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HOETICULTUEE 



September 21, 1912 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



NEW YORK FEDERATION OF 

 FLORISTS' CLUBS. 



The meeting of this Society was held 

 in Commissioner Driscoll's rooms in 

 the Cornell Building, at the Far 

 grounds, Syracuse, Thursday Septem- 

 ber 12, at 4 P. M. Present: President 

 W. F. Kasting, Buffalo, Vice-President 

 R. R. Fi-y, Rochester, Secretary John 

 Young, New York, Tieasurer W. A. 

 Adams, Buffalo, Frank R. Pierson, E. 

 W. Neubrand, Chailes Vick, H. Youell, 

 Felix Albers. George B. Hait. Fied 

 Thomson, Com. C. J. Hewson, Robert 

 Bard, F. W. Bannister, Wm. Wind, 

 Julius Thoniann, W. R. Pierson, B. T. 

 Bohannan, J. W. Norris. R. C. Scott, 

 W. E. Day, Dr. E. A. Bates, George 

 Arnold. Arthur Cowee, I. Hendrickson. 



The Secretary's report showed the 

 great interest being taken in this State 

 Federation. The membership at pre- 

 sent consists of the New York Florists' 

 Club, Buffalo Florists' Club, Rochester 

 Florists' Association, Tarrytown Hort- 

 icultural Society, Nassau Co. Horticul- 

 tural Soeiety. Tuxedo Horticultural 

 Society Syracuse Rose Society, Syia- 

 cuse Florists' Association. Albany Floi- 

 ists' Club, N. Y. and N. J. Plant Grow- 

 ers' Association. 



The Treasurer's report showed the 

 payment of the assessments from these 

 Societies and that there had been no 

 bill for expenditures up-to-date. 



Frank- R. Pierson gave a detaile;! 

 report for the committee on Legisla- 

 tion and ottered important recommen- 

 dations as to the proper method of 

 securing the appropriation for green- 

 houses for experimental work in Flor- 

 iculture at Cornell University. Prof. 

 A. C. Beal addressed the meeting on 

 the subject after which the same was 

 approved. The New York State Vege- 

 table Growers' Association will be in- 

 vited to join us in the endeavor t3 

 secure the appropriation of $.50,000 for 

 the purpose mentioned. George B. 

 Thorp made an important recommen- 

 dation as to the proper method to bi 

 adopted to bring about a State appro- 

 priation for a Horticultural Building 

 on the Fair grounds in Syracuse, and 

 the subject was handled in great style 

 by President Kasting. Dr. Erl A. Bates, 

 George Thorp, Arthur Cowee, Charles 

 Vick and Treasurer Adams. 



Edmund Van Alstyne, Director of 

 Farmers Institute, N. Y. Department 

 of Agriculture asked permission to ad- 

 dress the meeting promising the sup- 

 port of the Western New York Horti- 

 cultural Society and the Western Po- 

 mological Association in the endeavor 

 to get this new building. A committee 

 of nine will be appoitned, three from 

 each Society, the State Federation 

 of Florists' Clubs, the Western New 

 York Horticultural Society, or the fruit 

 growers, and the State Vegetable 

 Growers' Association, to take this mat- 

 ter up with the State Fair Commis- 

 sion. Prank R. Pierson, Dr. Erl A. 

 Bates and Charles Vick were appointed 

 by President Kasting to represent the 

 Federation of Florists' Clubs. Charles 

 H. Vick, Supterintendent of the ex- 

 hibition of plants and flowers at the 

 Fair and Assistant Superintendent 

 Wm. E. Day were accorded a standing 



vote of thanks for the very successful 

 manner in which all arrangements had 

 been ca"ried out. 



Wallace R. Pierson, of Cromwe'l, 

 Conn., gave a stirring address on "Pub- 

 licity." This subject so ably presented 

 by Mr. Pierson, was received with 

 enthusiasm by all present, every tne 

 realizing that it was an important 

 move in the right direction. Upon Mr. 

 Cowee's motion the Secietai'y was in- 

 structed to write the Fair Commission 

 that it was the sense of this meeting 

 that the children be admitted free to 

 have their competition in flowers, on 

 Monday as had been done in previous 

 years. This permission it was under- 

 stood had been denied them on Mon- 

 day of this season's Fair. The same 

 officers were elected to serve another 

 year and President Kasting appointed 

 the same Committees that were serving 

 at present. 



Meeting adjourned to meet "Farmers 

 Week" at the Department of Agricul- 

 ture Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. 

 JOHN YOUNG, Secretary. 



FLORISTS' AND GARDENERS' CLUB 

 OF RHODE ISLAND. 



The flrst meeting of this club follow- 

 ing the summer vacation was held 

 in Swarts Hall, Providence, last Mon- 

 day evening and notwithstanding the 

 small attendance, the session was a 

 busy one. Visits to the Arnold Arbore- 

 tum and the glass-flower exhibit at 

 Harvard College during the vacation 

 period were recalled by some of the 

 members who told of the experiences 

 and profits of their trips. "Shop Talk" 

 was one of the most interesting topics 

 and the opinions of the members on 

 methods in running a first-class shop 

 were aired, and if suggestions made 

 are successful, the florists in this city 

 will be making money hand-over-fist 

 within a short time. 



