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HORTICULTURE 



October 29, 1910 



ROCHESTER FLORISTS LEAD THE 

 WAY. 



A movement to make Rochester 

 more beautiful has been inaugurated 

 by the Rochester Florists' Association 

 by the adoption of the report and 

 recommendations of a committee which 

 has been studying the question for 

 months. It is proposed, with the aid 

 and co-operation of the citizens, to 

 establish in all parts of the city indi- 

 vidual and community competitions, 

 cash prizes to be offered for the own- 

 er or occupant of a home who excels 

 his neighbors in the neatness of his 

 lawn or beauty of his flower garden, 

 or the particular community, street or 

 section of the city which is awarded 

 the distinction of having the best ap- 

 pearing streets, lawns and gardens. 

 The details of the plan are set forth 

 in the following report of the special 

 committee composed of W. H. Dildine, 

 A. R. Luetchford and R. G. Salter, 

 which has been unanimously adopted 

 by the florists: 



Your committee to investigate the pos- 

 sibility of arousing interest on the part of 

 owners and occupants of dwellings in 

 Rochester in the improving and beauti- 

 fying of their streets and grounds, and to 

 report the advisability of taking up this 

 work on the part of the Rochester Florists' 

 Association, have reported from time to 

 timfe the receipt of various letters, pamph- 

 lets, etc., from organizations iu other cities 

 vv-orking along this line or similar lines. 

 We herewith give a summary of our in- 

 vestigations and the conclusions at which 

 we have arrived : 



First — We have not found any plan iu 

 use in the United States or Canada which 

 we believe could be adopted in toto in 

 Rochester. In Canada nearly all the horti- 

 cultural societies engaged in this work 

 have government aid. In several of the 

 American cities organizations interested 

 along these lines are working In conjunc- 

 tion with the penny packet schemes and 

 various gardening commissions. It is the 

 sense of this committee that in Rochester 

 we ought not to infringe upon the oper- 

 ations now carried on by flower garden- 

 ing clubs, the Vacant Lot Commission or 

 ^ any other organization. It is not our plan 

 to ■ Interfere with these organizations or 

 cover any part of the work they are now 

 doing. 



Second — It is the unanimous opinion of 

 this committee that there is a clear field 

 for an organization which shall limit it- 

 self to arousing interest on the part t»f 

 house owners and occupants to lieautify 

 their surroundings, whether by the use of 

 flowering or foliage plants, or improve- 

 ment in sidewalks, lawns, fences or in any 

 other manner which will generally im- 

 prove the appearance of the street and 

 ueighborhood. By taking up this work 

 we will not conflict with that being done 

 by any other organization at the present 

 time. 



Third — Tbe possibilities along this line 

 are so great, and the beueflts to the en- 

 tire city of- Rochester would be so many, 

 that we should endeavor to secure the as- 

 sistance and co-operation of all the good 

 citizens in Rochester to make this plan a 

 success. Tbe people of Rochester must 

 understand that while the Florists' Asso- 

 ciation is entirely willing to take the lead 

 in the matter, it is merely the medium 

 through which the citizens may do the 

 work. We should solicit the advice and 

 aid of the many Rochesterians whose 

 travels and experience make tbem emi- 

 nently fitted to help us carry out this 

 project. 



Fourth — To avoid the slightest suspicion 

 that this association is favoring such a 

 plan for its own gain, either directly or 

 indirectly. We should put this association 

 on record as being opposed to any sclieme 

 limiting the kinds or varieties of seeds, 

 plants and bulbs used, or of suggesting 

 directly or indirectly where such stock 

 should be procured. 



Fifth — We believe that n system of com- 

 petition and prizes should be arranged. 

 One plan that this committee considers 

 entirely feasible is as follows: To offer, 

 to residents of any section of any street in 

 Rochester, the size to be determined by 

 themselves, except that the minimum 

 length shall not be less than three blocks, 



to duplicate any amount, not to exceed 

 $25, raised by such citizens, to be awarded 

 to contestants in their own section; a com- 

 mittee to be selected by the citizens in that 

 section to make all the arrangements re- 

 garding tbe rules of the contest and select 

 the judges to make the awards. By such 

 a plan we will throw a large share of the 

 responsibility upon those most directly in- 

 terested ; namely, the residents of each 

 competing section. 



Sixth — To secure funds for the purpose 

 of giving such prizes, or duplicating any 

 amouuts offered by any section to the 

 maximum of $2.3. this committee recom- 

 mends that the society puts itself on 

 record at once in favor of this plan and 

 let the people of Rochester know that a 

 part of the profits of the coming flower 

 show will be used to this end. 



Seventh — We recommend that a perma- 

 nent committee of seven members of tbe 

 association he appointed to take up this 

 work, and that we request the editor-in- 

 chief of each of the daily papers of the 

 city of Rochester to become members of 

 this committee, or in case of inability or 

 disinclination of any editor-in-chief, we 

 recommend that he select some member of 

 his staff to represent his paper on this 

 committee. 



