January 9. 1909 



HORTICULTURE 



39 



THE FLORIST SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA 

 SPECIAL NOTICE 



During the month of January Only 



A SPECIAL DISCOUNT of 10 Per Cent 



on our Celebrated Standard Wheat Sheaves which every one knows are the best. Order now and get this liberal 



DISCOUNT ONLY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 

 NEW EASTER BASKETS JUST ARRIVING 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., 1129 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



filed in tbis office on December 3tst, 

 190S, and any person knowing of any 

 reason why the registry of this name 

 should not be made is. requested to 

 communicate with the undersigned. 



Rose — "Charles Dingee" — New Rose 

 originated with us. A cross between 

 White Maraan Cochet and Hermosa. 

 Exceedingly strong grower, large 

 heavy foliage resembling Maman 

 Cochet- growing ordinarily to a 

 he.'ght of two feet; ever-blooming. 

 Large, deep double flowers of good 

 substance produced on long stiff stem. 

 Color delicate rose tints in the center 

 gradually shading off into pale blush 

 and creamy white. 



W. N. RUDD, Secretary. 



December .-.3st, 190S. 



News ot the Clubs and Societies, 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 



The schedule of premiums for the 

 eighteenth annual meeting, to be field 

 at Indianapolis, Ind., has just been re- 

 ceived. The meeting will take place on 

 Wednesday and Thursday, January 27 

 and 28, 1909. All exhibits should be 

 addressed to A. F. J. Eaur, "German 

 House," Indianapolis, Ind., whether 

 carnations or other goods. Entries 

 should be made with the secretary, Al- 

 bert M. Herr, Lancaster, Pa., not later 

 than January 15, otherwise a charge ot 

 $1.00 for each variety entered later will 

 be made. Local arrangements are well 

 perfected and the premiums include 

 sevei-al valuable special prizes. We 

 shall refer to these more fully in a 

 later issue, but everyone interested 

 should send at once to Secretary Herr 

 for a copy of the schedule. The head- 

 quarters of the Society will be at the 

 New Denison Hotel and the exhibition 

 will be held at the German House. 



The Boston delegation will leave the 

 South Station, Boston, by the Big 4 

 route at 1.45 Monday the 25th, and due 

 to arrive in Indianapolis at 3 p. m. the 

 next day. Going in ample time to se- 

 cure hotel accommodations. 



Through Pullman car. The fare one 

 way is $2''. 30: for party of ten or more 

 a slight reduction. Berth $5.50, inaJc- 

 ing the whole fare one way $25.80. 



Those intending to go please notify 

 at once M. A. Patten, Tewksbury, Mass. 



KANSAS HORTICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETY. 



The 43rd annual meeting of this 

 society was held in the Supreme Couit 

 room of the State House at Topeka. 

 The afteinoon of the first day, Dec. 

 29th, was given to reports of the trus- 

 tees of the various congressional dis- 

 tricts. They were not altogether en- 

 couraging: untimely freszes late in the 

 spring were very disastrous. The 

 apple crop was somewhat spotted, some 

 sections producing a fairly good crop 

 and some scarcely any. In short, the 

 year was not a satisfactory one. Small 

 fruits did fairly well. Plums and 

 cherries were light and peaches good 

 in spots. 



In the evening an address was given 

 by the president of the Nebraska Parle 

 and Forest Society. The subject was 

 "Practical and Ornamental Forestry." 

 He spoke ot the millions of acres of 

 waste land in low places which should 

 be put to work raising houses and 

 bains, and emphasized the especial 

 value of Norway poplar, cottonwood 

 and bull pine in various sections. 



Dec. 30 was given over to various 

 leports. A. H. Greisa of Lawrence 

 had a paper on originating new fruits 

 for Kansas. In the afternoon, two in- 

 teresting papers were read, one by Geo. 

 C. Richardson on "Planting and Man- 

 agement of the Orchard," another by 

 J. Treadway on "The Family Orchard." 

 A sharp discussion arose on pedigreed 

 fruit trees, one party insisting that 

 scions should always be cut from the 

 very best bearing trees, the other 

 claiming that it made no difference 

 whatever where you get your scions, 

 so that they were true to nature. Of 

 course, it was a question of thorough- 

 breds and scrubs. It was hard to make 

 a practical orchardist believe that 

 scions from a perfectly barren tree 

 made tiees just as good as those from 

 a prolific and continuous bearer. The 

 evening was given to the "Selection 

 and Preparation of Food" and to the 

 Food Value of Fruit." The morning 

 of Dec. 31 was given to brief papers 

 on garden topics. 



Some way, there was a sort of feel- 



ing that the society was not accom- 

 plishing all that it might do. The 

 writer was called on to give an out- 

 line of the Minnesota plan, which 

 joined together all the affiliated inter- 

 ests of the state — incorporating the 

 rose society, ladies' auxiliary, plant 

 lueeders' society and forest society, 

 into one splendid whole — .giving place 

 lor all. The Kansas and Minnesota 

 societies are of the same age, and yet 

 the latter, in spite of the greatest ob- 

 stacles, has forged ahead to take first 

 plr-.ce of all our state societies, with a 

 membership of nearly 2900. Such an 

 example is worth following. 



C. S. HARRISON. 

 Delegate for Minnesota and Ne- 

 braska. 



MINNESOTA STATE FLORISTS' 

 ASSOCIATION. 



The monthly meeting was held at 

 Merriam Park, Dec. 15, with President 

 Wirth in the chair. The exhibits at 

 this meeting were very numerous. Mr. 

 Jorgenson from L. S. Donaldson ex- 

 hibited some fine roses, carnations and 

 violets. Holm & Olson showed cycla- 

 mens and Begonia Gloire de Lorraine, 

 also a seedling from same named Ger- 

 trude which looks very promising. 

 Among other exhibitors were Messi-s. 

 Nagel & Son, primulas, Lakewood 

 Cemetery, poinsettias and Carl Han- 

 gan. violets. 



The committee on diplomas, etc., de- 

 cided to accept the style used by the 

 Connecticut Horticultural Society. The 

 seal will have a cypripedium (Minne- 

 sota state flower) in the centre. 



Mr, Jorgenson read a ver>' interest- 

 ing report on the national flower show. 

 Mr. Wirth exhibited plans for the pro- 

 posed Floricultural Building at the 

 state fair grounds, one main building 

 150x150x65 ft. high, glass sides and 

 roof, two show houses one on each side 

 of main building, and two greenhouses 

 which can be used for exhibits or to 

 grow plants for decorating the grounds. 

 After a thorough discussion of the 

 subject, the committee was asked to 

 submit the plans to the board of mana- 



