January 22, 1916 



HOETICULTURE 



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of orchid plants in variety. He also 

 reported additional prizes amounting 

 to $300.00 as coming through Mr. M. C. 

 Wright. Secretary Young reported the 

 donation of $100.00 from the Alphano 

 Humus Comi)any as a special prize. 



The great interest shown already by 

 the Philadeli)hia people in the Show is 

 most gratifying, and augurs well tor a 

 splendid success. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



The -Executive Committee meeting of 

 the American Rose Society was held in 

 New York City on January 10, at which 

 time the proof of the Annual for 1915 

 was carefully gone over; same is to be 

 illustrated in colors and to go to every 

 member of the Rose Society. The 

 prizes agreed upon for a display rose 

 garden at the coming exhibition in 

 Philadelphia are— $500 for the 1st prize, 

 $300 for the 2nd |)rize and $200 for the 

 3rd prize. Forty-one special prizes 

 have been offered for rose prizes be- 

 side the regular schedule. 



A motion will be brought l)efore the 

 annual meeting as to what action is 

 best to take in regard to renaming all 

 roses carrying established names, and 

 the committee upon the standard 

 length of rose stems for commercial 

 sale will also report at the approach- 

 ing annual meeting. The next meet- 

 ing of the Executive Committee will be 

 held February 1st in Philadelphia to 

 go into the details of preparation for 

 the annual show. 



Special prizes offered for the Phila- 

 delphia Show, March 25 to April 2, 

 1916. Special prize for "Rose Garden," 

 etc. 



Hon. I'liilip Brietmeyer, Detroit, Mich,, 

 $200; Emil Buettner, Park Ridge, 111., .$25; 

 H. G. Benning, 1402 Pine street, St. Louis, 

 Mo., $25; George Burton, Chestnut Hill, 

 Philadelphia, Pa., .$25; Edward Camptiell, 

 Ardmore, Pa., $20; Conard & .Tones Co., 

 West Grove, Pa., for private growers, .$25; 

 John H. Dunlop, Rlclimond Hill. Ontario, 

 $25; Eugene Dailledouze, Flatbusli, Brook- 

 lyn, N. Y., .$25; Aueust Doemling, Laus- 

 downc. Pa., $25; Dingee & Conard Co., 

 West (irove, Pa., .$25; William II. Klliutt, 

 Brighton, Mass., $25: Adolpli Farenwald, 

 Roslyn, Pa., .$25; Florex Gardens. North 

 Wales, Pa., for best vase of in<> blooms of 

 Mrs. Geo. .Sliawyer roses, .$25; Gude Bros., 

 Washington, D. C, .$25; George B. Hart, 

 Rochester, N. Y., .$25; Hess & Swoboda, 

 Omaha, Neb., for vase 25 Ophelia or Rus- 

 sell roses, $10; Benjamin Hammond, Bea- 

 con, N. Y.. for prettiest vase of roses, to 

 be decided by vote of the ladies, .$10; ,To- 

 seph Ileaeock Co.. Wyncote, Pa., $5<>: A. 

 H. Hews & Co., Cambridge, Mass., $ll); E. 

 G. Hill Co., Richmond, Ind., for best 50 

 Ophelia, $25; The Jov Floral Co., Nash- 

 ville, Tenn., ; Kroeschell Bros. Co., -120 



E. Brie street. Chicago, 111., $25; Lord & 

 Burnliam Co., ■J2nd St. Bldg., N. Y. C, .$25; 

 Michigan Cut Flower Co., Detroit, Mich., 

 $25; Stephen Mortensen, Southampton, 

 Mass., $25; Harry O. May, Summit, N. .!., 

 $25; Martin & Forbes Co., Portland, Ore.. 

 $25; Ml.hell'3 Seed House, Philadelphia, 



Pa., for best vase 25 cut blooms of Amer- 

 ican Beauty Rose's, ^cdd medal ; Michell's 

 Seed House, pliiliulclpliia. Pa., for best 

 vase 25 cut blooms of Mrs. Charles Russell 

 Roses, gold medal ; Michell's Seed House, 

 Philadelphia. Pa., for best vase 25 cut 

 blooms of Red Roses, gold medal; Leo 

 Niessen, Philadelphia, Pa., for 50 blooms 

 of any new rose not in commerce, $25; A. 



Cut Flower Co., Elmira, N. Y., $25; Patrick 

 Welch, Boston, Mass., .$25; Waban Rose 

 Conservatories, Natick, Mass., for 50 Mrs. 

 Charles Russell Roses, $25. 



Benjamin Hammond. 

 Secretary. 

 Beacon, N. Y., Jan. 15, 1916. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HORTI- 

 CULTURISTS. 



President MacRorie has appointed 

 Thomas H. Joy, Nashville, Tenn., State 

 Vice-President for Tennessee, in the 

 lilace of C. 'W. Crouch, resigned. 



The following become members of 

 the Executive Board for 1916 by affili- 

 ation, as representatives of their re- 

 spective organizations: 



Henry Weston, Hempstead, N. Y.— Presi- 

 dent of the New York Florists' Club. 



S. S. Pennoek, Philadelphia, Pa.— Presi- 

 dent of the American Rose Society. 



Joseph H. Hill. Richmond, Ind.— Presi- 

 dent of the American Carnation Society. 



Georse Burton, Chestnut Hill, Pa.— Pres- 

 ident 'of the Florists' Club of Philadelphia. 



Irwin Bertermanu, Indianapolis, Ind. — 

 President The Florists' Telegraph Delivery. 



Alex. Henderson, Chicago, III. — President 

 of the Chicago Florists' Club. 



Erie James, Elmburst. Cal. — President of 

 the Pacific Coast Horticultural Society. 



E. G. Hill— President Florists, Hail Asso- 

 eiation. 



John Young, Sec y. 



C. L. B.S.UM 



N. Piersou, lin-.. Cromweil, Conn., $75; 

 Pulverized Manure Co.. .S2S Exchange ave- 

 nue. Union Stoek Yards. Chicago. 111., .$25; 

 S. J. Reuter & Son. Westerly, R. I., $25; 

 M. Rice & Co., I'liilMileliihia, Pa., $10; 

 Thomas Roland, Nahanl. Mass., .$25: S. S. 

 Skidelskv & Co., Philadelphia, Pa., $10; 

 Robert Simpson, Clifton, N. J., $25; Charles 

 H. Totty, Madison, N. J., .$25; United States 



C. L. BAUM. 



This is a portrait of C. L. Baum, of 

 Knoxville, Tenn., who has been ap- 

 pointed a director of the Society of 

 .A^merican Florists and Ornamental 

 Hoiticulturists by President MacRorie. 

 .■Vlr. Baum is one of the representative 

 southern florists and an energetic lead- 

 er and worker for horticultural uplift 

 in the community where he resides. 

 He was state vice-president for Ten- 

 nessee last year. 



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