January 29, 1916 



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Superior Tuberous - Rooted Begonias, 

 Gloxinias and Fancy-Leaved Caladiums 



We are pleased to state that tbe Tuberous Rooted Begonias 

 and Gloxinias which we offer this season are liulhs of su- 

 perior quality which have again been grown for us by the 

 same Belgian expert and specialist who has been supplying 

 us for more than a quarter of a century and with the quality 

 of which our customers are acquainted. 



You May Buy Cheaper, But Not Better Stock 



Doz. 100 1000 



Begonia, Single Varieties to Color. Scarlet. 



Crimson, White, Kose, Yellow, Orange $0.40 $2.50 $22.50 



Begonia, Single Varieties in Choicest Mixture. .35 2.25 20.00 



Begonia, Double Varieties to Color. Scarlet, 



Rose, White, Yellow, Crimson 60 4.50 40.00 



Begonia, Double Varieties in Choicest Mix- 

 ture 50 4.00 35.00 



Begonia, Double Fringed Varieties, New. 



White, Scarlet and Rose 1.50 10.00 90.00 



Begonia, Single Frilled Varieties. Scarlet, 

 white, Pink and Y'ellow 85 



Begonia Zeppelin 1.25 



Begonia Lafayette 1^50 



Gloxinias. Blue, Red, White, Blue with White 

 Edge, Red with White Edge, or Finest Mixed. 



Gloxinia, New Emperor Varieties. Hybrida 

 Imperialis, Choicest Mixed 



Fancy-Lea\ed Caladiums. An immense stock 

 of the choicest varieties: 



Fine Standard Varieties 



Rare and New Varieties 



Rare and New Varieties ...'. 3^50 25!66 



Choice Mixed Varieties 1.50 10.00 90.00 



6.00 



8.00 



12.00 



.'50.00 

 70.00 



.60 3.50 .'iO.OO 

 .75 5.00 40.00 



1. 

 2.25 



12.00 100.00 

 15.00 140.00 



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F.\NCY-LE.\VEn C.AL.VDIl MS 



MEIMRY A. DR 



For a complete list of seasonable Seeds, Plants and Bulbs, 

 see our Garden Book for 1916. and also our current Whole- 

 sale List. If you have not received them please write us. 



The above prices are for the Trade only 



varieties be l<nown by their names and 

 their characteristics and their good 

 qualities will eventually enhance their 

 value and make regular buyers of in- 

 telligent customers. 



In closing I would like to say a tew 

 words regarding the National Flower 

 Show to be held in Philadelphia this 

 spring. In addition to the generous 

 cash premiums offered for carnations 

 by the management, the Society will 

 award in a good many classes silver 

 Jubilee Medals to commemorate the 

 25th anniversary of our founding. Let 

 every grower here make up his niiiid to 

 put up an exhibit at Philadelphia so 

 that the Carnation section of that 

 grand show may be a credit to our fa- 

 vorito flower, and that our reputation 

 of being the "Live-wire Society" of all 

 the affiliated societies of the S. A. F. 

 will not be open to question. We must 

 with renewed vigor put our shoulders 

 to that same wheel mentioned in the 

 Call of '91 sent out to the Am. rican 

 Carnation Growers by that honored 

 band of enthusiastic men in Philadel- 

 phia who saw the hidden possibilities 

 of our Divine Flower — the Carnation. 



SECRETARY A. F. J. BAURS RE- 

 PORT. 



Secretary A. F. J. Baur then read 

 his annual report as follows: 



Mr. President and Members of the 

 A. 0. S. 



Your Secretary begs leave to submit 

 the following report. 



While our membership has not 

 shown as large an increase in the past 

 year as in the previous twelve months 

 there have been added to the roster 

 22 new members, and besides these 6 

 delinquents have been reinstated. So 

 that our membership now stands at 

 325 annual members and twelve life 

 members, a total of 337 and an in- 

 crease of seven over last year. No 

 life members have been added during 

 the. past year. Death has claimed 

 one of our members, Wm. Murphy of 

 Cincinnati. O., having passed away 

 on Sept. 27tli. Edwin Lonsdale, who 

 was your first president, has also 

 passed away at liis home in California. 

 We ordered a floral wreath sent to 

 the funeral at Philadelphia. 



The books of your secretary and 

 treasurer have been audited, as has 

 been customary. W« are pleased to 

 state that the society's finances are in 

 a sound condition. All bills are being 

 met as they fall due and all accounts 

 are being collected without loss. The 

 secretary's books, up to Jan. 17th 

 when the audit was taken, show col- 

 lections as follows: Membership dues, 

 1531.00; advertising, $326.72; Miscel- 

 laneous, $98.18; making a total of 

 $955.90; all of which has been turned 

 over to the treasurer and his receipts 

 taken therefor. 



We are pleased to report that 24% 

 pages of advertising space in the 

 premium schedule was taken by our 

 members and friends. The schedule 

 appeared a few days late owing to the 

 lateness of the Board of Directors' 

 meeting. The annual report was also 

 printed and distributed at the usual 

 time. 



Kleven new varieties were offered 

 lor registration by American growers 

 and some twenty-three European va- 

 rieties were added to the list. The 

 name "Peace" was offered by both 

 .American and European growers. It 

 liaving been offered first on this side, 

 the European registration was with- 

 drawn. 



The arrangements for this meet- 

 ing were in the hands of our worthy 

 Vice-President, Mr. Ammann, who has 

 worked diligently for the success of 

 this convention. The entries for this 

 exhibition are rather lighter than 

 usual, due no doubt to the scarcity of 

 (lowers and the high prices realized 

 on high grade stock in the cut flower 

 markets. The society owes a debt of 

 gratitude to those growers who were 

 willing to sacrifice their personal in- 

 terests to help make this exhibition a 

 success. 



We suggest that in the future no 

 display cards be permitted on vases 

 entered in the competitive classes; 

 that display cards on non-competitive 



