December 8, 1906 



HORTICULTURE, 



625 



Swartwood; secretary, E. J. Little; 

 treasurer, C. B. Fassett. 



At the meeting of the Worcester 

 (Mass.) Agricultural Society on Nov. 

 27 the chief interest centered in the 

 election of a new secretary. E. S. 

 Knowles secured the office. President 

 Bill and Treasurer Herrick were re- 

 elected. 



The Utica Florists' Club (N. Y.). 

 held its fourth annual banquet on 

 November 26 in Elks' Hall. Fine ex- 

 hibits of chrysanthemums were made 

 by the Lake View Rose Gardens, C. H. 

 Totty and F. McGowan; John Hainc- 

 displayed carnation Imperial. F. K 

 Pierson Co., Winsor, A. J. Guttmaii 

 Victory, and Chicago Carnation Co 

 Red Riding Hood and Aristocra: 

 Among the speakers were F. R. I'ici 

 son, A. J. Guttman and P. R. Quinlan. 



RENAMING AMERICAN 

 CARNATIONS. 

 At the meeting of the R. H. S. on 

 October 23, an award of merit was 

 £iven for the carnation called St. 

 Louis, which I am firmly of the opin- 

 ion is none other than the new 

 American variety Victory, it being 

 identical in color and general build. 

 On one of the stands I noticed a 

 variety labelled Mr. W. 1. Omwake; 

 this, I believe, is Rose Enchantress. 

 and sent out in America as such. This 

 renaming of varieties by importers, if 

 allowed to continue, will lead to com- 

 plications. It brought much trouble 

 years ago: for instance, Ethel Croker 

 which was re-named by a London 

 firm Royalty, Enchantress rechristened 

 Fascinator, and several other in- 

 stances I could quote. Gardeners do 

 not want to buy the same variety un- 

 •der two names. — "New Yorker" in 

 Gardeners' Chronicle, London. Nov. 3, 

 1906. 



Nl.Ul.M..- 



Grown and Exhibited by Andrew I'ow, Newport, R. L 



INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON 



PLANT HARDINESS AND 



ACCLIMATIZATION. 



To Be Held at New York, 1907. 



The respuusts to the prelin'inary let- 

 ter of inquiry issued in the early part 

 of this year have proved so encourag- 

 ing that the council of the Horti- 

 cultural Society of Nev/ York at the 

 meeting held on October lOtli. decided 

 to proceed with the project, and is ar- 

 ranging to hold the conference in New- 

 York Citv about the end of September, 

 1907. 



From all parts of the United States, 



from South America and Canada, as 

 well as the ^Vest Indian Islands, ac- 

 tive interest has been expressed, and 

 at this early date, a number of papers 

 and contributions have been prom- 

 ised. The conference has the endorse- 

 ment of the United States Department 

 of .Vgriculture, and the majority of the 

 directors and horticulturists of the 

 state experiment stations have signi- 

 fied their intention of contributing in- 

 formation, or sending delegates. 



The great importance of the subjects 

 to be discussed in their relationship 

 to practical horticulture, fruit grow- 

 ing and the nursery trade is evident 

 to every one, and the council of the 

 Horticultural Society of New York, in 



liciting your further support, thanks 

 I for any attention in the past. 



A special committee of the society 

 in charge of the arrangements for the 

 conference was appointed as follows: 

 .lames Wood, N. L. Britton. P. O'Mara, 

 11. A. Siebrocht and Leonard Barron. 

 Communications from those interested 

 should be addressed to the office of the 

 society. Room GO, Bryant Building, 

 Ti."! Liberty street. New York City. 

 LEONARD BARRON, 

 Secretary. 



October 2.5lh, 1906. 



SIj"CCCI.KXT> 



Prospect Park Greenhouses, Brooklyn, X. ^ 



PHOTOGRAPHS OF CARNATION 

 HOUSES. 



\\bat a good thing the every day 

 photographs of carnation houses are 

 lor the green house builders. The 

 rai'te's. purlines, trusses, sash bars, 

 wall i)lates. ventilatin.g apparatus and 

 .class are finely shown. The carnations 

 as a rule look as nuich like a crop of 

 timothy with a few pa|)er rosettes on 

 slicks stuck among them for flowers, 

 as wliat they are intended to represent. 

 Why not take transverse sections 12 to 

 1.'. feet wide, so that the individuality 

 of the variety shall stand out so as to 

 be identified? Even when the man 

 behind the gun is attempted to be 

 shown — whv, no one knows. 



JOHN THORPE. 



