February 20, 1909 



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that some action should he taken fa- 

 voring a legislative enactment recog- 

 nizing some appropriate flower as the 

 State Flover of Illinois and extended 

 appreciative thanks to the officers and 

 members and the Uni\ersity officials 

 for their zealous support and assist- 

 ance during liis two terms of office as 

 piesident, promising similar interest on 

 his part for whoever should be his suc- 

 cessor. 



Report of Advisory Committee. 

 W. N. Rudd reported as Secretary 

 tor the Advisory Committee of the Illi- 

 nois Experiment Station for the year 

 ending February 10, 1909. After giv- 

 ing details of the various meetings of 

 the committee, the planning for and 

 raising funds for the new greenhouses 

 and other essential work Mr. Rudd 

 continued as follows: 



In conclusion the committee wishes 

 to make known to the Association the 

 extent of the obligations of the florists 

 of this State to Mr. Eugene Daven- 

 port, director of the Experiment Sta- 

 tion and to Mr. J. C. Blair, chief of the 

 Department of Horticulture. These 

 gentlemen have shown a most enthu- 

 siastic interest in our project and have 

 forwarded our plans in every possible 

 way. It is well known to the mem- 

 bers of this committee that the gen- 

 eral funds appropriated for the Ex- 

 periment Station are inadequate and 

 these gentlemen are at all times hard 

 pressed to make both ends meet; 

 therefore their action in drawing upon 

 their scanty resources for $7500, more 

 than half the total amount needed for 

 our buildings, should be thoroughly 

 appreciated by every member of this 

 Association and your committee be- 

 lieves should be testified to by a vote 

 of thanks. The committee also wishes 

 to signify its high commendation of 

 the work done by Mr. H. B. Dorner. 

 Having been in close touch with him 

 at all times and having made frequent 

 and careful examination we have 

 found nothing to criticise, much to 

 commend and believe that the Station 

 as well as this Association is to be 

 congratulated in securing his valuable 

 services. 



We wish to urge upon every mem- 

 ber of the Association the desirability 

 of visiting the University as often as 

 possible and of inspecting the work 

 being done for us there. We believe 

 that all will concede that the green- 

 house plant is a model commercial 

 plant and well worth the study of all 

 florists as regards construction details 

 and heating apparatus. The commit- 

 tee feels sure that every florist will 

 be made welcome by Mr. Dorner and 

 that the educational value to each one 

 coming from an examination of the 

 work can hardly be overestimated. 



The present plant of course is only 

 a beginning and the more glass struc- 

 tures that can be provided the more 

 value we shall get from the work; 

 therefore it should be the duty of 

 every member of this Association to 

 get in touch with Chairman Ammann 

 of the Legislative Committee and as- 

 sist in every possible legitimate way 

 in securing the passage of the present 

 bill. It should be noted that while 

 we have now two one-hundred-foot 

 houses, if we get the appropriation 

 asked for we shall be able at once 

 to erect four more houses, thus giving 

 us three times the present capacity 

 for doing good work for the florist. 



The committee congratulates you 

 upon the great work so well begun 

 and feels that the achievements so 

 far are only a small part of what may 

 be done each year through the years 

 to come, provided that this Associa- 

 tion and its individual members keep 

 their shoulders firmly against the 

 wheels and keep pushing. 



Mr. Rudd then presented a supple- 

 mental report criticising the course of 

 Prof Deal in publishing through vari- 

 ous trade papers the results of and 

 deductions from certain investigations 

 regarding thrips and the value of vari- 

 ous insecticides which had been paid 

 for by the Station and presumably 

 were its property. 



MORRIS COUNTV GARDENERS' 

 AND FLORISTS- SOCIETY. 



Calanthe Culture was the theme for 

 our February meeting and Percy Her- 

 bert the essayist. A short history of 

 the genus was given, conditions under 

 which they grow in their native habi- 

 tats, and the beautiful hybrids we 

 have secured under cultivation. Mr. 

 Herbert only dwelt on the deciduous 

 .section as these are the ones grown 

 tor the Christmas holiday trade in this 

 country. A considerable number is 

 grown by him at Florham Farms and, 

 as most of us have seen his blooms on 

 the plants, we were glad to have him 

 tell us how he did them. The members 

 who came were amply repaid. The de- 

 tails of culture as practiced by him 

 were given from start to finish, and a 

 rising vote of thanks was accorded 

 him. The fumigating was done by a 

 box of fragrant Havanas from Presi- 

 dent Vyse. 



