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horticulture: 



March 27, 1909 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HOR- 

 TICULTURISTS. 

 Meeting of the Executive Board. 



Pursuant to the call of President 

 Valentine the regular mid-Lent meet- 

 ing of the Executive Board was held 

 at the Sinton Hotel, Cincinnati, March 

 1.1, 15 and IC. Those in attendance 

 were President Valentine, Messrs. 

 Traendly, Vesey, Gillett, Dailledouze, 

 Asmus and Rudd. 



The usual routine business was 

 transacted, including the adoption of 

 a program for the annual convention 

 next August. 



A protest against the charges for 



space at the late trade exhibition at 



Niagara Falls was received and after 



careful consideration of the matter the 



following resolution was adopted: 



"In view of the fact that it is not shown 

 that the parties protesting were charged 

 on any different basis than many other ex- 

 hibitors who have paid their bills without 

 protest, the lioard cannot see how iu justice 

 to the other exhibitors any rebate can be 

 made in the special cases in question." 

 In view of the dissatisfaction at the late 

 trade exhibit and of the constant friction 

 between exhibitors and managers in years 

 past, it was decided that for the next ex- 

 hibition the charges for space would be 

 largely reduced, and in consideration of 

 that reduction the exhibitors would be re- 

 quired to fiirnisb their own tables and 

 cloth covering for them. 



The question of rules for the ex- 

 hibition was referred to a special com- 

 mittee with instructions to prepare and 

 present at a later session a thorough 

 revision of them. 



The report of the treasurer and the 

 financial report of the secretary for the 

 year 1908, and also supplemental re- 

 ports covering the months of January 

 and February, were received. The 

 financial reports of the secretary were 

 presented as approved and endorsed by 

 a firm of public accountants, in accord- 

 ance with a resolution adopted at the 

 meeting of 1908. These reports were 

 submitted, together with the vouchers, 

 to a committee consisting of Messrs. 

 Traendly and Vesey, and were exam- 

 ined by them and reported correct, 

 and were then received by the board. 



A recommendation from the society 

 for the election of an honorary mem- 

 ber was considered, and it was decided 

 that as there was no specific provision 

 for the election of an honorary mem- 

 ber in the by-laws, it was inexpedient 

 to authorize siich action. 



It being considered that the presi- 

 dential addresses in the past have not 

 been properly acted upon and that 

 many important recommendations have 

 failed of attention, the president was 

 requested to appoint a committee in 

 advance of the convention and to sub- 

 mit to the members of this committee 

 copies of his address, and the commit- 

 tee be instructed to make a special re- 

 port on the address and its recom- 

 mendations and some time to be spe- 

 eifically set aside in the program for 



a general discussion of the address 

 and its report. 



A proposed amendment increasing 

 the fee for life membership from $25 

 to $50 was received and ordered print- 

 ed in the program for action at the 

 next convention. 



A request from the Cincinnati Flor- 

 ists' Club that they be allowed to issue 

 ticliets and collect admission from the 

 general public on Thursday in place 

 of receiving any portion of the pro- 

 ceeds of the trade exhibition other- 

 wise, was granted. 



It was decided that all interest on 

 the society's funds, both general and 

 permanent, collected during the year 

 1908 should be transferred to the per- 

 manent fund. 



In connection with the committee of 

 the local club, the board examined the 

 halls submitted for the trade exhibi- 

 tion and the meetings, namely: two 

 floors in the Music Hall for the trade 

 exhibition and the Odean Hall for the 

 meetings, and accepted them. The 

 usual appropriations were made for the 

 year. 



The secretary was authorized to de- 

 posit copies of the old reports of the 

 society now on hand with various ex- 

 periment stations, libraries and public 

 institutions willing to accept and care 

 for them, when it would appear that 

 such deposit would render them avail- 

 able to the public and advance the gen- 

 eral interests of horticulture. 



The treasurer's report showed that 

 the permanent fund now amounted to 

 over $0,000, and it was deemed that 

 steps looking to the permanent invest- 

 ment of the same be taken and a com- 

 mittee consisting of Treasurer Beatty 

 and Messrs. Vesey and Dailledouze 

 was appointed to make such invest- 

 ment. 



The following resolution to the 

 memory of the late Edward V. Hallock 

 was received and adopted: 



To the meniniv of Eihv;iia \'. IIn llMrl;.-. 