The expense of delivery of trade 

 products by automobile as compared 

 with horse-drawn vehicles was a sub- 

 ject of especial interest. Several 

 dealers have purchased delivery mo- 

 tors and claim that they are prefer- 

 able at the increased cost. 



The members were at loggerheads 

 as to the real cause for the sud- 

 den falling oft in the aster supply, 

 a noticeable decrease in quantity be- 

 ing noted during the past week. The 

 cool spell and the sudden change in 

 the weather are accepted by many. 



AMERICAN GLADIOLUS SOCIETY. 



The following committees have been 

 appointed by President Hendrickson 

 to serve until August, 1913. 



Membership — H. W. Koerner, R. P. 

 D. No. 6, Milwaukee, Wis.; Ralph T. 

 Cushman, Sylvania, Ohio.; Geo. W. 

 Parsons, Fox Chase, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Exhibition. — L. Merton Gage, Gr. ton, 

 Mass.: E. J. B]-own, Madison, Wis.: 

 O. V. Zangen, Hoboken. N. J. 



Press and Bulletin Committee. — H. 

 Youell, 53S Cedar St., Syracuse, N. Y.; 

 L. Merton Gage, Groton, Mass.: A. E. 

 Kunderd. Goshen, Ind.; H. J. Alford, 

 Garrettsville, Ohio; Montague Cham- 

 berlain. Groton, Mass. 



L. MERTON GAGE. 

 Cor. Sec. 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' 

 CLUB OF BOSTON. 



A very large number oi' members 

 turned out to hear J. K. M. L. Farqu- 

 har lecture on the Royal International 

 Show at the flrst meeting of the sea- 

 sou, Tuesday evening, September 17. 

 The lecture hall of Horticultural build- 

 ing was comfortably filled, the meet- 

 ing was most enthusiastic and the lec- 

 turer was welcomed with three cheers 

 and a tiger. The lecture was profuse- 

 ly illustrated with fine lantern slides 

 showing the various exhibits under the 

 tents and in the open at the great 

 London exhibition, also views in Kew, 

 Hampton Court and other noted gar- 

 dens of England and the bulb fields of 

 Holland. In closing, Mr. Farquhar 

 spoke of the big show to take place in 

 New York city next April under the 

 auspices of the S. A. F. and urged 

 upon the Boston growers the desira- 

 bility and obligation to be well repre- 

 sented on that occasion and to accord 

 to it every possible support. 



A letter was received from Presi- 

 dent Thomas Pegler, who is now in 

 Maine, resigning his office on account 

 of ill health. The letter was laid on 

 the table until next meeting and the 

 secretary instructed to send a letter 

 of regret and sympathy and best 

 wishes for a rapid recovery. 



It was voted to have a dinner in 

 commemoration of the 25th anniver- 

 sary of the organization of the club, 

 date to be announced by the executive 

 committee. 



Wallace R. Pierson was present with 

 a vase of his new rose Milady, which 

 was much admired while closely scru- 

 tinized by the many experts present. 

 A vase of white chrysanthemums. 

 Smith's Advance from W. W. Edgar 

 Co., showed up well. Fred Coles 

 showed plant and cut flowers of the 

 new tuberous hybrid Begonia Lloydii. 



GARDENERS' CONVENTION. 



Arrangements have been completed 

 for the annual convention of the Na- 

 tional Association of Gardeners which 

 will be held this year in the city of 

 Newark, N. J., on Tuesday, November 

 19th. The new Auditorium has been 

 secured for the meeting place to which 

 an exhibit of novelties, both from 

 among the commercial and private 

 growers will be invited. The morn- 

 ing will be given over to a bowling 

 contest, the afternoon to the business 

 session, and the evening to a banquet 

 at the Continental Hotel, the programs 

 having been arranged with a view ot 

 meeting the convenience of all mem- 

 bers. 



President Logan has appointed the 

 following convention commitee: Pe'er 

 Duff, Orange, N. J.; William H. Duck- 

 ham. Madison, N. J.; A. Bauer, Elber- 

 on, N. J.; W. H. Waite, Yonkers, N. 

 Y.; James Stuart, Mamaroneck, N. Y. ; 

 John Everitt, Glen Co\e, N. Y.; Carl 

 Schaeffer, Tuxedo, N. Y.; Fiank E. 

 Witney, Fishkill, N. Y.; William Klein- 

 heinz. Ogontz. Pa.: John F. Huss, 

 Hartford, Conn.; Alexander T. Eraser, 

 Newport, R. I.; Thomas Proctor, Len- 

 ox, Mass.; William Craig, North 

 Faston, Mass.; F. Kirk, Bar Harbor, 



