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CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



The following rose Ims bioii offereil 

 to the Executive Committee of the 

 American Rose Society for registra- 

 tion, ami unless objections are made 

 within three weeks from the date of 

 tills publiaition. It will be accepted: 



Name — Florence fhenoweth or Yel- 

 low Harriot; Class— Austrian Briar; 

 Parentage of rose — Mme. Edouard Har- 

 riot Sport. Description: Habit of 

 plant— identical with parent; charac- 

 ter of foliage— identical with parent; 

 freedom of growth and hardiness- 

 vigorous tlower— large; color — yellow- 

 shaded with coral red; bud— long and 

 pointed. 



The rose Is similar to Mme. Edouiird 

 Harriot but is different in its color, 

 being a deeper yellow. 



Registration requested by E. B. 

 Chenoweth, Mt. Vernon, Wash. 



E. A. WniTE, Sec'y. 



TENNESSEE HORTICUUTURISTS. 



The Thirteenth Annual Convention 

 Of the Tennessee State Florists' As- 

 sociation, Tennessee State Horticultu- 

 ral Society, Tennessee State Nursery- 

 men's Association and Tennessee 

 Beekeeper's Association was held on 

 .lanuary 29, 30, 31, February 1, 1918, 

 at Nashville, Tennessee, with head- 

 quarters at The Hermitage Hotel. 



There was an interesting program 

 of addresses and discussions. The 

 president and secretary-treasurer of 

 the various organizations are as fol- 

 lows: Tennessee State Florists' Asso- 

 ciation—President, W. C. Johnson, 

 .Memphis; Secretary-Treasurer, G. M. 

 Bentley, Knoxville. Tennessee State 

 Horticultural Society— President, J. C. 

 Pruett, Union City; Secretary-Treas- 

 urer, O. M. Watson, Knoxville. Ten- 

 nessee State Nurserymen's Associa- 

 tion—President, Geo. W. Poague, 

 Graysville; Secretary-Treasurer, G. M. 

 Bentley, Knoxville. Tennessee Bee- 

 keepers' Association^President, Dr. J. 

 S. Ward, Nashville; Secretary-Treas- 

 urer, C. E. Bartholomew. Knoxville. 



P. W. POPP. 

 Our Illustration shows the features 

 of one of the most sprightly and versa- 

 tile members of "the New York 

 bunch." P. W. Popp holds quite a 

 variety of offices this year, including 

 the presidency of the Westchester and 

 Fairfield Horticultural Society and 

 vice-presidency of New York Florists' 

 Club and National Association of 

 Gardeners. In addition to these he Is 

 superintendent of "Seven Oaks," the 

 beautiful estate of Mrs. H. Darlington 

 at JIamaroneck, where his skill as a 

 gardener is strikingly demonstrated in 

 the numerous high honors won in 

 hotly contested competition at the big 

 shows in the metropolis and elsewhere. 

 He is known as a man who puts 

 through anything he undertakes. 





rvlEETINGb NEXT WEEK. 



Mondny, Feb. 4. 

 ,1 HrriiarilHvlllf lltirl U-ulliirul Sn- 

 'ij ililv, lliirllL'Ulltiral Hull, llvriiunlN- 

 vlll.-. .N. J. 



i:ilit'ron Iliirtiriiltiinil Society, Kin- 

 ilall, KlIiiTon. N. J. 



lIuiiHtiiii FlorlmH' nnl>, riiiiiiiliiT 



of rnlilllliTCf ICoiilllH, llnllHtoll, TfX. 



Moiitrciil (lurik'iitTH' iiiitl KhirlMtH' 

 ritili, .Montroiil, r'aiiailii. 



.New ItiMlforil llorlliultiii-al S.i 

 city. New Ii*'tlf(ird, MaHH. 



WaHlilnitloii KlorlBts' Club, WnBli- 

 liictiiii. I). C. I 



t'k'Vi'luiiil Florlnts' Cliiti. ('I.vr 

 lanil, <). 



Tuesday, Feb. 5. < 



I'lorlHts' nn<l GardeinTH' (''liih vt 

 Ilolyoki- nnil Norlliaiiiptiiii, MaBS. [ 



Lake Geneva (lardeiiers" and Kore- ' 

 I men's AHBOclntlon. Ilurtlcultural 

 Ilall, Lake Geneva, Wis. 



