November 5, 1910 



HORTICULTURE 



635 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF AMERICA 



Tlio annual meeting of this Society 

 was held at Morristown, N. J., on No- 

 vember S. Otficeis for 1911 were se- 

 lected as follows: President, Elmer 

 D. Smith; vice-president, Chas. H. 

 Totty; secretary, C. W. Johnson; 

 treasurer, John N. May. St. Louis was 

 selected as the place for the meeting 

 in 1911. A contribution of $25.00 was 

 voted for the Calvat memorial fund. 

 The meeting was the best attended and 

 most enthusiastic in the history of the 

 C. S. A. 



Address of President Elmer D. Smith. 



M»'mbers of the Chrysanthemum So- 

 ciety of America. — Another year has 

 passed and we are again assembled to 

 consider ways and means for the bet- 

 terment of our Society. The member- 

 ship is far too small when we consider 

 the vast number interested in th-j 

 Queen of Autumn. The desire to gain 

 knowledge is apparent from the many 

 inquiiies showered upon those con- 

 versant with such topics, and yet we 

 seem unable to bring these inquiries 

 within our fold. We should have five 

 liundred more I'urolled as members of 

 good standing. Will some one please 

 suggest a plan to bring about this 

 end. No florist who grows any quan- 

 tity of chrysanthemums can afford to 

 remain aloof. He owes this obligation 

 to himself for the practical knowledge 

 that may be gained. At New York 

 last year I suggested that we consider 

 the affiliation of this Sociery with the 

 Society of American Florist.? and Or- 

 namental Horticulturists. I still be- 

 lieve it is our best course to take. Wi' 

 certainly have nothing to lose, with 

 the possibility of much to gain. I hope 

 that at this meeting the subject will 

 Ije thoroughly discussed. One change 

 in the scale tor judging exhibition 

 blooms has been proposed, reducing the 

 number of points allotted to size and 

 adding same to color. If suen a course 

 meets your approval, it should be re- 

 ineiubered that size is quite an impor- 

 tant factor in considerin.5 varieties 

 which aie suited for this purpose and 

 especially so if color or long necks 

 prevent them from being considered 

 from a coiumercial standpoint. 



If I were permitted to express my 

 views I would say color is of equal 

 importance to fullness, form and depth, 

 even from an exhibition point of view. 

 Should you decide to make them equal 

 the new scale would then be: Color, 

 15; Foliage, 5; Fullness. 15; Form, 15; 

 Depth, 15; Steiu. 5; Size, :iO. The fine 

 specimens displayed in the exhibition 

 hall are positive proof there has been 

 no retrogration and It affords me great 

 ])leasure to know our course is upward 

 and onward. Some ten years ago a 

 worthy gentleman at one of the west- 

 ern sliows, in responding to his toast, 

 stated that the limit in size had been 

 r( ached and it was folly to try to pro- 

 duce larger ones. I will leave it to 

 you to decide the truth of this state- 

 ment by bringing to mind those shown 

 at that time in comparison with those 

 before you today. As in the past there 

 are still many possibilities — soil that is 

 still unturned— and so it behooves us 



to keep our eyes to the front and 

 strive l;or greater achievement. 



This has been a very trying season 

 in the development of chrysanthe- 

 mums. In the middle west we had ten 

 days in early March with the ther- 

 mometer aiound the SO mark and a 

 cold April and May. Through June, 

 July and August the weather was 

 warm and air very dry with practically 

 no precipitation during these months. 

 October, the month for finishing, has 

 been extremely warm for the buds to 

 expand freely and many cases of burn- 

 ing have resulted therefrom. As near 

 as 1 can learn these conditions have 

 prevailed to a certain degree through- 

 out the country so that many have suf- 

 fered, losing fine blooms. Hope is the 

 anchor of the soul and so we must 

 wish for better conditions another 

 year. 



Since our last meeting one of the 

 world's most prominent originators 

 has passed to the great beyond — M. 

 Einst Calvat, of Grenoble, France. 

 His products have been very popular 

 both in England and America. While 



Pkesiden't Elmer D. Smith 



most novelties are soon cast aside and 

 later products take their places, yet 

 there are several originated by this 

 worthy raiser which have gladdened 

 the hearts of all exhibitors and are 

 today among the best for this purpose. 

 I refer to such varieties as M. Loiseau- 

 Rousseau, President Viger, Mme. Car- 

 not, S. A. Naceur-Bey, Chrysanthe- 

 miste Montigny and President Loubet. 



