May 19, 1917 



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intending exhibitor upon request. 

 Awards of the evening were as follows: 

 Joe Marstroine 1st, for lettuce. Big 

 Boston; Harry Goodband 1st, for vase 

 of out-door flowers; special mention to 

 John F. Johnson for salpiglossis. 



The National Association of Garden- 

 ers' offer of a silver medal to be com- 

 peted for by members only was ac- 

 cepted and is to be awarded to the 

 most meritoroiis exhibit at the chrys- 

 anthemum show next November. 



An essay by Edwin H. Costick, en- 

 titled "Distinctive American Plants," 

 was read by Robert Jones, and a letter 

 of thanks was ordered sent to the au- 

 thor. Prize exhibits for the next 

 meeting, June 13th, are: 12 gladioli, 

 3 heads of cauliflower and a bunch of 

 asparagus. 



Habky Goodbaxd, Cor. Secy. 



AMERICAN DAHLIA SOCIETY. 



A meeting of the executive commit- 

 tee of this society was held at the 

 Grand Hotel, 31st street and Broadway, 

 New York City, on Thursday afternoon. 

 May 10. President Richard Vincent, 

 Jr., presided, and there were present 

 Geo. L. Stillman, Geo. W. Kerr, Jas. 

 Duthie, J. J. Lane and J. Harrison 

 Dick, secretary. 



The minutes of the March meeting 

 were read and approved. Arising out 

 of these it was proposed that a rule, 

 making it essential that all flowers ex- 

 hibited in the competitive classes at 

 the society's exhibition must be grown 

 by the exhibitor, said rule not to ap- 

 ply to non-competitive displays, be in- 

 serted in the rules of the schedule gov- 

 erning the next show. The statement 

 of accounts was passed. 



The New York Show was considered. 

 This will be held in conjunction with 

 the American Institute at the Engi- 

 neering Building, Sept. 25 to 27. It 

 was resolved that an appropriation be 

 set aside for the use of the show com- 

 mittee for necessary expenses, show 

 committee to comprise the president 

 and secretary. It was agreed that 

 seven silver and five bronze medals be 

 struck for the needs of the society and 

 its affiliated organizations, also that 

 two silver and two bronze medals be 

 offered as extra prizes to the New 

 Haven (Conn.) Horticultural Society 

 for its dahlia show on Sept. 19 and 20, 

 in the name of the A. D. S. 



The secretary was empowered to 

 produce an eight page bulletin for 

 publication in the middle of July. It 

 was agreed that from June 1 all new 

 subscriptions paid in would be credited 

 to Sept., 1918. 



An invitation from Prof. Hall to 

 have the classification committee and 

 interested members visit the dahlia 

 trials at Geneva, N. Y., in September, 

 was favorably considered. Discussion 

 was taken on the desirability of pub- 

 lishing Prof. Hall's list of 6,400 dahlia 

 names with classification and descrip- 

 tions. An estimate for the printing of 

 this as a 48 page pamphlet and cover, 

 in seven point type, had been given, 

 the figure being $350 for 1,000 copies. 

 It was the expressed opinion that as 

 the society's funds did not warrant this 

 expenditure, and as such a list would 

 require to be periodically revised, its 



i Coming Exhibitions 



I Uostun, Mass., June 1-15. — Massa- 



£ chusetts Horticultural Society Out- 



I door Exliibition. 



I Philmlelpbia, Pa., June. — Exhibit 



! American Peony Society. 



! Rochester, N. Y., June 15.— Peony 



(Show of tlie Rocliester Florists' As- 



. soeiation, at Convention Hall. 

 I Hartford, Conn., June 18-20. — Rose 



= Sliow. Klizabetli Parlj, by the Ameri- 



I can Rose Society. 



I Boston, Mass., June 33-34. — Rose, 



I Peony and Strawberry Exbibit, Mas- 



I sacliusetta Horticultural Society. 



i Newport, K. I., July 4. — Show of 



! outdoor Roses by the American Rose 



I Society. 



I Boston, Mass., July 7-8.— Annual 



! Exhibit of the American Sweet Pea 



I Snciety, under the auspices of the 



? Mass, Horticultural Society. 



I Winnetka, III., July 12.— Exhibit 



I Flowers and Vegetables. 



(= Winnetka, 111., Aug. 16. — Asters, 

 Gladioli and Dahlias. 



I New York, August 23-36. — Eighth 



j Annual Exhibition American Gladio- 



I lus Society. Museum Building, Bo- 



I tanical Gardens, Bronx Park. 



j Newport, K. I., Sept. 5-7. — Annual 



I Fall Show, Newport Horticultural 



j Society. 



