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M R T U; U L T U R E 



Jauuary 1&, 1916 



association work demands. They aUu 

 re«l that he desen'cii the v,v\\ earned 

 rest whieh his release from olBce will 

 permit 



Wm Keller ulsn askfd to lie released 

 from the duties of trensiiror and that 

 another be plured In iionilnatlon In 

 his stead. .Mr. Keller also has per- 

 formed loMK aiitl riiilliful service In 

 the capacity of trensurer for the Roch- 

 ester Florists' Assoilatlon, and the ex- 

 tra responslliilltlos. (inie, etc., entailed 

 by flower shows have drawn heavily 

 on Mr. Keller's time from his steadily 

 IncreasinK personal biisinesa. The as- 

 sociation Is deeply indebted to Mr. 

 Keller and feel that he has Justly 

 earned a release from the exacting 

 duties of treasurer. 



The Hoclicster Florists' Assoilation 

 is starting out on a new year of its 

 successful life and with .Mr. Vlclc 

 again at the head there Is every rea- 

 son to l)elleve that this association 

 will enjoy the advancement that it 

 has steadily gained in the past. The 

 Association stands very high with the 

 city olHilals. the press and Uoches- 

 terians as a whole ^'aining this ap- 

 preciated confidence by the exiellenee 

 of its tliiwer shows, its willingness to 

 enter all public spirited movements 

 for the betterment and bcautificatlon 

 of Rochester, and its splendid co-op- 

 eration with the Industrial Exposition. 



It is expected that the liowling team 

 will continue its splendid work this 

 coming year, and will receive the 

 hearty co-operation of the .\ssociation 

 as a whole. There is nothing that 

 will bring together and broaden the 

 acquaintance of various florists' clubs 

 and societies as much as the sports- 

 manlike rivalry In bowling tourna- 

 ments, joint banquets, etc. 



H. E. Bates. 



THE CARNATION CONVENTION. 

 Chicago to St. Louis. 



The Chicago Florists' Club has se- 

 lected the U'abash Railroad for the 

 trip between Chicago and St. Louis, 

 Mo., both going and returning, on the 

 occasion of the annual convention of 

 the American Carnation Society, to be 

 held in the latter city, January 26-27. 

 Special cars will be attached to the 

 Banner Midnight Flyer leaving the 

 Dearborn station, Chicago (Polk and 

 Dearborn streets), January 25, at 11.55 

 P. M.. arriving at St. Louis (Union 

 Station), at 7.53 A. M. 



The one-way rate, Chicago to St. 

 Louis, is J5.80 if there is a party of 

 ten or more on the train for this meet- 

 ing. The Pullman rates. Chicago to 

 St. Louis are: Double lower berth, $2. 

 upper berth. $1.60, drawing-room, $7. 

 Berths will be ready for passengers 

 at 10 P.M. For berth reservations and 

 transportation address II. L. Purdy, 

 Wabash Railroad. 68 West Adams 

 street, Chicago. Telephone, Harrison 

 450O. 



Eastern delegations for the conven- 

 tio are invited to join the Chicago con- 

 tingent and on request the special cars 

 of parties going to St. Louis by way 

 of Chicago can be switched to the 

 Banner Midnight Flyer without change 

 of baggage or extra charge. 



A representative of the Wabash Rail- 

 road will be on hand in convention 

 hall, St. Louis, to arrange for the re- 

 turn trip. Michael Babkeb. 

 Chairman Transportation Committee, 

 Chicago Florists' Club. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 



AND ORNAMENTAL HORTI 



CULTURISTS. 



Department of Plant Registration. 



Public notice Is hereby given that 

 LaKcr & llurrell. Sununit, .N'ew Jersey, 

 ofTors for reKistratlon the orchids men- 

 tioned below. .-Vny person objecting to 

 the use of the proposed names or regis- 

 tration is requested to comniiinlcato 

 with the secretary at once. Kniling to 

 receive objection to the registration, 

 the same will be made three weeks 

 from this date. 



Cattleya Perdvalllana "Aurora": — 

 Flowers very large and of fine shape. 

 Sepals and petals rosy lavender. Lip 

 large and flat of same color as sepals 

 and petals with a small dark purple 

 blotch in the centre surrounded with 

 orange yellow and purple veins radi- 

 ating from the throat and extending 

 well forward toward the edges. 



Cattleya Percivalliana "Spectablle": 



— Flowers handsome and well propor- 

 tioned, 5',-4 to 6 in. across with purplish 

 lilac sepals and petals. Lip large and 

 showy, with the middle lobe of darkest 

 purple bordered by a broad band of 

 purplish lilac. 



Cattleya Percivalliana "Resplen- 

 dens": — Flowers 6 in. and more across. 

 Sepals and petals purple lilac. Lip 

 of intense purple margined with rosy 

 lilac. 



Cattleya Percivalliana "Stanley 

 Ranger": — A very large and finely 

 shaped variety with flowers measuring 

 over 6 in. across. Sepals and petals 

 puriilish lilac. Lip very broad and 

 flat, rose and dark purple with a broad 

 fringe of lilac. 



