Excerpt from Proceedings of the Annual Convention: Of the Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists We have had numerous societies and conventions meet with us this summer. Some have sought to develop a stronger physical manhood and womanhood, others have met to devise fresh advances in educational methods, others have discussed the possibilities of future development along technical lines, while still others have met in the cause of sweet charity. The Society of American Florists differs from all these in that it seeks to promote and enhance those beauties of nature which appeal through the eye to the aesthetic sense. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.