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HORTICULTURE 



May 6, 1911 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF PHILADEL- 

 PHIA. 



At first he was only a florist. After 

 a few million years of development he 

 woke up one day and found he had to 

 be an artist. Another million years 

 rolled around and then it dawned on 

 him that he had also to be a merchant. 

 Such, in effect, was the diagnosis of 

 the patient as presented by L. D. 

 Blackistone at the monthly meeting of 

 the above club held on the 2d Inst. 

 Mr. Blackistone came from Washing- 

 ton to tell us Philadelphians how to 

 do things in the way of advertising 

 special sales for the retail trade. He 

 gave us a splendid summing up of his 

 experience — well thought out, well di- 

 gested and most happily expressed. 

 The wisest and wittiest resume of the 

 subject we have had in the past twenty 

 years; and we have had many discus- 

 sions along the same lines during that 

 period. 



The essay committee are giving us 

 plenty of variety, and something cov- 

 ering some different branch of the 

 business every month. They are 

 something like a committee! For next 

 month they promise us a talk from the 

 distaff side — something we have never 

 had before. Mrs. Smith of Secane will 

 talk on violets and carnations. She is, 

 I think, the only lady member of the 

 Florists' Club, and may give the boys 

 a. few jabs incidentally while the vio- 

 lets are under discussion. Glorious op- 

 portunity for her! They "dassent talk 

 back" — as they would to a mere man. 

 Paul Hueber Is promised as an early 

 attraction on the subject of R. R. Gar- 

 dening. Xavia Schmidt will be on 

 deck later with a good talk on Bedding 

 Plants. 



There was a fine turn out to hear Mr. 

 Blackistone — and the orators of the 

 Club had a splendid opportunity. The 

 retailer blamed all the ills on the 

 wholesaler, the wholesaler shifted them 

 to the grower, and the grower prompt- 

 ly sent the charges back along the 

 line. Edward Reid, Fred Ehret, Chas. 

 E. Meehan, Robert Kift, Leo Niessen, 

 Adolph F'arenwald, Chas. Fox and 

 others too numerous to mention, had 

 their say, and after the smoke cleared 

 away they seemed to be all better 

 friends than ever. The sun rose all 

 right Wednesday morning; and the 

 Delaware river continues to flow in 

 the same old direction. 



BOOMING THE GLADIOLUS. 



There has recently been organized in 

 England the "National Gladiolus So- 

 ciety," and I am informed by the sec- 

 retary, Mr. K. Atkinson, Locksheath, 

 Southampton, that they are working 

 very much along the same lines as the 

 A. G. S. and will gladly co-operate 

 with us for the. mutual interest and 

 advancement of the gladiolus. I hope 

 to give at an early date further par- 

 ticulars concerning this new society. 

 Now, then! Germany and France, and 

 then all togsther — an international so- 

 -ciety! The gladiolus is here! 



The Henry F. Michell Co., of Phila- 

 delphia, has offered tor our Baltimore 

 exhibition a s'lver cup valued at $25.00 

 to be awarded for the best 25 spikes of 

 the new gladiolus Kunderdi "Glory" 

 lexhibited in one vase. 



L. MORTON GAGE, Cor. Sec'y. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



Registration of American Roses. 



At the Boston Exhibition a matter 

 was suggested, in regard to the perma- 

 nent registration and record by the 

 American Rose Society of all the roses 

 that had been originated in America 

 for the last twenty-five years and to 

 embody the list as a permanent rec- 

 ord in the next Bulletin. During the 

 last two years, records have been re- 

 ceived of several new varieties or 

 sports, and the same have been pub- 

 lished. We want to go further than 

 that and gather an accurate record of 

 all the roses and the stock from which 

 they were obtained and place the 

 same in a Book of Registration, that 

 would be available for general infor- 

 mation. This idea was suggested to 

 the Secretary and in speaking with a 

 few rosarians the plan was deemed 

 an advisable one to carry out if possi- 

 ble and, therefore, I would ask all par- 

 ties that may have any accurate in- 

 formation bearing on this subject or 

 who may be the originators of a new 

 rose, to file a statement with the idea 

 of compiling an accurate list for pub- 

 lication by the American Rose Society. 

 BENJAMIN HAMMOND, Sec'y. 



Fishkill-on-Hudson, N. Y. 



DETROIT FLORIST CLUB. 



Our last meeting was graced with 

 the presence of several traveling 

 salesmen who helped to make this 

 meeting a memorable one. Mr. Selig- 

 man of Wertheimer Bros, and Mr. 

 Karins of Dreer's so much ' enjoy 

 our club that they made application 

 for membership. Mr. Miller, the walk- 

 ing horticultural dictionary of Skidel- 

 ski, was another visitor, and last but 

 not least Wm. A. Starret of the Ken- 

 neth Anderson Co. 



