January 12, 1918 



H R T I C U 



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CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 



On account of the unsatisfactory ex- 

 press service, some growers may feel 

 disinclined to risli shipment of carna- 

 tion blooms to the American Carna- 

 tion Society's exhibition at Boston, 

 Mass., the last two days of this month. 

 In order that this exhibition shall not 

 be entirely local, we would urge every 

 member to carry as many blooms as 

 he can handle, right along with him. 

 Two or three hundred blooms can be 

 handled very easily as hand baggage 

 and if a few growers will each do this, 

 a very good showing will be made. 



The New England growers are find- 

 ing it difficult to secure enough coal 

 to keep their houses warm and while 

 reports from that section indicate a 

 very high average in point of quality, 

 the quantity shown may fall short of 

 normal, which is another very good 

 reason why the growers from the mid- 

 dle west should make a special effort 

 to exhibit. Make entries for all the 

 stock you might be able to show, and 

 then do your very best to fill all the 

 entries listed. There is no charge for 

 making entries up to January 21st, 

 but after that date it will cost you 

 $2.00 for each class in which you de- 

 sire to make entry. If you have a 

 new variety, enter it for the society's 

 certificate of merit. A vase of blooms 

 entered in any other class may also be 

 entered for this certificate or merit. 



Come prepared to participate in the 

 activities of the convention. There 

 will be discussions of live topics of 

 vital interest to the industry. Look up 

 your records of blooms cut. prices re- 

 alized and cost of production. The 

 Boston members will extend a hearty 

 welcome. Let's make this the most 

 successful convention ever held by the 

 American Carnation Society. 



A. F. J. Baur, Secy. 



TO THE CARNATION GROWERS 

 OF NEW ENGLANp. 



Owing to the unusual and uncertain 

 transportation conditions of our coun- 

 try at present it is imperative and ex- 

 tremely necessary that our New Eng- 

 land growers make every effort to ex- 

 hibit and attend the meetings of The 

 American Carnation Society at Horti- 

 cultural Hall, Boston, January 30-31, 

 1918. We must hold on to the tradi- 

 tion that this is the best carnation 

 section of the country, and if necessary 

 sacrifice to some extent flowers and 

 time to make this a notable Conven- 

 tion and Exhibition. Let us show to 

 the public at this time that we are 

 Keeping the Home Fires Burning, 

 that when our hoys return home from 

 the front and from the sea we shall 



Meetings Next Week 



Monday, Jan. 14. 



Gardeners' and FMorists' Club of 

 Baltimore, Florists' E.\change Ilall 

 Baltimore. Md. 



New Yoris Florists' Club, Grand 

 Opera House, New York City. 



Rochester Florists' Association. 

 95 Main St., East Rochester, N. Y. 



Cincinnati Florists' Society, Hotel 

 Gibson Cincinnati, O. 



Tuesday, Jan. 15. 



Gardeners' and Florists' Club ofl 

 Boston, Horticultural Hall, Boston,jl 

 Mil ss. 11 



Gardeners' and Florists' Club ofi 

 Ontario, St. George's Hall, Toronto,! 

 Can. II 



Minnesota State Florists' Associa-ll 

 tion, Minneapolis, Minn. 



Pennsylvania Horticultural So- 

 ciety, Griffith Hall, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Wednesday, Jan. 16. 

 Rhode Island Horticultural So- 

 ciety, Public I>ibrary, Providence,| 

 R I 



Ta'rrytown Horticultural Society,]] 

 Tarrytown, N. Y. 



Thursday, Jan. 17. 



Essex County B'lorists' Club, I 

 Kreuger-Auditorium, Newark. N. J. 



New Orleans Horticultural Society, 

 Association of Commerce Bldg., New||| 

 Orleans, La. 



North Westchester County Ilorti- 

 cultunil Society, Mt. Kisco, N. Y. 



Tacoma Florists' Association. Mac- 

 cabce Hall. Tacoma, Wash. 

 Friday, Jan. 18. 



