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HORTICULTURE 



February 6. 1916 



lows: vice-president. G. C. Thurlow, 

 West Newbury, Muss.: secretary. D. 

 A. Clark, Fiskevllle, H. I.; treasurer. 

 V. A. Vauleek, Newport, It. 1. (\ Jt. 

 Fiske, Worcester, .Mass., A. P. Horn. 

 Manchester, N. H.. and J. K. Barnes, 

 Yalesville, Conu.. were elected execu- 

 tive committee together with the 

 officers. 



Harlan P. Kelsey of Salem, Mass., 

 created a sensation In the convention 

 at the morning session when he made 

 a bitter attack upon the principle of- 

 "brush pile theory" of burning surplus 

 stock, which was advocated by W. W. 

 .MacCartney, treasurer of the Klui City 

 Nursery Company. Mr. .MacCartney 

 urged the burning of surplus stock In 

 his address on "Effects of the Kuro- 

 pean War on Nursery Business." for 

 the purpose of maintaining steady 

 prices. In condemning the theory. 

 Mr. Kelsey said "that Is the worst 

 economic blunder that has ever been 

 made in this world. In every other 

 line of wholesale and retail business, 

 with the single exception of the col- 

 lar industry, there are sales of surplus 

 stock at cheap rates. There are too 

 many persons going around in the 

 soup line to burn anything that is pro- 

 duced. Create a market for the stock. 

 Vou can sell shrubbery stock to poor 

 people at low prices — people to whom 

 you would not sell otherwise, and, con- 

 sequently, you do not curtail your 

 market." 



There was a wide diversity of opin- 

 ion expressed on this subject. Mr. 

 .MacCartney maintained that nursery 

 stock was more staple than most other 

 stocks, and the market was thus less 

 elastic than in many other lines. 

 Others expressed the opinion that a 

 love for plants ought to be created and 

 intensified and that when this is done 

 the surplus stock would be taken care 

 of. 



Other speakers were Geo. N. Barrie 

 of the Skinner Irrigation Co.. A. E. 

 Robinson of Brick-Robinson Co.. E. W. 

 Breed. G. C. Thurlow, J. W. Manning, 

 Prof. H. J. Wheeler. Daniel A. Clarke 

 and F. S. Baker. The members were 

 entertained at a theater party on 

 Tuesday evening. 



RHODE ISLAND HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



Dr. Harlan H. York of Brown Uni- 

 versity, was elected President of the 

 R. I. Horticultural So<'iety at the an- 

 nual meeting held Wednesday evening. 

 Jan. 20. The reports of the outgoing 

 officers showed the society to be in a 

 healthy condition, and the treasurer 

 stated that the financial condition was 

 much stronger than in many years. 



Other officers were elected as fol- 

 lows: First vice-president, Dr. H. W. 

 Heaton; second vice-president, Prof, 

 .lohn E. Hill; secretary, E.K.Thomas; 

 treasurer, Harold L. Madison; trustee, 

 five years. Prof. A. E. Stene; lecture 

 committee, Prof. .1. Franklin Collins 

 and Thomas Hope; botanist. Prof. J. 

 Franklin Collins: entomologist, Prof. 

 A. E. Stene; exhibition committee. Eu- 

 gene A. Appleton. .loshua Vose, Ar- 

 thur Sellow. Cornelius Hartstra and 

 Dr. H. W. Heaton. 



Following the meeting. Assistant 

 State Entomologist Clifton W. Love- 

 land gave a stereoptican lecture on 

 "The Relation of Birds to Horticul- 

 :ture." 



NEBRASKA STATE HORTICUL 



TURAL SOCIETY. 



riif rtilliiwliii: milis are In part rKorpLs 

 frmii II iiioNt (IfHtiliCfuI pcrH.iuftl I.'II.t 

 writtiii hy .NfliniskjiH "Krainl mil man," 

 Hev. I', .><. llnrrlKon. Wr pulillHli llii-iu 

 witliiiut askliiK IiIh ("iisi'iit and ouly "Isb 

 we liad room for llie cutlrc leller. 



The annual meeting was held Jan- 

 uary 19 to 21. There was a good at- 

 tendance and many interesting topics 

 were discussed. The display of fruit 

 was very fine. The chief topic of dis- 

 cussion was the adaptability of Ne- 

 braska for raising the very best class 

 of apples the world can produce. It 

 has been found out that there Is a belt 

 of land lying on both sides of the 

 Missouri River which produces the 

 very best quality. Particular attention 

 was given to flow-ers, especially the 

 iris, which so heroirally endures the 

 heat and drouth which sometimes pre- 

 vails, and which proves to be so well 

 adapted lo the semi-arid regions, suc- 

 ceeding well on the dry plains in Ari- 

 zona. 



A Delightful Ovation. 



Wednesday evening of the 20th the 

 great banquet was held. The attend- 

 ance embraced the members of some 

 20 divisions of organized agriculture, 

 about 400 being present. And much to 

 his sunirise, your correspondent was 

 the guest of the evening, and a most 

 delightful ovation was given. Prof. 

 Chas. E. Bessey gave his brief history 

 and told what he had accomplished 

 along various lines, especially in pro- 

 claiming the gospel of beauty, reading 

 with splendid effect extracts from his 

 writings. He was followed by the 



Mr. Harrison was called on for a re- 

 sponse. He said: "1 have always 

 been a busy man, so much so that if 

 I should die I don't see how it would 

 be possible to spend time to attend my 

 own funeral. But you have very kind- 

 ly arranged it so I can attend my 

 funeral while I am very much alive. 

 I can enjoy it now so much better than 

 when I am dead. I would not nave 

 m.issed this beautiful eulogy of Dr. 

