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HOETICULTUEE 



February 21, 1914 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF 

 NURSERYMEN. 



The thirty-ninth annual convention 

 of the American Association of 

 Nurserymen will this year be held at 

 Cleveland, Ohio, June 24-26. A com- 

 munication from the secretary says 

 that it is as yet somewhat early to 

 furnish much that is definite in regard 

 to the arrangements for what is hoped 

 will prove to be one of the largest and 

 most interesting gatherings of the As- 

 sociation. The central location of the 

 convention city will make it compara- 

 tively easy for the majority of the 

 membership to attend. The time of 

 meeting will also operate favorably to 

 that end. 



Reports from the committees re- 

 sponsible for the general arrange- 

 ments, such as hotel, program, ex- 

 hibits and local entertainment indi- 

 cate that good progress is being made. 

 From the favorable comments heard 

 regarding the selection of The Hollen- 

 den as convention headquarters it is 

 evident that no mistake has been 

 made. 



From Mr. W. B. Cole, of the enter- 

 tainment committee, we learn that 

 Mayor Baker, of Cleveland, has con- 

 sented to extend the welcome to the 

 Association. Mr. Baker, as is known, 

 is a national character, and anything 

 he has to say will interest the nursery- 

 men. At the meeting of the Ohio 

 Nurserymen, January 21st, the follow- 

 ing tentative program of entertain- 

 ment was adopted: One evening 

 moonlight ride on the lake; one even- 

 ing a banquet and other entertain- 

 ment; and there will also be a theatre 

 oy matinee party for the ladies. The 

 city forester and the city department 

 will arrange for a trip through the 

 public parks and boulevards. 



President Pilkington, as chairman 

 of committee on membership, the lat- 

 ter being composed of the state vice- 

 presidents, is hopeful of encouraging 

 results. The secretary will soon be 

 able to announce particulars of rail- 

 road facilities, and is now engaged in 

 preparing the annual appeal for early 

 renewal of memberships and reserva- 

 tion of badge book spaces. Those 

 seeking information should address 

 John Hall, secretary, 204 Granite 

 Building, Rochester, N. Y. 



NEW ENGLAND NURSERYMEN'S 

 ASSOCIATION. 



The second annual convention of 

 the New England Nurserymen's Asso- 

 ciation will be held at Hotel Bond, 

 Hartford, Connecticut, Tuesday and 

 Wednesday, February 24th and 25th. 

 Following is the program: 

 Tuesday, February 24th, 1 P. M. — 

 Organization; president's address; 

 reports; appointment of committees. 



The Bug Question — The chief in- 

 spectors of the New England States 

 and Department of Agriculture, Wash- 

 ington, have been invited to lead a 

 general conference and discussion on 

 this most vital subject. 



Forestry and Its Relation to the 



Nurserymen — -Professor J. W. Toomey, 

 Yale Forestry School; W. O. Filley, 

 Connecticut State Forester. 



Local Retail Nursery and Sales 

 Grounds — E. F. Coe, New Haven, 

 Conn. 



6.30 P. M., Dinner— Given by the 

 Connecticut Nurserymen's Associa- 

 tion. 



Wednesday, February 25th, 9.30 A. 

 M. — Election of Officers. 



10.00 A. M., The Nurserymen and 

 Public Parks. — George A. Parker, Su- 

 perintendent of Parks, Hartford, Conn. 



Evergreens for New England — Hen- 

 ry Kelly, New Canaan, Conn. 



1.30 P. M., Proper Methods of Grow- 

 ing Herbaceous Stock in the Nursery. 

 — A. E. Robinson, Daniel A. Clarke, 

 Julius Heurlin, George C. Thurlow, 

 John Kirkegaard. 



Imported Nursery Stock. — W. H. 

 Wyman, North Abington, Mass. 



Early History of the Nursery Busi- 

 ness. — P. E. Burroughs, President, 

 Connecticut Nurserymen's Associa- 

 tion. 



J. H. Hale, "The Peach King."— His 

 talks are always of interest to 

 Nurserymen. 



WESTCHESTER AND FAIRFIELD 

 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 above named society was held in 

 Greenwich, Ct., Friday evening, Feb. 

 13th. Owing to severe weather there 

 was a somewhat reduced attendance 

 and the exhibits were fewer, but up 

 to the usual high quality. The judges 

 made the following awards: 



Phal.aenopsis Schilleriana. from Adam 

 Patterson, cultural certificate; Killarney 

 roses, from Carl Ilankansen, bonorahle 

 mention ; Primula malacoides alba, from 

 P. W. Popp, vote of thanks; Winter-flow- 

 ering orchid sweet peas, from P. W. Popp. 

 honorable mention. 



