August 6, 1910 



HORTICULTURE 



171 



HOTEL SENECA 



Rochester's Leading Hotel 



Headquarters S. A. F. Etc. 



A. M. WOOLLEY 



Manager. 



could select no bettor time than this. 

 Wake up now and join us. We shall 

 have the best make-up of a train that 

 ever left the Lehigh Valley R. R. Sta- 

 tion. Remember the time, August 

 ]5th. 10 a. m., from Jersey Cit.v. 



With pleasant greetings and hoping 

 to welcome you all at the depot. 

 Respectfully yours, 



A. L. iMILLER. 



From St. Louis and Southern Illinois. 



State Vice-President Ammann has 

 sent out the following notice; 



Edwanlsville, III., August 1. 1910. 



Dear Sir: — As Vice-Presldeut for Illinois 

 South, I beg to invite you to joiu us ou 

 the delightful trip to the S. A. F. Conven- 

 tion at Rochester, August 16 to 19. The 

 official route will be the Big Four, leaving 

 St. Louis Union Station ou the celebrated 

 "Knickerl>or'lier Special" at 1 o'clock p. m. 

 Mouday, August 1.5. 



The special I'uUmau provided for the 

 party will be fully equipped and arrive in 

 Rochester at 9.20 Tuesday morning. The 

 fare for the round trip from St. Louis to 

 Rochester and return, including thirty (31)) 

 day stop-over when and where desired is 

 $23.16 aside from sleeper reservation, which 

 Ls $4.00 each way 



For further information write or 'phone. 

 Yours tnily, 



J. F. AilMAXX. 

 State Vice-President for Illinois South. 



Mr. Ammann, who is also Secretary 

 of the Illinois State Florists" Associa- 

 tion, writes us as follow-s: 



"The above is out for Illinois South. 

 The crowd from here will be small; in 

 tact, it seems impossible to be able to 

 interest the fellows even in our State 

 Association. Wish I knew of some 

 means to wake 'em up." 



Philadelphia to Rochester. 



The Lehigh Valley has been selected 

 by the Florists' Club as the route to 

 the Convention. Leave the Reading 

 Terminal 10.30 a. m.. Monday. Aug. 

 15th. Full particulars as to reduced 

 fare, etc., can be had by addressing 

 John Westcott, chairman transporta- 

 tion committee. Horticultural Hall, 

 Broad and Locust streets. 



Detroit to Rochester. 



State Vice-President Michael Bloy, 

 of Detroit, Mich., is very anxious to 

 know who of the locals and outsiders 

 are going to the convention. The De- 

 troit party will leave on Monday, Aug. 

 15, at 5 p. m., per boat to Buffalo, ar- 

 riving there at 8 p. m. on Tuesday. 

 Prom there they go by rail — about 70 

 miles, to Rochester. Fare on the boat, 

 $3.50; stateroom for 2, $2.50; railroad 

 fare, $1.50 single. 



Tliere is no more delightful trip than 

 this ride across Lake Erie to Buffalo, 

 and the boats plying between these 

 ports, although palatial in size and fit- 

 tings, are usually filled; thereby mak- 

 ing it difficult at times to get a berth 

 unless reservations are made ahead of 

 time. Anyone who wishes to join the 

 Detroit Club should not fail to notify 

 Mr. Bloy at once to give him a chance 

 to make proper reservations. 



Cincinnati to Rochester. 



The following parties have signified 

 their intention of attending the con- 

 vention at Rochester: Mr. and Mrs. 

 J. A. Peterson and son, Rodger Peter- 

 son, Mr. and Mrs. Louis H. Kyrk, Mr. 

 and Mrs. Otto Walke, Messrs. C. E. 

 Critchell, Albert Sunderbruch, Albert 

 Heckman, Jr., Herbert Greensmith, 

 Ray Murphy, Frank Westrich, Misses 

 Edith F. Kyrk and Laura Pfeiffer. 



New Orleans to Rochester. 



Vice-President Harry Papworth, of 

 New Orleans, La., writes that he ex- 

 pects to bring one or two new members 

 but is very much afraid he will not 

 have as many as last year, as A. Alost, 

 M. Cook and Otto Abele are in Eu- 

 rope and several are away in Ashe- 

 ville. Rochester being so far away 

 will also prevent some going. 



Department of Registration. 



As no objections have been filed, 

 public notice is hereby given that the 

 registration of the roses, "Dark Pink 

 Killarney" and "Lady Cromwell," by 

 A. N, Pierson, Inc., of Cromwell, Conn., 

 and the rose, "Purity," by Hoopes, Bro. 

 & Thomas Co., of West Chester, Penn., 

 become complete. 



H. B. DORNER, Secretary. 



July 28, 1910. 



Rutherford, N. J. — Among the or- 

 chids now blooming in quantity at 

 Julius Roehrs' greenhouses is Cattleya 

 aurea, a species of which this concern 

 has probably the largest collection in 

 the world. This is a distinct sort 

 from C. Dowiana aurea. Dendrobium 

 Phalaenopsis is flowering freely just 

 now from the old bulbs. Dendrobium 

 Dearii. so useful as a florists flower, 

 has never been out of bloom since 

 last September. Messrs. Roehrs have 

 recently completed a pumping station 

 and a rainwater tank 12 x 150 and are 

 assured of an unlimited supply of 

 water for all purposes. 



During Recess 



MARYLAND HORTICULTURISTS. 



The summer outing meeting, Thurs- 

 day, July 28th. of Maryland State Hor- 

 ticultural Society was a most enjoy- 

 able, educational and delightful event. 

 There were over 400 in attendance, 

 among which were 100 members of the 

 Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Balti- 

 more, and also many leading members 

 of the Washington Florists' Club. The 

 delegation arrived at Berlin, Md., at 

 the home of Mr. Orlando Harrison at 1 

 p. m. Mr. Harrison entertained the 

 "bunch'' in substantial and artistic 

 manner. On the lawn beneath the 

 shade of the trees were two long tables 

 which were freely decorated with vases 

 of gladioli, hydrangeas and many other 

 seasonable flowers. Good things were 

 dispensed in lavish quantity by the 

 beautiful young women of Berlin, who 

 graced the occasion as waiters. 'There 

 were peaches galore, side tables on 

 lawn piled high with them. A cornet 

 band furnished music. 



After the feast Richard Vincent, Jr., 

 president of the State Society, called 

 the meeting to order. Orlando Harri- 

 son, the host, delivered an earnest ad- 

 dress of welcome. He said in part, ha 

 was proud of being raised on a farm. 

 Hard knocks were necessary to de- 

 velop a man's quality. He explained how 

 economically the state appropriation to 

 Society had been managed. About 

 high living, he said, that while pota- 

 toes and some other products were 

 lower than ever, yet the farmers were 

 making good. "If you must eat meat 

 instead of good fruit and vegetables, 

 then you must pay the price." On a 

 recent visit to the West he discovered 

 the people sprayed and thinned fruit 

 on Sunday — here in the East we can 

 produce fruit good enough in six days. 

 Only intense cultivators of the soil are 

 making good in the West. He said 

 Maryland possessed the greatest ad- 

 vantages for the horticulturist and 

 farmers of any state he had visited. 

 During the next twenty years he pre- 

 dicted that westerners will be coming 

 to eastern farms. Geo. Morrison, presi- 

 dent of the Baltimore Gardeners' Club, 

 responded in some brief and very ap- 

 propriate remarks. In conclusion, Mr. 

 Morrison said that while Mr. Harri- 

 son's welcome orally and otherwise 

 was perfectly satisfying, yet he con- 

 sidered that Mrs. Harrison and some 



