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November 7, 19US 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES. 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF PHILADEL- 

 PHIA. 



The meeting on election night was 

 well attended although no special at 

 traction was on the program. John A. 

 Shellem exhibited his new ruby chrys- 

 anthemum "Maurice,'" also a yellow 

 pompon, vi iv rich and unique. The 

 Moore-Livingston Co. exhibited their 

 new planl stand- both the galvanized 

 and the oxydized copper patterns— and 

 were highlj spoken of by the 

 committee. Committees were appoint- 

 ed as follows: Club Room — D. Rust, 

 B. C. Dungan, Geo. Craig; games— 

 Wm. Graham, D. T. Connor, Wm. Rob- 

 ertson; membership— H. F. Michell, 

 Chas. B. Median, W. E. MoKissick; 

 exhibits—Robert Kift, Leo Niessen, 

 Jno. C. Grace} ; novelties — Edwin 

 Lonsdale. Robert Craig, J. W. Col- 

 flesh; entertainment— C H. Grakelow, 

 E. Bernheimer ami Arthur Niessen. A 

 smoker concert is contemplated for 

 the first Tuesday in December, and an 

 appropriation was made to help defray 

 the expenses of same. Mr. Grakelow 

 and his able helpers have started out 

 to make this the banner year in fun 

 and frolic, so that even the old pessi- 

 mists like Adolphe Fahrenwald will 

 feel that they have got their money's 

 worth in belonging to the club. The 

 games committee also promise big 

 things in the near future. 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



The annual meeting of the Massachu- 

 setts Horticultural Society for the elec- 

 tion of such officers for the ensuing 

 year as the by-laws require, and for the 

 transaction of such other business as 

 may be legally presented, will be 

 held at Horticultural Hall, 300 Massa- 

 chusetts avenue, Boston, at 11.45 A. ML, 

 on Saturday, Nov. 14, 190S. The offi- 

 cers to be elected are: A president, a 

 vice-president (for two years), one 

 trustee (for two years), four trustees 

 (for three years), a nominating com- 

 mittee of five members. 



The election will be by Australian 

 ballot and the polls will be open con- 

 tinuously between the hours of twelve, 

 noon, and four in the afternoon. 

 WILLIAM P. RICH, 

 Secretary. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



President Poehlmann requests that 

 any and all members of the American 

 Hose Society who can, will attend a 

 meeting of the Executive Committee 

 to be held in the Coliseum, Chicago, 

 on November 12th. 



The judges to act in the National 

 Flower Show for roses as appointed 

 by President Poehlmann and filed 

 with the secretary of the National 

 Show are as follows: Robert Simpson, 

 Wm. F. Gude, John N. May. 



This Chicago show is calculated to 

 be the most extensive and elaborate 

 popular exhibition of the floral art 

 ever attempted by a nation of eighty- 

 five millions of people. 



BENJAMIN HAMMOND, 



Secretary A. R. S. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF 



AMERICA. 



Work of Committees — Report on New 



Chrysanthemums. 



No. 5. yellow. Jap. Exhibited at 

 New York, Oct. 24, L908, by Howard 

 Nichols, Yonkers, N. Y. Scored SI 

 points, commercal scale. 



Pockett's Crimson. Jap. Color, 

 bright crimson with gold reverse. Ex- 

 hibited at New York, Oct. 24, 190S, by 

 C. II. Totty, Madison, N. J. Scored 

 N9 points exhibition scale. 



.Mrs. O. H. Kalm. Jap Inc. Color, 

 mahogany with old gold reverse. Ex- 

 hibited at New York, Oct. 24, 1908, by 

 C. H. Totty, Madison, N. J. Scored 

 S7 points commercial, 85 exhibition 

 scale. 



Charles H. Totty. Jap. Color, 

 bright mahogany gold reverse. Ex- 

 hibited at New York, Oct. 24, 190S, by 

 C. H. Totty. Scored 88 points exhibi- 

 tion scale. 



Golden Harvest. Jap, slightly in- 

 curved. Color, bright golden yellow. 

 Exhibited at Philadelphia, Oct. 26, 190S, 

 by Gustavus A. Lotze, Glen Burnie, 

 Md. Scored 90 points commercial, 85 

 points exhibition scale. 



Mary Warrick. Jap. Ref. Color, 

 light pink shading to white. Ex- 

 hibited at Philadelphia, Oct. 20, 190S, 

 by W'arrick Bros., Washington, Pa. 

 Scored S4 points commercial, SG ex- 

 hibition scale. 



