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Nuvumber 3, 1917 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



NEW YORK FEDERATION OF HOK 



TICULTURAL SOCIETIES AND 



FLORAL CLUBS. 



The lliiflalu Klnrists' Cliil) has in 

 vlled delegates from the Federated 

 Societies to be Its guests on Novem 

 ber nth. Every effort Is being l>>" 

 forward to make this a most enjoy 

 able and ijrolitable occasion. At two 

 o'clock in the afternoon there will be 

 a meeting of the delegates at South 

 Park Conservatory. The Municipal 

 Chrysanlhenium Show will be In ses- 

 sion and President Elbers of the Buf- 

 falo Florists' Club anticipates a most 

 excellent exhibition. The Buflalo Club 

 will entertain the visitors at a ban- 

 quet at the Iroquois Hotel In the even- 

 ing. President F. R. Pierson of the 

 Federation will preside as toastmaster 

 and J. Horace McFarland of Harris- 

 burg, Pa., will be the principal speak- 

 er of the evening. Those who know- 

 Mr. McFarland are assured of a most 

 Instructive and profitable address. He 

 has cho.-en for his subject, the timely 

 topic, "What About Flowers in the 

 War tor Democracy?" Other speakers 

 win be President Elbers, S. A. Ander- 

 son, William J. Palmer, W. A. Adams 

 and W. Eiss. 



This should be a grand getting to- 

 gether of men interested In the flori- 

 culture of New York. A meeting of 

 this nature once a year will do won- 

 ders towards advancing the flower 

 growing industry. Every Federated 

 Society should send a large delegation 

 to show the Buffalo brethren that 

 their hospitality is appreciated. On 

 arriving at Buffalo delegates should 

 report at the store of S. A. Anderson, 

 44" Main street, where Treasurer 

 Adams will extend the glad hand and 

 Instruct them further regarding the 

 program for the day. Why not make 

 this a banner meeting? 



E. A. White, Secretary. 



WESTCHESTER AND FAIRFIELD 

 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



There was a tine display of flowers 

 at the monthly meeting of the above 

 Society at Greenwich, Conn., on Fri- 

 day evening, Oct. 12th. The judges 

 made the following awards: Cultural 

 certificate to Wm. Smith for very fine 

 Ophelia roses; very high commenda- 

 tion to James Linaine for dahlias and 

 White Plume celery; to Wm. Graham 

 for roses "Hoosier Beauty," and to 

 P. W. Popp for dahlias; Paul Dwenger 

 honorable mention for collection of 

 apples. The monthly prize for the 

 most raerltious exhibit was awarded 

 to Wm. Smith; 2nd to P. W. Popp, 

 and 3rd to Wm. Graham. 



Everything is settled for our annual 

 fall show, under the auspices of the 

 Greenwich Branch of the Red Cross 

 in the Greenwich Armory on Novem- 

 ber 6th and 7th. It is up to the gar- 

 deners to make the show a success so 

 they ought to do all they can to en- 

 courage it especially when it is for so 

 deserving a cause. 



At.fy Claskson. 



MEETINGS NEXT WEEK. 



Monday, Nov. 5. 

 r.i'riiurilHvllli' lltirllrtiliiiriil Su- 

 ly, llurtlciilliinil Hull. HtTuiirJii- 

 wil... N. J. 



KlliiTiiii iliirttdiltural Society, Fire 

 Hall, ICIbiToii, .V. .1. 



IliMiftou Kl4>rlN(H* Clut», Cliuiiitwr 

 r (*oiniiicrci* Udiiiiih. IIouHton, Ti'X. 

 Miiiitrciil UiiriliMiirH' iiihI KlnrlHts' 

 ' 'lull. Mnntrt-iil. Caiiiiilti, 



N.-.v llidfcinl llcirlliullurnl Sd 

 . I. ly, .\i-w r,f<lfiir(l. .MiiSH. 



Waxliliifclnn FlorlHtK' Club, Wn»li- 

 n,i;liiii. n. C. 



Tuesday, Nov. 6. 



riiirlNlH' ami (lanli'lK-rH' Clutj nf 

 Ilolxnk*' and Nnrtliaiii|i(on, Muhb. 



I,akt_' (fOiK'VU Gnrilonors' and Fort*- 

 iiiiii's Assnclatlon. Horticultural 

 Hall. Lake Gciipva, Wis. 



I.oH AiiRelpg County Horticultural 

 s..cli.(y. 1-08 An(ti'lp8, Cul. 



I'aterson Florlcultiirnl Society, Y. 

 -M. ('. A. HldR.. I'nterson, N. J. 



Florists' Clul) of PhlladelpUltt, 

 I'hlhidi'lphla.' Pn. 



I'ltlalinrKli Florists' and Garden- 

 ers' Clul). Fort rut Hotel, Pltts- 

 I.iiri^li. Pa. 



Wednesday, Nov. 7. 

 Tuxt^ilo Horticultural Society, 

 I'iiximIo rark, N. Y. 



Thursday, Nov, 8. 



