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HORTICULTUEE 



July 17, 1915 



areas of what they call "workshops" 

 where selections made from crosses 

 and hybrids are being tried out. A 

 great deal of time is now being spent 

 'on the development of the early 

 flowering or Christmas Spencer types. 

 As these are very shy seeders they are 

 not handled much as yet in a whole- 

 sale way. I estimate that fully 50 per 

 cent of all the California crop goes to 

 Great Britain; some 10 per cent goes 

 to Germany and France and other 

 European countries, and about 40 per 

 cent is consumed at home. 



My firm has quite an elaborate ex- 

 hibition at the Exposition Grounds, 

 where we are growing sweet peas on 

 the Cordon system, or the British ex- 

 hibition plan. These plants were 

 started in pots in the fall; the ground 

 was prepared in the fall and by dis- 

 budding and proper feeding we have 

 been able to grow some enormous 

 blossoms, quite equal to any I have 

 ever seen in Great Britain. Needless 

 to say they are creating a great deal 

 of interest. 



We are hoping that the exhibition 

 given last month is liut the beginning 

 of an annual sweet pea exhibit, which 

 will be held as one of the features of 

 the American Sweet Pea Society and 

 will l)e held under its auspices. All 

 members of the Sweet Pea Society are 

 cordially invited to visit the seed 

 farms should they ever be in Califor- 

 nia during the blossoming period, 

 which begins about May 15th, and 

 ends July 1st. 



My best wishes to the Society for a 

 long and useful career. 



PITTSBURGH FLORISTS' AND GAR- 

 DENERS' CLUB. 



The closing meeting for the summer 

 season on July 6th at the Fort Pitt 

 Hotel was a very pleasant little affair. 

 There were not a great many present, 

 as the vacation season is calling, but 

 those who were present had much to 

 enjoy. 



T. Tyler, gardener for C. D. Arm- 

 strong, showed four pots of Cattleya 

 Gaskelliana in profuse bloom. He also 

 showed a flower of Vanda Batemanii 

 which is very rarely seen in bloom. 



The judging committee awarded to 

 the cattleyas a cultural certificate. 

 P. S. Randolph & Sons, Verona, Pa., 

 showed a collection of ferns, to one 

 of which, a new one. Nephrolepis 

 Verona, was awarded a first-class cer- 

 tificate, also for a new sport of Teddy, 

 Jr. Thanks were given to President 

 Neil AlcCallum for his display from 

 AVest End Park and his interestins de- 

 scriptive talk. He also gave a history 

 of tlie Crimson Rambler rose. 



Wm. E. Niece, of Grove City. Pa., 

 spoke in regard to vegetable humus. 

 a large deposit of which, several feet 

 in thickness, had been discovered in 

 the vicinity of Grove City, and which 

 analysis had shown to be very un- 

 usually rich in nitrogen. He asked 

 the privilege of sending each member 

 a 100-lb. sack for testing purposes, 

 which was gladly accepted. One of 

 the younger members. P. S. Randolph. 

 Jr., having taken to himself a charm- 

 ing wife in the last few months, called 

 on the boys to share his happiness by 

 partaking of a pleasant little spread. 

 Everybody wished the young couple 

 long life and happiness. 



There will be no meeting in August. 

 H. P. JosLix, Secretary. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



The American Rose Society at its 

 annual meeting in Boston endorsed 

 the Cleveland Flower Show as its 

 representative for a rose show this 

 fall. The committee selected to attend 

 to this work was; Guy Bate, Chair- 

 man. Newton Falls. Ohio; L. L. Lam- 

 born, Alliance. Ohio, and E. B. George, 

 Painesville. Ohio. These gentlemen 

 constitute an official committee to 

 represent the American Rose Society 

 in accordance with the above action. 

 The report that comes back at the 

 present time is — that the exhibition of 

 roses from the middle West will be of 

 the first order. The list of premiums 

 for the exhibition is quite liberal also. 



With this month of July the newly 

 elected officers assume their places, 

 viz.; president. S. S. Pennock, 1612 

 Ludlow St.. Phila.. Pa., succeeding 

 Wallace R. Pierson of Cromwell, 

 Conn.; vice-president. Louis J. Ren- 

 ter. Westerly. R. I., succeeding 

 Robert Pyle of West Grove, Pa. The 

 hold-overs are the treasurer, Harry O. 

 May. Summit. N. J., and secretary, 

 Benj. Hammond, Beacon, N. Y. The 

 executive committee for the ensuing 

 year stands as follows; August F. 

 Poehlmann, Morton Grove. 111.; John 

 H. Dunlop. Richmond Hill. Ontario; 

 Robert Simpson. Clifton. N. J.; Eber 

 Holmes. Montrose, Mass.; Wallace R. 

 Pierson. Cromwell. Conn.; Robert 

 Pyle. West Grove. Pa. 



