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HORTICULTURE 



December 23, 1916 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS CLUB 

 OF BOSTON. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 above Society was held at Horticul- 

 tural Hall, Boston, on Tuesday even- 

 ing Dec. 19. The lecture of the even- 

 ing was given by J. N. Keeler, Boston 

 manager for Hitchings & Co. Eight 

 new members were elected. It was 

 decided that the annual banquet be 

 held at Horticultural Hall on Feb. 7, 

 1917. 



Mr. Keeler in his interesting talk ex- 

 plained that his concern divided pri- 

 vate greenhouse construction into four 

 distinct types: the straight roof gutter 

 eave, the standard curved eave, the 

 serai-curvilinear and curvilinear type. 

 The gutter eave and curvilinear types 

 are the oldest, then came the standard 

 curved eave and finally the semi-curvi- 

 linear type of which more arc being 

 liiiilt now than any other. 



The reason for the popularity of the 

 senii-curvilincar type was described as 

 being due to the fact that by its use 

 one obtains continuous and direct side 

 ventilation above the benches, extra 

 high growing space over the side 

 benches which is obtained by having 

 the eaves curved to a 30-inch radius, 

 the use of glass in lights 24-inch square 

 and the generally fine proportions that 

 houses of this newest type have. 



The speaker pointed out that al- 

 though other concerns followed their 

 lead in building houses with curved 

 eaves and side ventilation above the 

 walls, they are still held to the 16 or 

 2-4-inch radius curved eaves and the 

 use of 16-inch wide glass, while his 

 concern had standardized on the house 

 having 30-inch radius eaves and 24- 

 inch wide glass. 



Mr. Keeler also showed by a series 

 of slides how a large range of green- 

 houses could be built up from a start 

 of one house and a service building to 

 any nimiber of houses by simply plan- 

 ning for the whole range right at the 

 start and then building each house as 

 a new unit. The proper planning, he 

 said, would save a great deal of bother 

 and expense when new houses are 

 added. 



Some very interesting views were 

 shown of greenhouse boilers during 

 the process of manufacture, from the 

 making of the sand cores to the final 

 testing. 



Under the head of commercial green- 

 house construction a comparison was 

 made of the older arrangement in 

 which six lights of IC-inch wide glass 

 is used to each section of 8 ft. by 4 in., 

 with the newest method which is called 

 the "Reconstructed Construction." In 

 the latter type the rafters are spaced 

 12 ft. 1% in. apart and seven lights of 

 20-inch wide glass are used in each 

 section. The purlins are spaced farth- 

 er apart also, so that one-third less 

 rafters, columns, roof bars and pur- 

 lins are required. Each member is 

 made proportionately heavier, Mr. 

 Keeler said, with the result that houses 

 of this type were lighter, stronger and 

 much more satisfactory in every other 



way than houses of the older type. 



A nice exhibit was put up by W. W. 

 Edgar Co., consisting of good flowered 

 azaleas, cyclamen, freesias. Euphor- 

 bia jacquiniaeflora and a robust plant 

 of Acalypha Sanderi, the latter very at- 

 tractive with its long tassels of light 

 crimson flowers. The whole received 

 a certificate of honorable mention. Be- 

 gonia Mrs. Peterson from the same ex- 

 hibitor, received a report of merit. 



Two well-grown plants of Erlangea 

 lomentosa from Faulkner Farm re- 

 ceived a report of cultural merit. This 

 is the first time this plant has been 

 exhibited before the club. ' 



The annual election of officers was 

 held at this meeting and the follow- 

 ing were elected: President, James 

 .VIethven; vice-president, A. K. Rogers; 

 secretary, W. N. Craig; treasurer, S. 

 .J. Goddard; executive committee, H. 

 H. Bartsch, W. J. Kennedy, Peter Mil- 

 ler, Thomas Coles, W. H. Judd. 



SEWICKLEY HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



At the regular monthly meeting of 

 the Sewickley (Pa.) Horticultural So- 

 ciety, Dec. 12, M. Curran resigned his 

 office of secretary. New office bearers 

 for 1917 were elected as follows: Presi- 

 dent. John Barnet; vice-president, A. 

 E. Bonsey; treasurer, Wm. Thompson, 

 Jr.; secretary, John Carman (address 

 care of Col. Schoonmaker, Sewickley, 

 Pa.) ; executive committee, Alex. David- 

 son, Wm. Thomson, Sr., Chas. Patton, 

 R. Bosel, Wm. Gillies. John Barnes 

 and .\. E. Bonsey gave an interesting 

 account of their trip to the convention 

 at Washington, D. C, and intimated 

 that there were prospects of the 1918 

 convention coming to Pittsburgh. The 

 secretary's annual report showed the 

 Society to be in a flourishing condition. 

 Owing" probably to the wintry weather 

 the exhibits were very few. Twenty- 

 one new members were elected and 

 eight applications were filed. 



M. CUBRAN. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HOR- 

 TICULTURISTS. 

