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January 13, 1917 



seventh street, New York City, Janu- 

 ary 13th and 14th. The schedule pro- 

 vides for orchids, open to all, three 

 classes; carnations, open to all, two 

 classes; also the medals of the Society 

 will be awarded to the best vases of 

 new varieties; carnations for non-com- 

 mercial growers, nine classes; miscel- 

 laneous cut blooms and plants, open to 

 all, four classes, and four for non-com- 

 mercial growers. 



Special prizes can be awarded by the 

 Exhibition Committee for interesting 

 and unusual exhibits not provided for 

 in this schedule. 



A meeting of the Society will be 

 held in the West Assembly Room at 

 4 o'clock with a lecture, illustrated 

 with colored lantern slides, by John 

 Scheepers on "Darwin and Other Tu- 

 lips." 



CHICAGO FLORISTS' CLUB. 



Plan for Cooperative Advertising. 

 Editor Horticoltire: 



At the January meeting of the 

 Chicago Florists' Club it was the unan- 

 imous action to put under way a plan 

 of co-operative advertising, and this 

 work was placed in the hands of 

 three gentlemen to act as a committee 

 on publicity, viz.: Michael Barker, 

 Geo. Asmus, P. Lautenschlager, chair- 

 man. 



Our first undertaking will be in tlie 

 form of an active campaign to stimu- 

 late and create a greater demand for 

 flowers for St. Valentine's Day, Feb- 

 ruary 14, 1917. The form of advertis- 

 ing to be used is similar to the poster 

 stamp fad now used so extensively in 

 a number of other commercial lines, 

 and this committee is confident that 

 a great deal of good will result in this 

 movement for the florist trade at large. 



We have contracted for a very large 

 supply of special heart-shaped stvimps 

 for distribution to the general public. 

 These stamps are beautifully designed, 

 and have the following inscription: 



"i.ET YOUR VALENTINE GIFT BE FLOWERS." 



Every box of flowers and every piece 

 of mail sent out by the florists in this 

 country should carry one of these 

 beautiful stamps as a suggestion to use 

 flowers for your Valentine. The 

 Chicago Florists' Club has arranged to 

 furnish these stamps to interested 

 parties at a reasonable price, and any 

 profit derived from the sales will be 

 applied to future advertising schemes 

 — a sort of endless chain and profit- 

 sharing plan of advertising for the 

 florists of this country. 



May we not call on you to publish 

 this announcement in your editorial 

 column and thereby receive your co- 

 operation and help in this movement? 

 In order to call attention of the florist 

 trade at large to this undertaking, you 

 may state that florists of other cities 

 can purchase these stamps of us for 

 their own use. Price list and order 

 blank will be issued the coming week, 

 and we advise that order be sent in 

 immediately. 



Stamps are already going very fast 

 — one of the leading florist concerns 

 of Chicago specified 25,000 on their 

 first order. Send all correspondence 

 and orders to F. Lautenschlager. 440 

 W. Erie Street, Chicago, 111. 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 



In view of the hardware dealers' 

 convention which is to be held in this 

 city at the same time as the carnation 

 meeting, it has l)een deemed advisable 

 by the reception committee to see that 

 the rates of the Indianapolis liotels 

 were published so that reservations 

 may be made in due time. There is 

 plenty of excellent liotel room in In- 

 dianapolis included in the following 

 list. 



Grand Hotel, rooms $1.00 up, with 

 bath $1.50 up. 



Washington Hotel, rooms with bath, 

 $1.50, $2.00, $2.50, $3.00. 



Claypool Hotel, single room without 

 bath, $1.50; with bath $2.00. 



Severin Hotel, room with shower 

 bath $1.50; with tub bath $2.00 to $3.50 

 (European plan). 



Joirx Berterm.vxx, Chairman. 



CHICAGO TO INDIANAPOLIS. 



Carnation IVleeting and Exhibition. 



For the annual convention of the 

 .American Carnation Society to be held 

 at Indianapolis, Ind., January 31 and 

 February 1, the Monon Route has been 

 selected as the shortest and most con- 

 venient line for the Chicago party. 

 Tlie one-way fare between Chicago and 

 Indianapolis is $4.60 and the party 

 fare for 10 or more, $4.14 each. Lower 

 lierths, $2; upper berths, $1.60. 



The night train leaving the Dear- 

 l)orn station, Polk and Dearborn 

 streets, Tuesday, January 30, at 11.40 

 P. M., due in Indianapolis 4.30 A. M. 

 has been chosen by the Florists' Club 

 as the convention train for its mem- 

 bers and others wishing to join the 

 party. Berths on the night train are 

 read.v at 10 o'clock and can be occu- 

 pied until 7.30 A. M. the next morning. 