An executive committee meeting 

 will be held at the office of President 

 S. S. Pennock, 1612 Ludlow St., Phila., 

 Pa., at 2 p. m., on July 20. At this 

 meeting consideration will be given to 

 the coming International Flower 

 Show in Philadelphia, also to the 

 affiliation of local societies and the 

 test gardens. 



Four different affiliated societies 

 have had a set of medals for their 

 June shows. The paid membership 

 of the American Rose Society is 

 twenty more than we had at this time 

 last year. 



BEx.T.^jnx H.\-Anio\n. Secretary. 



AMERICAN GLADIOLUS SOCIETY. 



The scliedule for the Annual Show 

 of the American Gladioli Society is 

 being distributed and may be had free 

 upon application to H. Youell. Secre- 

 tary, 5.3S Cedar St.. Syracuse. N. Y. 

 Cash amonnting to $650.00 is offered 

 in prizes besides two gold medals, 

 seven silver medals, four bronze med- 

 als, four silver cups, one cut glass 

 vase. The Xewport Horticultural So- 

 ciety offers $100.00 in special prizes 

 to the growers of Rhode Island only. 



The exhibitions at Newport and At- 

 lantic City will be the largest ever 

 held. Space for trade exhibits is be- 

 ing rapidly taken. The Newport ex- 

 hibition will be held on August 18 

 and 1ft. 



LADIES' S. A. F. 



Mrs. John Vallance. 81 Glen avenue, 

 Oakland, Cal., has been appointed by 

 Mrs. W. F. Gude. jiresident, as chair- 

 man of the introduction committee 

 for convention week at San Francisco. 

 Cal.. August 17-20. Also the board of 

 directors, Mrs. W. W. Coles (Indiana), 

 chairman, are recommending by a ma- 

 jority vote of letters sent to the sec- 

 retary, that the present officers and 

 board be retained for 1916. 



Mks. Cii.^^s. H. M.\txard. Secy. 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF WASHING- 

 TON. 



Plans were discussed at the meet- 

 ing of the Florists' Club for the hold- 

 ing of what is expected will be the 

 most successful outing in its history. 

 This affair will be given on Wednes- 

 day. July 21. at Great Falls. Va.. and 

 special trains will leave from George- 

 town, commencing at 2 P. M. The 

 general committee in charge consists 

 of O. A. C. Oehmler. chairman; 

 George W. Hess. W. W. Kimmel, 

 George C. Shaffer and William 

 Marche. President George H. Cooke 

 is chairman of the joke inspectors; 

 George Shaffer, arrangements; Ed- 

 ward S. Schmid. prizes; J. Richards, 

 refreshments; Harry Lewis, lost chil- 

 dren; Fred H. Kramer, keeper of the 

 zoo; William Ernest, chairman hume- 

 patocharox; William F. Gude. band 

 leader (the band, however, is colored) ; 

 W. W. Kimmel, badges; William 

 Marche, transportation; Lloyd Jen- 

 kins, information; C. Milton Thomas, 

 sports; Theodore Diedrich. dancing. 



A short talk was given by Richard 

 Vincent. Jr.. on the use of flower 

 boxes in the decoration of buildings. 

 He also spoke of the proposed dahlia 

 show to be held in New York City 

 and suggested that those of the local 

 florists growing these flowers make 

 an exhibit at that time. 



William F. Gude spoke on the com- 

 ing convention of the S. A. F. and 

 mapped out the course of travel for 

 the beneflt of those who may desire 

 to go. He urged that all go who could 

 possibly do so, telling of the many ad- 

 vantages offered by such a trip both 

 with respect to pleasure and educa- 

 tional value. 



The Club accepted the invitation of 

 Edward S. Schmid to become his 

 guest for the September meeting, at 

 which time he wi" give his annual 

 crab feast. The florists of Baltimore 

 are also to be invited and Mr. Schmid 

 stated that the entertainment features 

 will be most elaborate. A buffet 

 luncheon followed the business meet- 

 ing. 



CHICAGO FLORISTS' CLUB. 



A banquet was an important part 

 of the program at the club meeting at 

 the Bismark. July 8. It marked the 

 welding together again of the two 

 clubs, which until three years ago, 

 when the Cook Co. Florists' Associa- 

 tion was formed, had been one club. 

 The business session was very brief, 

 nearly every item being laid over till 

 the next meeting. The usual speeches 

 on such occasions were omitted and 

 a splendid talk on salesmanship, by 

 Harry Newman Tolles, was the chief 

 event of the evening, following the 

 banquet. Everyone enjoyed the talk 

 and wished for more of the same kind. 

 Before closing, each member was 

 nrged to bring one new member into 

 the club. 



The arrangements are nearing com- 

 pletion for the florists' annual picnic, 

 which occurs Sunday. July 25, at Mor- 

 ton Grove, in St. Paul's Park. Trains 

 leave the Union Station at 9.15 A. M. 

 and 12.40. 2.05. 3.05 and 5.15 P. M. 

 A committee will see that florists 

 using the first two trains will have 

 reduced rates. The usual games will 

 be pulled off in the afternoon and 

 prizes awarded. 



