society. 7; LIST OF MEMBERS—Continued. IPRMVMO DINO EGS 5 aye cts cre css sie o)e's. 50 le slants Rushville) soil EULCKEMS ON choyerese cjoietarmm che) vinie icicle Louisiana Af, QRS DA SI Ch 728 § Cee eee Hae Olden WMS wiawkiInsSssoscear cee s aes eaten Strafford EEL MEY DIES face fiers coy 5 aisiciciaieraleyepwiolaceioke INGE. (GEeOVes |e Wal Wis ELIS PINS 602% Sookie wis cxters'sie'sictens ote Parkvilie PM PF EIVELSOlC@s.5:e::0.cjoes cneeu ves SEMEIBOTISE be Uietekes CELeILPICH junc ccncsasincaeiecaaeek Eldon Robt WOrsythe). 2.2... 5..2-s05-- Farmington | J. E. Hitchcock................. Oberlin, Ohio MED mH ILOILO ais 5 o..5j015- oi0.0e'ne'aels Marionville | 4 M:. Hampton................02.-ss Centralia Word & Kennedy.................------ Parnella| Jacky HOTMEN jetcjnes seme sce aessiesee = Ashley VSM VPP EO UIE Of folo -ie7-sascio.c/cso10 aieiciescis otsto sls Mt. Grove | L. J. Hartman...... R. D. No. 3, St Joseph PLOW sek CLIOW Sc cinsiecleinicielosie® > Columbian +) Goa S-eHOman 72h certo oss secies sie ctecle er Easton PV ire UC EENO Ws ote a:eiaiclctolicje sels «.0inie/ ele Columbia’ |e: JORNMSELOW Crise. acca «cased ees sleet aan Pacific Ree ETE USOD 01a \015 a)-cs.n:0)0)re ne cere Warrensbure |Po MGs sea. (Co HOG. oo. nleaian) aeisiante Anderson TiG@y TMT Aree gaccuseuancoonoGac yin sie |) dio Wily EIR SeReaedodeesancgonoecnnosoases Joplin HEPC PIN CELOTS o.5;0 0.c10:-\e.e)si nies nie me ee's Summit |) die Wis ELICLSP SONS: 35.00... sete Koshkonong RULED OSECT .osoioioinie osnis e)ctoinre ms eioielel-re'= AVS DUE |P eMlowebnan CEVA ior rorainwintevatcsa)olnys osaia/ste'= Warrensburg BH. Fosley, R. F..D. No. 1.......... Neosho Web. TCHS Festi dye tee aaivar Huntsville, Ala. Sete Te DELOSEGE o/o.n xiaie ciclo nralniainieen aiaisiaictes Sarcoxie He etky rom EMUSIC LEN ac) crstereissele coe ein reel clctaterere < Sibley Tete EOS at Dbl a eoepencenenencca. Parkville ADNAN is EROTIC Ya. sinyarais con ssiessiavsstsyaie Spring Garden PED oy MEA OD slare 6 aisictacisisiere cic ow ola ole Saisle Columbia ERS Dy REVOISAP Pleas )-. 50 eratsiste sa. crevevels,otere Versailles Boe Aig «18701 h it) Tee eR ea aenononanos copbode Deerfield ESD SMETAELISON) fcc ciwisis cine cee aarte Versailles GeewWe Merguson ..2..22.. 262) .\10-1- Brandsville | Ji. Wu. Hewitt......-........ Fayetteville, Ark. HAN Ke WU OUTES << vies 6 ci tesies ses Hainheld) slows: |psklyeA™ sHUStOn.. seers: cnet cat asec IOMESS LAN CIS 25:2 5 o:0:0,c000 1012 /oseinie Mulberry, Mo. ....062 Modonock Bldg., Chicago, Ill. eee WI PCCHPAN «5 5 cejoyssoisieia'=2 14s s vieiee's Versailles ASD es eETOMEND CCKajcec sacle steier m= West Plains BUPA MIC ONV LOT einie ojo lcieie araioleiciale ole'e weiaieleieicicls Sedaliay |) Sh.) Hammond) 22.00. cetera Koshkonong Mrss in. Ay Goodman.......-....% Kansas City Sip lis seein ey Sap rnaannaaencn sono Dorchester Mrs. W. Good....1006 Howell St., St. Joseph Bee te PROMISEGR. occscccreoie.e ser siaisie spaces oes St. Louis CO MMEMECKENSG | bc'ecos:0j- ones cameiecias Moberly Conrad Hartzell, ....+.ccac.0. ven pees St. Joseph ee rerGHOLPMICY \s2/./..sc.asne~ asaee eee Greenwood WieerAee RVING oan, cote aie. access Springfield PREM H REO hots cine: clasale wreielarsje oO elarole Pierce City | J. M. Irvine, Western Fruit Grower. St. Joe. Cintis,, 10. (CD ieano dena concouonoobee [tsa || AIS 18bo VGAISINSS occu condones doe soo sdaocasac Sapp ee een Crt DS OM ets ei ata\cis1 Dixon FAS Wis ato CMA 5 5 veyeloiescnyarmiaters Sern Boonville Vive dA (GhiiinGie Soneecaneeonscnsccne Springfield 1D (Or. dlisinty! aonectecuoconder Dash deeieeisiere Troy ERC LGHISCATSOMG ost < cients 0 ares eieeiec’s SarcOxien | Hew Ears OHRSOR «215.511 -emasee eee Parkville Sic. EIR (Gti NE Se So epoeeme can onononAgd Parkvilien |Help ONNSORS (5. jo:e-cjccts = arsiepieaitoeneye Parkville GTO GLC Yo 0 of pinisic ee atv aleicteiclo losis Eldon dfg 18le (Se Giiiatits Boccoduecsesencadba- Eugene Ces. Greeneicce.. ces 1196 East 5th, Sedalia Ene Jansen «..2.4----2929 S, thes st lous Menrr. iGreenstel ders. 2... <)2.-.c.0:2.. «ielee Clayton Hie Vir OMES Loetcscmane rr oticceaecanene Hazel Run WME on GIDDSe 26 «sic = cce oslo.c oar eotlocins Bengal Owens VaACKSONs oem. --- o> ees Rushville, Il. Eegmy GROO «a « sicGrsa orsee cise iereiniees St. Joseph G. C. Johnson...... 1204 W. 9th, Kansas City Wesley Greene............-- Des Moines, Iowa Wis nbloe DONNS so oiaccrna tele ase aemalisiowes ees Aud PR Miley GOLGON .2fas/se sec. oeresiniale l= aura BS Robnettin..---.-sss.- Columbia He GS) Richardsone.-ncpeseeree eee ets Neosho HOWaALGe Ss Weed aeeeeriscti inet Columbia J. Ch RUGGELA spew Jefferson Barracks 15 Gy Oe Lav over no cuandonoaoéocalcu Warrensburg Jie MS ROSErSiy Societe leat eer Elsberry ARIS ANG a MOR, SongoscopdoougGAs Bowling Green Di. as. RUC ere aoe nore crocleeiteleretetetelereterd St. Lonis Jao AaeGl: Sagnasosaccosocdascc Kansas City Ruralist, | M., Vo Carroll... .2...--e ene Sedalia WEV Mb IRGC QS aooabscasco0coSadsacdc Princeton Ie OAM MENS Go odo ccoonsoooDoDDIeCUNe = oc Mercer [Deh ted NOM K eorcagopn acc ondosebee ghar Mt. Grove SGP Reade sccec eee nose teehee Burnbam Te MES ARIGER hick seems emietelaroice rereratets Sarcoxie Te WET ROUSE eis conten sclehestem ne seer: Mexico (MeN tA lie as eraoodacoconboC00xSdo0Ks Moberly Jacob RoOmMe] ascents esis ele eieleleieteterel= Morrison State Horticultural Society. LIST OF MEMBERS—Continued. eT TIS OUI ctaeiacaicisaietsa'ae sls ele'atsye/e.e'a1> Carthage AiR AME SIDT GEA he cia xcsascrcjatoisrssesaiele aeias * Chillicothe \Wie_dle SUG SIGUE) ey ecuoosaconeEpascccdes St. Louis 1B. Se. SayWG Ge. Acooneadpnmpesdodest Sunlight A. V. Schermmerhorn........ Kinmundy, Ill. VOMVVig ISEAILCON, ccrcisea cs cte ve ctre'e Riehview, Ill. Cl i SSSI Sa Careeacn sane” one West Plains (ETE NV \ Gag SURE eee peercderiocrcoagece Dalton TT, (SLI Axe ana oobecuteemagactnces Glasgow PANES VU ADT EON bi isis erste on /alcielo miofeieseis)=.2 Mt. Grove Jj 42) Bian Ginnie eee aaeasonaobocacmrocaasor SHesee 39th and Wyandotte, K. C., Mo. IEC AMO SUTHIGIS ASRS pamaobacocnee ssarccsorecs Inza ER MREOSASSERTAICG,. 5 crolalsamissiive ciicciers Cloves ofe'e'e Rushville RBEGh ae Beli SCAWElL. cect. acs cine Warrensburg in, Ova Sinid op se cunbenocosaodedsenoncdc Stark Jig Tye Sar ap anenaneeareecoconnooeenoe Mt. Grove Wi (BL (SURGE Sétesonecaedeonosanaao Seligman [DiS LOSS rh tel Ne geeseree 4029 McGee, K. C., Mo. Sod, “RSG CNG us MSS soeegodcacenoonenodor Eldon PAP PES SIITIGD fb cia'sictectsiacs scien Ocieletecs St Joseph ATOR RU ee eecemepaupesneode Brunswick EPO MS LOCKS etaete oreo siecle leis) sfaleleieieisie aisles Columbia Wie Eats SLEDDENS.). 