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HORTICULTUEE 



June 14, 1913 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB. 



There was an attendance of about 

 eighty interested and enthusiastic 

 members at tlie meeting of tiie New 

 York Florists' Club last Monday even- 

 ing. W. F. Kasting of Buffalo, A. 

 Farenwald of Roslyn. Pa., and W. R. 

 Pierson of Cromwell. Conn., were 

 visitors, the last named bringing with 

 him a fine vase of Milady rose. A 

 very dwarf form of Scotti fern was 

 shown by John Scott, Brooklyn. 



A number of committee reports 

 were presented and favorably acted 

 upon. H. A. Bunyard on behalf of the 

 transportation committee recommend- 

 ed that the club members travel to 

 the Minneapolis convention via the D. 

 L. & W. R. R.. the rate being $27.80 

 where party consists of ten or more. 

 The committee was given full power. 

 A resolution expressing disappoint- 

 ment and regret at the action of Gov. 

 Sulzer in vetoing the state appropria- 

 tion for equipment tor teaching flori- 

 culture at Cornell was presented by 

 Patrick O'Mara as chairman of the 

 legislative committee. The resolution 

 was adopted by a unanimous vote. The 

 proposed flower show for next spring 

 at the Grand Central Palace was dis- 

 cussed by several members and the 

 list of guarantors up to date was in- 

 creased by the addition of a number 

 of additional contributors. The date 

 selected for the show is March 21 to 

 28, 1914. A committee was appointed 

 to meet a committee of the Horticul- 

 tural Society of New York for joint 

 action on preliminary preparations. 



Adolph Farenwald addressed the 

 meeting on his favorite subject of 

 "Affiliation." He instanced the good 

 results attained in Europe through the 

 co-operative spirit existing among al- 

 lied organizations and asserted that 

 we in this country are suffering from 

 a lack of the general advantage thus 

 gained. He advocated the admission 

 of florists' club members to member- 

 ship in the S. A. F. on payment of 

 $1.50 by each in addition to their club 

 dues. The united force of twelve or 

 fifteen thousand members thus ob- 

 tained, together with the funds so se- 

 cured, he argued, would place the S. 

 A. F. in a position to push to a suc- 

 cessful conclusion many needed re- 

 forms which in the present scattered 

 condition of the flower industry are 

 impossible of accomplishment. He 

 urged that the New York Florists' 

 Club come out first with a practical 

 proposition on these lines and set an 

 example for other bodies to follow. 



W. F. Kasting thought that the 

 amount sug.gested by Mr. Farenwald 

 as dues was insufficient and recom- 

 mended that it be not less than $2 

 The S. A. F., of which he is treasurer. 

 should and undoubtedly would be will- 

 ing to grant some reductions to club 

 membership applyin.g for admission 

 as a body. The clubs should be work- 

 ing branches of the mother society 

 and he favored agitation of this mat- 

 ter until a generally satisfactory plan 

 has been worked out. Mr. Kastin.g 

 spoke with fervor of the need of some 

 adequate building for the use of the 

 horticultural industries of the Empire 

 State and urged that all the state or- 



ganizations get together for concerted 

 action to demonstrate to Gov. Sulzer 

 that his veto of the recent bill was a 

 mistake and convince him that when 

 the proposition comes up again next 

 year it should have his approval. 



At times during the evening a rep- 

 resentative of the Edison Company 

 entertained the meeting with some re- 

 markably fine phonographic music. 



AMERICAN SWEET PEA SOCIETY. 



At a meeting of the Executive Com- 

 mittee Saturday, May 31st, the date 

 for the annual summer exhibition and 

 convention decided upon was July 5th 

 and 6th. The Massachusetts Horticul- 

 tural Society have graciously accord- 

 ed us the privilege of using their hall 

 and will also hold their annual exhi- 

 bition jointly with ours. They have 

 arranged a specially attractive sched- 

 ule amounting to nearly $500 and the 

 outlook for a fine exhibition is as- 

 sured. Our society is now completing 

 its schedule. The cash prizes ar- 

 ranged for will amount to $500 apart 

 from the special prizes in cash, cups, 

 medals, etc., given by individuals. 



As no admission is charged at any 

 of our exhibitions and as our only 

 source of income is from the member- 

 ship dues, we have to rely upon the 

 generosity of the trade and a few 

 members to subscribe to and guaran- 

 tee the prize list. The society is do- 

 ing good work. The Cornell Bulle- 

 tins issued yearly under our auspices 

 contain valuable information and are 

 free to members of the American 

 Sweet Pea Society. 



The Sweet Pea is growing in popu- 

 larity and is now a source of revenue 

 to the florist, pract'r 'lly all the year 

 round. With incre.. ed membership, 

 we hope to do more and better work. 

 The annual dues are $2 per year; life 

 membership $25. We also specially 

 appeal to the trade for subscriptions 

 toward the exhibition fund, as you all 

 benefit indirectly by these exhibitions, 

 whether in the interest of the Sweet 

 Pea or other specialized flowers. 



We trust sincerely, that we may 

 hear from you at an early date. 