Miiilo Park Horticultural Society, 

 M iilo I'ark. Calif. 



New London Horticultural Socl- 

 ity. Municipal Bldg.. New London, 

 i'unn. 



Friday, Nov. 9. 



Connecticut Horticultural So- 

 ciety, County Building, Hartford, 

 Conn. 



^Ve8tche8ter nnd Palrfleld Horti- 

 cultural Society, Doran's Hall, 

 Grcenwlcb. Conn. 



Saturday, Nov. 10. 

 Dobhs Ferry Gardeners' Associa- 

 tion, Dobbs Ferry, N. Y. 



MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN 

 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. 

 To give our members an oppor- 

 tunity to participate in the National 

 Flower Show to be held in St. Louis 

 in the spring of 1918, the executive 

 committee has decided to postpone 

 the annual fall meeting until the time 

 of the Flower Show in April. This 

 plan is in accordance with the action 

 taken by the Society of American 

 Florists and Ornamental Horticultur- 

 ists and other national societies, and 

 will assure us of a much larger at- 

 tendance. Exact dates of the meeting 

 and other particulars will be an- 

 nounced later. 



A. H. Nehbung, President. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF 

 AMERICA. 

 Report of Committees. 

 Exhibited at Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 

 i:^, by Elmer D. Smith & Co., Adrian, 

 Mich., var. Idolph; color pink; pom- 

 pon, ex. points 85. Oct. 20, var. Adi- 

 ronda: color bronze; pompon, ex. 

 points 92; var. Laneta; color deep 

 pink; pompon, ex. points 90; var. 

 Edina; color, light pink; pompon, ex. 

 points 89;. At Chicago, Oct. 20, var. 

 Laneta, color pink; pompon, ex. points 

 93; Adironda; color bronze; pompon; 

 ex. points 94; var. Edina; color, light 

 pink; pompon, ex. points 94. 



LANCASTER COUNTY FLORISTS' 

 CLUB. 

 Tho gninllcst meeting since the or- 

 gaiii/.lnK of this Club was held Oct. 

 18th. The Kiibjccl was Dahlias and an 

 exhibition ut cut Huwers was called 

 for. Mrs. Onnse made a dlHplay of cut 

 blooms of exceptional quality. David 

 Rose, an amateur grower, gnve the 

 paper on Dahlias and those who were 

 fortunate enough to hear It were sur- 

 prised at the knowledge from a com- 

 merrial point of view that be has ac- 

 (|iiired. 



He said, "I am surprised how few 

 florists grow Dahlias and how much 

 (hey are umlerestimated. I believe If 

 given a little attention they can be 

 made a profitable crop. Coming as they 

 do lietween the Asters and the Chrys- 

 anthemums, they can not be surpassed 

 by any other flower In range of color 

 and diversity of lorm." 



After giving some valuable cultural 

 notes Mr. Rose submitted the follow- 

 ing list as desirable for commercial 

 cut flower use: 



Show — A. D. Llvonl. Uuby Queen. Yellow 

 Livonl. Gloria de Lyon, HInek Dbiinond. 



Fancy— Tricolor. Gen. Buller, Mrs. U. J. 

 Jones. 



Decorative — Deliee. Catherine Duer, Henry 

 Patrick, Yellow Duke, Orange King, Black 

 Beauty. 



Cactus — Prince of Yellow, .T. H. Jackson, 

 Juliet. Winsome, Standard Bearer, Countess 

 of Lonsdale. 



Peony — Gerananlce, Gloria de Bacon, 

 Pralntlre. yueen Wllhelinlna. 



Pompon — Crimson Queen, Little Beauty, 

 Little Herman. Snowclad, Little May, In- 

 dian Chief, Daybreak. 



Mr. Rose advocated the extensive 

 use of Pompons as they are to dahlias 

 what the same class is to chrysanthe- 

 mums and have a thousand uses. 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF PHILADEL- 

 PHIA. 



The regular monthly meeting will 

 be held in Room C, Seventh Floor, 

 Parkway Building, Broad and Cherry 

 streets, Philadelphia, on Tuesday. No- 

 vember 6th, 1917, at 8 p. m. Members 

 will enter Parkway Building by Main 

 entrance from Broad street. Take ele- 

 vator in main lobby to Seventh Floor, 

 turn to left to Room C on north side 

 of building. 



The Novelties Committee wish to 

 announce that this will be Chrysan- 

 themum night and they have secured 

 a number of novelties and some fine 

 specimens of the newer varieties tor 

 exhibition this evening. The Essay 

 Committee has also secured an excel- 

 lent speaker with an interesting sub- 

 ject. Altogether a good time is prom- 

 ised. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 

 There will be a meeting of the 

 American Rose Society in Gray's 

 Armory, in connection with the Cleve- 

 land (Ohio) Flower Show, November 

 9th, at 3 p. m. It is hoped there may 

 be a large attendance, for business of 

 an important nature will be consid- 

 ered. The Executive Committee will 

 meet at 7.30 p. m. on November 8th. 

 E. A. White, Secretary. 



