December 9, 1916 



HORTICULTUEE 



769 



SPECIMEN PLANTS 



For Your Rose Exhibit Next Spring 



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Rose Specialist, 



Woods Hole, Mass. 



The Birthplace of the World's Most Famous Ramblers 



BE IT K3SOLVED: Tliat, we strongly 

 urge our Kepresentatives and Senators In 

 Congress to vigorously support any meas- 

 ures proposed to carry out the provisiona 

 of such treaty, and to support the neces- 

 sary appropriations for the Department of 

 Agriculture, so that the Department can 

 enforce same. 



George W. Hess of the U. S. Bo- 

 tanic Garden was unanimously elected 

 as Washington Representative ot the 

 National Association of Gardeners. It 

 was generally acknowledged that no 

 better selection could have been made. 

 T. W. Head, of Lake Forest, 111., 

 made a strong plea for the holding of 

 the next convention at Chicago, 111., 

 giving the east full credit for the 

 work done in organizing the Associa- 

 tion and building it up, but declared 

 that now the west was ripe for mission- 

 ary work and he knew of no better 

 way to extend the work and useful- 

 ness of the Association at this time 

 than to come west with the conven- 

 tion next year to Chicago. His own 

 employer Mr. J. Ogden Armour had 

 expressed to him the warmest inter- 

 est in the matter of securing this 

 meeting for 1917 in Chicago and had 

 personally offered to interest himself 

 In aid of the convention if held there. 

 Mr. Head's remarks were applauded 

 strongly, and on motion of Past Presi- 

 dent Everitt, Chicago was selected as 

 the 1317 convention cit.v. .1. Barnet, 

 of Sewickley. announced that while 

 Pittsburgh had no objection to Chi- 

 cago, he wished it understood that 

 Pittsburgh was a candidate for the 

 1918 convention. 



It was voted to print a list of mem- 

 bers of the association for use of mem- 

 bers and others. Secretary Ebel an- 



nounced that the total membership 

 was now 1,200, and that some .300 new 

 members joined during the past year. 

 Joseph Manda thought that the as- 

 sociation was now of sufficient dig- 

 nity and importance to justify the 

 printing of its annual proceedings in 

 special pamphlet form, and so moved; 

 but on account of the present high cost 

 of paper, etc., the motion did not carry, 

 although the opinion was expressed 

 that Mr. Manda's idea was an excellent 

 one and should be followed out as soon 

 as the state of the treasury would 

 permit. William P. Gude was unani- 

 mously elected as an honorary member 

 in recognition of his many courtesies. 

 F. L. Mulford, horticulturist of the 

 Department ot Agriculture being 

 called upon then addressed the con- 

 vention with respect to a little of the 

 work of the department along lines in 

 which gardeners are interested, call- 

 ing attention to the work being done 

 at Arlington Park in connection with 

 the improvement of hardy chrysanthe- 

 mums; also the rose test garden 

 there in which the American Rose So- 

 ciety is co-operating, and the fine col- 

 lection of peonies in co-operation with 

 the American Peony Society, etc. 



Immediately following the morning 

 adjournment automobiles in waiting 

 conveyed the visitors through Potomac 

 Park, around the Lincoln Memorial 

 across the river to Arlington Ceme- 

 tery, and to the Arlington Farm of the 

 Agricultural Department, where the 

 various matters referred to in Mr. Mul- 

 ford's remarks of the morning were 

 pointed out. Fort Meyer was visited, 

 the old Lee mansion of historic inter- 

 est, back through Georgetown and out 



to the Bureau of Standards, where a 

 highly interesting demonstration of 

 liCjUid air was witnessed, from there 

 proceeding to Rock Creek Park and 

 Soldiers' Home, returning to luncheon 

 at the Xew Ebbitt as guests of the 

 Gude Bros. Co., and after luncheon 

 visiting the commercial establishments 

 and greenhouses, including that of the 

 Gude Bros. Co. The table decorations 

 at the luncheon were chrysanthemums 

 and Radiance roses, a variety that is 

 at i)resent exceedingly popular in 

 Washington and which tlie Gude Bros. 

 Co. can hardly supply up to the de- 

 mand. The convention re-assembled 

 in the evening and reports of officers 

 and committees were heard. The 

 treasurer's annual report, showed a 

 surplus of $2,0"0 in the treasury. 



The following officers were elected 

 to serve during the ensuing year: 

 Thomas W. Head, president: Theodore 

 Wirth, vice-president; .M. C. Ebel. 

 secretary; .lames Stuart, treasurer; 

 William Turner; Peter Duff, William 

 Duckham, William Klcinheinz and I. 

 F. Muss, trustees. 



ROSE TOURNAMENT AT PASA- 

 DENA. CAL. 



The Hose Tournament of I'asadena 

 on New Year's Day this year will be 

 one of the most gor.geous floral dis- 

 plays ever attempted in this country. 

 The huge hot houses of the million- 

 aires who make tlieir winter homes 

 there will be stripped for the occasion 

 and this year, for the first time, the 

 city has planted a municipal rose 

 garden to supply flowers for the city 

 and public school entries. 



