August 22, 190S 



H ORTI CULTURE 



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was a most opportune time for ihe re- 

 tailer, who is the only outlet the grow- 

 e h .-' o ,-n e up i lie han lung oJ 

 painted iron or wax flowers, and also 

 the use of cheap galax leaves, and 

 advance the sale of greenhouse produc- 

 tion. This would give the men who 

 are the backbone of our business a 

 chance to get more of the money which 

 the intending purchaser meant for 

 flowers. 



Council of Horticulture. 

 The knowledge has come to me on 

 numerous occasions of the good work 

 done by this body in distributing ai ti- 

 des through the daily press. Some of 

 our largest dailies have given wnoie 

 pages to these papeis on the planting 

 and care of different kinds of plants, 

 some of these articles being beautifully 

 illustrated. I think our society should 

 donate a liberal sum to keep up this 

 good vcrk. as in no other way can I 

 conceive of so much good advertising 

 to our business having been done for 

 so little money as has been subscribed 

 in The past. 



National Flower Show. 



Tlik- I think is the most important 

 undertaking in the history of the so- 

 ciety, and the success of our First Na- 

 tional Flower Show should be the ear- 

 nest wish of every member of the S. 

 A. F. ft O. ft. In>ih from a financial as 

 well as an artistic point of view. On 

 the success of our first show much de- 

 pends as to whether the society will 

 continue to give shows in the future, 

 and it behooves us from all parts of 

 the country especially those of us in 

 the East, to put our shoulders to the 

 wheel; to contribute to the best of 

 our ability whatever we have to ex- 

 hibit in the line of plants or cut 

 flowers, without regard as to whether 

 the premium offered will compensate 

 us for the value of the goods exhib- 

 ited, but to remember that our reward 

 is to come in increased future business. 

 National Flower Show and Private 

 Gardeners. 



To the men in charge of large pri- 

 vate estates we must look for help in 

 making our show a success. These 

 men are in a position to exhibit the 

 finest specimen plants, as well as the 

 finest chrysanthemums and other cut 

 flowers. I know the question has 

 often been asked by some of the pri- 

 vate gardeners, "What does the S. A. 

 F. & O. H. do for us?" and we might 

 answer that all of its energy is devoted 

 to the cause of horticulture, from 

 \\ hieh all of us derive our livelihood, 

 and therefore the Society deserves the 

 support of every florist and gardener. 



Horticultural Education in the Public 

 Schools. 

 Much good has been done in the past 

 by our society, and some individual 

 members in the assistance lent to the 

 different cities and national govern- 

 ments in pushing this good work 

 along. I am sure we all appreciate the 

 refining influence such education will 

 have on the children, and I therefore 

 hope 'hat the good work will be kept 

 up. 



Registration of Ornamental Plants. 



The Bureau of Plant Industry, De- 

 partment of Agriculture at Washing- 

 ten has under consideration the matter 

 of a plant registration bureau, the plan 

 of which would I am sure only require 



ih. . ndoi -'in- til .it i he s A F. & 

 H. to be put in operation, and if 

 tried and found to be practii 

 might lead up to other things from 

 this department — public trial grounds 

 for instance. 



After conference with the Washing 

 ton authorities, the following plan ol 

 registiafion has been outlined and is 

 presented to you in the hope that the 

 matter will receive your earnest atten- 

 tion at 1 1 1 i -= convention. 



Object l'o secure uniformity of uonien 

 clature for a given plant, and in tin- in- 

 terest .Mi! £ the originator, seller and 



purchaser, to secure accuracy of descrip 

 tion in trade catalogues, and to prevent 

 error and confusion by exploiting as novel- 

 lies under new names, plants already in 

 the trade under established names. 



Tii protect in America the rights <>t the 

 originator or first introducer of a i ev 

 variety or form of ornamental plant, by 

 maintaining a record of Hie name of the 

 originator, the parentage of the new form 

 ami date of its presentation tor reg 

 tion. 



Method of Procedure: 'fin- registration 

 of introductions and novelties i" i e en 

 couraged by securing the co-operation of 

 the Society of American Florists and 

 Ornamental Horticulturists ami allied 

 organizations, but effort will be made to 



E. G. Gillktt 

 Vice President-elect. 



secure information and keep records of as 

 many introductions as possible, whether 

 request is made for registration or not. 



