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HORTI C U LTU RE 



August 5, 1905 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HORTI- 

 CULTURISTS 



To the Commercial Florists of North 

 America, and to all others who are inter- 

 ested in Floriculture as any part of their Ufe 

 work: — 



The twenty-first annual convention ol this 

 Society will be held in Washingti.n, D. C, 

 August isth. 



This Society for the past twenty years has 

 been a representative one. It has been the 

 foremost national one in Horticulture. It 

 has accompUshed much on broad, general 

 Unes. It has helped needed and favorable 

 legislation. It has everywhere reduced the 

 cost of transporting plants. It has dis- 

 seminated much knowledge of cultural 

 methods. It has checked raisrepresentaUons 

 of unscrupulous dealers. It has inspired 

 most of those exhibitions which have at- 

 tracted public attention to ornamental horti- 

 culture. 



Having been present at all of the meeUngs 

 of this society, and having taken some part 

 in them, I may claun a measure of loyalty 

 to its work, though if further evidence be 

 needed the fact that its chief office Ues in 

 me this year is sufficient reason why I should 

 speak plainly for its welfare. 



Let us look at its membership record. 

 Fifteen years ago, in 1889 and 1890 we 

 averaged eleven hundred members, while 

 in 1899, ten years later, we had less than 

 six hundred paid members. Last year after 

 our World's Fair Convention in St. Loms 

 we totaled only eight hundred and eighty- 

 nine, or nearly twenty percent less than 

 fourteen years ago. 



Now the increase in the number of persons 

 engaged in ornamental horticulture during 

 the past five years only has been twenty-five 

 percent, and during fifteen years probably 

 over fifty percent. This shows that our 

 Society has fallen short from forty to seventy- 

 five percent of its rightful increase, and has 

 gained nothing from the recent enormous 

 growth in floriculture and general horticul- 



It is conceded that the increased public in- 

 terest in our chosen work during the year 

 just past is unprecedented. Some say that 

 one third more people are taking an interest 

 in gardening to-day than ever before. This 

 is true of both rich and poor. Add to this 

 the Civic Improvement work and School 

 Garden movement. 



I appeal both to those who appreciate 

 what this Society has done and to those (if 

 there be such) who beheve we are not meeting 

 present opportunities, to be present with us 

 at this Convention. 



Am I justified in claiming that the Society 

 of American Florists needs your presence at 

 Washington, August 15th, to decide how 

 we may wisely meet these wonderfully en- 

 larged demands on our profession; how we 

 may appeal directly to all these growing 

 interests; how we may increase as a Society 

 in proportion to Horticultural increase; how 

 we may continue to be nationally what we 

 have been; how we aU may, commerciaUy 

 and for public good, take advantage of this 

 flood-tide of horticultural awakening which 



is upon 



us? 



Your part is to come to the Convention. 

 Your membership fee is nothing, your 

 presence is everything. 



The visit wiU be a recreation and a benefit. 

 The result will be an inspiration to others 

 and a duty performed. 



Come and bring a friend. 



J. C. Vaugii.vn, Presiileiit. 



The Washington Florist Club, Ix-ing 

 especially desirous that all Convention 



visitors are introduced and made acquainted 

 with each other, has appointed from its 

 reception committee a special committee on 

 introduction, consisting of the following: Geo. 

 C. Schafer, Chairman, 14th and I streets; 

 Chas. Henlock, 1013 E street; Franklin A. 

 Whelan, Mt. Vernon, Virginia. 



TraveUng representatives of the S. A. F., 

 appointed last winter, will kindly report at 

 the Convention Hall, Reception Committee 

 Room, on arrival in Washington, and are 

 asked to be present and work with the above 

 committee all of the first day and evening of 

 the Convention, to promote general ac- 

 quaintance. 



J. C. V.^UGHAN, President. 



Wu. J. Stevi^akt, Secretary. 



The following is the hst of traveUng repre- 

 sentatives appointed by President J. C. 

 Vaughan: 



J. R. Fotheringham, Tarrytown, N. Y. 

 Paul Berkowitz, 50-56 N. 4th St., Phila- 

 delphia, Pa. 

 S. S. Skidelsky, 824 N. 24th St., Phila- 

 delphia, Pa. 



B. Eschner, 916 Filbert St., Philadelphia, 

 Pa. 



D. McRorie, S. Orange, N. J. 



E. J. Fancourt, 1512-13 Ludlow St., 

 Philadelphia, Pa. 



A. Ringier, Woodlawn Point, Chicago, 111. 



C. S. Ford, 141 7 Columbia Ave., Phila- 

 delphia, Pa. 



C. W. Scott, 84 Randolph St., Chicago, 111. 

 Wm. J. Stewart, Secretary. 



NEW YORK TO WASHINGTON 



The special party tor the Washington 

 convention will leave New York over the 

 Pennsylvania R.R., at 10.55 a.m., Monday, 

 August 14. Full particulars may be ob- 

 tained by addressing John Young, 51 W. 

