IT irr I C D T. T IT R E 



Spptomber 29, 1917 



LANCASTER COUNTY FLORISTS' 

 ASSOCIATION. 



Soiiu'wlicri' In tlio roci-sses of my 

 subciinsclous memory there runs a 

 hymn -Work, work, for the night la 

 coming when man's work Is done." 



This uccounts no doubt for the 

 ruthor small utlendance at the meet- 

 ing of this clnb held at the home of 

 Willis n. CIrvIn of I.eola. The num- 

 ber there, including the host, was just 

 an even twenty. A trip through the 

 houses and over the tarn\ was much 

 enjoyed. They make a sreat team, 

 Mr. Girvin with his capital and a long 

 business head and his grower. Mr. 

 Shoenl)erger, each with as much 

 pride in the place as a father has In 

 his favorite child. 



The houses of carnations certainly 

 looked fine and are beginning to pro- 

 duce some good stock. A new ven- 

 ture for this section — the growing of 

 roses in a commercial way — Is being 

 tried out here with a house of Ophe- 

 lia on their own roots and they give 

 every promise of a wonderful crop. 

 Several houses are given to chrysan- 

 themums. The next move was to the 

 house where on the immense veranda 

 cigars were passed and a social half- 

 hour spent. 



Promptly at 7.30 President H. A. 

 Schroyer called the meeting to order 

 and a short talk was given by Albert 

 M. Herr and B. F. Barr describing 

 their visit to the S. A. F. Convention. 

 A letter was read from the Leo. Nels- 

 sen Co., relative to the express 

 troubles now existing and we were 

 asked to write to Washington and our 

 local commission to try to get some 

 relief. A trip was arranged to visit R. 

 Vincent, Jr., & Sons Co.. Whitemarsh, 

 Md., on Thursday, Oct. 4th. This trip 

 is to be made by automobile and we 

 expect about fifteen machines in line, 

 leaving Lancaster at 7 a. m. from the 

 Chamber of Commerce rooms. 



The writer made a strong plea for 

 the publicity movement started in 

 New York and after much discussion 

 pro and con and the backing up of Mr. 

 Barr. who had also imbibed some of 

 the enthusiasm from Xew Yorlj, we 

 succeeded in getting sul)scriptions to 

 the amount of $147.50. This coming 

 from less than twenty of our members 

 looks as it our club contribution will 

 be a fair item in this movement and 

 I hope an impetus to other clubs to 

 fall into line. The writer had made 

 his subscription in New York and it is 

 not included in this amount which 

 will be given as the Lancaster Coun- 

 ty Florists' Club contribution. The 

 meeting adjourned to the dining room 

 where .Mrs. Girvin and Miss Lettie 

 Nolt acted as hostesses. T. J. Nolan 

 and Dennis Connor were visitors. 

 Norman Stauffer and Mr. Weaver also 

 visited the meeting and will no doubt 

 become members of the club. 



Ar.RKKT M. Hekr. 



NEW YORK STATE FEDERATION. 

 Governor Whitman's efforts in se- 

 curing legislation to relieve the food 

 situation were commended by the 

 State Federation of Horticultural So- 

 cieties in session at the fair grounds 



MEETINGS NEXT WEEK. 

 Monday, Oct. 1. 



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 eli'tv, llurlli'iilliiral Hull, ni-rnurilN- 

 vllle, -N. J. 



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 lliill. lOllii'mii. .N. J. 



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 4if r<.iiiui(>rrc UtitiMiH. lldiiNtoii. 'I'l'X. 



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 ('till*. .MiMitri-jiI. Ciiiniilii. 



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 liit.v, Xuw ItiMlfiinl. MaHH. 



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 liiKtou, D. (.'. 



Tuesday. Oct 2. 



I'lorlsts' ami CarilfiMTH" t'liib of 

 Ilol.voke anil .N<irlliMiii|iti>ii. Mnits. 



Lake Geiu'va CarilfiitTH' aiitl For**- 

 nii'Ms Aaxix'lattoii. llurtlciiltural 

 Ilnll. Lake (Jnii-va. Wis. 



I.iiH AiiKi'li'.s Cciiiiity Horticultural 

 Soi'it't.v, Los .\li>:i'l<'S, Cal. 



I'atiTHoii Kluilciiltiiral .Society, Y. 

 M. C. A. lildc. I'aliTHon, N. J. 



I'lorlsts' ('lull of I'lilludelphln, 

 I'lilacloliihin, fa. 



riltsburgli Klorlsts' anil Gardeii- 

 rrs' Club Fort I'ltl Hotel, I'ltts 

 liurKli, I'a. 



Wednesday, Oct. 3. 



Tu.xeilo Ilnrl i<-nltnni! .<orl»-tv. 

 Tuxedo Park, .N. V. 



Thursday, Oct. 4. 



Albany Florlsta' Club, Albany,! 



N. y. 



Reaillns (Pa.) Florists' Associa- 

 tion. Kfuillng. I'a. 



