HORTICULTURE 



July 19, 1919 



THE DETROIT CONVENTION. 

 No effort is being spared to make 

 the convention at Detroit, Aug. 19, 20, 

 21, the banner convention in the his- 

 tory of the S. A. F. & O. H. The outlook 

 for the Trade Exhibition is that the 

 immense floor of the Arcadia Auditor- 

 ium will be taxed to the limit to ac- 

 commodate the exhibits. 



The following are among those who 

 will exhibit: Pittsburgh Cut Flower 

 Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.; The McCallum 

 Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Kroeschell Bros. 

 Co., Chicago, 111.; Jackson & Perkins 

 Co., Newark, N. Y.; Kanawha Mfg. 

 Co., Chicago, 111.; Benj. Hammond, 

 Beacon, N. Y.; Poehlmann Bros. Co., 

 Chicago, 111.; Ove Gnatt Co., La Porte, 

 Ind.; S. S. Pennock Co., Philadelphia. 

 Pa.; American Bulb Co., Chicago, 111.; 

 Duro Paper Products Co., Chicago, 111.; 

 J. G. Neidinger Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; 

 Alex Henderson & Co., Chicago, 111.; 

 Burlington Willow Ware Shops, Bur- 

 lington, la.; Allan N. Humason, Chi- 

 cago, 111.; Foley Greenhouse Mfg. Co., 

 Chicago, 111.; Vaughan's Seed Store, 

 New York-Chicago; American Green- 

 house Mfg. Co., Chicago, 111.; Werthei- 

 mer Bros., New York, N. Y.; John A. 

 Evans Co., Richmond, Ind.; Henry A. 

 Dreer, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa.; M. Rice 

 Co., Philadelphia. Pa.; Schloss Bros. 

 Ribbons, Inc., New York, N. Y.; Robert 

 Craig Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; H. 

 Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; 

 Lion & Co., New York, N. Y.; H. F. 

 Michell Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; Skinner 

 Irrigation Co., Troy, O.; Lord & Burn- 

 ham Co., Chicago, 111.; Ionia Pottery 

 Co., Ionia, Mich.; Cohen & Hiller, New 

 York, N. Y.; B. Hammond Tracy, Inc., 

 Wenham, Mass.; Joseph Heacock Co., 

 Wyncote, Pa.; Hitchings & Co., 

 Elizabeth, N. J.; A. L. Randall Co., 

 Chicago. 111.; Jacob Kier Nielson, Oak 

 Park, 111.; Peters & Reed Co., So. 

 Zanesville, O.; Russin & Hanfling, 

 New York, N. Y.; Max Schling, New 

 York. N. Y.; Fred J. Mead, Newark. 

 N. J.; W. A. Manda, Inc., South 

 Orange. N. J.; John Lewis Childs. Inc., 

 Floworfield. L I., N. Y.; D. Hill Nur- 

 sery Co., Dundee, 111.; Chicago Feed & 

 Fertilizer Co., Chicago, 111. 



At this convention action will be 

 taken on a recommendation that the 

 dues in the Society be increased to 

 $5.00 per year, and that the life mem- 

 bership fee be increased from $25.00 to 

 $50.00. Only members in good stand- 

 ing can become life members, there- 

 fore it is obvious that any applying for 



this membership must be clear on the 

 books for the 1919 dues. It goes with- 

 out saying that life memberships 

 taken out now will forestall any action 

 emanating from the Convention. 



The local committees in Detroit are 

 actively at work, and, it is understood, 

 have laid out a program for the enter- 

 tainment of their guests which will be 

 highly pleasing to all. 



OBITUARY. 



Joseph Beavis. 

 Joseph Beavis, the well-known Phil- 

 adelphia florist, died at his home on 

 Limekiln Pike on the 7th inst of heart 

 disease. Mr. Beavis was a native of 

 England and came to this city as a 

 young man. In 1867 he married Mi- 

 randa Schronk of Falls of Schuylkill. 

