March 2, 1907 



NEWS OF 



HORTICUI^TURi: 



THE CLUBS AND 



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SOCIETIES 



SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HOR- 

 TICULTURISTS. 



The first animal convention of this 

 society was held in New Orleans. La., 

 on February 14, 15, 16, 1907, with 

 about forty local members in atten- 

 dance. The program was as follows: 



Opening Session. Thursday, Feb- 

 ruary 14 — Address of welcome. Mayor 

 Behrman; Response, Prof. Stubbs; 

 President's address; Discussion of 

 president's address: Reading of the 

 constitution and by-laws of the so- 

 ciety as adopted at Chattanooga; 

 Treasurer's report: Executive busi- 

 ness: Essay, Chrysanthemum-growing 

 in the south, F. P. Davis, Mobile. Ala.; 

 Question box. 



Evening Session. Thursday. Feb- 

 ruary 14th — Selection of meeting place 

 for next convention; nomination of 

 ofBcers for ensuing year; Essay, 

 profitable orchids for the florist. J. A. 

 Newsham. New Orleans; President's 

 reception. 



Morning Session. Friday, February 

 15tli— Question box; Unfinished busi- 

 ness; Essay, packing, shipping and ex- 

 press rates, C. W. Eichling, New Or- 

 leans; Essay, roses under glass in the 

 south, R. Lockerbie, New Orleans. 



Evening Session. Friday. February 

 l.'ith— Balloting for offlcers; Unfinished 

 business; Essay, what the south can 

 grow for northern markets, W. B. 

 Wichers, Gretna, La.; Essay, with lan- 

 tern slides. Prof. Barnett; Value of 

 laws and regulations for controlling 

 spread of insects and plant diseases, 

 I'rof. A. A. Rosenfeld; Question box. 



Morning Session. Saturday. Feb- 

 ruary 16th — Question box; Unfinished 

 business; Essay, experience with Car- 

 nations in Alabama, W. B. Patterson, 

 Jr., Montgomery, Ala.; Essay, garden- 

 ing in the public schools, Prof Cald- 

 well, Nachitoches, La.; Essay, needs of 

 the retail trade, C. Eble, New Orleans. 



Evening Session. Saturday, Feb- 

 ruary 16th — Grand banquet to visiting 

 members of the society. 



Owing to the absence 'of the presi- 

 dent, R. C. Berckmans, Vice-President 

 C. W. Eichling presided. Paul Abele, 

 secretary, Joseph Stechler, treasurer, 

 were in attendance, also the following 

 visitors: 



Mr. Patterson of Montgomery. Ala., 

 Mr. Stoddard representing Caldwell 

 the Woodsman, Evergreen, Ala., Mr. 

 Kroeschell of Kroeschell Pros. Co., 

 Chicago, Wm. Hagemann of New York, 

 C. D. Otis, Lake Charles, La., C. L. 

 Lieber of Pontchoula. La., Mr. Rosen- 

 feld of Baton Rouge. La., and Mr. Gal- 

 van of Uniontown, Pa. While the at- 

 tendance from outside the State did 

 not meet the expectations of the local 

 florists, the enthusiasm of those in at- 

 tendance gives every promise of mak- 

 ing the association a permanent insti- 

 tulion. 



The program as published herewith 

 was fully cairied out, and the essays 

 read and discussed were of exceptional 

 merit. 



The following made very creditable 

 exhibits and received certificates of 

 merit: 



J. Steckler Seed Co.: Seed and vege- 

 tables; special mention for Creole 

 Corn. S. Nosaka & Son: Wire garden 

 stands and frames. Abelc Bros.: 



Greenhouse and bedding plants. C. W. 

 Eichling: Adiantum hybridum and 

 magnificum. Chas Eble' Hardy 

 palms and shrubs. J. A. Newsham: 

 Greenhouse and foliage plants; 

 especial mention for araucari.as, 

 dracacnas and pair of magnificent 

 Cocos anstralis. B, M. Wichers & Co. 

 of Gretna, La.: Exhibit of var. Neph- 

 rolepis and especial mention for N. 

 Whitmani; both specimens. M. Cook 

 & Son: Exhibit of sweet olives. 

 Paducah Pottery Co., Paducah. Ky.: 

 lilxhibit of pottery. N. B. Patterson of 

 Montgomery, Ala.: Exhibit of carna- 

 tions. 



The following received honorable 

 mention: Kroeschell Bros. Company, 

 Chicago, greenhouse boiler and Ideal 

 wrench. U. J. Virgin, roses; Caldwell 

 the Woodsman and Geo. R. Carter of 

 Evergreen, Ala., exhibits of evergreens 

 and smilax. 



The committee on awards consisted 

 of R. Lockerbie, Ed. Baker and Chas. 

 R. Panter. R. Lockerbie was the 

 chairman of arrangement committee, 

 Chas. Eble ot the badge committee, 

 Ed. Baker of the exhibit committee 

 and Chas. R. Panter superintendent of 

 exhibition hall. The following were 

 elected as offlcers for the ensuing year: 

 President, J. A. Newsham: first vice- 

 president, F. P. Davis. Mobile, Ala.; 

 second vice-president, N. P. Patterson, 

 Montgomery. Ala.; secretary, Paul 

 Abele, New Orleans, La.; treasurer, J. 

