October 17, 1914 



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prepare resolutions on the death of 

 Lillian, daughter of J. Austin Sliaw. 



There was an unusually extensive 

 display of flowers on the exhibition 

 tables on which full report was made 

 by J. A. Manda. chairman of the com- 

 mittee en awards. R. Vincent, Jr., & 

 Sons Co., White Marsh, Md.. Dahlias 

 Geisha, Golden West. Sauv. de G. 

 Dauzon. Golden Gate, Hon. R. L. Bor- 

 den, Beloit. Vote of thanks. C. H. 

 Totty. Madison. N. J., a collection of 

 eariy-flowering French Chrysanthe- 

 m:ims, including Pomponette. Marie 

 Dufour, Eden, Red Riding Hood, 

 Debutante, Bronze Goacher. Norman- 

 die, A. Barham. and Chas. Jolly, pink. 

 A fine new white Japanese exhibition 

 variety, Antigore, was awarded a cer- 

 tificate of merit. Mr. Totty also 

 showed a vase of White Shawyer, a 

 sport of Mrs. Geo. Shawyer rose of the 

 same habit of growth as the parent, 

 which was given a preliminary certifi- 

 cate. J. Lewis Childs. Flowerfield, L. 

 1.. showed Celosia "Wool Flower," 

 which was given a vote of thanks. W. 

 A. Manda, S. Orange, N. J., displayed 

 a fine collection of new- dahlias, in- 

 cluding the following varieties, among 

 which are a number of seedlings: Per- 

 fection, Fire Flame, Minnie. Veronica 

 Manda. Josef Manda, Sr., all of which 

 were given a preliminary certificate; 

 Albert Manda. which the committee 

 desired to see again, and Resplendens, 

 Tango, Bohemia, Garnet. Mrs. Gertrude 

 Manda, Mrs. A. L Du Pont, Excelsa, 

 Frank Manda and Jos. Ehrlich. W. 

 A. Finger. Hicksville, N. Y., showed 

 Dahlias Kalif. Duchess of Brunswick 

 and Golden Gate. 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTU- 

 RAL SOCIETY. 



The Nominating Committee of the 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society 

 has posted the list of candidates for 

 the various officers of the society for 

 the year 1915 to be voted for at thc- 

 annual meeting November 14. 



The list is as follows: President, 

 John K. M. L. Farquhar; vice-presi 

 dent, Richard M. Saltonstall. Trustees 

 tor three years, C. S. Sargent. Thomas 

 Roland, F. L. Ames, Thomas Allen. 

 Nominating Committee, John L. Smith, 

 Richard Hittinger, David R. Craig, 

 George Page, Henry M. Howard. Dele- 

 gate to State Board of Agriculture, 

 Edward B. Wilder. In accordance 

 with the by-laws of the society two 

 weeks are allowed for further nomina- 

 tions should any be desired. 



Wm. p. Rich. Sec'y. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF 

 AMERICA. 



The annual meeting of the Chrysan- 

 themum Society of America will be 

 held at Indianapolis, Ind., at 9.30 Sat- 

 urday morning, November 7. Papers 

 will be read as follows: Pompon 

 Chrysanthemums by Fred H. Lemon, 

 Richmond, Ind.; Chrysanthemum Cut 

 Blooms for Exhibition, by Wra. Vert 

 Castle Gould, Port Washington. Long 

 Island, N. Y.; Chrysanthemum Speci- 

 men Plants for Exhibition, by J. Can- 

 ning, Sup't Heather Dell Farm, Ards- 

 ley, New York. Friday, November 6, 

 the first day of the show, will be de- 

 voted to the staging of the exhibits 

 and the judeipe. 



The complete premium list for the 

 annual exhibit of the Chrysanthemum 

 Society of America, to be held at the 



German House, Indianapolis, Ind., on 

 November 6, 7 and 8, has been sent 

 out and copies may be had on applica- 

 tion to the secretary, Chas. W. .lohn- 

 son, Morgan Park, 111. In addition to 

 the usual liberal cash prizes, there 

 are twenty special trophies well worth 

 striving for. This meeting will occur 

 in conjunction with the celebration of 

 the 25th anniversary of the State Flor- 

 ists' Association of Indiana. 



Ch.vs. W. Johnso.n. Sec'y. 



CHICAGO TO INDIANAPOLIS. 



Arrangements have been made with 

 the representative of the Big Four 

 railroad to make reservations for the 

 members of the Chicago Florists' Club 

 and others desiring to attend the In- 

 dianapolis meeting of the Chrysan- 

 themum Society of America, Novem- 

 ber 6-8, on the train leaving Chicago, 

 Thursday, November 5, at 10.15 P. M., 

 arriving at Indianapolis at 3.45 A. M., 

 where the sleeper may be occupied un- 

 til 7.30 A. M. The fare is $3.70 each 

 way, lower berths, $2, upper, $1.60. 

 A car will be reserved for the exclu- 

 sive use of the party if the number 

 is sufficiently large. 



