August 22, 1!I14 



divisions, namely, fruit, flowers and 

 vegetables. Every florist, worthy of 

 the name, is a horticulturist, but ev- 

 ery horticultuiist is not a florist. 



Considering: the broadened interests 

 and aim:i of our Society of today, and 

 the libeial, pr'j^res-sive policies which 

 it is bound to follow in the carrying 

 out of the very plans which at the 

 present time are its principal aims and 

 tendencies, I am of the opinion that 

 the present name of our society is a 

 misnomer because we really are "The 

 American Society of Professional Hor- 

 ticulturists." Ex-President Stewart, in 

 his message of 1907, quoted Andrew 

 Jackson Downing, wlio said. "Horticul- 

 ture is the refined essence of agricul- 

 tUife, agriculture being the basis of all 

 ',veallh." Brothers of our noble call- 

 ing, why not make all followers of our 

 profession feel welcome to our ranks 

 and within them by calling ourselves 

 what we are — Horticulturists? I hope 

 to live to see this come about. 

 The Spirit of Our Convention Workers. 



Wherever we go to hold our annual 

 meetings, we meet the real workers, 

 and Boston is not only no exception, 

 but a notable example of what hard 

 work and efflciency, together with 

 harmony and unity of purpose can ac- 

 complish. Long before we leave Bos- 

 ton we shall all realize what our 

 friends here have done for us for a 

 successful Convention and for our com- 

 fort and our pleasure. We will not 

 wait another twenty-four years before 

 we return to "The Hub" at the foot of 

 Bunker Hill. 



In conclusion, I wish to thank my 

 fellow officers, the Board of Directors, 

 and the Boston workers of this Con- 

 vention, for their splendid work and 

 co-operation. The assistance given me 

 by our Secretary. Mr. John Young, 

 made my labors a pleasure and not a 

 burden, and I wish to say that it would 

 be poor business policy to dispense 

 with the services of our present secre- 

 tary and our treasurer as long as we 

 can induce them to accept and retain 

 their respective offices. 



On motion of Past-President George 

 Asmus, a committee of five was au- 

 thorized to consider various recom- 

 mendations in the president's address 

 and report at tomorrow's session. 

 President Wirth announced the com- 

 mittee a little later on in the session. 

 viz: George Asmus, J. J. Hess, F. R. 

 Pierson, C. E. Critchell and Adolph 

 Farenwald. 



Secretary Young read the minutes 

 of the Executive Board, which on mo- 

 tion were received and made part of 

 the record. 



Secretary Young also read his fi- 

 nancial report for the year ending De- 

 cember 31, 1913, and also supplemental 

 financial report, January 1, 1914 to 

 August 1, 1914. 



SECRETARY'S REPORT. 

 iVIembership. 



A general increase in the member- 

 ship may be reported. The maximum 

 membership is 2004. By this is meant 

 the inclusion of all members who 

 have, at the time of making this re- 

 port, qualified for 1914, and those who 

 have not resigned but have been con- 

 tinued on the membership roll through 

 expectation that they will make good 

 their obligations. In this connection I 



HORTICULTUEE 



might state that the delinquents' list 

 is highly satisfactory in point of qual- 

 ity. Our life membership also shows 

 a gratifying addition to the roll of life 

 members. With the members in good 

 standing, and tliose whose dues are ac- 

 counted collectible, our total member- 

 ship may be considered as 2004, of 

 which 357 are life members and 26 

 pioneers, exempt from dues. 



From these figures, it will be seen 

 that our society is advancing in mem- 

 bership and that it is becoming more 

 and more the representative body of 

 the trade. It must be understood, 

 however, that these figures are avail- 

 able only several days before the Con- 

 vention opens. As is usual, a consid- 

 erable increase in the list of new mem- 

 bers will no doubt be observable at 

 the Convention. 



The Exhibition. 



It is unfortunate that early August 

 found our plans greatly affected 

 through the European war, now rag- 

 ing. Our exhibition has suffered 

 greatly, in that many of our exhibitors 

 have found It necessary to cancel or 

 reduce orders for exhibition space. 

