July 21, 1917 



HORTICULTURE 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



The officers of the American Rose 

 Society whose terms begin with the 

 first of July, 1917, are: 



President, Benjamin Hammond, 

 Beacon, N. Y.; vice-president, William 

 L. Rock, Kansas City, Mo.; secretary, 

 Prof. E. A. White, Ithaca, N. Y.; 

 treasurer, Harry O. May, Summit, 

 N. J. Executive Committee: Wallace 

 R. Pierson, Cromwell, Conn.; Robt. 

 Simpson, Clifton, N. J.; John H. Dun- 

 lop, Richmond Hill, Ont., Can., terms 

 expire 1918; E. Allan Pierce, Wal- 

 tham, Mass.; Robt. Pyle, West Grove, 

 Pa.; W. L. Kiemel, Elmhurst, 111., 

 terms expire 1919; Jesse A. Currey, 

 Portland Heights, Ore.; Geo. C. 

 Thomas, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, 

 Pa., terms expire 1920. Admiral 

 Aaron Ward, Roslyn, N. Y., owing to 

 other duties resigned. Ex-Officio 

 Members: Lewis J. Renter, Westerly, 

 R. I.; S. S. Pennock, Philadelphia, Pa. 

 Honorary Vice-Presidents: E. S. Mills, 

 D. D.. Syracuse, N. Y.; J. Horace 

 McFarland, Harrisburg, Pa.; Dr. Robt. 

 Huey, Philadelphia, Pa.; Major E. A. 

 McKendrick, 105 Bay street, Toronto, 

 Ont., Can. 



A meeting of the Society will be 

 held at the Convention of the Society 

 of American Florists in New York 

 City in August next. The American 

 Rose Society will be in charge of the 

 rose exhibits at the Cleveland Flower 

 Show in November. The next annual 

 meeting and exhibition will be at the 

 National Flower Show of the Society 

 of American Florists, to be held in 

 St. Louis, -Mo., April 1918. 



At the annual meeting held in 

 Philadelphia, March 1917, carrying 

 out the resolution offered in the con- 

 vention of 1916, to increase the ex- 

 ecutive committee from 6 to 9 mem- 

 bers, the committee was so enlarged. 

 We hope to have a good gathering of 

 members at the August meeting. 



Ben.iamix Hammonb. 



Beacon, N. Y. 



HOLYOKE AND NORTHAMPTON 



FLORISTS' AND GARDEN 



ERS' CLUB. 



The regular meeting was held July 

 10th at Smith College Botanic Garden, 

 Northampton. The hardy perennial 

 garden was an attractive feature, 

 there being nearly one hundred kinds 

 in flower. D. J. Gallivan read a 

 paper on Table Decoration, which 

 was well received. The only exhibit 

 was well grown Japanese Iris in 

 variety from Gallivan Bros. 



H. E. D. 



NASSAU COUNTY HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



Exhibits and awards at the monthly 

 meeting of this society held in Pem- 

 broke Hall. Glen Cove, on July 11, 

 were as follows: Sweet Peas White, 

 1st, Thos. Twigg; Pink. 1st Thos. 

 Twigg; any other color. 1st Thos. 

 Twigg; Delphinium, hon. mention to 

 Thos. Twigg; Cucumbers, thanks of 

 society to Joe Mastroainl. Mr. Twigg 



upon request gave a short talk on his 

 method of sweet pea culture. A dona- 

 tion was received from C. F. Cartledge 

 and Wm. Noonan for the Red Cross. 

 Robert Johnson, representing R. & J. 

 Farquhar & Co., of Boston, was pres- 

 ent and made a few remarks. Ex- 

 hibits for the next meeting. Wed.. 

 Aug. 8, are: 12 mixed Gladioli, 12 

 potatoes and ears of corn. 



Habby Goodbaxd, Cor. Secy. 



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NUR- 

 SERYMEN. 

 The Executive Committee of the 

 American Association of Nurserymen, 

 at a meeting following the Philadel- 

 phia Convention, elected Curtis Nye 

 Smith, of Boston, Mass., secretary 

 and counsel of the association for the 

 following year. Appointed Wm. War- 

 ner Harper as the representative of 

 the association to confer with Mr. 

 Herbert Hoover in regard to the plan 

 how the nurserymen may assist in 

 food production. Selected Chicago for 

 the next annual convention on June 

 26-28, 1918. 



CuKTis Nye Smith, Secv. 



ST. LOUIS FLORISTS' PUBLICITY 

 PARADE. 



