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The Weekly Florists' Review. 





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 bamboozle it," 

 in the Kreat work 

 national taste, till time itself 



Secretary Stewart then read the fol- 

 lowing letter from Mr. W. R. Smith, who 

 rogiettcd his inubility to be present: 

 Acknowledgment from Ex-President S. A. F., 



Wm. R. 5auth. 

 To Mr. Patrick OMnra. President S. A. F.. 



and Mr. Wm. J. Stewart. Secretary S. A. F. 



Gentlemen; As the representatives of the 

 eiecutlve committee of the Society of Ameri- 

 can Florists, permit me to thank you, and, 

 through you, them and the Society of Ameri- 

 can Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists, 

 for the testimonial left In my library In my 

 absence. Words fall to express my apprecia- 

 tion of Its beauty and elegance. It is dlfllcult 

 to say whether it excels in phraseology or 

 artistic execution; both are excellent and ' 

 me unfeigned delight. 



I regretted to leave so suddenly, wl 

 showing to you and the incorporators 

 courtesy which my hca ' '• 

 ful deliberation on thi 



has engrossed my attention lor me msi Leu 

 years. I am truly sorry that circumstances 

 will prevent me from appearing in person, at 

 the meeting in Buffalo, to thank you each 

 and all Individually. 



The genial, kindly way the Incorporators 



In the afternoon of life It Is pleasant to be 

 thought well of by those with whom you 

 have intimately associated for years in an 

 effort to promote horticulture. Hence, my ap- 

 preciation of the great compliment paid me 

 by the testimonials can be better felt than 

 expressed Let me hope that the society may 

 live long and prosper, and 

 '•May never wicked 

 May never wicked 



of elevating 

 shall be no more. 



Thanking you for your kind testimonial. I 

 am. very sincerely yours. WM. R. SMITH. 



National Botanic Garden, 'Washington, D. C, 

 July 22, 1901. 



The Horticultural Society of New 

 York sent an invitation to attend a con- 

 ference on plant hybridization, to be 

 held in New York in September. The 

 matter was referred to the executive 

 committee. 



Congratulatory telegrams were read 

 from the Pacific Coast Horticultural So- 

 ciety, San Francisco, and ex-President 

 E. M. Wood, who regretted that through 

 illness it was impossible for him to be 

 present. 



Mr. C. W. Ward, on behalf of the spe- 

 cial committee on fertilizers said that 

 owing to illness it was impossible for 

 him to render a complete report. He 

 was of the opinion that the time would 

 soon be here when plant growers would 

 use exclusively artificial fertilizers. 

 What experiments he had made with 

 them had been entirely satisfactory. He 

 advised all interested to study Vorhan's 

 work on fertilizers. 



In his annual report Secretary Stew- 

 art said: 



"A year of uninterrupted prosperity, 

 marked by a largely augmented member- 

 ship, a spirited convention, with a trade 

 exhibition of unprecedented magnitude 

 and a horticultural display of unusual 

 excellence — a year of harmony and prog- 

 ress, that is, in brief, the record of our 

 society for 1900. 



"The crowning event of the year and 

 of our history as a society is the acqui- 

 sition of our national charter. This act 

 of incorporation will have the effect of 

 broadening our horizon and opens up 

 before us a wide field for study and in- 

 vestigation, development of an American 

 standard for American horticultural so- 

 cieties. 



"With our widened sphere and extend- 

 ing influence our opportunity for useful 

 activity is hindered only by lack of 

 funds, which, with the now assured per- 

 manency of our organization, should be 

 secured in some way." 



Treasurer Beatty reported receipts for 

 the year 1900 as $3,000.45, which 

 with balance on hand made a total of 

 $3,851; total disbursements for the year, 

 $2,094.98, leaving cash on hand Decem- 

 ber 31, 1900, $1,750.02. For the period 

 from December 31, 1900, to July 31, 

 1901, the total receipts were $1,217.G2; 

 disbursements, $950.39, and the total 

 cash on hand July 31,1901, was $2,023.- 

 25. 



The life membership fund has received 

 $425.17 since January 1 last, and now 

 amounts to $1,379.02. It gave him 

 pleasure to announce that it had been 

 the banner financial year of the society. 



On leading of the report showing that 

 the life membership fund amounted to 

 $954.45 on December 31, 1900, Mr. C. W. 

 Ward donated $45 to the fund, so it 

 might be an even $1,000. The announce- 

 ment was received with much applause, 

 and on motion a vote of thanks wa.-^ 

 passed to Mr. Waid. 



The reports of the state vice presidents 

 were ordered printed without being 

 read. 



The judges for the trade exhibition 

 were announced as follows: 



Class A. Plants— E. O. Orpct, Peter 

 Murrav, John Dingwall. 



Class B, Cut Blooms — P. J. Haus- 

 wirth, Louis Dupuy, Robert Flowerday. 



Class C, Boileis and Heating Appa- 

 ratus—William Bester, W. Wedge, F. R. 

 Mathison. 



Class D, Greenhouse Appliance and 

 Flower Pots— G. M. Kellogg, W. B. 

 Leach, J. F. Wilcox. 



Class E, Florists' Supplies and Fan- 

 cy Earthenware — T. J. Johnston, G. 

 Bartholome, William Mann. 