A list of all the names found in Ann r- 

 icau trad" catalogues will In* compiled, and 

 these names together with names found 

 in such standard lists as the Official Cata 

 loirue of tnje National Dahlia So iety, 

 (Eng.), Simon et Cochet, "Nomenclature 

 de t"iis I.-- \mios .!.• Roses," Coit. "A 

 peony check list" and other similar lists. 

 shall constitute a standard list of names 

 which may not again be used tor plants 

 belonging to tin- same group. From this 



list as a basis a cl k-list of the plants 



in tin- American trade will be prepared 

 ;is soon as the information can lie se. aired, 

 givinc the correct botanical name of each 

 species ami so far a- -an be determined 

 thi' name by which each horticultural va- 

 riety is host known to the trade, indicat- 

 ing when possible tin* important synonyms. 



Registration of the names of introi 



tions and novelties will he mad 



plication and tin- submission when possible 

 of -.I'll material and descriptive mattei 

 may In- required for future comparison of 

 a plant under a given name with tin- 



t\| riginall.t registered under that 



name, ami a statement under affida 

 the fads known to the originator or in- 

 irodurer concerning the origin of tin- va 

 riet.i > form for which registration is re- 

 quested. Beyond tin- statement there wi'I 

 bp ii" guaranty that tin- name 

 represents a variety new to the I 



originator or first Introducer has the 



i i name a new introduction or 



v l.ut varietal i . list he dis- 



tiui-iive. and the names u Importations 



must not in- changed cept when 



sary t" conform to the rules under which 



at ion is made. 



filiation concerning the origin of va- 

 i - or forms will he held confidi 

 until after tlie distribution of the cata 

 logue of tin- individual or firm for which 

 registration is made or which first 

 lists iho registered nam.' for the variety 

 in question, provided tin- name is listed 

 in a intah guc which is issued before the 

 let of .luly next succeeding the date of 

 registration. When from the facts submit- 

 ted in aii application concerning tin- ori- 

 gin of a given variety it is evident that 

 tin- same variety is represented by an 

 earlier application from another individual 

 or tela, registration will lie refused for 

 tin latter applicant, luit with their con- 

 sent tin parties interested will be put into 

 communication with cadi other with a 

 view to securing the introduction of the 

 variety in question to tin- trade under the 

 same name by the Individual or firm con- 

 cerned. 



Registration will tie refused when the 

 name proposed does not conform to the 

 rules printed on the reverse side of the 

 application form, when proof cannot be 

 furnished if required that the variety to 

 v hi' Ii it is proposed to apply the name is 

 distinct in origin from existing varieties, 

 when necessary herbarium material, or 

 when a statement concerning the origin, 

 and a description sufficiently comprehensive 

 to clearly express the characters or quali- 

 ties of the variety together with a com- 

 parison of the one of which it is supposed 

 to be an improvement or modification, are 

 not furnished. 



Records of identification will be kept 

 when the nature of the subject will per- 

 mit, these records to consist of descrip- 

 tions, herbarium material of various kinds, 

 photographs and colored drawings as may 

 he necessary. 



Publications: An annual publication will 

 be issued after July 1st. which will de- 

 scribe as accurately as possible the regis- 

 tration of the previous year ami state the 

 name of the individual or firm introducing 

 i a h with the affidavit of the originator 

 or introducer concerning the origin of each 

 variety for which the name has been regis- 

 1. red. 



Date of Meeting. 



From a great many quarters I have 

 heard complaints as to the date of out- 

 meeting, and while it is impossible to 

 suit every one. this matter is worthy 

 of our consideration. Some of our re- 

 cent conventions have been held at a 

 time when the weather was extremely 

 hot, ami this has been the reason for 

 a great many of our members not at- 

 tending these meetings. A change to 

 the first week in September might be 

 tn i mi' advantage, but I should advise 

 that we go slow before making any 

 ehangp i.t cut dates, and should get 

 the opinion of every member of the 

 society. 



Tariff. 



The question of a revision of the 

 tariff may come up in the next Con- 

 gress, and T would suggest that mem- 

 bers who might be affected by or de- 

 "hange in the present tariff pre- 

 senl 'heir case to the Legislative C 

 mitee of the Society so that their in- 

 terests may be taken care of. 



Parcels Post. 



I think that our society should 1 

 in touch with the Postal Progress 

 League through our Secretary, and 

 when such legislation as we have en- 

 dorsed comes up before Congress, the 

 Sec • try should draft a letter, a copy 

 of which should be given by every 

 member to his Congressman with the 

 request that he do his utmost to further 

 such legislation. 



Ladies' Auxiliary. 



The ladies are to be congratulated 



