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HORTICULTURE 



February 15, 1919 



NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB. 

 The New York Florists' Club had a 

 rousing good meeting on Monday night, 

 February 20th, with an attendance of 

 nearly two hundred, there being pres- 

 ent three or four visitors, including 

 R. Vincent, Jr., of White Marsh, Md., 

 Mr. Libby, of Strouts, Biddeford, Maine, 

 and George L. Stillman, Westerly, R. 

 I. 



The most important matter before 

 the club was the report of Sec. Young 

 and F. R. Pierson, of Tarrytown, who 

 had just returned from Washington to 

 present a protest on behalf of the club 

 before the Federal Horticultural Board 

 against the proposed establishment of 

 a plant embargo against all foreign 

 plant importations. They were unable 

 to interview the Secretary of Agricul- 

 ture, but Dr. Marlatt and Dr. Keller- 

 man were present at the hearing and 

 there was also present J. D. Eisele, of 

 Dreer's, and C. B. Knickman, of James 

 McHutchison & Co. The conference 

 was marked by good feeling, and while 

 no evidence was given that the Board 

 would retract in any way from its 

 stand, yet there seemed a disposition 

 to be cordial and accommodating with 

 the committee. They seemed impressed 

 with the committee's presentation of 

 the case, and Mr. Young said that sev- 

 eral Congressmen were disposed to 

 take an interest in the situation, 

 among them Mr. Mann, of Chicago, 

 and suggested that pressure be brought 

 to bear from all sides on the Depart- 

 ment through Congressmen or other 

 means. Mr. Young also referred to the 

 fact that the Garden Clubs had in 

 many cases sent protests, and as they 

 are composed of the wives and rela- 

 tives of prominent men in public af- 

 fairs, their influence should not be un- 

 derestimated. 



Walter F. Sheridan, as chairman of 

 the committee for the purpose, pre- 

 sented a resolution of sympathy with 

 J. K. Allen in the recent death of his 

 son. Charles Schenck also presented 

 a resolution of condolence for the fam- 

 ily of the late Mrs. Patrick McGovern. 

 Sec. Young announced the death of 

 Mrs. Elizabeth Fenrich, mother of Jos. 

 S. Fenrich, and Messrs. Duckham, Tot- 

 ty and Young were constituted a com- 

 mittee to prepare appropriate resolu- 

 tions of sympathy. 



Pres. Kessler, C. H. Totty, J. A. Man- 

 da and Sec. Young spoke in high 

 terms of the way in which they were 

 received by Philip Breitmeyer and the 

 members of the Detroit Florists' Club 



on their recent S. A. F. executive meet- 

 ing in Detroit, and the secretary was 

 instructed to extend thanks on behalf 

 of the club for their courtesy. 



It was pleasant news to hear from 

 Mr. Kessler that it is proposed to re- 

 new the bowling sports at the Detroit 

 convention to be held next summer. 



The Publicity Campaign was the 

 subject of C. H. Totty's remarks and 

 he set $100,000 as the aim for this 

 year's subscription for that purpose. 

 Evidence was given in his remarks and 

 those of Sec. Young that the amount 

 expended last year was well invested 

 and had done an adequate amount of 

 good for the trade. 



It was proposed by Mr. Totty to in- 

 augurate the plan adopted by the Mil- 

 waukee florists, a sort of percentage 

 system to which all will be contribu- 

 tors. 



A resolution was passed in approval 

 that the publicity committee of the 

 club be added to by the appointment 

 of two retailers, two wholesalers and 

 two growers and that it reorganize for 

 the practical work of the committee 

 Wallace R. Pierson gave a good talk 

 also on the publicity finance question 

 and spoke very enthusiastically of the 

 campaign and what it sought to do. He 

 was very hopeful and earnest and saw 

 immense possibilities in wise prosecu- 

 tion of this public work. 



It was announced by the dinner com- 

 . mittee that the annual dinner of the 

 club would be held at Hotel Biltmore 

 on Saturday evening, March 15th. 



The following were nominated for 

 election at the next meeting: John 

 Joyce, John Noe and Joseph Schneider, 

 all of Congers, N. Y.; Wm. W. 

 Mathews, Great Neck, N. Y.; J. P. 

 Klausner, 275 Columbus Ave., New 

 York; E. A. Hartland, 31 Barclay St., 

 New York; A. M. Danernheim, 5th 

 Ave. and 25th St., Brooklyn, N. Y.; 

 Wm. T. liner, 55 West 28th St., New 

 York; Chas. Futterman, 102 West 28th 

 St., New York; George Schafer, Mas- 

 peth, N. Y.; John M. Neimeyer, White- 

 stone, N. Y. and E. Fardel, Great Neck, 

 N. Y. 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' 

 CLUB OF BOSTON. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 club will be held at Horticultural Hall, 

 Boston, on Tuesday evening, February 

 18, 1919, at 7.30 o'clock. 



It will be Carnation Night and 

 several prominent growers of this 

 ever-popular flower have promised to 

 give short and practical talks. 



The club will hold a flower show in 

 Horticultural Hall, on February 18, in 

 advance of the club meeting. Mem- 

 bers are urged to exhibit all they pos- 

 sibly can and help to make up a credit- 

 able exhibition. Notice is short from 

 various causes beyond control, but if 

 all will help, we will have an excellent 

 exhibition. Money premiums are not 

 large, but we hope competitors will be 

 numerous and that we can give Boston 

 a good midwinter show. Please notify 

 the Secretary promptly what classes 

 you can compete in and what non-com- 

 petitive plants and flowers you can 

 show. 



The tickets are selling rapidly for 

 the Victory Banquet to be held in 

 Horticultural Hall on Wednesday even- 

 ing, February 26. No tickets will be 

 sold after February 24 and early ap- 

 plication is necessary for all who have 

 not yet purchased. The price is $2.50 

 each. 



W. N. Craig, Secretary. 



The Newport Horticultural Society 

 has voted to hold a June flower show in 

 the Convention Hall at the Newport 

 Beach on June 25 and 26. There will 

 be exhibits of vegetables, fruits and 

 flowers with a specialty of roses. New- 

 port also expects to have a dog show 

 sometime in the course of the summer, 

 none having been given since the war 

 began. 



AMERICAN DAHLIA SOCIETY. 



There was a meeting of the Execu- 

 tive Committee of the American 

 Dahlia Society, at the Grand Hotel, 

 New York, on Monday afternoon, Feb- 

 ruary 10, at which were present Presi- 

 dent Richard Vincent, Jr., James 

 Duthie, P. W. Popp. Geo. L. Stillman, 

 1. S. Hendrickson, A. H. Langjahr, and 

 the Secretary, John H. Pepper. 



The affairs of the society were dis- 

 cussed at length, and its work was 

 found to be in progressive order. It 

 was decided that the society's next 

 bulletin be published about the first 

 week in March, and thereafter be pub- 

 lished bi-monthly. 



Rules governing the society's trial 

 gardens at Storrs, Conn., in connec- 

 tion with the Connecticut Agricultural 

 College, were considered and adopted. 

 A committee was appointed to prepare 

 a memorial resolution on the death of 

 J. H. Slocombe, New Haven, Conn., a 

 prominent member. 



Preparations for the holding of the 

 Annual Exhibition were discussed and 

 a committee appointed to make ar- 