 We, the n-ioiiil"Ts ,.{ ih... i:\,.rnin.' Com- 

 mittee of the Sori,^t\ of A ri>.Mi It. lists 



and Ornament.-il lloiti.uli ni-i^i s. in sos^ion 

 asseml>led, have no words at our command 

 that will express our sorrow for the taking 

 from our midst of our fellow worker and 

 tteloved friend. E. V. Hallock. We desire 

 to extend to his family our heartfelt sym- 

 pathy. He was a good man and true, 

 honorable and conscientious and loved by 

 all who knew him. Peace to bis ashes; not 

 our, but Thy will be done. Therefore be it 



Resolved, that these few lines be spread 

 upon the minutes and a copy be forwarded 

 to the bereaved family 



The Exhibition Rules Committee re- 

 ported that a proper revision of the 

 rules would require very careful con- 

 sideration and would take more time 

 than was available. They were there- 

 fore given power to act in the matter 

 at a later date. 



Mr. Wm. Murphy having been rec- 

 ommended by Vice-President Gillett 

 and the Cincinnati Florists' Club for 

 superintendent of the trade exhibition, 

 was unanimously elected to that office. 



A resolution was adopted that no 

 goods should be sold at retail at the 

 trade exhibition of this society. It was 

 also decided that an advisory commit- 

 tee of three should be appointed tor 

 the trade exhibition. E. F. Winterson 

 was appointed chairman of the Sports 

 Committee. 



5Ir. Rodgers having requested the 

 boa'd to name some persons who 



would be qualified to speak regarding 

 floriculture before Chautauqua Associa- 

 tions, the following names were sug- 

 gested: E. G. Hill, Robert Craig, P. 

 O'Mara, .John T. Withers, Leonard 

 Bavron. 



The visit of the board to Cincinnati 

 was made most enjoyable by the hos- 

 pitality shown by the local mem- 

 bers. The banquet at the Sinton House 

 on Monday evening was a most enjoy- 

 able event. The entertainment by the 

 club on Saturday night was most thor- 

 oughly appreciated and the invitation 

 extended to the lioard by Mr. and Mrs. 

 Peterson and Mr. and Mrs. Witter- 

 staetter resulted in most enjoyable 

 visits to their beautiful homes and 

 places of business. 



The following final resolutions were 

 adopted: 



"In closing the session we wish to tender 

 our thanks to the Cincinnati Florists' Club 

 ami its members for their friendly recep- 

 tion, their etl'ective assistance and their 

 magniflcent hospitality, and our thanks are 

 especially due to Mr. and Mrs. Peterson 

 and Mr. and Mrs. Witterstaetter for invit- 

 ing us to their homes and receiving us with 

 such lavish and open-handed hospitality." 



Registration of Clematis. 



Public notice is hereby given that 

 the Jackson & Perkins Company of 

 Newark, N. Y., offer for registration 

 the plant described below. Any per- 

 son objecting to the registration of 

 this plant, or to the use of the pro- 

 posed name, is requested to communi- 

 cate with the undersigned at once. 

 Failing to receive objection to the 

 registration the same will be made 

 three weeks from this date. 



Parentage — Clematis paniculata X 

 Clematis viticella rubra. 



Description — Color of flower , deep 

 carmine. Size and shape of flower and 

 manner of blooming is same as C. 

 paniculata. 



Name — Clematis paniculata rubra. - 

 W. N. RUDD, Secretary. 



March 19, 1909. 



MINNESOTA STATE FLORISTS' 

 ASSOCIATION. 



The monthly meeting of the Minne- 

 sota State Florists' Association, held 

 at Snelling Ave., March 16 was well 

 attended. 



Primula denticulata exhibited by Mr. 

 L. Boeglin scored 72 points; Primula 

 obconica by Nagel & Son 79 points, and 

 violets Princess of Wales by Hans 

 Rosaekcr 7S poii'-ts. The final report 

 of the entertainment committee was 

 not yet ready, but the chairman, Mr. 

 Olson, reported a probable deficit of 

 aootit $20.00. Meesrs. Cosgrove and 

 Underwood from the Board of Man- 

 agers of the Minnesota State Fair were 

 present and explained matters per- 

 taiiiinr to the premium list and larger 

 space for exhibits of cut flowers, etc. 

 It is up to the influential members of 

 the association to worlv the Legislature 

 for satisfactory appropriation,. If the 

 money is forthcoming, the Board of 

 Man.igers will grant us what we ask 

 for. 



Mr. W. H. Frazer, from the State 

 Agricultural School, gave a very in- 

 teresting talk on Fertilizers and their 

 Analysis, which was thoroughly dis- 

 cussed. 



