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HORTICULTURE 



July 17, 1909 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



A JOINT MEETING AT MINNEAPO- 

 LIS. 



The Minnesota State Florists' Asso- 

 ciation held their first field meeting 

 this season at the Rose Garden of the 

 Minneapolis Park Department on July 

 2. 1909. At the same time the Minne- 

 sota Rose Society had a meeting there, 

 also. The attendance was not very 

 large, probably on account of the ex- 

 tremely hot weather. 



The rose garden is located on Lyn- 

 dale Park, near the northeast corner 

 of Lake Harriet. On all sides it is 

 screened with woods, protecting it 

 from the cold, dry, northwestern winds. 



There are sixty-four beds (one va- 

 riety to each bed), two-thirds of which 

 are planted with H. R.; the rest with 

 H. T. On one end there are four large 

 beds with Rugosas and the whole is 

 enclosed with a fence along which 

 there are climbers. Outside of the 

 fence the grounds are planted out with 

 different wild roses. The garden was 

 planted only last year and considering 

 this it looked very good and promis- 

 ing. 



Among the H. R. the following stood 

 the climate test best so far: Francois 

 Michelon, Mabel Morrison, Clio, Gen- 

 eral Jacqueminot, Helen Keller, Magna 

 Charta, Pride of Waltham, Mrs. John 

 Laing, Perfection des Blanches, Gloire 

 de Margottin, Jules Margottin. In H. 

 T. : Lady Moyra Beuclerc, Pink Co- 

 ohet. White Maman Cochet, La France, 

 Killarney, and Gruss an Teplitz win- 

 tered very well, are making good 

 growth and are very free bloomers. 



In climbers the Polyanthas did not 

 do so well, except Rubin, which came 

 through the winter very good. The 

 Wiehuraianas fared better than the 

 above and with but few exceptions did 

 very well. 



Houle de Neige, Due de Rohan, Mai^ 

 chioness of Downshire, Countess of 

 Rosberry, Alfred Williams, Duchess ot 

 Fife, Richmond, Mme. Abel Chatenay, 

 Jennie Dickson, Xavier Olibo, Victor 

 Hugo, Marchioness ot Dufferin, Louise 

 Van Houtte and Bertha Gleman got 

 very badly winter-killed and it looks 

 as if some of these varieties will have 

 to be discarded. 



All in all the Rose Garden is proof 

 that roses can be growi even in this 

 severe climate. It is educating the 

 people, they come and see the roses, 

 take the names down of those that are 

 doing well and in this way influence 

 the nurseryman to get the variety they 

 want, and not something "just as 

 good." 



The inspection of the garden being 

 over, the members of the two associa- 

 tions retired to a shady spot, where Mr. 

 Wirth gave a short talk on the prepa- 

 ration of the rose garden, explaining 

 the original lay of the land and the 

 changes that had to be made to get 

 a garden with good exposure and 

 drainage. A walk was taken from here 

 to the greenhouses, where the peren- 

 nials were inspected, refreshments 

 served and the picnic committee re- 

 ported that the picnic would take place 

 on July 15 at Big Island, Lake Minne- 

 tonka. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLOR- 

 ISTS AND ORNAMENTAL 

 HORTICULTURISTS. 

 What Is the Matter with Cincinnati? 



The writer has just returned from a 

 visit to Cincinnati in regard to Con- 

 vention matters, and after a thorough 

 canvass of the situation is prepared to 

 most emphatically state that both Cin- 

 cinnati and the Cincinnati florists are 

 ••All Right." 



Thej- seem to have anttcipated every 

 difilculty and every discomfort which 

 might arise to their visitors and have 

 taken effective steps to avoid them. 

 They say unanimously that Cincinnati 

 is not so hot a place as people think, 

 but as they have learned that the im- 

 pression has gone out that e.xception- 

 ally hot weather is likely to be ex- 

 perienced at the convention time, they 

 are taking steps to avoid that discom- 

 fort all along the line. They have de- 

 cided not to decorate the hall, which 

 would cost $150 or $200, but instead to 

 put all of that money into extra ven- 

 tilating fans so that there will be a 

 good breeze 'stirring in every part of 

 the hall and visitors will be perfectly 

 comfortable at a . times. At the Gib- 

 son House, which will be headquarters, 

 they have arranged that a fan will be 

 furnished in every room, without 

 charge, for all those who engage rooms 

 in advance. 



The President's reception will not be 

 held in a stuffy hotel ball-room, but 

 will take place outdoors in a park up 

 on a hill where the cool breezes play 

 and where the absence of a vest or 

 even a coat will not cause comment. 

