September 7. 191S 



HORTICULTURE 



2-17 



CLUBS AND 



THE GARDENERS' CONVENTON. 



The annual convention oi tlie_ 

 National Association of Gardeners will 

 occur at Cleveland, Tuesday, Wednes- 

 day and Thursday, Sept. 24-26 The 

 local convention committee, consisting 

 of Herman Knoble, Walter E Cook, 

 Frank A. Friedley, M. A. Vinson. R. P. 

 Bryden, Luther Wells, H. P. Rapley, 

 have left nothing undone to make the 

 event a memorable one and it is look- 

 ing forward to a large attendance, 

 both from distant and nearby points. 



Business is to be the keynote uf this 

 convention and the subjects selected 

 for discussion, will furnish material 

 for thorough consideration of the gar- 

 dener's relation to the war and the 

 conditions to be met during the recon- 

 struction period. 



The program follows: 



Tuesday, September 24 



Morning — Registration of members; 

 executive meeting. 



Afternoon — Opening of the conven- 

 tion by chairman, Herman Knoble; 

 address of welcome by Mayor Davis 

 of Cleveland; reply by M. C. Ebel; 

 President Weeks' address; Secretary's 

 report; Treasurer's report; report of 

 standing committees; reports of 

 special committees; communications; 

 consideration of 1919 meeting place; 

 nomination of officers. 



Evening — Illustrated lecture by J. 

 Otto Thilow, Philadelphia, on the 

 "Flora of Hawaii," to which the mem- 

 bers of the Cleveland Garden Club 

 and Florist Club are invited. 



Wednesday, September 25 



Morning — Election of officers; un- 

 finished business; paper by Edwin 

 Jenkins. Lenox. Mass., on "The Gar- 

 dener and the War"; discussion. 



Afternoon — Visit to Cleveland's pri- 

 vate estates and public park system. 



Evening — Banquet. 



Thursday, September 26 



Jlorning — Unfinished business; paper 

 by M. C. Ebel. Madison, N. J. on "The 

 Gardener's Opportunity After the 

 War"; discussion. 



Afternoon — Bowling contest. 



The Hotel Hollenden has been 

 selected as the headquarters of the 

 association, where the business ses- 

 sions, lecture, and banquet will take 

 place. 



Members traveling from a distance 

 should provide for their railroad trans- 

 portation at an early date to avoid dis- 

 appointment with last minute arrange- 

 ments. A party will leave by way of 

 New York City on the evenins; of 

 September 22. Eastern member- de- 

 siring to join this party should -om- 

 municate with the secretary of the 

 association. Members desiring to join 

 the Chicago party, should get in touch 

 with ex-president Thomas W. Head. 

 Lake Forest, 111. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 

 Rose Registrations. 



The following request for registra- 

 tion of a rose has been received and 

 this . has been approved by the Rose 

 Registration Committee. Unless ob- 

 jections are received within three 

 weeks from the date of this publica, 

 tion, the registration will be perma- 

 nently accepted: 



Name, Mrs. J. C. Ainsworth; class. 

 Hybrid Tea. 



Parentage of rose, sport of Mrs. 

 Charles Russell. 



Description — Habit of plant, upright 

 and vigorous; character of foliage, 

 light green, leathery; freedom of 

 growth and hardiness, free grower; 

 flower, large; color, light rose pink; 

 form, high built centre, fairly full; fra- 

 grance and bud, finely fragrant; petal- 

 age, 45 to 50 petals; freedom of bloom 

 and lasting quality, remarkably free 

 and most noticeable for keeping qual- 

 ities — absolutely fadeless. 



The rose is similar to Mrs. Bayard 

 Thayer, but is different in size, form, 

 growth and color, and superior for the 

 following reasons: Its fine form, 

 opening freely and evenly; its excel- 

 lent one shade of color. More vigor- 

 ous and more easily propagated than 

 Mrs. Charles Russell. 

