December 25, 1915 



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AMERICAN SWEET PEA SOCIETY. 



At the executive committee meeting 

 held at the Hotel Belmont, New York, 

 on Saturday, December 4, 1915, the fol- 

 lowing resolution on the death of W. 

 Atlee Burpee was adopted: 



The Executive Commitlee of the Ameri- 

 can Sweet Pea Society, lield in New York 

 City, Dec. 4tU, 191,"i, spealsing for it.s mem- 

 bers, desires to e-xpress in this feeble man- 

 ner its sense of immeasurable loss sus- 

 tained by the passing away of its most 

 devoted charter member, W. Atlee Burpee. 

 The Society has lost its best friend and the 

 Bower we all love so well has lost its most 

 ardent lover. 



Wherever the Sweet Pea is grown, it will 

 always be known as an emblem of pure 

 devotion to the memory of our devoted 

 friend. 



RESOLVED. That a copy ot these min- 

 utes be sent to the bereaved family, spread 

 opon the minutes and a copy be sent to 

 the Trade Press. 



Signed: William Gray, President; W. C. 

 Kerr, Vice-President: Lester L. Mor.se; A. 

 N Klrby; A. J. Sperling; ,T. Harrison Dick; 

 Arthur T. Boddlngton, Treasurer; Harry 

 A. Bunyard, Secretary. 



J. Harrison Dick was elected to the 

 executive Committee, to fill the va- 

 cancy occurring through the death of 

 Mr. Burpee. 



Lester L. Morse was authorized to 

 hold an exhibition in San Francisco, 

 1917, under the auspices of the Ameri- 

 can Sweet Pea Society with full power 

 to act. Frank G. Cuthbertson was ap- 

 pointed assistant secretary to act at 

 the exhibition. 



President Gray appointed the follow- 

 ing as a general committee on exhibi- 

 tions: W. C. Kerr, William H. Duck- 

 ham, J. Harrison Dick, A. N. Kirby, 

 W. A. Sperling. A letter was read 

 from the Bar Harbor Horticultural So- 

 ciety stating they were preparing the 

 schedule for the summer exhibition 

 of 1916. It was resolved, in view of 

 the fact that the Bar Harbor exhibi- 

 tion must be held three weeks later 

 than any date in which New York and 

 vicinity growers could possibly exhib- 

 it, that the society hold an exhibition 

 and convention in New York City con- 

 tingent upon a sufficient sum for pre- 

 miums being assured and a suitable 

 hall for the exhibition be secured and 

 that the matter should be at the dis- 

 cretion of the exhibition committee. 

 Several members present volunteered 

 premiums should the committee de- 

 cide upon an exhibition. 



It was voted that the Society issue 

 a Year Book, to be known as the 

 "Sweet Pea Oracle" to be sent to the 

 members free, and to others for 25c., 

 also that any firm desiring a quantity 

 of these bulletins, should be supplied 

 •with same at cost. J. Harrison Dick, 

 chairman; W. A. Sperling, and Harry 

 A. Bunyard were appointed to take 

 the matter in hand at once. 



It was resolved that Horticultural 

 Societies may become associate mem- 

 bers on the payment of $10.00 annual 

 dues. Such societies will have the 

 privilege of receiving and awarding 

 one each of the American Sweet Pea 

 Society's medals, namely: One silver 

 and one bronze at their local exhibi- 

 tions; will also have the privilege of 

 sending one delegate with power to 

 vote at the annual conventions. The 



Meetings Next 

 Week 



Monday, Dec. 27. 



Florists' and Gardeners' Club ot 

 Rhode Island, Swartz Hall, Provi- 

 dence, R. 1. 



Gardeners' and Florists' Club ot 

 Baltimore, Florist E.xchange Hall, 

 Baltimore, Md. 



Tuesday, Dec. 28. 



Newport Hortictiltural Society, 

 Newport, R. I. 



Tarrytown Horticultural Society, 

 Tarrytown, N. Y. 



secretary was instructed to notify all 

 horticultural societies to this effect. 

 Habry A. BuNYAED, Scc'y. 



NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GAR- 

 DENERS. 



Report of Committee on Final Reso- 

 utions. 



RESOLVED, That a hearty vote of 

 thanks and appreciation from the 

 members of the National Association 

 of Gardeners be tendered to His 

 Honor Mayor James M. Curley, of Bos- 

 ton, Capt. John H. Dillon, chairman of 

 the Park Commission of Boston, J. K. 

