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HOKTICULTURE 



August 29, 1914 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



THE LANCASTER COUNTY FLOR- 

 ISTS CLUB. 



On account of the S. A. F. meeting 

 conflicting our regular meeting was 

 held on the 13th, one week earlier than 

 usual. At the home and farm of our 

 president, B. F. Barr, a very attrac- 

 tive hour was spent inspecting his 

 nurseries, large in every respect, in the 

 number of varieties of trees and shrubs 

 and in the quantity of each. His farm 

 is a model all the way through. 



About 4 P. M. games were started, In 

 which George Dickel and John Schoen- 

 herger were the champions at quoit 

 pitching, T. J. Nolan in croquet and 

 Jacob Fleer in the bowling on the 

 green, Mr. Fleer not only was cham- 

 pion but outclassed every one by his 

 brilliant delivery of the ball. 



A lunch was served by Mrs. Barr, as- 

 sisted by Mrs. Charlie Eichler and 

 Mrs. Chas. Edgar on the veranda. 



At 7.30 the meeting was called to or- 

 der and a motion was carried unani- 

 mously that we send $10 toward the 

 Smith Memorial and |5 toward a bowl- 

 ing prize at the S. A. F. meeting in 

 Boston. Considerable discussion was 

 had over a letter received, asking the 

 club's definition of an amateur, the 

 writer of the letter claiming that 

 while he sold about $50 worth of stock 

 during a season he- was an amateur be- 

 cause he did not get the greater part 

 of his income from it. The final decis- 

 ion was the dictionary definition of the 

 word, that "an amateur is one who fol- 

 lows an art or profession for the love 

 of it and without gain "so that a man 

 who grows flowers for the love of them 

 and sells them is neither an amateur 

 nor a florist but a distinct species of 

 his own as yet unnamed. Harry 

 Rohrer read a delightfully descriptive 

 paper on his recent trip to Europe and 

 the British Isles. 



Visitors present were T. J. Nolan of 

 Tonawanda, N. Y., and A. H. Schaffer 

 of York, Pa. Just before time for the 

 car back to the city the writer present- 

 ed Mrs. B. F. Barr a book as a gift 

 from those present and as a memento 

 of the occasion which was so delightful 

 that it will likely be an annual oc- 

 currence. 



Tlie next meeting of the Club will 

 be on Sept. 17th, and a review of the 

 S. A. F. meeting given by the writer 

 and a paper on the florist business 

 from a retailer's point of view by 

 Chas. Edgar. 



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF 

 NURSERYMEN. 



At the June convention of this asso- 

 ciation. Secretary John Hall tendered 

 his resignation, and after considerable 

 discussion, during which regret was 

 expressed that the secretary felt it his 

 duty to sever his connection with the 

 association, the selection of his suc- 

 cessor was vested in the Executive 

 Committee, Mr. Hall being re-elected 

 to serve until advised that his succes- 

 sor was appointed. The committee, 

 consisting of Messrs. J. H. Dayton. 

 Painesville, Ohio; Thomas B. Meehan, 

 Dresher, Pa., and J. B. Pilkington. 

 Portland. Oregon, subsequently inter- 



viewed Mr. Hall, who agreed to con- 

 tinue if the association could see its 

 way clear to make such addition to 

 the compensation as will enable him to 

 employ- clerical help for detail work, 

 &e. The Executive Committee, 

 through its chairman, Mr. Dayton, has 

 advised Mr. Hall of their unanimous 

 agreement to his request, and of his 

 selection to succeed himself. 



1915 Convention June 23-25. 

 At the Cleveland Convention Secre- 

 tary Hall was instructed to submit a 

 referendum to the members as to 

 choice of date for the holding of the 

 annual meeting, to be held at Detroit, 

 Mich., in 1915. Out of 436 postals sent 

 out 250 were returned up to August 

 25th, the count showing that 190 pre- 

 fer the fourth Wednesday in June. The 

 postals were sent out August 5th and 

 the count made August 25th. 



AMERICAN GLADIOLUS SOCIETY. 



As briefly reported in our last issue 

 the fifth annual meeting of the Ameri- 

 can Gladiolus Society was held at the 

 Copley Square Hotel. Boston, Mass, at 

 2 o'clock, Aug. 19th The meeting was 

 opened by President Chamberlain. The 

 minutes of the Minneapolis meeting 

 were read by the secretary and ap- 

 proved. The report of Treasurer 

 Cropp showed receipts of $785.46 and 

 expenditures of $314.50. leaving cash 

 on hand $470.96. 



Mr. Cowee reported that the etto 

 priations for the work of the investi- 

 gation of diseases at Cornell had bean 

 discontinued by the state of New York 

 but that the work was, however, being 

 carried en satisfactorily. Prof. Beal re- 

 ported that the work at the trial 

 grounds was now in charge of Mr. Hod- 

 dis. his assistant, who was very com- 

 petent and thorough in this work and 

 urged all members to visit the 

 grounds. 



Resolutions presented by A. Cowee 

 for revision of the by-laws and pledg- 

 ing support to the publication known 

 as the Modern Gladiolus Grower were 

 referred to a comniittee of three with 

 Montague Chamberlain, chairman. It 

 was voted that the executive commit- 

 tee consider the advisability of hold- 

 ing a midsummer exhibition during 

 next year. Following a lengthy discus- 

 sion regarding the status of amateur 

 and professional exhibitors it was 

 voted to refer this question to the com- 

 mittee on by-laws. For list of officers 

 elected see issue of August 22. 



WESTCHESTER AND FAIRFIELD 

 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The monthly meeting of the W. and 

 F. Society was held Friday evening. 

 August 14. A resolution of thanks 

 was extended to all those who in va- 

 rious ways helped to make the outing 

 so enjoyable. Several substantial ad- 

 ditions were again received at this 

 meeting for the premium lists of the 

 fall show. The schedule will be issued 

 in September and will be much the 

 same as that of last year, with but few 

 alterations in the classes. There will 

 be several additional classes for which 

 special prizes are offered. A, L. Mar- 



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shall was highly commended for a dis-. 

 play of choice named varieties of 

 gladioli consisting largely of the new 

 imported sorts. Fred. Lagerstani was 

 accorded a vote of thanks for pinit 

 phlox and heliopsis. Statice latifolia 

 and asters that were remarkable for 

 size and length of stem. A vote of 

 thanks was extended to P. W. Popp 

 for a display of pansies. The next 

 meeting will be held September 11. 

 P. W. Popp. 



NASSAU COUNTY HORTICULTU- 

 RAL SOCIETY. 



The monthly meeting of the Nassau 

 County Horticultural Society was held 

 at Pembroke Hall. Glen Cove, N. Y., 

 on Aug. 12th. Special prizes for the 

 fall shows were received from Weebsr 

 & Don, Bon Arbor Co., H. A. Dreer, H. 

 S. Ladew and Mrs. Bucknall. Monthly 

 awards were as follows: Vegetables. 

 1st F. Honeyman. 2nd W. Noonan. Hon. 

 mention to F. Titus for globe arti- 

 chokes. Jos. Robinson for Ailsa Craig 

 onions, and John Lewis Childs for 

 gladiolus. Owing to shortness of time 

 for preparation it was decided not to 

 exhibit as a society at the N. Y. State 

 Fair at Syracuse. Exhibits for next 

 meeting Sept. 9th. 12 asters, 12 gladi- 

 oli, 1 musk melon. 



Harry Jo.ves. Cor. Sec'y. 



The St. Louis County Growers' As- 

 sociation will hold its regular monthly 

 meeting Wednesday, September 29. 



