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HORTICULTURE 



July 29, 1916 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



AMERICAN SWEET PEA SOCIETY. 



Address of President William Gray at Bar 

 Harbor, Me. 



Fellow Members of the American 



Sweet Pea Society: 



I am sure that the members of the 

 American Sweet Pea Society cannot 

 but note the steady Improvement that 

 has taken place during the past few- 

 years in the cultivation of the sweet 

 pea, and feel proud of the fact that 

 the society has provided through its 

 exhibitions the incentive for such 

 marked improvement. 



It is unfortunate that in some sec- 

 tions the weather conditions of the 

 past two years have dampened the 

 enthusiasm in those localities, but it 

 is a pleasure to note that the in- 

 creased interest in other sections 

 more favored has been sufficient to 

 keep the exhibitions up to the stan- 

 dard now set. 



I am of the opinion that a mistake 

 is being made in holding our shows 

 away from the large centers where 

 means of communication are easy and 

 economical, especially for the ama- 

 teur. The amateur should receive 

 more encouragement in the way of 

 generous prizes, and the classes of- 

 fered for amateurs should be kept 

 separate from the private gardeners' 

 classes. 



Members may not be aware that it 

 is only through the generosity of the 

 trade that the society has been able 

 to meet its obligations, and it is with 

 the hope that the society may in time 

 become self-supporting that this is be- 

 ing done. I understand from our sec- 

 retary that many members have not 

 kept up their interest in the society 

 and I would suggest a weeding out of 

 such members from the list, and that 

 a campaign be started to place the so- 

 ciety on a self-supporting basis. 



The schedules of our shows should 

 be placed in the hands of the mem- 

 bers and intending exhibitors early in 

 the year, so that intending exhibitors 

 may decide the classes to grow for, 

 and the seed firms offering prizes may 

 receive some benefit. With such a 

 popular flower as the Sweet Pea it 

 should be possible to awaken enotigh 

 interest to have a successful society 

 as well as successful exhibitions. I 

 believe there is a future for such a 

 society, and while I greatly appreciate 

 the honor with which you have 

 favored me, I also wish to assure you 

 of my continued interest 'in "the 

 society. 



GLADIOLUS SOCIETY OF OHIO. 



The fourth annual exhibition and 

 flower show of The Gladiolus Society 

 of Ohio will be held in the Assembly 

 rooms of The Hollenden Hotel, Cleve- 

 land, on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 

 18-19, 1916. Copies of the premium 

 list will be furnished members and all 

 intending exhibitors on request. All 

 who expect to exhibit will please 

 notify the chairman of the executive 

 committee, R. E. Huntington. Plaines- 

 ville. O., stating the number of vases 

 or amount of space desired. 



Wilbur A. Cukisty. Sec. and Treas. 



COMING EXHIBITIONS. 



August 15-18. Houston, Te.xa8. 

 Trade Exhiljitioii in connection wltU 

 S. A. F. Convention. 



August 24-35. — Lewiston. (Me.) 

 Annual Flower Sbow, Gardeners' 

 Union. Lewiston City Hall. 



August 3, Oyster Bay, L. I., N. Y.— 

 Dahlia Show, Oyster Bay Horticul- 

 tural Society. 



August 11-12-13, Boston. — American 

 Gladiolus Society, Horticultural Hall. 



August 24, Worcester, Mass. — 

 Gladiolus Exhibition. 



Sept. 2-9, Cleveland, Ohio.— Indus- 

 trial Exhibition and Fair. 



Svra<?use, N. Y.. Sept. 11-16. — New 

 Yorii State Fair. 



Sept. 12-13, Providence, B. I. — 

 Rhode Island Horticultural Society, 

 Narragansett Hotel. 



Sept. 11-10, Syracuse, N. Y.— 

 Seventy-Sixth Annual New York 

 State Fair. 



Geouge A\ . Kehh. 



President -plect American SwoeL Pea 



Society. 



AMERICAN GLADIOLUS SOCIETY. 