 M. L. Farquhar, president Massachu- 

 setts Horticultural Society, and Pat- 

 rick Welch, president Society of 

 American Florists, for the cordial wel- 

 come extended to those attending the 

 annual convention held in that city 

 December 9 and 10. 



To the Massachusetts Horticultural 

 Society which so generously provided 

 the facilities within its building for 

 holding the convention. 



To the Gardeners' and Florists' 

 Club and the Horticultural Interests of 

 Boston, for the excellent repast and 

 entertainment tendered the members. 



To the Park Department and Super- 

 intendent James B. Shea, for the auto- 

 mobile trip through the parks of Bos- 

 ton, the Arnold Arboretum and private 

 estates. 



To R. & J. Farquhar & Company 

 for the excellent luncheon served to 

 the automobile party at their Dedham 

 nurseries. 



To our local committee on arrange- 

 ments, W. N. Craig, Duncan Finlay- 

 son and William J. Kennedy, which so 

 ably arranged the affairs of the con- 

 vention. Artiittb Smith, 

 John Canning, 

 P. W. Popp, 

 Committee on Final Resolutions. 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 

 In making up the forms for piinling 

 the premium schedule the printers in- 

 advertently dropped class 6 in section 

 A. This class calls for a vase of 100 

 blooms any red or scarlet, to include 

 all varieties generally included in 

 those colors. Same prizes as other 

 classes In section A. A special notice 

 will be sent to all members about 

 January 1. A. F. J. Baur, Sec'y. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



The executive committee of the 

 American Rose Society held a meeting 

 in New York on December 13. It was 

 reported that the Rose Garden pre- 

 mium for the National Flower Show in 

 Philadelphia, March 25 to April 2, had 

 been raised so that the first prize 

 would be $500 in cash; second prize 

 $400 cash, and third prize $300 cash. 



Michell Seed House offers a gold 

 medal for the best vase of 25 blooms 

 ot American Beauty roses; a gold 

 medal for the best vase of 25 blooms 

 Mrs. Charles Russell; a gold medal for 

 the best vase of 25 blooms of red 

 roses. Other special prizes have been 

 received from August Doemling, Lans- 

 downe, Pa., $25; Conard & Jones Com- 

 pany, West Grove, Pa., $25; Charles H. 

 Totty, Madison, N. J., $25; S. S. Skl- 

 delsky & Co., Phila., Pa., $10.; S. J. 

 Renter & Sou, Westerly, R. I., $25.; 

 Lord & Burnham Company, New York 

 City, $25.; Harry O. May, Summit, N. 

 J., $25.; Pulverized Manure Company, 

 Chicago, $25.; Kroeschell Bros. Com- 

 pany, Chicago, $25., and Dingee & Con- 

 ard Co., West Grove, Pa., $25. 



These prizes are all at the disposi- 

 tion of the American Rose Society to 

 place where they will be most useful. 



The secretary was directed to notify 

 all affiliated societies that beginning 

 January, 1916, they will be required to 

 pay 25c. to each member instead of 

 10c. as heretofore. The reason for this 

 action is that the furnishing of medals 

 and annuals as now proposed makes it 

 an impracticable arrangement when 

 based upon 10c. for the American Rose 

 Society to carry out. 



The committee appointed at the last 

 annual meeting to report upon the 

 standardization of stems of various 

 cut flowers for commercial sale report- 

 ed progress. The committee was com- 

 posed of Messrs. S. S. Pennock, Phila., 

 Pa.; Patrick Welch, Boston, Mass.; 

 Frank H. Traendly, New York City. 



The arranging of suitable lengths of 

 stem was brought up by Ex-President 

 Elliott and from time to time has been 

 requested by commercial florists in 

 various parts of the country. A matter 

 was referred to the executive commit- 

 lee asking if something could not be 

 done in regard to preventing the re- 

 naming of roses different from the 

 name under which they were first dia- 

 seminated. Action was referred to the 

 committee to be presented at the com- 

 ing annual meeting. 



There are 114 members of the Amer- 

 ican Rose Society who stand in good 

 and regular form with the Society of 

 American Florists and Ornamental Hor- 

 ticulturists, and this entitles the presi- 

 dent of the American Rose Society 

 who is S. S. Pennock of Philadelphia, 

 Pa., to membership on the Board of 

 Directors of the S. A P. for the year 

 1916. 



The following roses were registered 

 and publication of the same directed 

 according to the rules and regulations 

 of the A. R. S.: 



Mrs. Wm. R. Hearst— A sport from 