5... cir ices =~ Bunceton J'- OS. oe aeeeaeaenonoorocnoer Springfield i, ALS “SRT 1 eres Grain Valley (Gar, UM Sita aa eergesscacic seas. Richland Theo. Saxenmeyer..........-. Red Bud, Ill. (Op) De MS Ge aipapecnsdoscancos Mcntgomery City ewe Smelzer-s joe o-.c see aes Van Buren, Ark. MSGaIs Ps SCHUCLOE Ssscyic scleccre nn cieiiclors acer Neosho is WW ORANG Eefeepao rap edene Texarkana, Tex. (Ch ANS ASYONGLGrO nhl Saeeneaan ance odes Maryville NESee dias LE NOUELEASS. oo ciceensns- Kansas City NCHNZE CISTOSS fetevestraeo lacicern= i=l Brussels, I]. Prot. J. M- Stedman .i2.....208.0662 Columbia Vii, ie Sinn ESP oon oaoseonecrDseorocee Chapin it. 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White, Central High School, Kansas City 13 Jee ait less Se Souaaanadenpdeesoesc Princeton ¥ CV DOES srice oot ecsioserineeecreern Canton IDtehyabew \\ Puli tse oAocenpocoooseeceC IXansas City TINE Eee WVGIUILEG orc sotaletesace etetatal otecaterahette erchataerevate Napton De witli perapneoeooccnce Speen St. Louis Je NCO BA osacndoosoosdabenene soo Fayetteville dfs iia a Wid enol Oe nooargscdeacsas Springfield S; R. Young =... Mo. Pacific Bldg, St. Louis (Cd Be VAN BTIVETH Pg homnoo sUOCHELS aooseaae Zcitonia Viel Nee Ai Ce ae So RA Rea en OC OEIO ST Nichols A Wis a UATE EVAN. (as ossieiele: cinters tals terete Amazonia JCP YASUI Snaorscpoooscenobucoss coun Granby *Deceased. 10 State Horticultural Society. LIST OF LOCAL SOCIETIES. Ash Grove (Greene Co.) Fruit Growers’ As- sociation— J. H. Lybarger, president. Aurora (Lawrence Co.) Fruit Growers’ As- sociation— Fred Appleby, secretary. Adair County Horticultural Society— R. M. Brasher, president, Kirsville. A. Patterson, secretary, Kirsville. Audrain County Horticultural Society— M. B. Guthrie, president, Mexico. Kk. B. Wilkerson, vice-president, Mexico. Rk. A. Ramsey, secretary, Mexico. W G. Hutton, ass’t secretary, Mexico. William Eagan, ass’t secretary, Mexico. W. M. Pearson, treasurer, Mexico. Barry County Horticultural Society— W. W. Witt, president, Exeter. E. B. Utter, vice-president, Butterfield. G. G. James, secretary, Hailey. J. C. Crane, treasurer, Exeter. Barton County B. D. Hayes, Horticultural Society-- secretary, Lamar. Billings Fruit Growers’ Association— J. W. Washam, president, Billings. Wm. Watkinson, secretary, Billings. H. H. Stone, treasurer, Billings. Members, 25. Birch Tree Fruit Growers’ Shannon County— V. H. Kirkendal, president, Birch Tree. F. Anderson, secretary, Birch Tree. Association, Bismarck Fruit Growers’ Francois County— Cc. J.. Tullock, president, Bismarck. M. H. Dowling, secretary, Bismarck. Association, St. Boone County Horticultural Society— D. A. Robnett, president, Columbia. D. M. Hulen, vice-president, Hallsville. Jas. Baumgartner, secretary, Columbia. Samuel Baker, treasurer, Columbia. Members, 40. 3utterfield Berry Growers’ ciation— Rk. J. Hinson, president, Butterfield. A. J. Russell, vice-president, Butterfield. W. D. Cowherd, secretary-treasurer, Purdy GRR 2 D1) Shipping Asso- Butterfield Local, Barry County— Morris Bayless, president, Butterfield. I. R. Crane, secretary, Butterfield. G. D. Bethune, treasurer, Butterfield. Members, 12. Benton County (Ark.) Horticultural Society— G. T. Lineoln, president, Bentonville. I. Henthorn, vice-president, Bentonville. I. B. Lawton, secretary, Bentonville. L. M. McGill, treasurer, Bentonville. Members, 60. Cabool (Texas Co.) Fruit Growers’ Asso- ciation— L. M. Moore, secretary. Callaway County Horticultural Society— D. M. Dunlap, president, Fulton. Central Missouri Horticultural Association— A. Tuttle, president, Boonville. Dr. Chas. Dawie, 1st vice-president, Boon- ville. Mrs. Jas. Gault, 2nd vice-president, Boon- ville. Cc. C. Bell, secretary, Boonville. Ww. A. Smiley, treasurer, Boonville. Members, 20. Clay County Horticultural Society— F. M. Williams, president, Gashland. F. P. Chedister, secretary, Linden. Berry Growers’ Association— J. I. Sparks, president, Gashland. Conway Herticultural Society, Laclede County— W. H. Getty, president, Conway. R. O. Hardy, secretary, Conway. Cole County Horticultural Society— W. A. Maddox, president, Jefferson City. Henry Hentges, vice-president, Scruggs Station. A. J. Davis, Secretary, Jefferson City. Cc. A. Dix, treasurer, Jefferson City Members, 20. Diamond (Newton Co.) Strawberry Associa- tion— S. B. Keagy, secretary. Dixon (Pulaski C.) Fruit Growers’ Asso- ciation— Dr. W. C. Carter, secretary. Everton Fruit Growers’ Association, Dade County— H. H. Schmickle, president, Everton. L. L. Gibson, vice-president, Everton. W. S. Wilson, secretary, Everton. Members, 23 “0. Exeter Berry Growers, Barry County— T. G. Johnson, president, Exeter. K. Armstrong, vice-president, Exeter, J. Armstrong, secretary, Exeter. Jess Talbert, treasurer, lxeter. State Horticultural Society. II LIST OF LOCAL SOCIETIES—Oontinued. Exeter (Barry Co.) Fruit Growers’ Asso- ciation— N. J. Lucky, secretary. Gandy Berry Growers’ Association— J. P. Boyd, president, Sarcoxie. J. McMahon, vice-president, Sarcoxie. Wm. H. Woods, secretary, Sarcoxie. Greene County Horticultural Society— Theodore H. King, president, Springfield. George A. Atwood, vice-president, Spring- field. Earl B. Hopkins, secretary, Springfield. H. H. Park, treasurer, Springfield. Greene County Fruit Growers’ Association~ J. W. Robinson, secretary. Henry County Horticultural Society— M. L. Bonham, president, Clinton. M. G. Conden, vice-president, Clinton. J. M. Prezinger, secretary, Clinton Hi. T. Burris, treasurer, Clinton. Ifolt County Horticultural Society— N. F. Murray, president, Oregon. J. N. Menifee, vice-president, Oregon. Koshkonong Horticultural Society— T. M. Culver, president, Koshkonong. C. M. Alderson, secretary, Koshkonong. H. C. Huxley, treasurer, Thayer. Laclede County Horticultural Society— Phil. Donnely, president, Lebanon. W. R. Mellvane, vice-president, Lebanon. B. G. Cowgill, secretary, Lebanon. M. W. Serl, treasurer, Lebanon. Members, 50. Logan Fruit Growers’ Association— C. M. Lester, president, Logan. G. N. Boyd, vice-president, Logan. G. W. Logan, secretary, mgr., Logan. A. J. Carver, treasurer, Logan. Members, 65. Leasburg Fruit Growers’ Association (Craw- ford County)— H. N. Lyon, president, Leasburg. C. P. Lindsey, vice-president, Leasburg. J. L. Fulton, secretary, Leasburg. Lincoln County Horticultural Society— A. H. Kercheval, president, Elsberry. T. O. Mayes, vice-president, New