230 



HORTICULTURE 



February 12, 1910 



THE ROSE SOCIETY, ITS AIMS 

 AND OBJECTS. 



Why the Small Rose Grower Should 

 Join the American Rose Society. 



(Adolph Fahreuwald before the Florists' 

 Club of Philadelphia.) 



I have often wondered why so many 

 small rose growers give the Rose So- 

 ciety the cold shoulder. The large 

 rose growers all seem to be members. 

 Why should this be so? Has the 

 small grower no benefit to expect as 

 a member of the American Rose So- 

 ciety, or is he prejudiced against it? 

 Surely there is no cause tor either of 

 these reasons. The most of them 

 have not come near enough to see and 

 understand. It is time then that they 

 make an earnest effort to see and un- 

 derstand, and by doing so they will 

 soon recognize the value of this or- 

 ganization in the many tasks which it 

 endeavors to fulfill; every one being 

 of vital interest to every rose grower. 



As I said before, the large growers 

 are all members. Now, did you ever 

 stop to think why they are? Surely 

 not tor the fun of it. They are all 

 too shrewd business men. The money 

 they invest this way must bring them 

 some interest. "Light your pipe," as 

 they say, and think this over — It is 

 worth while. It is high time that we. 

 as rose growers, took notice that the 

 carnation is pushing the rose into sec- 

 ond place in the favor of the public. 



ft is impossible for me, in this short 

 paper, to go into all the different 

 points of usefulness of the American 

 Rose Society — to pluck them apart and 

 hold them up to the searchlight. I 

 will merely confine myself to the year- 

 ly exhibition au'd convention — their 

 value as an education and inspiration. 

 On Maich 16, 1910, the yearly exhi- 

 bition and convention will be held in 

 New York city. Now, fellow members, 

 this gives you a fine opportunity to 

 realize the value of such an exhibition 

 as an education and inspiration. Most 

 of us think we grow better roses than 

 the other fellow. An exhibition will 

 open our eyes. Roses that at home 

 we thought wonderful often diminish 

 decidedly in our estimation when 

 placed in competition with others. 

 Here is the education if we want to 

 see it. We are in this business for 

 money. If roses are not up to stand- 

 ard, we will not realize on them as 

 we should. This may be a bitter pill 

 to swallow, but it should be the inspir- 

 ation for a greater and continued ef- 

 fort, which will easily pay in the fu- 

 ture for the little time and money it 

 took. 



At the exhibition, we also have an 

 opportunity to see alongside of the old 

 standards, the new varieties. The or- 

 iginators of these new varieties are 

 sure to be at hand, each man eager 

 to explain the strong points of his 

 particular favorite— his rival only too 

 eager to point out the flaws. There 

 too. vou will see many of the brightest 

 lights In the rose-growing profession, 

 from whom you can get valuable 

 pointers. You have the great pleasure 

 of meeting old friends. Besides, the 

 social side of these gatherings has a 

 charm which no one who has ever at- 

 tended can forget. 



While we can read in our trade pa- 

 pers the essays read at the convention 

 meetings, yet we miss the after dis- 

 cussions and criticisms, which are a 

 most important and essential part of 



NE'W 



CARNATIONS 



The Two Prize Winning Introductions of the Cottage Gardens 



MRS. C. W. WARD 



MRS. C. W. WARD is a perfectly formed flower with full ceutre; color deep 

 pink several shades lighter than Lawson, deeper than Wlnsor; having strong, erect 

 stems 24 to 36 inches in length. A vigorous, healthy grower and has never shown 

 disease of any kind. 



A'WARDS 



Society of American Florists, Silver Medal. Boston, 1906; The Craig Cup for Best 

 Seedling, Philadelphia, 1906; The Lawson ISronze Medal, Washington, 1908; The Hor- 

 ticultural Society of N. Y. Silver Medal, Sweepstake prize for best 100 blooms. New 

 York, 1909; The Horticultural Society of N. Y. Diploma, for best new variety, fJew 

 York, 1000. 



