February 3, 1917 



HOKTICULTURE 



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Joy, who died Nov. 10th;, and W. L. 

 Kroeschell. who died Nov. 23rd. All 

 of these men were favorably known to 

 most of you and will be missed at our 

 future conventions. 



We have 217 members in good stand- 

 ing in the Society of American Flor- 

 ists and therefore continue to be rep- 

 resented on their Board of Directors. 

 Our present president, Mr. Ammann, 

 was selected to that position, to serve 

 during the year 1917. 



Since the last meeting, we have re- 

 ceived seven new varieties for regis- 

 tration. Fourteen others were sent 

 over by the Perpetual Flowering Car- 

 nation Society of England. 



A special silver medal was struck to 

 commemorate the society's twenty-fifth 

 year and was awarded to each winner 

 of a first premium in the carnation 

 section at the National Flower Show 

 in Philadelphia last March. Those who 

 received these medals are S. J. God- 

 dard. E. G. Hill Co., Strafford Flower 

 Farms, J. W. Minott Co., E. F. Lieker, 

 Cottage Gardens Co., A. A. Pembroke. 

 Strouts, Wm. Kleinheinz, W. L. Ellis, 

 Wm. Graham, Mrs. Wm. Austin, A. 

 Harvey & Sons, Countess Bulalia and 

 W. E. Lenk. Fifteen in all. 



This society took a very active part 

 in the National Flower Show in Phil- 

 adelphia last March. Not only did we 

 prepare the premium schedule and the 

 rules for staging the carnation section 

 of the show, but members of thisj so- 

 ciety contributed $515.00 toward pay- 

 ing the premiums of this deijartment. 

 thereby reducing the liability of the 

 management to that extent. Our sil- 

 ver and bronze medals were also 

 awarded as sweepstakes in the 100 

 bloom section. 



Early in the year, the secretary by 

 direction of the Board of Directors, 

 solicited funds from the members for 

 the Mothers' Day fund which was be- 

 ing raised by the Society of American 

 Florists, for the purpose of assisting 

 Miss Jarvis in promoting that day. 

 $154.00 was raised and sent to Secre- 

 tary Young. 



The Board of Directors held the cus- 

 tomary post convention meeting on 

 January 27th in St. Louis. A second 

 meeting was held in Philadelphia on 

 March 28th. instead of the usual mid- 

 summer meeting. At this meeting 

 some changes were made in tlie pre- 

 miums offered, in most of the classes 

 contained in the premium schedule for 

 this year's exhibition. In section A, 

 classes 1 to 11, the premiums were 

 raised from ?10.00 and $6.00 to $15.00 

 and $10.00. In section B, classes 11 

 to 36, the premiums are raised from 

 $5.00 and $3.00 to $8.00 and $5.00. In 

 section C only one premium, $10.00 is 

 offered instead <Si $6.00 and $4.00. 

 These changes have increased our 

 liability on premiums by $219.00 Five 

 disseminatot-s have again very gener- 

 ously contributed the premiums in sec- 

 tion C. 



The identification badges you are 

 wearing were provided as a result of 

 the action taken in the meeting at St. 

 Louis last year. They are the most 

 practical article we were able to find 

 for the purpose. If they are satisfac- 

 tory we shall continue to use them in 

 the future. 



The arrangements for this meeting 

 were left entirely in the hands of our 



Vice-President, Mr. Vesey, and his 

 committees selected from the state so- 

 ciety. That they have labored earnest- 

 ly and harmoniously you can see by 

 the results accomplished. The retail 

 men have come forward with a splen- 

 did demonstration of the carnation's 

 adaptability for decorative affects. 

 They should be given credit and every 

 encouragement possible. 



The trade press has opened its col- 

 ums to everything we have sent in for 

 publication. To them is due our 

 thanks. 



The treasurer's report followed, as 

 below: 



Report of Treasurer F. E. Dorner. 

 GENERAL FUND. 

 Expenses. 

 Orders ou Treasurer paid . .$1,205.34 

 .Jan. 20. balance cash on 

 hand 816.29 



$2,021.6:! 



Receipts. 



.Tan. 20, 1W16. cash on hand $838.69 

 Casli received (hu'ing: vear. 1,182.94 



$2,021.6:1 



PERMANENT FUND. 



.Ian. 20. 1916, balance $2,625.31 



.Ian. 1. 1917. Interest 106.04 



$2,731.35 



.7 an. 20, 1917, Interest to 



general fund $106.04 



Balance invested at 4% 2,625.31 



$2,731.,35 



DORNER .MEMORIAL FUND. 



.Ian. 20. 1H1«, balance $1,002.01 



.Ian. 1, 1917. Interest 40.48 



$1,042.49 



Transferred to general 



fund for 1917 medal $40.00 



ISalance invested at 4'~; 1.002.49 



$1,042.49 



MOTHERS- DAY FUND. 



Cash $l.>t.00 



Paid to .lohu Young, sec'y 

 for Anna .Tarvls Fund... 154.00 



Officers to serve for the next year 

 were nominated, and the nominations 

 afterward concurred in by acclama- 

 tion, as follows: President, W. .1. 

 Vesey, Jr., Fort. Wayne. Ind.; vice- 

 president, C. S. Strout. Biddeford. Me.; 

 secretary, A. F. J, Baur. Indianapolis. 

