December 23, 1916 



HORTICULTUKE 



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store, J50.00 each; W. F. Kastlng Company, 

 S. A. Anderson. W. J. Palmer, Robert Scott, 

 Jacob B. Wiese, Clins. Sehoenhut, $25.00 

 each ; Edward Stroh, $15.00. 



The preliminary schedule of prizes 

 will he issued at an early date. 



Benjamin Hammond, Secy. 

 Beacon, N. Y. 



MINNESOTA HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The 50th anniversary of the Minne- 

 sota Horticultural Society and its 

 affiliated associations was a notable 

 gathering. There has been a review 

 of what has been accomplished — a suc- 

 cession of victories has been recorded. 

 This is now the largest society in the 

 United States if not in the world — 

 total membership, 3.S37. No state has 

 had more to contend with or won gran- 

 der results. The display of fruits was 

 amazing. 



The Northwestern Peony and Iris 

 Society was an enthusiastic affair. Many 

 of the wealthy business men of the 

 Twin Cities are members and are push- 

 ing it with vigor and enthusiasm. 

 They have set their mark for two hun- 

 dred members the first year. The 

 meeting was held Dec. 6th and was 

 well attended. Two leading lawyers, 

 one from St. Paul and the other from 

 Minneapolis made stirring addresses. 

 Their summer meeting disclosed the 

 fact that this section could raise as 

 fine peonies as could be grown any- 

 where. 



A few years ago, one of the real 

 estate men of St. Paul commenced im- 

 porting the very choicest peonies from 

 Europe. His name is D. W. C. Ruff. 

 At first he had no thought of doing 

 anything in a commercial way. But 

 he had a very favorable location and 

 his peonies would grow and bloom 

 and he had such a splendid collection 

 that he sold thousands of dollars' 

 worth the past year. His are the very 

 finest. Two parties came all the way 

 from Chicago to see them in bloom 

 and bought heavily. He also sent 

 many to the Atlantic cities. The sum- 

 mer exhibit here surpassed anything I 

 ever saw and I have attended many 

 notable shows. I have seen our Amer- 

 ican raised varieties side by side with 

 the choicest importations and they 

 show well beside them. I think the 

 fact is clearly established that if you 

 want the very best you must come to 

 the Twin Cities for them. At least so 

 think many Eastern growers who 

 come here after them. 



Thursday afternoon was given to 

 memorial services for the illustrious 

 dead who helped to make this great 

 society what it is and who pushed this 

 state from the rear to the front as a 

 fruit growing state. The writer was 

 called on to forecast the future and 

 he outlined the probable victories of 

 the next fifty years — judging the future 

 from the past. 



The weather has been ideal— being 

 like California in its mildness, so the 

 attendance has been large and the 

 cheer and enthusiasm has been con- 

 tagious. All bow to these soldiers of 

 peace who build up instead of des- 

 troying, who follow paths of peace and 

 not of war. C. S. H^uirlson. 



NASSAU COUNTY HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



The annual meeting of the above 

 society was held in Glen Cove, N. Y., 

 on Dec. 13. The judges awarded 1st 

 prize on the exhibits to Peter McDon- 

 ald for 25 carnations, 1st to John W. 

 Everitt for single violets, and honor- 

 able mention to Harry Goodband for 

 a chrysanthemum. Cosmos Pink. Mrs. 

 Payne Whitney was elected an honor- 

 ary member and three applications for 

 active membership were received. The 

 president presented the silver and 

 glass trophies, won at our recent ex- 

 hibitions, to the winners. Treasurer 

 Ernest J. Brown read his annual re- 

 port, showing this Society to be in a 

 splendid condition financially. 



Balloting and installation of offi- 

 cers was well conducted with James 

 Duthie in the chair, the following 

 named officers being elected: Presi- 

 dent, James McCarthy; vice-president, 

 James Gladstone; secretary, Ernst 

 West lake; corresponding secretary, 

 Harry Goodband; treasurer, Ernest J. 

 Brown; executive committee, Robert 

 Jones, Joseph Adler, George Ford, 

 John P. Johnson, Arthur Cook, Archie 

 Trail, Frank Watson; trustee for three 

 years, James McDonald; trustee for 

 two years, James Holloway. 



Our next monthly meeting will be 

 held on Wednesday, Jan. 10th, at 2 

 o'clock. Monthly competition, 12 

 freesias, pot or pan of Primula mala- 

 coides and three poinsettias. It was 

 decided to hold our annual dinner on 

 Tuesday, Jan. 23rd, 1917. 



