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HORTICULTURE 



August 1, 190S 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES, 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HOR- 

 TICULTURISTS. 

 Supt. Chas. H. Keitsch reports S150 

 sq. ft. of exhibition apace al the Catar- 

 act | toi 'I" i xhibltion of 

 August L8-22, up to July 25. I'" I'" 

 list of exhibitors already published, 

 the following are addi 'I 



ii. ->i i' 



Peters A Reed... ^ Wash. Ir. \\ rl 

 Camp Conduit Co.180 Bllwanger&Barry. 50 

 j o Neidlnger. .175 American Florist, d- 

 G. M. Gai land. ..100 



Supt. Keitsch has notified the Mer- 

 chants' Dispatch people to jave their 

 dlfferenl agents call on shippers whose 

 names will be supplied to them, to 

 see if they can he induced to get all 

 their freight together in one or sevi r- 

 a! cars at the different cities, so that 

 if possible all or nearly all freight will 

 get to the Kails in one day. 



At Niagara Falls he has arranged 

 with H. \V. Anderson, a responsible 

 trucking firm, to take care of all 

 freight coming to the convention. 

 This firm agrees to carry all freight 

 from the railroads to the trade exhibit 

 in hall for JRc. per cwt. All shippers 

 will shortly be supplied from the su- 

 perintendent's office with uniformly 

 printed tags giving directions, etc., 

 which will minimize the danger of de- 

 lavs or possible miscarriage. Freight 

 should in every ease be prepaid, as mis 

 will avoid confusion and possible de- 

 lays. 



It has been arranged to cover all 

 table- and benches used by exhibitors 

 with either dark green cambric or, if 

 preferred, with white cotton goods. 

 This will be done without extra charge. 



of this district and elsewhere that the 

 Cincinnati florists extend to them a 

 hearts welcome to join us and at the 

 same time to save money. 



The Cincinnati delegation will leave 

 Saturday. Aug. 15. via C. H. & D., at 

 1.30 P. M., to Detroit, remaining there 

 till Monday evening, when they will 

 join the Detroit delegation, going by 

 boat to Buffalo, thence by rail to the 

 Palls. The round trip will be but 

 $7. A stateroom on the boat will cost 

 but $2.50 and holds three persons. 

 Inasmuch as staterooms on the boat 

 will soon be at a premium it is neces- 

 sary that all those desiring to take 

 advantage of this very low rate com- 

 municate at once with E. G. Gillett. 

 lit E. 3rd street, who has the matter 

 in charge. Those not wishing to lay 

 over in Detroit till Monday evening 

 can leave Sunday evening just as well 

 if due notice is given. 



Cincinnati expects to have a large 

 delegation, as everyone knows we are 

 after the convention for 1909, and we 

 won't leave any stone unturned to 

 persuade it to come here. We are 

 making an appeal for votes now. but 

 we will make a much stronger appeal 

 when our delegates get on the con- 

 vention floor. 



C. H. OHMER, Secy. 



HOTELS IN NIAGARA. 

 Following is a complete list of the 

 better houses in Niagara Falls with 



rates: 



Cataract and International (head- 

 quarters I, $3.00 to $5.00, American 



Plan. „ , 



Prospect House. $3.00 to $5.00, Amer- 

 ican ;jlan. 



Imperial Hotel, $2.50 to $3.50, Ameri- 

 can plan. 



Tower Hotel, $2.50 upwards, Ameri- 

 can plan. 



Clifton Hotel, $2.50 upwards, Ameri- 

 can ol*ui 



Kaltenbach House, $3.00, American 



Plan. 



Temperance House, $2.00 and $2.50 



upwards 



Nets Clifton House (Canadian Side), 

 $4.00 to $6.00. 



J. ROWLAND CLOUDSLEY, 



Sec'y Buffalo Florists' Club. 



CINCINNATI TO NIAGARA FALLS. 



Inasmuch as through peculiar cir- 

 cumstances the Cincinnati delegation 

 to the S. A. F. Convention at Niagara 

 Falls are able to take advantage of 

 an excursion that is being run to that 

 city leaving here at the proper time 

 and with a time limit of 12 days, we 

 desire to have it known to all florists 



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PARK 



SUPERINTENDENTS. 

 Program for Tenth Annual Con- 

 vention, Minneapolis, Minn.. 

 Aug. 11, 12, 13. 1908. 



FIRST DAY— TUESDAY, AUG. 11. 



Park Commissioner's Office, 3rd floor, Citj 



Hall. 



9.30 A.M. Executive Committee 



Meeting. 



10.00 A. M. Annual Meeting, Presi- 

 dent J. F. Cowell presiding. 