 Ind.; treasurer. F. E. Dorner, Lafay- 

 ette, Ind.; Peter Fisher, director to 

 succeed himself. Boston was selected 

 as the location for tlie convention of 



1918. 



THE EXHIBITION. 



John H. Dunlop. Toronto, Ont., and 

 Wm. R. Nicholson, Framingham, 

 Mass., <vere appointed judges. The 

 following awards were reported: 



List of Awards. 

 SECTION A. 



V.\SES OF 100 BLOOMS. 



White — C. S. Strout. Biddeford, Me.,, 

 1st with Matchless; Cottage Gardens 

 Co., Queens, N. Y., 2nd with Crystal 

 White. 



Flesh Pink— F. Dorner & Sons Co., 

 Lafayette, Ind., 1st with Seedling No. 

 118; C. S. Strout, 2nd with Superb. 



Medium Pink — Cottage Gardens Co , 

 with Mrs. C. W. Ward; E. A. Richards, 

 Greenfield, Mass., 2nd with Seedling 

 No. 110. 



Dark Pink — F. Dorner & Sons Co., 

 with Rosalie; Mt. Greenwood Ceme- 

 tery, 111., 2nd with Rosette. 



Scarlet — Baur & Steinkamp, Indiana- 

 polis, Ind., 1st with Merry Christmas; 

 Bassett & Washburn. Chicago, 2nd 

 with Belle Washburn. 



Crimson — S. J. Goddard, Framing- 

 ham, Mass., 1st with Doris; W. D. 

 Howard, Milford, Mass., 2nd with 

 Bernice. 



Yellow — F. Dorner & Sons Co., 1st 

 with Old Gold. 



White Variegated — Halifax Gardens, 

 Halifax, Mass., 1st. 



SECTION B. 



VASES OF 50 BLOOMS. 



White Enchantress — 1st Hartje & 

 Elder, Indianapolis; 2nd, J. A. Nelson, 

 Framingham, Mass. 



White Wonder— 1st, W. Frank & 

 Sons, Portland, Ind.; 2nd, C. S. Strout. 



Matchless— 1st, C. S. Strout; 2nd, 

 Gullett & Sons, Lincoln, 111. 



Any Other White — 1st, C. S. Strout, 

 with White Winsor. 



Enchantress Supreme — 1st, Jos. Hill 

 Co., Richmond, Ind. 



Pink Delight— 1st, C. S. Strout; 2nd, 

 J. A. Nelson. 



Any Other Flesh Pink— 1st, C. S. 

 Strout with Nancy; 2nd, W. Frank & 

 Sons with May Day. 



Pink Sensation — 1st, S. J. Goddard; 

 2nd, Gullett & Son. 



Any Other Light Pink — 1st, S. J. 

 Goddard with Gloriosa; 2nd, Gullett & 

 Sons with Gloriosa. 



Mrs. C. W. Ward— 1st, W. Frank & 

 Sons; 2nd, C. S. Strout. 



Good Cheer — 1st, Baur & Steinkamp; 

 2nd, Gullett & Son. 



Any Other Medium Pink — 1st, A. R. 

 Schroeder with Mrs. Akehurst; 2nd, 

 J. S. Stuart & Son, Anderson. Ind., 

 with Rose Pink Enchantress. 



Any Dark Pink— 1st. Hartje & Elder, 

 Indianapolis, with Washington; 2nd, 

 S. J. Goddard with Rosette. 



Beacon — 1st, A. R. Schroeder; 2nd, 

 S. J. Goddard. 



Any Other Scarlet — 1st, Bassett & 

 Washburn with Belle Washburn; 2nd, 

 W. Prank & Sons with Portland Pride. 



Pocahontas- 1st, C. S. Strout. 



Benora — 1st, Halifax Gardens: 2nd, 

 J. A. Nelson. 



Yellow Prince— 1st, S. J. Goddard. 

 SECTION C. 



VARIETIES DISSEinN.\TEl). 1915-16, 

 50 BL00M,S. 



Nancy— 1st, S. J. Goddard. 



Alice Coombs— 1st, Halifax Gardens. 



Miss Theo— 1st, S. J. Goddard. 



Silver medal awarded to Baur <t 

 Steinkamp for Merry Christmas. 

 Bronze medal to Cottage Gardens Co., 

 for Cottage Maid. 



Dorner Memorial Medal won by P. 

 Dorner & Sons with Laddie. 



Certificate of Merit to W. D. Howard 

 for Bernice and Nic Zweifel. Milwau- 

 kee, for Edna. 



Indiana Special Trophy won by W. 

 Frank & Sons. 



CHELSEA AND HOLLAND HOUSE 

 SHOWS ABANDONED. 

 We learn from "The Garden," Lon- 

 don, that after careful consideration 

 and great anxiety the Council of the 

 Royal Horticultural Society have de- 

 cided to abandon these two large 

 shows for this year. Added to the 

 trouble arising from the shortage of 

 labor, the difficulties of transport, and 

 the government's desire to reduce trav- 

 eling, the contractor has, at the last 

 moment, reported that he cannot guar- 

 antee to put up the tents. In the place 

 of these two shows ordinary fort- 

 nightlv meetings will be held at the 

 London Scottish Drill Hall, Bucking- 

 ham Gate, on the usual fortnightly 

 dates, namely. May 22 and July 3. 



