HORTICULT URE 



August 4, 1917 



LANCASTER COUNTY FLORISTS' 

 ASSOCIATION. 



The last meeting was held at the 

 home of Elmer Weaver. Quite a num 

 ber attended. Chas. M. Weaver 

 whose place adjoins that of his broth- 

 er, Elmer, was made the occasion of 

 the first visit. Of Vick's Royal Aster 

 he has an exceptionally fine strain. 

 There were no weeds visible to the 

 naked eye, but unfortunately the same 

 could not be said of the yellows or rust 

 as this was visible all over the patch 

 to a marked degree and it is quite a 

 problem as it cuts down the revenue 

 from the field considerable, but this 

 was no doubt superinduced by the 

 quantity of rain we have had this sea- 

 son. One house of sweet peas was up 

 about three inches high, another was 

 being plowed and harrowed prepara- 

 tory to sowing and others are filled 

 with "Baby" chrysanthemums. Smith's 

 Little Gem, Hilda Canning, Delphlne 

 Dodge, Veta, Baby Marguerite, Yellow 

 Uaby and ethers. A bed of Poitevlae 

 geraniums, Albert M. Herr's stock, was 

 glorious, as might be expected. 



Elmer Weaver's crop of tomatoes 

 went far toward paying for the new 

 King house he has just put up, which, 

 like his brother's, can be cultivated 

 with horses; they are getting all of 

 their glass into this style to economize 

 on the labor problem. He is going to 

 try out a little variety of hardy stock 

 again this season for the wholesale 

 market and has experimental beds that 

 would attract the average florist for a 

 full day. 



President Schroyer appointed Frank 

 Kohr, Elmer Weaver and B. F. Barr as 

 a committee to help free the county 

 from toll roads. A thrilling account of 

 the Reading picnic was given by those 

 who attended and a unanimous vote of 

 thanks ordered sent the Reading Club 

 for their hospitality. B. F. Barr gave a 

 short talk on the Nurserymen's Con- 

 vention, how much they accomplished 

 along the lines of progressive business 

 and concluded by saying that if the 

 S. A. F. meeting in .\'ew York should 

 be conducted along similar lines no 

 one would regret attending. M. J, Brin- 

 ton brought up the matter of possible 

 rulings by the R. K. Commission of 

 Washington allowing the express com- 

 panies the privilege of placing an em- 

 bargo on cut flowers and plants at cer- 

 tain seasons of the year and allowing 

 them twenty-four hours for delivery. 

 He dwelt on the fact that this would 

 not only be a hardship on the florist 

 but it would be a setback of a hundred 

 years. A resolution was unanimously 

 passed that we go on record as opposed 

 to any and all such rulings. Albert M. 

 Herr was instructed to advise the S. 

 A. F. of this action. President Schroy- 

 er stated that Christ Ochs, the Adams 

 Express adjuster, had said that any 

 complaint the Lancaster Club mem- 

 bers had with the Adams service 

 should be brought to him and it would 



bo iidjublcd at once. This sjiiril is the 

 result of the club employing an at- 

 torney to press its claims and If it 

 comes to the point we will do the same 

 in relation to this movement from 

 Washington. 



The next meeting, August 16, will be 

 at the nursery and farm of B. F. Barr. 

 Ai.nEiiT M. Heiik. 



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF 

 NURSERYMEN. 



President Lloyd C. Stark, of the 

 American Association of Nurserymen 

 has made the following committee ap- 

 pointments, subject to acceptance, etc. 



Arbitration— W. C. Reed chairman, 

 G. A. Marshall, John Dayton, J. M. 

 Pitkin, T. W. Stark. 



Arrangements— E. S. Welch chair- 

 man, (other members to be named). 



Exhibits— A. F. Meehan chairman, 

 Wm. Flemmer, Jr., A. B. Howell. 



Nomenclature — J. Horace McFarland 

 chairman, Harlan P. Kelsey, F. L. 

 Atkins, Chas. Malloy, L. A. Berck- 

 mans, Hon. Fred Coville, honorary 

 member. 



Tariff — Irving Rouse chairman, L. 

 A. Bobbink, Wm. P. Stark, J. W. 

 Hill, Chas. E. Greening, Jas. McHutch- 

 ison, J. C. Vaughan, D. S. Lake, W. H. 

 Wyman, T. J. Smith, John Dayton. 



Statistical— Henry Chase, chairman, 

 John Watson, Wm. Pitkin, E. S. Welch, 

 "SI. R. Cashman. 



Distribution— M. R. Cashman. chair- 

 man, S. W. Crowell, OUie Fraser, Chas. 

 G. Perkins. Wilmer W. Hoopes. 



Legislative — Wm. Pitkin, chairman, 

 (other members announced later). 



Transportation — Chas. Sizemore, 

 chairman, W. C. Reed, J. Hale Harri- 

 son, Jas. McHutchison, Robt. Chase. 



Landscape — Thos. B. Meehan, chair- 

 man, J. Edward Moon. Paul C. Stark, 

 W. H. Wyman, J. M. Pitkin. 



French Relief Committee— Chairman 

 not appointed, E. S. Welch, W. C. Reed. 



