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HOETICULTUEE 



August 21. 1915 



THE TRADE EXHIBITION. 



This important department of tlie 

 Convention showed up finely — much 

 better than was generally looked for, 

 on account of the great distance away 

 from the headquarters of the many 

 exhibitors who have been accustomed 

 to make large displays in previous 

 years. The Advance Company of 

 Richmond. Ind., was represented by R. 

 E. Jones with his usual exhibit of 

 greenhouse ventilating apparatus and 

 other fittings. Sidney Bayersdorfer 

 and Martin Reukauf were on hand 

 with an excellent array of florists' sup- 

 plies in full assortment from H. Bay- 

 ersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia. Hugo 

 Plath of San Francisco showed ferns 

 in variety. H. J. Kessel of San Fran- 

 cisco, Ideal maiden hair ferns. C. F. 

 Gutting, representing the Superior 

 Nurseries, Los Angeles, new fern 

 "Superior." Herbert & Fleishauer, 

 McMinnville, Oregon, new improved 

 asters. John A. Evans Co., Richmond, 

 Ind., 20th Century ventilating appara- 

 tus, etc. Richard Diener. Colma. Cal., 

 thirty-two new varieties of gladiolus. 

 J. A. Peterson, Cincinnati, Ohio, usual 

 display of begonias. A. L. Randall Co., 

 Chicago, florists' and nurserymen's 

 supplies. The Rice Company, Phila., 

 Pa., florists' supplies and ribbons. S. 

 S. Pennock-Meehan Co.. Philadelphia, 

 represented by E. J. Fancourt and J. 

 R. Fotheringham. a comprehensive 

 line of florists' ribbons, chiffon, bas- 

 kets, etc. MacRorie McLaren Co.. San 

 Francisco, phalaenopsis. Mrs. Reidy. 

 dahlias. Swiss Floral Company, Port- 

 land, Oregon, represented by J. G. 

 Bacher, new forms of petunias origin- 

 ated by themselves. 



LIST OF EXHIBITORS IN THE CON- 

 VENTION GARDEN, SAN 

 FRANCISCO. 

 Hans Plath, 250 sq. ft.; Eric James. 

 250 sq. ft; Santa Barbara Nursery Co., 

 250 sq. ft.; Frank Pelicano, 250 sq. ft.; 

 Cottage Gardens Nursery Co., 2500 sq. 

 ft.; Domoto Bros.. 1500 sq. ft.; Howard 

 & Smith. 1500 sq. ft.; MacRorie, Mc- 

 Laren Co.. 1000 sq. ft.; Henry Turner, 

 500 sq. ft.;- W. Atlee Burpee & Co.. 750 

 sq. ft.; Hillsborough Nurseries. 500 sq. 

 ft.; W. F. Kasting Co., 300 sq. ft.; Fer- 

 rari Bros- 250 sq. ft.; Fred Grohe. 200 

 sq. ft.; Chas. H. Totty. 500 sq. ft.; H. 

 A. Dreer, 2Q0 sq. ft,; Swiss Floral Co., 

 100 sq. ft.; Vaughan's Seed Store, 1000 

 sq. ft.; Hogan & Kooyman, 100 sq. ft.; 

 E. Gili Nursery Co. 



Among the many kind telegrams 

 from San Francisco received at the 

 office of HoKTK ui.Ti'KE during the con- 

 vention the following one from Prof. 

 A. H. Nehrling, of Amherst Agricul- 

 tural College, was particularly grati- 

 fying: 



"I send you grcetin-s from Sau 

 Francisco and the S. A. F. convention. 

 The opening session -was the most in- 

 teresting and enthusiastic 1 have ever 

 attended. Our president bandied all 

 matters in a creditable manner and 

 Massachusetts may well be proud of 

 hi^". A. H. Nehku.'^g," 



LADIES' S. A. F. 



Greetings by President Mrs. William 

 F. Gude. 



Ladies of the S. A. F.: 



It is with much pleasure that I wel- 

 come you to this, the ninth annual ses- 

 sion of the Ladies' S. A. P. and I ex- 

 tend to you all a cordial and heartfelt 

 greeting. We are assembled here to 

 consider the work of the past year and 

 to make plans for the future. May 

 our deliberations be guided by wisdom 

 and may this session be so filled witli 

 good work that nothing will mar the 

 harmony of the occasion. May our 

 past experiences help us to improve 

 our present opportunities. Keeping in 

 mind at all times the saying that it is 

 good tor men to dwell together in uni- 

 ty and practicing that, it is even better 

 for women to meet and confer togeth- 

 er in harmony, sincerity and devotion. 

 to our cause, assisting the men in 

 their able calling by enabling us to 

 make them brighter and happier by 

 the inspiring influences gathered at 

 these meetings. And so when we re- 

 turn to our homes from this conven- 

 tion may we all feel better and happier 

 for having met, refreshed in health 

 and spirit and better enabled to pur- 

 sue our duties for the coming year. 

 May good health, happiness and pros- 

 perity ever abide with you. 



elected the old officers also C. L. 

 Washburn, Fred Burki and Chas. P. 

 Mueller as directors for three years. 



