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HOKTICULTUEE 



March 15, 1913 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



PITTSBURGH FLORISTS' AND GAR- 

 DENERS' CLUB. 



The night of March 4 was very in- 

 teresting, with an attendance of 80. 

 The subject of the meeting had been 

 changed from "Easter Flowers" to 

 "Carnations." Fred Burki made a 

 few interesting remarks on his experi- 

 ences with the various carnations now 

 commercially prominent. Mrs. Ward, 

 Beacon, Benora, Pink Delight, White 

 Enchantress and Winsor were all fa- 

 vorably spoken of. 



Gloriosa, he said, gives occasionally 

 a very fine flower, and he was delight- 

 ed with it the first year, but it is not 

 holding out as good as expected. He 

 plants more white than any other 

 color. For Rosette he has never met 

 with much demand in Pittsburgh. 

 Being asked to name the three best 

 whites he gave White Enchantress, 

 Perfection and White Wonder. For 

 pinks he named Mrs. Ward, Winsor 

 and Pink Delight. 



The judges, F. Burki, P. S. Ran- 

 dolph, Jr., and Wm. Falconer, re- 

 ported the following awards: 



To Seott Brothers. Elmsford, N. T. : A 

 first-class certificate for a splendid, new 

 scarlet carnation, Wm. Eccles; long and 

 still stems with magnificent large, scarlet 

 flowers. 



To Chicago Carnation Co.. Joliet, Illinois : 

 A first-class certificate for Herald, a splen- 

 did bright scarlet carnation ; fine large 

 perfect blooms, and big rriff stems. 



To James D. Cockcroft : A first-class 

 certificate for "Northport," a very beauti- 

 ful, large deep pink fiower, fine calyx, and 

 long, wiry stems. 



To George J. Learzaf, Mt. Washington, 

 Pittsburgh : A cultural certificate for a 

 fine group of splendidly grown carnations. 



To C. Becherer. Dixmont : A certificate 

 of merit for very beautiful, perfect, sear- 

 let blossoms, seedling carnations. 



To Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co.: A certifi- 

 cate of merit for vase of Benora carna- 

 tions; a most beautiful, finely developed, 

 striped fiower; a good grower, free bloom- 

 er and healthv. 



To the Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co.: A 

 cnltural certificate for several large bunch- 

 es of excellently grown standard varieties 

 of carnations, including White Enchan- 

 tress. Beacon. Rosette, Winsor, Gloriosa 

 and Pink Delight. 



To Schenley Park, Phipps Conservatorici 

 (Geo. W. Burke, .Supt.. and .Ino. W. .Tonos. 

 foreman), for an extensive group of finely 

 grown hyacinths, tulips, narcissus, ob- 

 conica primroses and chenille plants; all 

 finely grown specimens. 



About 9 P. M., Prof. Jennings of 

 Carnegie Institute began his illus- 

 trated lecture, "A Trip with a Bot- 

 anist Along the North Shore of Lake 

 Superior." The pictures were good 

 and the plant and animal life of that 

 region vividly described. 



After the lecture we all adjourned 

 to the Dutch Room where on tables 

 adorned with the flower exhibits of 

 the evening light refreshments were 

 served, bringing to a pleasant close a 

 very full evening. 



H. P. JcsLTX, Sec'y. 



A CLUB VISIT TO WAVERLEY, 



MASS. 



The visit of the Gardeners' and 

 Florists' Club of Boston to the plant 

 houses of the W. W. Edgar Company 

 last Saturday was a most pleasant and 

 profitable occasion, enjoyed by about 

 75 of the members, including a good 

 representation of ladies. The tour of 

 the houses glowing with Easier beauty 

 was a floral feast in itself. Following 

 it a nice lunch was served, after which 



remarks appreciative and complimen- 

 tary to the founder of the establish- 

 ment and the present management and 

 staff were made by President Ken- 

 nedy, Thomas J. Grey. A. P. Calder 

 and others. Mrs. Edgar, Robert Ed- 

 gar and Mr. Bartsch extended a hearty 

 welcome and dispensed hospitality 

 without stint. Calls were afterwards 

 made at the establishments of Edgar 

 Bros, and Peirce Bros., at each of 

 which places prosperous conditions 

 were found. 