(= Syracuse, N. Y., Sept. 10-15.— New 

 Yorli State Fair. 



I San Francisco, Calif., Sept. 21-22. — 



j Show of the California Dahlia So- 



I ciety. 



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publication was not jubtified by the 

 society. Moreover, it hid before it a 

 proposition from Mr. Lane, represent- 

 ing the Doubleday Page Co., that there 

 was a possibility of that company pub- 

 lishing a special dahlia color manual, 

 an amplification of the June issue of 

 the Neiv Country Life, which will be 

 largely devoted to dahlias, and Prof. 

 Hall's list may possibly be included 

 as part of such separate manual. It 

 was resolved therefore that the society 

 could not see its way to publish the 

 list now. 



This is the last committee meeting 

 that will be held before the show. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



June 1st has been set aside for the 

 annual outdoor meeting of the Ameri- 

 can Rose Society in the National Rose 

 Test Garden at Arlington Farms, 

 Washington, D. C. Appropriate exer- 

 cises have been arranged, including 

 addresses from J. Horace McFarland, 

 from one of the bead members of the 

 Department of Agriculture, from an 

 appointee of the Citizens' Association, 

 which are federated, and others. All 

 in the trade are cordially invited to be 

 present, as the Rose Garden, contain- 

 ing now between four and five hundred 

 varieties, promises to be at its best. 

 Robert Pyle, Chairman, 



Washington Rose Garden Committee. 



CHICAGO FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The regular meeting of the Chicago 

 Florists' Club was held May 10th. 

 The most important matter under con- 

 sideration was the coal situation. A 

 note from Maclellan, who has been ill 

 for some time, asked that he be ex- 

 cused from the committee of which he 

 was the chairman. This was done and 

 E. Ollinger succeeded him. Mr. Gage, 

 of the Chamber of Commerce was in- 

 troduced by R. Schiller, who talked 

 upon the coal question and offered 

 many interesting facts, all bringing 

 light upon the florists' vexed question 

 of next season's coal supply, ending 

 with suggestions that a committee be 

 appointed to keep in touch with the 

 Chamber of Commerce. R. Schiller 

 was appointed chairman with instruc- 

 tions to select from other members. 



After a discussion of the garden 

 question VreA Lautenschlager was ap- 

 pointed chairman of the garden com- 

 mittee and $10 was appropriated for 

 seed to be distributed among florists 

 who should be asked to plant the same 

 and give the young plants to those 

 persons who are working the vacant 

 places in the city. A rising vote of 

 thanks was given the speakers and 

 also to the F. T. D. for their splendid 

 service during the Mothers' Day rush. 



Resolutions were adopted as follows: 



BE IT RESOLVED, That the Chicago 

 Florists' Club in the spirit of patriotism 

 and civic duty does hereby heartily endorse 

 and encourage the furthering of the work 

 now being carried on under the name of the 

 Garden Bureau of Chicago. 



FURTHER. That this organization does 

 hereby offer its assistance and co-operation 

 by pledging itself and its members to raise 

 plants for garden products of such liind 

 and in such quantity as may be practicable, 

 and to donate the same to the public to be 

 distriliuted under the guidance and direc- 

 tion of the Committee, which shall be by 

 this organization thereunto appointed. 



This work will be in the hands of a 

 committee of five: 



F. Lautenschlagek, Chairman, 



Peter Rein berg, 



H. N. Bruns, 



Pall Klingspokn, 



Geoege H. Mohn. 

 The plan of action is outlined as 

 follows: 



The growers who wish to help this 

 movement should arrange at once to 

 sow a tew flats of vegetable seeds, such 

 as lettuce, tomatoes, pepper plants, egg 

 plants, beets, cabbages, and any other 

 varieties of vegetable plants that are 

 easily transplanted. When these plants 

 are ready for replanting, notify F. 

 Lautenschlager, 440 West Erie Street, 

 Chicago, who will make arrangements 

 to have these plants delivered to the 

 Chief of the Garden Bureau of Chicago 

 for distribution amongst the people 

 who will plant community gardens. 

 Every grower can help. 



The Schedule of Prizes for 1917 of 

 the National Chrysanthemum Society 

 of London, Eng., has been received. 

 Besides the 1917 prize list, the pam- 

 phlet includes the list of floral com- 

 mittee awards and audits of the 1916 

 show. 



At the meeting of the Rhode Island 

 Horticultural Society, held in the 

 Providence Public Library, May 16, 

 Phillip Wessels, of the Agricultural 

 Experiment Station of the Rhode 

 Island State College, lectured on "How 

 to Fertilize the Home Garden." 



