October 17, 1908 



H ORTI CULTURE 



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CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF 

 AMERICA. 



Now that the chrysanthemum once 

 more claims our notice, it seems an 

 opportune moment to call attention to 

 the great exhibition soon to be held in 

 Chicago, and to impress upon the 

 many admirers of the Queen of Au- 

 tumn, the importance of lending their 

 assistance in making this a memor- 

 able occasion in the history of the 

 chrysanthemum in America. 



It is encouraging to note the pro- 

 gress that has been made in the de- 

 velopment of this charming flower, 

 and all growers are invited to exhibit 

 their productions at the National 

 Flower Show, and to make this the 

 greatest exhibition of perfect flowers 

 that has ever been held. 



This particular section is given ov- 

 er to the Chrysanthemum Society o£ 

 America, and it is the duty of every 

 member to see that our section is 

 much above the average, a credit to 

 our society, an inspiration to the gen- 

 eral public who visit the show, and 

 incidentally an expression of our good 

 will for the S. A. F. under whose aus- 

 pices the National Show is being held. 



Send for a schedule, look over your 

 available blooms, and enter in as 

 many classes as possible. This will 

 be the best means of expressing your 

 Interest in the success of the Show. 

 ALFRED J. LOVELESS, Pres. 



Work of Committees — Report on 

 New Chrysanthemums. 

 Gloria: Jap. Inc. Color. Enchan- 

 tress pink. Exhibited at New York. 

 October 10, 190S, by Elmer D. Smith, 

 Adrian, Mich. Scaled 85 points. 



DAVID FRASER, Secretary. 



ST. LOUIS FLORIST CLUB. 



The regular monthly afternoon 

 meeting on October 8 in Bowman 

 hall was only fairly attended. After 

 all committees had reported the trus- 

 tees were given power to secure a 

 new hall for the next meeting. John 

 Steidle, State Vice-President of S. A. 

 F. and the board of trustees, will meet 

 and arrange for transportation for 

 those who will attend the Xational 

 Flower Show at Chicago next month. 



Ten applications for membership 

 were acted and on nine of them the 

 ballot was favorable. The names of 

 the new members are as follows: 

 Julius Koenig. W. H. Ossic. Louis 

 Maurer. Henry Kahrs, O. H. Landel, 

 i . F. Barrman, L. W. Spangler. L. W. 

 Schiever, Sr., and L. W. Schiever, Jr. 

 The question of holding six afternoon 

 and six night meetings during the 

 year brought out a big discussion. It 

 was shown that nearly fifty employes 

 are ready to join if night meetings 

 were provided, and the motion was 

 carried. The next meeting. Thurs- 

 aay, November 12, will therefore take 

 place at night, the location to be 

 made known later by the secretary. 



W. C. Smith read an interesting 

 paper on the social functions of the 

 club and the trustees were instructed 

 to carry out all the good suggestions 

 it contained. One result was the or- 

 ganization of a Florists' Bowling Club 

 for which ten names were secured at 

 once, and the first practice meeting 

 will take place next Monday night at 

 the Marquette Hotel alleys. Anyone 

 wishing to join can call any Monday 

 night and give his name to Henry C. 

 Ostertag. 



SOCIETY AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HORTI- 

 CULTURISTS. 

 National Flower Show. 

 Copies of the final premium list 

 have been sent to all names on our 

 mailing list with entry blanks en- 

 closed. Those who have not received 

 premium lists and desire them, should 

 write at once to the secretary. The 

 following announcement from Mr. 

 Vaughan explains itself: 



Secretary W. N. Rudd has found his 

 time so constantly occupied at Mor- 

 gan Park with S. A. F. work and per- 

 sonal business affairs, that I have ap- 

 pointed, at his suggestion, J. B. Dea- 

 mud to act in the city, with the title 

 "Superintendent of Show" with au- 

 thority to select working assistants, 

 and Mr. Deamud will take charge of 

 detail show arrangements from date. 

 All correspondence regarding pre- 

 mium lists, entries, etc., should be ad- 

 dressed as usual to J. H. Burdett, Sec- 

 retary, 1411 First National Bank, Chi- 

 cago. 



J. C. VAUGHAN, 

 Chairman Local Management Com- 

 mittee. 



To obtain the eo-opetation of the 

 newspaper owners of Chicago, and 

 Presidents of park boards, President 

 \Y. E. Kelley of the Horticultural So- 

 ciety of Chicago will give a luncheon 

 in the Union League Club, Oct. 22. A 

 list of daily newspaper editors pre- 

 pared by James Keeley will be invited, 

 as well as the park Presidents and di- 

 rectors of the Horticultural Society 

 who include Messis. Clarence Bucking- 

 ham. John J. Glessner, Harlow N. 

 Higinbotham, James Keeley, Victor F. 

 Lawson, John J. Mitchell, Martin A. 

