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 wholesalers are interested to the ex- 

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 iinancial support to the car advertising 

 proposition. 



The monthly meeting of the Roch- 

 ester Florists' Association was held 

 on Monday, May 12th. The principal 

 speaker was George Arnold, who has 

 charge of the trial gardens in Ogden, 

 N. Y., of James Vicks' Sons. His sub- 

 ject was "The Development of the 

 Aster." The talk was illustrated with 

 stereopticon views. Rochester, Mr. 

 Arnold said, is one o£ the leading 

 cities in the world in the production 

 of aster seeds. Acres are devoted to 

 the raising of plants in this vicinity 

 in order that the seeds may be ob- 

 tained. The seeds raised here are sent 

 all over the world. 



At the June meeting there will be a 

 general discussion on the plans for 

 the flower show next November. The 

 association will not meet during July 

 or August. 



gladiolus, H. Gaut; lettuce, J. McCar- 

 thy. Picotee tulips, V. Cleres honor- 

 able mention. At the next meeting, 

 June 11th, prizes will be offered for 12 

 peonies, 12 T. and H. T. roses and 

 basket of fruit. 



J. Macdonald, Cor. Sec. 



At the May meeting of the Pitts- 

 burgh Florists' and Gardeners' Club, 

 the International Flower Show at New 

 York was discussed. Some of the dis- 

 plays were highly commended, but re- 

 gret was expressed that the show was 

 not more truly international in its 

 scope, and that the high standard of 

 excellence of some of the exhibits was 

 not more universal. A fine display of 

 flowers from the blooming shrubs and 

 plants of the Bureau of Parks was 

 made and their common and botanical 

 names and uses of each was given by 

 President McCallum. 



Dr. Jennings, the Curator of the 



Museum, then described and illustrat- 

 ed by example, the manner of pressing 

 and preserving specimens of flowers 

 and plants and showed in detail the 

 structure and organization and uses of 

 the different parts of the flowers. In- 

 novations of this sort in the stereo- 

 typed way of conducting a club meet- 

 ing are very useful in getting members 

 out of the rut, giving them new ideas 

 and keeping alive the interest. 



The next meeting will be held at the 

 usual place, the Fort Pitt Hotel. 



H. P. JosuN, Sec'y. 



ATTENTION! 



To the Secretaries of the Florists' 

 Clubs of the United States. Please 

 send a number of members of your 

 club to the secretary of the S. A. F., 

 Mr. John Young, 54 West 28th street, 

 New York. By doing so you will 

 greatly oblige. 



A. Fareswau). 



A well-attended meeting of the Nas- 

 sau County Horticultural Society was 

 held at Glen Cove, N. Y.. on Wednes- 

 day, May 14th. Communications were 

 read from several trade houses offer- 

 ing special prizes for the fall show. 

 There was a fine display of Darwin 

 and Cottage tulips. F. 0. Johnson 

 shewed 34 varieties, all of them very 

 fine. The following varieties were 

 much admired: Elegans Alba, Mrs. 

 Moore, Carl Becker, Picotee and Carm- 

 mea. The judges awarded this col- 

 lection a certificate of culture. The 

 winners of the monthly prizes were as 

 follows: Darwin tulips. A. Mackenzie; 



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