March 20, 1909 



HORTICULTURE 



4026 



ST. LOUIS FLORIST CLUB. 



The meetiug of the clul) on March 

 11 was attended by about twenty mem- 

 bers. President Young was ill and 

 Vice-President Edwin Danker failed to 

 ai)pear, so J. F. Ammann was pre- 

 vailed on to take the chair. It was 

 hoped that .1. A. Valentine would ar- 

 rive in time to talk over convention 

 matters with us, but in this we were 

 disappointed. The various commit- 

 tees reported. The bowling and shoot- 

 ing committees stated that they are 

 organizing teams for tlie convention; 

 the former bowl every Monday nigh;, 

 John Connon, chairman; the latter 

 meet for practice at Kirkwood every 

 week, Frank Venneman, chairman. J. 

 )<'. VVindt. chairman of tne committee 

 to eliminate crepe pulling, said they 

 are doing good work and asked ihe 

 club to vote that they are opposed 

 to the practice; also to publish the 

 proceedings in the daily papers, which 

 was unanimously carried. The fail 

 Hower show was fully discussed and 

 the conclusion reached, that two shows 

 would be a financial loss. On vote it 

 was decided that the secretary should 

 correspond with the secretary of the 

 Horticultural Society in regard to 

 uniting in one big show. Walter 

 Ritzer tendered his resignation, as he 

 is going to South America, and it was 

 accepted with regret. Mr. Ammaun 

 spoke feelingly on the death of E. V. 

 Itallock, president of the New York 

 Florists' Club. The meeting then ad- 

 journed. The next meeting will be 

 held on April S. 



ALBANY FLORIST CLUB. 



A special meeting of the Albany 

 Florist club was held Thursday even- 

 ing, March 11, at the store of W. C. 

 King. Arrangements were made to 

 hold a floral exhibition in November. 

 Frederick Goldring w-as named as 

 president, A. De G. Wemple, secretary 

 and Louis Menand, treasurer. 



The following committees were 

 named: Hall committee — P. Hyde, A. 

 Whittle, T. Snare, F. Henkes, H. W. 

 Riggs and E. S. Hazeltine; program, 

 printing and advertising — E. F. Meany, 

 W. C. Gloeckner, W. Roach, F. Breare, 

 J. H. Moran; decoi-ating and arrange- 

 ments~S. Goldring. W. C. Kurth, VV. 

 C. King, Philip Bender, F. Oonley, C. 

 Sanders, J. Murnane; premium and 

 selection of judges— E. F. Tracey, Wm. 

 W. Hannell, Watervliet. .J. H. Snyder. 

 Rhinebeck, Louis Wood, Fishkill, C. 

 Sullivan, P. Warner, Newtonvllle. 



INDIANA STATE FLORISTS' ASSO- 

 CIATION. 



This association at a meeting held 

 jMarch 2nd, arranged to co-operate 

 with the State Board of Agriculture in 

 the establishment of a department of 

 floriculture at the State Fair this fall. 

 This year premiums amounting to 

 $1000 will be paid in the floriculture 

 department. A committee was named 

 to make inquiry regarding the senti- 

 ment of Indianapolis people toward a 

 fall chrysanthemum show which the 

 florists would like to hold 



The committee consists of H. L. 

 Wiegand. A. F. J. Baur and Fred Huk- 

 riede. Reports show that the carna- 

 tion meeting held here in January was 

 a success from a financial point of 

 view. 



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PARK 

 SUPERINTENDENTS. 



At a meeting of the American Ab.-io- 

 ciation of Park Superintendents held 

 at the Genesee Hotel, Buffalo, on 

 March 17, the date for the convention 

 at Seattle, Wash., was set for August 

 9, 10, 11. President Duncan, Secretary 

 Mulford, Theodore Wirth and J. W. 

 Thompson were appointed a committee 

 to make all arrangements. An invita- 

 tion was received to spend the fourth 

 day at Tacoma. 



THE AMERICAN CARNATION SO- 

 CIETY. 

 Carnation Registered by Dailledouze 

 Bros., Flatbush, N. Y. 

 "The White House." Color white, 

 very large with stiff stem and excel- 

 lent calyx; a good keeper, good 

 bloomer and good grower. 



ALBERT M. HERR. 

 Lancaster, Pa. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



The Milwaukee, Wis., florists are 

 planning to hold a big flower show in 

 November H. V. Hunkel is chairman 

 of the committee of arrangements and 

 C. C. Pollworth, Nic Zweifel, W. Zim- 

 mermann, J. G. Heitmann, A. F. Kell- 

 ner and C. Dallwig are his able assist- 

 ants. 



At the meeting of the Lake Geneva 

 Gardeners' and Foremen's Association 

 (Wis.) on March 6, officers and direc- 

 tors were elected as follows: Presi- 

 dent, A. J. Smith; vice-president. 

 James Livingston; secretary, Albert 

 H. Reupke; treasurer, Wm. Wahl- 

 stedt; Directors, Axel Johnson, Frank 

 .Johnson, Wm. P. Loingland, Robt. 

