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HORTICULTURE 



December 26, 1908 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



NASSAU COUNTY HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



The annual meeting of the Nassau 

 Ccmnly Horticultural Society was held 

 at Pembroke Hall, Glen Cove, Dec. 9. 



The report of the judges on the 

 yearly points contest awarded to H. F. 

 Myers Hie gold medal for the most 

 points and in V. Cleres the silver med- 

 al. It was decided to continue the 

 point contest another year. Adolph 

 JaenicUe offered to give the gold 

 medal for next year. Charles Bertan- 

 zel offered le silver and S. .1. Trepess 

 the bronze medal. 



There was a fine exhibition of flowers 

 and fruits fpr which awards were made 

 as follows: H. F. Myers for vase of 

 roses; P. H. Ruel for three vases of 

 carnations. Frank Gale for a dish of 

 tomatoes, and Valentine Cleres for as- 

 paragus, each receiving certificates of 

 culture. Frank Petroccia for violets 

 was given honorable mention. The 

 treasurer's report showed a balance on 

 hand of $376.43. 



It was voted to present to the sec- 

 retary and to the treasurer $50 each in 

 gold as a token of appreciation for 

 their valued services. A vote of thanks 

 was extended to the committee on fall 

 exhibition, which did excellent work. 

 The election of officers resulted as fol- 

 lows: President, John Everett; vice- 

 president, James Elmslie; secretary, 

 Henry Gant; corresponding secretary, 

 W. Mackenzie; treasurer, Ernest 

 Brown. It was decided to increase the 

 membership of the executive commit- 

 tee to seven. These were elected: 

 James Duthie, chairman; James Hol- 

 loway, Charles Bertanzel, V. Cleres, 

 John Ingram, Thomas Harrison, John 

 Devine. 



that entry may be made and the prizes 

 delivered immediately through the 

 proper official channel at the close of 

 the exhibition. 



BEN.IA.M1N HAMMOND, Sec'y. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



The committee, Messrs. Simpson, 

 May and Pierson, appointed by Presi- 

 dent Poehlmann, met in New York 

 City, Dec. 21st, and discussed plans 

 to revise the exhibition schedule. One 

 plan was to incorporate all the latest 

 American roses as special premiums, 

 and to encourage the greatest possible 

 number of all classes of exhibitors. 

 The work was found to call for close 

 attention and the committee could not 

 finish the work at one sitting. At 

 present there are $715.00 cash prizes 

 available, and three silver vases of fine 

 grade. The latest donors are W. J. 

 Palmer & Son, Buffalo, N. Y.; J. A. 

 Budlong, Sons & Co., Auburn, R. I.; 

 J. A. Valentine, Denver, Colo.; and 

 Vice-President Win. F. Kasting, Buf- 

 falo, N. Y. 



We have reports that the florists of 

 Buffalo and their Western friends are 

 making preparations in earnest for 

 their share of the work and will begin 

 right after the holidays. The Iroquois 

 Hotel may be selected as the place for 

 the exhibition. According to the so- 

 ciety's by-laws, the opening day will 

 be the fourth Wednesday in Lent, 

 which this year will be on March 17th, 

 1909. The annual meeting will open 

 on that day. The exhibition will be 

 held in conjunction with the Buffalo 

 Florists' Club. All prizes should be 

 forwarded as soon as possible to the 

 secretary, whether cups or cash, so 



ELMER D. SMITH. 



The new president of the Chrysan- 

 themum Society of America, like many 

 others who have attained eminence 

 in some chosen field of horticulture, is 

 a very modest and unassuming gen- 

 tleman, and it has taken some per- 

 suading to induce him to have a photo- 

 graph taken. The reproduction which 

 we have the pleasure to present here- 

 with is, like the original, minus frills 

 or retouching, and will be recognized 

 by those who know Mr. Smith as an 

 excellent likeness. 



