June 29, 1918 



HORTIOULTUEE 



631 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF 

 NURSERYMEN. 



As we are going to press the Ameri- 

 can Association of Nurserymen is 

 holding its forty-tliird annual conven- 

 tion in Chicago, with a fairly repre- 

 sentative attendance. The program is 

 an extensive one and much business 

 of importance is being transacted. 



J. R. JIayhew, presiding as vice- 

 president, delivered a most patriotic 

 and devout address on "War Times 

 and the Nursery Business." He urged 

 the sacrifice of everything, it neces- 

 sary, iintil Prussian militarism is ban- 

 ished from the earth. He said: 



"I hope that each of you may, for 

 the duration of the war, make money, 

 may make more money than ever be- 

 fore in your life, but only that you 

 may be able to contribute, through 

 tax and through investment in war 

 securities and war charities, every 

 dollar you are able to earn and spare 

 from a most frugal and economical 

 living. I do not believe that any one 

 of us has a moral right to pile up 

 profits for ourselves as long as this 

 war lasts, nor do I believe our leaders 

 will allow it. The profits of business, 

 great and small, should, and doubtless 

 will be, taken in tax it not invested 

 in government war securities, and 

 this, beyond question, is the Govern- 

 ment's plan. We should, with this 

 purpose before us, by every honorable 

 means, endeavor to make our business 

 turn out profits, difficult as the propo- 

 sition now seems." 



Aivin E. Nelson, of Swain Nelson & 

 Sons Co., Chicago, was chairman of 

 the local committee and Jlrs. Clyde 

 Leesley looked after the interests of 

 the ladies attending the convention. 

 The exhibits have been dispensed with. 



NEWPORT HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 

 The .Juno show of this socioty was 

 held on Tuesday, the 2.ith inst. The 

 effect of present conditions was re- 

 flected in the smaller number of ex- 

 hibits and the lack of competition. 

 The quality of the exhibits on the 

 whole were excellent. Mrs. T. J. 

 Emery, gard. Andrew Porward, ex- 

 hibited hybrid tea roses, hardy flowers 

 and vegetables which were awarded 

 first premium in each case as follows: 

 Hybrid tea roses, named, outdoor 

 grown flowers, six vases of hardy 

 perennials, six distinct kinds of veg- 

 etables. Mrs. T. O. Richardson, gard. 

 James Robertson, and Miss Fanny 

 Foster, gard. C. M. Bugholt, divided 

 the honors in the classes tor hybrid 

 perpetual roses. Mrs, W. Wall Sher- 



man, gard. Andrew Ramsay, won sev- 

 eral first prizes in the single vase 

 classes for hybrid tea roses. William 

 G. Taylor, amateur sweet pea grower, 

 exhibited solne excellent sweet peas 

 and won first prize in all the classes 

 he exhibited in. 



A booth for the sale of flowers was 

 one of the features and a goodly sum 

 was realized for the benefit of the 

 Red Cross. All surplus flowers were 

 sent to the Naval Hospital and to the 

 Newport Hospital on the closing of 

 the show. 



Kempenaar & Christianson who 

 made a fine exhibit of hybrid tea and 

 tea roses were awarded a certiflcate 

 of merit. T. Suffern Taller, gard. Wm. 

 Edward, exhibited orchids and spirea 

 and received special award. 



J. R. M.WHEW 



Viii' I'lvsiileiit American Assoriation of 

 Xurserymeu 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF WASHING- 

 TON. 



The next regular meeting will be 

 held July 2, instead of on July 4, as 

 previously announced. The cause tor 

 the change is the proposal to hold in 

 ihif. city on the latter date a patriotic 

 fageant on a scale never heretofore 

 undertaken. A special meeting was 

 called to consider this question and a 

 committee composed of George C. 

 Shaffer. William Marche and G. Mil- 

 ton Thomas was ajipointed to lay 

 l)lanL for tlie entering of a float in the 

 precession in the name of the florists 

 of Washington. It had been planned 

 to hold an old fashioned basket party 

 at Suitland Park on the Fourth of 

 July, to which the ladies were to par- 

 ticijate. All of the stores will close at 

 not later than one o'clock, as prev- 

 iously agreed upon, and the outing 

 will have to come in .\ugust. 



LANCASTER COUNTY FLORISTS' 

 ASSOCIATION. 



Thursday, June 2lith, Richard Vin- 

 cent, Jr., arrived in Lancaster and 

 was taken to the home of President 

 Buchanan for an hour's company with 

 (Jeo. B. Wilson, the present owner 

 and president of the Wheatland 

 Greenhouse Co. .41ong with Mr. Vin- 

 cent were Elmer Weaver, E. P. Hos- 

 tetter, the writer, and T. J. Nolan. 

 This same party joined by Messrs. 

 Ira Landis, Hary K. Rohrer. Chas. M. 

 Weaver, -M. J. Brinton and B. F. Barr 

 took dinner with Mr. Vincent at the 

 Elks' Club. 



The meeting was opened at eight 

 o'clock with the usual formal business 

 and a report that the picnic should be 

 in the form of a basket picnic, so that 

 the sociability will have to come with 

 the various games and amusements 

 instead of with the breaking of bread. 



Mr. Evans, chairman of our Local 

 Fuel Committee, gave us a very good 

 talk on the fuel question. He put us 

 all on our honor to comply with the 

 laws and also to report any violation 

 of the law. He also added that any 

 time we were in trouble to come to 

 him. and while he could not promise 

 to help us out every time he would 

 do all he could for us. 



Richard Vincent, Jr., then gave us 

 his illustrated lecture on Scotland and 

 this was interspersed with some genu- 

 ine Scotch songs rendered by Donald 

 Frazer, who is second only to Harry 

 Lauder. Mr. Vincent is always inter- 

 esting and was especially so this night 

 and his little prelude in which he 

 gave us a heart to heart talk on the 

 outlook for our business was a mas- 

 terpiece of good common sense. 



The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Club 

 has been properly started and we can 

 soon look for results that will put the 

 Gentlemen's Auxiliary on their metal. 

 The next meeting will be picnic at 

 the home of B. F. Barr on the 18th 

 I'f July. Alukut M. Hkrk. 



TORONTO RETAIL FLORISTS- 

 CLUB 



The first annual meeting of the 

 Toronto Retail Florists' Club was held 

 on Monday, June 10th. The election 

 of officers for the ensuing year result- 

 ed in the unanimous election of Pres- 

 ident Geo. M. Geraghty; vice-presi- 

 dent, H. G. Dilleinuth; secretary. 

 Harry James; treasurer. J. A. Neal; 

 executive committee: the ofllcers and 

 Mrs. Moore, J. .1. Higgins, S. A. Frost. 

 J. J. Carter. Plans for the club's out- 

 ing were outlined. There will be many 

 kinds of games tor young and old. and 

 suitable prizes in all events. The club 

 extends an invitation to all their 

 friends to attend their "pick-nick'' at 

 Island Park. Wednesday, July 17th. 

 No admission fee. All florists' stores 

 in Toronto will be closed on the after- 

 noon of the "pick-nick." 



