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HORTICULTURE 



November 27, 1909 



New Offers in This Issue. 



BOXWOOD. 



Peruwood Nureery, Stamford. Comi, 

 For page see List of Advertisei-s. 



CARNATIONS ALMA WARD AND 



MRS. C. W. WARD. 



Cottage Gardens Co., Queeus, L. 1., New 



York. 



For page see List of Advertisers. 



COCOS WEDDELIANA. 



Henry A. Dreer, Philadelphia. Pa. 

 For page see List of Advertisers. 



DAHLIAS, GLADIOLUS. 



J L. Mocire, Northbui", Mass. 

 For page see List of Ailvertlsers. 



FORCING ASPARAGUS AND 



RHUBARB. 



Warren Shiun, Wonilstuwn. N. J. 

 For page see List of Ailvertlsers. 



FLOWERS DELIVERED TO STEAM- 

 ERS. 



Dards, New York. N. Y. 

 For page see List of Advertisers. 



FLORISTS' RIBBONS. 



S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 

 For page see List of Advertisers. 



GLASS CLEANER. 



Andersen ripeL-lalty Co., c'hii-ago, 111. 

 For page see List of Ailvertlsers. 



NEW SEEDLING ROSE "RADI- 



ANCE." 



John Cook, lialtlmore, ild. 

 For page see List of Advertisers. 



PLANT tubs! 



lienry A. Dreer, Philadelphia, I'a. 

 B"or page see List of Advertisers. 



WATSONIA ARDERNEI. 



Henry F. Mic-hdl Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 

 For page see List of Advertisers. 



Flower Market Reports 



{^Continued from page yoi) 



ney is the best in whites althougli 

 t'lere are some \ery fair Brides around. 

 Enchantress, Bountiful, W. Perfection 

 iind Beacon are the carnation leaders, 

 and show marl<ed improvement. Or- 

 chids still scarce and high. Not so 

 many vioiets coming in, quality very 

 good. Lily of the valley normal — fine 

 iiuality and enough for all demands. 

 Gardenias took quite a jump in prices. 

 Crop fell off. No slackening in de- 

 mand. Thanksgiving orders in the 

 shipping trade are now going out, and 

 it looks as if an unusually good busi- 

 ness was being done with distant 

 points. Holly and other Christmas 

 greens being looked up — some good 

 ■early orders already reported as placed. 



Twin Cities report business as very 

 good. Chi-ysantherauras are sufficient 

 except in time of football games, when 

 there is generally a large demand in 

 gold and maroon. Carnations are 

 just about filling the deimand, while 

 there is still a shortage in violets. 



The Pennock-Meehan wholesale 

 hoitse in Washington, D. C, has a 

 new manager in the person of M. J. 

 Moore. We think the firm is to be 

 congratulated in securing the services 

 of Mr. Moore. 



"Please discontinue my advertise- 

 ment in your paper, as all my violet 

 plants are sold." 



WM. SIM. 



Nov. 18, '09. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF 



AMERICA. 



Address of Pres. Elmer D. Smith at 



the Annual Meeting in New York. 



This is our eighth annual exhibition. 

 It hardly seems possible so many years 

 have passed since our initial assembly 

 at Chicago. Well do I recall the many 

 new and wonderful varieties then dis- 

 played for the first time. The majority 

 of these have been cast aside and their 

 places filled by newer kinds. This con- 

 stant trend onward has taken place 

 for years, and thus it will ever con- 

 tinue so long as we bend our energies 

 in this direction. 



We are mortals of emotion and our 

 enthusiasm of today is tomorrow fo- 

 cused upon a newer and better crea- 

 tion. It is a happy thought and just 

 as it should be. Our aspirations for 

 greater achievement, with power and 

 energy to execute these desires, are 

 the stepping stones to success and 

 mark the epochs of chrysanthemum 

 history. JVe cannot mark time; our 

 course must be onward and upward. 

 We have not reached the limit. We 

 must have larger and bolder flowers 

 for our exhibitions; a race of com- 

 mercial sorts which carry foliage to 

 the bloom and hardier and earlier 

 kinds to withstand our northern win- 

 ters. Such a type would be of great 

 value to all lovers of border plants. 



In accepting the Presidency of this 

 society a year ago, it was only the de- 

 sire to do my part toward furthering 

 the interests of so worthy an organiza- 

 tion that induced me to consent. I 

 fully realize the year has passed with- 

 out achieving all that is desired. 

