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II OH TI CULTURE 



Juno 17, 1916 



Obituary 



William F. Kaatlng. 



Jiisl lit lliiio for closliiK our form- 

 today. Thursday. Juno l.'i. 1916, a teU' 

 Krani rcaihcs us hri< ll\ conveying the 

 .sad news of tlu" suddtMi passluK away 

 at St. I.ouls tills niorniUK of William 

 y. KastiuK. Iiolovod treasurer of the 

 Society of .Vmerleuii Florists. We are 

 Inexpressively sliorked and grieved 

 as will be thousands of others who 

 knew and loved "Billy" Kastlng. Par- 

 tU-ulars of his sudden death have not 

 yet reached us. 



In the year 1S84. when 11 years of 

 age, \Vm. F. KastliiR caino to this 

 country a lonely German emigrant 

 l)ov. He drifted Into the greenhouse 

 business In Erie, Pa., and In 1S93 be- 

 came a Kilesman for D. B. I>ong, In the 

 wholesale flower business in Buffalo. 

 In 1896 he bought the business from 

 Mr. Long and since that time has con- 

 ducted a profitable and ever-growing 

 wholesale flower and supply business. 

 the largest in that section of the 

 country. In connection with this he 

 became proprietor of the Erie Floral 

 Co., situated at EIrle Pa., with 50,000 

 feet of glass. 



At the S. A. F. Convention in Wash- 

 ington, D. C, in August, 1905, Mr. 

 Kasting was elected president of the 

 Society, he having served previously 

 as vice-president In 1901. when the 

 Convention took place in Buffalo. At 

 Cincinnati in 1909 he was elected 

 treasurer and has served in that ca- 

 pacity ever since, besides holding 

 many other positions of activity and 

 influence in the Society's counsels. 

 Two years ago Mr. Kasting was ap- 

 pointed postmaster of the city of Buf- 

 falo by President Wilson. Previously 

 he had held many positions of promi- 

 nence in local floral, social, political 

 and business circles. He was flnancial 

 secretary, treasurer and afterwards 

 president of the Buffalo Florists' Club; 

 vice-president of the American Carna- 

 tion Society; park commissioner for 

 the city of Buffalo; treasurer of the 

 Orpheus Singing Society; president of 

 the German Hospital in Buffalo; mem- 

 ber of the Chamber of Commerce. 

 Mrs. Kasting died about five years ago. 



In the passing away of William F. 

 Kasting the Society of American Flor- 

 ists sustains a grievous loss. He was 

 admirably equipped tor service as 

 treasurer. He was truly "the watch- 

 dog of the treasury," and the Socie- 

 ty's flnancial interests were safeguard- 

 ed with rare sagacity and fidelity. 

 Earnest, conscientious, outspoken as 

 an opponent, loyal as a friend, gen- 

 erous, tender-hearted — where shall 

 we ever find one who can fill his 



place. 



G. Supper. 



Gottlieb Supper, for many years an 

 employee of George 0. Shaffer, Wash- 

 ington, D. C, died on June 1, aged 35 

 years. He is survived by his widow, 

 who is also an employee at Shaffer's. 

 His father, John Supper, is in the flor- 

 ist business at Lakewood, N. J. 





CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



Meetings Next Week 



Monday, June 19. 



I><'(r<>li I'liirlhiN riiili, lluiiib Flurul 

 Hull. Di'lniil. .MU'li. 



Ilniis(un t'lorlHlH' <'liili. C'liumlMT 

 uf *'(iiiiiin'r<*e KoiiiiiN, ilouHtuii, Tvx. 



Nfw JcTHt'y Florli'iilluriil Soilily. 

 OriiUBi'. N. J. 



Tuesday, June 20. 



GnrilcncrB" ami Klorlntii' C'luli of 

 ItoHton. Ilortlcultunil Uiill, Ilonton, 



.MllHH. 



CardriiiTB' iind KlorlstB' Cluli of 

 Ontario, St. GforKc's Hall, Toronto, 

 Cnn. 



.Minni'dota State KlorlHtR' Aasocla- 

 tlon. .Mlnni'npollH. Minn. 



I'l-nUHvlvanln Horticultural So- 

 clpt.v. llortlcultnral Hull, rhlludel- 

 plila. Pa. 



Wednesday, June 21. 



Kliod>' Island Ilorllcultural So- 

 cli'ty, I'ubllc Library, I'rovldcnce, 



K. i. 



People's Park Cottaee Gardeners' 

 Assoelatliin. PatiTson, N. J. 



larrytown Horticultural Society, 

 Tarrytown. N. Y. 



Friday, June 23. 



Connecticut Horticultural Society, 

 County lildg.. Hartford, Conn. 



Moninoulli County Horticultural 

 Society. Ked Hank. N. J. 



Pasadena Horticultural Society, 

 Pasadena, Calif. 



Saturday, June 24. 



l>obb8 Ferry Gardi-riers' Associa- 

 tion. Dobbs Ferry, N. Y. 



E 



W. L. McKay. 



Wm. L. McKay, of the Van Dusen 

 Nursery Company. Geneva, X. Y., died 

 suddenly on May 2,5. aged 61 years. 



