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GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



LOCAL SOCIETIES 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



On the afternoon of Jinic 1, the Execu- 

 tive Committee of The American Rose So- 

 ciety, with some especially invited guests, 

 visited the rose garden of Dr. Walter \an 

 Fleet, at Bell, Md., to inspect the many 

 new and beautiful Rose hybrids, which are 

 to be disseminated through the Offices of 

 The American Rose Society and its Nurs- 

 erymen members. 



The chief interest centered in the Rose 

 W. C. 124, which is to be officiallv chris- 

 tened _^'AIary Wallace" at the Portland 

 Rose t*estival in June and which is to be 

 disseminated in the Fall of 1922 and Spring 

 of 1923. Of great interest also were 

 W. H. T. 27. W. S. IS and a large number 

 of others which were covered with blos- 

 sorns despite the unfavorable season, and 

 which it is hoped may be disseminated in 

 the future under similar arrangements. 



.A. meeting of the E.xecutive Committee 

 of The American Rose Society was held 

 at 1214 F street, Washington, D. C, on the 

 evening of June 1. 



Plans for the propagation and dissemi- 

 nation of the rose "Mary Wallace" {\'an 

 Fleet W'. C. 124) were perfected and an- 

 nouncements have been sent to all nursery- 

 men who are believed to be interested in 

 participating in the propagation of this 

 rose under the conditions drawn up by the 

 U. S. Department of .\griculture and The 

 American Rose Society. Chief among 

 such conditions are propagation in time tn 

 allow dissemination in Fall of 1922 and 

 Spring of 1923, and the selling of the re- 

 sulting plants at $2.00 each, paying to The 

 American Rose Society a royalty on each 

 plant sold during the hrst selling year. 

 Any Rose growing member who 'issues a 

 retail catalogue and who has not received 

 the official announcement and blank con- 

 tract may secure these by writing the sec- 

 retary's office at once. .\ deposit of $50 

 is required with each contract as an evi- 

 dence of good faith. .Application should 

 be sent at once and will not be accepted 

 after July 1. 



There was a long discussion on the policy 

 of the Secretary iu regard to the registra- 

 tion of Roses having names either identical 

 or similar Roses previously introduced, and 

 it was voted that the E.xecutive Committee 

 should have authority to refuse registra- 

 tion in such cases. 



The Editor reported that the handbook 

 was ready for publication, but has been 

 delayed by the printers' strike. 



Over 100 members of The American 

 Rose Society assembled at Gude's Flower 

 Store at 9 a. m., June 2, for the all day 

 Rose Pilgrimage. The party went by 

 Automobiles to the .Arlington 'Test Garden, 

 where many beautiful roses were seen in 

 bloom. Here Dr. Ball, .Assistant Secretary 

 of .Agriculture, made an address, telling of 

 the many sided work of th'e Department of 

 Agriculture, speaking in detail about the 

 Rose Test Garden and Dr. Van Fleet's 

 work at Bell, Md. 



The party then proceeded to Twin Oaks 

 to see Mrs. Bell's charming rose garden, 

 and thence, via Rock Creek Park to the 

 \^'alter Reed Hospital, wlierc, through the 

 courtesy of Col. Glennin. a luncheon was 

 served. 



After the luncheon the .Annual Meeting 

 was Jield. 



President Pyle at the beginning of the 

 meeting expressed the thanks of the so- 

 cietv to Col. Glemiin and Prof. Lumsdcn 



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Something New 



A Ten -Ten Catalog of 

 Greenlionse Plants and Orehids 



So many of you, said such 

 sound sensed things about our 

 other Ten-Ten Catalogs, that 

 we have now made one on Or- 

 chids and Greenhouse plants. 



In fact, such a number of you 

 kept asking for just such a cata- 

 log, that we simply jolly well had 

 to make it. 



.And now it's made, you'll find it 

 a real friend when it comes to 

 buying Orchids, palms and 

 greenhouse plants in general. 



If you are a regular shark on 

 species and varieties, it's ar- 

 ranged so \-ou can pick out ex- 

 actly what you want in a jifify. 



If you are one of the many, who 

 have just a nodding acquaint- 

 ance, as it were, j-ou can turn to 



the Ton-Ten Groups and know 

 that you will find there the ten 

 best of its kind. 



You can select from the ten, or 

 order the complete group; which 

 latter would in every case, give 

 you a choice and varied collec- 

 tion. 



Furthermore, its arrangement 

 and text are such that your em- 

 ployer will find it highly inter- 

 estin,g. You know ftill well, 

 that when they become inter- 

 ested, it's a lot easier to get the 

 plants you ought to have. Drop 

 us a card with your and your 

 employer's name and address, 

 and we will take genuine pleas- 

 ure in sending you both this 

 new member of the Ten Ten 

 faniilv. 



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for their kindness in inviting the members 

 of the society to visit the Walter Reed 

 Hospital. 



The first business to be brought up was 

 the election of officers, and Mr. Gude at 

 once moved the re-election of all officers 

 and directors whose terms expired. This 

 was seconded and immediately carried. 



The officers thus re-elected for one (1) 

 year were : President. Robert Pyle ; Vice- 

 President, F. L. .Atkins; Treasurer, C. H. 

 Totty ; Secretary, John C. Wistcr. 



The directors thus re-elected for three 

 (3) years were : John H. Dunlop, Wal- 

 lace R. Pierson. .Robert Simpson. 



President Pyle then spoke for a few mo- 

 ments about the proposed Washington 

 Rose Show Garden and the Portland Rose 

 trip which is scheduled for June, 1922. He 

 then called upon Prof. Corbett, who spoke 

 about Dr. Van Fleet's work at Bell, and 

 upon Secretary Wister, who spoke of the 

 work of the Secretary's office, and about 

 the dissemination of the "Mary Wallace" 

 rose. Dr. Shoemaker then told of the 

 work of the Takoma Horticultural Society, 

 and ;\Iiss Harrison expressed the wish that 

 The .American Rose Societv' should come 

 to Washington again next year. Mr. 

 McFarland spoke very briefly about The 