 Financially we are in about the same 

 condition as a year ago, and the mem- 

 bership has not been greatly increased. 

 These matters are of vital importance 

 and need our careful consideration, 

 with the hope of devising some plans 

 to enhance our treasury and increase 

 our membership. There are too many 

 private and commercial growers who 

 hold themselves aloof. Our committees 

 pass upon the new comers, pointing 

 out those best suited for our purpose. 

 This work alone is of sufficient im- 

 portance to commend this Society to 

 every grower. The two dollar annual 

 dues is certainly a trifling considera- 

 tion, when the private gardener from 

 the reports of these committees can 

 select for exhibition purposes and the 

 tlcrist the best commercial sorts. There 

 ought to be some way to reach every 

 chrysanthemum grower and impress 

 upon them our desire for their hearty 

 co-ojieration. 



A very interesting article appeared 

 in last February's number of Techni- 

 cal World upon parasitic insects, their 

 culture and distribution under the di- 

 rection of University of Kansas. This 

 article suggested to my mind a possi- 

 bility of finding a remedy for Lygus 

 pratensis, commonly known as the tar- 

 nished plant bug. Letters were writ- 

 ten the department of Agriculture at 

 Washington and the University of 

 Kansas but of no avail. As far as I 



know we are still in need of an ef- 

 fective remedy for these persistent and 

 destructive little insects. A parasitic 

 fungus is now propagated and dis- 

 tributed among the western farmers 

 to depose the chinch bug. The name 

 chinch bug is often applied to the tar- 

 nished bug, but this is erroneous, as 

 the former is distinct and known in 

 entomology as Blissus leucopterus. 

 Throughout the Middle West the tar- 

 nished bug is found everywhere during 

 the Slimmer months, puncturing the 

 stem and extracting the sap from a 

 large number of plants and weeds. 

 The chrysanthemum and aster are es- 

 pecially favorite feeding places. It Is 

 to be hoped our institution of re- 

 search will discover a remedy, either 

 in the form of parasitic fungus or a 

 parasitic insect that will keep them 

 under control. 



There are a few suggestions which I 

 will submit for your consideration. It 

 seems to me the President should be 

 empowered to appoint special commit- 

 tees to examine and pass upon seed- 

 lings at exhibitions in localities which 

 are not thus favored, provided the in- 

 terest in seedlings or the exhibits are 

 likely to be of sufficient importance to 

 demand such appointments — the term 

 of office of such committees to expire 

 at the close of the exhibitions they are 

 to serve. An exhibition of considerable 

 magnitude, providing classes and pre- 

 miums for seedlings which would at- 

 tract exhibits from those interested, 

 may be launched upon us at any time 

 in such cities as Pittsburgh, Baltimore, 

 St. Louis, Rochester, Detroit and Cleve- 

 land. You may deem it advisable to 

 place some limitations upon the Presi- 

 dent's power in this matter to guard 

 against an action which would be re- 

 garded as favorable to self-interests or 

 that of intimate friends. 



Another suggestion is that the Chrys- 

 anthemum Society become a standing 

 committee of the Society of American 

 Florists and Ornamental Horticultur- 

 ists. It is evident that such an affilia- 

 tion would minimize the expense and 

 would better serve the trade. In tak- 

 ing such a course onr records would 

 be turned over for safe keeping, and 

 the clerical functions performed by the 

 secretaiy of the Society of American 

 Florists and Ornamental Horticultur- 

 ists. This suggestion came to me so 

 late that I have not looked up the 

 conditions under which such an affilia- 

 tion could be enacted, so that definite 

 action can not be taken at this time. 



Since our last meeting we have been 

 deprived by Divine Providence of one 

 of the greatest geniuses of American 

 horticulture, the most ardent lover and 

 cultivator of the chrysanthemum. The 

 familiar countenance and figuie of John 

 Thorpe we shall see no more; his 

 pleasant address and enthusiastic ad- 

 miration for Nature's gems will lend 

 no charms henceforth. A devoted 

 student whose eye detected the super 

 qualities at a glance, he loved flowers 

 and his enthusiasm knew no bounds. 

 Always elated when fortune smiled on 

 the efforts of others, he tried to make 

 it possible for the world to have better 

 things. He was the first to enter the 

 show on the opening day and the last 

 to turn away the closing night. His 

 was not a passing admiration. You 

 would see him all day long, often with 

 a flower in his hand or possibly tucked 

 away in his hat. It might not be a 