All florists of St. Louis and vicinity 

 are invited to meet with the Florist 

 Club Publicity Committee on Tuesday 

 evening, to make final arrangements 

 for a monster floral parade the day 

 of our annual picnic, Thursday, July 

 26, 1917. 



Meeting to be held at Windler's 

 wholesale house, 1.310 Pine street, 

 Tuesday evening, July 10, at 8 o'clock. 



(Signed) F. C. Weber, Jr., Paul 

 Reden, W. J. Pilcher, Geo. B. Wind- 

 ier, W. C. Smith— St. Louis Florist 

 Club Publicity Committee. 



NATIONAL DAHLIA EXHIBITION. 



The exhibition of the American 

 Dahlia Society is scheduled for Sept. 

 25 to 27, 1917. It will be held this 

 year in conjunction with the annual 

 Dahlia Show of the American Insti- 

 tute at the Engineering Building. W'. 

 39th street. New York City. Prize 

 schedules are ready and copies may 

 be had on application to W. A. Eagle- 

 son, Secretary Board of Managers of 

 the American Institute, or J. Harrison 

 Dick, Secretary American Dahlia So- 

 ciety, 1426 73rd street, Brooklyn, N. 

 Y. There are some very attractive 

 special prizes offered. 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF PHILADEL- 

 PHIA. 



Horticultural Hall is sold, therefore 

 the Florists' Club has to vacate Its 

 club room. 



The officers of the club gave a fare- 

 well smoker in the club rooms on 

 Thursday, July 19. 1917, from 8 to 12 

 p. m. All living ex-presidents, and all 

 members who had been active in past 

 years, were requested to be present at 

 this farewell night. 



All members having private prop- 

 erty in the club room are notified to 

 remove the same by July 24, 1917. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



The thirty-first annual convention of 

 the Association of American Cemetery 

 Superintendents will be held at Barre, 

 Vt., August 28, 29. 30 and 31. W. B. 

 Jones, Highwood cemetery, Pittsburgh, 

 Pa., is secretary. 



Andover, Mass. — The annual exhibi- 

 tion of the Florists' and Gardeners' So- 

 ciety will be held in the Town Hall as 

 usual, but the date has been put back 

 one week in order to allow the farm 

 products a better chance. Friday and 

 Saturday, September 14 and 15, are 

 the days. 



The annual Convention of the Cana- 

 dian Horticultural Association will be 

 held in Montreal. Aug. 7-8-9, 1917, in 

 Synod Hall, 461 University street. 

 For space in the Trade Exhibit apply 

 to George A. Robinson, superintend- 

 ent. Room 622, Transportation Bldg., 

 Montreal, Que. 



The annual exhibition and flower 

 show of the Monmouth County Horti- 

 cultural Society was held last Tues- 

 day at St. James' R. C. Hall, Red 

 Bank. N. J., and the profits were turn- 

 ed over to the Red Cross Society. In- 

 stead of cash and medals, ribbons 

 with the national colors were given as 

 prizes. 



The Illinois State Florists' Associa- 

 tion has decided to hold their Fall 

 Meeting in Galesburg, 111., at the Ar- 

 mory, Nov. 6-7. President Pillsbury 

 writes that they expect to make it a 

 big Flower Show and intend to interest 

 the boys and girls in growing chrysan- 

 themum plants. They are giving 

 them plants and offering premiums. 



The fall meeting and flower show 

 of the Illinois State Florists' Asso- 

 ciation will be held in Galesburg, 111., 

 at the Armory, November Ctli and 7th, 

 1917. Premiums will be given for 

 well grown plants of chrysanthe- 

 mums, especially those grown by 

 boys and girls, and each one exhibit- 

 ing a plant will be given a free ticket 

 to the flower show. 



LILY BULB PROSPECTS IN 

 BERMUDA. 



(Consul <"arl U. I.nnp. Hamilton. June 20.) 

 According to a special report fur- 

 nished by the Director of Agriculture 

 of Bermuda, the acreage under Illy 

 bulb cultivation is probably a little 

 larger this year than last. It appears 

 that on account of the dullness of the 

 market last season a ntmiber of the 

 growers were not able to dispose of all 

 their bulbs, which have been used for 

 replanting this year. The fields of 

 careful growers appears to be in good 

 condition, and if tliere is sufficient 

 rainfall between now and the time of 

 gathering the bulbs, the crop should 

 be above the average of recent years, 

 and equal, perhaps, to the good crop of 

 last year. 