 Sampson. Miles Barrett and the offi- 

 cers. Meetings are held the first 

 and third Saturday evening of each 

 month in the Woodmen's Hall. 



The fifteenth annual meeting of the 

 Massachusetts' Fruit Growers' Asso- 

 ciation was held at Worcester in Hor- 

 ticultural Hall, March 10, 11. Wilfrid 

 Wheeler of Concord, G. C. Sevey, edi- 

 tor of The New England Homestead, 

 H. L. Frost of Arlington and others 

 spoke on vital topics and discussions 

 followed. A stereopticon lecture by 

 H. B. Fullerton was given in the after- 

 non, when the Worcester County Hor- 

 ticultural Society united with them. 

 Officers were elected as follows: 

 J. W^ Clark, president; E. D. Bliss, 

 vice-president; S. T. Maynard of 

 Northboro, secretary and treasurer; 

 J. E. Ellsworth, auditor. 



The Worcester County Horticultural 

 Society, Worcester, Mass., closed its 

 wnter session on March 11 with a 

 banquet at which 380 were present. 

 Brief talks followed the feast, wherein 

 A. P. Rugg made a suggestion regard- 

 ing the cultivation of window gardens, 

 Prof. Craig suggested the better cul- 

 tivation of the men and women en- 

 gaged in the business, M. C. Burritt 

 gave a glimpse into the workings of 

 the Department of Agriculture at 

 V.^ashington, H. B. Fullerton extolled 

 the opportunities for raising celerj' in 

 this section, and W^. P. Rich brought 

 the greetings of the Boston Society. 

 Dancing was indulged in until a late 

 hour 



Obituary 



Louis M. Noe. 



Louis M. Noe, the extensive rose- 

 grower of Madison, N. J., died at his 

 home at 7.30 A. M., Thursday, March 

 11th, after a lingering illness. Mr. 

 Noe was born in Chatham township, 

 May 13, 1847, and was of French 

 descent, his grandfather, Louis Noe, 

 having come to this country as a 

 soldier with Lafayette and served 

 through the Revolution. He studied 

 law for one year with Guild and 

 Lumm, Newark, N. J., but later de- 

 voted himself to caring tor his landed 

 interests. In 1872 he went into the 

 fruit and nursery business with his 

 brothers-in-law, Samuel and O. N. 

 Brant, under the firm name of Brant, 

 Noe & Brant. From a small begin- 

 ning, they became the largest peach 

 growers in New Jersey, having lOoO 

 acres in peach trees. Mr. Noe was 

 regarded as an authority on peach 

 culture all over the country. In 1884 

 he established his rose gardens in 

 Madison, N. J. At the time of his 

 death Mr. Noe had about a million 

 square feet of glass in Madison; besides 

 he owned a half interest in the Brent 

 & Noe Floral Co., of Chicago. Ameri- 

 can Beauties were his specialty in 

 roses, though he largely grew other 

 kinds. He was a member of the 

 Christ Methodist Church, Madison, A 

 widow and three children survive him. 

 A son, Louis A. Noe; a daughter, 

 Marie, wife of Lincoln Pierson, and 

 another. Miss Lilian May Noe. Mr. 

 Noe was of a sunny disposition, kind- 

 hearted, and a liberal supporter of all 

 worthy enterprises. He was loved by 

 everybody who knew him, and at his 

 funeral which took place at 2 o'clock 

 from Chjist Methodist Church, on 

 Sunday, it seemed all Madison turned 

 out, besides the old-time florists 

 many of whom came a great distance. 



The floral tributes filled two car- 

 riages. Orchids, lily of the valley, 

 roses and lilies were in evidence 

 everywhere. A noteworthy piece was 

 one from his employes, an immense 

 design containing no less than fifteen 

 thousand violets. E. R. 



John N. May writes of the late Louis 

 M. Noe: "He was a man of very broad 

 liberal views and was highly respected 

 by all who knew him. courteous, kind 

 and considerate of all his employes, 

 having many other interests outside of 

 his particular business as a rose 

 grower." 



Resolutions passed by the board of 

 directors of the New York Cut Flower 

 Company: 



Whereas, Louis M. Noe, our friend, coun- 



selloi- !ind for some time vice-president of 



ciiii- nr-;iiii/.al i'lii, liiis I II railed from us 



liy .li II h, 1, ;i\ ill- a \ iiil. wlihli to us seems 



W h.'i.'a<, w.- Hi,,. iLur 1 11 assoei.ited 



with Iiiiii so long in this organization feel 

 that it is liut proper that we place on rec- 

 ord our estimate of his character and 

 worth, and the sincere sorro-\v which each 

 feels at parting with such a dear friend, 

 able associate and worthy co-latiorer; there- 

 fore, be it 



Resolved. That the members of the board 

 of directors of the New Yorls Cut Flower 

 Company do hereb.T extend to the family 

 their sincere sympathy at this bereavement, 

 jissuring them that by his death not only 

 are T\'e made mutually mourners for our 

 beloved and respected friend but that In 



