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August 21, 1915 



HORTICULTURE 



VOL. XXII AUGUST 21, 1915 NO. 8 



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CONTENTS Pa8« 



COVER ILLUSTRATION— Daniel MacRorie. President- 

 elect Society of American Florists 



NOTES ON CULTURE OF FLORISTS' STOCK— Cycla- 

 men — Bouvardias- Mignonette — Paper White Narcis- 

 sus — Propagating Geraniums— Housing Tender Stock 

 — .John J. M. Farrell 231 



ROSE GROWING UNDER GLASS— Syringing— Paint- 

 ing — .4 rihur C. liuziiku 233 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND ORNA- 

 MENTAL HORTICULTURISTS: 



Officers for 1915, Portraits— Opening Session — Presi- 

 dent's Address— Some Busy Men at the Convention. 

 Portraits — ^Secretary's Report — Treasurer's Report — 

 Reports of Committees — Selection of Meeting Place 

 for 1916 — Tuesday Evening's Session — President's Re- 

 ception — Wednesday's Session — Report of National 

 Flower Show Committee — Report of Committee on 

 President's Address — Nomination of Officers — Various 

 Matters — Committee on Publicity — Thursday's Ses- 

 sion — Eleition of Officers 234-243 



The Trade Exhibition— List of Exhibitors in the Con- 

 vention Garden — Florists' Telegraph Delivery Asso- 

 ciation — Ladies' S. A. F 244 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES — Florists' Hail Association 

 — American Association of Park Superintendents — 



National Association of Gardeners — Notes 244 



Southampton Horticultural Society — Westchester and 

 Fairfield Horticultural Society — Pacific Coast Horti- 

 cultural Society 245 



Massachusetts Horticultural Society 246 



THE ATTRACTIONS OF THE MAINE SEA COAST.. 245 



SEED TRADE— Pea Outlook Dubious— A Disquieting 

 Feature — Beans and Corn — The European Situation — 

 The Lily of the Valley Situation — Notes 248 



OF INTP:REST to retail FLORISTS: 



To Block the FaUir — National Floral Corporation — 



New Flower Stores 250 



Flowers by Telegraph 251 



NEWS ITEMS FROM EVERYWHERE: 



New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Philadelphia.... 252 

 Washington, Pittslnirgh, Notes 254 



DURING RECESS— Westchester and Fairfield Horti- 

 cultural Society — Rochester Florists' Association .... 256 



OBITUARY— John M. Clark— Nicholas Hallock— James 

 L. Green — Fred B. Barrington — Henry Arnold 257 



FLOWER MARKET REPORTS: 



Boston. Buffalo, Cincinnati, New York, Philadelphia 259 

 San Francisco, St. Louis, Washington 261 



ROCHESTER'S BIG FLOWER SHOW 261 



MISCELLANEOUS: 



Visitors' Register .' . 245 



New Corporations 248 



Allie Zech, Portrait — I'ersonal 257 



Greenhouses Building or Contemplated ' . . . . 268 



.lames B. Foley, Portrait 268 



The a(3dress by President Welch to the 

 The Society of Ameiican Florists and Oma- 



President's mental Horticulturists compares favor- 

 Message ably with the best jiresidcntial messages 



of his 2>i"edecessors. That old worn-out 

 question "What has the S. A. F. done for the profes- 

 sion?" is not only answered by Mr. Welch but he has 

 also given a most forceful presentation of what the 

 Society can do, should do and will do if rightly sup- 

 ported by those who would be the greatest beneficiaries. 

 It is a paper which will read well to the practical man 

 and make a strong appeal to his business judgment, 

 clean-cut and healthy in its seutimejits and reflecting the 

 best thought of the leading exponents of organized use- 

 fulness. We hope our readers all will do Mr. Welch, and 

 the great association for which he speaks, the honor 

 and justice of a careful reading of liis thoughtful mes- 

 sage. 



The preliminary schedule for the 1916 



B'9 exhibitions of the Massachusetts Horticul- 



May Show tural Society which we ))ublish in this 



for Boston issue mark a quite radical step in the 



activities of this old but alert organiza- 

 tion. The usual Spring Exhibition taking place in 

 March has been reduced in scope and prize appropria- 

 tions and its importance minimized as compared with 

 a new and very ambitious show to be held in May, at 

 which, in addition to a numl)er of valuable cups and 

 tnedals. sonu' tour thousand dollars in cash prizes will 

 be awai'ded. One reason for curtailing the March ex- 

 hibition is the very laudable purpose not to detract from 

 the National I'lower Show which is scheduled to take 

 place during tliat month at Philadelphia or to divert the 

 attention of large exhibitors from that important event. 

 Doubt has been expressed by some as to the practicability 

 of attracting suflicient public support for such an enter- 

 prise so late in tlie sjiring season but, with commendable 

 courage, the Society has cast the die and will test it out 

 and we hojie \m see tlie project heartily seconded and 

 sui)|)orted l)y the leading plant and flower growers of 

 the country, all of whom are invited to compete. We 

 commend to all such a careful reading of the schedule 

 the dissemination of which lias lirm hastened in order 

 to give intending exhibitors n^ hhkIi lime as po.ssible 

 for preparatoi'v work. 



Taking it I'oi' planted that the dominant 



A point motive behind the ConNciition Garden 



for careful reatuic of the annual meetings of the 



consideration v,^ \ -p. is to educate the public and 



stimulate the desire for a better and 

 more general use of plants aiul flowers, then the sugges- 

 tion of President Welch and others that these gardens 

 after having been once established shotild be made per- 

 manent, seems most appropriate and to the point. Under 

 any conditions the job of locating. ])lanting and care of 

 sucli an undertaking is very far from being a sinecure 

 and if permanency as a cared-for ])ublic reservation 

 is to be considered in all cases it will mean plenty of 

 serious business for the newly constituted Convention 

 garden committee. The preparatory work and general 

 layout fop an enduring afTair which will be creditable 

 to all coiicciiicd and accomplish the purpose for wliich 



