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Jiiiiiiury !t, i;tir> 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF PHILADEL- 

 PHIA. 



Al ilic January ni«'.'tliin of this club 

 It was votftl 19 to Hi. as the sense of 

 the fiieetliin that the hall at Broad 

 street and Allegheny Ave., selected by 

 the National Flower Show Committee 

 Is not a suitable place for the Nation- 

 al Flower Show. 



The speaker of the evenlns was Mr 

 nerlet. a Walnut St. jeweler, who dls 

 coursed very ably on business-brine 

 iuK methods and pave his ideas in par 

 ticular as to how to run a flower show. 

 .\ letter to John Westcott was read by 

 the secretary. It was from the N. Y. 

 Florists' Club inviting their Philadel- 

 I>hia brethren to join them in their 

 trip to the Carnation Convention. No 

 action vsas taken but no doubt the 

 leaven will work indirectly. 



The report of the committee on ex- 

 hibits was as follows: 



••riie Ponnook-Modmn Company stngpil 

 III,- fi.llowlnc i-xhll.lts fnr llii' na.ssett »V 

 Wiishliiirn ConipHuy. IlirisdMlo. III. 



Koiir vases of socillliii; caiiiali'iiis. a rose 

 (link scodlinK nanioil IlcliMi Waslihurii. a 

 (lark pink, a IlirlU I>i"k. and a red seed 

 line named Belle Waslil.iirn. .\11 of these 

 were larce well formed llowers on lone 

 sloul stems. The dark pink variety was 

 exiee<llnKly fl"P- 



A vase of the new carnallon. Mrs. ( narles 

 SelBwart, raised and Krown by Charles 

 Selt'wart, of Baltimore, a larger and seem 

 Incly Improved llower of hrisht Enchan- 

 tress color. 



.\ vase of very line (lowers of carnation 

 Mrs. Akehurst. the large new pink. 



A vase of large Hne flowers of the new 

 rose. Iloosler Beauty, from the E. O. Hill 

 Companv, Klehmond. Ind. 



Vlso a vase of very fine blooms of the 

 new rose. Mrs. Moorfleld Storey, grown by 

 the Wahan Rose Conservatories of Najlik. 

 Mass This new rose is a light blush in 

 polor and a very large flower of splendid 

 form, showing a deep shade of pink in the 

 eentre. It Is borne on long sioiit steins. 

 .Altogether It Is a splendid addition to the 

 list of winter blooming roses." 



The members present were exceed- 

 inglv interested in all of the above 

 and the merits of the different sub- 

 jects were easerly discussed and the 

 general opinion seemed to be very flat- 

 tering to each and all of them. Hoosier 

 Beauty is certainly a dandy, far su- 

 perior to Richmond. 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF 

 NEW YORK. 



An exhibition will be held on 

 Wednesday, January 20th, at the 

 American Museum of Natural His- 

 tory. 77th street and Columbus avenue. 

 N. Y., city. Premiums for orchid 

 blooms, carnations, sweet peas, an- 

 tirrhmum and schizanthus are of- 

 fered. Prizes can also be awarded for 

 meritorious exhibits not provided for 

 in the schedule, and such exhibits are 

 solicited. So if you have an interest- 

 ing or unusual plant or flower, or a 

 specimen showing unusual skill in 

 cultivation, bring it along, for it may 

 win a prize. Schedules are now ready 

 for distribution, and will be sent upon 

 application to the secretary, George 

 V. Nash, New York Botanical Garden, 

 Bronx Park. N. Y. city. 



A meeting of the society will be held 

 at 4 p. m. at which a lecture will be 

 delivered by William N. Craig, on 

 "The Home Vegetable Garden." 



Geokge V. Nasii. Secretary. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 



AND ORNAMENTAL HORTI- 

 CULTURISTS. 

 President Welch has appointed II. 

 H. Bartsch president of the Gardeners' 



H. H. Bahtsch 

 IHrcetor, Society of American Florists. 



and Florists' Club of Boston, an "affil- 

 iation" member of the Board of Direc- 

 tors to serve one year. 



J(UIN YoiNc. Sec'y. 

 Jan. 1, 1915. 



Rules Governing the Contest for 

 Membership Prize. 



1. Any S. A. y. member desiring 

 to enter the contest shall first regis- 

 ter by sending his name and address 

 to the National Secretary. John 

 Young. .53 West 28th Street, New 

 York, on or before March 1. 1915, who 

 will return application blanks immed- 

 iately. 



2. The contestants shall farward 

 to tlie secretary at least once a month 

 a list of new members secured, ac- 

 comi)anied with fee, five dollars for 

 each annual member, and thirty 

 dollars for each new life member. 

