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HOETICULTUEE 



December 27, 1913 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



LANCASTER COUNTY (PA.) FLOR- 

 ISTS' CLUB. 



On account of the close proximity 

 of Christmas the visiting trip was cut 

 out for this month, but a good num- 

 ber of the faithful were on hand for 

 the meeting. 



The writer and organizer of the 

 club having been president since its 

 organization positively declined a re- 

 nomination, on the principle that a 

 continuation of the same officers from 

 year to year is a detriment to any 

 club. This club having a limited field 

 to draw upon for its membership has 

 to make up in business and integral 

 strength what it lacks in numerical 

 strength. Working along these lines 

 the following strong list of ofl5cers 

 were nominated for the incoming 

 year: President, B. F. Barr, Lancas- 

 ter; vice-president, Elmer Weaver, 

 Ronks; secretary. Lemon Landis, Lan- 

 caster; treasurer, Harry H. Rohrer, 

 Lancaster. 



The committee on the annual ban- 

 quet reported having arranged for a 

 banquet at The Brennaman Building, 

 Tuesday evening, January 13th, with 

 the following program. At 2 P. M. 

 take car for Strasburg on a visit to 

 the growers there, returning to Lan- 

 caster at 6 P. M. Dinner at 6.30 P. M., 

 followed by a short business meeting 

 and an address by the Dean of Penn- 

 sylvania State College, this to be 

 followed by bowling and other con- 

 tests; the Brennaman Building being 

 equipped for any form of amusement. 

 Any visiting florist will be welcome to 

 this as well as our other affairs on 

 what we call here a "Dutch Treat" — 

 that is, pay for your own dinner. 

 (Cost will not be over a two-spot.) W. 

 B. Girvin, of Leola, gave us a talk on 

 "The Fertilizing of the Soil for Car- 

 nations," and Harry B. Weaver, of 

 Bird-in-Hand, gave a paper on "The 

 Propagating of Carnations." Both 

 papers were well discussed and the 

 dozen or so members who were not 

 present missed some valuable infor- 

 mation. 



It was the aim of the writer to have 

 this club be not only a helpful and so- 

 cial body, but one that would mean 

 actual cash value to each of its mem- 

 bers and after much hard work and 

 good team work we have reached re- 

 sults in the shape of recognition by 

 our local merchants, who will recog- 

 nize our membership card as entitling 

 us to some special discounts, and sev- 

 eral of the larger wholesale concerns 

 will also allow a discount to the man 

 who can show his right to them by be- 

 ing a member of this club. Aside from 

 the few dollars we make in discounts 

 the men who sell us goods will find 

 that they simply have to give us value 

 for value received, for the man or firm 

 that attempts to work off inferior 

 stock will soon lose his trade in this 

 section, where members will report 

 anything of interest each month along 

 these lines. 



Albert M. Herb. 



AMERICAN GLADIOLUS SOCIETY. AMERICAN SWEET PEA SOCIETY. 



Public notice is hereby given that 

 the following named gladioli have 

 been registered with the American 

 Gladiolus Society by the A. H. Austin 

 Co., Wayland, Ohio. The varieties 

 were grown on the trial grounds at 

 Ithaca and are distinct from all other 

 varieties tested. The following are 

 the originators' descriptions: 



Bertrex. Color white with lilac lines 

 in throat. Size and form of America. 

 Spike tall, straight branching. A lit- 

 tle more slender and graceful than 

 America. Increases rapidly; takes up 

 water well and is a great shipper. We 

 believe it to be a practical variety for 

 florists' use. Winner of the silver cup 

 for best new seedling at Cleveland 

 Exhibition, August 15, 1913. 



Candidum. Large white blooms. 

 Tips of petals tinted and somewhat 

 reflexed like a lily. Spike tall, erect; 

 free bloomer, 48 blooms on main spike 

 and two side branches. 



Rose Wells (No. 55). Largo, wide, 

 open blooms; light rose, clear color 

 with small, attractive blotch of lilac 

 rose and yellowish green. Very tall 

 branching spike, straight, slender and 

 graceful. 



Easter Bells. Blooms of large size, 

 sulphur yellow, faint carmine lines in 

 throat; tall straight spike: free 

 bloomer and robust grower. 



A. C. Beli, 



Chairman Nomenclature Committee. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. 

 Department of Registration. 



December 20, 1913. 



Public notice is hereby given of the 

 offer for registration of the following 

 new Roses: 



Any person objecting to the regis- 

 tration or to the use of the proposed 

 names, is requested to communicate 

 with the secretary at oncS. Failing to 

 receive objection to these registra- 

 tions, the same will be made three 

 weeks from this date. 



