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HORTIOULTUEE 



July 10, 1915 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF 

 NURSERYMEN. 



The new constitution adopted by the 

 American Association of Nurserymen 

 at its Convention in Detioit provides 

 for two classes of members, viz.: Ac- 

 tive or voting members, who shall be 

 actively engaged in the nursery busi- 

 ness; Associate, or non-voting mem- 

 bers, embracing horticultural imple- 

 ment makers, dealers in supplies, and 

 those in the allied trades. 



The annual membership fee for ac- 

 tive members will be $5 with addi- 

 tional dues based on the amount of 

 annual business done by each. For in- 

 stance, $10,000 to $20,000, the minimum, 

 would pay $5 additional, while the 

 maximum of $100,000 or over would 

 pav $50 additional dues. 



Membera in 191.5 will constitute the 

 membership of the association upon 

 pavment of the fees as per new sched- 

 ule, and thereafter all applicants shall 

 be elected by the association by a ma- 

 jority vote; or, where applications for 

 membership are made at a time other 

 than at the annual meetin.g, the execu- 

 tive committee may, upon a majority 

 vote, elect such applicants. 



All exhibitors of products on manu- 

 factured goods must be members of 

 the association, and the charge for ex- 

 hibitors will be determined by the ex- 

 ecutive committee. 



Perhaps one of the most important 

 provisions in the by-laws is number 

 five, a portion of which reads; 



"If in their (the Executive Committee) 

 iiidgment. it is deemed advisable, they may 

 cause to be gathered and compiled once a 

 year statistics showing the available stock 

 in the hands of member growers, and shall 

 use every means at their command to bring 

 tile buyer and seller together iipou fair 

 and reasonable terms. It shall be within 

 the province of the executive committee, 

 after carefully considering the matter of 

 supplv and demand, to make such recom- 

 mend.ations to members of the association 

 as, in their minds, seem wise, just and de- 

 sirable, looking to the stinuilation of trade 

 and the elimination of surplus nursery 

 products." 



F\irther, it is provided that if such 

 statistics and recommendations are 

 prepared the executive committee 

 shall cause to he printed in con- 

 venient form said statistics and re- 

 commendations, copy of which shall 

 be furnished to every member of the 

 association. 



Another important item of business 

 transacted was the passage of a reso- 

 lution looking to the establisliinent of 

 a court of arbitration before which 

 may be brought questions in dispute 

 between members, in connection with 

 shipments of stock purchased, such as 

 complaints regarding size and shape 

 of stock, etc.. and the reductions 

 claimed for such things, etc. 



In the list of new officeis as pub- 

 lished last week, the following were 

 omitted: 



Executive Cominittee — One year: J. 



B. Pilkington. Portland. Ore.: Lloyd 



C. Stark, Louisiana, Mo. Two years: 

 J. H. Dayton, Painesville. 0.; Henry B. 

 Chase, Chase, Ala. Three years: .J. T. 

 Mayhew, Waxahachie. Texas: T. J. 

 Smith, Geneva, N. Y. 



The permanent time for luildiug the 



annual meeting is fixed for the third 

 Wednesday in June in each year. 



Under the new constitution the sec- 

 retary is "chosen by the executive 

 committee, and shall hold office sub- 

 ject to the approval of said executive 

 committee." John Hall, Rochester, 

 N. Y., was chosen by this committee 

 to succeed himself. 



WAKING THEM UP. 



The St. LOUIS Florist Club's secre- 

 tary has sent to each member the fol- 

 lowing very pointed and impressive 

 communication : 



Who's Who In the Florist Club and 



Why? 



Who is to Blame? 



These question require a genius to 

 proclaim. 



Why don't more pf our mem- 

 bers attend the Florist Club meetings? 



Why can't you be present at this 

 week's meeting on Thursday after- 

 noon, July 8th, at 2 o'clock, and help 

 us in nominating a good and efficient 

 set of officers for the coming year? 



AVhy is it that the same 25 or 30 

 regulars are always present at our 

 meetings? 



Why don't the other 75 per cent, 

 come and enjoy our interesting meet- 

 ings? 



Why can't they come and assist the 

 officers who are trying to hol'd up our 

 reputation as being the best and 

 largest attended Florist Club in the 

 country? 