Price, Rooted Cuttings 



.$2.00 per 12, $12.00 per 100, ?1IXI.00 per 1000, 25 at the 100 rate, 250 at the 1000 rate. 



Delivery Feb. 30th. 



ALMA WARD 



Tlds beautiful Carnation Is pure white exf-ept during dark weather when it shows 

 delicate splashiugs of pink similar to the Cattleya Orchid, increasing its popularity. 



ALMA WARD is the largest and most fragrant Carnation ever grown, producing 

 perfect flowers 3^ to -V^ inches in diameter on strong, erect stems 36 to 42 Inches In 

 length. 



AWARDS 



The Lawson Silver Medal, Toronto, 19U7, (No Gold Medal having been awarded); 

 The Lawson Gold Medal, Washington, 1908; The Society of American Florists Sil- 

 ver Medal, Washington, 1908. 



Price, Rooted Cuttings 



$3.00 per 12, $5.00 per 25, $9.00 per 50, $15.00 per 100, $35, 

 $120.00 per 1000. 



Delivery March 1st* 



These varieties bring from $2.00 to $4.00 ner 100 mor< 

 sold in the New York market. 



.00 per 250, $65.00 per 500, 



ivery marcn isi*. 



;2.00 to $4.00 per 100 more than any other carnation 



L 



COTTAGE GARDENS CO., Inc. 



QUEENS, LONG ISLAND, N. Y. 



such meetings. Then, too, the enthusi- 

 astic ai'guments of some members, the 

 haii'-splitting arguments of others, the 

 sound advice of those who confine 

 themselves strictly to business so that 

 one fairly sees the dollars sticking out, 

 all combine to make these meetings 

 serve as food for thought for many a 

 day thereafter. 



To make this Rose Society a suc- 

 cess, it needs the interest and enthusi- 

 astic support of all rose growers, large 

 and small, over the entire country. 

 Everyone who gi'ows roses for a liv- 

 ing should feel it a sacred duty to be- 

 long to this Society; in fact, everyone 

 interested in roses should belong and 

 help bear out the motto of the Society, 

 "A rose for every home, a bush for 

 every garden." Then, anyone growing 

 roses for a living, who cannot or will 

 not be interested in the work of this 

 Society will be the one who continu- 

 ously kicks about bad times and prices 

 and howls about the "good old times. " 

 He is a dead one — "Peace be to his 

 ashes." 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



Austin, Minn. — The Southern Min- 

 nesota Horticultural Society has elect- 

 ed as officers: President, 6. H. Peter- 

 son, Albert Lea; vice-presidents, J. C. 

 Hawkins, of Austin; O. W. Moore, of 



Spring Valley; P. Clausen, of Albeit 

 Lea; treasurer, Chris Berthelson, Al- 

 bert Lea; secretary, L. W. Prosser, Le 

 Roy. 



At the annual meeting of the Wis- 

 consin State Horticultural Society, the 

 following officers were elected: Presi- 

 dent, William Toole, Baraboo; vice- 

 president, A. J. Smith, Lake Geneva; 

 secretaiy, Frederick L. Cranefleld; 

 treasuier, L. G. Kellogg Ripon. The 

 tieasurer reported total receipts of 

 $b!,075.6;5, of which $S,000 is the state 

 appi-oprlation. The entire sum was 

 expended. 



At the annual meeting of the Rhode 

 Island Horticultural Society at Provi- 

 dence, officers were elected as follows: 

 President, Edwin H. Burlingame; vice- 

 presidents, Col. R. H. L Goddard, Hon. 

 George Peabody Wetmore, Thomas 

 Hope, Prof. H. J. Wheeler of Kingston 

 College, Rev. George Kent, Jacob 

 Swarts and William Appleton. Charles 

 W. Smith was re-elected secretary; 

 Richard M. Bowen, treasurer; Addie P. 

 Holland, librarian; W. Whitman Bai- 

 ley, botanist. The treasurer's report 

 showed total receipts for the year of 

 $1,437.46, of which $1,396.37 was paid 

 for premiums and bills, leaving a bal- 

 ance at the end of the year of $41.19. 

 The permanent funds of the society 

 amount to $2,666. 