The schedule of the seveutli annual 

 exhibition of the American Gladiolus 

 Society to be held under the auspices 

 of the Massachusetts Horticultural So- 

 ciety at Horticultural Hall. Boston. 

 Mass.. on August 11, 12 and 13, 1916. 

 has been received. Twenty - seven 

 classes are liberally provided for by 

 the Massachusetts Horticultural So- 

 ciety and President C. F. Fairbanks 

 puts up $25 for 1st and $10 for 2nd 

 premium for best seedling gladiolus, 

 one spike. Fifty-nine classes more are 

 mostly devoted to special prizes by va- 

 rious firms, societies and individuals. 

 A big show is predicted. 



The schedule of prizes is now ready 

 and may be had free from the Secre- 

 tary. Those wishing to make trade 

 exhibits should advise the under- 

 signed how much space they require, 

 limited to 150 square feet, for which 

 there is no charge. 



Correction — in class '87 — the offer 

 of the medal should read Gardoi, 

 IMagazine Achievement Medal, no' 

 Garden City Magazine, as printed. 

 H. YouELL. Sec'v. 



538 Cedar St., Syracuse, N. Y. 



R. R. RATES TO HOUSTON. 



Michael Barker. Chairman Trans- 

 portation Committee, Chicago Flor- 

 ists' Club, advises us that the rate 

 from Chicago to Houston and return 

 is $46.25 instead of $46.65, as prev- 

 iously announced. Also that the 

 round-trip rate from Memphis to 

 Houston and return is $28.25. 



New York to Houston by Water. 



The prospects for a large party to 

 attend tlie S. A. F. and 0. H. Conven- 

 tion at Houston, Texas, from August 

 15 to 18, are becoming brighter each 

 day. The opportunity for a delightful 

 sail of five days down the Atlantic 

 coast on a strong, comfortable steam- 

 er appeals to many, particularly as 

 it is the first time it has been possi- 

 ble to travel to an S. A. F. Conven- 

 tion via the ocean. 



The New York Florists' Club dele- 

 .gation will leave New York on Wed- 

 nesday, August 9, at 12 noon on the 

 S. S. Momus. due in New Orleans on 

 Monday, August 14. If the party 

 stays for the day, they will be guests 

 of the New Orleans florists. The run 

 by train thence to Houston is but 

 eleven hours. 



The rate is $80 to $83, according to 

 return route selected, this stim includ- 

 ing berth and meals on the boat. Res- 

 ervations must be made before August 

 1, as with the heavy travel on the 

 boats it will be impossible to hold the 

 state-rooms beyond that date. 



Already a dozen or more have signi- 

 fied tlieir intention of going. Make 

 up your mind now to visit the Con- 

 vention, and if you go from New York 

 get the benefit of this healthful trip. 



Information will be cheerfully 

 given and steamer reservations made 

 by J. R. Lewis, 



Sec'y Transportation Committee. 

 438 West 37th Street, New York City. 



MARYLAND STATE HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



The Summer Meeting of the Md. 

 State Horticultural Society will be 

 held at Hancock, Md., Aug. 29-30. 



This will afford a splendid oppor- 

 tunity for the members from all parts 

 of the State to see the great progress 

 and development of the fruit industry 

 of that section of Washington County. 

 Within a radius of a few miles around 

 Hancock there are growing about 

 300,000 fruit trees, both peach and ap- 

 ple, the majority of which are bear- 

 ing. The principal object of the sum- 

 mer meetings is to permit the mem- 

 bers to not only acquaint themselves 

 with the great development of the in- 

 dustry in various parts of Maryland, 

 but to also study methods practiced 

 by the growers in the culture of 

 trees and handling of the fruit. 



The members of the Society, and all 

 others interested in the industry, are 

 invited to assemble in Hancock on the 

 evening of August 29th. A meeting 

 will be held in the Town Hall, which 

 will be addressed by prominent speak- 

 ers. On Wednesday, August 30th, 9 

 A. M., tlie visitors will be conducted 

 llirough tlie orchards of the vicinity 

 in automobiles, as guests of the citi- 

 zens and fruit growers of Hancock. 



Dinner will be served at 1 P. M., 



