August 19, 1916 



HORTICULTURE 



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ufacture which for many years have 

 helped our displays. 



National Flower Show. 



Our National Flower Show, at Phila- 

 delphia last March, proved to be a 

 huge success. Chairman George As- 

 mus, in the report which he will 

 make to tJie Convention, will deal 

 with the work incidental to the 

 preparations for the Show ;iiid the 

 results accomplished. The Society 

 is to be congratulated upon hav- 

 ing for the fourth time successfully or- 

 ganized and carried out an exposition 

 showing the advance of horticulture in 

 America, an exposition eclipsing all 

 predecessors. 



Necrology. 



We have lost through death: 



Edwin Lonsdale (life), Sept. 1, l'.il."i; W. 

 Atlee Bnrpee (life), Nov. ■_'(>. 1!)!."); Win. 

 Mnrpby. Sept. 27. lOl.T : Frederick- W. 

 Bruenig. Feb. 25, 1915; Albert McCullough 

 (pioneer), Jan. 13, IMG: Robert Haentze 

 (life), Mav 5, 191B; Max Rudolpb, Feb. 2a, 

 imfi: Conrad BerRestermann, Feb. 20, 1916; 

 William YounK, Nov. 11. 1916; Jos. H. Cun- 

 ningham, March 4. 191(5; August Krueger 

 (life). March 3. 191(5; Wm. F. Kasting (life), 

 June 15. 1916; Walter P. Stokes (lite), July 

 1. 1916; Wm. Tricker, July 11, 1916; John 

 W. Poehlmann, July 14, 1916. 



It is with profound regret that in 

 this list I have to chronicle the death 

 of three more than ordinarily promi- 

 nent members of our trade: Edwin 

 Lonsdale, W. Atlee Burpee and Wil- 

 liam F. Kasting. 



Mr. Lonsdale was a past president 

 of our Society, and for one year served 

 as its secretary. He was a pioneer 

 member, and keenly interested in our 

 organization. His services were at all 

 times available in any work of the 

 Society in which his knowledge and 

 skill were of use, and he gave them 

 unstintingly, officially or otherwise. 

 His willingness to help a fellow mem- 

 ber whenever possible to solve horti- 

 cultural problems was heartily appre- 

 ciated, and he will be greatly missed by 

 many of us who have .sought his coun- 

 sel. 



Mr. Burpee was a life member, his 

 membership dating from 1886, the sec- 

 ond year of the Society's existence. He 

 took a great interest in the Society's 

 affairs, and gave evidence of his in- 

 terest by his earnest support of ev- 

 erything tending to advance our work. 

 He was one of the most widely known 

 members of our organization, and his 

 delightful personality endeared him to 

 all who (jame in contact with him. 



In the death of Mr. Kasting, our late 

 highly esteemed treasurer, our Society 

 sustains a great loss. His sudden de- 

 mise on June 15 came as a shock to 

 us all. Few there are in the Society 

 who did not know him, and ex- 

 pressions of sorrow at the time he was 

 called away were general. His interest 

 in the affairs of our Society was most 

 Intense in character, and his counsel 

 was sought in all our plans and pro- 

 jects. He was a life member, and 

 served as president in 1906. His ef- 

 ficient services as our treasurer for 

 several years have played an import- 

 ant part in our advancement, and his 

 business sagacity was ever a protection 

 to us against unwise investment. W' 

 shall miss him for his companionship 

 and his business acumen, both of 

 which we could ill afford to lose. 



Plant Registration. 



The following plants have been 

 registered since the last Convention: 



No. 629— Dec. 4, 1915. Canna Lafayette, 

 by Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, I'a. 



No. 630— Dec. 4, 1915. Canada Wlndmar, 

 by Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. 



No. 0.31— Jan. 1, 1916. Cattlcya Perclval- 

 iana Roeblingiana, by Lager & Hurrell, 

 Summit, N. J. 



No. 632— Jan. 13, 1916. Cattleya Percival- 

 iana Aurora, by Lager & Hurrell, Summit, 

 N. J. 



No. 63:;— Jan. 15, 1916. Cattleya Percival- 

 iaua speetabile, by Lager & Hurrell, Sum 

 niit, N. J. 



No. 6;f4— Jan. 15, 1916. Cattleya Perclval- 

 iaua resplemlens, by Lager & Hurrell, Sum- 

 mit, X. J. 



No. ():15— Jan. 15. 1916. Cattleya Percival- 

 iaua Stanley Ranger, by Lager & Hurrell, 

 Summit, N. J. 



No. 636— Jan. 1.5, 1916. Cattleva Pereival- 

 iana superba, by Lager & Hurrell, Summit, 



No. 637— Jan. 15, 1916. Cattleya Percival- 

 iaua grandillora. by Lager & Hurrell, Sum- 

 mit, N. J. 