 The first preliminary plant schedule 

 of the Fifth National Flower Show to 

 be held in the Coliseum, St. Louis, Mo.. 

 April 6-15 inclusive, 1918, has been 

 distributed from the office of the Sec- 

 retary. Complete schedule, which will 

 include all cut flower classes, will he 



"issued later. For additional schedules, 

 or information, regarding space in the 

 trade section, apply to John Young, 

 Secretary, 53 West 28th street, New 

 York. The National Flower Show 

 Ccmmittee will welcome any sugges- 

 tions or recommendations as to where 

 this schedule may be improved. All 

 communications on this subject will 

 receive careful consideration, and the 



' Committee will include these recom- 

 mendations if approved in the next 

 schedule. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



The Executive Committee of the 

 American Rose Society at its meeting 

 on December 11th in New York City, 

 registered the rose "Mrs. Chas. Gers- 

 dorff," a new climbing hybrid tea of- 

 fered by Chas. E. F. Gersdorff, Wash- 

 ington, D. C, described as follows: 



"The plant Is of strong climbing habit, 

 sending strong canes yearly from the root, 

 both in spring and fall. Strong thorns not 

 too thickly set. Profuse and almost con- 

 stant flowering habit. Flowers generally 

 borne singly though always in clusters of 

 two to four. Foliage ver.v durable, re- 

 maining in good condition In hot sunshine 

 for five days by actual test. Buds large 

 lilic tulips in .sliape. Color a lieautiful 

 Klilarney pink, shading to blush shell pink. 

 The flowers possess a strong hybrid tea 

 fragrance. Have grown these roses for 

 past seven years outdoors without protec- 

 tion in both northern and southern ex- 

 posures without winter killing." 



An Invitation was received from 

 Cleveland. Ohio, for the joining of the 

 American Rose Society with the Cleve- 

 land Flower Show to be held in No- 

 vember, 1917. November 7th will be 

 designated as special Rose Day at that 

 time. This invitation was accepted. 

 A contract was ordered signed for the 

 use of the 1st Regiment Armory for 

 the Spring Show in Philadelphia, 

 March 20th to 23rd inclusive. Arrange- 

 ments are being made for a central at- 

 traction of Rose Gardens. The com- 

 mittee on plant schedule and prizes 

 reported, and the support received so 

 far has caused an increase of the 

 amount to be awarded for cut roses. 

 There will be a special gold medal 

 valued at $50,00 offered by Kroeschell 

 Brothers. Chicago, 111., and the Toron- 

 to Horticultural Society has also sent 

 medals. 



The death of S. J. Renter, Westerly, 

 R. I., was reported. Mr. Renter was 

 one of the substantial life members of 

 the Society, and the sense of the com- 

 mittee was expressed in the following: 



RESOLVED: That this committee ex- 

 press to our vice-president, Mr. liOuis J. 

 Renter, and his family, the sincere regret 

 of all at the loss sustained by them In the 

 ileath of Mr. Reuter. senior, who was one 

 of the early life members of the American 

 Rose Society, and a man respected by all, 

 :iri'l Hint tlio Sfcretary be directed to trans- 

 mit the same to Mr. Renter's family. 



The list of Guarantors to the fund 

 which now reaches in excess of |6,000, 

 and the total number being 67, Is as 

 follows: 



Messrs. A. B. Scott, C. H. Grakelow, W. 

 K. Harris. W. A Burpee, George Burton. 

 Tonard & Jones. Jos. Heacock. Alfred 

 r.urton. Adolph Farenwald. Robert Craig, 

 II. F. Michell, Geo. C. Thomas, Jr., Stephen 

 Mortenspn. W. A. Leonard. Flore.x Gardens, 

 !M. Franklin, Lord & Kurnham Co., Aug. 

 nocinllng, Myers & Samtmann, John Bur- 

 ton. H. H. Battles, Louis Burk, J. J. Haber- 

 nji'lll's Sons, Edw. Towill. L. I'.. Coildincr- 

 ton, I'. Welch. E. G. Hill. A. M. Henshaw, 

 \V, H. Elliott. P. Breitmeyer, Cleveland 

 Flower Show Association. Knohle Brothers, 

 .Tohn Welsh Young. M. H. Bickley, S. S. 

 Siililelsky. Gude Brothers Co.. Robert Simp- 

 Kon. Benjamin Hammond, Admiral Aaron 

 Ward. S. J. Reuter & Son. Harry O. May, 

 S. S. r«'nnoel<-Meehan Co.. E. Allen Peirce, 

 \. N. Pierson. J. M. Gasser Co.. Victor 

 Grosbens. Fred Burki. Henry A. Dreer. 

 I'.udlong Rose Co.. Leo NIessen Co.. Peter 

 Fisher. H. Bayersdorfer & Co.. C. H. Totty. 

 Samuel Murray, Emll Bnettner. Pennock 

 Bros. Hentz & Nash, Inc.. JIOO.OO each; 

 South Park Floral Co. and Vaughan's Seed 



