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HOETICULTUBE 



December 2, 1916 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



The executive committee of the 

 American Rose Society held a special 

 session in Horticultural Hall, Phila- 

 delphia, Pa., on the afternoon of Nov. 

 22. There was an attendance of 

 twenty-three persons representing 

 the Philadelphia Florists' Club and 

 the Pennsylvania Horticultural So- 

 ciety. A very full discussion took place 

 relative to where the best place would 

 be to fix upon for the Spring Exhibi- 

 tion of March 20, 21, 22 and 23, 1917. 

 The discussion was finally brought to 

 a head by a motion by Joseph Hea- 

 cock. recommending the holding of the 

 next annual meeting and exhibition of 

 the American Rose Society in the 

 First Regiment Armorj', March 20, 

 21, 22 and 23, 1917, and was duly sec- 

 onded. The motion was put by Presi- 

 dent Pennock and unanimously carri- 

 ed. It was voted that a committee be 

 appointed to engage the Armory Hall, 

 George Burton to be chairman, also 

 that Adolph Farenwald be appointed 

 exhibition manager. It was further 

 decided that a local secretary be ap- 

 pointed, and FYed. Cowperthwaite was 

 designated for that position. A com- 

 mittee on the exhibits of private gar- 

 deners and to solicit the same was ap- 

 pointed with William Kleinheinz, 

 Ogontz, Pa., as chairman. Other com- 

 mittees were constituted as follows: 

 On Commercial Exhibits, George Bur- 

 ton, Chestnut Hill, Phila., Pa.; Wal- 

 lace R. Pierson, Cromwell. Conn.; 

 George Asmus, Chicago, 111.; E. Allan 

 Pierce, Waltham, Mass.; T. B. Lang- 

 hans, Pittsburgh, Pa.'; Frank A. Fried- 

 ley, Rocky River, Ohio: Robert Simp- 

 son, Clifton, N. J.; J. A. Peterson. 

 "Westwood, Cincinnati, Ohio; William 

 F. Gude, Washington, D. C; Leo Nies- 

 sen. Phila., Pa. Advertising, W. F. 

 Therkildson, 471 No. 5th street, Phila- 

 delphia, Pa. Tickets, E. J. Fancourt, 

 Philadelphia, Pa. Decoration, John P. 

 iHabermehl. Treasurer for local ex- 

 penses, Alfred Burton. Schedule for 

 Cut Flowers, Harry O. May, Summit, 

 N. J.; Robert Simpson, Clifton, N. J.; 

 Adolph Farenwald, Roslyn, Pa. Offi- 

 cial headquarters will be at the office 

 of S. S. Pennock, 1612 Ludlow street, 

 Phila. Pa. The matter of providing a 

 refreshment stand was discussed and 

 referred to the manager with power. 

 The matter of complimentary tickets 

 to the members of the Philadelphia 

 Florists' Club and the Pennsylvania 

 Horticultural Society who assist in thn 

 work of the exhibition was referred to 

 Geo. Burton. The distribution of tick- 



Meetings Next Week 



Monday, Dec. 4. 



BernardSTille Horticultural So- 

 ciety, Horticultural Hall, Bernards- 

 ville, N. J. 



Elberon Horticultural Society, 

 Fire Hall. Elberou, X. J. 



Houston Florists' Club, Chamber 

 ' of Commerce Rooms, Houston, Tex. 

 I Montreal Gardeners' and Florists' 

 ' Club, Montreal, Canada. 



Xew Bedford Horticultural So- 

 I ciety. New Bedford. Mass. 

 I Washington Florists' Club. Wash- 

 ington, D. C. 



; Tuesdays Dec. 5. 



National Association of Gardeners, 



I Washington, D. C. Annual Conven- 

 ; tion. 



Florists' and Gardeners' Club of 

 Holyoke and Northampton, Mass. 



Lake Geneva Gardeners' and Fore- 

 men's Association. Horticultural 

 Hall. Lake Geneva, Wis. 



Los Angeles County Horticultural 

 .Society. Los Angeles. Cal. 



Pater.son Floricultural Society, Y. 

 M. C. A. Bldg.. Paterson. X. J. 

 i riiiladclphia Florists' Club. Hor- 

 ticultural Hall, rhiladelphia. Pa. 

 i, Pittsburgh Florists' and Garden- 



II ers' Club. Fort Pitt Hotel, Pitts- 

 I burgh. Pa. 



Wednesday, Dec. 6. 



Tuxedo Horticultural 

 1 Tuxedo Park. N. V. 



Society, 



Thursday, Dec. 7. 



Albany Florists' Club, Albany, 

 I N. Y. 