Class F, Bulbs and Seeds— Samuel 

 Henshaw, W. S. Rennie, Warren Ewell. 



Class G, Miscellaneous — E. O. Orpet, 

 P. J. Hauswirth, G. M. Kellogg, T. J. 

 Johnston, Samuel Henshaw. 



The Carriage Ride. 



At 2 p. m. on Tuesday about thirty 

 vehicles of many styles, from the tally- 

 ho and four horses to the ordinary coach, 

 arrived at the convention hall and were 

 soon loaded with the beauty and virtue 

 of the convention. About four hundred 

 ladies enjoyed the drive. The local man- 

 ageinent would very well liked to 

 have had more of the husbands along, 

 but the lack of conveyances forbade. 



To explain the points of interest a 

 small batch of veterans went along. 

 They included: Mr. James Dean, M. H. 

 Norton, J. D. Carmody, E. G. Hill, Bart 

 Cartledge, J. A. Shaw, Edwin Lonsdale, 

 Edgar Sanders, J. W. C. Deake, and oth 

 ers. The route was up Delaware avenue 

 to North street, to the Front, overlooking 

 the Niagara river and the Canadian fron- 

 tier, then around the park meadow by 

 The Zoo, returning through beautiful 

 Forest Lawn Cemetery to Delaware ave- 

 nue, and down its full length to the start- 

 ing point. A stop was made at the park 

 to stretch our limbs and moisten our 

 throats. The smooth pavement and 

 shady avenues of Buffalo's residence dis- 

 trict were admired and enjoyed by all. 



The Chrysanthemum Society. 



The annual meeting of the Chrysan- 

 themum Society of America was held in 

 Convention Hall at 3 p. m. Tuesday. 

 President Arthur Herrington presided 

 and among those present were: E. G. 

 Hill, E. Lonsdale, J. W. Withers, H. 

 Papworth, W. N. Rudd, E. Smith. 



The attendance was not what it might 



or should have been; it appeared more 

 or less like the old faithful guard pro- 

 tecting its pet. It is very difficult to 

 understand why more interest is not 

 taken in a society that has done so 

 much to develop the chrysanthemum and 

 protect the interest of growers. Secre- 

 tary Lonsdale read the annual report, 

 which stated that 27 new varieties hid 

 been placed before the society's commit- 

 tees and 17 of these were awarded cer- 

 tificates. The treasurer's report, while 

 showing a good balance, also revealed 

 the fact that the reduction of annual 

 lues was of little or no benefit. 



The secretary presented voluminous 

 correspondence, which wis amply dis- 

 cussed. Every possible means of extend- 

 ing the society was thoroughly consid- 

 ered. Mr. Withers thought that the is- 

 suing by the society of an annual rec- 

 ord would be of considerable value. Mr. 

 Papworth urged more attention and spe- 

 cial awards for amateurs. Mr. Hill said 

 there was a Uck of energy somewhere. 

 Mr. Rudd proposed and Mr. Lonsdale 

 seconded the following resolution, which 

 was passed: 



That a committee of three be appoint- 

 ed to confer with the officers and execu- 

 tive committee of the S. A. F. 0. H. 

 with a view of consolidation; that the 

 C. S. A. might become a section of the 

 chartered society and that the commit- 

 tee report at the next meeting. Mr. 

 Rudd was of Ofinion th.vt afiiliation 

 would be the society's salvation. Messrs. 

 Herrington, Lonsdale and Rudd were ap- 

 pointed the committee on conference. It 

 was decided that the society's cup be of- 

 fered at the New York Florists' Club's 

 show next fall for the best ten blooms 

 of any one variety of chrysanthemum. 

 All the officers were re-elected to guide 

 the society for the ensuing year. 

 Bowling. 

 On W^ednesday afternoon a prelim- 

 inary mitch game was played between 

 two three-men teams from Chicago and 

 St. Louis, the former city being repre- 

 sented by Messrs. Asmus, Winterson and 

 Foerster and the latter by Messrs. Be- 

 neke, Ellison and Kuehn. 



The St. Louisans won out with 150 

 pins to spare and each is now wearing 

 a $4 hat purchased with Chicago money. 

 At the annual meeting of the National 

 Florists' Bowling Lexgue the officers 

 were all re-elected as follows: William 

 Scott, president; P. J. Hauswirth, secre- 

 tary; J. F. Wilcox, treasurer. 

 The Trade Exhibition. 

 The trade exhibit was as complete and 

 as interesting as ever and with an un- 

 usually large hall there was no over- 

 crowding. The immense collection of 

 gladiolus flowers shown by Arthur 

 Cowee was especially interesting and ed- 

 ucational. The awards were as follows: 



CLASS A — PLANTS. 



Henry A. Dreer, Philadelphia, decorat- 

 ive plants, certificate of merit for supe- 

 rior cultivation. Also for Cibotium 

 Schiedei, a certificate of merit as a val- 

 uable decorative pUnt. 



Chas. D. Ball, Holmesburg, Philadel- 

 phia, honorable mention for finely grown 

 decorative plants. 



Bobbink & Atkins, Rutherford, N. J., 

 honorable mention for decorative plants. 



Siebrecht & Son, New Rochelle, N. Y., 

 honorable mention for collection of dec- 

 orative plants. 



Julius Roehrs, Carlton Hill, N. J., hon- 

 orable mention for decorative plants. 