Cattleya Percivalliana "Superba": — 

 Flowers 5 in. to 5M in. across, of good 

 shape. Sepals and petals rosy purple. 

 Lip dark purple rose and crimson 

 blended with orange yellow crimson 

 and purple toward the throat. 



Cattleya Percivalliana "Grandi- 

 flora": — Flowers 6 in. across. Sepals 

 and petals rose purple. Lip large rose 

 and dark purple with orange yellow- 

 throat suffused with crimson. 



Cattleya Percivalliana "Gigantea": 



— Flowers over 6 in. across, of fine 

 shai)e. Sepals and petals reddish lilac. 

 Lip dark purple with rose purple, mar- 

 gined with rosy lilac. 



Cattleya Percivalliana "Expanse": — 

 Flowers 6 in. and more across. Sepals 

 and petals of a pleasing light rosy 

 lilac. Lip rather flat and spreading 2 

 In. across, purple and rose purple with 

 a broad margin of rosy lilac. 



Cattleya Percivalliana "Autropur- 

 purea": — Flowers reddish purple all 

 over except the lip which is deep pur- 

 ple." 



Cattleya Percivalliana "Oreol": — 

 Flowers of fine shape, 5 in. across. 

 Sepals and petals rose purple. The 

 greater part of the lip is orange yel- 

 low, veined with crimson, with a 

 blotch of crimson purple in the centre. 



Note: — In completing the registra- 

 tion of one of the new Cannas regis- 

 tered by the Conard & Jones Company, 

 one of the varieties was mentioned as 

 "Wyoming." The correct name should 

 be "Windmar." 



John Young, Sec'y. 



PITTSBURGH FLORISTS' AND GAR- 

 DENERS' CLUB. 



.\t the meeting of this club in the 

 I'lirt Pitt Hotel on the evening of 

 Jan. 4lli, noniinalions of officers for 

 I!tl6 were made as follows: For pres- 

 ident, Carl Be«herer, DIxmont, Pa,, 

 and Nell McCallum, West End Park, 

 I'ittHburgh: secretary, A. Frishkorn, 

 Pittsburgh, and H. P. Joslin, Ben 

 Avon, Pa.; for the balance the present 

 ofllcials were renominated in a body. 

 Election takes place February Ist. 



From Waban Rose ('onBervatorleii, 

 Natick, .Mass., was reieived a box of 

 the Mrs. Uayard Thaver rose: fine 

 deep pink, good texture, fragrant, stltf 

 Blenjs; a very fine rose. Indeed. J. 

 A. Peterson, Cincinnati. O., sent two 

 plants of Glory of Cincinnati which 

 made a magnificent showing. M. Cur- 

 ran, Sewlckley, showed a fine plant of 

 liuddlela Aslatica, and Tlios. Sturgls, 

 also of Sewlckley, a basket of tempt- 

 ing mushrooms. To these last three 

 exhibitors cultural commendation was 

 awarded. 



.\t 8.S0 P. .M. the club adjourned to 

 the Norse room and listened to a lan- 

 tern lecture by W. E. C. Todd of Car- 

 negie Museum, on Travels and Ad- 

 ventures in Hudson Bay Territory. 

 Mr. Todd spent three seasons In col- 

 lecting birds in this territory for the 

 Museum, and the lecture and the 

 views of the strange scenery In this 

 little-known section of North America 

 were very interesting. 



H. P. JosijN, Sec'y. 



MASSACHUSETTS FORESTRY 

 ASSOCIATION. 



All arrangements have been made 

 for the Thirty-Fifth Annual Confer- 

 ence of the American Forestry Asso- 

 ciation to be held in Boston at the 

 Copley-Plaza, January 17 and 18. The 

 meetings will begin at two o'clock on 

 the afternoon of January 17. A ban- 

 quet will be held at 7.30 in the even- 

 ing and there will be an all-day meet- 

 ing beginning at 10 o'clock on Jan- 

 uary 18. All meetings will be held 

 at the Copley-Plaza. 



National, state and municipal fores- 

 try will be discussed together with the 

 problems concerning lumliering, fire 

 protection and insect control. Many 

 of the leaders in the forestry move- 

 ment in this country will be on the 

 program at these meetings. 



Conservationists from nearly every 

 part of the country will he present 

 and all New Bnglanders who are in- 

 terested in the care and preservation 

 of the forests will find these meetings 

 instructive and enjoyable. The meet- 

 ings will be open to the public and 

 seats at the banquet can be engaged 

 through the Massachusetts Forestry 

 Association, 4 Joy street, Boston. 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF WASHINGTON. 



The rooms of the American Institute 

 of Banking were turned into an im- 

 promptu motion picture theatre on the 

 occasion of the monthly meeting of 

 the club, and the members were en- 

 abled to view scenes of the war in 

 films taken at the front, as well as en- 

 joy the comics that were furnished. 



President Cooke appointed a com- 

 mittee of Harry B. Lewis. Milton 

 Thomas and M. J. McCabe, to make 

 plans lor transportation for the 