Los Angeles County llortleuJtural || 

 Society, Los AngeleH, Cul. 



I'nterson Florlcultural Society, Y. 

 .M. C. A. BIdR., I'atersoii. N. J. 



Florists' Club of Phlludelpliln, 

 I'iilladelphla. Pa. 



rittsliurKli Florists' and Garden- 

 iiN' Club, Fort I'ltt Hotel, ritls- 

 hni'tli. I'a. 



Wednesday. Feb. 6. 



Tuxedo Horticultural .Society. | 

 Tu.\e(lo I'ark, N. Y. 



Thursday, Feb. 7. 



.Vlbanv Florists' Club, Albany, 

 \. Y. 



HeadhiK (Pa.) Florists' Associa- 

 tion. Ucaillni^, Pa. 



Sontbampton Horticultural .So- 

 citv, t>dd Fellows Hall, .Sontlianip- 

 toii, N. V. 



Friday, Feb. 8. 



(,'onncctlcut Horllcultural Society, 

 County BulldinK. Hartford, Coun. 



Westchester and Fairlield Horti- 

 cultural Society. Horans Hall. 

 Oreenwirb, Conn. 



Saturday, Feb. 9. 



IJobbs Ferry Gardeners' -\8Kocia- 

 tlon. Dohbs Ferry, N. Y. 



FARMEKi. WEEK AI i.,uKNELL. 



ITHACA, N. Y. 

 Program for Department of Floricul- 

 ture. 

 .MiP.VDAV, KKJlltlAUy 11. 



2 p. m. lyocHire and demonstration: 

 Soil ahd its preparation for ornamental 

 plant culture. Prof. U. I^iimsden. 

 TiK.su.^v, Fkiiiu'.miy \2. 



.Meeting of the New York Federation 

 of Horticultural Societies aiid Floral 

 Clubs. 



9 a. m. Some berbaceoua peren- 

 nials of commercial value (Illus- 

 trated). C. L. Thayer. 



10 a. m. What research can do for 

 the florist. Dr. A. C. Beal. 



11 a. ni. Diseases of florlcultural 

 crops. Dr. L. M. Massey. 



2 p. m. Soils for greenhouse crops. 

 Prof. F. W. Morse. 



3 p. m. How the agricultural college 

 can best serve the florist. Fifteen min- 

 ute talk: (a). The cut-flower special- 

 ist, P. R. Pierson; (b). The plant spe- 

 cialist, Anton Schullhels; (c). The re- 

 tailer, S. A. Anderson; (d). The ama- 

 teur flower grower, E. M. Mills. 



4 p. m. Business meeting of the 

 Federation. 



Wbdnesd.vy, Februakt 13. 



10 a. m. Fertilizers for the home 

 flower garden. Prof. F. W. Morse. 



11 a. m. The perennial garden (il- 

 lustrated). Prof. D. Lumsden. 



12 m. The rose garden (illustrated). 

 Dr. A. C. Beal. 



2 p. m. Lecture and demonstration 

 on floral arrangement. Prof. E. A. 

 White. 



TutK.sD.w, Feiiruaby 14. 



9 a. m. Some of the best house 

 plants and their culture. Miss L. A. 

 Minns. 



10 a. m. Periodicals on flower grow- 

 ing. Dr. A. C. Beal. 



11 a. m. Insects that attack house 

 plants, and their control. Dr. Robert 

 Matheson. 



2 p. m. Propagation and containers 

 for house plants. Miss L,. A. Minns. 

 Fkiday, February 15. 



9 a. m. Garden lilies. Prof. D. 

 Lumsden. 



10 a. lii. Sweet peas. Dr. A. C. Beal. 



11 a. m. Garden iris. M. E. Fam- 

 ham. 



12 m. Primroses. Miss L. A. Minns. 



2 p. m. Lecture and demonstration 

 on bulb growing for the home. C. L. 

 Thayer. 



3 p. m. Round table. 



Saturday, Febkuaby 16. 

 9-12 a. ni. All members of the flori- 

 ciiltural staff will be at the green- 

 houses for the purpose of answering 

 any questions regarding amateur or 

 commercial flower-growing. 



P. W. Popi- 

 Vice-President, New York Florists' Club. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 

 The annual meeting of the Central 

 New York Horticultural Society was 

 held in New Hartford, January 4. 

 While exhibitions well be held as 

 usual this year, there will be no 

 lectures and the big annual exhibit 



