March 2, 1918 



HORTICULTURE 



201 



AMERICAN GLADIOLUS SOCIETY 

 Launches Big Spring Drive. 

 On February 1st, The American 

 Gladiolus Society at the direction of 

 President Kunderd, launched a five- 

 months' campaign for membership. 

 The present increase in garden inter- 

 est manifesting itself as a result of 

 the nation's call for food production 

 to tillers of the soil, increased the 

 number of amateur gardeners in this 

 country over 600 per cent. The next 

 step in our gardening enthusiasm will 

 be the taking up of "Flower Growing 

 as a Hobby and Relaxation from the 

 Stress of War." 



The American Gladiolus Society has 

 long been active in fostering intelli- 

 gent garden activity along proper 

 lines, and this campaign will be not 

 alone a membership campaign in the 

 sense of having for its sole object the 

 increase of members, but will as well 

 undertake the fostering of increased 

 gladiolus growing on the part of the 

 Americaa public. 



The campaign will be in able hands. 

 Joseph J. Lane, of Garden Magazine 

 and Country Life will lead the mem- 

 bership committee in their activity. 

 Mr. Lane is known throughout the 

 country among garden lovers through 

 his connection with The Garden Maga- 

 zine, and his active association with a 

 number of horticultural societies and 

 floral bodies. He was one of the found- 

 ers of The American Dahlia Society, 

 and its first secretary. His aggressive 

 methods in the early days of this or- 

 ganization did much to establish it on 

 the solid footing on which it exists 

 today. 



A committee is being appointed com- 

 prising a large number of the leading 

 gladiolus dealers throughout the coun- 

 try, and all interested are invited to 

 get in touch with the chairman, or 

 write to President Kunderd. Detail 

 plans will be promulgated through 

 bulletins issued from time to time, and 

 results of the campaign announced as 

 It progresses. The Executive Commit- 

 tee have authorized the waiving of the 

 membership fee for the period of the 

 campaign, which is until June 1st. 

 Anybody joining in that time need not 

 pay the initiation fee, but simply the 

 annual dues of $2.00 per year. 



Arrangements have been made with 

 Madison Cooper, of Calcium, New York, 

 who is treasurer of the Society, to 

 mail his paper the "Flower Grower" 

 to all members during the life of their 

 membership. This publication, for- 

 merly The Modern Gladiolus Grower 

 has been enlarged in size, and broad- 

 ened in contents so as to become ex- 

 lover, particularly to those who are in- 

 terested in the culture of the gladiolus. 

 Profesoor A. C. Beal, of Cornell Uni- 

 versity, is secretary of the Society, 

 and is undertaking to carry on an ex- 

 tensive drive for members from his 

 office, inl has already produced a 

 splendid Increase. 



President Kunderd wishes it to he 

 understool that he believes this year 

 to be a most logical one for intensify- 

 ing the work of all floral societies, be- 

 cause of the conditions facini? our 

 country at the present time. Flower 

 lovers are people of sentiment as well 

 as action. Those who remain at home 

 will need to continue their flower gar- 

 dening as well as increase their vegeta- 

 able and food stuff plantings for the 



Gladiolus Panama 

 Still One of the Best 



poise that the occupation will bring to 

 them. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY 



The Executive Committee of the 

 American Rose Society held its meet- 

 ing at Hotel Collingwood, New York 

 City, February 21. It was decided 

 that the American Rose Society co- 

 operate with the International Flower 

 Show Committee in holding its spring 

 exhibition in New York, the Interna- 

 tional Flower Show Committee guar- 

 anteeing to provide suitable space for 

 the exhibits, the premium lists and 

 the general direction of setting up the 

 exhibits. The American Rose Society 

 is to name the judges. W. R. Pierson 

 and Robert Simpson were appointed 

 to look after the interests of the Amer- 

 ican Rose Society in connection with 

 the exhibition of the International 

 Flower Show. Judges were appointed 

 for plant and cut flower exhibits. 

 Robert Pyle of West Grove, Pa., was 

 appointed on the Central Committee 

 of Rose Test Gardens. 



An application for lite membership 

 •was received from Mrs. Charles Fred- 

 erick Hoffman, president of the Inter- 

 national Garden Club, which received 

 favorable action. The secretary re- 

 ported 56 life members, and 998 an- 

 nual members whose dues are paid 

 for 1918. All members whose dues 

 are paid for 1918 will be given en- 

 trance tickets to the International 

 Flower Show at any time during the 

 period from March 14 to March 21. 

 E. A. White, Secy. 



The regular monthly meeting of The 

 Florists' Club of Philadelphia will be 

 held in the Grand Fraternity Building, 

 1626 Arch street, on Tuesday evening, 

 March 5, 1918 at 8 o'clock. The Essay 

 Committee has been fortunate in 

 securing for this evening Past Presi- 

 dent J. Otto Thilow, who will deliver 

 his wonderful and interesting illus- 

 trated lecture on "Life and Vegetation 

 of the Hawaiian Islands." This Is 

 such a splendid lecture that it was de- 

 cided to make it an Open Night. 

 Ladies invited. 



