HORTICULTURE 



1884 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 



AND 



ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURISTS 



1905 



Preliminar}' program of the twenty-first 

 annual meeting and exhibition to be held at 

 Washington, D.C., August 15, 16, 17, and 

 18, 1905. Meetings at Carroll Hall, G St., 

 between gth and loth, N. W. Exhibition at 

 National Rifles Armory, G'St., between 9th 

 and loth, N. W. 



OFFICERS FOR 1905 

 President, J. C. Vaughan, Chicago, 111. 

 Vice-President, J. R. Freeman, Washing- 

 ton, D.C. 



Secretary, Wm. J. Stewart, Boston, Mass. 

 Treasurer, H. B. Beatty, Pittsburg, Pa. 

 Directors, for one year, George C. Watson, 

 Philadelphia, Pa.; R. F. Tesson, St. Louis, 

 Mo. 



For two years, H. M. Altick, Dayton, O.; 

 Theodore Wirth, Hartford, Conn. 



For three years, V. H. Hallock, Queens, 

 N.Y.; W. H. ElUott, Brighton, Mass. 



State Vice-Presidents, Ala., Hugh Sealc, 

 Birmingham; Cal., Hans Plath, San Fran- 

 cisco; Colo., J. A. Valentine, Denver; Conn., 

 John Coombs, Hartford; D.C, George H. 

 Cooke, Washington; Fla., C. D. Mills, Jack- 

 sonville; Ga., A. C. Oelschig, Savannah; 111., 

 So., John Wilhus, Danville; 111., No., P. J. 

 Hausvrirth, Chicago; Ind., Irwin C. Berter- 

 mann, Indianapolis; la., Theodore Ewaldt, 

 Davenport; Kan., C. P. Mueller, Wichita; 

 Ky., Fred. L. Schulz, Louisville; La., Harry 

 Papworth, New Orleans; Md., R. Vincent, 

 Jr., White Marsh; Mass., E., W. W. Edgar, 

 Wavedey; Mass., W., Thomas ColUns, Hins- 

 dale; Mich., Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, 

 and R. G. Boehringer, Bav City; Minn., O. 

 J. Olson, St. Paul; Mo., E., F. J. Fillmore, 

 St. Louis; Mo., W., Albert Barbe, Kansas 

 City; N.J., C. W. Turnlev, Haddonfield; 

 N.Y., E., F. H. Traendly, New York City; 

 N.Y., W., George W. McClure, Buffalo; 

 N.C., James M. Lamb, Favette ville ; Ohio, 

 No., E. B. George, Painesville; Ohio, So., H. 

 M. Altick, Davton; Pa., E., H. H. Battles, 

 108 So. 1 2th St', Philadelphia; Pa., W., Fred. 

 Burki, Gibsonia; R.I., Arthur Griffin, New- 

 port; S.C., C. A. Moss. Spartanburg; Tex., 

 H. Kaden, Gainesville; Va., W. A. Hammond 

 Richmond; Wis., George Vatter, Marinette, 

 and W. A. Kennedy, Milwaukee; Ontario, 

 T. W. Duggan, Brampton. 



Botanist, Prof. L. H. Pommel, Ames, la.; 

 pathologist. Dr. B. M. Duggar, Columbia, 

 Mo.; entomologist, Prof. Herbert Osborn, 

 Columbus, Ohio; superintendent of exhibi- 

 tion, George H. Cooke, Washington, D.C; 

 sergeant-at-arms, J. D. Carmody, Evansville, 

 Ind. ; plant registration in charge of Sec- 

 retary. 



Legislative committee, Elmer D. Smith, 

 .'\diran, Mich.; J. .A. Valentine, Denver, Colo. 

 Benj. Hammond, Fishkill-on-Hudson, N.Y. 



Exhibition judges: John T. Temple, Dav- 

 enport, la.; A. L. Halstead, Belleville, 111.; 

 Joseph A. Manda, South Orange, N.J. 



Convention sports committee : Phil. J. 

 Hauswirth, Chicago, 111.; John Westcott, 

 Philadelphia, Pa. 



TRANSPORTATION 

 A reduced rate of one and one-thiril fare, 

 on the certificate plan, for the round trip, 

 having been secured from all railroad and 

 steamship lines in the Uriited States repre- 

 sented in the trunk line and passenger com- 

 mittees, the following directions arc sub- 

 mitted for the guidance of members: 



I. Tickets at full fare for the going 

 journey may be secured vrithin three days 

 (exclusive of Sunday) prior to and during 

 the first day of the meeting. The adver- 

 tised dates of the meeting are from .August 

 15 to August 18, consequently you can ob- 

 tain your ticket not earlier than August ii 

 nor later than August i6. (Except from 



stations from which it is possible to reach 

 the place of meeting by noon of August 17, 

 tickets may be sold for morning trains of 

 that date.) Be sure that, when purchasing 

 your going ticket, you request a "certificate." 

 Do not make the mistake of asking for a 

 "receipt." 



2. Present yourself at the railroad station 

 for ticket and certificate at least 30 minutes 

 before the departure of train. 



3. Certificates are not kept at all stations. 

 If you inquire at your station you will find 

 out whether certificates and through tickets 

 can be obtained to place of meeting. If not, 

 agent will inform you at what station they 

 can be obtained. You can purchase a local 

 ticket thereto, and there take up a certificate 

 and through ticket. 



4. On your arrival at the meeting, present 

 your certificate at once to Secretary Stewart, 

 accompanied by a fee of twenty-five cents, who 

 will return the certificate to you after it has 

 been duly validated, for return journey. No 

 refund of fare will be made on account of 

 failure to have certificate validated. 