 Steckler, of Steckler Seed Co., New 

 Orleans, La.: executive committee, 

 Ed. Baker, C. R. Panter. R. Lockerbie, 

 and E. H, R. Green of Dallas, Texas. 



The banquet was presided over by 

 Otto Abele, president of the New Or- 

 leans society, who, after thei banquet 

 had been served delegated C. R. 

 Panter to act as toastmaster. The 

 first speaker called on by Mr. Panter 

 was C. W. Eichling, who bespoke a 

 welcome to the visiting members of 

 the society and urged that every effort 

 be made to make the new southern so- 

 ciety a success. 



J. F. C. Waldo, assistant city attor- 

 ney, especially delegated to represent 

 Mayor Martin Behrman, spoke to the 

 members present, praising them for 

 the good work they had done in mak- 

 ing such a creditable exhibit and wish- 

 ing the new association much success. 



R. Lockerbie, one of the members of 

 the entertainment committee, spoke 

 next. He was followed by Ed. Baker, 

 one of the oldest members of the New 

 Orleans society and P. A. Chopin. 

 President-elect J. A. Newsham came 

 next. He told of his hopes regarding 

 the work of the society and promised 

 to do his utmost to mako the organiza- 

 tion a great success. W. B. Patterson, 

 Jr., of Montgomery, Ala., one of the 

 visiting members spoke on behalf of 

 the visiting delegation, thanking the 

 New Orleans men for their hospitable 

 entertainment. Paul Abele. the newly 

 elected secretary, spoke for the officers 

 of the southern association, being fol- 

 lowed by John Eblen, Joseph Steckler, 

 Chas. Eble and several others. 



The hall and tables were artistically 

 decorated with wild smilax from Ever- 

 green. Ala., carnations from Montgom- 

 ery, Ala., ferns, roses and palms from 

 New' Orleam, by C- W. Eichling and 

 H. Cook. 



ST. LOUIS HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



Ou Tuesday afternoon, February 

 19th. the executive committee of the 

 St. Louis Horticultural Society held 

 their regular monthly meeting at the 

 Hamilton Hotel. After routine busi- 

 ness, 19 new members were enrolled. 

 The spring flower-show committee 

 made their report, and after a few 

 minor changes the following rules and 

 premium schedule were approved and 

 adopted: 



KULES. 



1. Competition open to all. 



2. All entries must be in the hands of 

 tbe Secretary by March 4th. 



S. All exhibits must be in place by 12 

 o'clock noon, March 5th. 



4. Out of tjwn exhibits will be staged 

 by the Society, if desired. 



f>. Exhibition cards shall not exceed 7x 

 10 inches. 



fl. No exhibit shall be removed from the 

 hall without consent of the Secretary. 



Prizes, 

 Class. 1st 2nd 



1 Collection of plants ia bloom. $10.00 $5.00 



2 " " bulbous plants 

 in bloom, accessories ad- 

 missible 8.00 4.00 



3 Fifty foliage and blooming 



plants 10.00 6.00 



4 Six foliage or blooming 



plants exhibited by ama- 

 teur 5.00 



5 Specimen plant 3.00 



H " blooming plant.. 6.00 



7 Six blooming Lily plants 



(Harrisli or Longifloram) . . 6.00 3.00 



S Display of Lily of the Val- 

 ley 5.00 



n " " Pansies 3.00 



10 ■' " Violets 3.00 



11 •• " bulbous flowers.. 5.00 



12 Five vases ot carnat i o n 



blooms, 5 varieties, 25 in 



each vase 5.00 3.00 



13 Vase of 50 white carnations. 2.00 



14 " " 50 light pink 2.00 



15 " " .W dark pink 2.00 



16 " " 50 red 2.00 



17 " " 50 variegated 2.00 



18 " " 50 any other color. 2.00 

 10 four vases of roses, in 4 



varieties. 25 in each vase. 10.00 



20 Vase of 2.5 pink roses 4.00 



21 " " 2.^1 white 4.00 



22 " " 2.') red 4.00 



23 " " 25 any other color. . 4.00 



24 " " 25 American Beau- 

 ties 15.00 



25 Floral basket 12.00 8 00 



2C' Vase of flowers arranged 



for effect 10.00 6.00 



The spring flower show will be held 

 in the Masonic Temple hall, where a 

 successful show was held some years 

 back. In addition to the regular ex- 

 hibits, some of the most prominent 

 florists will make up booths and ex- 

 hibit attractions in floral art. Pro- 

 fessor Dillwyn M. Hazlett has been 

 engaged to give illustrated lectures, 

 which fact alone should attract im- 

 mense attention. Moreover, the com- 

 mittee is still working hard; in fact, 

 they realize that there will be little 

 time for rest until after the show, and 

 as this will be a show given by and 

 for the upper set, it must present 

 something worthy of the attention of 

 those who are invited as well as cred- 

 itable to the society under whose au- 

 spices it is held. Entries or letters 

 of ini'ormation should be addressed to 

 the undersigned. 



OTTO G. KOENIG, Secretary. 



