July 31, 1909 



HORTICULTURE 



187 



Burnet house 



Cor. Third and Vine Streets 



One of the largest and best hotels in the city. Over 200 fine 

 suites of rooms with private baths, and 150 rooms with hot and cold 

 running water. All modern comforts and conveniences. 



SPECIAL RATES TO THE FLORISTS as foiw 



American Plan: $2.50 per day and up. 

 European Plan: $1.00 per day and up. 



flake the BURNET headquarters for yourself and friends. You will have no cause to 



regret the choice. 



We guarantee to please all florists who may favor the Burnet House. 

 Write for rooms or for further information. 



T. J. CULLEN, 



Manager. 





the Cincinnati Florists' Society, who 

 will provide you with tickets, badges, 

 etc., for the various entertainments. 

 ALBERT SUNDERBRUCH, 



Secretary. 



Hotels in Cincinnati Recommeniled by 

 The Cincinnati Florists' Society. 



The Sinton, European plan, $1.50 per 

 day and up. 



The Grand, European plan, $1.00 per 

 day up. American plan, $2.00 to $3.00. 



Gibson House, European plan, $1.50 

 per day up. 



The HavUn, European plan, $1.50 per 

 day and up. 



Burnet House, American plan, $3.00 

 per day. 



St. Nicholas, European plan, $1.50 

 per day and up. 



Palace Hotel, European plan, $1.00 

 and up; American, $2.00 to $3.50. 



The Emery, Honing, Lackman, and 

 Gerdes are $1.00 a day and upwards; 

 the Rand and the Stag are 75 cents 

 and upwards and the Bristol and Hotel 

 Thoma, 50 cents and upwards, all on 

 the European plan. The Munro is $1.25 

 and upwards, European plan, and the 

 Alms $3.00 on the American plan. 



The New Orleans Vegetable Growers' 

 and Shippers' Organization had a festi- 

 val day on July 19, which included a 

 procession with numerous halts en 

 route, finally winding up at the estab- 

 lishment of J. Steckler Seed Co.. where 

 an elaborate lunch was served and a 

 souvenir badge presented to each guest. 

 The association dinner was served at 

 Southern Park with John Parr as 

 toastmaster. The trade connections 

 which the association has established 

 with the north are constantly broaden- 

 ing. 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF 

 LAKE FOREST. 



Always a notable event, the annual 

 exhibition of the Horticultural Society 

 of Lake Forest, 111., last week, was un- 

 usually so. It was held at Durand 

 Art Institute, July 21st, and its pat- 

 rons were the society folks of the 

 famous north shore. 'They are largely 

 people of wealth and the cut flowers, 

 potted fruit trees, baskets of out-door 

 blooms and choice plants and vege- 

 tables were from the consei-vatories 

 and gardens of people who are not 

 sparing time or money to produce the 

 best. Their gardeners are encouraged 

 in every way to put forth every effort 

 to reach as near perfection in their 

 art as ixjssible. 



Among the notable exhibitions was 

 a collection of foliage and decorative 

 plants, pear, peach, apricot, apple and 

 fig trees in pots, by Mrs. A. B. Dick, 

 which was awarded a gold medal. Her 

 collection of crotons, fancy leaved 

 caladiums and orchids is said to be 

 the largest in the state. Mrs. C. H. 

 McCormick had a collection of hardy 

 flowers and ferns from her summer 

 home at Walden. Mre. Ernest Hamill 

 had a fine collection of pansies and 

 other flowers. Mrs. Byron A. Smith 

 a rare collection of hardy plants, trees, 

 shrubs, etc., from Brier Hall. Mrs. L. 

 ,T. Swift vegetables and flowers from 

 Westleigh. It would be impossible to 

 enumerate all the displays, all of 

 which are well worth while, did space 

 permit, Erail Bollinger, organizer of 

 the Horticultural Society of Lake 

 Forest and its first president, is a 

 hard and enthusiastic worker and de- 

 serves much credit for its success. 



The only fault to be found with the 

 exhibition is its brief duration, pi-ac- 



tically limited to one afternoon and 

 evening. The proposition of making 

 it hereafter a three days' event was 

 discussed at the close of this show and 

 the matter will be taken up again later 

 wh'en it will probably be definitely de- 

 cided in favor of the extended time. 



PHILADELPHIA FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 Philadelphia Florists' Club will be held 

 on Tuesday evening, August 3, at 8 

 p. m. There will be no formal paper 

 at this meeting, the time being re- 

 quired for discussion of convention 

 matters. The transportation commit- 

 tee will announce final decision as Xo 

 route, fare and time with details. The 

 sports and hotel committees will also 

 report. As far as known at this writ- 

 ing the bowling team will consist of 

 Messrs. Westcott, Anderson. Kift, Con- 

 nor, Batchelor, and possibly Graham or 

 Robertson. The latter two while com- 

 peting in, the trials are doubtful about 

 going. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



The preliminary schedule of the pro- 

 posed classes and premiums for the 

 exhibition to be held in New York 

 City in March. 1910, has been received 

 from Secretary Benjamin Hammond, 

 and is good evidence that a big effort 

 is to be made to make the show one 

 of the highest merit and usefulness. 

 There are a number of very large and 

 tempting prizes for specimen rose 

 lilauts in all classes and as it is already 

 time for those who would like to com- 

 pete to begin preparations we would 

 nilvise all who are interested to send 

 1(1 Secretary Hammond for a copy of 

 the schedule. 



