HORTICULTURE 



July 3, 1915 



Seedsmen — Florists — Nurserymen : FREE Exhibition Space Is 



Offered to All at the 



ROCHESTER EXPOSITION AND 



One-quarter million people 

 visited Exposition last year 



FLOWER SHOW 



Greatest permanent Municipal 

 Exposition in the country 



VIEW OF EXPOSITION PARK, ROCHESTER, N. Y. 



Modern steel and concrete buildings especially adapted to floral exhibitions— 2U,000 square feet of unob- 

 structed floor space— Concrete Floors— Water— Light— Power-Skylight Truss Roof— Buildings tastefully 

 decorated. Here is where florist and grower, seedsman and importer, can meet and get better acquainted. 



i YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY- IT'S THE BEST ADVERTISING YOU CAN GET 



For full particulars address: FLOWER COMMITTEE. ROCHESTER EXPOSITION. 309 Power. BIdg., Rochester. N. Y. 



Flower Show Committee 

 Geo. B. Hart Chas. H. Vick 



A. H. Salter H. E. Bates 



F. J. Keller 



Aug. 30 to Sept. 1 1 



12 Days and Nights 

 10 a. m. to 11 p. m. 



Edward Spencer. Messrs. Burpee & 

 Co. are to be congratulated on the 

 spirit Vhey showed in arranging for 

 this exhibition at so great a distance 

 from Philadelphia. An award of merit 

 was voted for "Fiery Cross." 



The L. D. Waller Seed Co., of 

 Guadalupe, Cal., put up a very fine ex- 

 hibit. In spite of the long distance 

 which the flowers had to travel, they 

 arrived in fine condition. The silver 

 gilt medal was well deserved. 



Waldo Rohnert exhibited a collec- 

 tion of fifty varieties, standard sorts. 



Ant. C. Zvolanek, Lompoc, Cal., 

 showed a collection of early flowering 

 Spencers and general Spencers, gath- 

 ered from his exhibit in the gardens 

 of the Panama-Pacific International 

 Exposition. The varieties of winter 

 flowering Spencers were very attrac- 

 tive. 



Newport Show Postponed. 

 Owing to reports from different 

 sections of the lateness of the season 

 for sweet peas, we have decided to 

 postpone the exhibition at Newport 

 until July 15th and Itjth. The final 

 schedule is now ready for distribution. 



Harry A. Biny.vrd, Secretary. 



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NUR- 

 SERYMEN. 



The 40th Annual Meeting of this 

 Association which was held at the 

 Hotel Cadillac, Detroit, on June 23, 

 24 and 25, was very successful in at- 

 tendance, business and recreation. 

 Mayor Marx voiced a cordial welcome 

 when President Chase called the open- 

 ing session to order, J. Pitkin of New- 

 ark. N. J. responding. Among the in- 



formal proceedings were a trip 

 through the parks on Wednesday and 

 an entertainment at Lake St. Clair on 

 Friday. 



The report of Secretary Hall, which 

 follows, shows the progress of the or- 

 ganization during the past year. 

 Annual Report of Secretary John Hall. 



Your Secretary is pleased to report 

 a more prompt response from mem- 

 bers to the exhortation contained in 

 the announcement of this convention, 

 and to state further that the registra- 

 tion in the badge book for 1915 is the 

 largest ever published with the excep- 

 tion of the years 1906 and 1913; also 

 the amount of cash turned over to the 

 treasurer is the largest during the 

 same period with the exception of 

 1913. Four hundred and twenty-six 

 names appear in the badge book for 

 this year, and a leaf insert contain- 

 ing others received too late for publi- 

 cation, has been printed for use of 

 members, thus bringing the total mem- 

 bership on the 15th day of June to 

 435. $3,130 were sent to the treasurer 

 up to June 3. 



The income from memberships and 

 badge book for the past ten years are 

 as follows: 



1906 .$2,014.29 



1907 2.86T.80 



1908 2.8S3.60 



1909 2,786.30 



1910 2,340.00 



1911 2,771.85 



1912 2,747.70 



1913 3,314.15 



1914 3,077.15 



1915 3,1.30.90 



The record of deaths during the past 

 year is quite lengthy: 



1914— All!.'. 2G. Hiram T. Jones. Eliahetb, 

 N. J.; Sept. 3. Leigh Overman. Spokane, 

 Wasli. ; Sept. S. Peter Hnlilemier. Tipjie- 



canoe City, O.; Sept. 20, Albert Van Balen, 

 of Felix & Dykhuis, Boskoop, Holland ; 

 Dec. 14, Josepli G. Harrison, Berlin, Md. ; 

 Dee. 17, Mrs. Jessie F. Moss, Huntsville, 

 Ala. 



1915 — Feb. 16, George C. Seager. Roches- 

 ter, N. T. ; Feb. 21, H. Frank Darrow, New 

 York, N. T.; March 14. Frank Meredith, 

 Koleen, Ind. ; March 22, Howard E. Merrell, 

 i;oiieva, N. Y. ; May 4, Eugene Willett, North 

 I'ollius, N. Y. ; .Tune 3, Henry J. Weber, 

 Xur.sery, Mo. We mention also the follow- 

 ing: Mrs. V. A. Vanicek, Newport, K. I.; 

 Mrs. I>. S. Lake, Shenandoah, Iowa; Mrs. 

 Charles Ilgentritz, Monroe. Mich. 



The financial statement oi the sec- 

 retary is thus: 



RECEIPTS 

 .lune 16. 1914. Balance in bank. . .. $81.15 

 March 16. 1915. Membership and 



accounts due 241.25 



June 2, , 1915. Membership and 



badge book advertisements 2,808.50 



Totals $3,130.00 



Disbursements $3,130.90 



A personal reference in closing: We 

 desire to make reference to the confer- 

 ence between the Excutive Committee 

 and ourself following last year's meet- 

 ing, when the matter of appointment 

 of secretary was left to those gentle- 

 men. The consideration shown me 

 and the kindly treatment accorded, 

 prompt me to desire to express my ap- 

 preciation and thanks, resulting in my 

 continuation in office for the year. We 

 have endeavored to perform the duties 

 of the position faithfully, and if it is 

 the pleasure of the Association to con- 

 tine the relationship we promise fidel- 

 ity to the best interests of the organi- 

 zation. 



Many valuable papers were read on 

 topics of vital interest to the nursery 

 trade. Optimism was the key-note 

 throu.ghout. 



Officers were elected as follows: 



Pi-esident, E. S. Welch. Shenandoah, 



