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HOETICULTURE 



May 3, 1913 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



NURSERYMEN'S CONVENTION 

 DATE. 



Allow us to correct a seeming error 

 which has crept into the eastern jour- 

 nals regarding the date of the opening 

 of the joint convention of the Ameri- 

 can and Pacific Coast Associations of 

 Nurserymen. 



This Convention will open at ten 

 o'clock on the morning of June 17th 

 In the IVIultnomah Hotel, Portland. 



In several eastern dispatches which 

 have recently come before us, it has 

 been noticed that the dates have been 

 given as the 18, 19 and 20th, when in 

 fact the correct dates are 17, 18, 19 

 and 20th. 



All nurserymen planning to attend 

 this convention should reach Portland 

 not later than the morning of the 18th 

 and if possible, should be here earlier. 

 The great Rose Carnival takes place 

 in Portland during the weelv Just pre- 

 vious. Nurserymen should make their 

 plans to see the greatest display of 

 roses that can be seen anywhere in 

 America. 



The Portland Floral Society have 

 agreed to furnish decorations and 

 make a nice exhibit. This is some- 

 thing new in connection with the an- 

 nual meetings of the nurserymen's 

 convention. In the past the exhibits 

 have consisted principally of a few 

 lithographs, wooden labels and cata- 

 logues. This year they are trying to 

 make a feature of the exhibits, and 

 know that the decorations at least will 

 be done up right, as the Portland Flo- 

 ral Society has such a reputation. In 

 addition to this, the nurserymen of 

 California have agreed to bring up ex- 

 hibits of semi-tropical plants, fruits, 

 nuts, dried fruits, etc., and the nur- 

 serymen in the north will make ex- 

 hibits of fruits. 



Frank W. Power is chairman of 

 Exhibits Committee, and M. McDonald 

 is chairman of Executive Committee. 



AMERICAN GLADIOLUS SOCIETY. 



Preliminary subscriptions to the 

 prize schedule of the American Glad- 

 iolus Society's Exhibition at Minne- 

 apolis, August, 1913: 



C. Betscher, O.maX Dover, O.— $10 for best 

 display of 50 spikes Gladiolus Priimiliines 

 Hybrids, stems 18 incbes from first l>Iooiu. 

 blooms over 4. open form ; $.5 for best new 

 seedlins. 3 spikes, variety must be ready 

 for market \vithin 3 years, plant must be 

 4^i ft. high, blooms 5 in. wide, open form, 

 rlear color. 



B. Hammond Tracy, Wenham, Mass. — $o 

 in gold for best vase each of 25 spikes 

 Dawn. Maize and Mrs. Jas. Lancashire. 



Arthur Cowee, Berlin. N. Y.— .$25 for best 

 vase of 25 spikes of War, by an amateur; 

 $10 for best vase of 25 spikes of Peace, by 

 an amateur. 



H W. Koerner, Milwaukee. Wis. — ?lO for 

 best vase of 25 spikes Early Bird, open 

 class; $5 for best vase of 12 spikes Early 

 Bird, amateur class. 



Vaughan's Seed Store, Chicago and New 

 York — Silver medals for best vase each of 

 Chicago White. Mrs. Francis King and 

 Princeps; $10 for best vase of Rainbow 

 Mixture. „ , 



E. E. Stewart. Brooklyn, Mich. — $5 for 

 best vase each of 25 Golden Queen, Michi- 

 gan, Lucille and Purity. 



Henry F. Michell Co., Philadelphia, Pa.— 

 Michell's Silver Medul for best vase of six 

 spikes of white; Michell's Bronze Medal for 

 best vase of six spikes of yellow. 



Peter Henderson & Co., New Y'ork, N. Y. 



— $10 for best 12 varieties not now on the 

 market, 3 spikes each. 



W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia. Pa. 

 —$10 for best collection 10 varieties, 

 spikes each. 



M. Crawford, Cuyahoga Falls. Ohio— $u 

 for best 12 spikes any white variety 



Chamberlain & Gage, So. Natick, Mass.— 

 $0, second prize, best yellow, 6 spikes; .$5, 

 second prize, best white, C spikes. 



L. MERTON GAGE. Cor. Sec'y. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



The St. Louis Florist Club will hold 

 its regular monthly meeting on Thurs- 

 day, May Sth, in Odd Fellows' Hall. 



The American Institute of New 

 York has removed from 19-21 West 

 44th street to 322-324 West 23rd street. 

 New York City. 



John Young, secretary of the S. A. 

 F., is in Minneapolis this week on 

 ofiicial duties connected with conven- 

 tion preparations. 



At the next meeting of the New 

 Haven County Horticultural Society, 

 May 14, John Gerard, of New Britain, 

 Ct., will lecture on pansy culture. 



The Engelmann Botanical Club 

 meets Saturday, May 10th, at Shaw's 

 Garden. St. Louis, at 3 P. M., where 

 Mr. Thompson and Mr. Schiller will 

 read interesting papers. 



