August 4, 190G 



HORTI CULTU RE 



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Convention Topics 



DOINGS AT DAYTON. 



The officers of the Dayton club met 

 last Friday morning at the exhibition 

 grounds, in company with all conces- 

 sionists, to make final contracts for 

 lighting the grounds, etc. 



Everybody was astonished to see hiiw 

 much Mr. Freudenberger and Mr. Has- 

 sey have accomplished. Both of these 

 gentlemen enjoy in this section of the 

 (!Ountry the very best reputation, one 

 as a landscape .sjardeuer. the other as 

 a decorator. These unassuming youn« 

 men. havin.g in charse besides about 

 SOO acres of park land, in addition to 

 making one new park of 12(l0 acres, 

 the other of 400 acres, have spent everv 

 spare moment in the most unselfish 

 way for the benefit of the craft and 

 the interests of this convention. 



A thousand thanks to Mr. Patterson, 

 of the National Cash Register Co.. for 

 his generosity in turnins over to Mr. 

 Freudenberger his men, teams, tools, 

 and materials free of char.a:e to beauti- 

 fy the outdoor surroundines. It is 

 through Jlr. Patterson's untiring ef- 

 forts that the city of Dayton is in land- 

 scaping what it is today. There are 

 no more slums; no more tenements 

 This, verily, is a City of Homes, 

 throu.sh the untiring efforts of this 

 gentleman in making the people love 

 all that is great and good in nature, 

 surrounding their homes with beautiful 

 Mowers, shrubs and trees. Where will 

 you find another man that will ask his 

 most humble neighbor, "Please fix up 

 your property," and if the poverty 

 racket is brought forth ask this man's 

 permission to fix up his property at 

 his own expense and tell him to come 

 to get his seeds and shrubs without 

 cost? However, visitors at the con- 

 vention will judge for themselves. 



At one of the last meetings of the 

 Dayton club changes were made on 

 the committee of interior decoration, 

 and Mr. Freudenberger was chosen 

 unanimously as chairman of the same. 

 All were .glad to discover a hidden tal- 

 ent and all were anxious to give him 

 full swing to exercise his tastes and 

 ability to the very fullest extent. 



People are waking up now to the 

 beauty of perennial material and it is 

 with regret that we say that outdoor 

 exhibitors did not show up as well as 

 was anticipated. A large lot of ground 

 was gotten ready, but exhibitors stayed 

 out, and finally the Dayton club passed 

 a resolution to fill up the empty ex- 

 hibition spaces. The smallest and 

 most humble brought whatever he had 

 and Mr. Freudenberger took it unto 

 himself to plant out these empty spaces 

 originally intended for exhibitors with 

 the material that was forthcoming 

 from the members of the Daytim Flor- 

 ists' Club, as effectively as he could. 



As I said before, people are waking 

 up to the value of perennials. Now, 

 you gentlemen that neglected to make 

 an outdoor exhibit send something for 

 indoors. It will be well protected. If 

 you can't send the plants send out 

 flowers. It will open up new avenues 

 of trade and will be quite instructive 

 to a great many members who are not 

 well versed as to the beauty and value 

 of hardy material. 



Here is another pointer for the gen- 

 tlemen of the horticultural building 



trade. Contracts will be let out this 

 fall by one large concern alone for a 

 $20,000 conservatory. The eyes of tins 

 firm are centered on this convention. 

 Now, gentlemen, be alive to the situa- 

 tion and be in the swim. 



As before stated, the Dayton Flor- 

 ists' Club will offer a few prizes for 

 the best plans for landscape garden- 

 ing. Enterprising landscape architects 

 should take a few hundred feet of 

 exhibition space and show examples of 

 their work. Make the trade familiar 

 with what you are doing and don't 

 put your light under a bushel. We 

 have to introduce novel features in 

 every convention and this will be one 

 most beneficial to all the trade. Come 

 forward, if it is only with a few pencil 

 sketches, and show to the members of 

 this society what can be done with a 

 small amount of money to make even 

 the most humble home a thing of 

 beauty and to help elevate citizenship 

 and make better men and women of us 

 all. J. B. HEISS. 



NEW YORK AND BOSTON TO 

 DAYTON. 



The New York Central Lines have 

 l)een selected by the New York 

 Florists' Club as the official route for 

 the above occasion. Rate of fare and 

 one-third, on the certificate plan, has 

 been authorized for the round trip. 

 When purchasing tickets to Dayton, 

 ask agent for a certificate, which, 

 when properly vised at the meeting, 

 will entitle you to ticket at one-third 

 fare returning. 



