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11 OKTICULTUin-: 



Januiiry 2'i. 1!<15 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 



I'rosrani for llie HulTalo Meeting. 

 WcdiK'silay. .lamiary 27tli. 



8.011 IV .\1 CallliiB lo order; presi- 

 dent's address; secretary's report; 

 treasurer's report; auditor's report; 

 nilso'llaneous l>usin<-ss; invitnllons 

 f<.r nest meeting plaie; nominations 

 for ollicers. 



PiscMssion— The relative merits of 

 cuttiniis talien from the llower stems, 

 and tljose talien from tiie sliorl bloom- 

 ing: sliools, or tliosc talien from cut- 

 bat k stoek. niscuss^ion led by Peter 

 Kisher. K. nailledouze. C. W. .Johnson, 

 F. E. Dorner. Peter Oisem. .\. M. Herr. 

 J. H. Hill. 



Report of Judges. 



Thursday, January 28th. 

 9.30 .\. M. — Calling to order; de- 

 ferred reports: deferred business; se- 

 lection of meeting place; discussion of 

 President's address and Secretary's 

 report: new business: apiiointment of 

 committees; election of officers; ques- 

 tion box; adjournment. 



Chicago to Buffalo. 

 Aiiii'iiiliMl .Nc.Ii.i- 



The transportation committee of 

 the Chicago Florists' Club has se- 

 lected the Lake Shore & Michigan 

 Southern Railroad for the trip to Buf- 

 falo. N. Y.. on tlie occasion of the 

 annual convention and exhibition of 

 the .\merican Carnation Society, to be 

 held at the Iroquois Hotel, January 

 27-28. taking tlie Lake Shore Ltd.. 

 leaving the LaSalle street station. 

 Van Buren street, January 26. at 5.30 

 P. M., due in Buffalo the morning of 

 January 27 at 6.45 A. M., central time, 

 7.45 A. M., eastern time. The regular 

 one-way individual rate is $13.10. 

 There is a party rate for 10 or more 

 people traveling together on tlie same 

 ticket of $10.50. Pullman rates are as 

 follows: Lowers, $3; uppers, $2.40; 

 drawing rooms, $11. 



For reservations on this train ad- 

 dress or call \ip G. K. Thom|)Son, ino 

 South Clark street. Chicago. Tele- 

 phone Randolph 5300. 



M. n.MIKKli. 



For the Transportation Committee. 



LENOX HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 

 The monthly meeting of this So- 

 ciety was held on Jan. 13. The sched- 

 ule for the summer show, July 27 and 

 28 was adopted. The following spec- 

 ial prizes for the fall exhibition have 

 been donated. By \V. S. Griswold, 

 Lenox, a silver cup for the best collec- 

 tion of eighteen varieties of vegetables. 

 By R. & J. Farquhar & Co., Boston, sil- 

 ver cup for the best collection of 

 twelve varieties of vegetables. 



.\n interesting lecture was then 

 given by Dr. N. W. Sanborn, repre- 

 senting the State Board of Agricul- 

 ture on "My Way With Poultry." A 

 unanimous vote of thanks was given 

 to Dr. Sanborn who appropriately re- 

 plied. 



JoHX C.vi!.M.\N. Assist. Sec'y. 



HOLYOKE AND NORTHAMPTON 



FLORISTS' AND GARDENERS' 



CLUB. 



The monthly meeting of the Holy- 

 oke and Northampton Florists' and 

 Gardeners' Club was held in Amherst, 

 Mass., at the home of that veteran gar- 

 dener, Thos. Foiilds, on the evening of 

 January 12. It is the custom for ilw 

 members of this club to hold their 

 monthly meetings at each other's 

 places of business or greenhouse.^. Ow- 

 ing to age and failing health .Mr. 

 Foulds has not been able to attend 

 any of the meetings for the past year, 

 so it was decided to hold the January 

 meeting at his home. His gentleman- 

 ly character and kindly disposition, 

 has won the love of all the members, 

 while his broad acquaintance and love 

 of plants, together with his helpful 

 talks, has been an insiiiration. 



