February 9, 1918 



HORTICULTUEE 



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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GAR- 

 DENERS. 



The spirit of closer co-operation be- 

 tween the Gardeners' National Asso- 

 ciation and their local societies and 

 clubs, which has been a subject of 

 considerable advocation in professional 

 gardening circles for several years, 

 took on some definite shape at the 

 annual convention of the National As- 

 sociation of Gardeners held in Chicago 

 in December last, when it was voted 

 to authorize the National Co-operative 

 Committee to arrange for a series of 

 conferences throughout the year in 

 different parts of the country wher- 

 ever it will be possible to conveniently 

 bring members of the national and 

 local organizations together. 



The purpose of these conferences is 

 to provide more frequent opportunities 

 than now exist for an interchange of 

 views and ideas and for a general dis- 

 cussion of subjects pertaining to the 

 profession of gardening among those 

 engaged in it. In order to inaugurate 

 the plan it has been decided to hold 

 the first of the series of conferences 

 at the Murray Hill Hotel, New York 

 City, on FYiday afternoon, March loth, 

 at two o'clock, with Vice-President P. 

 W. Popp to preside as chairman. This 

 meeting will occur during the time of 

 the annual International Spring Flower 

 Show. 



A conference will be held in St. 

 Louis during the week of April 8th, 

 with Director L. P. Jansen presiding 

 as chairman. Exact date and place of 

 meeting to be announced later. This 

 meeting will occur during the time of 

 the convention of the Society of Amer- 

 ican Florists and Ornamental Horticul- 

 turists. It is proposed to hold a con- 

 ference in Boston some time during 

 the month of May with ex-President 

 W. N. Craig presiding as chairman. 

 Plans are afoot for conferences in 

 other sections of the country, and 

 these will be announced from time to 

 time as their arrangements are com- 

 pleted. All gardeners interested in 

 the development of their profession 

 and in the advancement of ornamental 

 horticulture, are invited to attend 

 these conferences. 



The Committee on Essays and Hor- 

 ticultural Instruction is distributing an 

 essay each month, for discussion at 

 the meetings of the local organizations. 

 Any society wishing this service and 

 not now receiving it may obtain it by 

 applying to W. N. Craig, Chairman, 

 Committee on Essays and Horticul- 

 tural Instruction, Brookline, Mass. 



The Committee on Meritorious Ex- 

 hibits repeats its offer of last year, to 

 award the association's silver medal 

 for competition at monthly meetings 

 tor the largest number of points for 

 the year, or for competition at a 

 flower show of a local society or c'ub, 

 the only stipulation being that the 

 medal must be won by a member of 

 the association. Societies desiring to 

 avail themselves of this offer should 



Meetings Next Weekj 



Monday, Feb. 11. 



Gardeners' and Florists' Club of | 

 11 Baltimore, Florists' Exchange Hall, 

 Baltimore, Md. 



New York Florists' Club, Grand | 

 Opera House, New York City. 



Rochester Florists' Association, I 

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



Cincinnati Florists' Society, Hotel | 

 Gibson, Cincinnati, O. 



Tuesday, Feb. 12. 



Newport Horticultural Society, 

 Newport, R. I. 



Wednesday, Feb. 13. 



Cincinnati Florists' Society, Jabez | 

 Elliott Flower Market, Cincinnati, O. 



Dutchess County Horticultural | 

 Society, Fallkill Bldg., Poughkeep- 

 sie. N. Y. 



Lenox Horticultural Society Lenox, 

 Mass. 



Morris County Florists' and Gar- 

 deners' Society, Madison, N. J. |||: 



Nassau County Horticultural So- 

 ciety, Pembroke Hall, Glen Cove, 

 N. Y. 



Thursday, Feb. 14. 



Meulo Park Horticultural Society, I 

 Menlo Park. Calif, 1 



New London Horticultural Soci- 

 ety. Municipal Bldg., New London, 

 Conn. 



Friday, Feb. 15. 



North Shore Horticultural Society, 

 Manchester, Mass. 



address William Kleinheinz, Chairman, 

 Committee on Meritorious Exhibits. 

 Ogontz, Pa. 



