568 



HORTICULTURE 



October 30, 1915 



The work of preparation for the 

 Fourth National Flower Show, Phila- 

 delphia, March 25 to April 2, next, re- 

 ceived a great Impetus through the 

 three-day visit in Philadelphia of the 

 National Flower Show Committee, 

 Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 

 October 18, 19 and 20. With the ex- 

 ception of W. N. Rudd. Morgan Park, 

 111., the whole of the committee, with 

 President Patrick Welch of the S. A. 

 F. and O. H., were present. 



Early on Monday morning the 

 members of the committee were greet- 

 ed by Chairman George Asmus of Chi- 

 cago, at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, 

 and the sub-committee on schedule. 

 Chairman Asmus, C. H. Totty, Thomas 

 Roland, Adolph Farenwald and Secre- 

 tary John Young, at once adjourned to 

 Parlor 215, where the preparation of 

 the Second Preliminary Schedule was 

 at once proceeded with. 



President S. S. Pennock, of the 

 American Rose Society, was also pres- 

 ent. Secretary Young presented a list 

 of special prizes offered for various ex- 

 hibits, and the disposition of them 

 through the schedule occupied consid- 

 erable time. In the section for private 

 growers a class was added covering a 

 group of flowering and foliage plants, 

 arranged for effect, to occupy 25 sq. ft., 

 the stock shown to be produced from 

 2500 sq. ft. of glass or less, the exhibi- 

 tors to be members of the Florists' 

 Club of Philadelphia. This class will 

 be appreciated by private gardeners 

 who are limited to a very small area 

 of glass for their products. In the com- 

 mercial section a class was added for 

 a group of Crotons, arranged for effect, 

 to cover 100 sq. ft., with prizes of $150 

 and $100. The premium list for the 

 Carnation section was approved, and 

 many other matters settled. 



The sub-committee on schedule were 

 again in session in the afternoon, and 

 at this meeting there were present 

 many of the chairmen of the local com- 

 mittees, and the gathering eventually 

 merged into a meeting of the local ex- 

 ecutive committee, W. P. Craig, Arthur 

 Niessen, secretary and treasurer of the 

 local executive committee, Robert 

 Craig, E. J. Fancourt. W. F. Therkild- 

 sen, Fred Cowperthwaite. Chas. Grake- 

 low, S. S. Pennock. John P. Haber- 

 mehl, Louis Burk, Wm. Kleinheinz, C. 

 H. Fox, J. Otto Thilow and Franklin 

 Barrett. AH made reports tor their 

 respective committees, which showed 

 the work was progressing in a most 

 satisfactory manner. Mr. Therkildson, 

 as chairman of the committee on pub- 

 licity, presented samples of advertis- 

 ing "stickers" for use on stationery, 

 packages, and in other ways, 250,000 

 of which had been ordered, and which 

 could be obtained by anyone who 

 could use them to advantage. He 

 also displayed samples of large post- 

 ers, and two sizes of card posters, 

 all of which were approved by the 

 committee and adopted. Mr. Ther- 

 kildson's report was very interesting, 

 and covered in detail the work and 

 plans of his committee. In closing, 

 he appealed to all who could do so 



to furnish him with articles and pho- 

 tographs covering floricultural sub- 

 jects, and adapted for use in his cam- 

 paign of publicity. Mr. Thilow, for 

 the Committee on Lectures, reported 

 that his programme was practically 

 complete; it provided for moving 

 pictures each afternoon and illustra- 

 ted lectures each evening. Mr. Grake- 

 low, for the Committee on Special 

 Features, outlined what his commit- 

 tee aimed to achieve, and some novel 

 show features are now expected to 

 evolve from the committee. Mr. Bar- 

 rett, for the Committee on Aquariums, 

 promised a very extensive line of ex- 

 hibits in the Aquarium section. 



On Tuesday morning there was a 

 full meeting of the National Flower 

 Show Committee, at the Bellevue- 

 Stratford. there being present Chair- 

 man George Asmus, Secretary John 

 Young, Treasurer W. F. Kasting, A. 

 Farenwald, C. H. Totty. Thomas ko- 

 land. Wm. P. Craig, and Pres. Patrick 

 Welch. Local Executive Secretary 

 Arthur A. Niessen was also present. 

 Secretary Young reported that the 

 Guarantee Fund was practically com- 

 lilete, that space aggregating over 

 $C,000 had been already reserved in 

 the trade section, and that advertis- 

 ing contracts amounting to over 

 $1,200 had been booked for the official 

 Souvenir Programme. In all proba- 

 bility, he said, every available foot of 

 space for trade exhibits would be sold. 