 28th street, New York city. 



BOSTON TO WASHINGTON 



It has been arranged that parties wishing 

 to go in company to the Washington con- 

 vention from Boston and eastern New Eng- 

 land points, may take the ProNadence boat 

 line on Sunday,' p.m., August 13, arriving 

 in New York in time to join the party from 

 that city which leaves at 10.55 A.M., Monday, 

 over the Pennsylvania R.R. The Provi- 

 dence Une train connecting with boat leaves 

 Boston at 6.22 P.M. In purchasing ticket 

 be sure to have it read over the Pennsyl- 

 vania R.R., and ask for a certificate for the 

 Society of American Florists' Convention. 

 These tickets may be purchased not earUer 

 than Friday, .\ugust 11. Parties desiring 

 staterooms on the boat may have them 

 reserved for them by sending application 

 therefor to W. H. Elliott, Brighton, Mass., 

 or Wm. J. Stewart, ir Hamilton Place, 

 Boston. Price of stateroom is Si.oo or $2.00, 

 according to location. 



From western points in New England 

 States the most direct route vrill be by rail, 

 via Hartford and New Haven. Those de- 

 siring to travel in company should write 

 to Theodore Wirth, or John Coombs, Hart- 

 ford, Conn., who will give particulars rc- 

 ^'arding party to be made up at that city. 

 ' Wm. J. Stew.art, Secretary. 



CONNECTICUT TO WASHINGTON 



The Connecticut Delegation to the Wash- 

 ington Convention will take the train which 

 leaves SprinKlicId, Mass.. (1.20; Hartford, 

 702; N. " ll.iv.n - ;■ '■<-':..:.] - ;,.., Mon- 

 day >^.: ' •' i ; • ■ ■'■•] on 



those that wish to join and wish berths 

 secured should at once write to the under- 

 signed. Each delegate has to secure his 

 own ticket which can be had on the certifi- 

 cate plan for one and one-third fare for the 

 round trip. 



Theodore Wikth. 

 Hartford, Conn. 



Department of Plant Registration 

 Richard F. Gloede, Evanston, 111., sub- 

 mits for registration zonal geranium Kenil- 

 worth; growth and habit, tall and robust; 

 flowers single, dark scarlet; foliage, large and 

 leathery; seedling, three years old. 



.•Uso zonal geranium Ilhnois, sport from 

 Beauty of Poitevine, semi-double, identical 

 with the parent in every particular with the 

 exception of the petals which are irregularly 

 toothed and somewhat larger than in Poite- 

 vine, and the blossoms are more widely 

 open. 



Wm. J. Stewart, Secretary. 



TARRYTOWN HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY 



The regular monthly meeting of this 

 society was held on Tuesday evening, July 

 25th. Three new members were elected 

 and three names proposed for membership. 

 The monthly prize given by Secretary New- 

 brand brought out a good competition. 

 The winning collection came from Greystone, 

 Samuel Untermeyer's place at Yonkers, N. Y., 

 John Featherstone, gardener, and contained 

 over one hundred species and varieties. 



An interesting discussion developed on the 

 culture and diseases of the hollyhock. Re- 

 garding the time of sowing, the concensus 

 of opinion was that the first week in August 

 was the best. It was conceded that atmo- 

 spheric conditions and situation had a good 

 deal to do vrith the disease. 



The committee on the annual outing 

 reported that arrangements had been made 

 for the dinner at Beck's Rye Beach hotel 

 on August 1 6th, at two o'clock, and that a 

 program for races, bowUng, etc., had been 

 arranged to take place in the hotel grounds, 

 the sports to begin at 12. noon. 



Wm. SciiTT, Secretary. 



HUNTINGTON HORTICULTURAL 

 AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY 



The Huntington Horticultural and .\gri- 

 cultural Society has decided to offer money 

 premiums at its nex-t fall exhibition. The 

 prizes vrill be hberal and indications point 

 to the largest and most successful exhibition 

 yet given by the society. 



Offers of special prizes should be sent to 

 Walter Shaw, chairman of exhibition com- 

 mittee, Huntington, N. Y. 



The prize schedule will be ready for de- 

 livery within a short time. 



The officers of the society are : 



President, H. T. Funnell; Vice-President, 

 Wm. O'Hara; Secretary, .\. H. Funnell; 

 Treasurer, Douglass Conklin. 



NASSAU CO. iN. Y.) HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY 



The July monthly meeting of this society 

 was held at the Glen Cove greenhouses. 

 The attendance of members was large, in 

 fact the largest in the history of this young 

 society. President Harrison occupied the 

 chair.' The exhibition table was decorated 

 with a vase of Centaurea imperialis, a 

 collection of Japanese iris, and Elaeagnus 

 longipes in fruit, also a dish of potato First- 

 ling, a very early potato of good size and 

 shape, and clusters of Sterling Castle to- 

 mato, a variety of perfect shape and color 