BUFFALO FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The annual meeting and election of 

 officers of the Buffalo Florists' Club 

 was held on Tuesday evening, March 

 4th, at the Bismarck Cafe, where also 

 the annual banquet was held. With 

 President Greever in the chair, the reg- 

 ular routine of business was transacted 

 and a number of new applicants taken 

 into the club. The following officers 

 were elected for the ensuing year: — • 

 i^resident, Wm. Legg; vice-president, 

 Fred Brown; secretary, G: D. Savage; 

 financial secretary, W. H. Eiss; treas- 

 urer, E. C. Brucker; directors, Charles 

 Guenther, W. A. Adams and Prof. J. 

 F. Cowell. The banquet was quite a 

 success, although a much larger at- 

 tendance was expected. The able 

 toastmaster, Louis Neubeck, filled the 

 position to the entire satisfaction of 

 all. Brief remarks by the retiring 

 president and also the new president 

 were to the point. Wm. F. Kasting 

 was heard from, also W. A. Adams, F. 

 C. Brown and the newly elected offi- 

 cers. Several out-of-town guests were 

 present; among them were Henry 

 Weber, F. G. Lewis and C. T. Guenther 

 who never misses the annual affair. 

 The banquet room and table was well 

 decorated and music was furnished by 

 the Bismarck orchestra. A very enjoy- 

 able evening was had by all. 



B. C. B. 



ILLINOIS STATE FLORISTS' ASSO- 

 CIATION. 



The Illinois State Florists Associa- 

 tion had a good representation at its 

 eighth annual meeting at Peoria, Mar. 

 4-6, and all declare it one of the best 

 meetings ever held, with plenty of 

 praise for the way they were taken 

 care of. All the officers were reelected. 

 President, Charles Loveridge, Peoria; 

 vice-president, C. W. Johnson, Morgan 

 Park; treasurer, F. L. Washburn, 

 Bloomington; secretary, J. F. Am- 

 raann, Edwardsville. The attention of 

 the members was called by Thomas B. 

 Franks, retail florist of Champaign, to 

 the disposition of the flowers from the 

 experiment station at Urbana, which 

 he did not consider fair competition. 

 A discussion, but no decisive action, 

 followed. There was a fine exhibition, 

 of which the following is a list: 



Geo. A. Kuhl, Peoria. — Miscellaneous 

 plants, baskets cut flowers and table deco- 

 ration. 



W. H. Gullett & Sons, Lincoln.— Cycla- 

 men, ferns, lilies and potted roses, carna- 

 tions Gloriosa and White Enchantress. 



Frank B. Smith's Sons, Danville. — Pan- 

 sies. cyclamen, violets, carnation seedlings, 

 etc. 



Fred M. Hansen, Peoria.^Cyclamen and 

 sweet peas. 



Frank E. Rue, Peoria. — Table Killarney 

 roses and pink sweet peas. 



E. C. Amling Co., Chicago. — Sweet peas, 

 Mly of the vallev. etc. 



Chas. Loveridge, Peoria. — Baskets of 

 [lowers, centerpiece orchids and lily of the 

 ^•alley ; roses, lilies, etc. 



Wendland & Keimel, Elmhurst — Killar- 

 ney, White Killarney, Rhea Eeid and An- 

 I'>ine Revoire roses. 



Poehlmann Bros. Co., Chicago. — Roses 

 Killarney, White Killurney. dark Pink Kil- 

 larney. Richmond and Antoine Revoire, 

 also carnations. 



Vaughan's Seed Store, Chicago. — Bulbs. 

 eladioli. iilies, etc. 



Muunt Greenwood Cemetery Association, 

 f'hicago. — Carnation seedlings, etc. 



Henry Baer, Peoria. — Carnations. 



A. Washburn & Sons, Bloomington. — 

 Prince of Wales violets.' 



BuFF.iLO Flouists' Club Banquet 



