May 30, 1908 



HORTICULTURE 



721 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



■ The dale of the joint exhibition of 

 the American Rose Society and the 

 Horticultural Society of New York has 

 ben set for June 10 and 11. 



Nassau County Horticultural Society 

 (N. Y.) has selected June 10 as the 

 date for their next exhibition in con- 

 nection with the annual meeting. 



The FPgular monthly meeting of 

 Sou'hanipton Horticultural Society was 

 held Thursday, May 21. It was decided 

 to hold the summer exhibition on Wed- 

 nesday and Thursday, August 19 and 

 20, instead of August 12 and 13 as 

 originally agreed upon. 



The Albany Florists' Club (N. Y.) 

 met on May 7 with H. G. Byres. 

 Charles Sanders, foreman of the place, 

 exhibited a scarlet seedling geranium 

 with flowers of unusual size, and spoke 

 of his work, which has. covered nearly 

 half a century, in a most interesting 

 way. 



The prize schedule for the June 

 "Rose and Strawberry," the Septem- 

 ber "Fruit" and the November "Chrys- 

 anthemum" exhibitions of the Rhode 

 Island Horticultural Society has been 

 received. Copies may be had on ap- 

 plication to C. W. Smith, Secretary, 

 27 Exchange St., Providence, R. I. 



We have received regularly each 

 week, • copies of the bowling scores 

 made by the ambitious members of 

 the New York Florists' Club who are 

 hoping to represent their club in the 

 tournament next August at Niagara 

 Falls. We have refrained from pub- 

 lishing them, however, out of compas- 

 sion for the contestants whose scores, 

 with one or two exceptions, are not 

 exactly of the complexion to bring ap- 

 prehension to the hearts of their 

 rivals. We hope to get something 

 more impressive in the near future. 



Ladies' night was celebrated in joy- 

 ous abandon by the members of the 

 New York Florists' Club and their 

 ladies on Wednesday Evening, May 

 27, at the club rooms on West Twenty- 

 third street. About two hundred were 

 present. Arrangements and catering 

 were perfect in every detail and the 

 affair was most enjoyable from start 

 to finish. Bagpipes, violin and singing 

 were all brought into requisition, the 

 daughters of John Birnie taking a lead- 

 ing part in the entertainment and dis- 

 playing musical talent of a high order. 



At the last meeting of the Morris 

 County (N. J.) Gardeners' and Flor- 

 ists' Society, Arthur Herrington de- 

 livered an interesting address on 

 "Flowering Shrubs." It was an elo- 

 quent plea for a more general use of 

 the vast fund of beauty afforded by 

 this class of plants, the merits, at- 

 tractiveness, permanence and cheap- 

 ness of which are not sufficiently 

 comprehended by the people 



Mr. Herrington gave as his selec- 

 tion of the twelve best spring-flower- 

 ing shrubs, the following: Forsythia 

 suspensa. Spiraea prunifolia flore 

 pleno. Spiraea Van Houttei, Kerria 

 Japonica, single type; Deutzia cren- 

 ata. Pride of Rochester; Exochorda 

 grandiflora, Pyrus (Cydonia) Japon- 

 ica, Syringa (Lilac) any good colored 

 variety; Syringa (Lilac) any good 

 white variety; Viburnum plicatum 

 Weigela amabilis or any other good 

 variety, Philadelphus grandiflorus. 



33RD ANNUAL CONVENTION 



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION 



OF NURSERYMEN. 



At Planklnton House, Milwaukee, Wis., 

 June 10-12, 1908. 



For the thirty-third consecutive year 

 the nurserymen of the United States 

 will meet, June 10th, 11th and 12th, 

 190S. In looking after legislation; fa- 

 voring good laws, opposing bad ones, 

 and securing reasonable freight tariffs 

 alone, the value of the work done by 

 this Association cannot be over esti- 

 mated. At a conservative figure the 

 amount save;l in freight rates during 

 the past two years is $100,000. Every 

 nurseryman, he he grower, dealer or 

 agent, shares in this benefit. About 

 five hundred out of more than three 

 thousand nurserymen do this work 

 and pay the bills. 



The income of the Association is de- 

 rived from two sources — membership 

 and advertising in the Badge Book. 



Membership. 



The annual fee is five dollars. It 

 places your name on the roll of honor 

 of the nursery industry. It's worth 

 more than that to be in such company. 

 It will help to secure a continuance 

 of the advantages already gainad. 

 "Eternal vigilance" is the pi ice of 

 cafety. Your representatives on the 

 various committees work without com- 

 pensation and at great personal sacri- 

 fice. Funds must be provided to pay 

 actual expenses, to pay for testing un- 

 constitutional legislation such as has 

 been enacted in some states and will 

 be followed in others if unchecked. 



Send in your fee at once. Go to the 

 convention if possible, but by all means 

 if you cannot attend, have your name 

 enrolled, lend the influence of your 

 membership and contribute your finan- 

 cial support to the work being done in 

 your behalf. 



The Badge Book. 



This barometer of the nursery indus- 

 try will be issued as usual just pre- 

 vious to the convention. 



It is, itself, worth more than the fee. 

 It is probably the most prized nursery 

 publication of the year. In it you will 

 find a list of the best men in the busi- 

 ness. If you want to know "who is 

 who" in nursery lines the Badge Book 

 is authority. 



Railroad Rates. 



