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HORTICULTURE 



August 17, 1907 



ST. LOUIS FLORISTS VISIT 

 SHAW'S GARDEN. 



On last Thursday at'tfrnoon ths 

 members and their ladies were invited 

 to hold their August meeting at Shaw's 

 Garden, known as the Missouri Botani- 

 cal Garden, of which the club's presi- 

 dent, H. C. Iiish, is .superintendent. 

 The big rain storm early in the day 

 kept many away, still seventy-five in- 

 cluding the ladies, braved the weather, 

 which turned out fine later in the day. 

 President Irish and Wm. Fulgraf of 

 the Gar-den showed the members over 

 the garden before the meeting opened, 

 which was much enjoyed, the garden 

 never havinr, ioook?d more attractive 

 than at present. 



The meetiiis' took place at the end 

 of one of the laige greenhouses, which 

 had been shaded for the occasion. 

 Great interest was centred in the elec- 

 tion of officers for the ensuing year. 

 Chairman \V. C. Smith made a report 

 on the late picnic, on which $103.80 

 had been expended. 



W. C. Yoi'.ng, State vice-president, 

 reported everything progressing nicely 

 for the trip to Philadelphia and expects 

 to fill the special car. Two applica- 

 tions were filed for membership. 



The result of the election was as fol- 

 lows: William C. Young, president; 

 George H. Augermuller, vice-president; 

 A. J. Bentxen, secretary; Fred H. We- 

 ber, treasurer; Charles Schoeule, trus- 

 tee for three years. Several ballots had 

 to be taken on some of the candidates. 

 A vote was also taken on the club's 

 choice for the next State vice-president 

 of the S. A. P. J. W. Dunford, W. 

 C. Smith and C. J. Juengel were the 

 cantiidates. After five ballots W. C. 

 Smith was declared the choice of the 

 meeting. 



The club also recommended to the 

 Garden Edwin Nyden of Kanosha, 

 Wis., for a scholarship in place of Paul 

 Roper who resigned. The treasurer's 

 report showed a good balance to the 

 club's credit. After the meeting the 

 guests were invited to partake of re- 

 freshments, which were greatly en- 

 joyed by the fair sex. After again 

 making the rounds of the Garden, of 

 which one never gets enough — especi- 

 ally a florist — the members departed 

 for home, thanking Mr. Irish for his 

 hospitality. 



Officers Elect of the St. Louis Florist Club. 



Top Row — Cliarles Schoeule, William C. Smith and Carl Beyer, Trustees. 



Bottom Row — Fred. H. Weber, Treasurer; William C. Young, President; 



George H. Augermuller, Vice-President; and A. J. Bentzen, Secretary. 



GEORGIA STATE HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The Georgia State Horticultural So- 

 ciety convened in Augusta on the 7th 

 inst., with a good attendance. C. P. 

 Pressley, on behalf of the Chamber of 

 Commerce, welcomed the guests; Sec- 

 letary Wight responded. The address 

 of President P. J. Berckmans 

 followed, and reviewed in a brief but 

 exhaustive way the fruit interests of 

 the state. Prof. .1. N. Rogers urged 

 the co-operation of the people to make 

 ihe agricultural schools a success. 

 After the sessions of Thursday a bar- 

 bec.ie was enjoyed by the members. 



The Florists' Club of Indianapolis 

 (Infl.), v.'as formed with twenty-six 

 charter members, at the store of A. 

 Wiegand & Sons, on tha evening of 

 .August 7. Another meeting will bn 

 held on September 11 to perfect the or- 

 ganization. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HORTI- 

 CULTURISTS. 



Department of Plant Registration. 



The Dlngee & Conard Co., West 

 GroVe, Pa., submit for registration 

 — Rose President Roosevelt; Safrano 

 X American Beauty; color, bright, 

 satiny pink; flower large, full and 

 double, stiff-stemmed; height, 15 to 

 20 inches; fragrant; foliage good. 



Prizes for Essays. 



Samuel Murray, of Kansas City, 

 Missouri, offers prizes of $30 and $20 

 for the following essay to be present- 

 ed at the co'ttvention: 



Comparative Worth in the Com- 

 munity AND TO Horticulture and 



Fl.ORlCULTtrRE. 



First: The man who is a gardener 

 and florist, having a stor'e and conser- 

 vatory in the city, conducts a high 

 class business, has greenhouses in the 

 suburbs; grows plants and cut flowers 

 for his store; has a good business in 

 spring-bedding plants and does all 

 in his power to increase the sale of 

 hardy perennials, setting forth to his 

 patrons en every occasion possible 

 the beauty and charm of the hardy 

 flower garden plants, shrubs and trtees 

 and bulbs in the fall. 



Second: The man who conducts a 

 store and conservatoi-y in the city, 

 has a high-class business, but does 

 not ha^e any greenhouses, buying all 

 his plants and cut flowers at whole- 

 sale. P. J. HAUSWIRTH, Sec. 



A group of members of tbe St. I. outs Floiist c ini, hmI iIm IihIj,.^ taken in front of 



tie meeting hall at tlie Missouri Botanical Gaiden. Many moro were 



present but left liefore the picture was taken. 



The Florists' Hail Association of 

 American, the American Carnation 

 Society, the American Rose Society 

 and several other organizations will 

 hold sessions at Philadelphia during 

 the Convention of the Society of 

 .American Florists. Due announce- 

 ment will be made by their respective 

 secretaries, from the platform. 



