April 1. 1911 



HORTICULTURE 



493 



IMPORTERS OF 



Azalea,-;. 



Rliododciidrons, 

 Forcing Lilacs, 

 Camellias, 



Hybrid Eoses, 

 Bine Hortensias, 

 Bay Trees, 

 Boxwood, 



ilagnolia? and other 

 Forcing Shrubs. 

 Addvrss: 



AUGUST R'dLKER & SONS 



IMEINA/ YORK 



31 BARCLAY STREET, or P. O. BOX 752 



Likewise for: 



Best Valley Pips, 

 Forcing Tulips, 

 Xarcissus, 

 Spirea C'lumjis. 

 .lapan Lilies, 

 Kojiian unit Dutch Il\acinths 

 ;ind all 

 Florists' I'oicini;- lUilhs and I'hints 



and all 

 Nurserymen's r)rnainental .iml iMergreen 

 Sliiuhs and Trees 



For the Trade Only! 



Azalea Indica 



New Varieties for Fall deliv- 

 ery of Double White and very 

 finest Pink sorts, grown by The 

 Haerens Co., of Somergem, 

 Belgium, which were exhibited 

 and greatly admired at the Na- 

 tional Flower Show, Boston, 

 Mass. Also all of the leading 

 commercial varieties , grown 

 especially for the American 

 trade. For full information, 

 prices, etc., please apply to 



H. FRANK DARROW 



26 Barclay St., New York 



p. O. B. 12SO 



May 3rd; Anthony Wiegand, of Indi- 

 anapolis, Ind., who died Dec. 19th: 

 Fred Dorner, of LaFayette, Ind.. who 

 died Dec. 29th. 



To the funeral of Mr. Dorner who 

 was one of our early presidents, we 

 ordered a wreath of carnations costing 

 $15.00, after having first secured the 

 sanction of the president. Nine mem- 

 bers of the A. C. S. attended the fun- 

 eial services, which were held on .Jan. 

 3rd. 



Complying with instructions given 

 by tlie last convention, we have had 

 designed a permanent button. The de- 

 sign having been approved by the 

 board of directors, we had 150 of them 

 made, and we are pleased to state that 

 mo.st of these have been sold among 

 our members. They were sold at a 

 slight profit to the society. A wide 

 distribution being more desired than a 

 profit. 



The annual report was mailed to all 

 the members, as is customary. 



The premium schedule for this exhi- 

 bition was also out in due time. We 

 were able to secure slightly more ad- 

 vertising matter than was carried by 

 last years list. The amount being ex- 

 actly 30 pages, amounting to $;jOO. 



The cost of printing the schedule ran 

 slightly over $100 and we have de- 

 ferred payment until this meeting ap- 

 proves the account. This transaction 

 IS a violation of Section 6 of Article 2 

 of the Constitution, and Inasmuch as 

 the printing of this schedule will vary 

 in proportion to the amount of revenue 

 it produces for the treasury, and as we 

 expect and hone to see a recurrence of 

 the same thing each year, we would 

 recommend that the printing of the 

 premium schedule be inserted in that 



clause which gives permission to spend 

 over $100.00 for printing the annual re- 

 port. 



We would also recommend a change 

 in section S of the by-laws. We recom- 

 mend that instead of compelling de- 

 linquent member to pay up all arrear- 

 ages, that he be compelled to pay only 

 one year's back dues. This would 

 cover the time we carried him on the 

 books after the last payment of his 

 dues. Or, that after a certain lapse of 

 time, he be allowed to join as a new 

 member. 



The merging of our exhibition with 

 the National Flower Show, was per- 

 haps responsible for most of the. ac- 

 tivity in the secretary's office. Just 

 how much the society will be benefit- 

 ed, or otherwise, remains to be seen. 

 The liberal premiums, coupled with 

 the rule compelling membership in the 

 A. C. S. of all competing exhibitors, 

 has brought in several members. More 

 than usually come in before the con- 

 vention takes place. 



The large increase in the total 

 amount available for carnation premi- 

 ums, made it necessary to completely 

 rearrange the schedule. The schedule 

 as it is this year, seems much nearer 

 perfect than any we have ever had, in 

 that it provides for a more complete 

 exhibition of the carnation and its 

 possibilities. If this list can be re- 

 duced without eliminating too many of 

 the decorative features, it would be a 

 step in the right direction. 



To the National Flower Show Com- 

 mittee is due our thanks, for placing 

 at our disposal the generous sum of 

 $750.00 to be used for premiums at this 

 exhibition. This added to our usual 

 amount of cash, medals and special 



premiums, made the largest amount of 

 premiums ever offered for carnations, 

 totalling nearly $1400.00. The large 

 number of entries shows that the 

 money was wisely distributed. 



To our friends is due our thanks for 

 the liberal special premiums placed at 

 our disijosal. 



In conclusion, I wish to add that the 

 society owes its thanks to our vice- 

 president, Mr. E. A. Peirce, for the 

 able manner in which he has handled 

 the local end of the preparations. 

 Treasurer's Report. 

 Expenditures. 



I'nid liv orders on Treasurer .|H90.65 



H.nlanie. cash ou hand Mar. 24. '11. 1,107.47 



Receipts 



Balance, cash, Jau. 24, 1910. . 



Cash from Seeretar.v 



Cash, iuterest 



Permanent Fund. 



Reported Jau. 24, 1910 



Life membership, F. Burki 



$2,098.12 



, $2S3.68 

 . 1,687.15 

 . 127.29 



$2,098.12 



.$2,42,'5.31 

 50.00 



$2,475.31 

 F. E. DORNER. Treas. 



Treasurer Dorner's report showed 

 the financial standing to be all that 

 was desired. The report of the Nomen- 

 clature committee was presented and 

 accepted. A letter from W. N. Rudd 

 was read by the secretary in which he 

 resigned his position as judge. J. S. 

 Brunton, organizer of the party of 

 British tourists and chairman of the 

 British Perpetual Flowering Carnation 

 Society, made a short address in which 

 he explained that the perpetual carna- 

 tion was the British description of 

 the American carnation. He spoke of 

 the introduction of the American car- 



