June 12, 1909 



HORTICULTURE 



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5ri0 guests who took advantage of this 

 opportunity to view Rochester's 

 charms, and the procession attracted 

 plenty of attention as it wound its 

 attenuated length along the residen- 

 tial avenues and through the park 

 drives. Genessee Park was first visit- 

 ed and then Highland Park; the parly 

 being i)hotographed in the rhododen- 

 dron dell at the latter place, which is 

 now in its full beauty. A special band 

 concert was given at Highland Park, 

 complimentary to the visitor.s. 



Thursday Morning's Session — St. 

 Louis the Next Meeting Place. 



The convention asembled at ten 

 o'clock. After the roll call of state 

 vice-presidents their report was pre- 

 sented recommending St. Louis as the 

 place for the convention next year. J. 

 Horace McFarland, presented the 

 claims of Harrisburg, Pa., in compe- 

 tition in an impressive address, and 

 afterward withdrew for this year, sub- 

 stituting next year in advance. An 

 amendment substituting Denver was 

 defeated, and St. Louis was finally se- 

 lected. 



Election of Officers. 



The nominations by state vice-presi- 

 dents for officers for the coming year 

 were supported by unanimous vote, 

 and the following were declared elect- 

 ed: President, F. H. Stannard. Ottawa, 

 Kansas: vice-president, W. P. Stark, 

 Louisiana, Mo.; Secretary Seager and 

 Treasurer Yates were re-elected. 

 Messrs. J. H. Dayton, H. P. Chase, 

 Irving Rouse, D. S. Lake, and Wni. 

 Pitkin were appointed a committee to 

 consider and make recommendations 

 on matters presented in the paper by 

 ^Ir. Dayton, on Wednesday. Dr. L. H. 

 Bailey then presented his paper, "The 

 Science Point of View," which we can 

 safely characterize as the most re- 

 markable address ever presented be- 

 fore a body of horticulturists in Amer- 

 ica. It elicited tumultuous applause 

 from an audience which filled the hall. 

 The next speaker was Dr. \V. H. Jor- 

 dan, who spoke extempore on the sub- 

 ject of "The Experiment Stations and 

 Their Work." He gave interesting 

 statistics of work done hitherto, and 

 showed that the public prejudice and 

 misunderstanding, which at first was 

 encountered, had now given place to 

 confidence and liberal support. The 

 stations stand primarily for discovery 

 of truth and should be given time and 

 freedom to pursue this work with less 

 demand for other public services with 

 which they have been somewhat over- 

 burdened in the past. 



R. S. Osborn then read a brief and 

 practical paper on the relation of 

 growers with retail dealers, calling at- 

 tention to the mutual dependence of 

 these two interests and decrying the 

 sending of wholesale lists to con- 

 sumers. 



L. A. Berckmans then read a scholarly 

 address on the commercial peach in- 

 dustry. William Pitkin reported for the 

 legislative committee, and a vote was 

 passed in accordance with his recom- 

 mendations, giving the next committee 

 discretionary power in following up 

 proposed state legislation relative to 

 inspection of foreign importations. 

 The report of C. J. Maloy on the Na- 

 tional Council of Horticulture was fol- 

 lowed by a criticism by Col Watrous 



(Catitinutd on pag! Ssi) 



News of the Clubs and Societies 



THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 

 OF NEW YORK. 



The summer exhibition of this so- 

 ciety was held on June 5 and 6, and 

 the experiment of holding it open on 

 Sunday seemed to be appreciated, 

 judging by the goodly number of 

 flower lovers in attendance on that 

 day. The unfavorable weather of the 

 last ten days has retarded the de- 

 velopment of peonies and roses; not 

 an entry was made in the rose classes. 



J. A. Manda received a bronze medal 

 for Laelio-Cattleya Doniiniana splen- 

 dens and certificate of merit for Cat- 

 tleya Mossiae variety. Julius Roehrs 

 Co. received a special prize tor cut 

 orchid blooms and cultural certificate 

 for Cattleya gigas. Miss B. Potter, 

 gardener G. Wittlinger, special prize 

 for plants of Crassula rosea and cul- 

 tural certificate for Gladiolus Peach 

 Blossom. Lager & Hurrell special 

 prize for orchids. 



In peonies the first prize for white, 

 crimson, tor the best collection of 

 singles, and for ttie largest and finest 

 collection, went to The F. R. Pierson 

 Co.; first for light pink and for rose 

 to Geo. H. Peterson. 



For flowers of hardy shrubs and 

 trees: E. H. Weatherbee, gardener 

 Francis Jlilne, 1st; F. R. Pierson Co., 

 2nd. Rhododendrons and azaleas; F. 

 R. Pierson Co., 1st; Theo. Havemeyer, 

 gardener Albert Lahodney, 2d. Hardy 

 herbaceous plants; Blue Hill Nur- 

 series, 1st; Palisades Nursery, 2d. 