The next meeting, March 10th, will 

 give us fame if at all like its predeces- 

 sors. It will be "Carnation Night." 

 or late years the hall has been filled 

 with blooms. Novelties and standards 

 vied with each other for supremacy. 

 The public are invited on that night, 

 for we have treated them to this for a 

 number of years, and we do not wish 

 to disappoint them now. This has 

 given the carnation a great boost, and 

 the carnation is a close second to the 

 rose in Madison. We are counting 

 strongly on the introducers sending us 

 their novelties. I don't know how they 

 can better advertise them, and then it 

 will put another feather in our caps. 

 Orange has been conspicuous in the 

 exhibits in former years, and knowing 

 that she has the goods on hand, we are 

 looking that way for help. Our own 

 talent will do their best. 



EDW. REAGAN, Sec'y. 



PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The regular monthly meeting on 

 the IGth inst. was mainly taken up 

 with consideration of the schedules for 

 t-he spring and fall shows. The spring 

 exhibition will be held March 23rd, 

 21th ai;d 25th. The fall show (usually 

 called the chrysanthemum exhibition) 

 will take place Nov. 9th, 10th, llth 

 and 12th. The prize list for the spring 

 is now ready and may be had on appli- 

 cation to David Rust, the secretary. 

 Resolutions of sympathy were passed 

 on the death of David Beam, a member 

 of the society for many years and al- 

 ways an active worker on many com- 

 mittees. 



ROCHESTER COMMERCIAL FLOR- 

 ISTS' ASSOCIATION. 



The meeting. Fob. llih, of the Roch- 

 ester Commercial Florists' Association 

 was the most successful in its history. 

 The carnation exhibit, although not 

 large, in quality ranked Al. Among 

 the novelties and recent introductions 

 wore Georgia, Apple Blossom, Lucille 

 and a white seedling from Hugo Tuete. 

 The three named varieties were ex- 

 quisite and reflecting great credit on 

 the introducers. Among the local grow- 

 ers represented were Chas. H. Fry and 

 Frank Bennett, exhibiting Winsor, 

 White Enchantress, Lawson and 

 others. A paper was read by E. H. 

 Kueston, Barnards, N. Y., on red 

 spider, following which many ques- 

 tions were asked and answered, and a 

 lively interest was manifest. 



After adjournment, all present- 

 some fi,') members and guests — went to 

 Eggieston Hotel, and there sat down 

 to the first annual dinner, after which 

 short speeches were made as follows: 

 "Our Vocation," W. L. Keller; "Socia- 

 bility," R. G. Salter; "Organization," 

 Ambrose H. Seeker. 



Among the guests was Mr. Vallett, 

 of Chamber of Commerce, whose re- 

 marks were intently listened to, and 

 finished speaking by inviting this as- 

 sociation as guests of the Chamber on 

 March 1st, at 8 P. M. Several speak- 

 ers alluded to the possibility of secur- 

 ing the convention of the S. A. F. for 

 1910, to be held at Rochester, which 

 fact was received with enthusiasm; 

 also the securing of Convention Hall 

 for a local show this coming fall. Un- 

 der the direction of President Vick, 

 and by aid of Toastmaster Dildine, the 

 affair was pronounced a complete suc- 

 cess. S. 



CONNECTICUT HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The- regular meeting of the society 

 was held in County Bldg., Hartford, 

 Conn., Feb. 12. Two new members 

 were elected. Pres. Huss reported 

 having received $25.00 from A. T. 

 Boddington, to be offered as premi- 

 ums in the vegetable class at the fall 

 exhibiton. A photograph was present- 

 ed to the society of Mr. May, who, 

 after being connected with the J. J. 

 Goodwin estate for forty years, will 

 make his future home in Florida. 

 Mr. May is a life member, and on go- 

 ing away carries the best wishes of 

 the entire society with him. 



The business meeting was followed 

 by an enjoyable "smoker and whist." 

 .John Gerard captured the first prize, 

 a handsome clock, and hereafter will 

 have no excuse for appearing at the 

 meetings half an hour late, even if 

 he does come all the way from New 

 Britain. The second prize, a bust of 

 Abraham Lincoln, was awarded to J. 

 Vidbourne, and the third prize, a 

 miniature "Pegasus", went to J. Brod- 

 erik. 



A bunch of catalogues from Elmer 

 D. Smith was on hand and were rap- 

 idly absorbed by the members. The 

 next meeting, Feb. 26, will be "Carna- 

 tion Night." and any exhibits sent to 

 the County Building will be received 

 and cared for by a committee. 



ALEX. GUMMING, JR., 

 Secretary. 