Soutliaiiiptoii llortlculturnl So- 

 ciety, Olid Fi-ll.iws Hall. .><iiulliain| 

 ton, N. Y. 



Friday, Oct. 5. 



North Shore Horticultural Society, || 

 Manchister, Mjiss. 



North Shore Horticultural Society, 

 Lake Forest, III. .. 



Pasaileua Hortlrulturnl Society, 

 Paaaileua, Cal. 



I'oople's Park Cottage Gardeners' || 

 Association, Paterson, N. J. 



Yonkers Horticultural Society, 

 Y'onkers, N. Y. 



Saturday, Oct. 6. 



Pacific Coast Horticultural Society,] 

 San Francisco, Cal. 



last week. The governor was asked 

 to use his influence in landing an ap- 

 propriation for a new liorticultural 

 building. The resolution was intro- 

 duced by Erl A. Bates and seconded 

 by C. H. Vick of Rochester. President 

 Pierson appointed Rev. Dr. E. M. 

 Mills, president of tlie Syracuse Rose 

 Society, head of a committee to organ- 

 ize new societies in the smaller cities 

 and towns of the state. An effort to 

 secure a range of experimental green- 

 houses for the departments of flowers 

 and vegetables at Cornell will be made 

 in October. 



The mid-winter meeting will be held 

 at Ithaca during Farmers' Week. Buf- 

 falo and New York City will entertain 

 the delegates at the next spring and 

 summer meeting and the next annual 

 meeting w;ts voted to be held during 

 the State Fair of 1918 in this city. 



The following officers were elected: 

 President, F. R. Pierson, Tarrytown; 

 first vice-president, Erl A. Bates, Syra- 

 cuse; second vice-president, W. H. Mc- 

 Carthy, Oswego; third vice-president, 

 Charles II. Vick, Rochester; fourth 

 vice-presidi nt, Anton Schultheis, New 

 York City; fifth vice-president, F. A. 

 Danker, Albany. Prof. E. A. WTiite, 

 Ithaca, was re-elected secretary. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF 



AMERICA. 



Examining Committees. 



I'residi'nt Will W. Vert nnnounceB 

 the committees to examine new chrys- 

 anthemums for the ensuing year as 

 follows: 



Boston — Wm. Nicholson (chairman), 

 James Wheeler, Alex. Montgomery. 

 Ship flowers to chairman, care of W. 

 .1. Thurston, manager, Boston Flower 

 Exchange, 1 Winthrop Square and 

 Otis street, Boston. Mass. 



New York — Eugene Dallledoiize 

 (chairman), Wm. H. Duckham, A. 

 Herrington. Ship flowers to Now York 

 Cut Flower Co., 5,5 W. iOth street, New 

 York, care of chairman. 



Philadelphia— A. B. Cartledge (chair- 

 man), John Westcott, S. S. Pennock. 

 Ship flowers to A. B. Cartledge, 1514 

 Chestnut street. Philadelphia, Pa. 



Cincinnati — R. Witterstaetter (chair- 

 man). James Allen, Henry Schwarz. 

 Ship flowers to chairman. Jabez Elliott 

 Flower Market, care of janitor. 



Chicago — N. J. Wietor (chairman), 

 George Asmus, Thomas W. Head. Ship 

 flowers to chairman, 163 North Wa- 

 ba.sh avenue, Chicago, III. 



Shipments should be made to ar- 

 rive by 2 p. m. on examination days 

 to receive attention from the commit- 

 tee. Must be prepaid to destination 

 and an entry fee of $2.00 should be 

 forwarded to the secretary not later 

 tlian Tuesday of the week they are 

 to be exTamined, or it may accompany 

 the blooms. 



Seedlings and sports are both eligi- 

 ble to be shown before these commit- 

 tees, provided the raiser has given 

 them two years' trial to determine 

 their true character. Special atten- 

 tion is called to the rule that sports 

 to receive a- certificate must pass at 

 least three of the five committees. 



The committees will be in session 

 to e.xamine such exhibits as may be 

 submitted on each Saturday during 

 October and November, the dates of 

 which will be October 6, 13, 20, 27 

 and November 3, 10, 17, 24. 



Chas. W. Johxsox, Sec'y, 

 2242 W. 109th Street, 



Chicago. 111. 



CLEVELAND FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The first meeting of the fall will 

 take place October 1st. 1917, and the 

 new officers. Carl Hagenburger, Men- 

 tor, Ohio, president, and James Mc- 

 Laughlin, of the Gasser Company, 

 Cleveland, will have tlie entire charge 

 of the meeting for the first time. 

 President Hagenburger will make the 

 announcement of appointments of his 

 committees for' the ensuing year. 



All the retailers in Cleveland are 

 urged to attend the F. T. D. meeting 

 in Detroit on October 2nd and 3rd, 

 and it is suggested that they can plan 

 to attend the club meeting and go 

 direct to the D. & C. boat after the 

 meeting. It is expected that Cleve- 

 land will be well represented by a 

 very large party in Detroit. 