COMING EXHIBITIONS. 



June 22, Worcester, Mass. — Rose 

 and Strawberry Exhibition, Worces- 

 ter Horticultural Society. 



June 24-25, BoHton. — Rose and 

 Strawberry Exhibition, Massachu- 

 setts Horticultural Society, Horti- 

 cultural Hall. 



June 27-28, Hartford, Conn. — Sum- 

 mer Show of Connecticut Horticul- 

 tural Society. 



June 28-29, Newport, B. I. — New- 

 port Garden Association and New- 

 port Horticultural Society, on the 

 grounds of the Garden Association. 



July 14-lS, Bar Harbor, Me. — An- 

 nual Show of American Sweet Pea 

 Society. 



July 20, Worcester, Mass. — Sweet 

 Pea Exhibition. Worcester Horticul- 

 tural Society. 



AuRust S, Oyster Bay, L,. I., N. Y.— 

 Dahlia Show, Oyster Pay Horticul- 

 tural Society. 



AuKust 11-12-13, Boston. — American 

 Gladiolus Society. Horticultural Hall. 



AuKUHt 24, Worcester, Mass. — 

 Gladiolus Exhibition. 



Sept. 2-9, Cleveland. Ohio.— Indus- 

 trial Exhibition and Fair. 



.s.vrncuse, N. Y., Sept. 11-10. — New 

 York State Fair. 



Sept. 12-13, Providence, R. I. — 

 Rhode Island Horticultural Society, 

 Narrapansett Hotel. 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 

 Exhibition of Peonies. 

 The annual peony show of the Mas- 

 safhuselts Horticultural Society will 

 he held at Horticultural Hall, Saturday 

 and Sunday. June 17 and 18. In addi- 

 tion to peonies there will he collections 

 of irises and other seasonable flowers. 

 This is one of the most brilliant ex- 

 hibitions of the year and a fine display 

 will be made. The exhibition is free 

 to the public and will be open Satur- 

 day from 12 to 6 and on Sunday from 

 1 to 6 o'clock. 



Wm. p. Rich, Sec'y. 



NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The New York FluristB' Club hold 

 Kh last ini'i'lliig for the scUHOn of 1916- 

 Ifi on .Monday evening, June 12. about 

 70 members being present. The pre- 

 liminary report on the rwent Flower 

 Show In the Grand Central Palace as 

 presented by Secretary John Young 

 show<>d gross receipts of |1 1,727.76. 

 Kxpenses %\n.Wr,J,l. Halanie »:!1.422.- 

 19. one-half of which goes lo the In- 

 ternational Fxposltlon Company who 

 assumed rent, and one-half to the 

 florists' Interests who assumed the 

 premium list, viz. $15,711.09. The pre- 

 miums paid amounted to about $9,300. 

 To this balance must be added the 

 special cash prizes raised by the two 

 societies, which amoimted to about 

 $4,.'>51.50 in cash, and trophies and 

 medals about $1,000. The show was a 

 big success from all angles. The club 

 raised cash prizes amounting to $1,- 

 235 and trophies $81.5. The Horticul- 

 tural Society of New York raised cash 

 prizes, $3,316.50; trophies $150. 



Charles B. Weathered, chairman of 

 the special committee appointed by 

 the club on flower show matters for 

 1917, reported progress. Secretary 

 Young presented a report for the 

 Houston Convention transportation 

 committee giving details as to the dif- 

 ferent routes and rates. The round 

 trip, one way by water to New 

 Orleans and returning all rail, being 

 recommended by the committee as 

 most advisable, will cost $83. This in- 

 jcludes berth and meals on steamer to 

 New Orleans and first-class transpor- 

 tation beyond. The committee re- 

 ported they will send out literature 

 later covering the different items of 

 interest and information In regard to 

 the trip. 



The committee appointed to obtain 

 information as to suitable buildings 

 in case the invitation is accepted to 

 hold the next S. A. F. Convention In 

 New York reported progress. Secre- 

 tary Young presented an interesting 

 letter from Dr. N. A. Britton, of the 

 Botanical Gardens at Bronx Park, 

 which may result in the Convention 

 Garden being located there, which 

 would he a most favorable location. 

 It was suggested by H. A. Bunyard 

 that the International Garden Club 

 would also be pleased to have the 

 Convention Garden at City Island 

 where the recent outdoor exhibition 

 was held. So, much to the surprise of 

 many, a Convention Garden is assured 

 in New York if the Convention should 

 be held there. 



A. Herrington gave a very interest- 

 ing talk on the International Garden 

 Club — why it was organized, its aims 

 and ambitions. He stated that the 

 Garden Club had good flnancial back- 

 ing and had already received many 

 substantial subscriptions. The com- 

 mittees appointed since last meeting 

 are as follows: Transportation to 

 Houston. Texas— Charles H. Totty, 

 John Young, W. C. Rickards. On 

 building site for Convention Garden, 

 etc.— Chas. H. Totty, John Young, W. 

 C. Rickards. Flower Show committee 