TiioM.\.s Foti.ns 



E. H. Downer of the Smith College 

 botanic gardens gave an excellent pa- 

 per on herbaceous perennials which 

 caused much discussion. G. H. Sin- 

 clair exhibited fine blooms of the new- 

 er carnations from his new Smith's 

 Ferry greenhouse and was awarded a 

 first-class certificate. Mr. Carey of 

 South Hadley also showed carnations 

 and was awarded a certificate. 



Sonie fifteen members were present, 

 . and five new candidates were elected 

 to membership. Mrs. Foulds provided 

 refreshments and it was one of the 

 most enjovable evenings the club has 

 had. E. J. C. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HORTI- 

 CULTURISTS. 



Department of Plant Registration. 



Public notice is hereby given that 

 as no objections have been filed, the 

 registration of "Asparagus Hybrida 

 Gracilis" by F. W. Fletcher, Auburn- 

 dale. .Mass.. becomes complete. 



JoH.v YorxG, Sec'v. 



Jan. 16. 1915. 



PITTSBURGH FLORISTS' AND GAR- 

 DENERS' CLUB. 



The regular club meeting was held 

 in the Fort Pill Motel on the evening 

 of January 5. Nomination of ofncem 

 for the year 1915 was in order, and the 

 pr(«cnt board of ofllcens wna re-noml- 

 naled without any change, viz.: 



President, Nell .McCallum; vice- 

 president, E. C. Ueincman; treasurer, 

 T. I^. Langhans; secretary, H. P. Jos- 

 lin: asst. secretary, W. A. Clarke. 

 Executive Committee: 1'. S. Randolph, 

 C. H. Sample, A. (•'rishkorn. 



Geo. Cruickshank, representative of 

 It. & J. Farquhar Co.. Boston, showed 

 a blooming plant of Azalea Kaeinpferi 

 with lively pink blossoms, smaller 

 than those of the Ghent azalaes. It 

 was claimed for it that it was per- 

 fectly hardy out of doors and a good 

 forcer.. Jno. W. Jones, of the Bureau 

 (if Parks, showed Buddleia asiatica in 

 lilooiii, and ('arl Becherer, gardener 

 Dixniont Hospital. two blooming 

 plants of Primula malacoides. Jno. 

 Zimmerman showed an air plant, one 

 of the Tillandsias found growing on 

 (lie branch of a tree near Tampa Fla. 



The subject of the meeting was 

 ".Vrtificial Flowers," and there were 

 fine displays by the Botanical Decorat- 

 ing Co. of Chicago and by the E. J. 

 .McCallum Co. of Pittsburgh. The 

 quality of the work was high, and at 

 a short distance it was impossible to 

 icll which was artificial and which 

 was real. This was particularly 

 noticeable in the English ivy, orchids, 

 ferns, wistaria, cyclamen and gloxi- 

 nias. 



There was quite a discussion upon 

 the merits and uses of artificial flow- 

 ers, and it set^nied to be conceded that 

 in decoration, as for example around 

 the ceilings of heated rooms, chande- 

 liers, or any position where flowers 

 will be subjected to much heat, arti- 

 ficial flowers have a necessary place, 

 but it was thought to be against I'he 

 interests of florists to press them for 

 corsage bouquets. It was stated also 

 that fern dishes with natural ferns 

 would give more satisfaction to the 

 owner than if filled with artificial 

 ferns, the element of loving care and 

 attention entering into the matter in 

 the case of the natural ferns. 



A vote of thanks was tendered the 

 exhibitors. H. P. Josi.i.x. Sec'y 



AMERICAN SWEET PEA SOCIETY. 



The following additional prizes have 

 been received: — 



Class A-10.— The Tliortiurn Prize, a sliver 

 '■ii|i. for the best 12 vases, 12 S|)encer va- 

 i-jftle.'*, 2.1 blooms to ;i v:ise. 



ciii.fK F-B.—The Lord & Biirnh.-im Co. 

 prlzi- inorist growers niil.v). a gold watch, 

 fur the l>pst display of swi'i-r peas. 



f'lass B-9. — Watkins A: Simpson prize, 

 t*'ii dollars first prize, for six vases Spen- 

 '■•■r. six varieties, 2.5 flowfrs to a vase. 



The preliminary schedule is now 

 ready for distribution and can be had 

 on application. 



Hahht a. Bunt.xrd, Sec'v, 

 342 West 14th St.. 

 New York, \. Y. 



