June 15. 1918 



HORTICULTURE 



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INTERNATIONAL FLOWER SHOW, 

 1919. 

 A meeting of the joint committee of 

 the Horticultural Society of New 

 York and the New York Florists' Club 

 was held on Saturday, June 8th. by 

 invitation of Mr. T. A. Havemeyer at 

 his beautiful estate at Brookville. L. I. 

 The members were escorted through 

 the extensive grounds by Mr. Have- 

 meyer and the horticultural treasures 

 of the place were inspected with great 

 interest. Unfortunately, the lilacs 

 had passed, and the large plantings of 

 peonies and roses had suffered se- 

 verely through storms. There was, 

 however, a fine display of the giant 

 eremuri,. an unusual exhibition for 

 many of the visitors. The many rare 

 shrubs and plants in the different col- 

 lections commands the attention 

 which, of course, was to be expected 

 of them. The developments in Nature 

 gardening which have been in prog- 

 ress during the last few years were 

 a revelation to all of the landscapisfs 

 fine work. 



The business of the meeting, which 

 was held in the Havemeyer residence. 

 was the organization of the 1919 

 Flower Show Committee. There were 

 present, besides ^Ir. Havemeyer. F. R. 

 Pierson, Wallace R. Pierson, C. H. 

 Totty, W. H. Duckham, Joseph A. 

 Manda. Edw. Sceery. James Stuart, 

 P. W. Popp. George V. Xash. W. H. 

 Siebrecht, Sr., A. L. Miller. John 

 Scheepers, F. L. Atkins, and John 

 Young. Election of officers resulted 

 as follows: Theodore A. Havemeyer. 

 chairman; John Young, secretary, and 

 F. R. Newbold. treasurer. A resolu- 

 tion was passed instructing the secre- 

 tary to communicate with the Inter- 

 national Exposition Co., citing con- 

 ditions as they exist at present among 

 commercial growers and owners of 

 private places in regard to restrictions 

 placed upon their supplies of coal for 

 greenhouse consumption, and notify- 

 ing the company that under the cir- 

 cumstances it would be most unwise 

 at this date to decide upon the ques- 

 tion of holding a show next year, but 

 that a meeting of the committee 

 would be held In the fall, and if con- 

 ditions at that time were changed for 

 the better, a definite decision would 

 be announced by Novemier 1st wheth- 

 er the show would be held. 



Mrs. Havemeyer was a delightful 

 hostess and assisted Mr. Havemeyer 

 in serving luncheon. A hearty vote 

 of thanks was tendered to host and 

 hostess for the day's enjoyment. 



On the return trip the committee 

 visited "Willowmere," at Roslyn. the 

 home of Admiral and Mrs. Aaron 

 Ward, where they were cordially en- 



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