Elmer. D. Smith was born at Detroit 

 Nov. 30, 1S54, but has resided in 

 Adrian, Mich., since 1857. He first 

 became interested in the chrysanthe- 

 mum by hearing John Thorpe's paper 



Elmeh D. Smith 



Tresldent-Elect Chrysanthemum Society of 

 America. 



on this topic at the S. A. F. meeting 

 in 1SS7. As junior member of the firm 

 of Nathan Smith & Son he became ex- 

 tensively known as the originator and 

 disseminator of many sterling novel- 

 ties. He was for many years the ac- 

 tive member of the company. Since 

 January, 190S. he has conducted the 

 business under his own name. 



He has served on the Executive 

 Board of the S. A. F. and rendered 

 signal service to the cause of horticul- 

 ture in various capacities. 



WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF 

 NURSERYMEN. 



The Western Association of Nursery- 

 men met at the Coates House, Kansas 

 City, Mo., on Dec. 15, and elected offi- 

 cers as follows: ■ President, A. T. 

 Brown, Geneva, Neb.; vice-president, 

 E. S. Welsh, Shenandoah, la.; secre- 

 tary. E. J. Holman, Leavenworth, Kan. 

 The tariff on imported seedlings, etc., 

 was discussed but it was decided that 

 no change in tariff would be asked for. 



THE AMERICAN CARNATION 

 SOCIETY. 



In reply to a request from the sec- 

 retary for special rates for our meeting 

 in Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 27th and 

 29th, the following communication has 

 been received: 



"Your application for excursion fares 

 for the occasion of your meeting has 

 been presented to a meeting of lines 

 identified with the Central Passenger 

 Association, convened on the 9th inst. 

 It was decided, after careful consider- 

 ation, that they could not, in view of 

 the recent legislative action establish- 

 ing a maximum passenger fare of two 

 cents per mile in the states in which 

 they operate, consistently grant the 

 concession requested for your ap- 

 proaching convention." 



In view of the above facts it will be 

 well for members to arrange to leave 

 from a central point and get club tick- 

 ets. Most offices sell a club ticket at 

 considerable reduction to parties of ten 

 or over. As the two cent rate applies, 

 I presume, on all west of Pittsburgh, 

 the fact of no concession being granted 

 need not keep any one away, as the 

 fare will be very little in excess of 

 what it has been for other meetings, 

 and you will have the advantage of 

 having no restrictions placed on your 

 method of travel. If you want to stop 

 off at various points en route it can 

 easily be arranged on a straight ticket 



We want everyone interested in Car- 

 nations to attend this meeting and 

 exhibition. The money spent will be 

 money well invested. 



Carnations Registered. 



By Patten & Co., Tewksbury, Mass. 

 — Sara Nicholson. Parentage, Ethel 

 Ward crossed with Harry Fenn; color, 

 glowing crimson; size of flower, three 

 inches; habit, etc., an upright grower, 

 very free and fragrant; a commercial 

 variety, early and continuous bloomer. 

 Genevieve. Parentage, Lady Bountiful 

 crossed with White Lawson; color, 

 pure white; size of flower, 3 1-2 to 4 

 inches; habit, etc., strong, upright 

 grower, fragrant, classed with the 

 fancies. 



ALBERT M. HERR, Sec'y. 



Lancaster, Pa. 



SOCIETY OF IOWA FLORISTS. 



The Society of Iowa Florists met 

 on Dec. 9th in the horticultural rooms 

 at the State House, Des Moines, la., 

 with quite a large attendance, there 

 being about seventy present, although 

 not all were florists. The meeting was 

 quite enthusiastic, and much interest 

 was manifested in the various subject* 

 brought up for discussion. 



Among the papers read were the fol- 

 lowing: "Roots," by Peter Lambert, 

 Des Moines; "Porch Vines," G. A. 

 Heyne, Dubuque; "Some Problems in 

 Roots,'' G. D. Black, Independence; 

 "Sod and Sodding," Professor Shimek, 

 Iowa City; "Plan of Eden," F. C. Pel- 

 lett, Atlantic; "Commercial Floricul- 

 ture," Chas. N. Page, Des Moines. 



About twenty new members have 

 joined the society recently, and it is 

 hoped to secure the membership of 

 every live up-to-date florist in the 

 state. CHAS. N. PAGE. 



