July 11, 1908 



HORTICULTURE 



39 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 

 To Be Strong Financially and a Pow- 

 erful Factor in Stimulating 

 Natural Beauty. 

 The motion and resolution adopted 

 at Chicago to fix the time for the offi- 

 cial year on July 1st instead of January 

 1st, places at the head as president, 

 Mr. August P. Poehlmann of Morton 

 Grove, 111., and as vice-president, Mr. 

 William Kasting of Buffalo, N. Y., 

 where the next annual meeting is to be 

 held. The retiring president, Mr. Rob- 

 ert Simpson of Clifton, X. J., has held 

 office two terms, Mr. Frank R. Pierson 

 and Mr. Philip Breitmeyer being re- 

 spectively the vice-presidents. The 

 treasurer, Mr. Harry O. May of Sum- 

 mit, N. J., and the secretary, .Mr. Benj. 

 Hammond of Fishkill, N. Y., were re- 

 elected. The Executive Committee is 

 as follows: Peter Bisset. Washington, 



D. C; Patrick Welch, Boston, Mass.; 



E. G. Hill, Richmond, Ind.: Adolph 

 Farenwald, Roslyn, Pa.; J. J. Curran, 

 Salem, Pa.; P. J. Lynch, West Grove, 

 Pa.; Philip Breitmeyer, Detroit, Mich. 



During President Simpson's term it 

 has been the determined effort to put 

 the American Hose Society on a solid 

 financial foundation; the invested per- 

 manent fund has reached $2950 •<" 

 with another $50.00 in sight. For the 

 pa i two years the secretary has 

 waived compensation. The annual 

 - cosi considerable outlay and on 

 June 10th a meeting was held at Bronx 

 Park, when the treasurer's accounts 

 were audited; this was dene so as to 

 bring up to date all and every out- 

 standing liability. Heretofore, when 



a new set of officers has come in tin re 

 has been a seri;s of bills to be paid. 

 In order to place the American Rosi 

 Society clear and above board at the 

 beginning of its new financial year, J. 

 A. Valentine of Denver, Colo., placed 

 in the hands of the secretary the sum 

 of $20.00. There was an offer made 

 practically to wipe out the whole over- 

 lapping indebtedness, and the result 

 as advised in two executive meetings 

 was to write a letter to a number of 

 rose cultivators requesting a contribu- 

 tion of $10.00. These letters were sent 

 out the last of June and responses have 

 been coming, so that without being a 

 burden or tax on any few members, 

 the American Rose Society proposes 

 to start out in its westward move 

 c lear handed. I am assured that the 

 exhibition of the past spring at the 

 Art Institute in Chicago was the rich- 

 est exhibit of the rose ever shown in 

 America. The Spring Exhibition 

 should lie made a great public show 

 for the people of Buffalo. The next 

 meeting as a matter of general con- 

 venience will be held at Niagara Kails 

 during the S. A. F. Convention, when 

 the formal transfer of office will take 

 place from Mr. Simpson to President 

 August F. Poehlmann. The Bulletin 

 of 1908 is being prepared. There have 

 come requests for this Bulletin from 

 societies and libraries far and wide. 

 The show in June in Bronx Park had 

 from John 11. Troy of New Rochi lie 

 a variety of choice flowers; \\ . A. Man- 

 da of South Orange, X. J., and Frank 

 R. Pierson put up a whole side table of 

 peonies. One word from the dictionary 

 describes them properly, that is — 

 Magnificent. Crimson Ramblers this 

 year are in evidence to an extent never 

 before witnessed, in all sorts of places 

 from the mansion to the humblest cot- 

 tage, from railroad station to the back 

 yards of small tenements, one of the 

 glories of nature's beauties. 



BENJAMIN HAMMOND, Sec'y. 

 FishHll-on-Iludson, N. Y., July 4, 'OX. 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF PHILADEL- 

 PHIA. 

 The sweltering weather kepi many 

 aw iv from the July meeting of tins 

 club, held on the 7ih inst. Neverthe- 

 less, a fairlj good crowd was in at- 

 tendance to enjoj i be ].<< inre mi gladi- 

 oli by Arthur Cowee of Berlin, N. Y. 

 TMis was illustrated by 108 stereopti- 

 1 mi views and proved very enjoyable 

 and Instructive. The color work in 

 the pictures was the most artistic and 

 beautiful ever seen here. Convention 

 matters were discussed and commit- 

 wcre appointed on transportation 

 1. 1 in i. Westcott, chairman) and hotels 

 (S. S. Skidelsky, chairman). It is said 

 the rate from New York is $11.07 for 

 100 or more, and that $14.80 is the 

 Philadelphia figure, but no doubt this 

 latter can be improved on. Among 

 out-of-town visitors were E. A. Seide- 

 wii/., of Baltimore; Messrs. Lynch and 

 Pyle, of West Grove, and Win. Paul 

 Binder, of Pittsburg. 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF WASHING- 

 TON. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 Florists' Club of Washington will be 

 held at the greenhouses of the presi- 

 dent at Anacostia. A personal letter 

 from him to each member accompanied 

 the secretary's notice requesting them 

 to be present. Many matters of im- 

 portance will come up, viz., the chry- 

 santhemum show, the convention at 

 Niagara, and the annual outing. A 

 lull report will follow in next week's 



issue. 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 

 Carnation Registered. 



By Bassett & Washburn, Hinsdale, 

 111. "Orland P. Bassett." Parentage, 

 Crane and Prosperity, color deep red; 

 size of Power 3 1-2 to 3 3-4 inches; 

 calyx leng and never splits; stems 

 strong, stiff and long. Very strong 

 grower every shoot producing a flower. 

 ALBERT M. HERR. 



NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB. 



Ooting at Witzki.'s Point GBOVl . 



