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HORTICULTURE 



November 20, 1915 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF 

 AMERICA. 

 The annual meeting was held at the 

 Hotel Hollenden, Cleveland, O., on No- 

 vember 11, 1915. President Klein- 

 heinz presiding. 



Officers were elected as follows: 

 President, Wm. Kleinheinz, Ogontz, 

 Pa.; vice-president, Wm. Vert, Port 

 Washington, L. I.. N. Y.; secretary, 

 Chas. W. Johnson, 2134 W. 110th 

 street, Chicago; treasurer, John N. 

 May, Summit, N. J. Philadelphia was 

 chosen for the 1916 meeting. 



The annual address of President 

 Kleinheinz follows. 



Fellow Members of the Chrysanthe- 

 mum Society of America: 

 It gives me great pleasure to wel- 

 come you in the City of Cleveland, at 

 this, the 25th annual meeting of this 

 society, which was organized in Buf- 

 falo, in 1890, during the convention 

 of the Society of American Florists. 

 The officers then elected were as fol- 

 lows: President. John Thorp; vice- 

 president, Wm. K. Harris: treasurer, 

 John Lane; secretary Edwin Lonsdale. 

 All these gentlemen (I regret) have 

 passed away; but this society is in- 

 debted to them forever for organizing 

 and promoting the good of the Chrys- 

 anthemum Society of America, which 

 has become, during its existence, a 

 necessity to the " 'Mum" growers, and 

 everyone interested in chrysanthe- 

 mums should do his best to increase 

 the membership, and thus make this 

 society one of the strongest in Amer- 

 ica. Everyone should feel it his duty 

 to help. This would prove the most 

 suitable memorial to its founders and 

 promoters, and would express our sen- 

 timents and appreciation to them for- 

 ever. 



I intended to arrange (if possible) 

 to make this 25th convention an ex- 

 ceptionally fine chrysanthemum show; 

 hut as our financial standing does not 

 justify any extra expenses, I feel that 

 the Ohio Horticultural Society, the 

 Cleveland Florists' Club and the Gar- 

 den Club of Cleveland have relieved 

 us of a great consideration by extend- 

 ing their kind invitation for our ex- 

 hibition for 1915 just at the proper 

 time. This excellent exhibition proves 

 that the gentlemen from Cleveland 

 have fulfilled their promise given In 

 Indianapolis last year to the fullest 

 extent. 



Our secretary reported to me some 

 time ago that he solicited several new 

 members during and after the show of 

 1914 in Indianapolis. I hope and 

 shall expect that through this exhibi- 

 tion in Cleveland our membership will 

 be considerably enlarged. 



Every year the cry is coming up- 

 "The demand for chrysanthemums Is 

 waning." With this I cannot agree. 

 All gardening In America, in my 

 opinion, is still in its infancy and 

 everyone knows that range after range 

 of greenhouses for commercial or pri- 

 vate purposes are erected every year. 

 In every private place and in every 

 little garden you find chrysanthe- 

 mums. Under glass the large flower- 

 ing varieties as well as the pompons 



Meetings Next 

 Week 



Monday, Nov. 22. 



Florists' and Gardeuers' Club of 

 I Rhode Island, Swartz Hall, Provi- 

 I dence, R. I. 



Gardeners' and Florists' Club of 

 Baltimore, Florist Exchange Hall, 

 Baltimore, Md. 



Tuesday, Nov. 23. 



Gardeners' and Florists' Club of 

 Boston, Horticultural Hall, Boston, 

 Mass. 



Newport Horticultural Society, 

 Newport, R. I. 



Tarrytown Horticultural Society, 

 Tarry town, N. Y. 



Wednesday, Nov. 24. 



Oyster Bay Horticultural Society, 

 Oyster Bay, N. Y. 



Friday, Nov. 26. 



Connecticut Horticultural Societv, 

 County Bldg., Hartford, Conn. 



Monmouth County Horticultural 

 Society. Red Bank, N. J. 



Pasadena Horticultural Society, 

 Pasadena, Calif. 



Saturday, Nov. 27. 



Dobbs Ferry Gardener's Associa- 

 tion, Dobbs Ferry, N. Y. 



and singles are grown; outdoors the 

 hardy varieties are installed and used 

 for decorative purposes very exten- 

 sively and are considered the most 

 beautiful flowers for late season. As 

 a border plant or mixed with herba- 

 ceous, it is the only flower that beauti- 

 fies the gardens late in the year. 