The railroads after long considera- 

 tion finally declined under date of April 

 29th, to grant the usual reduced fares 

 on the certificate plan and suggested 



"That your people be referred to the 

 summer tourist fares which will be in 

 effect in Milwaukee at the time of your 

 meeting. Full details of the Summer 

 Tourist fares may be obtained upon 

 application to the representatives of 

 the several lines." 



Arrangements have been made with 

 the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul 

 Railway for special coaches and parlor 

 cars on train leaving Chicago from 

 Union Passenger Station. Canal and 

 .■\dams St., at 11..30 A.M., June 9th, 

 arriving at Milwaukee at 1.30 P. M. 

 For those who wish to remain in Chi- 

 cago for luncheon there will be 

 special coaches and parlor cars on train 

 leaving at l.-'io P. M., arriving at Mil- 

 waukee at 3.50 P. M. 



Members should purchase tickets 

 reading via Chicago, Milwaukee & St. 

 Paul Railway from Chicago to Mil- 

 waukee and return. 



Passengeis holding through tickets 

 and arriving (.'hicago on lines not en- 

 tering Union Passenger Station will 

 be transferred in rubber tired omni- 

 buses free oi charge. 



Advise C. N. . Souther, Gen. Agt., 

 Pass'r Dej)t. "c. M. St. P. Ry., 315 Mar- 

 quette Bldg., what train you will leave 

 Chicago on and also the number in 

 your party. 



The "Exhibits" will be in charge of 

 the committee of which T. B. Meehan 

 is chairman. This committee has se- 

 cured two large rooms on the first 

 floor of the Planklnton Hotel. In these 

 rooms will be exhibited colored plates, 

 lithographs, labels and all smaller ex- 

 hibits. The heavier exhibits will be 

 placed in a vacant store on the ground 

 floor of the hotel. From present in- 

 dications, there will be ample room for 

 all exhibits. The committee desires 

 entries for exhibits of everjthing that 

 will interest nurserymen, including 

 nursery stock tools of all descriptions 

 and useful oflice appliances, records, 

 etc. Applications for space must be 

 made prior to the first of June, and 

 same must be addressed to Thomas B. 

 Meehan, Chairman of the Committee, 

 Dreshertown, Pa. 



Program. 



WEDNESDAY, JUNE lOTH, 9.30 O'CLOCK 

 A. M. 



Calliug to order President J. W. Hill, 

 Des Moiiit'S, Iowa. 



.\d(liess o£ VFelcome, Mayor D. S. Rose, 

 Mihvaukoe, Wis. . 



Kepouse, Geo. S. Josselyn, Fredona, 



' 'president's Annual Address, J. W. Hill, 

 Dos Moines, Iowa. 



Annouuoement of arrangements for se- 

 Ifction of St.itc Vice Presidents and for 

 meeting of Vice-Presidents. 



Report of Secretary; report of Treasurer. 



Reports of Standing Committees. Trans- 

 portation— F. H. Stannard Ottawa, Kas, 

 Tariff— Irving Rouse, Rochester, N. ^. 

 Legislation— Wm. Pitliin, Rochester, N. Y. 

 National Inspection Law— Orlando Harri- 

 son, Berlin, Md. Publicity— J. M. Irvme, 

 St Joseph, Mo. Exhibits— Thomas B. 

 Meehan Dreshertown Pa. Editing Report 

 —J Horace McFarland, Harrisburg Pa. 

 Mntual Fire Insurance— Peter Voungers, 

 Geneva. Neb. Entomology— C. L. Watvous, 

 Des Moines, la. 



THURSDAY, JUNE IITH, 9 O'CLOCK 

 A. M. 



Roll Call of States. Naming Vice-Presi- 

 rtents. Report of Vice-Presidents. Elec- 

 tion of Officers. Selection of Next Place 



of Meeting. t. .. . io+ 



"How Can the Nurseryman Best Assist 

 in the Civic Improvement Movement," J. 

 Horace McFarland, Harrisburg, Pa. 



"Is it Good Policy on the Part of the 

 N-jrservman to Send Out Cheap Lists at 

 the Knd of the Season?" J. M. Pitkin, 

 Nevviuk. N. T. ,, 



"A Few Points on Improvements, 

 Judge l';ugene Stark, Louisiana, Mo. 



(Suliject not yet announced.) Pror. Li. k. 

 Taft, East Lansing. Mich. 



"Semi-Tropioal Thoughts for Nursery- 

 men " H H. Home. Glen Saint Mary, F!a. 



"■The Great Southwest," Jno. S. Kerr, 

 Sherman, Tex. , ,, „ t t>i-i 



"Cost of Growing Stock," H. L. Bird, 

 Benton Harbor, Mich. 



"The Pecan," H. D. Simpson, Vincennes, 



"Elements of Success in the Nuvsery 

 Business," J. B. Piikington, Portland, Ore. 

 FRIDAY. JUNE 1'2TH, 9 O'CLOCK A. M. 



"List of Desirable Fmits for My St-ite 

 and Are Recommended to the Plante.- '— 

 C M Hobbs, Bridgeport, Ind. : J. Van 

 Lindlev, I'omona, N. C; Geo, H. Whiting. 

 Yankton. S D.: C. J. Malo.v. Rochester, 

 N Y ■ K Willis, Ottawa, Kas.: E. W. 

 ciiattin, Winchester, Tenn.; W. F. Heikes, 