The superior service of the New 

 York Central Lines is shown below: 



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■Jii. N. Y. Cou... 2.04 P.M. ,$17.25 $4.0il 

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211, I). & A. K. K. 10.45 A.M. 19.25 



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20. 1!. & A. U. R .11.55 A.M. 18.25 



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20, H. A: A. It. U.. 2.50 P.M. 16.92 .... 

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20. N. y. Ccn... 5.08 P.M. 15.75 4.00 

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N. Y. Cen 7.09 P.M. 14.49 3.5U 



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20, N. Y. Ceu... 8.24P.M. 13.43 3.U0 

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2(1, L. S. & M. S. 11. 52 P.M. 10.45 2.50 

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21, I'.ig i Route. 8.55 A. M 



I';irlm- r:\i- seat from Bostou to Albauy, 



*I.0O; from Worcester, $1.00: from Spring- 

 lield, 50c. ; from Pittsflcid, 25c. 



The members from New England 

 points will note from above schedule 

 that they will join the New York 

 Florists' Club at Albany, thus afford- 

 ing an opportunity of traveling to- 

 gether, adding materially to the enjoy- 

 ment of the trip. 



We desire to call your attention to the 

 privileges granted in connection with 

 tickets reading via these lines without 

 additional cost. These tickets will be 

 accepted for passage by the C. & B. 

 Steamboat Line between Cleveland and 

 Buffalo, also by the Hudson River Day 

 Line or People's Night Line from 

 Albany to New York, upon notice to 

 the conductor. You will also be per- 

 mitted to stop-over at Niagara Falls 

 for a period not exceeding ten days. 



but tickets must be deposited with 

 depot agent at Niagara Falls imme- 

 diately upon arrival. 



Exclusive Pullman sleepers to run 

 through without change will be ar- 

 ranged if sufficient number of appli- 

 cations are made to the Committee in 

 charge, consequently communicate at 

 the earliest possible date with Walter 

 F. Sheridan, :iy West 2Sth Street, New 

 York City. 



Frank H. Traendly, John B. Nugent, 

 Jr., Walter F. Sheridan, Transporta- 

 tion Committee. 



Or tickets may be purchased from 

 Alex. Macfarlane, Ticket Agent, N. Y. 

 Central, 1210 Broadway, New York. 



CHICAGO TO DAYTON VIA BIG 

 FOUR. 



The Chicago Florists' Club has con- 

 cluded arrangements for the special 

 train over the Cleveland, Cincinnati, 

 Chicago & St. Louis Ry., leaving the 

 Mi(diigan Central Passenger Station, 

 12th street, Chicago, at 12.45 Monday 

 noon, Aug. 20, and due to arrive in 

 Davton, via Kankakee, Lafayette and 

 Indianapolis, about 8.40 P. M., practi- 

 cally a daylight ride all the way. 



The train will consist of three or 

 more new day coaches, combination 

 car and dining car to serve luncheon 

 and dinner a la carte. 



The rate by the certificate plan for 

 the round trip is only $9.70. These 

 tickets are good on all trains August 

 17th to 23d and for the return trip 

 the validated certificates will be hon- 

 ored up to and including August 31st. 



The Chicago Florists' Club cordially 

 invites the florists of the northwest and 

 southwest, delegates to the convention, 

 to join this special train at Chicago 

 Monday noon as above stated, and see 

 that Nvhen they buy their tickets and 

 secure their certificates for the same 

 that these tickets read "via Big Four 

 Route" from Chicago to Dayton. Dele- 

 gates who can join us at any point 

 along our route are requested to do so. 

 The conimirtee will be glad to hear as 

 early as possible from all who decide 

 to join our party, so that the neces- 

 sary arrangements can be made in 

 time. Delegates buying tickets in 

 Chicago will secure them at the city 

 ticket office of the Big Four, 23S S. 

 Clark street, with certificates. 



For the Chicago Florists' Club, 

 J. C. V.A.ITGHAN, 

 WILLIS N. RUDD, 

 GEORGE ASMUS, 

 Committee on Transportation. 



P. .1. HAUSWIRTH, Pres. 



L. H. WINTERSON, Secy. 



A PRESIDENTIAL SUGGESTION. 



Editor HORTICULTURE: 



Would it not be nice for the mem- 

 bers of the S. A. F. and O. H. to give 

 some attention to the selection of a 

 suitable and logical candidate to fill 

 the position of president for the en- 

 suing year, rather than to leave it al- 

 together to caucusing and button- 

 holing members at the last moment? 

 Or until they have unwittingly pledged 

 themselves to some friend on personal 

 grounds alone? It seems to me that 

 the best interests of the Society often 

 point to some man who would never 

 dream of seeking the office in any 

 way. 



I am expressing my belief that Mr. 

 H. B. Beatty, for so many years a 

 faithful member and efficient officer, 