Before adjournment we should decide 

 on the next meeting place and I would 

 suggest that our vice-president be se- 

 lected from the same city or imme- 

 diate vicinity. I wish to thank the 

 press who have so kindly printed our 

 notices and the members of the com- 

 mittees who have given their time re- 

 gardless of other duties to be on hand 

 to examine seedlings, I am assured 

 these gentlemen are benefactors not 

 only to this Society, but to the grow- 

 ers at lar.?e in pointing out such of 

 the new creations as are best adapted 

 to the various purposes. 



In leaving the president's chair I 

 have but one wish and that Is this 

 Society may grow to be stronger in 

 every particular so that its influence 



for good will be felt far and near. 

 Thanking you for the many courtesies 

 extended and wishing you one and all 

 success I b'd you adieu. 



Work of Committees. 



Chicago, 111., Oct. 22.— No. 64-09, 

 color pink, exhibited by Roepke & 

 Rieman Co., Indianapolis, Ind. Color 

 15, form 10, fullness 7, stem 13, foli- 

 age 12, substance 10, size 7; total 74 

 points. 



Chicago, III., Oct. 22.— No. 3-09, Ref. 

 Jap., color white, exhibited by Roepke 

 & Rieman Co. Color 18, form 10, 

 fullness 7, stem 12, foliage 14, sub- 

 stance 10, size 7; total 78 points. 



Cincinnati, O., Oct. 22.^No. 14-09. 

 Inc. Jap., color magenta-pink, exhibit- 

 ed by Roepke & Rieman Co. Color 

 13, form 12, fullness 8, stem 12, foli- 

 age 13, substance 13, size 6; total 77 

 points. 



Boston, Mass. — Chrysolora. Inc. 

 Jap., color yellow, exhibited by Elmer 

 D. Smith & Co. For commercial pur- 

 poses; Color 18, form 14, fullness 9, 

 stem 15, foliage 12, substance 14, size 

 8; total 90 points. For exhibition 

 purposes: Color 9, stem 5, foliage 4, 

 fullness 13, form 13, depth 12, size 28; 

 total 84 points. 



Cincinnati, C, Oct. 22.— No. 3-09, 

 Jap Ref., color white, exhibited by 

 Roepke & Rieman Co. Color 17, form 

 11, fullness 7, stem 13, foliage 13, 

 substance 8, size 6; total 75 points. 



New York, N. Y., Oct. 22.— F. E. 

 .Xash, Jap., color blush, exhibited by 

 A. J. Loveless, Lenox, Mass. For 

 exhibition purposes, color 7, stem 4, 

 foliage 4, fullness 14, form 13, depth 



13, size 30; total 85 points. 

 Chicago, III., Oct. 22.— Chrysolora. 



Inc. Jap., color yellow, exhibited by 

 Elmer D. Smith & Co. Color 18, form 



14, fullness 10, stem 15, foliage 13, 

 substance 14, size 9; total 93 points. 



Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 24.— Chryso- 

 lora, Inc. Jap., color yellow, exhibited 

 by Elmer D. Smith & Co. For com- 

 mercial purposes: Color 18, form 14, 

 fullness 9, stem 13, foliage 12, sub- 

 stance 14, size 9; total 89 points. For 

 exhibition purposes: Color 8, stem 4, 

 foliage 3, fullness 14, form 14, depth 

 14, size 31; total 88 points. 



Chicago, III., Oct. 22.— Paper White, 

 Inc. Jap., color white, exhibited by 

 Elmer D. Smith & Co. Color 18, form 

 14, fullness 9, stem 15, foliage 13, sub- 

 stance 14, size 8; total 91 points. 



A YELLOW BRIDESMAID. 



W. G. Badgley of Chatham, X. J., 

 has a yellow sport from Bridesmaid 

 rose. "The color is a strong creamy 

 yellow and the outer petals are usually 

 "flushed with pink, making a very 

 pretty combination. Mr. Badgley is in- 

 creasing the stock and the new rose 

 will be heard from in the near future 

 at the exhibitions. 



PERSONAL. 



Visitors in Boston: George O. AVat- 

 son, Philadelphia, Pa.; W. C. Lang- 

 bridge, Cambridge, N. Y.; Ed. Eoehrs, 

 Rutherford, N. J.; Wintried Rolker, 

 New York City. 



New York visitor: J. F. Sullivau, 

 Detroit, Mich. 