Yellow sport of Miller. Jap. Color, 

 light yellow. Exhibited at New York, 

 Oct. 29, 190S, by A. Herrington, Madi- 

 son, N. J. Scored SG points exhibi- 

 tion scale. 



The name of variety Golden Harvest 

 will have to be changed as there is a 

 variety by that name already sent out 

 in 1*95 by the E. G. Hill Co. 



President Loveless has appointed the 

 following committee for Boston: Elijah 

 A. Wood, chairman; James Wheeler 

 and Wm. Nicholson. Ship flowers to 

 Hoston Flower Market, la Park St., 

 care chairman. 



DAVID FRAZER, Secretary. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HOR- 

 TICULTURISTS. 

 Freight Rates on Cut Flowers. 



At the Niagara Falls Convention the 

 Society of American Florists turned 

 over to its Legislative Committee cer- 

 tain matters affecting the rates on 

 empty packages and the cost of gross 

 weight where ice is used. Mr. Ed- 

 ward Reid of Philadelphia, Mr. Al- 

 ii nl Langjahr of New York. Mr. Pat- 



\\ Ich of Boston and Mr. George 

 Reinberg of Chicago have rendered ef- 

 ficient service in getting definite 



her. 

 The American Express officials have 

 l i \ . 1 1 courteous assistance and the 

 matter will soon be placed in the 

 hands of Mr. Bradley, 65 Broadway, 

 N. Y., the American Express Com- 

 pany's representative in the general 



I nl Traffic Managers of the trunk 

 line express companies. 



BENJAMIN HAMMOND, 

 trmnn S. A. P. Legislative Committee, 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF WASHING- 

 TON. 



Promptly at 7.30 o'clock on the night 

 of Oct. 27th two special cars left the 

 station at 12th and Penn. ave. hav- 

 ing on board between 35 and 40 

 florists who were bound for the hos- 

 pitable home of David Grillbertzer, 

 about three-quarters of a mile out of 

 Alexandria, where the iegular meet- 

 ing of the Florists' Club of Washing- 

 ton was to be held. The meeting 

 was opened at S.30 by Pres. Kramer, 

 in the spacious parlors of Mr. Grill- 

 bertzer's home. The rooms were 

 beautifully decorated in autumn leaves 

 and chrysanthemums. Especial in- 

 terest centered in the approaching 

 chrysanthemum show. E. C. Mayber- 

 ry was appointed chairman of the re- 

 ception committee and John Robert- 

 son chairman of the award committee. 

 All predictions point to a most beauti- 

 ful exhibition. The show will open 

 in the old Masonic Temple on Nov. 

 12th. and continue through the 15th, 

 on the afternoon of which day there 

 will be a sacred concert. The matter 

 of the adoption of a universal scale 

 of judging points was again taken up 

 and discussed at much length. It was 

 voted that each member submit his 

 ideas of a scale of ratings, these to 

 be forwarded to the National Com- 

 mittee by Nov. 3rd, hoping to have a 

 general scale adopted whereby all table 

 and mantle decorations and "set 

 pieces" can be judged. After more 

 discussion all were invited by the host 

 to adjourn to the packing sheds where 

 well-laden tables awaited the visitors. 



An orchestra played during the col- 

 lation. The walls were artistically 

 draped and carnations, roses and 

 chrysanthemums added their fragrance 

 and beauty to the occasion. 



BUFFALO FLORISTS' CLUB. 

 The regular meeting of this club 

 being held on the evening of Oct. 29, 

 on account of the regular meeting fall- 

 ing on election eve, the attendance was 

 smaller than usual, but considerable 

 business matters were acted upon, es- 

 pecially the Flower Show and ban- 

 quet which is to be held at the Iro- 

 quois Hotel on Nov. 18. The club ex- 

 tends an invitation to all florists, 

 plantmen, nurserymen and gardeners. 

 The committee is working hard to 

 make this affair a grand success. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



The management of the Portland, 

 Oregon, Rose Show festival held an- 

 nually in June, has already started on 

 its financial campaign for 1909 and 

 lias pledges for nearly $10,000. 



The Hingham Agricultural and Hor- 

 ticultural Society (Mass.) will hold 

 their jubilee dinner on November 11. 

 Ex-Gov. Long will preside. The chrys- 

 anthemum show will be omitted this 

 j ear. 



The Detroit Florists' Club held its 

 annual fall outing to Mt. Clemens on 

 Nov. 5th, leaving Detroit by special 

 car at 9 a. m., and visiting the va- 

 riety greenhouse establishments in 

 Ml. Clemens. 