 Bessey for anything, nor the remarks 

 of Judge Hainer, which they have pro- 

 nounced here over my remains — the 

 renuiins of 82 years of hard service." ' 



"Words cannot express the delight 

 this splendid ovation gives me. in- 

 stead of being lost over cold clay, it 

 will be an abiding joy while I live." 

 Ho then dwelt on some of the joys of 

 old age which he did not dream were 

 in store for us. He related some 

 anecdotes of men well along in years 

 who refused to grow old, and these 

 stories convulsed the audience. They 

 seemed to break loose in riotous ap- 

 plause. 



He then continued in more sober 

 vein: "We are nearing the verge; we 

 sometimes have a view of both worlds. 

 Soon I must bid good-bye to these 

 hands which have ministered to my 

 wants; these feet which have borne 

 me thus far on life's journey; these 

 eyes which have brought to my soul 

 the beauties of earth, and I am to go 

 to a new country. Are you not afraid? 

 I answer, 'No.' 



"You men of action, you sometimes 

 get a wrong idea of heaven. The poet 

 sings of a place 'where congregations 

 never break up and Sabbaths never 

 endn,' and the thought of it gives you 

 the shivers. 'My Father worketh hith- 



Mio, and I work, t p iinio His »er- 

 vanlB servo him day and night.' Wo 

 ail- Just aiipicniircs down lu-rc, fitting 

 iiiiliselves for royal scrvlci- up there." 

 Taken altogether, the haiKpiet |b a 

 delightful memory. 



AMERICAN GLADIOLUS SOCIETY. 



The American Gladiolus Society will 

 hold two shows next August — one at 

 Atlantic City, which will be a mani- 

 molh trade exhibit, not for conipetl- 

 tifui, the idea being to stimulate 

 greater interest in the gladiolus. 

 .Maurice Fuld, Madison Ave., N. Y. 

 City, has charge and would be glad to 

 correspond with any wishing to take 

 part. 



The annual meeting and show will 

 be held at Newport, R. I. The pre- 

 liminary schedule of prizes will bo 

 issued shortly. Secfy Youell who has 

 charge of the show predicts it will be 

 a record breaker, as the premium list 

 is the largest and best the Society has 

 ever had. The dates for holding the 

 shows will be announced shortly. 



The Nomenclature Committee of the 

 American Gladiolus Society has ap- 

 proved the application of Herman H. 

 Baer, New Hyde Park, N. Y., to reg- 

 ister the variety "Hyde Park," and the 

 application of Dr. C. Hoeg, Decorah, 

 Iowa, to register "Jack Frost." "Poca- 

 hontas" and "Zingarl." 



Il.vde I'ttrk (Baer). Color rosy white, 

 lii'comlng rose Ncyron red at the outer 

 edRp.f of the petals. Throat lemon yellow, 

 slightly shaded deep rose pink, petals 

 feathered same color which Is especially 

 nolicealile when grown under glass. Sta- 

 men filaments white with pink lips. Ad- 

 thers white with lilac sutures. Bloom 

 medium size; tube curved, .'iliiider, long. 

 Soements unequal, connivent, the upper 

 horizontal and liroad. the lower reflexed 

 ami narrower. .Mid-season. .'(pike tall, 

 erect, l)ranihed. often two spikes per corm. 

 A fair numher of flowers per spike. Growth 

 vigorous and will furnished with medium 

 liru.id leaves. Conns medium large. Cor- 

 mels prolific. Originated with H. Baer, 

 New Hyde Park, Long Island, N. Y. 



.luck rrost (Hoeg's No. 175). Color pure 

 while, penciled Tyrhin rose upon an amber 

 whllo throat. Bloom incdinm large; tube 

 nearly straight, stout, short. Segments 

 iineiiual, connivent. the upper hori-^ontal 

 aud liroad. the lower reflexed and narrow- 

 er. .Mid-season. Spike medinni tall and 

 erect. A fair number of flowers per spike. 

 Growth vigorous and well fiirnislied with 

 very broad leaves. Conns inediinn large. 

 An cNcellent compact, white, of good sub- 

 stance. Originated with Dr. C. Hoeg, De- 

 eoraJi. Iowa. 



I'oeahontas (Ilneg). Color amaranth red 

 with a lemon yellnw throat, blotched plum 

 violet. Stamen filaments cre.'imy white. 

 Anther.s violet. Bloom large, tube curved, 

 moderately slender and of medium length. 

 Segments unequal, connivent. the upper 

 horizontal and very bro.ad. the lower re- 

 flexed and narrower. Season early Sep- 

 tember. Spike medium tall, erect, not 

 branched, freiiueiitly two spikes per corm. 

 A fair number of flowers per spike 

 Growth good, well furnished with medium 

 bro.'id leaves. Corms medium large. Orig- 

 inated with Dr. C. noeg. Decorah. Iowa. 



ZinKarl (Iloeg's No. Wi). Color rose 

 Neyron red with the edges of the petals 

 lighter, blotch carmine purple with a dash 

 of lemon yellow at the tip of the blotch. 

 Stamen filaments while. Anthers lilac. 

 Bloom inedluin size, tube curved, slender, 

 long. Segments iini'<")iial, connivent. the 

 upper horiz*inl;il and broad, the low-er re- 

 flexed and n.'lrro^^■e^. Mid lo late season. 

 Spike medium short, erect, not branched, 

 often two spikes per corm A fair num- 

 ber of flowers per spike. Growth vigorous 

 and well furnished with broad leaves. 

 Corms me<]lum size. Originated with Dr. 

 C. Hoeg. Decorah, Iowa. 



A. C. Bf.ai.. Chairman. 



