February 15, 1919 



HORTICULTURE 



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rangements as to housing accommo- 

 dation. 



The committee adjourned to meet 

 again in New York about the middle 

 of March. 



John H. Peiter, Sec. 



WASHINGTON FLORISTS' CLUB. 



Nominations of officers was the 

 main business of the February meet- 

 ing of the Florists' Club of Washing- 

 ton. The names of Z. D. Blackistone 

 and George E. Anderson, the present 

 president and vice-president of the 

 club, were presented for reelection. 

 New candidates for the offices are 

 Adolph Crude, who was nominated for 

 president, and Harry B. Lewis, vice- 

 president. Other nominations were E. 

 P. Rodman and William H. Ernest for 

 secretary; William F. Gude, treasurer, 

 and George Field and William H. 

 Ernest for directors. 



A discussion of business conditions 

 among those present brought forth the 

 fact that the florists of this city are 

 being confronted by business con- 

 ditions never before experienced — but 

 inasmuch as they are conditions of big 

 prosperous business there is no com- 

 plaint. The demand appears to be 

 good for everything that is brought 

 into the city, and that there is no in- 

 dications of a falling off in the near 

 future. 



The possibilities of holding a ban- 

 quet next month, on the occasion of 

 the annual meeting, was brought up 

 and the matter taken under advise- 

 ment by the president. 



The meeting also took up the regula- 

 tions of the Federal Horticultural 

 Board prohibiting the importation of 

 plant stocks, and passed a resolution 

 of opposition. 



ST. LOUIS VICTORY BANQUET. 



The Victory Banquet, given by the 

 florists at Planters' Hotel, Wednesday 

 evening, Feb. 5th, was a very enjoy- 

 able affair, over 200 persons were pres- 

 ent. Music and dancing and some fine 

 speeches were made. August Hum- 

 mert, President of the St. Louis Flor- 

 ist Club, opened up with a welcome to 

 all and Fred Ammann, president of 

 the S. A. F. urged further co-operation 

 with grower,' wholesaler and retailer. 

 Bill Beiltheimer gave an interesting 

 talk on reconstruction and J. Hubbard 

 spoke on the advisability of advertis- 

 ing and urged the retailers to get into 

 closer communication with their cus- 

 tomers by sending them reminders of 

 their various anniversaries. Among 

 the other speakers were R. H. Emer- 

 son of Columbia and Jules Bourdet. 

 J. J. Beneke was toastmaster for the 

 evening. 



SOUTHAMPTON (N. Y.) HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 

 The regular monthly meeting of the 

 Southampton Horticultural Society 

 was held Thursday evening, Feb. 6, in 

 Odd Fellows' Hall, President D. F. 

 Wells, presiding. One new member was 

 elected. Exhibits for the month were 

 12 varieties of fresh vegetables. There 

 were two exhibitors, James Dowlen, 

 3 points, and Stanley Chandler 2 

 points. Mr. Dowlen also received hon- 

 orable mention for a fine exhibit of 

 cut roses, and Vernon Pierce for 

 one dozen varieties of canned vegeta- 

 bles. Some time was spent in discus- 

 sion after which Stanley Chandler read 

 a very interesting essay on salvias 

 which brought forth an animated dis- 

 cussion on the salient points of the 

 different varieties. The show commit- 

 tee for the coming exhibition and 

 flower show were appointed as fol- 

 lows: Vice-President Stanley Chand- 

 ler, chairman; H. H. Wells, secretary; 

 William McLeod, financial secretary. 

 Frederick Marshall, treasurer; James 

 Dickson, George Campbell, U. G. 

 Agor, Frank H. Smith, George Ander- 

 son, Chas. Frankenbach, and Robert 

 Melrose. 



RHODE ISLAND NURSERYMEN 

 ORGANIZE. 



The Nurserymen of Rhode Island 

 met in Andrew's Hall on Thursday, 

 February the sixth, and formed the 

 Rhode Island Nurserymen's Associa- 

 tion. The following officers were 

 elected: 



President, C. H. Greaton, Provi- 

 dence; vice-president, C. W. Morey. 

 Woonsocket; secretary, D. A. Clarke, 

 Fiskeville; treasurer, V. A. Vanicek, 

 Newport. 



The executive committee consists of 

 the officers and the following mem- 

 bers: C. M. Holland, Woonsocket; 

 Walter Barth and D. A. Bohuslav. 

