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HORTICULTURE 



January 20, 1917 



" Coming events cast their shadows before." — Old Proverb. 



This card is a sample of what may happen iinles-s "(■\cr>boHy starts a garden." — Vide Speech by T. /?, 



Henderson Employees Make Merry. 

 The annual dinner tendered to the 

 heads of departments and travelers for 

 Peter Henderson & Co., marking the 

 opening of the season of 1917, was held 

 at Spilker's, Cortland St., New York, 

 on Thursday evening, January 11th. 

 The menu was witty and suggestive, so 

 much so that we think it worth repro- 

 duction here for the edification of our 



readers. 



The program consisted of an address 

 by Mr. O'Mara, "General Manager and 

 Baseball Fan," subject,' in part, "The 

 Home Run you made last year will 

 not win this year's Game;" songs by 

 Prof. Guy Hunter; violin solos by A. 

 Mackrell; songs by W. R. Smith; solo 

 on bones and minstrel by J. Black. 



Poems written for the Henderson 

 Employees' Dinner: 



Panacea for Hycostollvin 



The cost of living's jumping, it's mount- 

 ing to the sky, and you've got to dig more 

 dollars up. for everything you buy. Our 

 Solomons and Wiseacres are doping out the 

 cause; hut all they'll do is recommend a 

 brand new set of laws. They say they've 

 donned their thinking caps, and put their 

 heads together, and some of them blame it 

 on the war, and others say it's the weather. 

 Economists put the blame on the' gold 

 which came to our shore in store untold, 

 and raised the price of beans and spuds; 

 and also duds, tor young and old. Now, 

 while politicians dope out schemes to re- 

 duce the cost of living, and think "nae 

 doot" there's no galoot will call the bluff 

 they're giving; I'll tell you of another 

 scheme, that all can understand : Get out 

 your spades and rakes and hoes, and cul- 

 tivate your land. Yes! First and foremost, 

 men themselves must lend a willing hand, 

 if they'd realize the promi.se of the "in- 

 crease of the land." So disnuss the legis- 

 lators, throw their law books on the shelf, 

 and send them kiting home again, let each 

 one help himself. 



The Crops Have Failed 



"There's ui't enough o" svuishiue to half 

 warm up the frames an' the green flies are 

 beginnin' their orner.v ol' games." "The 

 da.vs are far too short, an' the sun's too 

 pale an' wan :" thus in the early spring 

 time wailed the pessimist M. G. man. "Jack 

 Frost has my early plantin' o' spuds, an' I 

 guess I'd better be packing' my duds, an' 

 hike for a place that ain't luider a ban," 

 with voice forlorn one April morn groaned 

 the pessimist M. G. man. "Gee! another 

 hard frost, an' the peach l)Uds are all killed ; 

 soon, with beetles, bugs an' borers, my 

 fields will all be tilled. Xo ! taint no use 

 tryin' to kill 'em with jioison pot or pan;" 

 thus in the nierr.v month of May moaned 

 the pessimist M. <i. man. "The early crops 

 are ver.v poor, an' the prices far from big; 

 I think 't would pay me better to feed 'em 

 to the pig." But city folks must be fed, 

 thus mused the great philan — thropist and 

 grumbler, the pessimist M. G. man. But 

 when the golden Autumn came and prices 

 rose, gee whiz ! the pessiiuist turned opti- 

 mi.st. and said, "why this is biz." And now 

 he rolls in money, he's getting all he can; 

 this guy who wailed. "The crops have 

 failed." the prosperous M. G. man. 



New York Florists' Bow/ling Club. 



Scores recorded for January 11: 



Slebrecht 150 135 143 



Jacobson 137 18fi 155 



Ford 181 147 142 



Donaldson 167 211 159 



Fenrlch 143 197 157 



Melsem 190 155 188 



Kakuda 177 169 130 



Scott 145 111 1,34 



Irwin 207 1.36 — 



CONNECTICUT HOTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The Connecticut Horticultural So- 

 ciety has made an auspicious begin- 

 ning for 1917. being addressed on 

 January 12th, in the County Build- 

 ing, Hartford, by Dr. G. P. Clinton of 

 the Connecticut Experiment Station 

 at New Haven. 



Dr. Clinton spoke on "The White 

 Pine Rust and the Diseases of Flower- 

 ing Plants." His remarks covered the 

 history of the study of fungi, and the 

 scientists who devoted the greater 

 part of their lives to the work. The 

 first time fungi was ever studied in a 

 university was in 1870. At the close 

 of his remarks, the members extended 

 a rising vote of thanks to Dr. Clinton. 

 The following members were named 

 as to serve as the executive com- 

 mittee: John F. Huss, Warren S. 

 Mason, C. H. Sierman, W. W. Hunt 

 and Francis Roulier. 



This society will hold three flower 

 exhibitions this year. There will be 

 a show in June of hardy flowers, a 

 Dahlia show in September, and a 

 Chrysanthemum show in November. 

 These exhibitions will surpass any- 

 thing of the kind ever held in previous 

 years. Alfred Dixon, Sec. 



ST. LOUIS CLUBS. 



The St. Louis Florists' Club held its 

 regular monthly meeting at the oflice 

 of the St. Louis Seed Co.. Forty 

 members were present. Not mucli 

 business outside of the routine was 

 transacted. The next meeting will 

 take place at one of the wholesale 

 houses. 



The St. Louis Spring Flower As- 

 sociation met at Jules Bourdet's. The 

 guarantee fund is all subscribed and 

 a patrons' fund of $.5,000 is to be 

 started in the near future. The ar- 

 rangements for decorating Armory 

 Hall are being discussed and plans 

 for a huge fountain with Palm 

 Beach effects in the centre of the hall. 

 The show is being well advertised 

 and success financially is expected. 



At the meeting of the Newport 

 (R. I.) Horticultural Society on Tues- 

 day evening, January 9, Arthur Her- 

 rington of Madison, N. J., delivered a 

 lecture on "The Iris" before an au- 

 dience which taxed the seating capac- 

 ity of Jlusic Hall. Numerous colored 

 slides were shown by a stereopticon 

 operated by Neil McLellan. Following 

 the lecture plans for the August show 

 were discussed. 



