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H R T I C U L T U 1^' K 



August 10, 1918 



CHICAGO FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The Chicago Florists' Club members 

 have been informed officially that per- 

 mission has been granted by the U. S. 

 Fuel Administration to burn screen- 

 ings for the full operation of green 

 houses in the State or Illinois, and a 

 copy of the order covering the action 

 is quoted below: 



"Chicago Florists' Club, C. L. Wash- 

 burn, chairman, Peter Reiuburg, Au- 

 gust Poehlmann, Fuel Comminee. 



Gentlemen : 



Answering your letter of July 19th. 

 We have given consideration to your 

 request for greenhouses to burn screen- 

 ings for the full operation of their 

 plants. 



The Washington order states that 

 such permission may be given "with 

 the approval of the Federal Fuel Ad- 

 ministrator for its state, may operate 

 to its full capacity by the use of 

 screenings, the approval to be withheld 

 where the giving of it would impair 

 the fuel supply to manufacturing 

 plants on the War Industries Board's 

 Preference List." 



In view of that qualification in the 

 Washington order, we have decided 

 that a general permission for the use 

 of screenings for full operation shall 

 be limited to screenings procured from 

 Central or Northern Illinois mines. 



If screenings are desired from 

 Southern Illinois mines such applica- 

 tions must be made to this office, stat- 

 ing the name of the mine and the 

 amount of screenings involved and 

 the matter will receive investigation 

 and attention here. Special permis- 

 sion will issue if found merited. 

 Yours very truly, 

 (Signed) J. E. Williams. 

 Fuel Administrator." 

 It will be noted that the above order 

 does not require special permit to se- 

 cure screening from Central and 

 Northern Illinois Mines. 



Members are urged to contract for 

 and lay in a full stock of screenings 

 Immediately. Arrange at onro with 

 your coal dealer for complete delivery 

 by December 1, on your full require- 

 ments. Screenings can be safely 

 stored during the early fall and 

 winter months. 



F. Lautenschlager. Pres. 



CLEVELAND FLORISTS' CLUB 



The Florists' Club held its regular 

 monthly meeting at the HoUenden. 

 August 5. About 75 members were 

 present. New members were elected 

 as follows: Louis Merkel, Albert Wil- 

 helmy, Herbert Evans, .Tames Watson 

 and William Hagenberger. Chairman 

 Russell, of the entertainment commit- 

 tee made a report covering the annual 

 picnic and a vote of thanks was unani- 



mously extended the committee for its 

 splendid work. Chairman Friedley. of 

 the soldiers committee, announced 

 that the ever increasing number of 

 florists and gardeners joining the 

 colors, kept his committee on the 

 jump. Final report of the Peony Show 

 was read by H. P. Knoble and was ap- 

 proved and accepted. 



In his campaign to increase the 

 local membership of the S. A. F., 

 Frank Friedley, State vice-president, 

 announced that he had thus far 

 secured 32 new members, which 

 brings the club's representation in the 

 national body up to about 70 mem- 

 bers. 



AMERICAN GLADIOLUS SOCIETY 



The approaching exhibition of the 

 Society at Buffalo, N. Y.. August 14-17, 

 promises to be one of the largest ever 

 held. The exhibition has been already 

 well advertised locally and the public 

 interest in the exhibition is most un- 

 usual at this time of year. Elmwood 

 Music Hall proving unsuitable, the ex- 

 hibition will be held in the ball room 

 of the Hotel Iroquois. This room was 

 used to stage the annual exhibition of 

 the American Carnation Society and 

 is in every way suitable for a flower 

 show. Intending exhibitors should 

 keep in mind this change. 



The local committee consisting of 

 E. W. Werick, president of the Buf- 

 falo Florists' Club, W. J. Palmer, S. 

 A. Anderson, D. J. Scott, E. C. Bruck- 

 er and Commissioner H. B. Saunders 

 of the Chamber of Commerce have 

 the local arrangements well in hand. 

 At a meeting of this committee, 

 August 2, your secretary went over 

 the arrangements for the exhibition. 



Exhibitors should mail their entries 

 at once. This will be of great assist- 

 ance to the local committee in pro- 

 viding sufficient vases and also to the 

 secretary. Address exhibits, prepaid.' 

 to Exhibition American Gladiolus 

 Society, Hotel Iroquois, Buffalo, N. Y., 

 or addressed to the above in care of 

 the W. F. Kasting Company, 568 

 Washington street. 



Vaughan's Seed Store, Chicago, III., 

 offers a bronze medal as additional 

 prizes in each of the following, open 

 to all classes: 



No. 37 — 6 spikes of Princeps. 



No. 38 — 6 spikes of Primulinus Sun- 

 beam. 



No. 39 — 6 vases of the blue, lavender 

 and violet shades, three spikes each. 



Hotel Iroquois will be headquarters 

 and meeting place for the Society. 



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 STAKES 



Per bale Per bale 



NATCRAi, 6 ft., 2,000 S21.00 



6-9 ft., 600 7.00 



9-12 ft., 400 8.60 



Prices ex warehouse New York. 



Terms — Net cash 30 days. 



McHUTCHISON & CO. 



95 Chambers St., New Tork 



Freesta Purity 



MAMMOTH SIZE 



.\lso 5-8 and up 

 FBEESIA — ref racta alba 5-8 Inch. 

 SWMET WILLI.AM — single mixed 

 fine strain. 



CYCL.4MEN Seed. Finest American 



grown from the Tery finest strains. 



Prices on Application 



J.M.THORBURN&CO. 



3'A Barclay Street 



Tlirough to 54 Park Place 



NEW YORK CITY 



Visitors are urged to make their 

 reservations in advance if possible, to 

 insure that they will be taken care of. 

 The rates for rooms are: 



One Peisoii 



Kiioiu with tub bath $3.00 to ?o.00 



Uouiu with shower bath 2.50 to 3.00 



Ho.im -n-ithout bath 2.(X) to 3.00 



Two Persons 



Koom with tub bath 5.00 to 7.00 



lioom with shower bath 4.50 to 5.00 



K.)om without bath 3.00 to 4.00 



Why not take a few days' vacation, 

 attend the exhibition and visit Niagara 

 Falls as well as other points of inter- 

 est? Good roads lead to Buffalo and 

 that automobile, if not the train, will 

 get you there. The Buffalo people are 

 expecting a great flower show. The 

 local committee is enthusiastically 

 working to make our stay in Buffalo 

 both enjoyable and profitable. Each 

 member should decide how he can 

 help and then do it. All that is re- 

 quired for a successful meeting and 

 exhibition is for the American Gladi- 

 oUus Society to do its part. 



A. C. Beal. Secretary. 



STAMFORD HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY 



Notwithstanding the warm weather, 

 there was a goodly attendance at the 

 regular- monthly meeting on Friday, 

 August 2nd. at Moose Hall. Many in- 

 teresting subjects were discussed, the 

 principal one being the advisability of 

 holding a Fall show. 



It was the unanimous decision of 

 the members that a successful show 

 could be arranged. To this end, a 

 committee was appointed to report at 



