May 11, 1907 



HORTICULTURE, 



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at the surface loses more by evapora- 

 tion than ground which is loose and 

 frequently stirred by the hoe or culti- 

 vator. Early plowing or spading is 

 of the utmost importance both to the 

 land and to him who tills it. The 

 continuity of the soil particles and 

 kernels is broken up, the evaporation 

 of water stored in the lower layers of 

 the soil is prevented, channels are 

 opened for the free ingress of air, thus 

 fertilizing from above and holding in 

 restraint the water beneath. The two 

 combined are finally absorbed by the 

 rootlets of the growing plant. Other 

 things being equal we have the right 

 to expect and receive a bountiful har- 

 vest. 



The cultivation of the soil around 

 the growing crops is another work of 

 great importance. A heavy shower 

 followed by dry winds will form a 

 crust on the surface; this is caused by 

 the soil particles or kernels becoming 

 united by compaction; evaporation sets 

 in and unless the cultivator or some 

 other implement is set in motion at 

 once the crop will soon be in a worse 

 condition than it was before the rain, 

 owing to the drain upon the supply 

 stored below. There are many other 

 fundamentals beside soil, air and 

 water. "Water as a solvent, soil-tem- 

 peratures, formation of humus, getting 

 nitrogen into the soil, nitrifaction of 

 manures and many others. 



After a brief discussion a vote of 

 thanks was extended to Mr. Sanborn 

 for his able paper. WILLIAM TILL. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HORTI- 

 CULTURISTS. 

 Department of Plant Registration. 



John A. Macrae, Providence, R. I., 

 on February 6, submitted for registra- 

 tion, chrysanthemum Golden Dome, 

 sport of Yellow Eaton 1904, form of 

 Bonnaffon, color deeper yellow, but 

 same characteristics of growth, habit 

 and size of flower, darker foliage than 

 parent, height between 3 1-2 and 4 feet. 



A. C. Zvolanek, Bound Brook, N. J., 

 on February 28, submitted the follow- 

 ing new Christmas flowering sweet 

 peas, Le Marquis, seedling from Wm. 

 J. Stewart x Gladys Unwin, violet blue; 

 Mrs. George Lewis, seedling from 

 Watching x Gladys Unwin, white; Mrs. 

 A. Zvolanek, seedling from Helen Pierce 

 x Christmas White, white, blue 

 notched; Mrs. Chas. H. Totty. seedling 

 from Mrs. Alexander Wallace and 

 light-blue unnamed seedling, sky blue. 



Alexander Montgomery, Waban Rose 

 Conservatory, Natick, Mass.. on March 

 18, submitted- for registration, rose 

 White Killarney, sport from Killarney, 

 with same form, habit and more petal- 

 age, color clear white. 



P. J. HAUSWIRTH, Sec. 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF PHILADEL- 

 PHIA. 



The May meeting of the Florists' 

 Club of Philadelphia was one of the 

 best attended since President Samuel 

 S. Pennock took hold, and that is say- 

 ing a good deal. The attendance was 

 large and the enthusiasm inspiring. 

 Convention matters took up a large 

 amount of the time, and according to 

 all indications there will be a good 

 time in Philadelphia for everybody 

 next August. A committee of thirty, 

 to be sub-divided into various sections 

 for the management of the convention, 

 was ordered and was held under ad- 

 visement by the chairman. Another 

 prominent feature was the address by 

 J. Otto Thilow of Dreer's on the 

 Equipment and Organization of a 

 Modern Horticultural Establishment, 

 which appears in full on another page 

 of this paper. Joseph Heacock voiced 

 the sentiment of the members on the 

 large attendance and the enthusiasm 

 which has never been better. Godfrey 

 Aschmann was elected a member of 

 the club after having held aloof for 

 about twenty years, and many other 

 ought-to-have-beens were also put 

 through. The finance committee re- 

 ported progress and hope to have even 

 a better showing by next month. An 

 excellent exhibit of fancy pelargoni- 

 ums was staged by Samuel Batchelor. 

 and a fine lot of Cattleya gigas San- 

 deriana by Alphonse Pericat. David 

 Rust was elected secretary to fill the 

 unexpired term of Edwin iLonsdale, re- 

 signed. The subject for next meeting 

 will be announced later. 



Ladles' Auxiliary. 



As the work of the Ladies' Auxiliary 

 progresses I find many of the 800 cir- 

 culars sent out Nov. 8, '06. found a 

 resting place in the waste-basket, as 

 I have been informed by some of the 

 members of the S. A. F. Therefore, 

 through the trade papers, I invite all 

 ladies who are in the trade, directly 

 or indirectly, to join the Auxiliary and 

 meet with us at Philadelphia next 

 summer. 



MRS. CHAS. H. MAYNARD, Sec. 



