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Oetiber 16, 1909 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



PITTSBURGH FLORISTS' AND 

 GARDENERS' CLUB. 



The first meeting of the club in 

 their new quarters at the Fort Pitt 

 Hotel on Tuesday, Oct. 5, brought out 

 a large attendance of members. The 

 surroundings were delightful, and 

 every one seemed favorably impressed. 

 In the absence of Prest. Burki. Vice- 

 President Randolph took the chair. 



It was Dahlia Night, but to Ihe dis- 

 appointment of the members, the ship- 

 ment promised from R. Vincent, Jr., 

 & Sons, White Marsh, Md., did not 

 arrive. Neil McCallum of West End 

 Park showed a collection of hardy 

 flowers in recognition of the variety 

 and excellence of which he was unan- 

 imously awarded a gratuity. Frank 

 Crook showed Cattleya labiata and 

 Odontoglossum giande. The cattle- 

 vas were of Sander's stock, shipped in 

 1901, and still holding up well, con- 

 sidering our Pittsburgh climate. 



The judges, .1. Hutchinson and Jas. 

 Moore, awarded a substantial prize 

 to this exhibit. 



Randolph & McClements showed a 

 dozen of a new yellow sport from 

 chrysanthemum Polly Rose, which 

 looked very promising, also about 

 fittv pots of fine crotons and other 

 foliage plants for which they were 

 awarded a certificate of merit. 



Asked how to get mealy bugs off 

 crotons, Mr. Randolph said he never 

 allowed them to get on, but if un- 

 fortunately any plants were infested 

 he recommended Fels Alco-Naptha 

 soap. Among his plants he pointed 

 out Ficus pandurata, as hardy as an 

 aspidistra, which though introduced a 

 number of years ago, is only just be- 

 ginning to take. 



Jas. Moore of Phipps' Conservatories 

 showed a specimen bloom of Aristolo- 

 ohia gigas, a curious freak, looking 

 as though it was a cross between a 

 goose and a pitcher plant. 



The very successful outings of the 

 club in 1908 were called to mind and 

 it was decided to have the first one 

 of this season on Monday, November 

 1st; the members to meet at Phipps' 

 Conservatories, Schenley Park, at 10 

 a. m., and after inspecting the chrys- 

 anthemums there to visit Randolph & 

 McClements. 



The Finance Committee reported 

 the matter of financing the Carna- 

 tion Convention as well under way 

 and everything in good shape. Five 

 new members were elected and three 

 names proposed for membership. 



Subject for next meeting: Chrys- 

 anthemums. 



H. P. JOSLIN, Sei- y. 



NEW YORK HORTICULTURAL IM- 

 PORTERS' PROTECTIVE 

 ASSOCIATION. 



A regular meeting of the New York 

 Horticultural . Importers' Protective 

 Association was held on Thursday, 

 October 7th at the Astor House, New 

 York; a full attendance being present. 

 This organization was formed about 

 two years ago, primarily for Ihe pur- 

 pose of regulating credits of buyers 

 of plants, seeds, bulbs, etc. It in- 

 cludes practically all of the large 

 wholesale importers and agents. 



J. McHUTCHlSON, Sec'y. 



NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The meeting on Monday evening, 

 October 11, was attended by about 

 seventy-five members. Plant market 

 committee. Transportation committee 

 and Outing committee all presented fa- 

 vorable reports, the latter showing a 

 net profit of ?P1.97. Three new mem- 

 bei s were received and six were pro- 

 posed. The proposed amendments to 

 the By-laws developed lots of oratory. 

 There were amendments to the amend- 

 ments, motions to lay on table, refer, 

 etc., but the proposition ta permit 

 nominations for officers from the floor 

 at the November meeting was finally 

 passed by a decisive vote. 



An interesting discussion on the al- 

 leged inadequate pay received by gar- 

 deners in the city employ was launched 

 by Robert E. Berry. The subject was 

 committed to the tender mercies of the 

 legislative committee. 



Information of the death of the sis- 

 ter of J. K. .Mien and of the son of 

 J. B. Nugent being given, Messrs. 

 Shaw, Gutiman and Rickards were ap- 

 pointed on the first mentioned and 

 Messis. Traendly, Pepper, and Miller 

 ,on the last named to prepare suiiable 

 resolutions of condolence. 



