704 



HORTICULTURE 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES, 



November 30, 1901 



AMERICAN CIVIC ASSOCIATION. 



In support of the merger of the 

 Aiuei'ican League for Civic Improve- 

 ment and the American Parli and Out- 

 door Art Association, as the American 

 Civic Association, President J. Horace 

 McFarland said recently: 



"As merged, the American Civic 

 Association has made for itself a posi- 

 tion in the forefront of advanced civic 

 improvement effort and has attained a 

 national prominence never possessed 

 or approached by either of the consti- 

 tuent societies. 



"For instance, the campaign for 

 Niagara's preservation, conducted by 

 the American Civic Association, under 

 whicii the power developments repre- 

 senting $40,000,000 of capital at Niaga- 

 ra have been halted and national legis- 

 lation controlling the Falls enacted 

 and put in force, required large ex- 

 penditures, for which the officers of the 

 association pledged themselves per- 

 sonally. 



"If ever an end justified an effort, 

 this might be cited as such a case. If 

 the association had done nothing else 

 during the year it would have justified 

 its existence and maintenance. The 

 Niagara campaign has been one of 

 many carried on with increasing suc- 

 cess and public support. 



"The American Civic Association, 

 since June, 1904, has reached its mem- 

 bership fifty-four times with definite 

 and encouraging literature, mainly the 

 production of experts at the head of 

 its fifteen departments, all serving to 

 unify, foster and advance the wide- 

 spread movement for civic bettei'nient. 

 Hundreds of newspapers have been 

 glad to receive the clipping-sheet ser- 

 vice, and the officers have written 

 thousands of letters to inquiring men, 

 women and communities, thereby los- • 

 tering the spirit of '•ivic advanc." 



DETROIT FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The membere of this club arranged a 

 most creditable exhibit at Harmonic 

 Hall but the attendance outside of the 

 club's membership was small. The 

 most noticeable displays were Robt. 

 Craig & Co., Lula and Garza chrysan- 

 themums; Chicago Carnation Co., Aris- 

 tocrat; Stevenson Bros., Baltimore, 

 carnation Splendor; E. G. Hill & Co.. 

 new roses, Rhea Reid and Mrs. Jar- 

 dine, and chrysanthemums. 



Among local products mention 

 should be made of Thos. Browne's 

 chrysanthemums, Mrs. Swinburne, 

 Timothy Eaton, Golden Chadwick, 

 Maud Dean, Mrs. Weeks, Golden Wed- 

 ding; John Breitmeyer's Sons, chrys- 

 anthemums, Cocos Weddeliana, cat- 

 tleyas, dendrobiums, poinsettias, Lor- 

 raine begonias, cypripirtiums, Fariey- 

 ense and Whitmanii ferns; Robt, 

 Klagge's La Detroit and Kaiserin 

 roses, also double and single violets. 

 Carnations were exhibited by many 

 and comprised good flowers of all the 

 popular varieties. Miesel & Sons dis- 

 played cyclamens, baby primroses and 

 Whitmanii ferns. After this truly 

 great exhibit had been thoroughly but 

 amicably criticized the social part was 

 attended to and dancing finished the 

 evening and assisted to sta,rt the new 

 day well. FR. DANZER. 



. TOLEDO FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The chrysanthemum show whi-?h 

 was held on November 16 was very 

 successful. It was held for the in- 

 terest of the public but the craft reaps 

 the benefit. The receipts covered the 

 expenses, which means a good deal for 

 the first attempt. 



First honor belongs to the E. G. 

 Hill Co. who sent a fine collection of 

 chrysanthemums of which Joseph 

 Roacher and Sunshine received the 

 most attention. A vase of their new 

 rose, Rhea Reid, was also shown. Ch. 

 Winterich, of Defiance, 0., proved that 

 he can grow chrysanthemums as well 

 as cyclamen by a vase of Jeanne 

 Nonin and President Roosevelt ar- 

 ranged with Whitmanii ferns and 

 Mahonia aquifolia. The Chicago Car- 

 nation Co. had a choice exhibit of 

 carnations, and the Fostoria Floral 

 Co. displayed some magnificent Golden 

 Gate roses. Among the local growers 

 Mr. Halbich exhibited the best flowers, 

 George Bayer the greatest number, in- 

 cluding fine hardy varieties, Henry 

 Miller, Chas. Koelker & Sons, Krue- 

 ger Bros., Emil Kuhuke, Harry Heini, 

 S. N. Peck and Davis & Magee had 

 plant and flower displays of great 

 merit, the latter showing crotons, dra- 

 caenas, Lorraine begonias, etc., in ad- 

 dition to chrysanthemums. John Bar- 

 row cared for the outside decoration 

 with his bay and box trees, and' the 

 Schoen Floral Co. arranged the hand- 

 some window display and an artistic 

 table decoration. Zenobia Floral Co. 

 contributed a wreath and basket and 

 Mrs. C. F. Imoberstag a huge basket 

 about six feet high, the bottom of 

 Latania borbonica and the handle of 

 pink and white chrysanthemums and 

 ribbons. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



The American Rose Society has is- 

 sued certificates of life membership 

 which are very handsome documents 

 worthy of being framed and preserved, 

 and certificates for new roses exhibited 

 as novelties not receiving the society's 

 gold medal but worthy of special no- 

 tice. To make these certificates more 

 interesting a new seal has been pre- 

 pared which in design is distinct and 

 original. 