 After the reception there are great do- 

 ings in store, but the writer is sworn 

 to secrecy regarding them for the pres- 

 ent. 



The arrangements for bowling are 

 admirable. The alleys are ideal and it 

 is stated that no one can get hot there 

 unless from the violence of his own 

 physical exertions or from mental an- 

 guish caused by failing to make as 

 many strikes as he would like. 



Friday will be devoted to an excur- 

 sion by boat up the river to a large 

 island maintained as an amusement 

 park. Here also much secrecy was 

 maintained and many knowing looks 

 were exchange- among the local men 

 regarding the "stunts" which were to 

 be pulled off. I did hear accidentally, 

 however, something about a barbecue^ 

 an ox and two or three sheep to be 

 roasted whole, and it was stated that 

 the ball game would be held at this 

 place in the afternoon. Take it all in 

 all, the prospects for a comfortable 

 time and a most enjoyable one could 

 not be better. 



Superintendent Murphy is the busiest 

 man ever these days. He has already 

 sold over ten thousand feet of exhi- 

 bition space and says that the way in- 

 quiries and applications are coming in 

 there is no doubt but what all avail- 

 able space will be taken, even though 

 the full space is three or four times as 

 great as at Niagara Falls. His address 

 is William L. Murphy, 311 Main Street, 

 Cincinnati, and those who have not al- 

 ready arranged for exhibition space 

 should take heed that they make ap- 

 plication at once or it mav be too late. 

 W. N. RUDD, Secretarv. 



July 9, 1909. 



PITTSBURGH FLORISTS' AND GAR- 

 DENERS' CLUB. 



Since the abandonment of our old 

 hall after the April meeting, owing to 

 the construction of a new building on 

 its site, the club has been meeting in 

 the rooms of the different cut flower 

 commission houses. This arrangement 

 will probably continue during the 

 summer and early fall months, while 

 the attendance at the meetings is com- 

 paratively small. The meeling of 

 Tuesday, July 6th, was held in the 

 rooms of the McCallum Co. Picnic 

 committee reported in favor of Key- 

 stone Park for Thursday, July 15th. 



When the subject of the S. A. F. 

 Convention, Aug. 17-20, at Cincinnati, 

 was brought up, it developed that 

 there would probably be a good at- 

 tendance from our club and the presi- 

 dent appointed E. C. Reinemann to 

 take charge of the transportation ar- 

 rangements. 



The only exhibit was a large one of 

 potted fancy caladiums by the North 

 Bide Park Conservatories. Jas. Moore, 

 foreman. The size and fine quality of 

 the exhibit drew much commendation 

 and a vote of thanks was given Mr. 

 Moore. 



There will be no August meeting. 

 Subject for the September meeting: 

 "Gladioli and Sea.sonable Fiov/ers." 

 H. I". JOSLIN, Se'!v. 



ST. LOUIS FLORIST CLUB. 



The last meeting of the current year 

 of the St. Louis Florist Club took place 

 on Thursday afternoon, July S. Only 

 twenty members were in attendance 

 including all the officers. The present 

 officers have been very faithful, having 

 missed very few meetings during this 

 term. The secretary stated that half 

 of the delinquent members had paid 

 up and the other half were given until 

 the August meeting before being 

 dropped from the rolls. The trustees 

 reported that all arrangements for the 

 annual outing on July 21st, at Romonii 

 Park were complete. Everything will 

 be free for the florists and their 

 friends without any expense to the 

 club. The list of prizes is large and 

 valuaWe. 



A letter was received from the St. 

 Louis Horticultural Society asking the 

 members to co-operate in giving a fall 

 flower show and the Club showed its 

 good will by voting to assist and to 

 provide cash prizes for $50 to be com- 

 peted for by local growers only. 



W. C. Smith who will this year have 

 charge of local S. A. F. matte; s slated 

 that he had arranged with the Big 

 Four R. R. for a special car known as 

 the Florists' Special for the trip to 

 Cincinnati. He has quite a good list 

 of names already and expects to fill 

 his car. 



Officers were nominated as follows: 

 Frank J, Fillmore and W. C. Young 

 for president, John Cnnnon and Henry 

 Kahrs for lice-president, J. J. Beneke 

 for secretary, William C. Smith for 

 treasurer and Fred H. Weber and A. 

 J. Bentzen for a thiee-year term trus- 

 tee. Nominations are still open and 

 election will talce place at the August 

 meeting. The question came up as to 

 holding out-door meetings during the 

 mon'hs of .\\ignst and September. A. 

 J. Bentzen invites the Club to hold its 