 Ryerson, Edward G. Uihlein, Charles 

 H. Wacker. W. E. Kelley. 



JAMES H. BURDETT, Sec'y. 



Just as we go to press a copy of the 

 final premium list of the National 

 Flower Show to be held at Chicago 

 November 6-14, has reached us from 

 the office of the secretary of the 

 Flower Show. Intending exhibitors 

 should write at once to J. H. Burdett, 

 secretary, 1411 First National Bank 

 Building, Chicago, to inform him of 

 the space they probably will require 

 and requesting a copy of the premium 

 list. The time for staging the various 

 exhibits and other rules as to entries, 

 etc., are very explicit and announce- 

 ment is made that they will be strict- 

 ly enforced. Anyone intending to ex- 

 hibit should read them carefully and 

 comply to the letter with every condi- 

 tion stipulated. 



WORCESTER COUNTY HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



The annual fall dinner of this society 

 was held in conjunction with the an- 

 nual exhibition at Horticultural Hall. 

 Worcester, Mass., on Oct. S. Among 

 the guests who made addresses were 

 E. H. Burlingame. president, and C. 

 W. Smith, secretary, of the Rhode Is- 

 land' Horticultural Societ> ; J. Lew is 

 Ellsworth, secretary of tin- State 

 Board of Agriculture and Gen. C. V\ 

 Wood. There were about one hundred 

 present and the occasion was. as usual, 

 a very enjoyable one. 



NEW JERSEY FLORICU LTU RAL 

 SOCIETY. 



Dahlia night was observed on the 

 9th inst. with a very good showing 

 of that flower besides a miscellaneous 

 one of the season's flowers, fruits and 

 vegetables. The principal varieties 

 shown were the decorative sorts with 

 only a scattering of cactus or single 

 varieties. The favorites were, in 

 pink, Mrs. Roosevelt; in white, Grand 

 Duke Alexis and Perle; in red, Kath- 

 erine Duer and Alaska; in crimson, 

 Cuban Giant and President Felix 

 Faure and many fine flowers shown 

 were without name. The awards 

 were as follows: 



A. C. Van Gaasbeek, John Dervan, 

 gardener, 4th for six white; 1st for 

 six pink, 3d for six red, 1st for six 

 crimson, 2d for twelve in variety. 

 Walter Gray of Maplewood, 2d for six 

 pink, and do. yellow, 1st and 2d for 

 six red, certificate of merit for six 

 bronze, 3d for sis crimson, 2d and 3d 

 for twenty-five in variety. Thomas A. 

 Edison, Frank Drews, gardener, 2d for 

 twelve in variety. S. and A. Colgate. 

 William Read, gardener. 1st for twen- 

 ty-five in variety. Charles Hathaway, 

 Max Schneider, gardener, 1st for six 

 white, 2d for six crimson. 



Among the miscellaneous exhibits 

 were Lager & Hurrell of Summit, 

 collection of orchids. Charles Hatha- 

 way, a vase of celosia, four feet high 

 for which was awarded a certificate 

 of merit, and chrysanthemums. S. 

 and A. Colgate, Cimieifuga simplex. 

 Among those entered not for compe- 

 tition, but which added greatly to the 

 decorative effect were vases of 

 dahlias from Charles A. Munn, John 

 Hayes, gardener, and T. A. Gillespie, 

 George Oakley, gardener. 



The judges were Thomas J. Caparn. 

 David Tait, H .Halbig. So successful 

 was the gathering in point of attend- 

 ance and appreciation that it was 

 voted to hold a chrysanthemum night 

 in the same manner. 



J. B. DAVIS. 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 

 The annual fruit and vegetable ex- 

 hibition at Horticultural Hall, Boston, 

 which was held on Saturday and Sun- 

 day. Oct. 9 and 10. was pronounced the 

 finest on record for high quality of 

 fruit and vegetables. This was all the 

 more notable because the season had 

 aoi been regarded as at all favorable 

 for garden crops. Certainly the quan- 

 tity and quality of both as displayed 

 on this occasion showed no indication 

 of having experienced any cultural 

 hardships. In flowers there was only 

 a limited display. W. W. Rawson & 

 Co.'s dahlias being the most prominent 

 feature. William Sim. famed for sweet 

 peas and tomatoes, came out with a 

 new specialty— sweet potatoes, white, 

 red and yellow, raised at his enchanted 

 place in Cliftondale, Mass. Ellwanger 

 & Barry, of Rochester. X. Y., were 

 awarded a silver medal for collection 

 of peas and the Boston Park Depart- 

 ment received a similar award for dis- 

 play of fruits and shrubs. Bronze 

 medals were given to F. E. Smith for 

 display of apples and J. L. Goodale for 

 seedling grapes. The list of prizes 

 was a long one. sufficient to fill three 

 column? of this paper. 



