April 21, 1917 



HORTICULTURE 



517 



DINNER OF THE "INTERNATION- 

 AL" FLOWER SHOW COMMITTEE. 



The labors of the joint committee of 

 management of the 1917 International 

 Flower Show, New York, were brought 

 to a close with a business meeting and 

 banquet at the Hotel Biltmore, on 

 Thursday evening, April 12th. There 

 was a full attendance, and the only 

 guests were Messrs. Kerbel and Col- 

 well, the publicity agents, Arthur Her- 

 rington, exhibition manager, and Wil- 

 liam Delano, the well known architect 

 and landscape artist. 



The menu was excellent, and the 

 spirit of the success of the Show was 

 manifest in the discussion of this most 

 important feature of the function. 

 Chairman T. A. Havemeyer presided, 

 and in the early course of the pro- 

 ceedings singled out Chas. H. Totty, 

 Chairman of the Board of Jurors, by 

 pressing upon that gentleman the ac- 

 ceptance of a beautiful diamond pin, 

 a mark of appreciation by his fellow 

 members of his work in connection 

 with the flower shows generally, and 

 especially of his great ability shown in 

 the organization of his co-workers in 

 the difficult task of making awards. Mr. 

 Totty, taken by surprise, made a feeble 

 but heart-felt response, assuring the 

 committee that his efforts had resulted 

 from a sense of duty to his fellows and 

 the objects of the shows, sentiments 

 which, without doubt, actuated also 

 the work and interest of all the other 

 members of the committee. Record of 

 the work of individual members of the 

 committee was not wanting. A vote 

 of thanks to the Secretary was unani- 

 mous, as was a similar vote to Treas- 

 urer F. R. Newbold for his interest 

 and influence, strong factors in the 

 success of the show, also a standing 

 vote of thanks to Chairman T. A. 

 Havemeyer who had devoted so much 

 time to the work of the show. 



Everybody seemed happy over the 

 reported financial success of the Fifth 

 International Flower Show, and several 

 made speeches expressing their feel- 

 ings in this respect, promising their 

 best efforts to promote the 1918 show 

 and carry it to a successful termina- 

 tion. 



The arrangement of the next show 

 was the prime object of a discussion 

 which amply supplied the entertain- 

 ment feature of the dinner. Each 

 member of the committee was ripe 

 with suggestions, and Mr. Delano 

 capped them all with some that might 

 be considered ultra professional. If all 

 the ideas formulated at the dinner, 

 as to fountains, grottoes, gardens, 

 hanging gardens. winding paths, 

 secluded nooks, and the like, take 

 shape, the next show will be, indeed, 

 a "PARADISE." 



Richard HoUoman, who is nothing if 

 not original, declared that he would 

 have a model of the next show pre- 

 pared beforehand so that there should 

 be no danger of an idea going astray. 

 He also announced that by the time of 

 the next show there would be a sub- 

 way station at the entrance to the 

 Grand Central Palace, from which 



Monday, April 23 



Florists' and Gardeners' Club of 

 Rhode Island, Swartz Hall, Provi- 

 dence, R. I. 



Gardeners' and Florists* Club of 

 Baltimore, Florist Exchange Hall, 

 Baltimore, Md. 



Tuesday, April 24 



Newport Horticultural Society, 

 Newport, R. I. 



Tarrytown Horticultural Society, 

 Tarrytown, N. Y. 



Wednesday, April 25 



Oyster Bay Horticultural Society, 

 Oyster Bay, N. Y. 



Friday, April 27 



Connecticut Horticultural Society, 

 County Bldg., Hartford, Conn. 



Monmouth Countv Horticultural 

 Society, Red Bank, N. J. 



Pasadena Horticultural Society, 

 Pasadena, Calif. 



People's Park Cottage Gardeners' 

 Association, Paterson, N. 3. 



Saturday, April 28 



Dobbs' Ferry Gardeners' Associa- 

 tion, Dobbs' Ferry, N. Y. 



trains would connect with the whole 

 subway system, facilitating travel to 

 the show. Having thus said, Mr. Hol- 

 loman waved the national flag and 

 called upon all to sing "The Star 

 Spangled Banner," and the anthem was 

 sung with spirit, although, be it re- 

 lated, Mr. HoUoman appeared to be 

 sponsor for the general run of the 

 versification. 



This proceeding ended one of the 

 most enjoyable dinners ever held in 

 the trade, at least in New York. The 

 tables were handsomely decorated with 

 flowers by George E. M. Stumpp. 



John Young, Secy. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 



AND ORNAMENTAL 



HORTICULTURISTS. 



Department of Plant Registration. 



Public notice is hereby given that 

 William B. S. Griswold, Wyndhurst, 

 Lenox, Mass., Alfred J. Loveless, gar- 

 dener, offers for registration the new 

 Laelia-Cattleya described below. Any 

 person objecting to the registration or 

 to the use of the proposed name la 

 requested to communicate with the 

 .secretary at once. Failing to receive 

 objection to the registration the same 

 will be made three weeks from date. 



Description: — A hybrid between 

 Laelio-Cattleya Gigris and Laelio-Cat- 

 tleya Myra. Petals and sepals a rich 

 golden yellow with dark purple lip. 

 Flower four inches in diameter. Bulbs 

 of medium height, slender, dark green 

 in color. Received from England as 

 an unnamed variety, possibly raised at 

 Westonbirt, Col., Halford's estate. 

 Name: — Adela Griswold. 



John Young, Sec'y. 



April 14, 1917. 



NASSAU COUNTY HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



The regular monthly meeting of this 

 society was held in Glen Cove, N. Y., 

 on Wednesday, April 11th. First 

 prizes were awarded as follows: John 

 W. Everitt for pan of well grown 

 tulips, Couleur Cardinal, and Lilium 

 Formosum, also special mention for 

 Lady Hillingdon and Ophelia roses. 

 Robt. Jones, chairman o£ the executive 

 committee read the schedule for the 

 Annual Tulip Show to be held in 

 Neighborhood House, some time in 

 May. The schedule for the Annual 

 Rose Show in June and the Annual 

 Sweet Pea Show in July was also read 

 and adopted. An essay by Prof. Arno 

 H. Nehrling, entitled "Herbaceous 

 Perennials We Should Grow" was 

 read by Harry Goodband and a letter 

 of thanks was ordered sent to the 

 author. Exhibits for our next meet- 

 ing. May 9th, are: 12 gladioli, 3 heads 

 of lettuce and a vase of out-door flow- 

 ers. 



Harby Goodband, Cor. Secy. 



Prof. E. A. White. 

 .Secretary American Rose Society. 



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF 

 NURSERYMEN. 



President John Watson of the 

 American Association of Nurserymen 

 has prepared and is distributing to 

 those nurserymen who are not yet 

 members of the Association a circular 

 letter setting forth in a very exhaust- 

 ive manner the excellent purposes of 

 the Association, its many lines of ac- 

 tivity for the welfare of the American 

 nursery trade and the reasons why 

 everyone engaged in the nursery busi- 

 ness should avail themselves of the 

 valuable privileges it offers. The As- 

 sociation of Nurserymen certainly has 

 a "live wire" in President Watson. 