 Newport. 



The chief topic for discussion at the 

 meeting was the "Quarantine Order 

 Number 37," promulgated by the 

 Secretary of Agriculture. Resolutions 

 were passed condeming the order as 

 framed and the secretary was ordered 

 to send copies of the resolution to 

 the Secretary of Agriculture and to 

 the senators and representatives in 

 Congress from Rhode Island. 



Daniel A. Clarke, Sec. 



At a meeting on January 6th of the 

 Montreal Gardeners' & Florists' Club, 

 a paper was read on the Gardener's 

 and Florists' Club, a paper was read 

 on The Gardener's Recompense. The 

 new president, Mr. Robbins, occupied 

 the chair. 



CHICAGO FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The Chicago Florists' Club held its 

 regular meeting Feb. 6 at the Hotel 

 Randolph with President A. J. Zech 

 in the chair. The installation of Vice- 

 President Walter Amling, who was un- 

 able to be present at the previous 

 meeting, was the first business trans- 

 acted. 



The following names were present- 

 ed for membership: D. J. O'Keefe, 

 1213 N. Madison St.; Ove Gnatt, La 

 Porte,' Ind.; John G. Poehlmann, 72 E. 

 Randolph St.; Nick Lemperis, 72 E. 

 Randolph St.. Frank McCabe, 180 N. 

 Wabash Ave.; Wm. Wichtendahl, May- 

 wood, 111.; W. G. Earle, Park Ridge, 

 111.; Fred E. Matti, 1677 Olive Ave., 

 Chicago; the rules were suspended 

 and all were elected to membership. 



President Zech appointed the follow- 

 ing chairmen of standing committees: 

 Good of the order, T. E. Waters; pub- 

 licity, A. Lange; Garden Club, J. C. 

 Vaughan; advertising, Fred Lauten- 

 schlager; coal, C. L. Washburn; trans- 

 portation, Mr. Barker. Mr. Waters 

 requested that all members be ready 

 to act on his committee at any time. 

 Geo. Asmus made some very perti- 

 nent remarks on what advertising 

 should be done in the near future. 

 Fred Lautenschlager spoke for the 

 work of the advertising committee 

 that handled the posters and moved 

 that $500 be given toward the national 

 advertising fund which was carried. It 

 was also voted that $200 be given to 

 the wholesalers and retailers' associa- 

 tion for local advertising, the club's 

 advertising committee to work with 

 them. 



George Asmus moved that the 

 American Carnation Society be invited 

 to meet in Chicago in January, 1920. 

 and that a committee be appointed to 

 make the arrangements, and Fred Lau- 

 tenschlager moved that the Illinois 

 State Florists' Association be invited 

 to meet in Chicago at the same time. 

 The following committee of arrange- 

 ments was appointed: C. W. Johnson, 

 Geo. Asmus and Fred Lautenschlager. 



Mr. Mazey of Minneapolis addressed 

 the club. A committee was appointed 

 by Pres. Zech to draw up resolutions 

 on the death of the four members who 

 have passed away since Jan. 1st, Wm. 

 H, Amling, Nick Karthause, Thos. Mc- 

 Allister and Conrad Frauenfelder. 



This was Novelty Night and the fol- 

 lowing were shown and passed upon 

 by the judges: 



Laddie by Jos. H. Hill. Richmond, 

 Ind., 89: Ruth Baur by Baur & Stein- 

 kamp. Indianapolis, 89: Seedling No. 9 

 kamp, Indianapolis, 89; Seedling No. 9, 

 79 and Seedling No. 27, 82 by E. Bla- 

 meuer. Stiff Stem Sport of Good 

 Cheer, Honorable Mention. 



A vase of Columbia rose by A. F. 

 Amling Co., calendulas by Geo. Ball, 

 Sir Watkin narcissus and Proserpine 

 tulips, all of home grown bulbs by Pe- 

 ter Pearson, 5784 Gunnison St., Chi- 

 cago, each received honorable men- 

 tion. Poehlmann Bros, had a fine dis- 

 play of Valentine Novelties which 

 were also given honorable mention. 



T. E. Waters of Poehlmann Bros.. 

 thought out a new idea from a memo- 

 rial standpoint. The club having lost 

 four members by death since Jan. 1st, 

 he arranged a table with four vacant 

 chairs and a wreath of gold magnolia 

 leaves and gold ribbon at each place. 