Reservations should lie made early 

 to secure the party rate by writing or 

 telephoning Herbert Wiley, General 

 Agent Passenger Department, 104 

 South Clark street, Chicago. Tele- 

 phone Harrison 3309. 



For those who wish to reach In- 

 dianapolis earlier the Monon Route 

 has an evening train, • leaving the 

 Dearborn station Tuesday, January 30, 

 at 5.30 P. M., due in Indianapolis at 

 10.30 the same night. 



MiCH.VEL B.\RKER. 



Chairman Transportation Com., 



Chicago Florists' Club. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



The Executive Committee of the 

 .American Rose Society met in Phila- 

 delphia, Pa., in connection with the 

 local committee for the exhibition in 

 March. A resolution was passed to 

 call for 50 per cent, of the guarantee 

 fund to be paid to the order of the 

 .American Rose Society on or before 

 February, 1917. Everything pertain- 

 ing to the coming exhibition seemed 

 to be moving along nicely towards its 

 success. . 



Application for the registration of 

 a new rose was made by John H. 

 Duulop, Richmond Hill, Ontario, as 

 follows: 



"Mrs. Henry Winnett." Parentage — 

 Russell X Shawyer. Color — bright, 

 red, about shade of Richmond. Large 

 full flower, solid color, foliage ample. 



Deliciously fragrant, combining the 

 keeping qualities of Russell with the 

 freedom of Shawyer. Form good, 

 petals well reflexed and of solid 

 texture. 



Mr. Dunlop said: "1 am proud of 

 being the first Canadian grower to 

 have the honor of entering a seedling 

 of such sterling merit, as I have had 

 a number of visitors both from the 

 LInited States and difterent parts of 

 Ontario, and all agree as to the qual- 

 ity of this new rose. 



A resolution was passed of regret at 

 the death of W. C. Barry, Ex-Mayor 

 of Rochester, N. Y., who was one of 

 the earliest supporters of the Ameri- 

 can Rose Society, and was held in es- 

 teem by every one who knew him, as 

 a man of quality and fine character. 



The preliminary schedule of prizes 

 was adopted and will lie issued with- 

 out delay. 



Benja.mix Hammond, Secy. 



Beacon, N. Y. 



TARRYTOWN HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The annual meeting of the Tarry- 

 town Horticultural Society was held 

 in the Corporation Building, Banquet 

 Room. Thursday evening, December 

 2S. President John Featherstone pre- 

 siding. 



The secretary's report showed the 

 society to be in a flourishing condi- 

 tion. The following officers were 

 elected: Joseph Bradley, president; 

 George Mcintosh, vice-president; E. 

 W. Neubrand, secretary; A. H. Brown 

 treasurer; John Grant, reporting sec- 

 retary. Board of Directors: F. R. 

 Pierson, Charles D. Millard. Isaac 

 Rogers, Dr. R. B. Coutand. Executive 

 committee: J. Featherstone, Charles 

 R. Russell. J. Elliott. Thos. A. See, 

 John Woodcock, Abel Weeks. J. Grant. 

 G. W^ittlinger, Wm. Jamieson, and 

 Joseph Mooney. The exhibit for next 

 meeting will be carnations. 



The annual dinner will be held at 

 Florence Inn, January 16. 



J. Grant, Cor. Secy. 



SOUTHAMPTON HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 

 The annua! meeting of the above 

 society was held on January 4th in 

 Oddfellows' Hall. Southampton. N. Y. 

 Officers for the ensuing year were 

 elected as follows: President, C. Guil- 

 loy: vice-president, Wm. McLeod: 

 secretary, H. H. Wells; treasurer, Geo. 

 Campbell; financial secretary, S. R. 

 Candler; corresponding secretary, J. 

 Dickson; executive committee, R. Mel- 

 rose, chairman, G. Anderson, Walter 

 Jagger and D. T. Wells. 



It was decided that the regular 

 meeting of the society shall be held 

 on the first Thursday of each month, 

 and that a small competitive exhibi- 

 tion shall be held in connection with 

 each meeting. The subject for com- 

 petition at the next regular meeting 



(Feb. 1) will be six varieties of ever- 

 green shrubs, six varieties of decid- 

 uous shrubs and six varieties of 

 tierried shrubs, to be shown as sprays. 

 J. DicK.soN. Corres. Secy. 