The St. Louis Retail Florists' Asso- 

 ciation met at Washington Hotel on 

 Monday night. April 21st. The meet- 

 ing was poorly attended and it was 

 decided not to hold any meeting dur- 

 ing the summer months. 



The Kirkwood (Mo.) florists held 

 another meeting last Thursday night 

 at the Eleven-Mile House. Officers 

 elected were: Henry F. Vennemann, 

 president; P. W. Ude, Jr., vice-presi- 

 dent; Albert Schedegger, secretary; 

 W. J. Pilcher. treasurer. Messrs. 

 Gross. Pilcher. Ude, Jr., and Winter 

 were constituted a committee to draw 

 up by-laws and present same at the 

 next meeting. Quite a discussion came 

 up as to the name of the club and on 

 vote it was decided to call it St. Louis 

 County Plant and Flower Growers. 

 They will meet once a month at the 

 same hall. 



satisfied with the results obtained at the 

 recent show? Are you in favor of holding 

 a show in 1914 under the auspices of the 

 New York Florists' Club or all local horti- 

 cultural societies which may desire to co- 

 operate? Would you take space in the 

 trade section if it were decided to hold a 

 Spring Show in 1014? 



A prompt rei>ly with any suggestions 

 will be greatly appreciated by, 

 Yours very truly, 



JOHN YOUNG, Secretary. 



Secretary John Young of the New 

 York Florists' Club is sending out 

 copies of the following letter to all 

 who exhibited in the trade section of 

 the International Flower Show: 



Gentlemen — One of the principal reasons 

 for holding the Third National Flower 

 Show in New Y'ork, was to find out if the 

 public would support a flower show if 

 such were given on a large scale, and if 

 same could be made a financial success. 



The recent show was a success in every 

 way; was liberally supported by the pub- 

 lic and received wide publicity in the dally 

 press. Very favorable reports have been 

 received from the exhibitors in the trade 

 section. 



It Is the wish of the local committee to 

 present at the next meeting of the New 

 York Florists' Club, a report embracing 

 the opinions and suggestions of the exhib- 

 itors as to the advisability of holding a 

 Spring Show in 1914. The exhibitors in 

 the trade section were largely responsible 

 for the financial success of the recent ex- 

 hibition, and the committee is especially 

 anxious to have their views on the subject. 



I would therefore ask you : Were you 



DURING RECESS. 



Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Balti- 

 more. 

 Members of the Gardeners' and 

 Florists' Club were entertained at last 

 regular meeting by G. O. Brown of 

 Baltimore with a stereopticon exhibit 

 of pictures made from negatives made 

 by him. The pictures showed many 

 leading villas and lawns of Maryland, 

 and scenes in Charleston, S. C, and 

 Savannah, Ga., New Orleans, Califor- 

 nia, Salt Lake. etc. It was Ladies' 

 Night and the attendance was large. 

 Refreshments followed the pictures, 

 and the hall was cleared for dancing, 

 which continued till past midnight. 



More than 300 were present at 

 Junior Pioneer Hall at the annual 

 dance of the Minnesota Florists' Asso- 

 ciation, April 17. It is customary for 

 the association to alternate its annual 

 dances between Minneapolis and St. 

 Paul. This year there have been balls 

 in both cities. 



The Rochester Florists' Association 

 held its fourth annual banquet at the 

 Hotel Rochester, and about one hun- 

 dred members and their wives at- 

 tended. The decorations consisted of 

 pink carnations. W. T. Logan was 

 toastmaster, and called upon the fol- 

 lowing for addresses: President Dun- 

 bar, who spoke on "The Horticultural 

 Horizon;" A. E. Crockett, "The Roch- 

 ester Flower Show;" W. H. Dildine, 

 "The Successful Florist of the Fu- 

 ture;" F. B. Messing; R. G. Salter, 

 "Reminiscences," and H. P. Neun. 



The Entertainment Committee was 

 composed of F. W. Vick, G. B. Hart, 

 C. B. Ogston, J. M. Keller and T. R. 

 Schlegel. The association was organ- 

 ized in January, 1908. and now has a 

 membership of 161 members. The of- 

 ficers are: President, John Dunbar; 

 vice-president, George Arnold; secre- 

 tary. H. B. Stringer; treasurer, Wil- 

 liam L. Keller. 



Baltimore, Md. — The freeze on Sun- 

 day night, the 20th, almost com- 

 pletely destroyed all prospects for 

 a strawberry crop in the berry- 

 .growing section of the State. Peas, 

 in Anne Arundel County in many 

 fields were also ruined. The peach 

 prospects in the western part of the 

 State, it is estimated, also were cut 

 50 per cent. The school contests for 

 window box and gardens promises to 

 be a great feature this season. Many 

 entries are already made. Prizes up 

 to $10 are offered. Window boxes 

 were very prominent in residences 

 last season, and the delegates to the 

 Democratic Convention were pleasant- 

 ly impressed. 