Hope. B. C. Benedict, secretary, Moscow Mills. C. F. Wallace, treasurer, Brussels. Linn County Horticultural Society— A. P. Swan, president, Marceline. I. D. Porter, vice-president, Marceline. Hil. Long, secretary, Marceline. J. W. Porter, treasurer, Marceline, Livingston County Horticultural Society— F. K. Thompson, president, Chillicothe. D. A. French, vice-president, Chillicothe. J. T. Jackson, secretary, Chillicothe. J. W. Bird, treasurer, Chillicothe. Members, 50. Marionville (Lawrence Co.) Fruit Growers’ Association— J. D. McCullah, secretary. Madison County Horticultural Society— A. A. Blumer, president, Fredericktown. H. M. Whitner, secretary, Fredericktown. Mayview Horticultural County— Edw. S. Butt, president, Mayview. J. W. Gladish, vice-president, Higginsville. G. H. Rabius, secretary, Mayview. Members, 28. Society, Lafayette Meramee Horticultural Craw- ford County— E. R. Bowen, president, Steelville. Jos. T. Marsh, secretary, Steelville. C. D. Norval, treasurer, Steelville. Association, Mercer County Horticultural Society— Martin Read, president, Princeton. J. F. Stanley, vice-president, Princeton. H. S. Wayman, secretary, Princeton. Lewis Smith, treasurer, Princeton. Members, t. Miller County Horticultural Society— J. R. Helfrich, president, Eldon. ’. G. Henley, vice-president, Spring Garden. N. J. Shepherd, secretary, Eldon. Henry Philips, treasurer, Eldon. Members, 1S. Missouri-Arkansas Herticaliural Society— D.S. Helvern, president, Mammoth Springs, Ark. PAB se: Springs, tlynson, Ark, Missouri State University Agricultural Club— L. W. Thieman, president, Aullville. C. H. Hechler, vice-president, Dalton, J. Lee Hewitt, secretary, Columbia. J. C. Foulds, treasurer, Columbia. Members, 26. Missouri Valley Horticultural Society— W. G. Gano, president, Parkville, Mo. A. Chandler, vice-president, Randolph, Mo, A. V. Wilson, secretary, Muncie, Kas. Dan’l Lowmiller, treasurer, Parkville, Mo, - Members, 40. secretary, Mammoth Monett Local—Barry County— R. D. Creed, president, Monett. E. O. Snyder, vice president, Monett. Geo. Raupp, secretary, - Monett. L. C. Ferguson, treasurer, Monett. ne State Horticultural Society. LIST OF LOCAL SOOIETIES—Oontinued. Monteer Horticultural Society— Cc. F. Adams, president, Monteer. R. Boram, treasurer, Monteer. Monett (Barry Co.) Berry Growers’ Union— BE. A. O’Dwyer, secretary. Monett (Barry Co.) Fruit Growers’ Asso- ciation— J. H. Johnson, secretary. Mt. Vernon Fruit Growers’ Association, Lawrence County— R. C. Sedwick, president, Mt. Vernon. A. Wont, vice-president, Mt. Vernon. S. Hinson, secretary, Mt. Vernon. Geo. A. McCause, treasurer, Mt. Vernon. Members, 25. Neosho Fruit Growers’ and Shippers’ Asso- ciation, Newton County— Cc. L. Williams, president, Neosho. S. D. Taylor. vice-president, Neosho. J. H. Christian, secretary, Neosho. J. H. Richardson, treasurer, Neosho. Members, 15. Nevada Fruit Growers’ Association, Vernon County— S. V. Mitchem, president, Nevada. J. S. McClenney, vice-president, Nevada. W. H. Litson, secretary, Nevada. J. N. Shipley, treasurer, Nevada. Members, 20. Norwood Horticultural Society— J.. W. Hollenbeck, president, Norwood. J. E. Hart, vice-president, Norwood. W. 8S. Calhoun, secretary, Norwood. Dan. Twohig, treasurer, Norwood. Members, 30. Noel (McDonald Co.) Fruit Growers’ Asso- ciation— I’. A. Marshall, secretary. Noel (McDonald Co.) Strawberry Growers’ Association— S. A. Meade, secretary. Olden (Howell Co.) Fruit Growers’ Associa- tion— J.C. Evans Jr., secretary. Ozark Fruit Growers’ Association— G. A. Atwood, secretary, Springfield. Ozark (Christian Co.) Berry Growers’ The Missouri Horticultural Society shall be composed of such persons as take an © interest in the advancement of Horticulture in this State, who shall apply for mem- > bership and pay into the Society treasury the sum of one dollar per year, or ten dol- 1g lars for a life membership, the basis for organization to be the Missouri Horticultural Fs, Society, as now known and existing, and whose expenses have been borne and an- \S nual reports paid for by appropriations from the State treasury. The business of the — Society, so far as it rela‘es to transactions with the State, shall be conducted by an Executive Board, to be composed of the President, Vice-President, Second Vice- QyPresident, Secretary and Treasurer, who shall be elected by ballot at an annual Ny eeting of the Society. The Governor of the State shall be ex-officio a member of =—the Board—all other business of the Society to be conducted as its by-laws may direct. All appropriations made by the State for the aid of the Society shall be expended y means of requisitions to be made by order of the Board on the State Auditor, —kigned by the President and Secretary and attested with the seal; and the Treasurer — RE, 16 State Horticultural Society. shall annually publish a detailed statement of the expenditures of the Board, cover- ing all moneys received by it. The Public Printer shall annually, under the direction of the Board, print such number of the reports of the proceedings of the Board, Society and auxiliary societies as may, in the judgment of the State Printing Commission, be justified by the appropriation made for that purpose by the General Assembly, such annual report not to contain more than 400 pages. The Secretary of the Society shall receive a salary of eight hundred dollars per annum as full compensation for his services; all other officers shall serve without compensation, except that they may receive their actual expenses in attending meetings of the Board. CONSTITUTION. Article I. This association shall be known as the Missouri State Horticultural Society. Its object shall be the promotion of horticulture in all its branches. Art. II. Any person may become a member of this Society upon the payment of one dollar and membership shall continue upon the payment of one dollar annually: Provided, however, that no person shall be allowed to vote on a question of a change of the constitution or the election of officers of this Society until after he has been a member tor a period of one year preceding the time of election, except in case ot a life member. The payment of ten dollars at any one time shall constitute a person a life member and honorary members may be elected at any regular meeting of the Society; and any lady may become a member by giving her name to the Secretary. Art. III. The officers of this society shall consist of