 (Signed) Clark Bros., Portland, Ore. 

 E. A. White, Secy. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 



Department of Plant Registration. 



Public notice is hereby given that, 

 as no objections have been filed, the 

 following plant registrations become 

 complete: 



Roses Premier, 'Victor, Golden Rule, 

 and Mme. Butterfly, by the E. G. Hill 

 Co., Richmond, Ind. 



Pyrethrums Rutherford, President 

 Wilson, Sylvia, Pink Beauty, Rosy 

 Morn, Cactus, Dainty, Favorite, Co- 

 lumbia, Delight, Rose Pearl and 

 Purity, by Bobbink & Atkins, Ruther- 

 ford, N. J. 



John Yorsc, Secy. 



1170 Broadway, New York. 



Sept. 3, 1918. 



N. Y. FEDERATION 



The New York Federation of Horti- 

 cultural Societies and Florists' Clubs 

 will hold a session at the State Fair 

 Grounds, Syracuse, on Wednesday, 

 Sept. 11 at 2 p. m. Prof. David Lums- 

 den is superintendent of the floral sec- 

 tion of the big fair. 



The Rhode Island Horticultural 

 Society will hold an exhibition in the 

 Ball Room, Narragansett Hotel. Provi- 

 dence, on September 12 and 13. 

 Dahlias will be a leading specialty. 

 All classes are abundantly provided 

 for in the prize schedule, copies of 

 which may be obtained from the 

 secretary, Ernest K. Thomas, Kings- 

 ton. R. I. 



IF INTERESTED IX 



Christmas Heather 



i( will be to yoar advantage to 

 CMinmunicafe with 



Tonrs truly, 



A. L. MILLER 



.lAMAKA. NKW YORK 



CHRYSANTHEMUM 

 SPECIALISTS 



ELMER D. SMITH & CO. 



ADRIAN, MICH. 



ID|C A pleated cuftomer is our best 



PFAMIFC Our assets increase 

 ■ ^*''^'^^ with every sale. 



r H LO/V Send for price list. 



GEORGE N. SMITH, Wellesley Hills, Mass. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 

 Harlan P. Kelsey, Salem, Mass. — 

 Fall List of Hardy American Plants. 



J. Bolgiano & Son, Baltimore, Md. — 

 August Folder of Garden Seed and 

 Poultry Supplies. 



V. Lemoine & Son, Nancy, France. — 

 New Delphiniums and Choice Herba- 

 ceous Peonies, July list. A general 

 catalogue will be issued in September. 



H. G. Hastings Co., Atlanta, Ga. — 

 "Hastings Seeds." Catalogue No. 56, 

 for Fall, 191S. The cover is especially 

 artistic, patriotic and pretty. Con- 

 tents up to date. 



Elm City Nursery Co., New Haven, 

 Conn. — 1918 Autumn List of Choice 

 Evergreens, Shrubs, Vines, Roses, etc. 

 Prices are raised somewhat, but they 

 are none too high if one wants to stay 

 in the business. The move is a wise 

 and timely one. It is better to sell 

 less, if necesary, and do it at a living 

 margin. 



At a meeting of the stockholders of 

 the Wm. P. Stark Nurseries, Inc., at 

 Stark City, La., August 6th. the name 

 was changed to Neosho Nurseries Co. 

 The following are directors: O. L. 

 Cravens, C. E. Buehner, P. JI. Ran- 

 som, W. P. Stark, Josiah J. Hazen. 

 The officers are: Josiah J. Hazen, 

 president and general manager: C. E. 

 Buehner, vice-president and treasur- 

 er; P. M. Ransom, secretary. The 

 company has purchased the buildings 

 with the land adjoining which have 

 been used as offices and packing 

 houses for several years. 



STUMPP & WALTER CP. 



Seeds and Bulbs 



30-32 Barclay Street 

 NEW YORK CITY 



