HORTI CULTURE 



same date, via Wabash Railroad, by 

 special train. 



Arrive Buffalo, 7.15 P. M., Monday 

 night. 



Leave Buffalo, 7.30 P. M., via the 

 Lehigh Valley Railroad. 



Arrive Philadelphia, 7.15 A. M. 



Leave Philadelphia, 7.30 A. M. 



Arrive Washington, iO.30 Tuesday 

 forenoon. 



Phil. Hauswirth in charge. 

 FROM BOSTON. 



Leave Boston, Sunday, August 13, 

 via Providence Line. Train to con- 

 nect with steamer Providence at Prov- 

 idence, R. L, leaves Boston 6.22 P. M. 

 Steamer leaves Fox Point, Providence, 

 at 7.45 P. M. Stops at Newport about 

 8.45 P. M. Due New York 7 A. M.. 

 Monday, whence the party will travel 

 in company with the New York dele- 

 gation. 



W. H. Elliott in charge. 



FROiVl NEW YORK. 



The special party will leave New 

 York over the Pennsylvania R. R., at 

 10.55 A. M., Monday, August 14. Due 

 Philadelphia 1.25 P. M., and Washing- 

 ton 4.40 P. M. 



W. F. Sheridan. J. B. Nugent and 

 John YouHf; in cbarse. 

 FROM SPRINGFIELD. MASS., AND 

 HARTFORD, CONN. 



The Connecticut delegation will take 

 the train which leaves Springfield, 

 Mass., 6.20; Hartford, 7.02; New 

 Haven, 7.58; Stanford, 8.56, Monday 

 evening, the 14th, and will proceed on 

 the midnight train of the Pennsyl- 

 vania R. R., leaving Desbrosses Street. 

 New York, 12.10 and arriving in Wash- 

 ington 7.20 Tuesday morning. 



Theodore Wirth, Hartford, in 

 charge. 



PRIZES FOR IMMORTELLE FLAG. 



Rules and regulations for the Bay- 

 ersdorfer prize of |25 for the best 

 American flag made of immortelles, 

 tied on toothpicks or otherwise. 

 Braiding will not be admitted in this 

 contest: 



1. The entrance fee will he $5, to 

 pay for space in hall. 



2. The flag to be not more than 6 

 feet, nor less than 5 feet 10 inches in 

 length. 



3. The style of flag to be left to the 

 discretion of the competitor. 



4. Each exhibit to be in the hands 

 of the Superintendent of Trade Exhibi- 

 tion before 10 P. M., Aug. 14. 



5. Each exhibit to be numbered, the 

 number to correspond to a number in 

 a sealed envelope containing the name 

 of the exhibitor. 



6. Judges will be appointed by the 

 executive committee of the S. A. F. & 

 O. H. PETER BISSET, 



Sec. Florists' Club of Washington. 



UNCLE SAM'S CONTRIBUTION. 



Uncle Sam's contribution to the en- 

 tertainment of visitors during conven- 

 tion week in Washington, will he 

 many and varied, but among them a 

 series of concerts by some of the mili- 

 tary bands stationed around Washing- 

 ton may not be the least enjoyable. 

 The following schedule is announced 

 for convention week, viz.: 



Monday, Aug. 14.— U. S. Cavalry 

 Band in the Smithsonian Grounds, 

 7.30 to 9 P. M. 



Tuesday, Aug. 14.-11. S. Engineer 

 Band in Washington Circle, 7.30 to 

 9 P. M. 



Thursday, Aug. 17.— U. S. Cavalry 

 Band in Judiciary Park, 7.30 to 9 P. M. 



Friday, Aug. 18. — U. S. Engineer 

 Band in Iowa Circle, 7.30 to 9 P. M. 



It is also expected that the world- 

 famous Marine Band will give its 

 regular concerts on Wednesday even- 

 ing at the Capitol Grounds, and on 

 Saturday at the White House Ground.s, 



A PHILADELPHIA WELCOME. 



.M .■! 11. .nl nicpting of the Florists' 

 Cluh ni i'liilnl'lpliia it was, on motion, 

 deiiiird In iii\iii' all members of the 

 S. A. I'', on lii.'ii- way to the conven- 

 tion to lie held at Washington, D. C, 

 who can conveniently do so, to stop 

 off at Philadelphia and call at the 

 Club Rooms. Broad Street, above 

 Spruce, where the glad hand and re- 

 freshments will be cordially extended. 

 EDWIN LONSDALE, Secretary. 



BALTIMORE'S PROGRAM. 



A large number of Baltimore florists 

 will attend the convention and after 

 the exhibition drill at Washiiistim cm 

 Friday are expected to bring all the 

 S. A. F. visitors and the menilicrs of 

 the Washington club to Baltimore, 

 where they will be given a drive and 

 afterwarus a steamboat excursion on 

 Chesapeake Bay, under escort of N. F. 

 Flitton, chairman, J. H. Moss, F. C. 