President Robert Weeks will shortly 

 announce his national and local com- 

 mittees for the annual convention to 

 be held in Cleveland during the first 

 week in October, 1918. The most 

 scientific methods for increased pro- 

 duction and proper conservation of 

 food products will be the dominating 

 feature of this year's program, for the 

 gardeners realize fully that even an 

 early cessation of the war will not 

 solve the food shortage problem and 

 that this country must be the main 

 source of supply to meet the world's 

 food demand for a long time to come. 



L. P. Jensen, Chairman of the Com- 

 mittee on Bird Propagation and Pro- 

 tection, Busch Place, St. Louis, Mo., 

 asks that all interested in our feathery 

 friends send their observations, expe- 

 riences and suggestions relating to the 

 subject to him and he will see that 

 they are used to the best advantage. 

 Questions relating to the subject of 

 bird protection will be cheerfully an- 

 swered by the committee. 



NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The next meeting of tjie New York 

 Florists' Club, on Monday night, Feb- 

 ruary 11, promises to be a "wakener." 

 President Charles Schenck makes ur- 

 gent request that every member make 

 an effort to attend. This will be 

 "Rose Night'' which in itself should 

 ensure a most interesting occasion. 

 But there will also be an entertaining 

 and instructive lecture by W. G. Free- 

 man on Pul)licity, and there will be a 

 large number of new candidates for 

 membership to be introduced. 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 

 The meeting of the American Car- 

 nation Society in Boston, of which a 

 full account was given in our issue of 

 February 2, closed with a> banquet in 

 Horticultural Hall on Thursday even- 

 ing, participated in by about seventy- 

 five people, including seven ex-presi- 

 dents of the Society. Patrick Welch 

 was chairman of the entertainment 

 committee, which is equivalent to say- 

 ing that the menu was excellent in 

 quality and generous in quantity. 

 President-elect C. S. Strout presided 

 at the head table and had for his aide 

 the veteran toastmaster, A. P. Calder, 

 who filled his position with polished 

 urbanity and honeyed eloquence. The 

 first and chief speaker of the evening 

 was President R. M. Saltonstall of the 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society 

 whose address was congenial and in- 

 tensely patriotic as he rehearsed the 

 history of the renowned Society over 

 which he presides and its kindly at- 

 titude from the beginning towards the 

 carnation and its adherents. He 

 strongly upheld the dignity, useful- 

 ness and essentiality of flowers and 

 floriculture in the present strenuous 

 times and was vigorously applauded. 

 President Strout's address was in sim- 

 ilar vein and most hopeful concerning 

 the future prosperity of the carnation. 

 Eugene Dailledouze gave some inter- 

 esting reminiscences of the career of 

 the Society during the past twenty 

 years. Other speakers were R. T. 

 Brown and R. Vincent, Jr. The enter- 

 tainment closed at 10 p. m. in con- 

 formity with the laws now in force. 



DENVER (COLO.) SOCIETY OF 

 ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURE. 



The Third Annual Horticultural In- 

 stitute under the auspices of this so- 

 ciety was held on February 5th and 

 6th, at the Y. M. C. A. hall, and Feb. 

 ruary 7th, at 8 p. m. at the Public 

 Library. 



There was a splendid program of 

 entertainment and lectures, including 

 talks on "City Gardens" by Dr. E. P. 

 Sandsten; "Insect Pests" by Prof. C. 

 P. Gillette; "Wild Flowers for Home 

 Grounds" by Prof. W. W. Robblns; 

 "Annuals and Perennials" by John 

 Berry; "Garden Seeds" by C. R. Root; 

 "Fruits" by G. A. Klaiber; "Roses" by 

 Mrs. M. Sheeran; "Shade Trees" by 

 Prof. W. J. Morrill; "Garden Cities" 

 by M. Walter Pesman; "Birds in 

 City Gardens" by V. H. Bercherd; 

 "Landscape Design for City Gardens" 

 by S. R. De Boer; "Manufacturing 

 Horticultural Munitions" by Dr. D. H. 

 Fouse. 



The officers of the Society are as fol- 

 lows: Adam Kohankie, Sup't Wash- 

 ington l^ark, Pres.; M. Walter Pesman, 

 with H. M. Chamberlin & Son, Vice- 

 Pres.: S. R. DeBoer, Landscape Archi- 

 tect, Sec'y-Treas., 307 City Hall, Den- 

 ver. Members Executive Committee, 

 John Berry, Horticulturist, G. A. 

 Klaiber, City Forester. P. L. Clark, 

 Supervisor of Horticulture, Denver 

 Public Schools. 