MicH.VEL Bahkek, Chairman, 

 Transportation Committee. 



CINCINNATI FLORISTS' SOCIETY. 



The monthly meeting of this society 

 was better atvenried than any for some 

 time past. Rudolph K. Kurowski, vice 

 president of the John C. iloninger Co., 

 of Chicago, in a brief address told of 

 the plans of his firm for their new 

 Cincinnati branch office. After the 

 meeting the members and guests en- 

 joyed the hospitality of their host, 

 Ray Murphy who had provided a 

 'Dutch Lunch." Mr. Murphy's green- 

 houses are in good condition; they are 

 well kept and he may well be proud 

 of them. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



Regular monthly meetings of the 

 Rochester IN. Y.) Florists were re- 

 sumed on Monday evening, October 12. 



The Dayton Florists' Club held its 

 monthly nieeting on Thursday. Oct. 8, 

 at the establishment of J. F. Young on 

 Fifth street. 



The Dobbs Ferry (N. Y.) Horticul- 

 tiiral Society will hold its annual flow- 

 er show in the Town Hall on Novem- 

 ber 7 and 8. The proceeds will be de- 

 voted to Red Cross purposes. 



The Fall Exhibition of the Worces- 

 ter County (Mass.) Horticultural Soci- 

 ety was held on October 8. The show- 

 ing of chrysanthemums was excellent 

 for so early a date. Fruit and vege- 

 tables occupied most of the space. 



The Chicago Florists' Club has in- 

 vited the American Rose Society to 

 hold its next meeting and exhibition 

 in Chicago. The decision of the Rose 

 Society will not be made until the 

 m 3 sting of its executive committee 

 which will be held in the near future. 



The Knoxville Florists' Society met 

 at C. W. Crouch's store, Tuesday night, 

 October 6; several important business 



matters were discussed; the most im- 

 portant was that of setting aside and 

 advertising a Chrysanthemum Day; oa 

 this a committee was appointed to get 

 up the proper advertising, and to se- 

 lect a day suitable to all the florists. 



The fourth annual convention of the 

 California Association of Nurserymen 

 will be held at San Diego on the 15th, 

 16th and 17th of this month. Several 

 of the leading flower people here are 

 taking an interest in the event, and 

 while its chief concern is with the 

 fruit nursery business, the ornamental 

 department will receive some consider- 

 ation. 



The annual meeting and exhibition 

 of the New Hampshire Horticultural 

 Society will be held at Antrim, on Oc- 

 tober 21, 22 and 23. Many cash prizes 

 for exhibits of fruit and vegetables, six 

 beautiful silver trophies, and many 

 special prizes will be offered. The 

 State Grange has donated a silver cup 

 for the best general exhibit of apples 

 by any subordinate grange. The pro- 

 gram will include many of the best 

 speakers on agricultural subjects in 

 the East, 



T'.ie ninth annual flower and vege- 

 table show of the New Jersey Flori- 

 cultural Society was held October 5, 

 afternoon and evening, at Orange. Mrs. 

 Arthur J. Moulton. of Llewellyn Park, 

 won first prize for the best miniature 

 garden occupying a space of 5 x 5 feet; 

 th3 Essex County Country Club was 

 awarded second prize and Charles F. 

 Rand, of Hutton Park, a miniature 

 Japanese garden, received the third 

 prize. Austin and Sidney Colgate cap- 

 tured first prize for display of fruits, 

 and William Shilleber, Jr., of Essex 

 Fells, second. The best exhibit of 

 vegetables was by Dr. Daniel J. Mills- 

 paugh. of Paterson, who was awarded 

 a silver cup, and honorable mention 

 was given Peter Hauck, Jr., in the 

 same class. Mr. Hauck was awarded 

 first prize in the gladioli exhibit. A 

 prize for the best group of foliage 

 plants, arranged tor effect, was given 

 to Sidney and Austin Colgate. W. A. 

 Manda. of South Orange, had the best 

 orchid collection and dahlias. The at- 

 tendance was large. A chrysanthe- 

 mum show will be given by the society 

 ill November. 



ENTER, AUTUMN. 



Willi brojitli .slow i-liillcfl li.v loiiiin;; coUI. 

 'I'lu' Slimmer hreeze low whispers, sobs, 



.iiirl diesl 

 Till- whitp plnuls lose their wiirmth. and 

 eveniiip skies 

 Take mi a paler blue o'er sunset gold. 

 Kair Aulunm's here I 



Sweet Summer's crone! The golrteiiniil 

 That rules the quiet of the waiting 



woods 

 .\ssumes its mellow sway: in varying 

 moods 

 New breezes eome from Auturaii's fields 

 untrod. 



Fair Autumn's here! 



Give place! Give place! \ dcw Queen's 

 here! 

 Kegrct and Summer dreams can nave 



no place 

 When purpling Autumn comes witn 

 quickened pace. 

 For in bcr train are mellow days and 

 cheer^ — 



When Summer's gone! 



H. T. Sudduth. in N. Y. Tribune. 



