September 21, 1918 



HOKTICULTURE 



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leff, award of merit; helianthus — A. 

 Bieschke, vote of thanks; roses and 

 asters, M. Smith, vote of thanks; acon- 

 ituni — M. Smith, highly commended; 

 collection of vegetables — 1st A. Aluis, 

 2nd M. Smith; 3rd I. Forster; 4th A. 

 Wynne; blackberries and melons — A. 

 Caut, highly commended; grapes — A. 

 Caut. cultural certificate. 



W. J. Rice, Cor. Secy. 



NEW YORK FEDERATION OF 

 HORTICULTURAL SOCIE- 

 TIES AND FLORAL 

 CLUBS. 



The annual meeting was called to 

 order at 2.30 p. m. in Commissioner 

 Wilson's Office, State Pair, Syracuse, 

 New York, September 11, 1918, with 

 President Pierson in the chair. Twen- 

 ty-one delegates were present from the 

 various affiliated societies. The rec- 

 ords of the last meeting were read 

 and approved. The treasurer report- 

 ed funds on hand to the amount of 

 $230.46. A report of the progress on 

 the horticultural building was made 

 by the president. In view uf the 

 changes recently made in the State 

 Fair Commissioners, it was deemed 

 advisable that a committee be ap- 

 pointed to appear before the present 

 commissioners with a request that 

 the horticultural building be the next 

 on the program of construction after 

 the war. The following were appoint- 

 ed on this committee: Dr. Erl Bates, 

 Syracuse. Charles Vick, Rochester, 

 George B. Hart, Rochester. 



President Pierson called on Pro- 

 fessor Ralph W. Curtis of the Land- 

 scape Art Department of Cornell Un- 

 iversity, for an expression of the opin- 

 ion as to what landscape effects would 

 make the setting of the new horticul- 

 tural building most pleasing. Profes- 

 sor Curtis stated that he would like 

 to make a general study of the whole 

 plan of buildings and groups and sub- 

 mit the results of his study to the 

 Federation at a later date. It was 

 moved and carried that Professor 

 Curtis be made a member of the com- 

 mittee appointed on September 14, 

 1916, to make a study of plans for 

 the horticultural building. The per- 

 sonnel of this committee is President 

 Pierson, Vice-president Bates, Profes- 

 sor D. Lumsden, Mr. W. H. Workman, 

 Mr. George A. Thorpe and Professor 

 R. W. Curtis. 



President Pierson made a report for 

 the committee appointed at the last 

 meeting to keep in touch with the 

 fuel commissioners and lend what- 

 ever aid is necessary in getting 

 a supply of fuel for any florist in diffi- 

 culty. President Pierson represented 

 the Federation at a conference in 



Washington last spring and stated that 

 everything was done at that time 

 which could be done to secure recogni- 

 tion of the fioricultural industry in 

 the regulations of the fuel administra- 

 tor. A canvass of the members pres- 

 ent showed that most of the florists 

 already have the 50 per cent of coal 

 allowed for the coming year. 



There was a discussion of the bill 

 which is now before Congress, pro- 

 hibiting the importation of all plants, 

 including bulbs. It was the general 

 opinion of the delegates that such a 

 restriction would be disastrous to the 

 horticultural industries, both in this 

 country and abroad. A committee 

 consisting of Dr. Erl Bates, Professor 

 D. Lumsden and Mr. Charles Vick 

 was appointed to draw up resolutions 

 expressing the disapproval of the Fed- 

 eration on such legislative action. It 

 was also suggested that each member 

 of the Federation immediately get in 

 touch with his Congressman and state 

 his opinion regarding the passage of 

 the bill. 



In the general discussion which fol- 

 lowed regarding trade conditions in 

 the various section of the State, the 

 opinion was expressed that the trade 

 conditions as a whole were better than 

 at this time last year. While as many 

 flowers have not been sold as last 

 year, prices have been better and the 

 general trade demands have been 

 good. The labor situation is one of 

 the most troublesome factors now 

 facing the florists. 



The election of officers was the next 

 item of business, the result of the 

 balloting being as follows: President, 

 F. R. Pierson, Tarrytown, First Vice- 

 president, Dr. Erl Bates, Syracuse, 

 Second Vice-President, Charles Vick, 

 Rochester; Third Vice-President Hugh 

 McCarthy, Syracuse; Fourth Vice- 

 President. F. A. Danker, Albany, Fifth 

 Vice-President, W. H. Workman, Os- 

 wego, Treasurer, W. A. Adams, Buffalo. 



The meeting adjourned at 4.30. 



E. A. White, Secy. 



GARDENERS' & FLORISTS' CLUB 

 OF BOSTON. 

 There was a fairly good atten- 

 dance at the first monthly meeting in 

 Horticultural Hall, Boston, on Tues- 

 day evening, Sept. 17. In place of a 

 regular lecture, there was a discussion 

 on the question: "What can gardeners 

 and florists do to help win the war?" 

 The discussion was opened by W. N. 

 Craig, who emphasized the necessity 

 of gardeners and florists raising valu- 

 able seed crops and cutting out orna- 

 mental gardening for the duration of 

 the war. He also advocated florists 

 devoting some space to food crops 



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under glass and also raising all 

 they could outdoors. He pointed 

 out the necessity of gardeners helping 

 the new war gardeners with advice at 

 all times, and asked all to purchase 

 Liberty Bonds to the extent of their 

 financial ability and to aid all deserv- 

 ing charities, not forgetting to contrib- 

 ute flowers on all possible occasions 