H. A. Barnard of Stuart Low & Co., 

 Enfield, England, was discovered in 

 the hall and duly culled upon to ad- 

 dress the club, which he did in char- 

 acteristically appropriate and pleasing 

 manner, remarking on the beauty of 

 the landscape, the vastness of the 

 country, the adornment of the railroad 

 stations, the comforts enjoyed by the 

 middle classes, and other impressions 

 gained in his recent trip in the East- 

 ern States. He especially dwelt upon 

 the wonderful future befoie the Amer- 

 ican horticultural industries and the 

 boundless field for the fiorists' voca- 

 tion. 



The award committee gave a cul- 

 tural certificate to C. H. Totty for an 

 exhibit of very handsome chrysanthe- 

 mum blooms. 



SOCIETY AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HOR- 

 TICULTURISTS. 

 Registration of Canna. 



Public notice is hereby given that 

 Vaughan's Seed Store, S4 Randolph 

 street, Chicago, 111., offers for regis- 

 tration the plant described below. Any 

 ptison objecting to the registration or 

 10 the use of the proposed name is 

 requested to communicate with the un- 

 dei signed at once. Failing to receive 

 o'ujection to the registration, the same 

 will be made three weaks from this 

 date. 



Description — Seedling, deep velvety 

 green foliage. Very free and robust 

 grower, extra free bloomer, carrying 

 three and four perfect flower spikes at 

 one time. Color bright vermilion with 

 narrow golden yellow border. Four 

 feet. 



Name — MultiHora. 



W. N. RUDD, Secretary. 

 October 8, 1909. 



CONNECTICUT HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



Our first October business meeting 

 was held on the 8th instant. President 

 Huss presiding. Two applicants were 

 received into membership; namely, 

 Shiras Morris, of Hartford, and C. D. 

 Wisner, of South Manchester. Inas- 

 much as our recent dahlia exhibition 

 fell on two rainy days, and the reve- 

 nue pertaining to it was consequently 

 sma'l, the announcement by the secre- 

 tary that the bill introduced into our 

 last legislature increasing the annual 

 appropriations by the state to incor- 

 porated agricultural societies, had been 

 passed and approved, was received 

 with gratification and applause. Un- 

 der the provisions of this bill $G,000 

 is annually appropriated to such so- 

 cieties for the payment of premiums 

 on agricultural products; each incor- 

 porated agricultural society applying 

 for it, and previously having paid out 

 $200 in premiums, can receive re- 

 imbursement from the state tor that 

 sum; and any balance then unused 

 out of the ?G,000 is payable, on appli- 

 cation, pro rata, to such societies as 

 expend over $200 in premiums. It is 

 believed that a great stimulus will be 

 given to the healthful competition 

 among the members of our state hor- 

 ticultural organizations by this new 

 measure; flOO only, and the contin- 

 gent pro rata surplus mentioned, be- 

 ing available under the old law, to 

 each society. 



Our society is in a flourishing con- 

 dition, retaining most of its old mem- 

 beis, and constantly receiving new 

 ones. All are looking forward with 

 expectancy to our forthcoming chrys- 

 anthemum exhibition at Hartford, 

 Nov. 4 and 5. 



GEORGE W. SMITH, Secretary. 



Melrose, Conn. 



DETROIT FLORIST CLUB. 



The Detroit Florist Club, under the 

 energetic leadership of Mr. Charles 

 Plumb, seems to have started an ac- 

 tivity which is bound to be of perma- 

 nent benefit to its members. Of 

 course, no oflScer can succeed without 

 the support of the members, but the 

 program lined out by the committee 

 on essays alone is certainly tempting 

 enough to bring about a full attend- 

 ance. A committee of two is already 

 busy to gather facts from various 

 prominent florists throughout the 

 country, to compile statistics as to the 

 cost of running a retail store and the 

 cost of running a greenhouse plant. 

 Two growers and two retailers are 

 compiling data as to the productive- 

 ness of vari(;us plants and flowers un- 

 der cultivation, respectively, and the 

 demand of the buying public tor these 

 products. The result of this investi- 

 gation will be given out in time to 

 serve as a guide for next season's 

 planting. 



Such features as "Store manage- 

 ment," "Greenhouse management," and 

 "The desirability of a theoretical train- 

 ing for young florists" will be treated 

 by outside e.-cperts. Evenings devoted 

 to such important discussions inter- 

 speised with evenings for entertain- 

 ment are bound to bring out full at- 

 tendance and lasting good. 



FRANK DANZER. 



