•laimary 11, 190S 



HORTICULTURE 



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live committee was held over till the 

 next meeting. There were the usual in- 

 teresting ilisoussions, the principal 

 one being the construction, care 

 aijfi management of lawns, wh!'''h 

 subject was very ably discussed by 

 Messrs. Praukenbach and Palmer. The 

 next regular meeting will be held .Jan. 

 -3: subject, "Pruning of Trees and 

 Shrubs." U. G. AGER. 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTU- 

 RAL SOCIETY. 



There was a good attendance of 

 uiembei-s at the inaugural meeting of 

 the Massachusetts Horticultural Socie- 

 ty, which was held in the lecture ball 

 of the building at noon on January 4. 



President Stephen M. Weld occupied 

 the chair and in bis inaugural address 

 he said that as a means of increasing 

 the society's income certain improve- 

 ments might be made in the halls to 

 make them more sought after by ten- 

 ants. Reference was made to the dec- 

 oiatiou of one of the halls at a cost 

 of $1000. which seems to have accom- 

 plished its purpose. A committee now 

 has under consideration other changes. 



The exhibitions of the year have 

 been of a high standard of excellence. 

 Referring to the last chrysanthemum 

 show. President Weld said the show 

 was hardly as full and complete as 

 bad been hojjed for, but that measures 

 ai-e under way to insure a greater ex- 

 hibition than ever next fall. He criti- 

 cized the last show mildly as being 

 incomplete in its display of chrysan- 

 themums. 



Reference was made to a strong dif- 

 ference of opinion existing among the 

 members as to whether cash prizes or 

 medals and vases are most conducive 

 to the horticultural spirit. The presi- 

 dent suggested that the matter be given 

 careful consideration. The lectures 

 are of increasing interest and their 

 publication has increased their influ- 

 ence. The interest in horticulture 

 seems to be growing everywhere. It 

 was su,ggested that the society offer 

 prizes for the plantation of trees, and 

 that idle land be used for this purpose. 

 Relative to the danger to woodland 

 from fire, there should be a more vig- 

 orous enforcement of present laws. 



Hon. William C. Strong, delegate to 

 the Pomological Convention held at 

 the Jamestown Exposition, reported a 

 good attendance from different parts 

 of the country. A prominent topic for 

 reports and consideration at the con- 

 vention was the breeding of new varie- 

 ties by cross-fertilization. 



Wilfrid Wheeler reported for the 

 committee on fruit, and stated that the 

 past year was an especially good one 

 for apples, not so much as regards 

 quantity as quality; there was an 

 unusually large crop of strawber- 

 lies, but not as many pears as usual. 

 Peaches were almost a total failure. 

 Mr. Wheeler recommended that grapes 

 be cultivated more extensively, as they 

 will thrive in almost any soil. 



William H. Spooner reported for the 

 State Board of Agriculture to which he 

 was a delegate. Mr. Locke, for the 

 committee on vegetables, gave an en- 

 couraging report of the year's develop- 

 ments. Mr. Rich, for the committee on 

 plants and flowers, stated that 617 

 awards aggregating $2764 had been 

 made during the year. Numerous other 

 cojtimittees also made reports. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HORTI- 

 CULTURISTS. 

 Executive Board Meeting. 



Pursuant to call by President Stewart, 

 the executive committee met in special 

 session at Horticultural Hall, Philadel- 

 phia, on December 28th. There were 

 present Messrs. Stewart, Elliot, Kast- 

 ing, Westcott, Beatty, Farquhar, 

 Traendly, Hallock and Rudd. The 

 president apijointed Messrs. Robt. Craig 

 and Wm. F. Glide to act in the place 

 of Messrs. Wiilli and Murray, who were 

 not present. The president announced 

 that he had appointed W. N. Rudd as 

 secretary to the society, in accordance 

 with the by-laws, to fill the vacancy 

 caused by the death of P. J. Haus- 

 wirth, which action was approved by 

 the committee. 



President Stewart prefaced bis for- 

 mal announcements of the ' business 

 before the meeting by a few words, 

 setting forth most feelingly the loss 

 which had been sustained by the socie- 

 ty and by the trade at large, through 

 the death of P. J. Hauswirth, and on 

 motion a committee consisting of W. 

 F. Kasting. Frank H. Traendly and 

 Wni. F. Gude was appointed to draw 

 up resolutions, which committee 

 later on i)resented the following re- 

 port, which was adopted: 



Whereas, "VVe, the Executive Coiiimittee 

 of the S. A. F. & O. H., in special session 

 assembled in the cit.v of Pliiladelphia, Pa., 

 this 28th da.v o( Ueo. li)07, have learned 

 of the sad death of onr beloved secretary, 

 which occurred in the citv of Chicago, on 

 Dec. 4th, 1907: therefore, be it 



Kesolved. Bv the Executive Committee 

 of the S. A. F. &• O. H. that in the death 

 of Mr. Hauswirth the Society has lost a 

 good worker and a lo.val friend. 



His motto always was the preatest good 

 To the greatest number, and best interests 

 of all concerned. For time and al.ulit.v 

 freely given to the liest interest of our 

 Soeiet.y, he stood without a peer. With 

 him the common good was always first: he 

 was ever read.v to sacrifice his own inter- 

 ests for those of others. If he had a fault, 

 it was that in his generosit.v he sacrificed 

 his own interests too much. E'or time 

 freel.v given in the best interests of this 

 Society and for the welfare of Horticulture 

 at large, we are indebted beyond expres- 

 sion. 



As an acknowledgement of this delit and 

 as a token of grief we feel at his sad 

 death, these resolutions are to be spread 

 upon the records of this Society and a 

 i-o[ty sent to his bereaved family. 



Signed W. F. KASTING. 



PRANK H. TRAENDLY. 

 WM. F. GUDE. 



The president stated that there was 

 a net balance of the society's funds in 

 the hands of the estate of the late sec- 

 retary amounting to approximately 

 $1500, and that the family were ready 

 to turn this sum over, but under the 

 advice of their attorney, had asked that 

 a complete cheek of all society matters, 

 which had been in his hands, should be 

 made in order that there should be no 

 uncertainty. The secretary had 

 deemed this also an eminently proper 

 course to pursue, so that any fears on 

 the part of members of the society, 

 arising through groundless rumors 

 which always are circulated in such 

 unfortunate cases, may be set at rest 

 beyond peradventure. 



At the afternoon session Mr. Far- 

 quhar was unable to be present, and the 

 president appointed Edwin Lonsdale 



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to tal?e his place. On motion of Mr. 

 Kasting the flower show committee 

 was authorized to use for awards at 

 the National Flower Show to be held 

 in Chicago, November, 190S, ten silver 

 gilt medals, 25 silver medals, 25 bronze 

 medals, and as many certiJicates of 

 merit as would be needed for worthy 

 sub.lects there shown. 



The thanks of the members of the 

 committee were then formally tendered 

 to President Stewart for his long ser- 

 vices as secretary and president of the 

 Society of American Florists and Or- 

 namental Horticulturists. 



President Traendly has appointed 

 Mr. E. V. Hallnck of Queens, N. Y., as 

 director, to fill the vacancy on the 

 executive board of the S. A. P. & O. H.. 

 occasioned by Mr. Traendly's election 

 as president. 



W. N. RUDD, Secretary, 