 Particularly has this curtailment been 

 felt in the florists' supply department, 

 where samples of goods ordered for 

 the season are exhibited, goods which 

 are produced mainly in Europe and 

 whose delivery none of us can guar- 

 antee. 



Many of our exhibitors of bulbs, too, 

 are affected, and the improbability of 

 the arrival of much stock ordered for 

 distribution is reflected in the scarcity 

 of exhibits in some of our usually well 

 filled departments. 



The following have sent In one or 

 more names for membership since the 

 last convention. 



S .1. Goddard, 4; Florists' Telegraph De- 

 livery, 15: E. Danker, 1; Mr. Farqnliar, 1; 

 T B DeForest, 1; Theo. Wirtli. 4; J. .1. 

 Hess. 7: W. F. Glide. 1: A. M. Terrill. 1; 

 P. Welch, 2.j: E. T. Misehe. 2; H. F. Grove. 

 "■ Geo MoiTisou. 1: W. R. Nieliolson, 50: 

 P J. Windier, 3; F. Hahman, 3: J. Mieson, 

 1; C. Ij. Baum, 1: G. E. Buxton, 1 ; S. A. 

 Anderson. 3: J. F. Iluss. 2. 



We Have Lost Through Death 



W A Daggett, Feb. 0. 1014: Alhert Dir- 

 Hanger. Nov. 3, 1013: W. H. Grimes, Oct 

 .-. 1913- Geo. A. Heinl, Nov. 5, 1913: Ernst 

 W. Mark, March 13. 1014: C. M. Newman, 

 March 13. 1914: G. K. Oliver, Sept. 2.), 19U: 

 Geo P. Whitraore, Fell. 25, 1913; Geo. M. 

 Garland, ,lune 12, 1914: Thos. Mansheld. 

 .Inly 24, 1914. 



Plant Registration. 



The following plants have been 

 registered: 



No. .-)S4. Oct. 7, 1913. Fern, Pteris Krin- 

 kii. Iiy Henry Krinke & Son, St. Panl. 

 Minn. 



No. .^585, Oct. 15, 1913. Canna. .lessica. liy 

 R. Vincent, Jr. & Sons Co., White Marsh, 

 Md. . ., 



No. .^SO. Oct. 15, 1913. Canna, Benivoila. 

 Ov U. Vincent, Jr., & Sons Co., White 

 M'arsh, Jld. 



No. .^7. Oct. 15, 1913. Canna, Horatio, 

 hv R. Vincent, Jr. & Sons Co.. W hlte 

 Mnrsli. Md. ^ ,, . 



No. ,588. Oct. lii. 191.3. Canna. Lal-eu, by 

 K. Vincent, Jr. & Sons Co., White Marsh, 



No. 589, Oct. 15, 1913. Canna, Gon7.abo, 

 liv R. Vincent, Jr. & Sons Co., White 

 Marsh. Md. „ ,, ,, 



No. 500. Oct. 15, 1913 Cannn, Mercutlo. 

 by R. Vincent, Jr. & Sons Co., White 

 Marsh. Md. , _ , 



No 591, Oct. 27, 1913. Canna, Mrs. Wood- 

 row Wilson, by Conard & Jones Co., West 

 irrove. Pa. ^ ,, 



No 592 Oct. 27. 1913. Canna, Golden 

 Gate, by Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, 

 Pa. 



2«.'i 



No. 59:!, Oct. 27, 1913. Canna, Wintzers 

 CoIossmI, by CouarU & Jones Co., West 

 Grove, I'a. 



No. :m, Oct. 27, 1913. Canna, Jane 

 Adams, by Conard & Jones Co., West 

 Grove. I'll, 



No .7.1.-., Oct. 27, 1913. Canna, San Diego. 

 It.v <-'nnaril iV Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. 



No, .-,:m;. Nov. 4, 1913. Hose Uadlcy, by 

 The .Monigoniery Co., Inc., lladley, .Mass. 



No .".'.IT. Nov. 8, 191:!. Chrysiuilhemuni, 

 Mary Kllcu, by Frederick Lagerstam, liellc 

 Haven. Greenwich, Conn. 



