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II OUT I CULTURE 



March 6, 1916 



Clubs and Societies 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 

 SixteiMiili Annual Kxliibitlon. March 

 18 to 21sl Inclusive in conjunction witli 

 the Massachusetts Horticultural Soci- 

 ety. 



The fine hull of the Horticultural 

 Society is tlie place of meeting. Then- 

 promises to be some choice exhibits 

 .Massachusetts has a local pride In thit- 

 work, and local people are doing their 

 best to muke a fine showing. On 

 Thursday. March ISlh, by noon lime, 

 the pots and tubs will be staged; the 

 next day. Friday, the cut blooms. 



The schedule coniniittee. Messrs. 

 Louis J. Renter. Alexander Montgom- 

 ery and Thomas Roland, have done 

 good work in fixing prizes; the special 

 prizes are liberal. The final list, ex 

 cept for any additional prizes, is now 

 distributed and the entry blanks are 

 available. Secretary Rich of the 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society is 

 giving all the aid and attention in his 

 power to serve exhibitors. 



The manager of the Rose Society's 

 exhibits is Eber Holmes of Montrose, 

 Mass. The manager of a rose show 

 always has a job ahead, and so far the 

 men who have acted in this capacity 

 have made all things satisfactory to 

 exhibitors and the interested public. 

 Mr. Holmes will do that. 



The annual membership dues are be- 

 ing paid well. There is a free ticket 

 to all members. The election of offi- 

 cers will be an important event, also 

 deciding where the show shall go next 

 year. Philadelphia has spoken for it. 

 Benmamix Hammond. Sec'y. 



Beacon, N. Y. 



H. SUZUKI 



CHICAGO FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The Chicago Florists' Club held its 

 regular monthly meeting on Monday 

 instead of Thursday in order to meet 

 socially the out-of-town florists here 

 for the Directors' meeting of the S. A. 

 P. After a short business session .the 

 meeting was turned over to the enter- 

 tainment of the twenty or more visi- 

 tors. E. G. Hill was called to the 

 chair and after the luncheon, served as 

 toastmaster in his own happy manner. 

 Responses were made bv President of 

 the S. A. R. Patrick Welch. Trwin 

 Bertermann. C. E. Critchell. R. C. Kerr 

 of Texas. Herman Bartsch of Boston. 

 Past President Theodore Wirth. Wm. 

 P. Kasting. Alois Prey, August Poehl- 

 mann, Geo. Asmus and others. 



FLORISTS' AND GARDENERS' CLUB 

 OF RHODE ISLAND. 

 This club held its annual banquet 

 and installation of officers in Swarts 

 Lodge Hall. Providence. Tuesday eve- 

 ning. March 2. about 50 members being 

 present to participate in the festivities. 

 During the evening an entertainment 

 was given by Benjamin Whittaker, 

 pianist: .Tohn Canning. Philip F. Lav- 

 ery. .lohn White and .Tames Dillon. 

 President Hartstra w.os the toastmast- 

 er and following the festivities the ex- 

 ercises were concluded with the sing- 

 ing of the "Star Spangled Banner." 

 Secretary William E. Chappell was un- 

 able to attend and Robert .Johnston 

 filled the office. The committee of ar- 

 rangements included Robert Johnston 

 and Alexander Macrae. 



H. Si'/.iKi 



The Yokohama Nurseries Company, 

 with headquarters in Yokohama, 

 Japan, and branches in New York and 

 in Ix)ndon, England, is a business 

 house of international repute, known 

 to all those interested in horticulture 



I lie world over. At the San Pranclsco 

 Kxposition, an exhibit of this firm la 

 one of the striking horticultural at- 

 tractions of that wonderful fair. Mr. 