The society has now begun its ef- 

 forts to make ready for the exhibition 

 to be held in Chicago. The show of 

 Ramblers from the west is expected 

 to outshine in quantity anything which 

 has been given to the public. New 

 roses from two or three growers in the 

 east are expected to be of interest to 

 all who are working along this inter- 

 esting line. 



The list of life membership is in- 

 creasing as one and another drops into 

 line. The society is not very rich, but 

 it is likely to become the head and 

 front of the special associations of 

 cultivated flowers in America. 



The executive committee held a 

 meeting to perfect details for the 

 spring exhibition at Chicago, at the 

 Hotel Martinique, New York, on Mon- 

 day, November 25. There were present 

 Messrs. Robert Simpson. Benj. Ham- 

 mond, Harry May, F. R. Pierson and 

 Robert Craig. 



BENJAMIN HAMMOND, Sec. 



THE LANDSCAPE GARDENING 

 CLASSES. 



The landscape gardening classes of 

 the Gardeners' and Florists' Club will 

 have their first session at Horticultur- 

 al Hall, Boston, on Tuesday evening, 

 December 3. We are glad to learn that 

 the interest manifested and the num- 

 ber of students enrolled warrant the 

 formation of two classes — beginners- 

 and advanced — and that the class-room 

 study will be reinforced by frequent 

 opportunities for practical field work. 

 The lively interest manifested is very 

 encouraging to the committee, who 

 have labored assiduously on this work. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



In the plans to be presented to the 

 legislature tor the improvement of the 

 ground and buildings of the New York 

 State Fair Commission, a horticultural- 

 building to cover 75,000 square feet is- 

 included. 



In the Maryland space at the James- 

 town Exposition last week notable ex- 

 hibits of chrysanthemums were made 

 by H. Weber Sons Co., R. Vincent, 

 Jr., & Sons Co., C. W. Rose, Henry- 

 Traill, and I. Moss. 



The Vermont Horticultural Society 

 will hold its annual meeting in Bur- 

 lington, December 3. 4. J. Otto Thilow 

 of Dreer's, Philadelphia, and Prof. F. 

 A. Waugh of Amherst, Mass., are- 

 among the speakers. The Central Ver- 

 mont, Rutland and Boston and Maine- 

 railroads will allow excursion rates. 



At the annual meeting of the Hun- 

 tington (X. Y.) H. and A. Society on- ' 

 November 14, new officers were chosen 

 as follows: President, H. Paulding, Jr.; 

 vice-jires., Chas. Wicks; sec'y, A. H. 

 Funnell, treas., D. Conklin. The- 

 death of President Wm. C Hara oc- 

 curred during the year. The society 

 has run four years without a debt. 



The Utica (N. Y.) Florists' Club 

 held its annual banquet and exhibition 

 on November 12. In carnations Dr. 

 W. A. Rowlands, Wanoka Greenhouses,. 

 G. H. Benedict, E. J. Byam, C. F. Selt- 

 zer, F. McGowan and C. F. Baker had 

 fine displays. Roses were shown by 

 L. E. Marquisee. L. F. Goodwin. M. 

 Lowery; and there was a generous dis- 

 play of the popular chrysanthemum. 



The first flower show given by the 

 Arkansas State Floral Society opened 

 on November 14 in the banquet hall 

 of Hotel Marion, Little Rock. In point 

 of attendance and financially it was 

 a gratifying success. 



Poehlmann Bros. Co., H. W. BucK- 

 hee and Vestal & Son were the 

 largest exhibitors and iirizes in the 

 various chrysanthemum, rose and car- 

 nation classes went chiefly to them, 

 being about evenly divided. E. G. 

 Hill Co. were first with 30 white 

 chrysanthemums and N. Smith & Son 

 first with 1.5 yellow, two varieties. 



Special awards were made to Peter 

 Reinberg for vase of rose Mrs. Mar- 

 shall Field, E. G. Hill Co. for rose 

 Rhea Reid, Poehlmann Bros. Co. for 

 roses Cardinal and Mrs. Potter Pal- 

 mer, C. W. McKellar for orchids, S. 

 Bums and Ed. Marquandt for double 

 violets, Zeck & Mann for collection of 

 chrysanthemums. 