For further information write to 

 the secretary, H^vrry A. Bunt.\bd, 



342 West 14th St.. New York City. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 Department of Plant Registration. 



.\s no objections have lieen filed, 

 public notice is hereby given that the 

 registration of the Aster "Sawyer 

 Astermum," by Albert A. Sawyer, 

 Forest Park 111., becomes complete. 



Public notice is hereby given that 

 as no objections have been filed to the 

 rirgistration of the Geranium "Mary- 

 land." by R. Vincent, Jr., & Sons Co., 

 of White Marsh, Md.. same becomes 

 complete. John YotiNo. 



June 9. 1913. Secretary. 



To the S. A. F. Convention program 

 as already published the following 

 should be added; A meeting of the 

 Florists' Telegraph Delivery will be 

 held on Wednesday. August 20, at 2 

 o'clock. This organization has in- 

 creased its membership by twenty- 

 five firms within the past few weeks. 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF 

 NEW YORK. 



A very successful exhibition of 

 plants and flowers was given by the 

 society, in cooperation with the New 

 York Botanical Garden, in the Museum 

 building of that institution, in Bronx 

 Park, on June 7 and 8. There was a 

 large attendance, especially on Sunday 

 afternoon. The schedule was planned 

 mainly for peonies and roses, result- 

 ing in a fine display of these flowers. 

 The competition in the roses was keen, 

 there being nearly 300 vases exhibited. 

 Large displays of hardy shrubs and 

 trees, irises, rhododendrons and aza- 

 leas, herbaceous plants, and orchids 

 fllled the two large halls on the ground 

 floor of the Museum. 



The following are the awards made 

 at this exhibition: 



Peonies. 



Three varieties, 6 flowers of e,ieh : 1st, 

 Cottage G.Ttdens Co. ; 2nd, T. A. Have- 

 meyer, A. Lahodny, gard. 



Three pink varieties. 6 flowers of each: 

 1st, Cottage Gardens Co. ; 2nd. T. A. Have- 

 meyer. 



Three rose varieties. 6 flowers of each : 

 1st. Cottage Gardens Co.; 2nd. T. A. Have- 

 meyer. 



Three crimson varieties, 6 flowers of 

 oach : 1st, T. A. Havemeyer; 2n(l, Cottage 

 Hardens Co. 



Collection of singles, 3 flowers of each: 

 1st, T. A. Havemever; 2nd, F. R. Pierson 

 Co. 



Collection, not less than 6 flowers of 

 each : 1st, T. A. Havemeyer ; 2na. F. R. 

 Pierson Co. 



Miscellaneous. 



Collection of hardy roses: 1st, Mrs. 

 Benj. Stern. W. D. Robertson, gard.; 2nd, 

 Gen. E. A. MoAlpin, J. Woodcoclj, gard. 



Collection of liardy flowering shrubs 

 and trees: 1st. T. A. Havemeyer; 2nd, 

 II. Darlington, P. W. Popp, gard. 



Collection of hardy rhododendrons and 

 azaleas: 1st. T. A. Havemeyer; 2nd, P. K 

 Pierson Co. 



Collection of hardy herbaceous plants: 

 1st. Miss B. Potter, Geo. Wittlinger, gard. 



Collection of irise.s: 1st. H. Darlington; 

 2ud. .John Lewis Childs. 



Six orchid plants. 6 varieties: 1st, 

 Clement Moore. .T. P. Mossman. gard.; 

 2nd. Lager it Hurrell. 



Three orchid plants. 3 varieties: Ist, 

 Lager & Hurrell: 2nd, Clement Moore. 



Specimen orchid plant: 1st, Lager & 

 Hurrell : 2nd. Clement Moore. 



Special prizes: Bobbink & Atkins, for 

 a collection of hardy lierbaceous plants, 

 bronze medal: Clement Moore, for a so- 

 called pink variety of Vanda coerulea, 

 certificate, for a seedling of Cattleya 

 spcciosissima x Dowiana. silver medal, and 

 for a collection of Laelio-cattleyas and 

 Cattleya hybrids, silver medal ; Mrs. F. A. 

 Constable, Jas. Stuart, gard.. for three 

 woll-grown Fuchsias; W. A. Manda, for 

 1 lendrobium Sanderae, silver medal. 



The ;udges were James Stuart. I. S. 

 HendricUson and Wm. Tricker. 



The schedule for the fall exhibition 

 of the society, to be held at the Ameri- 

 can Museum of Natural History. Oct. 

 31 to Nov. 4, is now ready for distri- 

 bution, and copies may be had by ap- 

 plication to the secretary. George V. 

 Nash. New York Botanical Garden. 

 Bronx Park. N. Y. City. 



Since the publication of the schedule 

 the following special prizes have been 

 offered: 



By M. C. Elicl. for a gronp of at least 

 eighteen vegctaldcs, to l)e jiidtxcd l>y the 

 s( ale of points of the Lenox IlorticuUnral 

 Si:i-icly, a piei-e of silver, value $50.00. 



liy Arthur T. Boddington. for a group 

 of eighteen vegetal)lps, to be judged by 

 il'c same scale of points, $25.00, cash or 

 silver. 



l!v \V. K. Marshall & Co.. for a group 