219 Horton Ave., Detroit, Mich. 



so that the very appreciative audience 

 was composed of that cla^ which will 

 carry out the suggestions offered dur- 

 ing this lecture. 



All who were at the last S. A. F. 

 convention know about this lecture, 

 still it seems to remain for the Detroit 

 Club to carry the laurel of dissemi- 

 nating the vast amount of knowledge 

 contained in that lecture to the gen- 

 eral public. 



The same opportunity which the De- 

 troit Florist Club had is open to 

 others. It is one of the cheapest and 

 undoubtedly the most effective way of 

 educating the general public and there- 

 in lies one of the foundations of the 

 existence of florists' clubs. If we in- 

 dividually or collectively do not do 

 everything in our power to educate the 

 public to the use and love of flowers 

 and plants we do not deserve to aflSl- 

 iate with florists' clubs, nor have 

 clubs who do not look after this line 

 of working reason to exist. 



FRANK DANZBR. 



NEW JERSEY HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The regular meeting and floral dis- 

 play of this society took place on May 

 3. Orchids were in force. Beautiful 

 specimens were exhibited by Julius 

 Roehrs Co. and J. A. Manda. The lat- 

 ter showed Cattleya William Murray, 

 hybrid of C. Lawrenceianum x C. Men- 

 delii, for the first time in this coun- 

 try; George C. Graves. Edwin Thomas 

 gardener, John Crosby Brown, Peter 

 Duff gardener, Stewart Dickson, Al- 

 bert Lerson gardener, Charles Hatha- 

 way, Max Schneider gardener, also had 

 attractive exhibits. The Colgates, 

 Wm. Reid gardener, were awarded 96 

 points for specimen Medinilla magni- 

 fica with 25 blooms. John White had 

 a fine collection of pansy blooms. Let- 

 ters were read from Chas. Munn, in rec- 

 ognition of the resolutions of condol- 

 ence received from the society, Georgia 

 Horticultural Society, American Civic 

 Association, and Centennial Associa- 

 tion of the Oranges, seeking active co- 

 operation with the society. Reports 

 were made upon the guarantee fund 

 for the fall show; June 7 was selected 

 for the rose show and November C and 

 7 for the fall show. 



DETROIT FLORISTS' CLUB. 



Wednesday, May 2nd, 1907, was 

 another of those successful evenings 

 which repeat themselves rather fre- 

 quently with the Detroit Florist Club. 

 The stereopticon lecture on Home 

 Gardens and Backyard Improvements 

 by E. A. Thomas of Dayton, O,, was de- 

 livered in Harmonic Hall and the gen- 

 eral public was invited. Fortunately 

 that crowd of people which is always 

 looking for something free was absent 



NEW LONDON HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The New London Horticultural 

 Society held its meeting in Norwich, 

 Ct., on April 29. A practical talk on 

 hybrid roses by President Head and 

 an interesting series of views ex- 

 plained by 0. E. Ryther showing how 

 back yards and unsightly places might 

 be beautified by the use of climbing 

 plants, were features of the evening. 

 Among the exhibits were handsome 

 specimens of hybrid tea and climbing 

 roses and Marshall strawberries from 

 the Plant greenhouses, and Bride 

 roses and sweet peas from Mrs. Frank 

 A. Roath. 



CLUBS AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



The April report of the Home Cul- 

 ture Club of Northampton, Mass., 

 shows a very general and enthusiastic 

 interest in beautifying the homes of 

 that city. 



At the first regular meeting of the 

 San Diego (Cal.) Floral Association 

 held on April 19, it was decided to 

 hold a flower show on May 29. The 

 society starts with a membership of 

 over one hundred, and itjis thought 

 that five hundred names will be en- 

 rolled by the date of the annual meet- 

 ing, June 10. 



The Horticulture Society of Chica- 

 go has under consideration an exhibi- 

 tion in September which shall include 

 not only the garden flowers which are 

 then at their best, but vegetables 

 grown under glass and outside. Supt. 

 Warder of Lincoln Park has been ap- 

 pointed chairman of a committee 

 whose object shall be to enlist the sub- 

 stantial support of the owners of large 

 estates. 



The Albany Florists' Club, Albany, 

 N. Y., held its first annual banquet at 

 the Hampton on April 29, and the tem- 

 porary organization formed last sum- 

 mer became a permanent organization 

 with otficers elected as follows: Pres., 

 W. C. King; vice-pres., E. F. Meany, 

 F. M. Briare; treas., W. C. Kurth; 

 sec, T. F. Tracy. Thirty-four florists 

 of Albany and vicinity were present. 

 Short addresses were made by Fred A. 

 Danker, Fred Goldring, W. C. Gloech- 

 ner and others. J. J. Karens of Phila- 

 delphia was a visitor. 