President, Vice-President, Second Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer, who shall be elected by ballot at each regular annual meeting, and whose term of office shall be for one year, beginning on the first day of June, following their election. The President, Vice-Presidents and Treasurer shall be eligible to but one successive re-election. Art. IV. The elective officers of this Society shall constitute an Executive Com- mittee, at any meeting of which a majority of the members shall have power to trans- act business. The other duties of the officers shall be such as usually pertain to the same officers in similar organizations. Art. V. The regular meetings of this Society shall be held annually on the first Tuesday in December and June, except when otherwise ordered by the Executive Com- mittee. Special meetings of the Society may be called by the Executive Committee, and meetings of the committee by the President and Secretary. Art. VI. As soon after each regular annual meeting as possible, the President shall appoint the following standing committees, and they shall be required to give a report in writing, under their respective heads, at the annual and semi-annual meetings of the Society, of what transpired during the year of interest to the Society: Orchards, Vineyards, Stone Fruits, Small Fruits, Vegetables, Flowers, Ornamentals, Entomology, Ornithology, Botany, Nomenclature, New Fruits, Injurious Fungi, Pack- ing and Marketing Fruit and Transportation. Art. VII. The treasurer shall give a bond in twice the sum he is expected to handle, executed in trust to the President of this Society (forfeiture to be made to the Society), with two or more sureties, qualifying before a notary public, of their qualifications as bondsmen, as provided by the statute concerning securities. Art. VIII. This constitution may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the mem- bers present at any regular meeting. _——— eee ee ae ee SUMMER MEETING. Versailles, Morgan County, June 13, 14 and 15, 1905. SUMMER MEETING. TUESDAY, 8 P. M.—FIRST SESSION. / MISSOURI HORTICULTURISTS. Summer Meeting at Versailles, June 13-15, a Great Success. The welcome to the horticultural visitors by the people of Ver- sailles was the most cordial ever given at any meeting of the Missouri Society, both in spirit and in practical demonstration. On the aiter- noon of Tuesday, before the evening session, all the visitors were taken on a drive over the Ozark hills to see the orchards of Bailey Bros. and Mr. Bonine. The Bailey orchards are from one to three years cid and cover about 165 acres, and give promise of a fine orchard. The first session was occupied with the courteous and hearty wel- come addresses by Mayor Daniels of Versailles and J. G. Briggs, presi- dent of the local society, and the gracious and instructive response by President J. C. Whitten, and with interspersions of artistically rendered songs by Mrs. Bailey and Mr. M. L. Joachimi. The opening prayer was made by Rev. E. B. Wood.—American Truck Farmer, St. Louis, Mo. The summer meeting of the Missouri State Horticultural Society, which was held at Versailles, June 13-15, was one of the best summer meetings of the Society. Delegates were present from all parts of the State, and some from out of the State, and the local interest was of the best. The circuit court room was decorated for the occasion with flags, bunting and a profusion of cut flowers. The guests were shown the surrounding country and much practical knowledge was exchanged. A splendid banquet was given by the citizens, plates being laid for one hundred. Dr. Wood, the genial toast-master, called for several speeches, to which there was a hearty response.—Practical Fruit Grower, Spring- field. 20 State Horticultural Society. Versailles is a pretty little town of about 1,800 or 2,000 population, located in the central part of Morgan county. General appearances indi- cate a prosperous condition existing in the town and surrounding coun- try. In the city are two thriving banks and two manufacturing plants. When one has traveled over the county and seen the thousand or more acres of fruit, he is not surprised to learn that the farmers and fruit growers are the main support of the banks.—Colman’s Rural World, St. Louis. Farmers and fruit growers are looking for new things in the cul- tivation and marketing of their crops. The practical grower and worker does not take kindly to what may be termed “high-class technical sug- gestions,” because they have neither the time nor the patience to engage in purely experimental work for their guidance in the future manage- ment of their business. They are constantly endeavoring to find how to do things in the quickest, simplest and cheapest ways that will produce the best results, in which they are greatly assisted by the State Experi- ment Stations and the Government Department of Agriculture. But they need something else—to come together for consultation as to the best methods and to exchange experiences, and this is the object of the various agricultural associations, both local, State and National. Many bP} years ago, “before the war,” the fruit growers of Missouri formed the association now known as the ‘Missouri Horticultural Society, and to their efforts for the promotion of fruit growing in the State may be as- cribed the splendid results that have been accomplished. The summer meeting of the Society held at Versailles last week was by far the most interesting and instructive gathering of the kind that the writer has attended in many years. The papers read at the various sessions, giving experiences of their authors, combined much that is new, and their practical value was greatly increased by discus- sion. The music, both vocal and instrumental, was excellent, especially the singing by Mrs. Bailey, who has a clear, beautiful voice and charm- ing manner. The floral display furnished by the ladies of Versailles was gorgeous, consisting of choice cut flowers in vases, cacti and evergreens. In grate- ful recognition of the compliment, the donors of the flowers were awarded premiums in accordance with the artistic merits of the gifts. The court room, where the sessions of the Society were held, was beautifully decorated with bunting and flags by the good people of Ver- Summer Meeting. 21 sailles, under the direction of that prince of good fellows, Mayor Sam Daniels. That bucket of ice water in front of the rostrum was just glori- ous. As often as the writer slaked his thirst from the big tin dipper in the bucket, he wanted to know the identity of the good woman by whose suggestion it was provided.