Eighth — It is the unanimous opinion of 

 this committee that such a project is well 

 wortliy the highest ambition and aim of 

 this organization. Any plans which will 

 benefit Rochester will, in the long run. be 

 of benefit to the members of this organiza- 

 tion, and we believe that the project will 

 elicit the approval of the entire city and 

 will bring to our aid all the forces which 

 arc working so harmoniously and so suc- 

 ressfully to benefit Rochester. If we adopt 

 this plan the idea which should be upper- 

 most in our minds is a still more beauti- 

 ful Rochester. 



NEW ORLEANS NOTES. 



Fall weather has set in and almost 

 simultaneously a revival of business 

 has taken place. 



A. Alost has just received a large 

 consignment' of bay trees, boxwoods, 

 araucarias and other Belgian products, 

 which considering the distance trav- 

 eled look exceptionally well. 



Several of our city department 

 stores have had their fall openings, 

 and it is gratifying to report that the 

 use of palms and cut flowers for 

 decorating has been quite liberal, and 

 promises to increase from year to 

 year. 



At the last meeting of the New 

 Orleans Horticultural Society, Thurs- 

 day, Oct. 20th, resolutions were adopt- 

 ed protesting against the sale of 

 plants to our retail trade by a cer- 

 tain northern establishment, at whole- 

 sale prices, the same prices that are 

 charged our dealers. A copy of these 

 resolutions will be forwarded to the 

 horticultural society located in the 

 city in which the firm complained of 

 is domiciled. 



Great preparations are being made 

 to meet the demands for the biggest 

 day in the year to the New Orleans 

 florist; "All Saints' Day," Nov. 1st. 

 This is our annual "decoration day." 

 and the large volume of business 

 handled for this occasion, requires 

 that special arrangements be made 

 and a system adopted, that no other 

 day in the year calls for. The chrys- 

 anthemum is the principal flower 

 used, and the crop grown locally this 

 year promises to be of good quality. 

 There are, however, never enough 

 homegrown to supply the demand, and 

 it is necessary to bring in an extra 

 supply from other flower centers, 

 principally Chicago. 



22, at Young's Hotel, and in connec- 

 tion therewith, the annual banquet, 

 which was enjoyed by about seventy- 

 five of the shareholders with the rep- 

 resentatives of the trade press as in- 

 vited guests. 



President W. C. Stickel, who has 

 contributed so much to the harmony 

 and success of this flower market by 

 his good judgment and tact, presided 

 at the meeting. The reports of offi- 

 cers, accountant and auditing commit- 

 tee showed the organization to be in 

 excellent financial condition and still 

 enjoying the prosperity which has 

 been continuous for the past eighteen 

 years and a ten per cent dividend will 

 be paid. 



This institution has made for itself 

 an influential position in the florist 

 trade of New England, and is a 

 healthy factor in the social and indus- 

 trial life of the plant and flower busi- 

 ness of which Boston is the centre. 

 The gentlemen who control its poli- 

 cies are men of high standing in the 

 profession and widely known through- 

 out the country as successful growers 

 and business men. The old board of 

 directors was unanimously re-elected 

 and the business of the year ahead 

 will go on under the same wise and 

 conservative management as hereto- 

 fore. 



The banquet was first-class in all 

 respect. Few speeches, were made, the 

 time being all needed between the 

 feasting and the transaction of busi- 

 ness. . 



DURING RECESS. 

 New York Bowling. 



The interest in the bowling games 

 seems to be well maintained and each 

 Friday evening sees a very jovial 

 gathering at these friendly contests. 

 Mrs. C. W. Scott gave a special prize 

 — a silk umbrella — last Friday, and It 

 was won by R. J. Irwin, of Skidelsky 

 & Irwin, Philadelphia. The Quaker 

 City seems to hold her own all along 

 the line. Scores were as follows — ag- 

 gregate for three games: 



Manda 456 Fenrlch 423 



Irwin 453 Smith 420 



Scott 450 Binsman 419 



Donaldson 439 Shaw 400 



Berry 436 Marshall 338 



Mr. Irwin gives the prize this week. 

 For next week P. .7. Smith contributes 

 a satchel. The Astoria and New York 

 clubs expect to have a match game 

 on the afternoon of November 14, 

 preceding the N. Y. Florists' Club 

 meeting. 



Chicago Bowling Scores, Oct. 19, 1910. 

 ROSES. 

 ROSES. CARNATIONS. 



Games. Games. 



1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 



Wolf... 156 160 166 Ayers.. 154 176 130 

 Johnson 118 156 140 Kraus.. US 123 109 

 Bvers... 132 149 172 W't'sn. 123 200 155 

 Kr'chfn 148 126 103 Schultz. ISl 126 153 

 Fischer. 156 180 176 A. Zeck. 176 186 195 



BOSTON FLOWER EXCHANGE. 



The reorganized and reinforced Bos- 

 ton Flower Exchange held its first 

 annual meeting since the new incor- 

 poration, on Saturday evening, October 



Percy Rlchter, salesman for Ernest 

 Asmus at the New York Cut Flower 

 Company, New York, has received the 

 auto car which he recently won at a 

 raffle. He has a bid of $1200 for it. 