Program — Henry Chase, chairman, 

 M. R. Cashman, Paul Stark. 



Finance— (Sub-Committee of Execu- 

 tive Committee), E. S. Welch, chair- 

 man, E. W. Chattin, T. B. West. 



Annual Report — Curtis Nye Smith, 

 chairman, John Dayton, John Watson, 



Arboretum — J. Edward Moon, chair- 

 man, J. Horace McFarland, Henry 

 Hicks, E. M. Sherman, J. B. Pilklng- 

 ton. 



Directory — M. R. Cashman, chair- 

 man, John Dayton, Wm. Pitkin, E. S. 

 Welch, John Watson. 



Press — Robt. Pyle, chairman, Ralph 

 T. Olcott, Arthur Hemming, J. R. May- 

 hew, W. F. Therkildson. 



Telegraphic Code— R. C. Chase, 

 chairman. C. R. Burr, W. H. Stark. 



Hail Insurance— Frank Weber, chair- 

 man, E. P. Bernardin, H. D. Simpson, 

 C. C. Mayhew, F. L. Atkins, Harry 

 Hobbs. 



Publicity — F. L. Atkins, chairman, H. 

 Hicks, J. Horace McFarland, Chas. 

 Greening, Robt. Pyle. 



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PARK 

 SUPERINTENDENTS. 



Park Superintendents' Convention 



The nineteenth annual convention of 

 the American Association of I'ark 

 Superintendents is to be held at St. 

 Louis. September 11. 12 and 13, 1917, 

 with headquarters and convention hall 

 at the Planters Hotel. 



On account of the central location 

 of St. Louis and the fact that that city 

 has one of the most comprehensive 

 recreation systems in the country, an 

 exceptionally large and representative 

 attendance Is expected from all sec- 

 tions of the country. 



Each morning of the three days and 

 one evening, will be given over to busi- 

 ness sessions with the usual array of 

 papers, addresses, committee reports, 

 discussions, etc. The afternoons will 

 be assigned for inspection tours and 

 two evenings will be devoted to in- 

 formal social functions. 



The following committee Is In 

 charge of convention arrangements: 

 Ernst StrelUe. Supt. St. Louis Park 

 Dept.: L. P. Jensen, Supt. "Busch 

 Place"; Emmett P. Griffln. Supt. East 

 St. Louis (111.) Park Dept.; Louis Koe- 

 nig, City Forester of St. Louis and W. 

 W. Ohlweiller, Mgr., Missouri Botani- 

 cal Gardens. St. Louis park authori- 

 ties have long enjoyed an enviable 

 reputation for hospitality to visiting 

 members, but the convention program 

 indicates that they are going to outdo 

 themselves. Following Is a brief di- 

 gest of the program: 



FlrHt l)av, Tiii'Hiln.v, Sept. 11: ft.OO A. M., 

 Exccutlvi' Coimnlttee McPtInK: 10.00 A. M., 

 OpenlDB Business Session; 1.00 I'. M.. Tour 

 of Enst St. Louis Pnrk System ; 4.00 P. M., 

 Visit Inill.Tn Mounds, Proposed State Park; 

 6.00 P. M., Luncheon at Kast St. Louis. 



8econ<l Day, WedneHday, Sept. 12: 10.00 

 A. M., Business Session, l.fHI P. M.. Trip to 

 City NurseriPB. Clinlu of Rocks. Riverside 

 Club. North St. Louis Parks. Forest I'ark, 

 Missouri Botanical Garden; 7.00 P. M.. An- 

 nual "Shaw Banquet" for menil)ers. Lunch- 

 lon anri Theatre Party for the ladles. 



Third Day, Thursday, Sept. 13: 10.00 

 .\. M.. Business Session, Election of OlDcers; 

 12.S0 P. M.. Luncheon at Anheuser-Busch 

 Brewery. "Busch Place;" 1.30 P. M., Tour of 

 south Side Parks and Trip to Grant's Farm 

 \vhcro closlnit business session will be held 

 in the open air; 8.30 P. M.. Luncheon at the 

 Sunset Inn ; 9.30, P. M.. Reception and 

 Dance plven by the St. Louis Park Depart- 

 ment Association. 



Special entertainment will be pro- 

 vided for ladles of the party during the 

 business sessions of the Association. 



The officers of the American Asso- 

 ciation of Park Superintendents are; 



President. .Tohn F. Walsh. .Tr., Clarcmont 

 Park. New York City, N. Y. 



Secretary-Treasurer. Roland W. Cotterlll, 

 ■ISS City Hall. Seattle. Washington. 



Vice-Presidents: Henry W. Busch, De- 

 troit. Mich. ; Herman W. Merkel. New York, 

 N. \'.; Ernest Strehle, St. Louis. Mo.; 

 Alexander Stuart, Ottawa. Canada ; Clarence 

 L. Broik. Houston. Texas; Charles W. 

 Davis. .Memphis. Tenn. 



SOUTHAMPTON HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The eleventh annual flower show of 

 this society was held on July 25th and 

 26th, under ideal weather conditions 

 and was voted by one and all as the 

 most successful exhibition in the his- 

 tory of the society. Entries in all class- 