 Bauer, J. J. Perry, C. L. Seybold, Robt. 

 Halliday, Wm. Fraser. R. L. Graham, 

 .1. A. Cook. R. Vincent, Jr., ami E. A. 

 Seidwitz. 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTUR- 

 AL SOCIETY. 



On Saturday, Aug. 5, the exhibit i(in 

 consisted mainly of hardy border 

 flowers, of which superb general dis- 

 plays were made by the Blue Hill 

 Nurseries and the Bay State Nurser- 

 ies, who won first and second prizes, 

 respectively, and the Harvard Botanic 

 Garden. Perennial phloxes were shown 

 by H. A. Stevens Company and Blue 

 Hill Nurseries. Mrs. L. Towle showed 

 a fine collection of dahlias in the dif- 

 ferent classes, and Joseph Thorpe, 

 sweet peas. Certificates of merit were 

 awarded to the Blue Hill Nurseries for 

 Tritonia hybrida (Montbretia) ger- 

 manica and Tritonia hybrida (Mont- 

 bretia) George Davidson. 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 



The Board of Directors will ludd a 

 meeting to take up the matter of by- 

 laws, etc., convention week of the S. 

 A. F. at Washington, D. C. 



The time for this meeting will be 

 fixed at a preliminary meeting, to he 

 held in Convention Hall, Tuesday, 

 Aug. 15, at 2 P. M. sharp. 



(Signed) PETER FISHER, 



President. 



Attest: ALBERT M. HERR, 



Lancaster, Pa. Secretary. 



DETROIT FLORISTS' CLUB. 



At the meeting of the Detroit Flor- 

 ists' Club on August 2, oflicers were 

 elected as follows: President, William 

 Dilger; vice-president. James Taylor, 

 of Mt. Clemens; secretary, J. P. Sulli- 

 van; treasurer, Walter 'Taepke; libra- 

 rian, Norman Sullivan. 



The date of the August exhibition of 

 the Lenox (Mass.) Horticailtural So- 

 ciety has been changed from the 24th 

 to the 15th. 



Flower Market Reports 



The niarUet the past 

 CHICAGO week has been languid. 

 Roses are coming in in 

 great quantities; short stock, which 

 predominates, is almost untouched, as 

 the demand is for long stock only. 

 Carnations are scarce and poor, with 

 a very small supply of good trade. 

 The outdoor varieties show the effects 

 of the heavy rains most decidedly, and 

 they, too, are hard to move. Asters 

 of the early varieties are finding their 

 way to the market in great haste and 

 the" supply exceeds the demand. 



Business conditions the 

 LOUISVILLE past week were very 

 satisfactory. The sup- 

 ply of carnations is about over, not 

 many to be seen. Medium grade roses 

 can be had in satisfactory quantities 

 and sell well. There are good asters 

 enough to fill all demands and they 

 sell up to expectations. 



The market remains 

 PHILA- about the same as last 

 DELPHIA week. Funeral work is 

 about the only business. 

 Very little transient trade of any kind. 

 Brides and kaiserins are coming in 

 freely and the supply is fully equal to 

 what the market will absorb. Beauties 

 are extra quality considering the sea- 

 son, and as there are a few more 

 growers commencing to ship the new 

 crop, there is plenty stock for all de- 

 mands. Liberties are also good, but 

 no so plentiful. Some good Sunrise 

 have made their appearance and are a 

 welcome variation. 



Roses are much more 

 BOSTON abundant in the market, al- 

 th(!ugh not greatly im- 

 proved in quality, and prices are 

 lower. Many small buds from young 

 stock come in, and are well sold if 

 they bring fifty cents a hundred. As- 

 ters are increasing rapidly in number. 

 Business conditions re- 

 CINCINNATI main unchanged since 

 last report. Asters and 

 roses are almost a glut on the market. 

 Some new stock of Beauties is in and 

 sells fairly well at a good price. Lili- 

 um auratum and rubrum are arriving 

 in large quantities but are moving 

 slowly. 



NEWS NOTES. 



The Florists' Hail Association of 

 America has paid to its subscribers 

 for losses from hail for the year end- 

 ing August 1, 1905, the sum of 

 $19,817.94. 



Mr. George B. Wilson complains 

 I bat his purposes in the proceedings 

 with Mr. Pennock, referred to in our 

 issue of June 17, were not fairly stated. 

 He represents that his only intent in 

 the suit in question was to obtain in- 

 formation that would enable him to 

 ascertain the facts regarding the deal- 

 ings of his gardener while in his em- 

 ploy, and that the securing of this 

 information from Mr. Pennock and 

 consequent withdrawal of the suit 

 could not be construed as "a virtual 

 confession of the nnjustness of the 

 ilaim." We would be very sorry to 

 misrepresent any one to our readers, 

 even unintentionally, so, after receiv- 

 ing the above explanation, we gladly 

 take opportunity to recall our criti- 

 cism of Mr. Wilson and thus place his 

 action and motives in proper light. 



