April 29, 1916 



HOETICULTUEE 



599 



a publicity campaign was that its cost 

 was not within the reach of the so- 

 ciety. He was of the opinion that a 

 small beginning might be made 

 through the employment of a capable 

 man, well versed in matters pertain- 

 ing to the business, with compensation 

 of five hundred to one thousand dol- 

 lars per year for his services, and he 

 made this recommendation. A very 

 lengthy discussion of this proposition 

 ensued. FinaHy, on motion, it was de- 

 cided that a publicity man be engaged 

 to operate under the direction of the 

 secretary at a salary of fifteen dollars 

 per week, with the approval of the 

 publicity committee, any legitimate ex- 

 penses to be vouched for by the chair- 

 man of the committee: and, further, 

 that if the committee should see fit to 

 send out an appeal for funds to carry 

 tue campaign further, it is authorized 

 to do so. 



A communication from the Mothers' 

 Day International Association, Inc., 

 was read asking t{ie society to co-op- 

 erate with the association in giving 

 publicity to the proper day for the 

 celebration of "Mothers' Day," the 

 second Sunday in May, and the fact 

 that the emblem of the association was 

 the white carnation. 



On motion of Mr. Kasting. the board 

 unanimously acceded to the request, 

 and a copy of the resolution was im- 

 mediately given out to representatives 

 of the daily press and Associated 

 Press. 



The following appropriations were 

 made: 



Office of EntomolOfii.-^t SlOO.dO 



Office of P.ithologist 100.00 



Office of Botanist 100.00 



Members' buttons 100.00 



Clerical assistance at convention... 100.00 



Scliool garden cDminittee 100.00 



LejErisIative commit lee 100.00 



Serpeant-at-Aims .lO.lKt 



Sports committee .50.011 



Secretary's office, as nsual 



Oflicial stenographer 



(Traveling expen.ses additionaH . . 12.3.00 



The question of further support of 

 the Mothers' Day movement instituted 

 by the association headed by Miss 

 Anna Jarvis was discussed at length, 

 and, on motion, the secretair was in- 

 structed to send an appeal to all the 

 members of the society for a subscrip- 

 tion toward the Mothers' Day fund. 



The secretary was directed to invite 

 the presentation of two essays at the 

 Houston convention. 



Adjournment was then taken until 

 after luncheon. 



At the final session many matters 

 tending to make the work of the so- 

 ciety of greater service to its mem- 

 bers were considered, among them the 

 compilation of a trade directory which 

 should be reliable and strictly up-to- 

 date. Some earnest discussion upon 

 the subject ensued, resulting in the 

 carriage of a motion that a committee 

 of three be appointed to look into the 

 advisability of the issuance of a trade 

 directory by the society, or any other 

 publication, the committee to report at 

 the Houston convention. 



The secretary was instructed to 

 prepare an Order of Business for the 

 Convention, and another one for the 

 meetings of the executive board, any- 

 thing not covered to be proceeded with 

 under Roberts' "Rules of Order." 



Prof. H. B. Dorner, of the University 

 of Illinois, Urbana, was present, and 

 was given the privilege of the floor. 

 The Professor explained that he ap- 

 peared before the board as the repre- 

 sentative of members of the society 



DAHLIA GERTRUDE MANDA. 



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New D-vm.i a Gertrude Manda. 

 Itaised by W. .\. Manda. 



The dahlia depicted on this page is 

 one of a sensational set of novelties 

 raised by W. A. Manda, South Orange, 

 N. J., and introduced by him last 

 year. The color is a luminous peach- 



blow and, as the picture indicates, the 

 flower is of medium size carried on 

 long graceful stems and well adapted 

 for decorative use as a cut flower. It 

 sold well in the New York cut flower 

 market last fall. 



connected with the faculties of differ- 

 ent universities and colleges who de- 

 sired, in the interests of the society, to 

 organize a section to be composed of 

 all members interested in educational 

 and research work pertaining to the 

 profession. The group was strongly 

 interested along certain lines, the 

 work being sufficiently important to 

 warrant the support of the society to 

 the extent of making it a section and 

 furnishing accommodations in the way 

 of quarters for its members at the so- 

 ciety's different exhibitions, where con- 

 tact could be had with florists and 

 others having problems which merited 

 the active interest of such a section. 

 Such a section, he suggested, should 

 be known as the "College Florists' Sec- 

 tion." The proposition proving favor- 

 able to the board, the section as stated 

 was on motion authorized. 



Other matters were considered in- 

 formally, taking up the time of the 

 board until adjournment. At the 

 close of the meeting Mr. Welch pointed 

 out that his membership on the board 

 was practically then expiring and in a 

 graceful speech expressed the pleasure 

 he had experienced in meeting at dif- 

 ferent times with his brother members 

 and his regret at not being able ofli- 

 cially to continue with them, Init he 

 was satisfied that the affairs of the so- 

 ciety were in good hands and the or- 

 ganization would he kept moving along 

 progressive lines. 



After a motion directing the secre- 

 tary to transmit a letter of thanks to 

 the local organizations for courtesies 

 shown to the board, adjournment was 

 taken to Monday, August H, at TTouS- 

 ton. 



Department of Plant Registration. 



Public notice is hereby given that, as 

 no objection has been filed, the follow- 

 ing registration becomes complete: 

 Rose Bedford Belle, by the Bedford 

 Flower Co.. Bedford Hills, N. Y. 



John Young, Sec. 



April 16. 1916. 



PERSONAL. 



A. C. Boje, formerly of Magnolia, 

 Mass.. has removed to Cedar Crest 

 Farm. Trapelo Road. Waltham. Mass. 



A. R. Cosh, gardener for Mrs. C. D. 

 Sias, of Wenham, Mass., was united 

 in marriage to Elizabeth C. Barry on 

 Wednesday. April 26th. 



.lohn R. Jefferies. formerly employed 

 as gardener at the Philip Dexter es- 

 tate, (iloucester. Mass., has accepted a 

 similar position at East Milton. 



Frank Coles, formerly with some of 

 the leading florists of Boston, has en- 

 tered the employ of Mrs. Woodward 

 at (lie Flower Shop, Taunton, Mass. 



PUBLICATION RECEIVED. 

 .Vmerican Carnation Society — Pro- 

 ceedings of the 2.5th annual meeting, 

 held in St. Louis, Mo., on January 26 

 and 27, 1916. A 92-page report that 

 will measure up well with the preced- 

 ing yearly issues. A portrait of Presi- 

 dent Joseph Hill, and full page illustra- 

 tions of Crystal White, Nancy, Belle 

 Washburn and Laura Weber carna- 

 tions and of a retail display at St. 

 Louis give pictorial spice to the liook. 

 The proceedings are reported verha- 

 tum. 