—Globe-Democrat, St. Louis. STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Summer Meeting Held in Versailles This Week a Success. But for the busy time with the farmers, the wheat harvest being on, the summer meeting of the Missouri State Horticultural Society, held at Versailles this week, would have been better attended. As it was, however, many farmers attended the several sessions and our citi- zens turned out and aided in crowning the event with splendid success. A very pleasant feature of the meeting here was a visit Tuesday afternoon to the orchards of the Messrs. Bailey and Bonine, about three and a half miles south of Versailles. The Bailey orchards, three in number, cover about one hundred and sixty-five acres. The trees are only about two years old, but are in a splendid condition—healthy and vigorous. The outlook is fine for a splendid orchard in the near future. ‘The Bonine orchard is in good condition. but there are very few apples this year. A visit to the fire-brick and clay plant was a pleasant feature of Wednesday’s experiences. Mr. White, the gentlemanly manager, showed the visitors, who were in charge of the reception committee, through the plant, explaining the various processes in the manufacture of brick. A brief visit was made to the handle factory, where, under the management of Mr. Beard, handles are being made at the rate of sixty dozen per day. The drive was cut short, owing to the hour of meeting having arrived. A magnificent banquet was tendered the visitors at the City Hotel Wednesday night, after a short program at the court house. There were quite a number of our citizens present and a most enjoyable time was had.—Versailles Leader. 22 State Horticultural Society. THE FRUIT MEN: The State Horticultural Society Adjourned Thursday Night After a Three Days’ Profitable Session in Versailles—Morgan County and People Praised—Some Interviews and Resolutions Which Tell What Learned and Experienced Men Think of Us. The Missouri State Horticultural Society, which held its summer session in Versailles three days last week, adjourned Thursday night after a very profitable session. One characteristic of the Society was very noticeable, and that was its earnest and close application to busi- ness. There was no boy’s play about it. It was just like a well-disci- plined school room. No time during work hours for play; no time for unprofitable and worthless discussions; no time for anything else but the published program. Usually where many papers are read much at- tention is given to florid preparations; beautiful rhetorical figures of speech abound and much is heard about the huming bee and the singing bird, but this Society has eliminated most all of this gush. We noticed a time or two some one tried to ring in a flowery sentence, but on rais- ing his eyes he would see his brethren winking at each other, and he would cut it out as soon as possible. This disposition to do business on business principles and blue-pencil all that is not to the point has made and is making the Society more popular. These facts were noticed by many in attendance and were commented on favorably by those not members. Many Morgan county and Versailles citizens were in attendance upon all of the meetings. The court house was comfortably full most of the time. Among the number we noticed several farmers and fruit growers. Although it was a very busy time on the farm, some farmers and fruit men attended these meetings most of the time. During the last day of the session Col. J. C. Evans, ex-President of the Society, and one of the most distinguished fruit raisers in the State, made a speech, during the course of which he said: “I cannot help saying at this point that I believe that right here in Morgan county is the right place for a young man to marry and settle down on some of these hill farms and proceed to be happy. Let him get a good wife, plant a good orchard and take good care of it, plant all kinds of berries and grapes and take care of them, get him a cow and keep lots of poultry and take care of it. If he will do these things I will warrant Summer Meeting. 23 that he will live happy and have plenty. The idea is to take care of what you have. A pig will not pay unless it is taken care of. Orchards must be taken care of.” In view of the fact that Colonel Evans is about 75 years old and has grown wealthy doing what he advises the young man to do shows what his recommendations are worth. He says Morgan county is as good for what he recommends as any place under the sun. Colonel Evans, at the banquet Wednesday evening, said: “I believe very much in the fruit industry of Missouri and its possibilities, but in point of wealth production I confess that the Missouri hen leads all other productions. She even leads the Missouri mule by two mil- lion dollars a year. “T was not prepared to find such fine soil for fruit growing in Mor- gan county. You have every condition in soil, climate, and location for magnificent fruit farms. Your farmers and capitalists make a great mistake in not improving such good conditions for orcharding. There is good money in fruit growing if the orchard is properly cared for. One good crop will pay the entire cost of producing the orchard, in- cluding the cost of the land. I sold the crop from too acres of Ben Davis trees, eight years old, for $10,000. That left me a good margin over the entire cost of the orchard, including the land. So I would have lost nothing if I had had but that one crop. But my trees were well cared for and were just ready to go into business.” ‘Mr. C. H. Dutcher, First Vice-President State Horticultural Society: “You have a vast acreage of good apple, peach and cherry land near Versailles, well adapted to the raising of all small fruits. Your soil conditions on the broad plateau south of Versailles, the free- dom from hard-pan in the hills, the elevation and splendid air and water drainage give unsurpassed facilities for successful orcharding. A fruit ranch in these hills, if well managed, cannot fail to give good results.” ' Mr. Gano, Second Vice-President of the State Horticultural © Soci- ety, said: “I have been unable to see anything of your fruit lands except the district south of Versailles. You certainly have elegant orchard soils there. This is my first visit to your county, but I have seen several exhibits of your apples as shown by Mr. Bailey that as- tonished