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HORTICULTURE 



December 8, 1906 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



COLUMBUS FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The last meetiug for November was 

 held on the 27th, President Stephens 

 in the chair. The members in goodly 

 numbers were present, and the meet- 

 ing proved a most enjoyable one. M. 

 B. Faxon reported as chairman of the 

 committee on prizes at the recent 

 chrysanthemum show. At this exhi- 

 bition for the benefit of the club we 

 charged each exhibitor 10 per cent, of 

 the first prize in the class of his 

 entry; these entry fees amounted to 

 one-half the prize money awarded. 

 The question of the suggested change 

 oi the S. A. F. convention meetings, 

 from August to some date in the au- 

 tumn, was discussed at length; and it 

 was voted unanimously that the sum- 

 mer meeting as now held was by far 

 the most desirable. The committee ap- 

 pointed to consider the question of 

 advancing the annual membership 

 dues, reported through Guy H. Wood- 

 row, chairman, that they thought it 

 best to make no change at this time, 

 from the present $2.00 from employ- 

 ers, and $1.00 a year from employees. 

 A talk on the awarding of prizes at 

 chrysanthemum shows followed, in 

 which Messrs. Woodrow, Wedemeyer, 

 Faxon, Torrey, Hills, Williams. Mc- 

 Kellar and Currle took part. Both 

 the commercial and exhibition scales 

 of points were explained and illus- 

 trated as applied to certain blooms, 

 and so interested did all become that 

 it was late when the meeting finally 

 came to a close. M. B. Faxon offered 

 as a special prize, to be awarded at the 

 next meeting, a year's subscription to 

 HORTICULTURE for the most worthy 

 plant exhibited. The meeting ended 

 by the club extending votes of thanks 

 to each and all the committees who 

 worked so hard to make the chrys- 

 anthemum show a success. 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF PHILADEL- 

 PHIA. 



Routine matters and election of new 

 members comprised the bulk of the 

 business at the monthly meeting of 

 the above club, on Tuesday evening, 

 Dec. 4th. Wm. Graham, C. H. Eimer- 

 man, D. T. Connor and David Rust 

 were appointed on the standing com- 

 mittee for the year on games and 

 pastimes. A special committee on 

 finance headed by Chas. D. Ball. John 

 Westcott, and S. S. Pennock was ap- 

 pointed with power to add to its num- 

 bers. A special committee on new 

 membership consisting of G. C. Wat- 

 son, Fred Hahman, and Edwin Lons- 

 dale were instructed to devise ways 

 and means of securing desirable re- 

 cruits. Convention matters are still 

 oiily in the discussion stage but the 

 conflict of opinion is now fairly re- 

 solved down to the point of taking 

 practical action. The club is to be 

 congratulated on securing so able and 

 experienced a general as Mr. Ball at 

 the head of their finance department. 

 S. S. Skidelsky will address the club 

 on "Our credit system, its uses and 

 abuses" at the January meeting whicli 

 takes ])lace New Year's Day. An ap- 

 propriation was made for refreshments 

 on that occasion it being the custom 

 to hold "open house" afternoon and 

 evening. 



THE AMERICAN CARNATION 

 SOCIETY. 



Carnations registered by James D. 

 Cockroft, Northport, N, Y. 



Harvard. — A cross between Prosper- 

 ity and Macec, color glowing crimson, 

 just the Harvard color. Size 3 1-2 to 4 

 inches. Calyx non-bursting, stiff 

 stems averaging 30 inches in length 

 from early fall to spring. Has an ex- 

 ceptionally clean habit and is a free 

 bloomer. 



Georgia. — A cross between Prosperity 

 and Morning Glory, color clear white. 

 Size 3 1-2 to 4 Inches. Calyx does not 

 burst, strong stems 24 to 30 inches in 

 length. An exceptional keeper with a 

 growth where every shoot produces a 

 flower and is very fragrant. 



Faust. — A cross between Maceo and 

 Morning Glory, color bright scarlet. 

 Size 2 1-2 to 3 inches, strong calyx 

 which will not burst, strong stiff stem 

 two to three feet In length. A good 

 clean grower producing flowers all the 

 time. 



Special. 



About a month back Messrs. Steven- 

 son Bros, of Govanstown, Md., reg- 

 istered with this .society a carnation 

 under the name of "Debutante." This 

 registration was made early in the 

 week, but in order that registrations 

 may appear in all of the trade papers 

 simultaneously the secretary holds all 

 registrations received during the week 

 until Saturday, and they then appear 

 the following week. 