Address of welcome. His Honor the 

 Mayor, James C. Haynes; Hon. Jesse 



E. Noithrtip. President Board of Park 

 Commissioners. Response by Prof. J. 



F. Cowell. President American Asso- 

 ciation ol 1 ark Superintendents. Read- 

 ing of Minutes. Balloting for Members. 

 Reports of Officers and Committees. 

 Unfinished Business. New Business. 

 Proposed Changes of Constitution. 

 Place of next meeting. Appointment 

 of nominating committee for officers. 



12.15 P.M. Ride to Minikahda Club, 

 Labi Calhoun. 



12.45 P. M. Luncheon at Club House 

 as guests of the Minneapolis Commer- 

 , ill Club. 



2.00 P. M- Reading of Essays and 

 Discussions at the Club House. 



1. •Concessions," J. F. Fosler, Su- 

 perintendent of South Parks, Chi- 

 cago, 111. 



2. "Oiling and Dust Laying," M. 

 H. West, Superintendent of Lincoln 

 Park, Chicago, 111. 



3. "Park Commissions and Ad- 

 ministration," J. A. Pettigrew, Su- 

 perintendent of Parks, Boston. Mass. 



4. "Concrete Construction in Re- 

 lation to Park Work," Jens Jensen. 

 Superintendent of West Parks, Chi- 

 i ;mo. 111. 



8.15 P.M. Concert, Lake Harriet 



Pavilion. Sail on Lake. 



SECOND DAY WEDNESDAY, AUG. 12. 



A thirty-five mile automobile trip around 



the Parli System. Guesta ot the 



Minneapolis Automobile Club. 



i A.M. Start from Headquarters. 

 Farview Park, Glenwood Park, Loring 

 Park, Kenwood Parkway, Lake of the 

 i I. ■:■ Park. Inspect Orange Peel, Dip- 

 per and Hydraulic Dredges at work 

 Lake Calhoun, Lake Harriet, Lyndale 

 Farmstead (Greenhouses and Adminis- 

 tration Plant), Minnehaha Parkway. 

 Fort Spelling and .Minehaha Park. 



30 P. M. Luncheon at Minnehaha 

 Pavilion. Guests of the Board of Park 

 Commissioi 



1.30 I'. M. Photograph will be taken 

 at the foot of Minnehaha Falls. Stroll 

 through Glen and Park. 



2.30 P. M. Continuation of Automo- 

 bile Ride. River Road West, Riverside 

 Park, Franklin Avenue Bridge, River 

 Road East, University of Minnesota, 

 Van Cleve Park, Columbia Park, 

 Logan Park, and return to headquar- 

 at 6.00 P. M. 



8.00 P. M. Business Meeting of 

 Headquarters. Election of Officers. 

 Miscellaneous Business. Further Dis- 

 cission of Papers and what has been 

 seen. Question Box. 



THIRD DAY—THURSDAY, AUG. 13. 

 A trip to Pake Minnetonka. 



1.00 P.M. Luncheon at Big Island. 

 Guests of the P.oard of Park Commis- 

 sioners. 



4.00 P. M. Final Business Session. 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 

 Carnations Registered. 



By W. N. Rudd, Morgan Park, 111. 



"Greenwood.'' Parentage seedlings on 

 both sides. Color shell pink; size of 

 flower, average 3 1-2 inches. An 

 unusual fine formed flower, high 

 built bloom; long heavy stiff stems, 

 not so free as some smaller 

 varieties but it is believed the extra 

 quality will make up for it. Continu- 

 ous bloomer, moderate grower; in 

 habit a little inclined to be straggly. 

 •Mrs. J. C. Vaughan." Parentage 

 seedlings cross on both sides: Day- 

 break Scott and Enchantress blood in 

 it; color white; size of flower 31-2 

 inches average; growth vigorous and 

 branching freely; early, free and con- 

 tinuous bloomer; stem long, stiff and 

 wiry; equal to the best standard va- 

 riety as regards non-bursting. A bold, 

 well-formed flower with good sub- 

 stance, keeping and shipping qualities, 

 as good as the best. 



ALBERT M. HERR. 

 Lancaster, Pa. Sec'y. 



LOS ANGELES FLORIST CLUB 

 (CALIF.) 

 Cn Saturday. July 11, the Los An- 

 geles Florist Club met for the first 

 time in the Eagles' Hall. West Third 

 street. The club was organized some 

 three months ago and a suitable hall 

 has been hard to get. The meetings 

 nave been well attended and there are 

 about 100 members. The officers are 

 lis follows: O. C. Saakes, president; 

 Dr. Houghton, vice-president; G. 8. 