Reailing (Pa.) Florists' Aasocia- 

 j tion. Heading, Pa. 



Southampton Horticultural So- 

 I clety. Odd Fellows Hall, Southamp- 

 I ton, N. r. 



Friday, Dec. 8. 



Connecticut llorliiultural So- 

 I clety. County Building, Hartford, 

 I Conn. 



Westchester and Fairfield Horti- 

 I cultural Society. Doran's Hall. 

 I Greenwich, Conn. 



Saturday, Dec. 9. 



Doblis Ferry Gardeners" Associa- 

 I tion, Dobbs Ferry, X. Y. 



ets to the press is to be left with W. 

 F. Therkildson. 



The matter of tlie price of ticket 

 was discussed at some length, and it 

 was resolved that florists, mercliants 

 or seedsmen who wish to buy tickets 

 for distribution shall pay at the rate 

 of 25c. each in lots of ' one hundred, 

 and that the regular ticket of admis- 

 sion shall Ije 50c. In regard to chil- 

 dren's tickets at reduced rates, tliis 

 is to be left in the hands of the man- 

 ager and ticket committee. 



A motion was unanimously carried 

 that it was the sense of the American 

 Rose Society and of this meeting, that 

 a resolution of thanks be extended to 

 the Pennsylvania Horticultural So- 

 ciety for the use of Horticultural Hall, 

 and the courtesies extended to us, and 

 that the secretary be directed to for- 

 ward this sentiment in an official com- 

 munication to the Society. 



Benjamix Hammond, Sec. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HOR- 

 TICULTURISTS. 



Department of Plant Registration. 



Public notice is given that W. Atlee 

 Burpee & Co., Philadelphia, Pa., offer 

 for registration the Dahlias described 

 below. Any person objecting to the 

 registration, or to the use of the pro- 

 posed names, is requested to com- 

 municate with the secretary at once. 

 Failing to receive objection to the 

 registration the same will be made 

 three weeks from this date. 



Descriptions : — Paeony-Flowered 

 Dahlia. Parentage: Seedling from 

 Mrs. Hugh Dickson. An early and 

 profuse bloomer. Flowers large. 

 Color, salmon pink, heavily flushed 

 yellow and amber. The central 

 twisted florets are clear yellow with 

 suffusion of salmon and amber. 

 Height. 4% to 5 feet. Name, Mrs. 

 John Gribbel. 



Decorative Dahlia Parentage: Flora 

 crossed Baron G. de Grancy. Flow- 

 ers of medium size, pure white, 

 of good depth, and produced on very 

 long stiff stems. Height 4% feet. 

 Name, Jean Kerr. 



Paeony Flowered Dahlia. Parent- 

 age: Seedling from .Mrs. Hugh Dick- 

 son. Flowers of large size. An early 

 and continuous bloomer. Color, sal- 

 monbuff with pinkish-salmon suffu- 

 sion. Reverse of petals reddish-sal- 

 mon. Height 4V2 to 5 feet. Name, 

 John D. Rockefeller. 



Nov. 25, 1916. John Yovng, Sec. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF 

 AMERICA. 



The following reports have been 

 submitted by tlie committe appointed 

 by the Society: 



Exhibited at New York, Nov. 8, by 

 Carl Schaefter. supt. for Richard 

 Mortimer, Tuxedo, N. Y. : all anemone 

 varieties. Yellow Prince, yellow, points 

 90; Mortimer, light pink, yellow cen- 

 ter, points 88; Old Rose, old rose, 

 bronze tint, points 92; Titian Beauty, 

 bronze, red shadings, points 90; June, 

 light pink, points 85: Graf von Oriola, 

 deep pink, yellow center, points 96; 

 Wee Wah, bright bronze, points 90; H. 

 J. Heinz, liglit yellow, deep yellow 

 center, points 87; Wilfreda, amber 

 bronze, iwints S8; Graf von Fleming, 

 white, points 88; Pepita, white tinted 

 pink, points 90: Clemencia. deep laven- 

 der, points 87; Innocenia, blush tinted 

 pink, points 94; 



Exhibited at New York. Nov. 18, by 

 E. G. Hill Co., Richmond. Ind. Whit- 

 tier, yellow, Jap. Inc., com. points 85; 

 Browning, amber bronze, Jap. Refl., 

 com. points 80; at Pliiladelphia, Nov. 

 18. Whittier, yellow, Jap. Inc., com. 

 points 89; Browning, light bronze, Jap. 

 Inc., com. points 85. 



Exhibited at Chicago, 111., Nov. 18. 

 by Deerfield Nurseries, Deerfield, 111. 