On account of this delay ol one 

 week another carnation appeared in 

 I)rint under the name Debutante, al- 

 though It was not registered with any 

 society. This of course gave this car- 

 nation precedence in print, and as the 

 owner thereof would not consent to 

 i-hange the name, Messrs. Stevenson 

 Bros, have kindly consented to change 

 the name of theirs in order that there 

 may be no confusion in the trade. 



"fhey now register their carnation 

 under the name of "Splendor," a very 

 pretty shade of pink, large flower, 

 good calyx, stiff stem, extremely pro- 

 lific and a grand keeper. 



ALBERT M. HERR. 



Lancaster, Pa. 



LENOX HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 



The annual meeting of this society 

 was held Saturday, December 1st, 

 President S. Carlquist in the chair. 

 The following members were unani- 

 mously elected officers for the ensuing 

 year: F. Heeremans, president; T. P. 

 .lack, vice-president; Robt, Sprirs, 

 treasurer: Geo. Foulsham, secretary; 

 ,Ios. Tansey, assistant secretary. After 

 all business had been dispatched, re- 

 freshments were served and several 

 members gave an exemplification of 

 their vocal and instrumental abilities. 

 Altogether a very enjoyable evening 

 was spent. 



GEORGE FOULSHAM. Sec'y. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF 

 AMERICA. 



Work of Committees, 



New York, Dec. 1st. Mile. Jeanne 

 Rosette. Rose pink and silver re- 

 verse, Jap. incurved. Exhibited by the 

 E. G. Hill Co. Scored 90 points com- 

 mercial scale. 



Philadelphia, Dec. 1st. Mile. Jeanne 

 Rosette. Rose pink, Jap. incurved. 

 Exhibited by the E. G. Hill Co. Scored 

 8G commercial and 87 exhibition scale. 



Cincinnati, Dec. 1st. Mile. Jeanne 

 Rosette. Pink, Jap. incurved. Exhib- 

 ited by E. G. Hill Co. Scored 90 points 

 commercial and 91 exhibition scale. 



Philadelphia, Nov. 2Gth. Sport of T. 

 Eaton. White, Jap. incurved. Exhib- 

 ited by J. S. Stremler, Princeton, Ky. 

 Scored 81 points commercial scale. 



In a note from A. B. Cartledge, 

 chairman of the Philadelphia commit- 

 tee, he states: "The variety shown 

 was so entirely different from Eaton 

 we wondered if the raiser could have 

 been mistaken in any way. I wrote to 

 Mr. Stremler, and in reply he says he 

 found the variety in 1904 amongst his 

 Batons, and does not know where it 

 came from, except it be a sport from 

 Eaton. He sent two blooms to the E. 

 G. Hill Co., who said they thought it 

 was Mrs. Jerome Jones. Would the 

 E. G. Hill Co. give their views in the 

 matter?" 



Chicago, Nov. 17. Sadie May Strem- 

 ler, Sport of Queen. Exhibited by J. 

 S. Stremler, Princeton, Ky. Scored 81 

 points commercial scale. 



DAVID ERASER, Secy. 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' 

 CLUB OF BOSTON. 



The speaker at the next regular 

 meeting of the club on Tuesday even- 

 ing, December 18, will be W. H. Wy- 

 man of the Bay State Nurseries, 

 North Abington. The title of his sub- 

 ject will be "Craft and the Crafts- 

 man." W'. N. CRAIG, Sec. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HORTI- 

 CULTURISTS. 



Department of Plant Registration. 



The Conard & Jones Co., West 

 Grove, Pa., submit for registration, 

 canna New York (C. & J. Seedling 

 No. 1549). Height, 6 to 7 feet, with 

 broad bronze leaves and mammoth 

 flowers of intense carmine. 



W. J. STEWART, Secretary. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



At the next meeting of the Horticul- 

 tural Society of New York on Decem- 

 ber 12, at 4.30 P. M., P. G'Mara will 

 speak on "Sports." 



The Stark County Horticultural So- 

 ciety, Ohio, met on November 19 and 

 among other topics discussed the in- 

 sects destructive to fruit. 



The Southern Illinois Horticultural 

 Society convened in Marion, III., 

 November 27, President J. W. Stanton 

 of Richview presiding. 



The Greene County Horticultural 

 Society met at Fresno, Cat., December 

 1. Dr. Fayette Hurd spoke on "Things 

 Noted on a Run through Europe." 



The Nebraska State Horticultural 

 Society has issued a bulletin on school 

 grounds and school gardens giving 

 specific instructions regarding the lay- 

 ing out of the ground, planting, culti- 

 vation, etc. 



The Wyoming County Horticultural 

 Society met at Tunkhannock, Pa., and 

 elected officers as follows: President, 

 F. H. Fassett; vice-president. W. H. 