Why can't they as well as others 

 arrange their business affairs so as to 

 spend a few hours each month with 

 friends in the trade? 



H'hy have we existed 29 years when 

 others have failed? 



Why not let us count on you to at- 

 tend this meeting and help us answer 

 the above questions? 



Why not confer this one special 

 favor on the officials and other mem- 

 bers, and be present? 



Respectfully, 



J. J. BeXEKE. Jri,ES BotJRDET, 



Secretary. President. 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' 



CLUB OF BOSTON. 



Field Day at Newport, R. I. 



CH.WGK OK UVVK nil'OltT.VNT NOTICE 



After notices for the Field Day at 

 Newport, R. L, for July 8 had been 

 mailed, word was received that the 

 Secretary of the American Sweet Pea 

 Society had changed the date of the 

 exhibition to July 15 and 16. It has 

 therefore been decided to postpone the 

 field day until Thursday. July 15. 191.-.. 

 leaving the South Station at 8.43 A. M. 

 A number of members have written or 

 telephoned their intentions to go on 

 the original date. July 8. We hope all 

 such will be able to ,go on July 15. 

 There will be a drive through New- 

 port, stopping at leading estates; a 

 shore dinner is also being arranged 

 for. A large attendance is certain. 

 Write at once to the Secretary if you 

 will go. and don't forget the ladies. 



H. H. B.\RTSCH. Pres. 



W. N. Cr.ug, Sec'y. 



MINNESOTA HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY 



It was richly worth a trip of nearly 

 500 miles to visit the summer meeting 

 of this society, held on June 12. I 

 have attended many gatherings of 

 this nature, but never saw anything 

 to compare with this. The exhibition 

 of peonies and perennials was magnifi- 

 cent. One man had 175 kinds of peo- 

 nies alone, comprising the latest in- 

 troductions from the best propagators 

 of Europe. The Brand Nursery Co. 

 had the finest exhibition of native 

 born ever shown. Some were of im- 

 mense size and of marvelous beauty. 

 One variety they had sold close for $5 

 per root. The American Peony Socie- 

 ty was put far back in the shade by 

 this exhibit. The large building of 

 the Agricultural College was complete- 

 ly filled, besides crowding the stair- 

 ways and anterooms. Nowhere on 

 earth have I seen anything to com- 

 pare with the peonies raised in the 

 region of the twin cities. 



An immense crowd were gathered; 

 the day was perfect. A picnic dinner 

 was held on the beautiful grounds. 

 After that came speeches, short and 

 sharp. Mr. Brand told how to raise 

 peonies from seed. The writer spoke 

 of the iris as the flower of the future 

 — the family in bloom more than two 

 months; the ease of propagating new 

 varieties and their marvelous adapta- 

 tion to the semi-arid regions, where 

 other flowers cannot grow. He spoke 

 of their fragrance and alluring loveli- 

 ness and their use as a flower for 

 Decoration Day. when the varieties of 

 the red, white and blue made suitable 

 bouquets for soldier's graves. 



The show of columbines, coreopsis, 

 delphiniums, oriental poppies, pyreth- 

 rums and Shasta daisies was very 

 fine. Altogether it was a very pleas- 

 ant and notable gathering comprising 

 an immense crowd, from the twin 

 cities and the surrounding country. 

 The flower growers of this section 

 have spared no pains to get the very 

 best and they have succeeded grand- 

 ly. The rich soil and congenial cli- 

 mate are favorable to the highest de- 

 velopment of perennials. 



C. S. Harbison. 



York, Pa. 



AMERICAN DAHLIA SOCIETY. 



President \"incent announces the 

 pleasing fact that the Horticultural 

 Society of New York has been able 

 to make arrangements with the au- 

 thorities of the American Museum of 

 N;itural History for the installation 

 of the exhibition of the American 

 Dahlia Society at the Museum on Sep- 

 tember 24, 25 and 26. The Council of 

 the Horticultural Society has passed 

 a resolution appropriating the sum of 

 $10(1 tor premiums to be offered at 

 tlie Dahlia Show. James Stuart, 

 cluurman of the exhibition committee 

 of the Horticultural Society, has 

 called a meeting for July 14. when the 

 details of the schedule will be con- 

 sidered. 



