September 23, 1909 



HOKTICULTU RE, 



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were discussed, and the prospects for 

 the organization were never brighter. 



Antoine Alost, president of the so- 

 ciety, addressed the members at the 

 supper, giving in detail the incidents 

 of his trip to the S. A. F. convention 

 in Cincinnati. He suggested the erec- 

 tion of a clubhouse by the society at 

 ■West End, and this matter will be con- 

 sidered at the next meeting of the or- 

 ganization, many members seeming to 

 favor the project. 



Several members broached the ques- 

 tion of inviting- the S. A. F. convention 

 to New Orleans in 1911. Henry Cook 

 announced if the movement was seri- 

 ously considered at any time, he would 

 pledge himself to contribute $100 to 

 the fund which might be started. Many 

 informal talks were made on the ques- 

 tion, but no definite action w-as taken, 

 as members wanted to give the matter 

 serious thought, 



C. K. Panler gave the members some 

 ideas as to the costs of conventions. 

 Charles Eble spoke in favor of bring- 

 ing the gathering to New Orleans, ex- 

 pressing the belief that it would be a 

 good thing for the city, as well as the 

 entire South. 



r*. A. Chopin made a forceful talk, 

 impressing the members with the im- 

 portance of going after northern trade 

 more vigorously than they had in the 

 past He said from his experience the 

 local florists could compete with the 

 European markets in selling to Chi- 

 cago and other large cities in certain 

 lines. 



Other members who attended the 

 convention made short, interesting 

 talks which were listened to with at- 

 tention. 



The officers are: A. Alost, presi- 

 dent; H. Dcescher, vice-president; C. 

 R. Panter, secretary; John Eblen, 

 treasurer. 



GREENHOUSE VEGETABLE GROW- 

 ERS' AND MARKET GARDEN- 

 ERS' ASSOCIATION OF 

 AMERICA. 



The second annual convention of the 

 Greenhouse Vegetable Growers' and 

 Market Gardeners' Association of 

 America will be held at Ashtabula, 

 Ohio, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs- 

 day, October 12, 13, and 14, 1909. This 

 Association was organized in Cleve- 

 land, Ohio, last year and numbers in 

 its membership vegetable forcers in 

 the states of Massachusetts, Maryland, 

 Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Michi- 

 gan, Illinois. Indiana, Missouri and 

 Kansas. 



The meeting at Ashtabula promises 

 to be largely attended. An interesting 

 program is being prepared, which will 

 include addresses and papers by promi- 

 nent authorities on vegetable forcing 

 and discussions by practical growers 

 from all sections of the country. In 

 addition, there will be an exhibit of 

 greenhouse supplies and materials and 

 of greenhouse products. One feature 

 that will draw many to the convention 

 will be the opportunity afforded visi- 

 tors to see the famous greenhouse es- 

 tablishments at Ashtabula, where many 

 acres of glass are devoted to vegetable 

 culture. 



All who are interested in greenhouse 

 vegetable growing or market gardening 

 will be welcomed at the meeting. 

 Those who wish programs and addi- 

 tional information should write to the 

 secretary, S. W. Severance, 508 Walker. 

 Building, Lovisville, Ky. 



A Test of "Aphine'' 



The "AMERICAN FLORIST" says (September 18, 1909): 



"So man.v 'killers' have from time to time been heard from that we confess 

 to having developed a strong disposition to be shown just what they will kill. A 

 representative of the American Florist had receutiy an opportunity of witnessing 

 a number of interesting tests with 'Aphine" at Chas. A. Totty's greenhouses, Madi- 

 son, N. J. The tests were made by Geo. E. Talmadge in the presence of Mr. 

 Totty, Wm. E. Tricker, his foreman, and the writer. Orchids affected with scale, 

 grape vines in which meal.v bug had obtained a hold, and black and green aphis on 

 cbrysaiithemums and roses were all treated. The solution was applied with a 

 small sprayer. We can sji.v for this preparation that, 'it does the work,' and 

 it is so far from doing any damage to the plants that the foliage soon takes 

 on a better color after it has been applied. The results of these tests show that 

 there is an insecticide on the market that is effective and that is easily and 

 quickly applied, at a comparatively small cost." 



