February 10, 1917 



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tion of Wm. J. Kennedy and his effi- 

 cient aides. 



New York Florist Bowlers. 

 Scores recorded Thursday evening, 

 February 1. 



Fenrich 199 168 163 



Mlesem 181 171 173 



Siebreoht 162 142 143 



Suzuki 137 123 106 



Pord 175 169 156 



Scott 168 157 158 



Kalfuda 191 160 134 



Jacobsen 197 168 183 



PERSONAL. 



Mr. and Mrs. Franli; Millang, of 

 New York, are in Florida for a stay 

 of several weeks. 



Percy B. Rigby, manager of the 

 New York store of the S. S. Pennock 

 Meehan Co., is sojourning for a tew 

 weeks at Palm Beach, Fla. 



Frank A. Waugh, head of the de- 

 partment of horticultural and land- 

 scape gardening at the Massachusetts 

 Agricultural College, has been named 

 as consulting landscape architect of 

 the United States Forest Service. 

 Professor Waugh will work under the 

 direction of Chief Forester Graves, 

 and in April will start on a trip of 

 inspection through Idaho, Montana, 

 Wyoming, Utah and Colorado. He is 

 a native of Wisconsin, and was edu- 

 cated mainly in Kansas, although he 

 did his final work in horticulture 

 specialization at Cornell University. 

 He has been a success as a teacher at 

 the college at Amherst, and expects 

 to return there to teach after his ad- 

 visory work and touring are done. 

 Excellent books from his pen have 

 widened his area of influence. 



A CORRECTION. 



In the note about Sweet Pea Buds 

 dropping, by Wm. Sim, in our issue of 

 last week, the temp<:rat'ii\> iigures as 

 given were reversed throus:;!! a clerical 

 error. They should read, "with sun 

 out, 67; if cloudy, 58 to 60." 



Pittsburgh— Owing to the intense 

 cold the Ludwig Floral Co. have had 

 $1,000 worth of palms (funeral work) 

 held up in various North Side homes. 



N. Y. STATE FEDERATION. 



The New York State Federation of 

 Horticultural Societies and Floral 

 Clubs will meet at Ithaca, February 

 14, in connection with the tenth an- 

 nual farmers' week at Cornell. Ac- 

 cording to the advance announcement 

 the program will Include five speak- 

 ers, an informal luncheon, and a busi- 

 ness meeting of the federation. 



E. A. White will discuss "Roses in 

 Greenhouses and Their Feeding," to 

 be followed by David Lumsden who 

 will talk on orchids and orchid breed- 

 ing. "How to Make Home Grounds At- 

 tractive," will be the subject of a lec- 

 ture by Henry Hicks of Westbury. 

 from which the meeting will adjourn 

 for an informal luncheon at noon. The 

 afternoon program includes: "Garden 

 Roses and Their Culture," by A. C. 

 Beal; "Diseases of Roses," by L. M. 

 Massey; a business meeting of the 

 federation will take place at 4 o'clock. 



In addition to this program of the 

 federated clubs, the department of 

 floriculture of the college has ar- 

 ranged for Tuesday. Thursday and Fri- 

 day of farmers' week a program that 

 includes ten lectures on floral sub- 

 jects, demonstrations of methods ot 

 work in greenhouses, floral decora- 

 tion and other phases of plant work. 

 On Tuesday and Wednesday, will be 

 exhibits of student's work in flower 

 arrangement, also of roses, carnations, 

 violets, sweet peas, and other florist 

 crops exhibited by specialists in cut- 

 flower production in the eastern 

 states. Round table discussions on 

 flower growing will be featured in 

 the program. 



CONNECTICUT HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



Carnation Night had been announced 

 for last Friday night's meeting and 

 John F. Huss. exhibited ten varieties, 

 and Warren S. Mason, five varieties. 

 The judges awarded a first-class cer- 

 tificate to the collection of Mr. Huss, 

 and to that of Mr. Mason a cultural 

 certificate. Francis Roulier and war- 

 ren S. Mason gave a talk on the cul- 

 tural principles, emphasizing the fact 

 that the plants must be well nourished. 

 President Hollister will name a com- 

 mittee to plan the June flower show. 

 Alfred Dixon, Secy. 



OBITUARY. 



Morris K. Pease. 

 .Morris K. Pease, a well-known mar- 

 ket gardener, died at his home. Enfield 

 street, Thompsonville. Ct., on Jan. 28, 

 aged 73 years. He is survived by his 

 widow and two sons. 



John T. Ellerbrecht. 

 John T. Ellerbrecht, formerly a well- 

 known horticulturist, died in the 

 Flushing Hospital, Flushing, N. Y., 

 January 30, of injuries received in an 

 accident. He was 54 years old. 



James A. Fletcher. 

 James A. Fletcher, market gardener 

 and florist for a great many years, died 

 at his home on Mt. Pleasant St., Farm- 

 ington. N. H., February 1st, and is sur- 

 vived by two daughters and one son. 



F. J. Lake. 



F. J. Lake, one of the oldest florists 

 ot Boston, died at his home in Welles- 

 lev Hills, Mass., Jan. 27, aged 84 years. 

 He was one ot the first stall holders 

 in the old Park street flower market. 

 His son, A. G. Lake, has been manag- 

 ing the business for many years. 



NEW CORPORATIONS. 



Selma, Ala.— Dallas Seed & Produce 

 Co., capital stock. $6,000. Incorpora- 

 tors, G. B. Smith, L. Erlenbach, L. 

 Burny and O. G. Kelly. 



Lyons, N. Y.— Ganargua Farms Co., 

 garden truck, flowers, bulbs, etc., capi- 

 tal stock, $12,000. Incorporators. W. 

 G. David, C Cofl;'ey and J. Snyder. 



Wilmington, Del. — Green Ridge' 

 Heights Orchard Co., nurserymen, cap- 

 ital stock. $50,000. Incorporators, P. D. 

 Buck, George W. Dillman and M. L. 

 Horty. 



New Haven, Ct. — New England 

 Land, Produce & Nursery Co., land- 

 scape Hardening and nursery stock, 

 capital stock. $50,000. Incorporators, 

 J. N. .Xettleton. Walter F. Good and H. 

 B. Markle. 



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