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HOETICULTUEE 



September 7, 1912 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



The Executive Committee of the 

 American Rose Society will hold a 

 meeting on September 10th, at the 

 office of Vice-President Traendly, New 

 York City. The purpose of this meet- 

 ing is to prepare a schedule for cut 

 blooms to be shown at the National 

 Flower Show in the Rose Division 

 next March. The list for plants is al- 

 ready issued. The Rose Show at Bos- 

 ton was a marked feature and in New 

 York there are some millions of peo- 

 ple living with in the radius of the 

 suburban lines which center in or 

 near the building where the exhibition 

 will be held. 



Last June we were at Lake Mohonk 

 Mountain House, Mohonk Lake, Ul- 

 ster County, New York. While there 

 we viewed a sight of roses the like 

 of which the writer certainly never 

 had beheld out in the open ground. 

 Mrs. Daniel Smiley says of the varie- 

 ties growing there: 



"Considering every qualit.T, the abund- 

 ance of bloom, the .strength of stem and 

 the plant generall.T, and the frequency of 

 bloom, in fact, everything that goes to 

 make up a desirable rose both for cut 

 flowers and landscape effect, we have it in 

 the Mrs. .Toiin Laing rose. 



Paul Neyron is a great dependence; 

 both of these roses are perfei-t in Jhis 

 climate. The Grus an Teplitz being such 

 a remarkably clear red and not looking 

 ugly when faded as many do. is another 

 most valuable rose both for bedding and 

 for cut flowers. 



The Kaiserin we value ver.v highly, 

 and the Fran Karl Druschki cannot be ex- 

 celled. None of these roses that I have 

 mentioned seem to lie at all disturbed bv 

 any insects or mould or any other in- 

 festing in this climate. 



Among some of the other roses that we 

 have are the following: President Carnot. 

 Ulrich Brunner. American Beautv. Alfred 

 Colomb. Clio. Chlotilde Soupert.' Caroline 

 Testout. Celine Forestiere. Vicomtesse 

 Folkestone, Hermosa, Killarnev. Maman 

 Cochet, Baroness Rothschilil. Sweet 

 Briers (one of which is Catherine Seyton). 

 La France. 



P'ir high borders, the Rosa rugosa, 

 both white and the red. we use in masses 

 and for high backgrounds. 



rnder climbers we have: Wichuraiana. 

 Baltimore Belle. Dorothv Perkins, Chris- 

 tine Wright, Climbing American Beautv. 

 Pink Rambler, Baby Rambler." 



In observing the growth and care 

 of home door yards during the past 

 several weeks, it is noticeable the 

 number of single rose bushes and 

 climbers that are to be found. 



BENJAMIN HAMMOND, 

 Secretary. 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF PHILADEL- 

 PHIA. 



The September meeting of the 

 above club was interesting chiefly be- 

 cause of the presence of the S. A. F. 

 president-elect. John Farquhar. The 

 scheduled features — the reports from 

 the convention — were not unusual, 

 and developed no sensational episodes. 

 Mr. Farenwald gave a talk on his Eu- 

 ropean trip. Mr. Farquhar made a fine 

 speech. Every Philadelphian is pledged 

 to the great show in New York. Of 

 course, there was an exhibit of dah- 

 lias. No engineer has yet invented 

 the clamp that can keep Peacock from 

 blowing up in September; and there 

 were others. Next meeting will be 

 nomination night. The talk is all for 

 J. Otto Thilow for another term for 

 president; can't let him go yet. As- 



tonishing how he has wound around us 

 that past year. Arthur Niessen has 

 not yet announced the leading feature 

 for the October meeting, but we ex- 

 pect to hear from him in a few days. 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF WASHINGTON 



The September meeting of the Flor- 

 ists' Club of Washington, held on 

 Tuesday evening last was well at- 

 tended. Walter Kimmel, chairman, 

 reported on the very successful ex- 

 cursion held in July. He also spoke 

 of the field day to be held at Potomac 

 Heights at which the prizes which 

 were to have been distributed at the 

 outing would be offered. Arrange- 

 ments are to be made for the giving 

 in October of a lecture by a well 

 known rose grower of Oak Grove, Pa., 

 on the growing of roses in Germany, 

 combination of colors, etc., illustrated 



Mbs. Fbaxk H. Trae.xdly, 



President-Elect Ladies' Society of Ameri- 

 can Florists. 