The commercial men are able to 

 give figures on the demands for chrys- 

 anthemums and the records show that 

 the sale of plants is increased yearly 

 by thousands, and as long as this 

 keeps up there is no danger of 

 "Mums" becoming unpopular. And 

 why should they become unpopular? 

 The progress we are making you can 

 see yourself by looking over the ex- 

 hibits. The large flowering type is in- 

 creased yearly in size; the pompons 

 and singles are superior to the va- 

 rieties of the past. 



In closing, I wish to express my 

 thanks to the trade and to the press 

 for the many courtesies extended for 

 the welfare of the society; and to our 

 competent secretary, Chas. W. John- 

 son, who places his time and efforts at 

 our disposal whenever needed. I also 

 wish to express my highest apprecia- 

 tion to all those who so liberally of- 

 fered prizes,. enabling us to form such 

 a complete schedule. 



Report of Secretary Chas. W. Johnson. 



Mr. President and members of the 

 Chrysanthemum Society of America, 

 your Secretary submits his report for 

 the past year as follows: 



He is pleased to report continued 

 progress. The numbers of seedlings 

 submitted to the examining commit- 

 tees as you may see by the review of 

 their work in the Society's Annual 

 Report shows an increase over the 



preceding year and for many years 

 past. Some of the varieties which 

 received a certificate have upheld the 

 committee's judgment and have gained 

 the favor of the growers. The re- 

 ports of the examining committees 

 were sent to the trade papers each 

 week as they were received and a final 

 summary of the season's work was 

 published. The trade press very gen- 

 erously printed these and other 

 notices sent to them from time to 

 time for which we owe to them our 

 vote of thanks. 



While our membership has not In- 

 creased as much as your officers would 

 like, yet we have made considerable 

 gain for the year. Some of the mem- 

 bers delinquent with dues, after re- 

 peated requests for payment, have 

 been dropped from the roll. Our 

 Society has gained greater publicity 

 during the past year. 



At the invitation of Mr. G. A. Den- 

 nison. Chief of Horticulture. Panama 

 Pacific International Exposition, San 

 Francisco, for the Chrysanthemum 

 Society to have a part in a seasonal 

 exhibition of Chrysanthemums at the 

 Exposition in San Francisco, your 

 secretary presented the matter to the 

 members of the executive committee 

 who unanimously voted that our 

 Society take part in the event and 

 offer a C. S. A. Silver Cup for the 

 ten blooms of Chrysanthemums one 

 variety. Consequently your secretary 

 wrote to the Pacific Horticultural 

 Society asking them to join us, which 

 they consented to do with the result 

 that a very fine exhibition was held, 

 especially so in cut blooms of Chrysan- 

 themums. 



Your secretary appreciates the kind- 

 ness of the following firms and in- 

 dividuals in offering the special 

 prizes at San Francisco and at this 

 exhibition here in Cleveland: 



Hltchings & Co., New York; I,ord & 

 Burnham Co.. New York; inmer D. Smltb 

 & Co., Adrian. Mich. ; The E. G. Hill Co., 

 Richmond. Ind. ; A. N. Pierson, Inc.. Crom- 

 well, Conn.; Chas. H. Totty, Madison, N. J.; 

 Vauflian's Seed Store. Chicago. 111.; H F 

 Micliell Co.. Philadelphia; H. W. Buckbec 

 Rockford, 111.; Henry A. Dreer, Philadel- 

 phia; Wm. Wells & Son. Merstham, Eng- 

 land: H. E. Conrerse, Esq., Marion, Mass.; 

 President Wm. Kleinheinz. Ogontz, Pa.; 

 National Association of Gardeners, Society 

 of .'imerican Florists and Ornamental Hor- 

 tlcultnri.'^ts. 



Through the kindness of these our 

 special premium list for this year is 

 larger than it has been before. 



The routine work of the secretary's 

 office consisting of sending out the 

 statements to the members, recording 

 the varieties disseminated, getting out 

 the report of the Thirteenth Annual 

 Meeting and the solicitation of the 

 Special premiums was attended to in 

 due season. 



The secretary wishes to acknowledge 

 the kindness of Mr. Elmer D. Smith 

 in furnishing him with a complete list 

 of varieties disseminated in 1914 

 which was a great help in making up 

 the annual report. 



A detailed report of all money re- 

 ceived and paid over to the Treasurer 

 accompanies this. 



