HORTICULTURE. 



Janiiarj' 5, 1907 



THE NEW S, A, F, DIRECTORS 



J. K, M. L. Farquhak 



President Wm. J. Stewai't of the 

 Society of American Florists and 

 Ornamental Horticulturists has ap- 

 pointed as directors for the regular 

 three-year term, to succeed Messrs. 

 Theo. Wirth and H. H. Ritter. Messrs. 

 J. K. M. L. Farquhar of Boston, Mass , 

 and Samuel Murray of Kansas City, 

 Mo. 



John K. M. L. Farquhar was 

 born at Fyvie, Scotland, on July 23, 

 185S. His first entry into horticulture 

 was as clerk and records keeper of the 

 Royal Horticultural Society's experi- 

 mental gardens at Chiswick, under the 

 late A. F. Barron. Thence he went to 

 the seed establishment of Benj. Reid 

 in Aberdeen. Scotland. Coming to the 

 United States he spent two years as- 

 sociated with his brother John at 

 Forest Hills Cemetery, Boston, after 

 which he was employed by the late 

 John C. Whitin to lay out a new 

 cemetery of 100 acres given by that 

 gentleman to tlie town of Whitinsville, 

 Mass. At the completion of this work 

 in 1884 he started in the seed busi- 

 ness as partner in the firm of R. & 

 J. Farquhar & Co., which quickly de- 

 veloped a very prosperous business 

 and in connection with their extensive 

 ornamental nurseries has attained a 

 position of eminence among the hor- 

 ticultural houses of America. Mr. 

 Farquhar has held for many years an 

 influential place in the councils of the 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society 

 and at present is general superinten- 

 dent of the exhibitions of that society. 

 He has always been an advocate of 

 the natural style of gardening for 

 America as opposed to the Italian or 

 architectural, and it was through his 

 . iriitiatory efforts that the landscape 

 gardening classes of the Gardeners' and 

 Florists' Club of Boston were formed. 

 H« has travelled extensively and his 



observations in Japan, West Indies and 

 elsewhere as presented In illustrated 

 Ifctures have contributed much to the 

 popular knowledge of the flora of those 

 lands. He was, we belive, the first to 

 suggest the deep planting of Japanese 

 lilies. Mr. Farquhar is a man of tire- 

 less industry and a tower of strength 

 for the S. A. F., in New England espec- 

 ially. 



Samuel Murray was born in Brook- 

 lyn, N. Y.. January 18, 1860. When 

 two years old he was taken to Scot- 

 land where he spent his youth, re- 

 turning to New York when twenty 

 years of age and entering the employ 

 of Peter Henderson and also held a 

 position as private gardener, after 

 which he went to Kansas City, Mo., 

 where in 18S9 he was one of he in- 

 corporators of the Probst Bros. Floral 



having a man so thoroughly useful 

 and energetic, willing to give his time 

 and effort in her service. 



TiiE<ii>oi£K Wirth. 



Co., a concern which he managed un- 

 til the ruin of their establishment by 

 the great hail storm of 1S98, since 

 which time Mr. Murray has been very 

 prosperous in business for himself with 

 a store and conservatory in the busi- 

 ness centre of the city and green- 

 houses farther out. As a grower Mr. 

 Murray has won an enviable distinc- 

 tion. No finer specimens of Lorraine 

 begonias have ever been shown than 

 those exhibited by him and he is 

 equally expert in the culture of other 

 florists' specialties. Personally, he is 

 one of the best liked men in the trade. 

 Theodore Wirth having been reap- 

 pointed on the board by ex-president 

 W. F. Kasting, to complete the un- 

 expired term of P. J. Hauswirth who 

 was elected to the secretaryship con- 

 tinues in office for two years more. 

 Mr. Wirth is the recipient of a rare 

 distinction in being thus appointed to 

 serve for a second term on the board 

 of directors of the S. A. F. Those 

 who know Mr. Wirth, however, realize 

 that the honor is mutual and that the 

 national society is indeed fortunate in 



S. A. F. LADIES' AUXILIARY. 



We are requested to announce that 

 the ladies' S. A. F. pins have been re- 

 ceived and will be forwarded to all 

 members as soon as the secretary, 

 Mrs. Chas. H. Maynard, returns from 

 North Carolina, where she has been 

 called on account of sickness. 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF PHILADEL- 

 PHIA. 



The Florists' Club of Philadelphia 

 held its monthly meeting on New 

 Year's day, afternoon and evening. 

 Creature comforts, speeches, essays, 

 committee reports and other interest- 

 ing affairs filled up the time. There 

 was a big attendance and a lively and 

 fruitful meeting in all departments, 

 the results of which will appear later. 

 S. S. Skidelsky's discussion of "Our 

 Credit System: Its Uses and Abuses," 

 showed a mastery of the subject attain- 

 able only by long experience and 

 study. It met with the general ap- 

 proval of the audience. 



CONNECTICUT HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The annual meeting of this society 

 was held in County Building, Hartford, 

 on Friday, Dec. 28, at 8 p. m.. Presi- 

 dent Sternberg in the chair. The 

 treasurer and secretary submitted 

 their annual reports which showed the 

 affairs of the society to be in a flour- 

 ishing condition. Officers were elected 

 for 1907 as follows: 



President, A. C. Sternberg; vice 

 president. J. F. Huss; treasurer, W. W. 

 Hunt; secretary, Alex. Cumming; sta- 

 tistician, G. A. Parker; pomologist, C. 

 H. Sierman. 



The next meeting will be held Jan. 

 11, when an exhibit of carnations will 

 be made. Visitor, J. T. Withers, Jer- 

 sey City. N. J. ALEX. CUMMING. 



.SAMUEI, MlltRAV. 