by stereopticon views. Regarding the 

 William R. Smith memorial Mr. Gude 

 spoke on what had been accomplished 

 at the Chicago convention and on the 

 contributions already received for this 

 purpose. Talking along convention 

 lines he recommended that thought be 

 given to the proposition of sending a 

 howling team from this city to Minne- 

 apolis. Minn., in 1313. and further 

 started the talk going toward the hold- 

 ing of the 1914 convention in the Na- 

 tional Capital. After adjournment a 

 buffet luncheon was enjoyed. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 

 Birmingham, Ala. — A movement is 

 on foot for the organization of a local 

 florists' society in this city. 



The Cincinnati Florist Society meets 

 on next Monday evening at the club 

 rooms in the Flower Market, 



The opening meeting of the Garden- 

 ers' and Florists' Club of Boston for 

 the season of 1912-1913, will take place 

 en Tuesday evening, September 17. J. 



K. M. L. Farquhar will give a talk on 

 his visit to The Royal International 

 Horticultural Exhibition in London, 

 with stereopticon slides. 



The fall exhibition of the St. Catha- 

 rines (Ont.) Horticultural Society will 

 take place in the Armory, September 

 12 and 13. 



The St. Louis Florist Club will hold 

 its monthly meeting on Thursday af- 

 ternoon, September 12, in Odd Fel- 

 lows' Hall. Secretary Beneke is pre- 

 paring notices to all members to be 

 sure and attend so as to give a fitting 

 send-off to the retiring officers and a 

 cheering one to the new ones who will 

 be installed. 



GROWERS WANTED FOR NA- 

 TIONAL FLOWER SHOW. 



Certain European growers of bulbs, 

 rhododendrons and flower seeds are 

 anxious to connect with some florist 

 in the neighborhood of New York to 

 force their products and have them in 

 good shape to be exhibited at the Na- 

 tional Flower Show, early in April, 

 1913, it being obviously impossible to 

 bring such stock as bulbs into flower 

 in Holland or England and then trans- 

 port them in that condition next year. 

 If any florist is willing to take up 

 this matter will they please advise me 

 how many they will be able to handle 

 and at what price? I will then put 

 them in communication with the par- 

 ties interested. 



Aside from the financial considera- 

 tion, I trust some florist will feel in- 

 terested enough to undertake this 

 work as it is the desire of the Euro- 

 pean seed and bulb men to show some 

 of the very latest and best novelties 

 in their respective lines. 



CHAS. H. TOTTY, 

 Chairman National Flower Show Com- 

 mittee. 



THE BRUGES INTERNATIONAL EX- 

 HIBITION. 



The big exhibition of the Royal Hor- 

 ticultural Society at Bruges, Belgium, 

 opened on August 11. Orchids, cut 

 flowers and the more delicate exhibits 

 were staged in the municipal build- 

 ings, but the plants were displayed in 

 the large market square, forming a 

 gorgeous picture of cannas, zonal pel- 

 argoniums, hydrangeas, fuchsias, tube- 

 rous begonias, etc., with groups and 

 borders of gigantic bay trees and 

 palms. At night the scene was bril- 

 liantly illuminated. The show remained 

 open for one week. 



The exhibits were mainly by the 

 commercial growers, who abound in 

 Belgium and the adjacent countries. 

 Sander & Son were by far the largest 

 exhibitors both in bay trees, pandanus, 

 ferns and orchids, and this firm se- 

 cured many awards also for new 

 plants. 



In palms, dracaenas, crotons, etc., 

 Flandria & Co. were the leaders, but 

 Sander was also a big factor in this 

 class. Hydrangeas from De Conninck 

 Dervaes of Maldeghem were very fine. 

 Charlesworth & Co. were the only Eng- 

 lish exhibitors. Their display of or- 

 chids won a gold medal. 