5. It has been arranged that the special 

 agent of the Trunk Line Association will be 

 in attendance to validate certificates on 

 August 16, 17, and 18. 



If you follow the above instructions, and 

 your certificate is duly validated, you will be 

 entitled up to August 22, to a continuous 

 passage ticket to your destination by the 

 route over which you make the going journey, 

 at one-third the lirm'ted fare. 



THE TR.\DE EXHIBITION 



The trade exhibition will be, as heretofore, 

 a prominent feature in the convention. 

 Growers of plants, seeds, bulbs, shrubs, and 

 trees, dealers in florists' supplies, greenhouse 

 requisites, building material for greenhouse 

 construction, heating apparatus, etc., can 

 here meet the best buyers in the horticultural 

 profession, and no better opportunity for 

 directing attention to the special merits of 

 their goods can be found. 



Attention of exhibitors and other parties 

 interested is particularly called to the new 

 system of judging, whereby the duties of the 

 judges are limited to the consideration and 

 making of awards to Novelties and Improved 

 Devices only. E.xhibitors are required to 

 make previous entry of all such exhibits with 

 the superintendent, in writing. 



Full rules and regulations, together with 

 diagrams of the exhibition hall, may be ob- 

 tained from George H. Cooke, Superinten- 

 dent, Connecticut ave., and L street, Wash- 

 ington, D.C, to whom all applications for 

 space should be made as early as possible, 

 as space is already largely disposed of. 



SILVER MEDAL 



A silver medal is offered for the best dis- 

 play of cut flowers in vases. Entries should 

 be made with the Superintendent in advance. 

 BULBS FOR TESTING 



American growers of any forcing bulbs, 

 plants or seeds hitherto supplied mainly from 

 foreign sources, or dealers controlKng stocks 

 of such goods, are invited, as heretofore, to 

 send samples of their product to the trade 

 exhibition, where they will be given space, 

 free of charge, provided that they then be- 

 come the property of the Society for testing 

 purposes as to their forcing qualities, results 

 of said testing and awards for quality to be 

 published the following season. Please 

 make entries with the Secretary. 

 EXHIBIT OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICLTLTURE 



A special display will be made by the De- 

 partment of Agriculture in Carroll Hall. 

 This feature is expected to be one of the most 

 interesting and instructive ever oresented at 

 any S. A. F. Convention. 



PROGRAM 



OPENING SESSION TUESD.W, AUG. 15, 2 P.M. 



The opening session will be devoted to 

 addresses of welcome, the annual address of 

 the President, and reports of Secretary, 

 Treasurer, State Vice-Presidents, Commit- 

 tees, and other oflicials of the Society. 

 JUDGING EXHIBITS 



Judges will examine and prepare their re- 

 ports upon the novelties and new inventions 

 in the trade exhibition immediately after the 

 close of the opening session. 



president's reception, 7.30 P.M. 

 This always-popular social feature will be 

 held on Tuesday evening, under the auspices 

 of the Washington Florists' Club. Music and 

 refreshments. 



SECOND DAY, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 16, 9.30A. M. 

 Following reports of judges at the morning 

 session, Wednesday, August i6, the prize 

 essays prepared by members on the subject 

 of The Ideal Employer will be presented and 

 the awards announced. 



The selection of the location of the next 

 meeting (polls open one hour), nomination of 

 officers and roll-call of States for nominations 

 for State Vice-Presidents for nex-t year will 

 take place at this session. 

 LECTURE 



Work of the Bureau of Plant Industry, 

 U. S. Department of Agriculture, in its rela- 

 tion to Floriculture and Horticulture, by B. 

 T. Galloway, Chief of Bureau, illustrated 

 by stereopticon sUdes. 



BOWLING TOURNAMENT 2 P.M. 



The bowling contests between teams rep- 

 resenting the various Florists' Clubs will take 

 place at the BowUng Alleys, corner 8th and 

 E streets. Many valuable trophies have been 

 donated. For instructions as to entries, etc., 

 address Phil. J. Hauswirth, 227 Michigan 

 ave., Chicago, 111. 



The Work of the Bureau of Plant Industry 

 in Encouraging Civic Improvement, and the 

 Teaching of Horticulture in the Public 

 Schools, by Miss Susan B. Sipe, Washington, 

 D.C, illustrated by stereopticon slides. 



QUESTION BOX 

 The Question Box will be opened after the 

 close of the lecture, and a general discussion 

 will be in order upon a number of pertinent 

 subjects, including plants worthy of more 

 general use as summer bedders ; handling of 

 carnations between time of cutting and mar- 

 keting; effect of cold storage in retarding 

 pa;ony blooms ; should the S. A. F. have a 

 winter meeting or exhibition, and if so, how 

 arranged? 



THIRD DAY, THURSDAY, AUG. 17, 9.3O A.M. 



Subjects for discussion at the morning ses- 

 sion, Thursday, August 17, will be: 



Helps to Floriculture in the South and 

 Southwest. 



The feasibihty of preparing a Text Book 

 of Horticulture for dissemination by Florists' 

 Clubs. 



ELECTION OF OFFICERS lO A.M. 



During the discussion the election of of- 

 ficers for 1905 will take place, the polls being 

 kept open two hours. 



QUESTION BOX 



The Question Box will be opened during 

 the voting. Among the questions already 

 received for discussion at this time is the fol- 

 lowing: Should this Society countenance 

 the substitution of popular appellations for 

 cumbersome and often unpronouncable for- 

 eign names of new plants introductions ? 



