April 12, 1919 



If i) i;t 1 G r LTURE 



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MAY FLOWERING TULIPS 



The long-time favorite single early 

 tulips still retain their popularity in 

 the embellishment of the spring gar- 

 den but the Darwin and Mayflowering 



section is one o£ tne crowning glorie.; 

 of the tulip race. There Is a stateli- 

 ness and refinement in their un- 

 rivalled velvety art-tinted flowers, 



borne on tail erect stems, which is 

 simply irresistible and which no other 

 denizen of the spring show beds can 

 dim. 



THE AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 

 The twentieth annual meeting of 

 the American Rose Society was held 

 at Hotel Breslin, New York City. 

 April 2, at 3 o'clock, President Ham- 

 mond presiding. The president in his 

 annual report reviewed briefly the de- 

 velopment of the Society during the 

 twenty years of its existence, and em- 

 phasized the broadened interest in 

 rose growing which has resulted dur- 

 ing the period. The Secretary re- 

 ported a membership, April 1st, of 

 1203, and the Treasurer reported a 

 balance of $2137.58. The election of 

 officers resulted as follows: President, 

 Captain George C. Thomas, Chestnut 

 Hill, Philadelphia, Pa.; Vice-President, 

 F. L. Atkins, Rutherford, N. J.; Treas- 

 urer, Harry O. May, Summit, X. J.; 

 Secretary, E. A. White, Ithaca, N. Y. 

 Members of the Executive Committee 

 for three years, Robert Pyle, West 

 Grove, Pa.; George H. Peterson, Fair 

 Lawn, N. J.; James Boyd, Haverford, 

 Pa. The President named Robert 

 Simpson, Frank Traendly and Eu- 

 gene Dailledouze a special committee 

 to audit the books of the Treasurer. 

 Following the election of officers, 

 Treasurer May expressed the appreci- 



ation which he personally felt the So- 

 ciety should extend the retiring Presi- 

 dent, Benjamin Hammond, for the 

 many years of faithful service he has 

 devoted to the organization. It was 

 moved by J. Horace McFarland that 

 the Society express to Mr. Hammond 

 by a rising vote its deep gratitude for 

 the efficient services he has rendered. 

 The result of the vote was unanimous. 

 Messrs. Pyle and Pennock also ex- 

 pressed their appreciation of the way 

 in which Mr. Hammond stood by the 

 Society in its years of adversity. Mr. 

 Pyle recalled the time when the finan- 

 ces of the society were at a low ebb, 

 and when Mr. Hammond came for- 

 ward offering to give a substantial 

 sum to help put the society on its 

 feet. Mr. Pennock moved that Mr. 

 and Mrs. Hammond be presented with 

 a vase of roses as a slight token of 

 appreciation of the good will of the 

 Society. 



Previous to the annual meeting, a ses- 

 sion of the Executive Committee was 

 held in the office of the Secretary of the 

 Society of American Florists and Orna- 

 mental Horticulturists, 1170 Broadway. 

 Consideration was made of the appoint- 

 ment of a committee to award the 



Gertrude H. Hubbard gold medal for 

 the best rose of American origin in- 

 troduced during the last five years. 

 It was the opinion of the Executive 

 Committee that only the varieties reg- 

 istered with the American Rose So- 

 ciety should be considered eligible for 

 this medal. The Secretary was in- 

 structed to prepare a list of the varie- 

 ties eligible and mail these to each 

 member of the Committee. It was also 

 voted that the award of the Hubbard 

 medal be postponed until a fall meet- 

 ing of the Executive Committee so 

 that special consideration might be 

 given eligible varieties during the 

 summer. J. Horace McFarland, as 

 chairman of the committee appointed 

 at the last meeing to consider changes 

 in the constitution and by-laws of the 

 Society, read these changes in detail. 

 It was voted that the Secretary be in- 

 structed to prepare a draft of the 

 changes under consideration and to 

 mail these to each member of the 

 Committee. The question of reducing 

 the life membership fee was discussed, 

 and it was the opinion of the Commit- 

 tee that the present fee of $50 is not 

 too high and that no change should be 

 made. E. A. White, Secretary. 