me. I have been a fruit grower in Missouri for 35 years and am well acquainted with the orchard industry of the State, but I was amazed at the size and color of your Morgan county apples. The young orchards south of town compare favorably with any in the State and show clearly what your soil will do under good management.” IMr. George T. Tippin, a large fruit grower of Springfield, said: “You are exceedingly fortunate in your location. Your proximity to 24 State Horticultural Society. Kansas City and St. Louis gives you two fine markets at your door. Your soil and climate conditions are unexcelled in the State. Through the courtesy of your reception committee, we were able to visit the young commercial orchard of the Bailey Brothers. The thrifty con- dition of their trees demonstrates the fact that the soil is exceptionally well adapted to the growing of trees. I was surprised to find so large an area of good soil as I found on the Bailey ranch and the surround- ing country. No where in the Ozarks is the soil uniformly good. There will always be here and there some spot where apple trees will not thrive. Such spots will grow other fruits to perfection. This land seems to be remarkably free from these undesirable spots, but when discovered they should be planted to peaches or other fruits.” Mr. Goodman, Secretary of the State Horticultural Society, ex- pressed himself as highly pleased with the possibilities for fruit grow- ing in Morgan county. “What are the particular features that attract your” we asked. “Your soil conditions are not surpassed in the Ozarks. The peculiar red soil in these hills is the finest for tree growth. It resists drought in a remarkable manner. The subsoil stores the moisture for a time of need. The elevation insures good air drainage. These hills south of Versailles, if planted to fruit trees, would prove veritable gold mines to their owners. I have found very few orchards anywhere that are finer than the Bailey orchards. There are thousands of acres on that plateau that ought to be in orchards.” Dr. Whitten, President of the State Horticultural Society, said: “You have a fine fruit soil. Where you have that red clay subsoil mixed with gravel good and deep it is the best. The growth of your young orchards shows that you can successfully start an orchard here. The size and productiveness of some of the old trees show that the trees live long enough to be profitable. Apples of various leading commercial varieties as exhibited from this county show that you can produce ap- ples of as good size, color and quality as can be grown in the State. To . make your apple growing profitable there ought to be several large commercial orchards, to attract buyers and to secure shipping facilities. There are no more difficulties here than anywhere else. Orchards to be profitable must be well managed and well cared for, as any other crop.”—The Statesman, Versailles. Summer Meeting. 25 ADDRESS OF WELCOME. President Whitten then introduced Hon. Samuel Daniels, mayor of Versailles, who delivered the address of welcome on behalf of the city. Mavor Daniels spoke in part as follows: Mr. President, Members of the State Horticultural Society, Ladies and Gentlemen—I am sure that I voice the sentiments of every citizen of Versailles when I say that I welcome you to our midst on this occa- sion. We recognize that you are engaged in a great work; that you have come together to consider and reason upon those important questions pertaining to the great work of horticulture, and are glad to have you with us. We are glad to have the privilege of meeting you face to face and hearing from you the discussions of these great ques- tions that are of the utmost importance to our people. I am glad that you came from the various parts of this great State of ours. I am glad to know that all parts and sections of the State are represented, and I am glad to know that you are here in the interests of horticulture. It is a subject that interests every citizen of Versailles and Morgan county, and we are glad to hear you discuss these questions and of this opportu- nity of meeting you and getting acquainted with you to the end that we inay all become interested and more alive to the work of horticulture. I can’t say that I am an horticulturist in any great sense, but I be- lieve in this great work. I believe in the work of this organization. I ain told that it was organized forty-seven years ago, just before the Civil War. And so imbued with the importance of this work were the original members of the organization that it continued to meet every year during the trying and troublous times of that great internecine struggle. And that it has continued to meet every year down to the present time. I believe that there is only one of the charter members now taking part in the work of the Society, Hon. Norman J. Colman, a name known, not only in Missouri, but throughout this whole great countly. Gov. Colman’s able and effective work, his painstaking care and research, has made his name a household word throughout the width and breadth of this great land, and even throughout the countries of the world. And you, who are worthy successors of the men who inaugurated this great work, have kept pace with the progress of the times along these lines. You, who are twenty or thirty years old in this work, can realize the strides that have been made and the progress that has been 26 State Horticultural Society made. I trust and believe that you will be able to further develop these great resources which are ours. I was much impressed when I visited the agricultural and horticultural exhibits at the World’s Fair last year by our splendid exhibits and the position held by Missouri in those ex- hibits. The exhibits of this State along these lines was second to none, whether of other states or of foreign countries. I believe that much of the success in the development of our horticultural resources and the success of the State at the World’s Fair is due to the work of this or- ganization. The exhibit at the World’s Fair was one of the best ad- vertisements the State has ever had. I feel then to congratulate you on the work that you have done and are doing. Much good has been done to the communities in which you have held your meetings in the interchange of ideas and in the greater en- thusiasm for the work by means of the inspiration gained from your meetings. In the name of the citizens of Versailles and Morgan county, I bid you welcome—thrice welcome—to