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HORTICULTURE 



February 22, 190S 



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FORMOSA 



LILIUM LONGIFLORUM 



Ask your dealer for our own special grown stock or write us direct for quota- 

 tions. Only a limited quantity available for the coming season 1908. De- 

 livery will be made the first part of August. The bulbs are thoroughly 

 ripened one month before the Bermuda Harrisii and are considered far 

 superior in quality as they are entirely free from disease. 

 Careful trials were made for two years and were so successful that we 

 imported over 300 cases last season. Our cases will be marked Y. N. Co. 



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. YOKOHAMA NURSERY CO., Ltd,, 31 Barclay Street, NEW YORK . 



Matz is going into business in Connec- 

 ticut he tendered his resignation as 

 treasurer to tie society, and was given 

 a vote of thanks for his services. E. 

 J. Brown was unanimously elected to 

 fill the pe.sitiou. 



GEORGE M. KURZ, Cor. Sec'y. 



DAYTON FLORISTS' CLUB. 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' CLUB 

 OF BOSTON. 

 Wallace R. Pierson, of Cromwell, 

 Conn., will be the lecturer before the 

 G. & F. Club, of Boston, at Horticul- 

 tural Hall, on the evening of Tuesday, 

 February 25. Mr. Pierson's subject 

 will be "Carnations." a branch of hor- 

 ticulture in which he is well versed 

 and the opportunity of listening to 

 him will be embraced by a record at- 

 tendance. F. R. Piersou, H. A. Jahn 

 and other visitors are expected to be 

 present and join in the discussion and 

 <ontribut^ to the exhibition which 

 promises to surpass anything hitherto 

 seen at a meeting of this club. 



ST. LOUIS HORTICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETY. 



The St. Louis Horticultural Society 

 will hold a spring flower show next 

 month, but on a much larger scale 

 than last year. The executive com- 

 mittee met recently and elected C. C. 

 Sanders chairman of the committee. 

 The committee has decided this year 

 to charge 25 cents admission. The se- 

 lection of the hall has not yet been 

 made, but Mr. Sanders says most likely 

 the dance hall would be used in the 

 Masonic Temple building. The local 

 florists will no doubt help all they can 

 to make the show a great success. 



Resolutions on the Death of J. B. 

 Heiss. 



"There is a Reaper whose name is Death; 



Aad with his sickle keen 

 He reaps the bearded grains at a breath, 



-Vnd the flowers that grow between." 



The passing of Joseph B. Heiss 

 brought grief to all who knew him. 

 His personal qualities were such as 

 made him loved by all who knew him 

 for what he was. His long residence 

 in Dayton was devoted to the doing of 

 his part in the building up of the city. 

 Realizing in a measure what a great 

 loss his sudden taking away means to 

 the community, we desire to offer our 

 tribute of respect. The poor words 

 at our command are inadequate to ex- 

 press our sorrow! Let the following 

 resolutions, adopted at a meeting of 

 the Florists' Club, serve as they may 

 to show our love and respect. 



Be it Resolved, That in the death of 

 Joseph Heiss, our first President, the 

 Florists' Club loses a faithful member, 

 a strong friend. We mourn his loss 

 deeply. None knew him but what 

 valued his friendship and all can 

 scarcely realize that he will meet no 

 more with us on earth. His place in 

 our hearts is sure. 



Be it further Resolved, That these 

 expressions be made a part of our re- 

 cords. Also, that a copy be sent to 

 .Mrs. Heiss, whose sorrow is our own. 

 Copies of these resolutions are sent to 

 the Florists' . trade publications and 

 the Dayton Press. 



H. H. Ritter, Geo. Bartholmew, John 

 Boehner, Committee. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



P. W. Ayers, forester, will lecture 

 before the Worcester County Horticul- 

 tural Society, Worcester, Mass., on 

 February 27; subject, "Forestry." 



Robert Cameron, of Harvard Botanic 

 Garden, Cambridge, Mass., will address 

 a meeting of the Newport Horticul- 

 tural Society, Feb. 25, on "Annuals and 

 Biennials." This will be Mr. Camer- 

 on's first visit to Newport in the ca- 

 pacity of lecturer and there is no 

 doubt a cordial reception will be his. 



The Dayton Florists' Club sent to 

 the funeral of ex-President J. B. Hei-ss 

 a beautiful cross of roses, carnations, 

 hyacinths, lilies and sweet peas. The 

 design stood six feet high, rising from 

 a rich base of American Beauty roses. 

 A ribbon bore the inscription, 

 "Our First President — Dayton FUorists' 

 Club." 



The twenty-first annual dinner of the 

 New York Florists' Club will be held 

 Saturday evening, February 29th, 1908, 

 at the St. Denis Hotel, Broadway and 

 11th St., at 7 o'clock. The price of tick- 

 ets is lo.'iO ear:h to members and their 

 guests. Contributions of flowers for 

 the decoration of the tables will be 

 welcome and may be sent to W. F. 

 Sheridan, 39 West 28th Street. Com- 

 mittee: AVm. Marshall, R. M. Schultz, 

 A. M. Henshaw, L. B. Craw, Walter F. 

 Sheridan. 



