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HORTICULTURE 



February 20, :909 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HOR- 

 TICULTURISTS. 

 Tariff Committee Meeting. 



In response to a list of questions 

 sent out pretty thoroughly over the 

 I'nited States to importers and grow- 

 ers of plants, many responses have 

 come back. The Tariff Committee will 

 meet on February 24, 1909, at n.5 Cort- 

 landt street, New York, to take up the 

 subject as now presented; also to look 

 Into the question of transportation 

 relative to ice allowance. 



Prizes for Traveling Men. 



The following offer is made by 

 President Valentine: 



For the purpose of enlisting the 

 traveling men in securing new mem- 

 bers of the S. A. F., I hereby offer a 

 first prize of fifty dollars and a second 

 prize of twenty-five dollars to the 

 traveling man securing the two largest 

 numbers of new members to the S. A. 

 F. between now and August 10. 1909. 



The conditions of the contest shall 

 be that the winner shall be a traveling 

 representative of some concern deal- 

 ing in horticultural products or sup- 

 plies, and he shall forward to the 

 Secretary as soon as received the 

 money received for new memberships. 

 No member shall be accounted a new 

 one whose name appears in the pub- 

 lished report for last year. 



Before any man can win either of 

 these prizes the membership fees sent 

 to the Secretary by him, under this 

 contest, must have been double the 

 amount of the prize claimed. For the 

 purpose of determining whether new 

 memberships have been secured before 

 Aug. 10, the Secretary shall include 



all memberships mailed to him bear- 

 ing a post mark not later than Au- 

 gust 10th. 



Should any difference of opinion 

 arise regarding the award under this 

 offer, the matter shall be decided by 

 the members of the executive commit- 

 tee present at the next annual conven- 

 tion of the society in Cincinnati, and 

 their decision shall be final. 



The writer will be glad to forward a 

 supply of application blanks and ad- 

 dressed envelopes to any traveling 

 man wishing to enter this competition. 

 W. N. RUDD, Secretary. 



Morgan Park. 111. 



ELBERON HORTICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETY. 



The first annual dinner of the El- 

 beron (N. J.) Horticultural Society 

 was celebrated at the Deal Country 

 Club on the 10th inst. The tables 

 were beautifully decorated and the 

 menu was all that could be desired. 

 About one hundred enjoyed the feast. 

 Arthur Harrington acted as toastmas- 

 ter. Among the notable guests pres- 

 ent were members of Long Branch 

 City Council Mr. John Shore, W. E. 

 Maynard. 



The society held its regular meeting 

 on the loth inst. After the routine 

 business had been disposed of N. But- 

 terbach read a paper on Roses, 

 ■which was listened to with marked at- 

 tention and followed by a spirited dis- 

 cussion by all the members present, 

 which pleased Mr. Butterbach so 

 much that he thanked the members 

 for the pleasure it gave him to read 

 to such an enthusiastic meeting. A 

 hearty vote of thanks was given Mr. 

 Butterbach. . W. B. 



DETROIT FLORIST CLUB. 



The Detroit Florist Club held a 

 very successful exhibition at the Michi- 

 gan Cut Flower Exchange, only the 

 heavy blizz.ard which has been with us 

 since Saturday night delayed some 

 shipments and many members were 

 deprived of the opportunity to see. 

 APiong the exhibits sidetracked weie 

 Bertermann Bros." yellow carnation Jas. 

 Whitconib Riley, Shasta from Bauer & 

 Smith and Lucille from Highland Park 

 (ireenhouses. Van Boeslager's crimson 

 carnation Clara was there in cut and 

 !)lam form, and really outstripped any- 

 thing ever shown here. Thos. Brown 

 had some very .excellent Beacon, Law- 

 son, Enchantress and Sarah Hill. 

 Wany other things could be mentioned 

 but we shall mention only Mr. Plumb's 

 Brides and Bridesmaids, of perfect de- 

 velopment and 3-foot stems. 



Mr. Gammage of London, Ont, 

 brought pleasure to all with a most in- 

 teresting discussion of the management 

 of carnation houses. Like all success- 

 ful men he lays great stress on a prop- 

 er systematizing of the routine work. 

 Do not waste your time by doing work 

 which a $3.00 a week boy can do; on 

 the other hand, pick the best man on 

 the place to do such important work 

 as planting out. To harvest good 

 flowers, plant in May and 11 in. apart. 

 Mr. Gammage read some exhaustive 

 statistics as to the productive quality 

 of the leading- varieties and the ex- 

 penses connected with growing. His 

 net result of first class flowers per 

 plant per season is considerably less 

 than usually reported, but he consid- 

 ers the season closed by May first. 

 These features properly weighed will 

 explain his low average of eight flowers 

 tc the plant. F. DANZEU. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF AMERICA. 



Report of New Chrysanthemums, 1908, Prepared by the Committees Appointed by the Society. 



Name of Variety 



Sport of Glory of Pacific 



No, 5 



No Name or Number 

 Sport of Helen Frick. 



Fee Orientate 



•Yellow sport J. A.Millei 

 Mary Warrick '•' • 



Chas H. Totty... 

 Pockett's Crimson . 

 W. R. Brock . . . 



Gloria 



W. H.Taft. 



Philadelphia 

 New York 



(Chicago 

 New York 



New York 

 I Philadelphia 



Cincinnati 

 New York 

 Philadelphia 



Chicago 

 New York 



Chicago 

 New York 

 Cincinnati 



Philadelphia 



Rose Pocketl 



Geo. W. Pook 



Mrs. J. Boxall 



* Improved Chadwick . 

 Mrs. W. E. Keley.... 



Exhibited By 



Scores possible under s 



ales used (C. S. A. Official) 



Samuel Cockburn & Sons, Woodlawn, N. Y. 



Geo. H. Hale, Seabright, N. I. 



Howard Nichols, Glenview, Vonkers, N. Y. 



Paul O. Tauer, Lebanon, Ind 



Paul Fischer, Wood Ridge, N, Y 



Gustavus A. Lotze, Glen Burnie, Md 



E. G.Hill SlCo., Richmond, Ind '. 



A. Herriogton, Madison. N.J. 



Warrick Bros., Washington, Penna 



John J. Kcane, Jersey City, N. J 



Chas H. Totty, Madison, N._ J 



Elmer D. Smith & Co., Adrian, Mich 



Reflex Jap ' Com. 



Light Pink Jap incurved Ex. 



Yellow I Japanese Com. 



Light Pink I 



White Jap incurve 



Golden Yellow. 



Creamy White ' Reflex Jap. 



Light Yellow Japanesi 



Light Pink shading White 



Light Pink 



MahoganyOIdGold 



Bright Crimson and Gold 

 Light Pink 



Daybreak Pink . 



Buff Yellow 



Terra Cotta Red . 



Pink 



White 



Yellow 



Reflex Jap, 

 Jap incurved 



Japanese 

 Jap incurved 



Reflex Jap. 



Jap incurved 



* The rule governing sports of existing varieties is that they must be submitted to three of the five Committees the average of the three scores to regulate title to c 

 tificate The varieties Improved Chadwiek and Yellow Sport of J. A. Miller having been submitted to only one committee each are therefore not entitled to a certificate. 



CHARLES W. JOHNSON, .Secretary. 



