OF A Congress of Horticulture HELD AT JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION CONDUCTED BY THE National Council of Horticulture AT THE REQUEST OF R. H. SEXTON H. C. IRISH, Secretary Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Mo. PATRONS Publication of these proceedings has been made possible by contributions from the following: BRASLAN SEED GROWERS' CO., San Jose, Cal. W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO., Philadelphia, Pa. HENRY A. DREER, Philadelphia, Pa. ELLWANGER & BARRY, Rochester, N. Y. F. R. PIERSON CO., Tarrytown, N. Y. DELEGATES AT LARGE PROFESSOR W. B. ALWOOD, Charlottesville, Va. PROFESSOR L. R. TAFT, Agricultural College, Mich. PROFESSOR S. B. GREEN, St. Anthony Park, Minn. PROFESSOR E. J. WICKSON, Berkeley, Calif. H. C. IRISH, St. Louis, Mo. J. HORACE MCFARLAND, Harrisburg, Pa. J. H. HALE, South Glastonbury, Conn. DELEGATES FROM SOCIETIES Society of American Florists ROBERT CRAIG, Philadelphia, Pa. JOHN K. M. L. FARQUHAR, Boston, Mass. American Association of Nursery C. J. MALOY, Rochester, N. Y. C. E. KENDEL, Cleveland, Ohio National Nut Growers' Association PROF. F. H. BURNETTE, Baton Rouge, La. J. F. WILSON, Poulan, Ga. BREEDING AND PROPAGATION OF FLORISTS' FLOWERS.. NUT CULTURE IN OUR RURAL ECONOMY... COMMERCIAL GROWING OF GARDEN VEGETABLES. COMMERCIAL GROWING OF ORNAMENTAL PLANTS. COMMERCIAL GROWING OF CUT FLOWERS. HORTICULTURAL CONDITIONS IN CANADA. HORTICULTURE IN THE EASTERN STATES.. HORTICULTURE IN THE CENTRAL WEST. PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS OF HORTICULTURE Jamestown Exposition, September 23, 1907 Chairman J. C. Vaughan of the National Council of Horticulture called the Congress to order in Convention Hall, Jamestown Exposition Grounds, 10 a. m, September 23, 1907. He outlined the origin of the call of the Congress and stated the reason for its existence. He then introduced S. A. Robinson of Charlottesville, Virginia, Vice-President of the Virginia State Horticultural Society, who welcomed the visitors. Lieutenant-Governor J. Taylor Ellyson welcomed the Congress on behalf of the Exposition authorities. Chairman Vaughan presented Warren H. Manning as chairman of the morning session, owing to the absence of J. H. Hale, of South Glastonbury, Conn., who was detained at home by sickness. The papers were read as follows: "Soils," by Professor F. H. King, Madison, Wis. "Plant Diseases,” by Dr. A. F. Woods, Washington, D. C. "Insect Enemies," by A. L. Quaintance, Washington, D. C. "Florists' Flowers," by W. N. Rudd, Mt. Greenwood, Ill. The discussion of all papers read was taken up at the end of each session. AFTERNOON SESSION. The afternoon meeting opened at 2:15 with Professor L. R. Taft of the Agricultural College, Mich., in the chair, in the absence of Professor Green, of St. Anthony Park, Minn. The following papers were read: "Garden Vegetables," by W. W. Rawson, Boston, Mass. "Local Conditions in Canada,' by Professor W. T. Macoun, Ottawa, Ontario. "Local Conditions in the Eastern States," by John K. M. L. Farquahr, Boston, Mass. "Local Conditions in the Central West," by L. A. Goodman, Kansas City, Mo. “Our National Forests," by W. L. Hall, Washington, D. C. |