 II. Suzuki, whose portrait appears 

 here, is the managing director and eld- 

 est surviving son of the founder of 

 this great house. He visited this coun- 

 try and Europe some years ago In com- 

 pany of his father, and he has hosts 

 of friends in many lands. The writer 

 of this note during the year 1914 was 

 brought much in contact with Mr. Su- 

 zuki, and enjoyed several trips in 

 Japan In his company. 1 was deeply 

 impressed by his practical knowledge 

 of Japanese plants and their native 

 liabitats. Among Japanese horticul- 

 turists his knowledge of exotic plants 

 is unique. On lilies, Japanese Iris, aza- 

 leas, and on paeonles, he is an ac- 

 knowledged specialist. He is Imbued 

 with that profound love for plants 

 which characterizes all successful cul- 

 tivators and nurserymen. In business 

 he is ably assisted by a competent staff, 

 among whom is numbered his younger 

 brother, who is now in this country. 



A man of great executive ability and 

 deep knowledge, a cheery, optimistic 

 traveling companion, and a courteous 

 gentleman is Mr. H. Suzuki; may good 

 health ever attend him through a long 

 and prosperous life. 



E. H. WlUBON. 



NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The next regular meeting of the New 

 York Florists' Club will be on Monday, 

 March 8th, at 7.30 o'clock P. M. Ex- 

 hibits of roses are called for at this 

 time. Flowers from a distance may be 

 sent either to Max Schling. 22 West 

 59th street, New York, chairman of the 

 Exhibition Committee, or in care of 

 the Secretary, 53 West 28th street. 

 New York. "There will be a lecture by 

 Prof. James Ross Lynch. Subject: 

 Panama Canal — Description of the trip 

 across the continent, via all routes, in- 

 cluding the new Panama Canal route; 

 seeing several points of interest, Yel- 

 low^stone Park, the Grand Canon of 

 Arizona, cities, etc., California, San 

 Francisco and the Panama-Pacific In- 

 ternational Exposition. Illustrated with 

 stereopticon slides from actual photo- 

 graphs of the entire trip. 



at the following prices: In blocks of 

 20 up to 100, at 25c. each; in blocks 

 of 100 or more, 20c. each. Purchasers 

 of 100 tickets or more may have their 

 names printed thereon with the words 

 "Compliments of." 



John Yo0ng, Sec'y. 



INTERNATIONAL FLOWER SHOW, 

 MARCH 17-23, 1915. 



This great exhibition which will be 

 held in the Grand Central Palace, Lex- 

 ington avenue and 46th street. New 

 York, is now only about two weeks off 

 and the outlook is that it will be suc- 

 cessful from all points of view. The 

 guarantors' list now amounts to $6.- 

 800. Orders of space in the program 

 received to date amount to $1,700. 

 Space reserved in the trade section 

 amounts to $7,400. If you are inter- 

 ested in securing space in the trade 

 section. Do It Now! 



An arrangement has been made 

 whereby trade tickets can be bought 



New Bedford Horticultural Society. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 New Bedford Horticultural Society 

 was held Monday evening, March 1, in 

 the Public Library building. It was 

 decided to hold two shows this coming 

 summer, the first to be a peony and 

 rose show, the exact date of which is 

 to be decided later. President Roy of- 

 fered the H. C. Converse cup again for 

 the six best chrysanthemums at the 

 fall show and is to award a cup this 

 year to the exhibitor taking the most 

 first prizes during the year. A com- 

 mittee was appointed to arrange de- 

 tails for the annual banquet to be held 

 shortly after Lent. 



Mr. Young, landscape gardner, gave 

 a very interesting talk, in which he 

 suggested that all the small shows of 

 the society should be general shows, al- 

 lowing exhibition of anything in the 

 line of horticulture and offering premi- 

 ums to encourage the small exhibitors. 

 The merits of the new St. Regis ever- 

 bearing raspberry were discussed. Mr. 

 Young said that with him this variety 

 bore fruit from the middle of June till 

 the last of November, but gave its 

 largest crop during the early fall. He 

 thinks that it will displace the old 

 Cuthbert. Frank L. Gray. 



