February 22, 1913 



HOETICULTUEE 



257 



NEW YORK STATE FEDERATION 

 OF FLORAL CLUBS. 



The regular meeting of the Federa- 

 tion was held in the Agricultural Col- 

 lege, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y., 

 Wednesday, Feb. 12. Present: Presi- 

 dent W. F. Kasting, vice-presidents 

 Erl A. Bates and E. R. Fry, secretary 

 John Young, treasurer W. A. Adams, 

 Prof. J. F. Co well, Buffalo; President 

 W. H. Siebrecht of N. Y. Florists' Club, 

 Harry A, Bunyard and H. C. Steinhoff 

 from New York; George E. Thorp, Dr. 

 Edmund M. Mills, Syracuse; H. N. 

 Hoffman, Blmira; Fred W. Vick and 

 George Arnold, Rochester; Prof. A. C. 

 Beal, Ithaca, and several florists un- 

 attached. A very interesting lecture 

 was given by Dr. Mills on the "Rose 

 and its Culture," illustrated by lantern 

 slides. Then followed a lecture by 

 Harry A. Bunyard on "Twentieth Cen- 

 tury Horticulture." The slides used 

 by Mr. Bunyard were very fine but 

 owing to the very poor condition of 

 the lantern they did not show up at 

 all well, which caused the lecturer 

 considerable annoyance. 



A business meeting followed. Presi- 

 dent Kasting reported as to the prog- 

 ress made towards securing an appro- 

 priation of $60,000 from the state for 

 building greenhouses for experimental 

 work in floriculture and vegetable cul- 

 ture. The outlook at present was very 

 encouraging that the appropriation 

 would be made. Dr. Erl A. Bates re- 

 ported progress for the committee ap- 

 pointed to secure an appropriation 

 from the state for a horticultural build- 

 ing at Syracuse. They were having 

 the support of the vegetable and fruit 

 growers' associations in the endeavor 

 to secure same. On the subject of the 

 greenhouses for experimental work in 

 floriculture and vegetable culture. 

 President Kasting explained that 60 

 per cent would be for experiments in 

 floriculture and 40 per cent for vegeta- 

 ble culture. 



Prof. Beal reported on the amount 

 of greenhouses in the state, that is, 

 area covered exclusive of sash and 

 frame houses. Prof. Beal was request- 

 ed to prepare a letter to be sent to all 

 the clubs, members of the Federation, 

 giving statistics as far as possible of 

 the florists' interests in the state, and 

 to cover in this paper the interesting 

 points made in his address to the 



meeting. A committee was appointed 

 to get in touch with the new Secretary 

 of the State Fair Commission to assist 

 him in strengthening the flower show 

 and schedules in connection with the 

 State Fair; also a committee on ex- 

 tension to assist in organizing floral 

 clubs in different parts of the state, 

 so they could join the state organiza- 

 tion, thereby making that society so 

 much stronger. President Siebrecht 

 invited all the delegates and their 

 ladies to be present at the National 

 Flower Show in New York City. The 

 meeting adjourned to meet at the State 

 Fair in September. In the evening 

 there was a horticultural banquet 

 tendered the visitors. 



JOHN YOUNG, Sec. 



NEW JERSEY FLORICULTU RAL 

 SOCIETY. 



At the February meeting of this so- 

 ciety, State Senator Austen Colgate 

 discussed with the members a resolu- 

 tion recently adopted by this society 

 favoring the appointment of three pro- 

 fessional gardeners on all park boards 

 and shade tree commissions. 



The Senator said he would introduce 

 a bill to that effect and if it should 

 be defeated the society should sug- 

 gest names of candidates for appoint- 

 ment when vacancies occurred and he 

 would do all in his power to have them 

 appointed. 



In monthly point competition the 

 following awards were made: 



Wm. Reid, carnatious. 90 points, roses S-t : 

 M.-ix Schneider, carnations, 85, sweet peas 

 70, freesias 70; Frank Drews, sweet peas 

 CO: narcissus CO. cyclamen 70: John Der- 

 van. roses 83; Fritz Berglund, carnations 

 rS; Emit Panuska, Plat.Tclinis glumacea 75, 

 Cineraria 82. 



Not for Competition — Seedling rose, 

 Frank Drews, certificate of merit; violets. 

 Max Schneider, hon. mention; roses, John 

 Dervan, certificate of merit. 



Charles Ashmead was elected vice- 

 president to fill the unexpired term of 

 George B. Wilson, who resigns to take 

 charge of the Taylor estate in Jericho, 

 L. I. 



There were a number of prizes of- 

 fered, namely: Gold watch by Lord & 

 Burnham Co. for highest number of 

 points in monthly competition; silver 

 cups by Hitchings & Co., Stumpp & 

 Walter Co., and $20 in gold by Mr. 

 Wm. Runkle. 



Carnation Night will be held on 

 March 14th. 



JOHN DERVAN, Sec. 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' CLUB 

 OF BOSTON. 



The February meeting of this club, 

 last Tuesday evening, was one of the 

 best of the season. The attendance 

 was large, there was a superb exhibi- 

 tion of carnations, sixteen new mem- 

 bers were added to the roll and the 

 discussions were full of vim and time- 

 ly instruction. President Kennedy 

 presented his recommendations for 

 the year, including the appointment of 

 a legislative committee and a lecture 

 committee and suggested a change in 

 the manner of electing executive com- 

 mittee members so that two shall hold 

 over in office each year. His most 

 radical recommendation was that a 

 class for instruction in the art of 

 floral decoration and in the business 

 of buying and selling, providing means 

 for the advancement of young men in 

 the retail flower trade on lines simi- 

 lar to those followed in the landscape 

 gardening classes which this club has 

 successfully conducted for several 

 years, be instituted. 



Peter Fisher gave an interesting 

 talk on "Carnations," his contention 

 being that growers should aim to pro- 

 duce the higher grades in fewer num- 

 bers in preference to the avalanche of 

 medium and low grade stock, which 

 has the effect of glutting the market 

 and lowering prices. A. A. Pembroke 

 followed with an interesting talk on 

 ventilating, watering, soil and fertili- 

 zers. This brought about a lively dis- 

 cussion on the fertilizing question and 

 the value of commercial fertilizers, 

 participated in by W. H. Elliott, Jas. 

 T. Scott of Elmsford, N. Y., and 

 others. Mr. Scott intimated that the 

 boys in England know more about the 

 use of fertilizers than many of the 

 growers here. S. J. Renter of Wester- 

 ly, R. I., gave a resume of his 42 

 years' experience as a carnation grow- 

 er, approving of Mr. Fisher's methods, 

 as did also M. A. Patten. An invita- 

 tion from the W. W. Edgar Co. to visit 

 their plant houses on March 8th. was 

 accepted by the club. Thomas Roland 

 spoke on the International Flower 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF AMERICA. 

 Review of the Work of the Examining Committees for the Season 1912. 



Exhibited by 



Chas. H. Totty, Madison, N. J. 



Elmer D. Smith & Co., Adrian, Mich. 



W. P. Longland, Lake Geneva. Wis. 

 C. C. Pollworth Co.. Milwaukee, Wis. 



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