A report of the third annual exhi- 

 bition of the Gladiolus Society of Ohio, 

 also the address of President Paul 

 Huebner before the Railroad Garden- 

 ers' Asscoiation and several other 

 items which we have in type are 

 • crowded out tiiis week but will appear 

 next week. 



FLORISTS' HAIL ASSOCIATION. 



The annual report of Secretary John 

 G. Esler for the year ending August 1, 

 1915. gives in detail the amount of in- 

 surance on glass in the different 

 states as well as the number of hail 

 storms and the losses paid in each. 

 The figures show an insurance upon 

 4(1,411,003 square feet of glass. 



The total receipts for the year end- 

 ing August 1. 1915. and including last 

 year's balance, as per Treasurer's Re- 

 port, are $61,590.90. 



The total expenditures, as per Treas- 

 urer's Report, for the year ending Au- 

 gust 1. 1915. are $24,860.78. 



The cash balance on hand is $36,- 

 730.12. of which $1,713.90 belongs to 

 the Reserve Fund. 



The Reserve Fund now amounts to 

 $35,713.90, of which $34,000.00 is in- 

 vested in first class municipal bonds, 

 and $1,713.90 cash in hands of the 

 Treasurer. 



The amount of interest collected on 

 bank deposits for the year is $431.44. 



The amount of interest collected on 

 Reserve Fund investments for the year 

 is $1,347.50. 



Twenty-two hundred losses have 

 been adjusted since the organization 

 of the F. H. A., involving a total expen- 

 diture of nearly $317,000.00. 



The number of members at date ol 

 closing is 1621. 



An equivalent of 110,276 square feet 

 of single thick glass was broken by 

 hail, for which the Association paid 

 $5 513.80; and an equivalent of 19G.733 

 square feet of double thick glass was 

 broken, which cost the Association 

 $13,771.28. 



The F. H. A, liabilities at the close 

 of this report are a number of unad- 

 justed losses, the proofs of which are 

 not at hand. 



Treasurer Heacock's report was pre- 

 sented at the same time and was in ac- 

 cordance with the foregoing figures, 

 "he Florists' Hail Association re- 



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PARK 

 SUPERINTENDENTS. 



News of the S. A. P. Convention mo- 

 nopolizes our reading columns to such 

 an extent this week that the fact of 

 the 17tli annual convention of the 

 .•\nierican Association of Park Super- 

 indentents occurring in San Francisco 

 on the same dates as the former has 

 been temporarily side-tracked. But 

 the number of members in attendance 

 from all parts of the country is quite 

 large and the program of the meetings 

 is elaborate and covers many impor- 

 tant matters of business as well as a 

 se: :t,s of inspection tours and enter- 

 tainments of more than usual interest. 

 The park superintendents leave San 

 Francisco on Sunday morning for the 

 San Diego Exiosition. 



We hope to present a more detailed 

 account of the iiroceedings of the asso- 

 ciation in a later issue. 



NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GAR- 

 DENERS. 



There was a very light attendance 

 at the meeting of the National Asso- 

 ciation of Gardeners on Wednesday 

 afternoon in the S. A. F. Hall. Vice- 

 President W. S. Rennie of Ross, Calif., 

 presided. President J. W. Everitt and 

 Secretary M. C. Ebel being unable to 

 attend. Addresses were made by 

 Theodore Wirth and Richard Vincent. 

 Jr., expresidents of the S. A. P. 



FLORISTS' TELEGRAPH DELIVERY. 



The meeting of this organization 

 was held on Wednesday forenoon, Au- 

 gust 18, as scheduled. In the absence 

 of President Bertermann, also Secre- 

 tary Pochelon. Wm. P. Gude, vice- 

 president, conducted the meeting. All 

 the officers were re-elected. Frank D. 

 Pelicano of San Francisco, Prank X. 

 Stuppy of St. Joseph, Mo., and August 

 Lange of Chicago were chosen direc- 

 tors for a three-year term, succeeding 

 Philip Breitmeyer. E. Weinhoeber and 

 George Asmus, whose terms had ex- 

 pired. The reports showed a healthy 

 condition financially, and a gratifying 

 increase in membership. J. J. Hess 

 urged that the utmost care should be 

 exercised in scrutinizing the qualifica- 

 tions of all candidates for membership. 

 The committee on revised constitution 

 was continued. 



The Gladiolus and Phlox exhibition 

 at Horticultural Hall. Boston, on Aii- 

 .gust 7 and 8 was an attractive affair 

 although not very extensive. Some of 

 the displays were of a very high order 

 of merit, notwithstanding the stormy 

 weather which had used outdoor vege- 

 tation verv roughly. C. F. Fairbank's 

 one hundred vases of gladioli arranged 

 for effect was a superb display the 

 equal of which has never been seen 

 here and well entitled to the special 

 silver medal bestowed. Phloxes from 

 R & J. Farquhar & Co.. Blue Hill 

 Nurseries and others were fair, con- 

 sidering the untoward circumstances. 

 Herbaceous perennial flowers, green- 

 iiouse plants, fruit and vegetables 

 were staged by the usual contributors. 



