Dec-ember 14, 1^07 



H O R T 1 C i I L T U R E 



776 



NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The principal business for the De- 

 cember meeting of the New York Flor- 

 ists' Club, which took place on Monday 

 evening, 9th inst., was the election of 

 officers for 1908. Previous to this duty 

 several committee reports were lis- 

 tened to, the most important being 

 that of the committee on closer rela- 

 tions with other organizations, pres- 

 ented by Mr. O'Mara, which recom- 

 mended an alliance with the Horticul- 

 tural Society of New York on the basis 

 of the payment of one dollar per mem- 

 ber to make the Florists" Club in a 

 body members of the Horticultural So- 

 ciety, but without the privilege of vot- 

 ing. Messrs. Young, Wallace, Barron, 

 Lenker, Nash, Butteriield and Stewart 

 participated in the debate and the 

 subject was assigned to the next meet- 

 ing of the Club. Joseph A. Manda re- 

 ported on behalf of the judges, having 

 visited the establishment of Robert 

 Scott & Son at Sharon Hills, Pa., for 

 the purpose of examining the new rose 

 Mrs. Jardine. They had awarded it 

 92 points, which carries with it the 

 awarding of a first-class certificate. 

 The report was accepted. 



When the time came for election of 

 officers it transpired that every 

 nominee for the position of president 

 had declined. Nominations were 

 called for and C. B. Weathered's name 

 was again presented by Messrs. Stew- 

 art and O'Mara as the logical candi- 

 date. Mr. Robert Simpson, who was 

 nominated from the floor gracefully 

 withdrew and, on his motion Mr. 

 Weathered was given the honor of 

 unanimous election as president. Bal- 

 loting for the other officers was then 

 proceeded with, the result being as 

 follows: vice-president, W. E. Mar- 

 shall ; secretary, re-elected without op- 

 position, John Young; treasurer, J. K. 

 Allen; trustees, E. V. Hallock, Al. 

 Rlckards and W. B. DuRie tor two 

 years, A. J. Guttman for one year. 

 The successful candidates were sever- 

 ally called upon for speeches and 

 President-elect Weathered was re- 

 ceived with especial enthusiasm. 



Notice was given of the death of the 

 wife of A. M. Henshaw and of the 

 Secretary of the S. A. F., P. J. 

 Hauswirth, and Secretary Young was 

 instructed to send a letter of sympathy 

 on behalf of the Club. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HOR- 

 TICULTURISTS. 

 National Flower Show Premiums. 



The premium list for the national 

 flower show in the fall of 1908 is now 

 undergoing final revision. Sugges- 

 tions regarding the same, as to pre- 

 miums to be offered, rules and regu- 

 lations to be adopted, and other mat- 

 ters of the kind, are requested. Such 

 suggestions, however, should reach 

 the undersigned within ten days from 

 this date in order to be considered. 

 W. N. RUDD, 

 Chairman Premium Committee, 

 Morgan Park, 111. 



NEW PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE NEW YORK 

 FLORISTS' CLUB. 



CHAKI.Es B. \Vl,AllJ£KED 



PresideDt-elect, New York Florists Club. 



We present herewith portraits of the 

 first and second officers selected to 

 command this influential organiza- 

 tion for the year 1908. The president- 

 elect needs no introduction for his 

 name and his genial personality are 

 known all over the country wherever 

 a florist is to be found or a green- 

 house heating apparatus is installed. 

 .A.gain. he has been an unselfish worker 

 in the New York Florists' Club from 

 its inception, and for nearly twenty 

 years held the responsible position of 



W. E. Marshall 



Vice-President-elect, New York Florists' 

 Club. 



treasurer of that body. No man could 

 possibly have been selected as more 

 worthy to receive the highest gift in 

 the power of the club or better de- 

 serving the compliment of a unani- 

 mous vote which was accorded him. 

 Vice-President Marshall was born in 

 Edinboro town in 1872. He is a seeds- 

 man of twenty years' experience, 

 young, progressive and popular with 

 seedsmen, florists and gardeners, and 

 will make an excellent official. 



NEW JERSEY FLORICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The annual election of officers was 

 held on the 6th inst.. when Malcolm 

 MacRorie. who has served in nearly 

 every official capacity since the organi- 

 zation in 1S94, was again made presi- 

 dent; Henry Halbig. who has served 

 as secretary during the current year, 

 vice-president ; Orson A. Miller, an en- 

 thusiastic orchid collector, secretary; 

 and William Read, re-elected treasurer. 

 Three members of the Arbitration 

 Committee were voted for, Philip Cox, 

 .41bert Larson and W. M. Gray. 



The new rose. Mrs. Jardine. from 

 Robert Scott & Son, Sharon Hill, Pa., 

 was staged by Joseph A. Manda. in 

 their behalf. Exhibits of cut orchid 

 bloms by Julius Roehrs Co.. of Ruth- 

 erford, and Thomas Jones, of Short 

 Hills; carnations from the Colgate es- 

 tate, grown by William Read; jonquils 

 from Chas. Hathaway, grown by Max 

 Schneyder; chrysanthemums from 

 Stewart Dickson, grown bj' A. Larson, 

 and a collection of vegetables from 

 Stewart Hartshorn, grown by A. T. Ca- 

 parn. The February meeting was 

 voted for a special smoker, and invita- 

 tions to officers of neighboring socie- 

 ties ordereil Presentation of the 

 minutes of the first floricultural society 

 of the Oranges 1856-1S59 was made 

 through John Collins and placed in the 

 archives of the society. 



JOSEPH B. DAVIS. 



WASHINGTON STATE HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



Five hundred fruit growers from 

 various parts of the "Inland Empire" 

 are expected to attend the annual con- 

 vention of the Washington State Hor- 

 ticultural Society which will meet at 

 Walla Walla, January 29 to 31. Three 

 silver cups will be offered as prizes: 

 for the best ten boxes of apples on 

 exhibition; for the best fruit display 

 regardless of quantity or variety; and 

 for the best plate display of winter 

 apples. 



Fruit growers of the Walla Waila 

 district are making preparations to 

 display some of the finest fruit that 

 can be grown in Washington. Grow- 

 ers who were a few years ago earning 

 from $100 to $.300 an acre from their 

 fruit made this season from $800 to 

 $1200 an acre and the reason is, not 

 in better seasons and other similar 

 conditions, but in the manner in 

 which the trees and vines are tend- 

 ed. The fruit growing industry is at- 

 taining mammoth proportions in 

 Washington, and in fact throughout 

 the Northwest. 



There will be in attendance at the 

 coming meeting men from the famous 

 Hood River fruit district in Oregon 

 who will read papers on the methods 

 used in that district, and delegates 

 from Wenatches, Chelan, Kennewick, 

 Spokane valley and the Snake River 

 country to explain the methods used 

 in their localities. 