 Irises; Theo. Havemeyer, 1st; Bob- 

 bink & Atkins, 2d. 



PITTSBURG FLORISTS' AND GAR- 

 DENERS' CLUB. 



The meeting on June 1st did not 

 have the large attendance or the 

 "snap" that has characterized our 

 meetings of late. Nevertheless, there 

 was a quietly confident hope for the 

 future, and assured feeling that the 

 August vacation was going to mate- 

 rialize, for Decoration Day had put 

 more money into the pockets than 

 ever before, and though everybody was 

 tired everybody was happy. When the 

 picnic was broached it was quickly 

 voted that a picnic be held in July, 

 and E. C. Reineman, Jno. W. Jones, 

 and W. A. Clarke were appointed a 

 committee with full power to make ar- 

 rangements and report at the next 

 meeting. The chances are in favor of 

 the selection of Rock Springs, from 

 which resort a cordial letter of invi- 

 tation was read. 



The subject of the meeting was "Out- 

 door Roses and Peonies," with an ex- 

 hibition of outdoor roses scheduled for 

 the private gardeners, but the meeting 

 was just a week too early for these 

 flowers and none were exhibited. 



Frank Crook, gardener for J. H. 

 Park, showed a very fine specimen of 

 Cattleya Mendellii with 36 blooms. 

 Robert Lillie, gardener for Mr. Barn- 

 hat, showed a collection of rhododen- 

 dron blooms, and Phipps Conservato- 

 ries, Jno. W. Jones, foreman, showed 

 a collection of German Iris, Helenium 

 Hoopesi and Heuchera sanguinea. 



The subject for the July meeting 

 will be, "Seasonable Flowers." 



H. C. JOSLIN, Secretary. 



CINCINNATI AND THE S. A. F. 

 CONVENTION. 



We are now on the eve of the battle. 

 Twentv-four years ago the first meeting 

 of the S. A. F. was held in Cincinnati, 

 since which time as you all well know, 

 the child has grown to an adult, and 

 has assumed the roll of a National 

 Society, under a charter of the United 

 States Government. Again Cincinnati, 

 The Queen City of the West, opens 

 wide her arms and bids you welcome, 

 not only the members who wear the 

 rose leaf, but all florists, private gar- 

 deners or others who are in any way 

 associated with the trade will be wel- 

 come. Come, you will not only see a 

 fine city but you will see the largest 

 gathering of florists that has ever con- 

 gregated in one given place. At the 

 same time at Horticultural Hall, Music 

 Hall, you will find the largest and fin- 

 est display of florists' requisites that 

 vou ever beheld. The meeting will 

 also be a little out of the ordinary. On 

 Thursday night the meeting will be 

 turned over to the "Boys of Twenty- 

 five Years Ago," and it will constitute 

 a genuine love feast, and a review of 

 the past twenty-five years; there will 

 also be other new and interesting fea- 

 tures of the meetings that I am not at 

 liberty to note at this time; these fea- 

 tures you will have to come and see 

 for yourself. 



Tlie ladies will not lack for enter- 

 tainment; thev will be first upon the 

 list! The sports are all being looked 

 after bv competent committees.. The 

 bowling alleys will be cleanliness itself 

 and the choicest fabric will not get 

 soiled. The President's reception will 

 be a feature and many other comforts 

 will be Imparted to our guests. 



The Cincinnati Florists' Society are 

 working hard to get all details well in 

 hand. The Souvenir Committee are 

 promising us a work of art Twenty- 

 five hundred copies will be printed at 

 the first issue. If you have not al- 

 ready sent in your advt., do so at once, 

 to J. W. Rodgers, Park Department, 

 City Hall, and your wants will have 

 immediate attention. William Murphy 

 is Superintendent of the Trade Ex- 

 hibit, and his address is 311 Main St. 

 He is now ready to book your order 

 for space and will be pleased to mail 

 you a diagram and all particulars upon 

 application. Write him; it will be a 

 pleasure for him to answer any and 

 all questions. 



Bovsl Don't forget to write Captain 

 Frank Dellar, Station F, Price Hill. 

 He has charge of the ball games and 

 is the man to write. C. E. Critchell 

 is chairman of the bowling and shoot- 

 ing, and any information wanted will 

 be cheerfully furnished. William 

 Gardner is manager of the shooting de- 

 partment and his address is 12S East 

 Third St. This contest will be pulled 

 off at the Dayton, Ky., Gun Club, one 

 of the finest in the country, so boys 

 fetch your gun. Ed. Winterson of Chi- 

 cago is chairman of the national sports 

 committee, and should any public-spir- 

 ited individual feel that he or they 

 want to contribute a prize for either 

 team or Individual, he will certainly 

 be pleased to hear from you at an 

 early date. 



Now, we expect to enroll a great 