H.\RRT Goodband. Secy. 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 



The schedule of premiums for the 

 26th annual meeting and exhibition of 

 the American Carnation Society, to be 

 held at Indianapolis. Ind.. on January 

 31 and February 1, 1917, has been re- 

 ceived. Secretary Baur has succeed- 

 ed in filling it up nicely with pood sized 

 advertisements from the leading trade 

 houses. The list of premiums, etc.. is 

 of the customary extent and quality. 

 The business session of the society 

 will be called to order at 8 P. M. on 

 Wednesday and the banquet will be 

 served on Thursday evening at the 

 Claypool Hotel. 



CLUBS AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



Jas. Foster. Norton Hill, Stanford, 

 Conn., received honorable mention 

 from the New York Florists' Club on 

 December 11 for seedling single chry- 

 santhemums. 



A short business meeting was held 

 by the Reading, Pa., Florists Thursday 

 evening, Dec. 7, at the home of D. P. 

 Guldin. The report showed that the 

 recent show proved a success in every 

 sense and the association will hold 

 one next year. The meeting was in 

 charge of Stanley Giles. 



.\t the meeting of the Rhode Island 

 Horticultural Society, held in the pub- 

 lic library, Providence, December 20, 

 Mrs. Levi B. Edwards lectured on 

 "Glimpses of South American Vegeta- 

 tion." Mrs. Edwards has recently re- 

 turned from a trip across South Amer- 



ica, and her lecture was much enjoyed. 

 A business meeting preceded the lec- 

 ture at 8 P. M. 



Ernest K. Thomas, secy. 



The Florists' Club of Hartford, 

 Conn., met at the Hotel Bond, Tuesday 

 evening, Dec. 12. Fifteen florists at- 

 tended the dinner, at the close of 

 which there was an informal meeting. 

 The secretary read the by-laws, consti- 

 tution and rules drawn up by the ex- 

 ecutive committee, and they were ap- 

 proved. The members discussed busi- 

 ness matters relating to the handling 

 of the Christmas trade. 



George T. Boucher spoke before the 

 Rochester (N. Y.) Florists' Associa- 

 tion on Dec. 11, on "The Marketing 

 Problems and .Methods of Retail Flor- 

 ists." Mr. Boucher declared that in- 

 creased competition was making the 

 retailing of flowers so difficult that 

 the florist could succeed only by the 

 strict application of modern business 

 methods. Several of the points which 

 go to the making of an efficient flow- 

 er shop clerk were touched upon by 

 the speaker, enthusiasm in his work 

 being mentioned as one of the most 

 necessary qualities. _ A nominating 

 committee was appointed to select a 

 slate of officers for the election to be 

 held at the next meting. 



A banquet of the Andover (Mass.) 

 Florists' and Gardeners' Club was held 

 in A. O. U. W. Hall, Thursday night. 

 Dec. 14. Addresses and discussions 

 followed and means of securing more 

 support were planned. It was voted 

 to organize a campaign to secure 200 

 or more associate members at $1.00 

 per year to help carry on the work 

 and equalize the burden. To this end 

 a committee of three was appointed 

 consisting of Samuel H. Bailey, 

 George Piddington and Warren L.. 

 Johnson. There was a question as to 

 continuing the flower show but the 

 members finally agreed to try the 

 aiiove plan this year in support of the 

 exhibition. Among those present were 

 J. H. Playdon. Samuel H. Bailey, John 

 Nicoll. Warren I.. Johnson, H. Coles, 

 J. P. Coles. John Buchan. .Tames Fair- 

 weather. Henry A. Bodwell. R. Donald, 

 George Piddington. H. F. Chase and 

 :\Iessers. Mcl.oud. Webber and Ber- 

 nardston. 



SNOW BLOCKED THE EVERGREEN 



RAID. 



Plenty of snow with its accompany- 

 ing coasting, sleighing and snowshoe- 

 ing, may add greatly to the charm of 

 the Yuletide season, but this year it 

 has also served to save himdreds of 

 dollars' damace to the woodlands in 

 Weymouth, Hingham and Cohasset. 

 The process was simple. It stopped the 

 autos. 



Every year scores of auto parties 

 scour the Woods in this section, gath- 

 ering young fir and hemlock trees, 

 evergreen and holly for the Christmas 

 decorations. And aside from the green- 

 ery actually taken away, they ruin 

 nearly as much more. 



Yesterday, however, there was two 

 feet of snow in the woods, there was 

 too much in the roads for comfortable 

 driving, and there was not an ever 

 green hunting auto to be found in the 

 three townships. — Boston Post. 