No. 6.38— Jan. 15, 191(5. Cattleya Percival- 

 iana gigantea. by Lager & Hurrell, Sum- 

 mit. N. ,i. 



John J. Hess 

 Treasurer, Society of American Florists 



No. 639— Jan. 1.5, 1!)16. Cattleya Percival- 

 iana expansa, by Lager & Hurrell, Summit, 

 N. J. 



No. 640— Jan. 15, 1916. Cattleya Perclval - 

 iana atropurpurea, by Lager & Hurrell, 

 Summit. N. J. 



No. 641— Jan. 1.5. 1916. Cattleya Pereival- 

 iana oreol, by Lager & Hurrell, Summit, 

 N. J. 



No. 642— March 11, 1910. Rose Bedford 

 Belle, by Bedford Flower Co.. Bedford 

 Hills, N. Y. 



No. 643— May 27. 1916. Freesia splendens, 

 by Rudolph Fischer, San Gabriel. Cal. 



No. 644— July 8. 1916. Salvi.a Elizabeth 

 Dunbar, by John Dunbar. Rochester, N. Y. 



Medals. 



Silver medal awarded Bassett & 

 Washburn, for Carnation Belle Wash- 

 burn, Jan. 26, 1916, 



Bronze medal awarded Charles 

 Weber, for Carnation Laura Weber, 

 Jan. 26, 1916. 



Mothers' Day Fund. 



The list of subscribers to the Moth- 

 ers' Day or Miss Anna Jarvis fund 

 numbers 100 and the amount sub- 

 scribed totals $634. 



SECRETARY'S FINANCIAL STATE- 

 MENT. 

 January 1 to July 1, 1916. 

 Receipts. 



Dui s. 1913 — 2 at $3.00 $ 6.00 



Dues. 1914 — 10 at 3.00 30.00 



Dues. 1915— :!7 at 3.00 111.00 



Dues, 1916—789 at 3.00 2,367.00 



Dues, 1917— Sat 3.00 24.00 



Dues, 1918— 1 at 3.00 3.00 



Fees and dues, new members — 160 



at $5.00 800.00 



Life members— 37 at $25.00 925.00 



Collection included with check .10 



Interest, etc., Tri-State Loan & 



Trust Co 125.00 



Interest, etc., Trl-State Loan & 



Trust Co 65.97 



$4 457 07 

 Remitted to Wm. F. Kasting. Tr.-asui-er: 



General Fund .$;!.04:).10 



Permanent Fund 1,090.97 



Cash on hand 323.00 



.$4,457.07 



TREASURER'S REPORT. 



Receipts and disbursements for the 

 year 1915 and balances of the several 

 funds are shown in detail on the late 

 treasurer's report to the Executive 

 Board at its annual meeting last 

 spring, the following being a sum- 

 mary of that report: 



I'erniani-nt Fund .$19,847.88 



General I'und 11,615.74 



National Flower Show Fund 1,654.34 



.$.33,117.96 

 The Treasurer's Report up to July 

 5, 1916, shows balances as follows: 



Permanent Fund .$21,450.80 



(ieneral Fund 21.645.81 



National Flower Show Fund 6,104.13 



Total Amount Invested $49,200.74 



REPORT OF THE WASHINGTON 

 REPRESENTATIVE, WM. F. GUDE 



The last year has been a busy one 

 for the Washington representative. 

 While there are no specific duties lobe 

 perfoimed by that officer, yet there are 

 daily calls to answer questions, both 

 locally and by mail on all manner of 

 propositions, and also to contribute 

 such information as he can to all 

 members of the S. A. F. and O. H. 

 seeking the same. He is particularly 

 called on to assist the various com- 

 mittees. There has been much legis- 

 lation under discussion in Congress 

 during the past year, affecting our in- 

 dustry, such as the unfair competition 

 or anti-dumping law, mail censor- 

 ship, freight embargo, a bill to en- 

 large the Botanic Gardens at Wash- 

 ington, D. C, and also a bill making 

 the mountain laurel the national 

 flower of the United States. Other 

 matters also have been brought to my 

 attention, all of which have been 

 dealt with through the proper com- 

 mittees, and will be reported on 

 later at this session. 



The rose gardens at the Arlington 

 Experimental Farm are progressing 

 nicely. While they have not ad- 

 vanced as rapidly as we had hoped, 

 yet they promise to be in fine shape 

 in another year or two. We have to 

 date 687 varieties of roses in this 

 rose test garden, including many 

 from foreign countries. Germany, 

 France and Ireland, and a consign- 

 ment in the latter part of July from 

 Australia. This is as it should be, 

 and we hope our friends and fellow- 

 florists from all parts of the world 

 will continue to send roses for this 

 garden. Again, we ask that anyone 

 having new stock to be tested or any 

 varieties of roses that are not already 

 planted in the test garden at Wash- 