North Shore Horticultural Soccty,] 

 Manchester, Mass. 



be ready to help them to again take 

 their place in the upbuilding of the 

 Yours for the best exhibition ever. 

 Nation and to support their families. 



S. J. GODD.VRD, 



Chairman of Exhibits Committee. 

 Framingham, Mass. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HORTI- 

 CULTURISTS. 



Meeting of the Executive Board. 



President Charles H. Totty author- 

 izes the call for a meeting of the Ex- 

 ecutive Board, 9 a. m., at the Hotel 

 Jefferson, St. Louis, Mo., January 21, 

 22, next, to continue until all business 

 of the meeting is completed. 

 Meeting of the National Flower Show 

 Committee. 



Chairman George Asmus authorizes 

 the call for a meeting of the National 

 Flower Show Committee at the Hotel 

 Jefferson, St. Louis. Tuesday, Janu- 

 ary 22. The reason for calling this 

 meeting on the last day of the Execu- 

 tive Board meeting is for the purpose 

 of stibmitting to the Executive Board 

 any business tliat may require their 

 consideration. The hour of meeting 

 will be determined later, owing to the 

 \incertainties in regard to accommoda- 

 tions, and the many changes in train 

 service. I would advise that all those 

 who intend to attend these meetings 

 secure reservations at once. 



JouM Young, Secretary. 



January 5. 1918. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



The secretary's office of the Ameri- 

 can Rose Society will soon send out 

 entry blanks for the exhibition of the 

 society which will be held in connec- 

 tion with the National Flower Show 

 in St. Louis, April 6th to 15th, 1918. 

 The attention of rose growers who 

 plan to exhibit at this exhibition is 

 called to the following regulations for 

 judging cut blooms: All roses shall 

 be disqualified where exhibited with 

 more than two growths (one pinch), 

 except in classes calling tor displays 

 and for one hundred or more blooms 

 in one vase, on which two pinches are 

 allowed. 



The following varieties of roses have 

 been offered for registration in the 

 American Rose Society: 



Name — Silvia. Class — Hybrid Tea. 

 Parentage of rose — Sport of Ophelia. 



Description: Habit of plant, same 

 as Ophelia; character of foliage, better 

 than Ophelia; freedom of growth and 

 hardiness, same as Ophelia; flower, 

 large; color, sulphur yellow shading 

 to white; form, excellent; fragrance 

 and bud, very fragrant, and pointed; 

 petalage, same as Ophelia; freedom of 

 bloom and lasting quality, same as 

 Ophelia. The rose is similar to Ophe- 

 lia but is different in color and supe- 

 rior for the following reasons: Foli- 

 age and long bud. 



Signed by P. R. Pierson. 



Name — Rosalind. Class — Hybrid Tea. 

 Parentage of rose — Sport of Ophelia. 



Description: Habit of plant, same 

 as Ophelia; character of foliage, same 

 as Ophelia; freedom of growth and 

 hardiness, same as Ophelia; color, 

 bright coral in bud, apricot pink when 

 half open, shell pink when full open; 

 form, full; fragrance and bud, very 

 fragrant; petalage. 30 to 40 petals; 

 freedom of bloom and lasting quality, 

 free, fine keeper. The rose is similar 

 to Ophelia but is different in color and 

 has a third more petals and superior 

 for the followin.g reasons: Better 

 color, more double, more fragrant. 

 Signed by F. R. Pierson. 



If no objection to such registration 

 is filed with the secretary of the so- 

 ciety within three weeks after this 

 publication, the registration will be- 

 come permanent. 



E. A. 'White, Secretary. 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF 

 NEW YORK. 



There will be an exhibition of 

 plants and flowers at the American 

 Museum of Natural History New York 

 City, on Saturday and Sunday, Jan- 

 uary 19th and 20th. Prizes are offered 

 for orchids, carnations, sweet peas, 

 schizanthus, snapdragons and euphor- 

 bias. Schedules are now ready for 

 distribution, and may bo had by ad- 

 dressing the secretary, George V 

 Nash. New York Botanical Garden. 

 Bronx Park, N. Y. City. 



George V. Nash. Secy. 