No. .7IS. Nov. 8, lOl.'i. Chrysantlieuaun, 

 Lena Hanm, by Chas. L. Uauiii, Knoxvllle, 

 Tenii, 



No, .■>!):!, Nov. 26, 19i;i. Begonia, Florence 

 Davenport, by Alfred M. Davenport. Water- 

 town. .Mass. 



No. GOD, Dee. 2, 1913. Geraninm, .lohn G. 

 Meyer, by F. H. DeWltt & Co., Wooster, 

 Ohio. 



No. cot. Dee. 2, 191:i. Pclargoiihini, East- 

 ern Star, by F. M. DeWitt & Co., Wooster, 

 Ohio. 



No. (,0J. Dec. 17,. 1913. Rose, Mrs. F. F. 

 Thompson, by Chas. H. Totty, Madison, N. 

 ,1. 



No. WW, Dec. 15, 1913. Rose, September 

 Morn. Iiv Dietrich & Turner, Montebello, 

 Cal. 



No. (;i)l. Jan. 24, 1914. Begonia, Melior, 

 by .lulius .\. Peterson & Sons, Cincinnati. 

 Ohio. 



No. 005, Feb. 16, 1914. Nephrolepis, New 

 York. l)v Geo. J. Giatras, West lloboken, 

 .\. .1. 



No, (iofi. Mar. 14, 1914. Antirrhinum, 

 Janosville, by Chas. Rathjcn, JanesviUe, 

 Ohio. 



No. 607, Mar. 28, 1914. Carnation, Dr. 

 Sam, by Chas. L. Baum, Knoxville, Tenn. 



No. (;oS. Mav S. 1914. Hybrid Orchid. 

 Laeliocattleya Tuttleae, by Mrs. B. B. Tut- 

 tle, iNaugatuck, Conn. 



No, 6(«l. .May 2.S. 1914. Geranium, General 

 FunstoM. l)y Peter Henderson & Co., New 

 York, 



No, 010, May 23, 1014. Rose Climbing 

 Pink American Beauty, by The United 

 States Nursery Co., Roseacres, Miss. 



No, 611, July 24, 1914. Sweet Pea, Selma 

 Swciisoii. by Vaughan's Seed Store, New 

 York and Chicago. 



The society bronze medal was 

 awarded in January to S. S. Skidelsky 

 for Carnation Philadelphia, exhibited 

 at the annual exhibition of that so- 

 ciety. 



SUIVIMARY OF SECRETARY'S FI- 

 NANCIAL STATEMENT 



For Year Ending December 31, 1913. 



RECKIPTS. 



Fees and dues * 4,19S..ii. 



Life members •.• . ■ .^ "--i-V^ 



Ouliloor garden at Minneapolis. . -.■ig6.1^> 



Trade exhibition at Minneapolis. 3.t»S.io 



Gate receipts, flower show 321..00 



National Flower Show committee 



to general fund (refund) lOO.OO 



National Flower Show committee .,^„„ 



to special fund ^'"^r'/i 



Regist rat Ion f ee .■ • •;•"" 



Ladies' S. A. ¥. (rebate for music) 4.W 



12,734.07 



intercst 1.085-^6 



$13,810.53 

 Total disbursements $9,;«0.62 



Mr. Irwin Bertermann. President 

 Florists' Telegraph Delivery, Indian- 

 apolis, Ind.. stated that during the past 

 year, 84 new members had joined the 

 Florists' Telegraph Delivery, a certain 

 percentage of whom were already 

 members of the S. A. F. & O. H., but 

 the larger proportion of whom by rea- 

 son of joining the Florists' Telegraph 

 Delivery necessarily also took out 

 membership in the S. A. F. & O. H., 

 which announcement was received 

 with applause, and with thanks from 

 the presiding officer. 



Treasurer William F. Kasting, Buf- 

 falo, N. Y., submitted his report as 

 treasurer from January 1, 1913, to Jan- 

 uary 1, 1914: also supplemental re- 

 port from January 1, 1914 to August 

 1, 1914. 