 Each annual member shall count one. 

 but each life member shall count five 

 in the contest. 



3. The. Secretary shall publish a 

 list of the new members thus secured 

 and accredit the contestants securing 

 them in a notice in the trade papers 

 monthly. No one shall be considered 

 as entitled to the prize unless at least 

 fifty memberships have been accred- 

 ited to him. ■ 



4. The prize shall be selected by a 

 committee of three, two of whom 

 shall be appointed by the President 

 and one by the winning contestant. 



John Yocn'g. Sec'y. 



NEW JERSEY FLORICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 

 The regular uionilily meeting of Ihls 

 .society was held in Orange, Monday 

 "•vening, Jan. 4th. b^lection of oHlcers 

 resulted as follows; President. Henry 

 llalbig; vice-president. Arthur W. 

 .lacksun; treasurer, Fritz llergelund; 

 secretary, Geo. W. Strange; executive 

 committee, Henry Halbig, Arthur Jack- 

 son. Fritz Bergelund, Geo. W. Strange, 

 lOdwiii Thomas, Wm. Held, Chas. Ash- 

 niead. Frank C. Drews, George 

 Wraight. .Max Schneider; arbitration 

 (onimittee, Frank C. Drews, chairman, 

 Wm. Keid, Geo. Wraight, John Hayes; 

 Dietrich Kindsgrab. room and library 

 lominittee. John L. Collins. Edw. A. 

 .\Ianda. .\rthur Jackson, Edgar Bourne, 

 Ktnil Panuska; essay committee, Geo. 

 W. Strange, Jos. A. Manda, Geo. 

 Wraight. A. A. Thomas. Wm. Reid; 

 auditing committee, Frank C. Drews. 

 Emil Panuska, Alfred A. Thomas. 



The society decided not to hold its 

 annual dinner. It was also decided 

 best for the society to adopt for the 

 ( oming year a scale of i)oints, consist- 

 ing of six classes, namely; 



Cl.iss 1. Best orehld plant in flower: l8t, 

 ■sT.co: :;nd, S.-1.0O; ;ird. ?L'.00. 



Class 2. \'ase of i:; roses, one or more 

 v.iiietles: Isi. !f7.in>: \luii. •S-'i.lNI: :!rd. SL'.OO. 



Class .'t. Vase of 1" earnalions, one or 

 more varieties: Isl, .iJT.OO: lind, ?.''..0(): .Ird. 

 .S'J.OO. 



Class 4. Foliage or flowering plant : 

 1st, $5.00; 2nd, $3.00; 3rd, $2.00. 



Class 3. Vase of eut flowers, any other 

 than above: Ist, $.5.00; 2nd. *3.()0; 3rd, 

 .^I'.OO. 



Class 8. Bnneh of fifty violets or sweet 

 peas: Ist, $."i.OO; 2nd. $:i.00 ; 3rd, $2.00. 



The winner among the highest num- 

 ber of points for the entire 8 monthly 

 competitions to receive the prizes. 



.Awards for the evening were as fol- 

 lows: 



Peter llauck. .Ir.. gard. Max Schneider, 

 il.iss :!. sri points; ilass 4. IVi points; clase '>, 

 T.*i jioints: class fi. (Vi [mints. Mrs. A. .T. 

 Moiiltnn. g.ird. .\rlliur .lackson. ilass «, (Ki 

 jiiiints. Mrs. Wm. Barr, gard. Emll Pa- 

 nuska, class 4, flO points. Mrs. A. .1. Moul- 

 ton was highly recommended for plate of 

 miisl) rooms. 



Geo. W. Strance, Sec'y. 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 

 Accurdiiig to present plans the Bos- 

 ton party to the Buffalo convention 

 will leave the South Station on Jan. 

 26, at 10 a. m., due to arrive in Buffalo 

 11.30 p. m. The fare one way on ten- 

 party ticket is $!i.67, chair $2.00, total 

 $11.67. We shall have a drawing room 

 to be used by any one intending to ex- 

 hibit so that the flowers will be under 

 our own care. All who would like to 

 join this party will please kindly noti- 

 fy me at your earliest convenience. 



S. J. GoDD.VKil. 



Framingham. Mass. 



Littlefield & Wyman, North Abing- 

 ton, Mass., register Miss Theo. parent- 

 age, W'insor X Winona; color, rose 

 pink; size of flower, three inches; hab- 

 it, etc., well built up; calyx nearly per- 

 fect, seldom splitting; stem strong, 

 holding flower at all times; plant of ro- 

 bust growth. 



A. F. J. B.MK. Sec'y. 