This being the first time that this 

 new type of winter flowering sweet 

 peas was exhibited here they attracted 

 considerable attention. The question 

 of summer and fall exhibitions was 

 discussed, and the executive commit- 

 tee was authorized to meet the Board 

 of Managers of the Portchester Hos- 

 pital and to arrange, if practicable, 

 for a show in June in connection with 

 the hospital management. A commu- 

 nication was then read from the 

 National Association of Gardeners 

 urging the need of greater co-opera- 

 tion of the local societies with the 

 National body. The question is one 

 deserving serious consideration by 

 the gardening fraternity and there is 

 no doubt that the movement will take 

 concrete form after the various local 

 societies have had a chance to dis- 

 cuss the matter. There was quite a 

 little discussion on the subject, the 

 sense of which seemed to be that if 

 the local societies could have adequate 

 representation on the governing board 

 and a voice in shaping its policies the 

 Westchester and Fairfield Horticul- 

 tural Society would heartily cooper- 

 ate with the national body in any 

 movement to further the advancement 

 of horticulture. 



P. W. Popp, Cor. Sec'y. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



Mrs. Hubbard's Gold Medal. 



The executive committee of the 

 American Rose Society met last Mon- 

 day and took up various Important 

 questions relative to the coming ex- 

 hibition. The list of judges were 

 chosen subject to their acceptance. 

 The Mrs. Gertrude M. Hubbard gold 

 medal will be awarded on Monday, 

 March 23rd. This gold medal is a 

 special prize provided for in perpet- 

 uity by the late Mrs. Gertrude M. 

 Hubbard of Washington, and the pro- 

 visions are that it is to be given once 

 in five years to the raiser or originator 

 of the best rose introduced in the five 

 years previous to the award, the rose 

 to be of American origin, and this will 

 be the first occasion on which it is 

 awarded. A special prize was offered 

 by Treasurer Harry O. May, for the 

 best 25 blooms of any undisseminated 

 variety of roses, $25.00. The Waban 

 Rose Conservatories offer a prize of 

 $25.00 for the best 50 Russell Roses, 

 and a special prize is also offered by 

 the executive committee of the Ameri- 

 can Rose Society, the particular ob- 

 ject to be determined later. 



The annual business meeting of the 

 society will be held on Monday even- 

 ing, March 23rd, subject to adjourn- 

 ment Last year the attractions at 

 the Grand Central Palace were so 

 great that it was diflicult to get any- 

 thing to counterbalance and it was 

 deemed advisable to omit everything 

 in the way of papers. The society 

 will have a special booth where any 

 business of the American Rose Socie- 

 ty may be transacted; this will be 

 an improvement over conditions exist- 

 ing in that respect last year. 



Entries for all the rose classes 

 should be forwarded to reach the sec- 

 retary at Beacon, Dutchess Co., N. Y., 

 not later than March 10, 1914. Robert 

 Simpson of Clifton, N. J., has accept- 

 ed the position of manager for the 

 Rose Exhibition. Treasurer Harry O. 

 May, will be assistant to the secretary 

 during the exhibition week. 



President Wallace R. Pierson is 

 sparing no time or expense personally 

 to interest everyone, large or small, 

 who grows roses, to become a part of 

 the exhibition and force of the Ameri- 

 can Rose Society. S. S. Pennock of 

 Philadelphia, is in charge of the ex- 

 ecutive committee's prize. 



Benjamin Hammond, Sec. 



ILLINOIS AND INDIANA STATE 

 FLORISTS. 



For the Danville meeting, March 10- 

 11. the transportation committee of 

 the Chicago Florists' Club has ar- 

 ranged to leave on the Chicago & 

 Eastern Illinois, Dearborn station, 

 Dearborn and Polk streets, at 11:10 A. 

 M. (Dixie Limited) March 10, due 

 Danville 2:25 P. M. An earlier train 

 leaves at 7:43 A. M., due Danville at 

 noon, and a later train leaves 12:30 P. 

 M., due Danville 3:45 P. M. The 11:10 

 A. M. and 12:30 P. M. trains carry din- 

 ing cars with meals a la carte. The 

 fare one way is $2.46. 



J. B. Deamtid, 

 Chairman Transportation Com. 