our homes, to our midst and to our hospitality. And in the years to come I trust that you will have noth- ing but the most pleasant memories of the time that you spent in our midst. I thank you. WELCOME ON BEHALF OF THE LOCAL SOCIETY. (J. C. Briggs, Versailles, Mo., President Morgan County Society.) Most hearty words of welcome were spoken by Mr. Briggs, appreci- ative of the work done through many years by the State Society, of the efficiency of the officers and of the successful meetings held during a series of years in all parts of the State. This patriotic and missionary spirit being productive of great good to the points visited, stirring the enthusiasm of fruit growers to larger and to better work. Mr. Briggs expressed the satisfaction of the local society and fruit men in having the State meeting held among them, making the papers and advice of professional and practical horticulturists available to men of that district. He welcomed the Society because of the educational advantages to be gained by the people of Morgan county and also because of the chance to show visitors the great resources and possibilities in fruit growing that are found in Morgan county. Summer Meeting. 27 RESPONSE. (President J. O. Whitteu.) President Whitten responded on behalf of the Society, expressing the pleasure of the members in meeting the hospitable and enterprising fruit growers and citizens of the town, and in seeing the beautiful and rich country to be developed. Prof. Whitten also gave an interesting and instructive exposition of the advantages of Morgan county, comparisons with the limited re- sources of foreign countries and advice as to methods and the spirit which would bring grand results to the people of such a district. THE AESTHETIC AND MORAL IN HORTICULTURE. (By Rev. W. A. Briney of Warrensburg, Mo.) Aesthetics is the science of beauty and taste in nature and art, the love and appreciation of the beautiful. The term moral is used here to indicate the practical ethical truth which anything is designed or fitted to teach. Horticulture is that branch of agriculture that deals with the raising of fruits, vegetables and ornamental trees and _ plants. Substituting these brief definitions for the terms used in the subject of this address, we find that we are to discuss the love and appreciation of the beautiful, and the practical ethical truth involved, in the cultivation of fruits, flowers and vegetables. It may be said, however, that horti- culture is not so simple a thing as the definition of its scope here in- cluded may seem to indicate. It is really a science of great com- plexity, embracing, as a glance at the programme prepared for this meeting clearly indicates, problems of plant physiology, of breeding and variation of plants under domestication; of the life histories of in- numerable organisms, such as insects, mites, bacteria and microscopic fungi; of the manufacture of tools and implements, baskets, barrels, boxes, tins, jars and other packages, as well as problems of storage and transportation. It is therefore apparent that the realm of horticulture is exceedingly broad, and that it is not so free from the spirit of com- mercialism as is generally supposed. The purpose of this address will confine us, however, to some of the truths and beauties of the main divisions of horticulture proper, such as floriculture, pomology and, the cultivation of garden, vegetables and ornamental trees. 28 State Horticultural Society. The first man was a horticulturist. His home was in a garden of delight, a paradise of loveliness and beauty. Within that sacred con- servatory he could survey the most rare and beautiful productions in the whole vegetable world. Along the shaded walks and winding streams were fruitful trees and climbing vines. Flowers of the sweet- est perfume shed fragrance on his path. The towering cedar crowned the distant heights and the tufted palm waved its feathery fronds in the evening wind. In such a home, surrounded with beauty and loaded with blessing, man was placed with the injunction “to dress and keep it.” Had the matter been left to him, he might have chosen to be placed in an automatic garden that would dress and keep itself, where he might sit under the trees listening to the mournful winds, to singing birds and murmuring brooks, watching the panorama of clouds sweeping by, saying sweet nothings to Eve, and building castles in the air. But his Creator knew that under such conditions the man would run to adipose tissue and fail to develop the possibilities that were in him. The man who will not work is out of harmony with nature. The world is a vast laboratory, air, earth and water being ever busy in the work of decomposition and reconstruction. Listen, and you may hear the “hum of mighty workings,’ wheels revolving and dynamos singing. Force is being turnel out in various forms and applied to its manifold uses. Bees are making honey, birds are building nests, beasts of burden are plodding along the beaten path. The indolent man is a loose pin in the machine, and the order of nature would be better off without him. The great sociological problem is how to deal with the nonproducers, those who violate no law but the primal law of industry. The multitudinous army of tramps, the sum total of whose philosophy is, “The world owes me a living;” and the still more difficult class of the idle aristocracy, to many of whom a patrimony has proven a curse by robbing them of any serious motive in life, are a standing menace to our civilization. Hence, the Creator in divine wisdom ordained that man should work, and dignified and blessed the first of the race by making him a horticulturist. Placed close to great nature’s heart, it was his privilege to feel the divine pul- sations and to hear the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day. Blind, deaf and insensate is he whose soul is not deeply moved in this close contact with nature. To him who in the love of nature holds Oommunion with her visible forms, She speaks a various language. Society is kept sane and sweet by the men whose privilege it is to live and labor in God’s beautiful out-doors. How hard a lot it must Summer Meeting. 