The day after these tests were made, Mr. Totty, whose reputation for fair 

 dealing is unquestioned, said: "I Itave nothing but praise for the new insecti- 

 cide. 'Aphine,' that we tested yesterday. The scale on the calanthes and cat- 

 tleyas was all dead when examined through a glass this morning, and the plants 

 are not injured in the least. The mealy bug was likewise wiped out where the 

 mixture touched it. If Mr. Talmadge will maintain a uniform quality in his pro- 

 duct, he will have an enormous sale, for it is nnquestionabiy right every way. 



A Spray — Average 1 Part Aphine to 40 Parts Water 



Two Dollars Fifty Cents the Gallon 



GEORGE E. TALMADGE, Inc., Manufacturers 



MADISON, N.J. 



NATIONAL DAHLIA SOCIETY OF 

 ENGLAND. 



The first show of the season was 

 held by the above named society at 

 the Crystal Palace, Sydenham on Sep- 

 tember 2 and 3. The weather of late 

 has been unfavorable for dahlia grow- 

 ing, but the display generally was a 

 fairly good one, all things considered. 

 A second show will be held by the 

 same society at the Royal Botanical 

 Gardens in about three weeks' time. 

 Hobbies, Limited, had a gold medal for 

 a handsomely arranged display of roses 

 and dahlias. Among the latter were 

 many good examples of cactus and 

 pe'ony-flowered varieties, mostly of 

 Dutch origin. Hardy flowers also 

 formed a feature of this very large ex- 

 hibit. 



Cannell & Sons also received a gold 

 medal. They had a fine lot of cactus 

 varieties set up in their usual attrac- 

 tive style. Very effective were some 

 of the modern giant singles and peony- 

 flowered sorts. Red and White Douzon, 

 Phenomene, White Cloud, Gloire de 

 Baarn, King Leopold, Marie Corelli, 

 Hall Caine, Jeaime Charmet, Crimson 

 King being especially good. Cactus 

 varieties were shown in large numbers. 

 A gold medal was also awarded to J. 

 T. West, who had an excellent display. 

 This was chiefly composed of cactus 

 and pompons. 



John E. Knight staged a mixed col- 

 lection of dahlias and early chrysan- 

 themums. He was awarded a silver 

 medal for a very prettily arranged ex- 

 hibit. 



The competitive classes were numer- 

 ous and provided for exhibits from 

 growers of every capacity — 6, 12, 18, 

 24 and 48 cut blooms in various sec- 

 tions were scheduled and in some of 

 the classes all the prizes offered were 

 awarded. The methods of staging were 

 as varied as the exhibits; some were 

 shown in btmches, others in the old 

 green show board, others in vases, so 

 that much of the old forrnality has 



been abolished. There were several 

 good table decorations and a number 

 of baskets filled with dahlia blooms 

 and artistic foliage for effect. 



The old show and fancy dahlias, the 

 admiration of the old school of grow- 

 ers, called forth an interesting display 

 from some well-known growers. 



Cactus dahlias were also finely staged 

 by many noted specialists. Singles 

 and pompons also had a good many 

 representatives and many of the flow- 

 ers were dainty and well chosen, but 

 any enum.eration of the many varie- 

 ties staged is practically out of the 

 question. 



C. HARM AN PAYNE. 



SOCIETY AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HOR- 

 TICULTURISTS. 

 Registration of Rose. 



The application of Mr. Alex. Mont- 

 gomery, of the Waban Rose Conserva- 

 tories, Natick, Mass., for the registra- 

 tion of rose described below, having 

 according to the rules of this Society 

 been submitted to the American RoSe 

 Society on August 23, 1909, and no re- 

 nly having been received from them 

 within the required time, the registra- 

 tion becomes complete and is hereby 

 made public, as follows: 



Name — Climbing Killarney. 



Description— A sport from Killarney 

 with strong climbing habit making 

 growths 12 to 15 feet in length, clothed 

 with strong, heavy foliage; flowers 

 identical with the parent plant and 

 come all along the cane as wood ma- 

 tures. 



W. N. RUDD, Secretary. 



September 18, 1909, 



THE AMERICAN CARNATION SO- 

 CIETY. 



A. C. Brown, Springfield, 111,, regis- 

 ters the following new carnations: 



Sangamo. (Mrs. E. A. Nelson X En- 

 chantress). Brilliant pink, size 3 to 

 ;; 1-2 inches. Strong, healthy, upright 