The principal discussion of the even- 

 ing was devoted to ways and means 

 to bring about a general celebration 

 of Jlothers' Day. May 14th. It was 

 decided to get up a nutnber of ban- 

 ners to be used on every florist's deliv- 

 ery wagon also cards to be displayed 

 in department stores, etc. Every ad- 

 vertisng retailer has agreed to add a 

 few lines relative to Mothers' Day to 

 his regular advertisement. Under ad- 

 visement is advertising in front of 

 each street car and possibly a dona- 

 tion of one carnation to each motor- 

 man and conductor. We therefore are 

 straining every nerve to establish 

 Mothers' Day in this city. 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF 

 NEW YORK. 



The next exhibition by the Horticul- 

 tural Society of New York will be held 

 en May 10 and 11 in the Museum Build- 

 ing of the New York Botanical Garden. 

 Prizes in cut flower section are offered 

 for collections of herbaceous plants, 

 shrub.T and trees, tulips, narcissi, 

 gladioli, campanulas and wild flowers. 

 Pelargoniums and campanulas are in- 

 cluded in the plant schedule. All ex- 

 hibits for competition must be staged 

 y-y 1 p. m. on the first day. 



At the next meeting of the Garden- 

 ers' & Florists' Club of Boston, Tues- 

 day evening. May 16, E. J. Shaylor of 

 AVellesley Hills will deliver a lecture 

 on "Peonies." 



CONNECTICUT HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



On the evening of April 28th, when 

 the schedule called for an exhibition 

 of hardy primroses, there were none 

 owing to the unusual lateness of the 

 season. President Huss made a splen- 

 did display of hybrid amaryllises, Spi- 

 rea Queen Alexandra, azalea and 

 Bougainvillea Sanderiana. Mr. Huss, 

 and his able assistant, Francis 

 Rouller, both related many facts 

 concerning the culture and char- 

 acteristics of these plants. J. A. 

 Weber also staged May King lettuce, 

 and Marshall strawberry in bear ng. 

 William A. Kinne, of New Britain, 

 showed a fine white dendrobium. 



The judges, Howard A. Pinney, John 

 Gerard, and T. B. Brown, made awards 

 as follows: Diploma to Mr. Huss for 

 each of the azalea and amaryllis dis- 

 plays, honorable mention for the Bou- 

 gainvillea; certificates of merit to Mr. 

 Weber and Mr. Kinne. 



On the 23rd of October next, we are 

 promised a treat in the form of a lec- 

 ture in Hartford, by J. K. M. L. Farqu- 

 har, of Boston, on "Japanese Gar- 

 dens." 



GEORGE W. SMITH, Sec'y. 



Melrose, Conn. 



LADIES' SOCIETY OF AMERICAN 

 FLORISTS. 



The president, Mrs. J. V. Phillips, 

 appoints as Introduction Committee to 

 serve at Baltimore, the following 

 ladies: Chairman, Mrs. E. V. Boone, 

 Baltimore, Md.; Mrs. James Glass, 

 Baltimore, Md. ; Mrs. Richard Vin- 

 cent, Jr., White Marsh. Md.; Mrs. W. 

 P. Gude, Washington, D. C; Mrs. J. R. 

 Freeman, Washington, D. C. 



MRS. CHAS. H. MAYNARD, 

 Secretary. 



ST. LOUIS FALL SHOW. 



The Preliminary Premium List of 

 the Fifth Fall Floral Exhibition of the 

 St. Louis Horticultural Society, to be 

 held jointly with the Chrysanthemum 

 Society of America, has been issued 

 and copies may be obtained by ad- 

 dressing Otto G. Koenig, 6473 Floris- 

 sant Ave., St. Louis, Mo. The exhibi- 

 tion will Ire held on November 7 to 11 

 inclusive, at the Coliseum. Many spe- 

 cial prizes are included in the list and 

 the outlook is for a very large and im- 

 pressive display. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



J. B. McArdle has been elected sec- 

 retary of ihe Westchester and Fairfield 

 Counties Horticultural Society at Stam- 

 ford, N. Y. 



The St. Louis Florist Club will 

 hold their regular monthly meeting 

 on next Thursday afternoon. May 

 11th, in Odd Fellows Hall. Secretary 

 Beneke expects a very large attend- 

 ance at this meeting as very im- 

 portant business has to be transacted. 



The next meeting of the New York 

 Florists' Club on Monday cen'ng. 

 May 8, will be enlivened by a S"ries of 

 five-minute talks on practical ard per- 

 tinent topics by a number of club 

 members, and those who absent them- 

 selves will fi"nd they have missed a 

 pleasant and profitable evening. 