29 be to wear one’s life out amid the dust and grime and dirt of the toiling and crowded city. It is an interesting fact to know that great num- bers of the successful men in the bustling business life of our great cities are those who carried to these busy marts with them something of the freshness and beauty, the abounding life and tireless exhilaration, the sound morality and high moral purposes of the farm. Weare living in a busy world and in a busy age, in which one needs to conserve all his moral and physical energy. We hurry to our tasks and hurry away from them. We bolt our food, read a book in an even- ing and abbreviate our rest. We want quick transit, steam and electricity, by water, rail and air. The art of ultimate arrival is the practical art of these days. In our feverish hurry we care to see nothing and hear nothing, but only to reach the desired ends and des- tination. In the struggle for fame and fortune we spend weary days and sleepless nights in planning, scheming, executing. There is a constant drain and a tremendous draft upon our physical, mental and moral being, and our store of energy is rapidly consumed. “Where are the old, calm faces we used to see?” asks a great writer. ‘Now we see only a dull restlessness, a restless dullness.” ‘How rare it is,” says another, “to see those faces that have the stillness as of hushed water in them, the “exquisite eyes of silent blessedness,’ the luminous beauty of a great peace. The calm faces have gone because the calm life is gone.” Amid such conditions much is to be said for pedestrian- ism and for life in the open fields, where one may catch glimpses of the meadows, of the heavens above, and may hear the lark singing as it cleaves the air. But how few can take time for this. The hum of the market place and the sound of commercial life comes this way, and we are impatient till we are in the midst of it all. The world is too much with us, late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers, Little we see in nature that is ours; We haye given our lives away, a sordid boon. One of the most pleasing pictures presented to us in Scripture is that of Isaac, the son of laughter, going out “to meditate in the fields at eventide.” Up and down, over his fields, he walked and thought. The sun was going down, the birds were seeking their nests. He was alone with his own thoughts and God’s. A man is at his very best in such an attitude.: What an opportunity he who works amid the fruits and flowers and gardens has to meditate upon the higher themes, and muse upon the truths that constantly knock at his door and demand his attention. A friend who is himself a lover of nature writes: “I have known men who would rather watch a green sprig peep above 30 State Horticultural Society. the black soil and note its growth day by day than to rule an empire. They are the sanest, sweetest souls I have ever known, men who knew sun and cloud and sky and the whole willful, wonderful, beautiful ways of nature, lovers of the seasons, and witnesses of daily miracles more strange and unaccountable than any of human lore or sacred page.” How beautifully did the Great Teacher impress, from the very things which are a part of the horticulturist’s daily life, the most ex- alted spiritual truth. The fowls of the air and the lilies of the fields; the growing blade of corn and the teeming branches of the vine; the fig tree shooting forth its tender bud or scattering its untimely fruit; the grain cast from the sower’s hand and the smallest seeds springing up into branching trees—all, under His Divine interpretation, teach lessons of the deepest spiritual truth; and how sharply did he reprove the men of his time for their dullness in not learning these simple lessons. Our whole inward world of thought and feeling is built up of material which we draw from the outward world about us; and in everything that grows we should see that which leads our thoughts toward and binds us in love and gratitude to our great benefactor. The most common and obvious characteristic of the world of vege- tation is beauty and design. The most practical and matter-of-fact gardener can not escape noting the symmetry, harmony, variety, deli- cacy and perfection of the things that grow all about him. The horti- culturist should see in the rows of rosy apples from his orchard, the crates of luscious berries from his vines, the roses and hyacinths from his conservatory, more than so many dollars’ valuation. They should teach him that everything the Creator has made is the perfection of beauty, design and adaptation. The trees are clothed with graceful forms to please the taste for the beautiful, as well as to provide fruit for food to the hungry. Unity and variety, contrast and correspondence, are balanced and blended through all nature to secure the perfect and uni- versal harmony. Everywhere in human designs we expect this order and correspondence, and if it is wanting, the whole work is pronounced an offense to the feelings and a libel upon nature. This beauty and order and symmetry, the love of which is an intuitive and universal pas- sion, is very pronounced in the world of growing things. We need no cultivation in science to perceive the unity and variety, the contrasts and correspondence of light and shade, in the flower. Everybody sees and everybody says they are beautiful. The hundreds of thousands of spe- cies of flowers that adorn the earth and preserve their individual char- acter from century to century were all designed and shaped and colored with infinite variety by the master mind of the universe. I have heard Summer Meetmeg. 31 of one whose mind was hung about by atheistic doubts reading, as he walked throngh the fields, the statement of Plato, “God always geome- trizes.” Noticing a simple white flower growing at his feet, he plucked it and carefully began to count its pedals; there were five. He counted the stamens; there were five. He counted the divisions at the flower’s base; there were five. Interested in the discovery, he set himself to computing the mathematical chances against the probability of the ap- pearance of a single flower set about with this fiveness by a mere unin- telligent happening. They were in this one flower as 125 to I. But here was another flower of the same kind, and then another, whitening the fields, thousands of them, and every one gripped by just this fiveness —nothing more, nothing less. Small wonder that he reasoned from this unfailing design to the Infinite Designer. The invariable order of an even number of rows upon countless millions of ears of corn, continued in different countries, and for successive centuries, proves the presence of an intelligent Being in the universe who knows how to rule the secret energies of vegetable life in acordance with mathematical law.