July 14, 1917 



HOKTICULTURE 



45 



Clubs and Societies 



THE NATIONAL ROSE TEST GARDEN AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY. 



ALBANY FLORISTS' CLUB. 



About forty members of the Albany 

 Florists' Club journeyed out to the 

 establishment of Frederick Goldring, 

 Fort Grave, nine miles from Albany, 

 where the regular meeting was held. 

 One of the principal subjects under 

 discussion was the use of flowers at 

 school commencements. This subject 

 was especially pertinent, as the Al- 

 bany Board of Education had placed 

 a ban on the use of flowers at the 

 high school graduation on June 29th. 

 The members thought that florists 

 should not be discriminated against 

 at a time when commencement gifts 

 are being bought and presented, and 

 that the trade should share in any 

 such disbursements. The matter was 

 referred to a special committee, ap- 

 pointed by President John J. Hag- 

 gerty as follows: Thomas F. Tracey, 

 chairman, Frederick Goldring, Freder- 

 ick A. Danker, Byron Holmes, Ed- 

 ward P. Tracey, William C. Gloeckner, 

 Robert Davidson. A. D. Wemple, and 

 Louis ri. Schaefer. The committee 

 will present the side of the florists 

 through the local newspapers and at 

 hearings before the school board. The 

 secretary was instructed to write to 

 the editor of the Times-Union, thank- 

 ing him for his editorial favoring the 

 use of flowers at commencements. 

 The article appeared too late to 

 rescind the action taken by the Board 

 of Education. 



Arrangements for the annual clam 

 bake, usually held in August, was 

 left to a committee made up of Messrs. 

 Louis H. Schaefer, Edward P. Tracey, 

 and Frederick A. Danker. The com- 

 mittee has power to make all neces- 

 sary arrangements, and will report 

 at the August meeting. 



The invitation of Joseph Traudt to 

 hold the September Meeting at his 

 place at Canajoharie was accepted, as 

 was also that of F. A. Danker, who 

 offered to entertain the Club at the 

 October meeting. The August meet- 

 ing will be held at Henkes Bros', 

 greenhouses, Newtonville. F. G. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



An Executive Committee meeting of 

 the American Rose Society wa.s held 

 at the City Club, Philadelphia, at one 

 o'clock on Wednesday, June 27. A 

 revision of the constitution and by- 

 laws, so as to allow for chani;es in 

 membership fees, was discussed, and 

 it was voted that the Secretary .should 

 send out notices of the contemplated 

 changes to all active members I hat a 

 vote might be secured, as provided for 

 in the constitution and bylawK. be- 

 fore the meeting in Cleveland next 

 fall. 



It was resolved "That the present 

 rules for aflJllated societies be revised 

 to make affiliation dues one dollar a 

 year for each member of the scriety, 

 provided that payment of such dues 

 be made to the American Ro.se So- 

 ciety before February 1st of each 

 year, so that provision might be made 

 for the required number of annuals." 



Tlie National Rose Test Garden at Cornell TJniversit.v and the Plant Industry Conference. 



The roses are now in the height of 

 perfection being several weeks later 

 than in previous years. An outdoor 

 meeting of the Plant Industry Confer- 

 ence was held in the garden on Thurs- 

 day afternoon, July 5. About forty 

 members of the campus community 

 were present, and the outing was most 

 enjoyable. 



Professor E. A. White welcomed the 



members of the conference to the gar- 

 dens and spoke of the aims and pur- 

 poses of the American Rose Society 

 in fostering the test garden work. He 

 was followed by Professor A. C. Beal 

 who spoke on the value of different 

 species and varieties of roses and de- 

 scribed their location in the garden 

 plan. After a bountiful picnic supper 

 the party inspected the beds and made 

 careful observations of varieties. 



A report of the Washington Rose 

 Test Garden was submitted for the 

 committee by Mr. Robert P^le. 



It was voted that a flnancial state- 

 ment regarding the society's exhibi 

 tion held in Philadelphia March 20th 

 to 24th inclusive be prepared by Presi- 

 dent Hammond and sent to all 

 guarantors. 



Mr. Farenwald presented the plans 

 of the National Flower Show Com- 

 mittee and asked that the American 

 Rose Society prepare a preliminary 

 schedule of premiums for the coming 

 exhibition. Messrs. Farenwald, Pen- 

 nock and Fancourt were appointed on 

 this committee. 



E. A. White, Secy. 



Ithaca, N. Y. 



NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB 



Between seventy-five and one hun- 

 dred members were on hand at the 

 special meeting, Monday evening, July 

 9, to talk over and perfect plans for 

 the S. A. F. Convention, now only a 

 few weeks distant. In the discussion 

 of convention matters W. A. Manda 

 moved a reconsideration of the reso- 

 lutions adopted at the last meeting 

 eliminating the elaborate entertain- 

 ment features which had been planned 

 and a lively debate followed, Mr. 

 Manda's motion being finally lost. 



It was voted that the names of all 

 members of the Club enlisting in the 

 federal service be retained on the list 

 and their dues suspended during the 

 continuance of same. 



Prof. Hottes, president of the Colum- 

 bus, Ohio. Florists' Club, was a visitor 

 and was called upon for a few re- 

 marks. 



P. W. Popp showed a vase of hybrid 

 deli)hiniums which were highly com- 

 mended and John Sheepers & Co.. re- 

 ceived a similar award for a collection 

 of lilies, etc. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HORTI- 

 CULTURISTS. 



I have appointed Mr. A. Rasmussen, 

 New Albany, Ind., Mr. E. G. Hill, Rich- 

 mond, Ind.. Mr. J. P. Ammann, Ed- 

 wardsville. 111., on a committee to look 

 into the matter of storm insurance for 



the florists. They are to go into this 

 matter thoroughly, and have some- 

 thing definite to report at the conven- 

 tion in August. 



Yours respectfully, 



R. C. Kekr, Pres. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



The annual Rose Show of the 

 Worcester County (Mass.) Horticul- 

 tural Society was held on Thursday, 

 July .5, one week later than originally 

 planned. It was a pronounced success. 



The annual meeting of the Cincin- 

 nati Florists' Society was held on 

 Monday evening at Hotel Gibson. All 

 the present officers were re-elected as 

 follows: Wm. Schumann, president; 

 James Allen, vice-president; Alex Os- 

 tendarp, secretary: J. Chas. Murphy, 

 treasurer; Gus Adrian, trustee. 



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