By Charles H. Totty, Madison. N. J. 



Raiser's description. Lovely deli- 

 cate shell-pink sport of Mrs. Geo. 

 Shawyer, identical in every way with 

 the parent variety as to growth and 

 foliage, but the bud is larger and the 

 color as indicated. Name, "Mrs. F. F. 

 Thompson." 



By Dieterich & Turner, Montebello, 

 California. 



Raiser's description. Originated as 

 a sport of Mme. P. Euler "Prima Don- 

 na" of the strongest growth, combined 

 with a freedom of bloom, size, fra- 

 grance and wonderful keeping quali- 

 ties that are exceptional. Color a 

 beautiful flesh pink deepening to the 

 center. Foliage large and heavy and 

 free from mildew. Name, "Septem- 

 ber Morn." 



John Young, Secretary. 



Preliminary Schedule of Prizes for the 



Summer Exhibition to Be Held at 



the Museum of Natural History, 



New York, June 27 and 28, 1914. 



Henry F. Michell Co.'s Prizes: For 

 the best six vases of sweet peas — 25 

 sprays, and a vase of six distinct 

 Spencer varieties. Silver medal. 



For the best 25 blooms, Apple Blos- 

 som Spencer with foliage. Silver 

 medal. 



For the best vase, Spencer varieties 

 mixed with foliage — not less than 100 

 blooms. Silver medal. 



R. & J. Farquhar & Co.'s Prizes: 

 Bridal bouquet of sweet peas; gypso- 

 phila sprays or foliage other than that 

 of the sweet pea may be used. (Pri- 

 vate gardeners only.) 1st prize, $10.00; 

 2nd, $6.00; 3rd, $4.00. 



Knight & Struck Company's Prizes: 

 Vase of sweet peas, containing 25 

 sprays, of which no two are alike in 

 shading. 1st prize, $25.00; 2nd, $15.00; 

 3rd. $10.00. 



Peter Henderson & Co.'s Prizes: 

 (For private gardeners) 12 vases, 20 

 sprays to vase, of 12 distinct varieties 

 of Spencer sweet peas, 1st, $25.00; 

 2nd, $15.00; 3rd, $10.00. 



Peter Henderson & Co.'s Prizes (for 

 amateurs only) : For the best 12 

 sprays to vase, respectively, white, 

 pink, bicolor, lavender, cream-pink, 

 crimson, orange and rose Spencers, 

 $5.00 for each. 



Sweepstakes: To the winner of the 

 greatest number of Peter Henderson 

 & Co.'s amateur prizes, $10.00. 



Burnett Brothers Prize: A silver 

 cup, value $25.00. 



W. Atlee Burpee Prizes: Cup, value 

 $25.00; for the finest 12 vases of 

 sweet peas, 12 varieties. Vase of one 

 variety of Spencer type introduced 

 1914, 1st, $5.00; 2nd, $3.00; 3rd. $2.00; 

 vase of Grandiflora type, one variety, 

 1st. $5.00; 2nd. $3.00; 3rd, $2.00. 



Arthur T. Boddington Prize: Chal- 

 lenge silver cup, value $50.00; for a 

 collection of sweet peas, 25 varieties, 

 not less than 25 stems to a vase, to be 

 shown with sweet pea foliage only. 

 To be won twice by the same ex- 

 hibitor. There will also be awarded 

 to the winner of this cup (each time 

 won) a cash prize of $25.00; 2nd, 

 $15.00; 3rd, $10.00. 



C. C. Morse & Co.'s Prize: A silver 

 cup, value $25.00. For the finest dis- 

 play of sweet peas (open to the seed 

 trade only). 



The dates for the winter meeting of 

 the Wisconsin Horticultural Society 

 are January 6. 7 and 8, 1914, instead 

 of January 8, 9 and 10 as reported by 

 some papers. 



NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GAR- 

 DENERS. 



President William H. Waite, of the 

 National Association of Gardeners, in 

 conformity with its By-Laws, has ap- 

 pointed the following members to 

 serve on the board of directors for 

 three years from January 1st, 1914: — 

 A. J. Smith, Lake Geneva, Wis.; Theo- 

 dore Wirtli. Minneapolis, Minn.; Wil- 

 liam Hcrtrick, San Gabriel. Cal.; Rob- 

 ert Bottomley. New Canaan. Conn.; 

 Robert Angus, Tarrytown. N. Y. ; Alex- 

 ander Eraser. Newport, R. I.; Arthur 

 Smith, Reading, Pa. To serve two 



