June 19, 1915 



HOETICULTURE 



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merchants and others of that place. 

 It was considered as being a most 

 worthy action, aside from its com- 

 mercial aspect, as it will serve to do 

 much to enlarge the love for flowers. 



An invitation has been e.xtended to 

 the members by the Washington Cham- 

 ber of Commerce to be present at its 

 meeting held the same evening, at 

 which the speakers were Secretary of 

 Commerce Redfield and the secretary 

 of the Chinese Legation, and an early 

 adjournment was taken that the invi- 

 tation might be accepted. The Secre- 

 tary's talk was on the building up of 

 manufactories in the District of Co- 

 lumbia. There must be secured a very 

 marked decrease in the cost of electric 

 power. This is a subject to which the 

 florists have been giving more or less 

 thought for at present all establish- 

 ments are subjected to a charge of 10 

 cents per kilowatt hour, whereas, as 

 Mr. Redfield stated, they believe that 

 3 cents per kilowatt hour would be 

 ample. 



An excellent buffet lunch was served 

 following the meeting. 



VIEW IN U. S. ROSE TEST GARDEN AT ARLINGTON. VA. 



NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW 

 COMMITTEE. 



Tlie National Flower Show Commit- 

 tee met in regular session in Philadel- 

 phia Florists' Club rooms in Horticul- 

 tural Hall on June 10, with Chairman 

 Farenwald presiding. Secretary John 

 Young of New York was present. Prac- 

 tical details for the conduct of the Na- 

 tional Flower Show, to be held in Phil- 

 adelphia, March 25 to April 2. 1916, 

 were more or less definitely worked 

 out. 



At a meeting with the same com- 

 mittemen. Frederick R. Newbold of 

 the New York Horticultural Society — 

 who did so much towards making a 

 success of the New York show — was 

 present, and explained in detail the 

 plans and methods pursued by that or- 

 ganization in connection with the 

 New York show. 



George Asmus, of Chicago, is ex- 

 pected in Philadelphia next week, at 

 which time there will be another 

 meeting of the committee. 



W. F. TlIERKII.DSON. 



Chairman of Press 

 and Publicity Committee. 



List of Members of the Press and 

 Publicity Committee. 



W. F. Therkildson, of \V. .\tlee Bur- 

 pee & Co.. chairman; W. Percy Mills, 

 Evening Bulletin. Phila.; Theo. F. 

 Pohlig, Philadelphia North .American; 

 Williamson Tate, Philadelphia Public 

 Ledger; Geo. B. Donnelly, Philadeliihia 

 Record; Frank .Moren Babcock. Phila- 

 delphia Telegraph; Wm. F. Green- 

 wood, Philadelphia Inquirer; C. Her- 

 bert Potter, Curtis Publishing Co., 

 Phila.; Chas. Henry Fox, Sign of the 

 Rose, Phila.; R. N. Durbin. of Straw- 

 bridge & Clothier, Phila. 



AMERICAN GLADIOLUS SOCIETY. 



It is important that all who intend 

 making trade exhibits at the Newport 

 Exhibition, August 18 and 19, should 

 advise the chairman of the exhiliition 

 committee at once as to the space 

 they will require. This will facilitate 

 matters and avoid disappointment. No 

 charge for tables will Ijc made. 



H. Yoi Ki.i,. Chairman 

 Exhibition Committee. 



Syracuse, N. Y. 



WESTCHESTER AND FAIRFIELD 

 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



There was a very good attendance 

 at the monthly meeting of this society, 

 June 11, at Greenwich, Conn. The 

 committee reported everything in 

 readiness for the summer exhil)ition to 

 be held in the Town Hall in Green- 

 wich. June 18 and 19. The fall show 

 committee have ready for distribution 

 a preliminary schedule. Over 100 

 classes are provided for. The Annual 

 Outing will take place August 11 at 

 Edwards Rye Beach Inn. Rye Beach. 

 N. Y, Visitors were Joseph Manda. of 

 South Orange, N. J., and Mr. Watkins. 

 representing Burnett Bros.. New York 

 City, who each addressed the meeting. 



A great display was seen on the ex- 

 hibition tables. The judges made the 

 following awards: 



Honorable mention to Dehn & Bertolf for 

 shrub and herbaceous flowers. Culturiil 

 certifloate to James Stuart for Calceolaria 

 Stewart! ; Wm. Wliitteu tor Double White 

 Killarney rose; F. W. Popp for Calceolaria 

 Bailori. Highly commended. Robt. Grun- 

 iiert (or Speucer sweet peas; Jas. Liuane, 

 gloxinia : .Tas. Fi>ster. peonies. Vote ot 

 thanks to Thos. Ryan for sweet peas; Wm. 

 Morrow, tmlilia Loui.se: James Linane. 

 spinach and peonies. 



P. W. Popp. Cor. Sec'y. 



PEONY, ROSE AND STRAWBERRY 

 EXHIBITION. 



The annual rose and strawberry ex- 

 hibition of the Massachusetts Horti- 

 cultural Society will be held in Horti- 

 cultural Hall, Boston, on Saturday and 

 Siniday. June 19 and 20. In addition 

 to roses and strawberries there will 

 be fine displays of other seasonable 

 flowers as well as of early fruits and 

 vegetables. 



In connection with this show will 

 be held the .Annual Peony Exhibition, 

 postponed from last week, which will 

 be of special interest this year on ac- 

 covint of the annual meeting and exhi- 

 bition of the American Peony Society 

 which will be held in connection with 

 it. 



The exhibition is free and will be 

 open Saturday from 12 to 6 and on 

 Sunday from 2 to 6 o'clock. 



NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The regular meeting of this Club 

 was held on Monday evening. June 14, 

 with about 75 members in attendance. 

 There was an address by B. H. Farr, 

 president- of the American Peony So- 

 ciety on the Peony. Mr. Farr gave an 

 interesting account of the work of his 

 Society, particularly the results of ten 

 years nomenclature research and dis- 

 entangling. The trial grounds at Cor- 

 nell are giving valuable data and a 

 similar plantation is contemplated at 

 W ashingion, D. C. 



..,r. farr made a fine display of 

 peonies and irises which was accord- 

 ed a vote of thauKs, a similar re.^ogni- 

 tion being given to W. A. Manda ror 

 daniias, Wm. TricKer for roses and 

 campanulas and Max Schling tor roses 

 and Jos Manda was awarded a certifi- 

 cate of merit for his new lavender 

 Swainsona, Mrs. Josei.h Manda. 



Charles H. Toity gave a very in- 

 teresting and glowing account of what 

 he had seen at the Panama-Pacific 

 Exposition and strongly urged every 

 one who possibly could to go and visit 

 this wonderiul triumph oi science and 

 art. There were many committee re- 

 ports, including the Convention Trans- 

 poriaiion Cominitcee by R. J. Irwin, 

 who stated that fifteen had already 

 signed to go; Flower Show Committee 

 by Frank Traendly with checK tor 

 $2,000, an account of the last show — 

 also report of progress on next year's 

 show. Committee on Privileges and 

 recent rules against carrying flower 

 packages in street cars and subways, 

 by .A. J. Guttman and Charles Brown, 

 in which hope was expressed for a 

 more liberal policy by the conii)anies; 

 Outing Committee by Emil Schloss; 

 Committee on Permanent Home by P. 

 K. Pierson recommending postpone- 

 ment until better times come — which 

 was so agreed to; Lecture Committee 

 by Leonard Barron, who announced a 

 talk on the gladiolus by B. Hammond 

 Tracy at the September meeting. 



Five new members were accepted 

 and three proposed. 