 One son, two daughters and his wife 

 survive him. He was one of the pio- 

 neer members of the Florists' Club 

 of Philadelphia, established 33 years 

 ago. Interment took place on the 10th 

 inst at Hillside cemetery. He was 75 

 years of age. 



Arthur F. Barney. 



We greatly regret to record the 

 death of Mr. Arthur F. Barney at the 

 age of 66. Mr. Barney passed away in 

 Worcester early in the month, after 

 three months illness. He was very 

 well known in the seed trade and 

 highly respected. For many years he 

 was with Schlezel & Fottler Co. and 

 later became president of the Thomas 

 J. Grey Co. He will be sadly missed. 



home feeling that they had had a very 

 enjoyable afternoon — could not have 

 been improved on in any way only 

 really the game was too one sided to 

 suit S. S. P. Co. There is talk of a 

 return match when the S. S. P. Co. 

 hopes the opposing team will be able 

 to make a more creditable showing. 



The American Rose Society held an 

 executive committee meeting at the 

 Civic Club July 14th. An account of 

 the proceedings will be issued by Pro- 

 fessor White, the secretary of the 

 Society. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



On July 12 the S. S. Pennock Co. 

 played the Leo Neissen Co. a game of 

 ball at the Shriners Country Club, 

 Edge Hill, Pa., the score being 25 to 6 

 in favor of S. S. Pennock Co. All were 

 guests of Mr. Chas. H. Grakelow. You 

 all know Charlie, or have heard of 

 him. The prince of good fellows, and 

 he did the thing in the usual Grakelow 

 way, plenty of refreshments, etc. After 

 the game supper, which was A No. 1, 

 there was speaking. Mr. Grakelow 

 acted as toastmaster, and he distrib- 

 uted a number of prizes among the 

 boys, and both the prizes and presenta- 

 tion remarks were in fitting with the 

 way they played, after which there 

 were very fine moving pictures until 

 late in the evening when all journeyed 



COMING EXHIBITIONS. 



Will secretaries please supply any 

 omissions from this list and correct 

 dates that have been altered: 



August 9-10, Boston, Mass. — Exhibi- 

 tion of gladioli and phlox by Massa- 

 chusetts Horticultural Society. Wm. 

 P. Rich, secretary, Horticultural Hall, 

 Boston. 



September 9-11, Hartford, Conn.— 

 Fall flower show of the Connecticut 

 Horticultural Society. Alfred Dixon, 

 secretary, Wethersfield, Conn. 



September 11-14, Boston, Mass. — 

 Dahlia, fruit and vegetable exhibition 

 of the Massachusetts Horticultural So- 

 ciety. Wm. P. Rich, secretary, Horti- 

 cultural Hall, Boston. 



September 18-19, Providence, R. I.— 

 Dahlia show of the Rhode Island Hor- 

 ticultural Society. E. K. Thomas, sec- 

 retary, Kingston, R. I. 



BUD DROP OF SWEET PEAS. 



Bud drop can be brought about at 

 will. It is caused by the atmosphere 

 of the house being over-charged with 

 cold moisture. Anyone who has had 

 experience knows the minute he en- 

 ters a Sweet Pea house if the con- 

 ditions for "bud crop" exist. The 

 trouble is more apt to come in 

 spells of cloudy weather. In cloudy 

 weather the vines, through the absence 

 of light, and by our keeping up a flow- 

 ering temperature, make a tender 

 growth. The buds are also tender, and 

 if they are to stick the atmosphere 

 must be sweet and buoyant. In such 

 times the manipulation of the steam 

 pipes and the ventilators is the only 

 means of combating the trouble. Ven- 

 tilation should be given with great 

 care so as to prevent too sudden 

 changes; the ventilators should be 

 opened gradually and the heating 

 pipes gradually shut off. In cloudy 

 spells they should be kept rather on 

 the warm than on the cool side. I pre- 

 fer a' temperature of 67 degrees on 

 bright days, and 58 degrees to 60 de- 

 grees on dull days, with a night tem- 

 perature of 50 degrees to 52 degrees. 