 The committee voted that a call for 

 ■50 per cent, of the amounts subscribed 

 to the Guarantee Fund be made on 

 February 1 next. The recommenda- 

 tions of the various committees made 

 at the meeting of the Local Executive 

 Committee were considered, and ap- 

 propriations made to cover the re- 

 quirements of such committees. The 

 Local Executive Committee was au- 

 thorized to secure an office in a 

 central location, and to employ the 

 necessary clerical help for the com- 

 mittees. The price for trade tickets 

 was fixed at 25c. each, not less than 

 25 tickets to be sold to anyone at this 

 price. C. H. Totty. Madison. N. J., 

 was appointed chairman of the Board 

 of Jurors, and Wm. Graham, of Phil- 

 adelphia, was ap])ointed Manager of 

 the Show. 



In the afternoon the committee, 

 with many of the chairmen of the 

 local committees, visited Convention 

 Hall and inspected it thoroughly. 

 With the information now available 

 as 10 the requirements of the com- 

 petitive exhibits in ix)int of space, it 

 was obvious that more room would l)e 

 required than was afforded by the 

 present lay-out so it was decided to 

 move the trade exhibits a little dis- 

 tance from the marked central area 

 of the hall, to increase the room for 

 tiie competitive exhibits. The secre- 

 tary wf.« instructed to notify any ex- 

 hibitor who had made a reservation 

 wliose plans might be affected by the 

 change, that the rearrangement was 

 made necessary by the great number 

 of competitive exhibits i)romised, and 

 the elaborate scale on which many of 



them are to be staged, all adding to 

 the attractiveness of the exhibition. 

 If found necessary, the secretary was 

 authorized to issue a new plan. 



Space was allotted for booths for 

 the Pennsylvania Horticultural So- 

 ciety and the Garden Clubs of Phila- 

 delphia and vicinity, for the lecture 

 room, and for the exhibits of aquaria. 



On Tuesday evening the members 

 of the National Flower Show Com- 

 mittee were guests of the Florists' 

 Club of Philadelphia at a special 

 meeting of the Club held in its rooms. 

 President Burton of the Club surrend- 

 ering the gavel to Chairman Asmus of 

 the Flower Show Committee. The 

 forthcoming Fourth National Flower 

 Show was, of course, the whole sub- 

 ject of the program, and tremendous 

 enthusiasm in the project was evoked. 

 The spirit of optimism prevailed, and 

 it there was a pessimist anywhere in 

 the neighborhood he very discreetly 

 kept away. It was a "get together" 

 meeting, if ever there was one. 

 Speeches came fast and thick, and ap- 

 plause was unspared. It was a meet- 

 ing long to be remembered and spoke 

 volumes for the success of the Show. 

 John Young, Sec'y. 



R. C. KERR RESIGNS AS DIRECTOR. 



Mr. Patrick Welch. 



Pres. S. A. F. 

 Dear Mr. Welch, 



Please accept my resignation as a 

 director of the S. A. F., to become 

 effective January 1, 1916, due to my 

 election as vice-president of the S. A. 

 F. at San Francisco, which office be- 

 comes effective at that time. 



In resigning this office I want to 

 express to you my gratefulness for 

 being appointed on the Board of Direc- 

 tors of the S. A. F. I certainly have 

 felt greatly honored. It has been the 

 means of the southern florists coming 

 in for recognition in this great or- 

 ganization. We have felt the need of 

 ihis society for many years, but failed 

 to develop enough interest in the South 

 or to take sufficient interest in its 

 affairs to deserve recognition in the 

 past. If I could show you the many 

 letters received from the florists 

 through the South it would prove to 

 you their appreciation also in this 

 matter. 



Yours for a large southern mem- 

 bership. R. C. Kerr. 



A CORRECTION. 



Editor HoRTicri.Ti'UF. : 



I wish to correct an error I made in 

 giving you the notice of the next F. T. 

 D. meeting. Kindly insert it thus: 



"The meeting of The Florists' Tele- 

 graph Delivery will be held November 

 11 at 9 A. M., Hotel Hollenden, Cleve- 

 land. Ohio," instead of at the Hotel 

 Statler as I gave you in a previous 

 notice. If this has already been in- 

 serted in your columns, kindly make 

 correction in your next issue and 

 greatly oblige Tours very truly, 



.-VlllFRT POCHELOX. 



Secy. F. T. D. 



