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HORTICULTURE 



March 14, 1914 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



The Executive Committee of the 

 American Rose Society met in New 

 York City on March 9, and registered 

 the following named roses: 



By Dingee & Conard Co., of West 

 Grove, Pa. — "Climbing My Maryland." 

 In all except habit of growth a dupli- 

 cate of My Maryland, from which it 

 is a sport. A decided climber. 



"West Grove" (Liberty x Kaiserin 

 Augusta Victoria). In color cerise 

 pink. Flower flat in form, full and 

 double, cup shaped. Habit of growth 

 vigorous. 



By S. J. Reuter & Son, Inc., West- 

 erly, R. I. — "Lady Ann Borodell." Light 

 pink sport of My Maryland. Very 

 pleasing salmon pink shade, deepening 

 in center of bloom to a lively pink. 

 Habit of growth distinct from My 

 Maryland, being much more vigorous, 

 with heavier foliage and heavier 

 growth in every way. Plants without 

 bloom can be easily distinguished 

 from My Maryland. 



There have been five entries already 

 made for the New York exhibition, and 

 among them some of the finest pot 

 plants. Robert Simpson, of Clifton, 

 N. J., is the manager of the Rose Divi- 

 sion. The entry blanks and final prize 

 schedule are now available and have 

 been mailed to all probable exhibitors. 

 Treasurer Harry O. May will be on 

 hand to give all assistance possible. 

 The gentlemen who are to act as 

 judges are as follows: Messrs. Philip 

 Breitmeyer, Peter Duff, William F. 

 Gude, Frank H. Traendly, F. A. Dan- 

 ker, Leo Niessen, Joseph Heacock, 

 Walter F. Sheridan, W. J. Palmer, 

 George Burton and William Klein- 

 heinz. 



The gold medal for the best rose 

 originated in America during the past 

 five years will be passed upon on 

 Monday, March 23. The entire com- 

 mittee, as well as the Executive 

 Committee, will act as a body of 

 judges. 



All entries will be filed in duplicate, 

 one with the secretary of the Society 

 and the other with John Young, gen- 

 eral secretary. The ruling is, that no 

 rose shall be exhibited with more than 

 two growths; that is, with one pinch, 

 except in a class calling for special 

 displays. These rules it is desired to 

 have generally known. 



More members have paid their dues 

 so far this year than has been done 

 in the same period in any year 

 previous. 



Benjamin Hammond, Sec. 



NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB. 



There was an enthusiastic attend- 

 ance of about 150 at the club meeting, 

 Monday night, March 9. Chairman 

 John B. Nugent gave a detailed report 

 for the dinner committee. Tickets 

 will be $5.00 for each person, and the 

 dinner will be held at the Hotel Astor, 

 on the evening of Thursday, March 

 26th. Frank R. Pierson, chairman of 

 the flower show committee, gave a de- 

 tailed report of the progress already 

 made in the affairs of the Grand 



Spring Exhibition. Everything pointed 

 to an overwhelming success of this 

 affair. William E. Marshall reported 

 for the outing committee that it had 

 been decided to go to Glen Island for 

 the annual outing on July 1st. Joseph 

 A. Manda, recently appointed manager 

 of the Flower Show, gave a vigorous 

 talk, urging every member to assist in 

 getting exhibits, to make the show the 

 overwhelming success it deserves to 

 be. John H. Pepper, State Vice-Presi- 

 dent for Eastern New York Introduced 

 the question of affiliation with the 

 National Society for discussion. Mr. 

 Pepper presented the matter in an 

 able manner, and the discussion was 

 taken part in by many of the mem- 

 bers. It was practically the unani- 

 mous opinion that our club could not 

 approve or endorse the plan of affilia- 

 tion as at present outlined. 



The committee on awards made the 

 following report: 



M. Van Waveren & Sons. N. Y. Cit.v. 

 Narcissus Van Waveren's Giant ; Narcis- 

 sus Victoria ; Tulip DeWet. These novel- 

 ties look very promising and the commit- 

 tee would like to see them again under 

 more favorable conditions. Vote of thanks. 



Herman Mammitsch, Englewood, N. J. 

 Sweet peas and antirrhinums. Vote of 

 thanks. 



W. R. Seymour, West End. Seedling 

 Carnation. Scored 85 points. The com- 

 mittee recommend a preliminary certificate. 



Twelve names were handed in for 

 membership and twelve more were 

 elected to membership. 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' 

 CLUB OF BOSTON. 



Our attention has been called to the 

 wording of the resolution passed at 

 the Feb. meeting of the Gardeners' 

 and Florists' Club of Boston, which 

 was as follows: 



"That this meeting is entirely in sym- 

 patliy with the National Association of 

 Gardeners in its efforts of co-operation : 

 that it fully endorses the principle and 

 hopes at some time to he ahle to join with 

 them and others in the furtherance of this 

 object." 



The discussion was on a communica- 

 tion from the Secretary of the Gar- 

 deners' Association, deploring the in- 

 effectiveness of the work of the vari- 

 ous clubs as small unrelated bodies, 

 and pointing out how much could be 

 achieved by the organized co-operation 

 of the different units and inviting an 

 expression of approval, or otherwise, 

 of its idea. 



The author of the motion, F. E. 

 Palmer, however, pressed the point as 

 it appeared to him that, if we really 

 wanted to get together there was one 

 logical way of doing so, viz: To join 

 the S. A. F., which was waiting with 

 open arms to receive us and give us 

 the advantages of its organization and 

 experience. He pointed out to mem- 

 bers the incongruity of a. situation 

 in which, although expressing a de- 

 sire to co-operate, they refused to join 

 the only available body on the grounds 

 that its membership was too limited. 



The result of this was some con- 

 fusion in the minds of members as to 

 what they were voting for hence the 

 error in our previous mention of the 

 occurence. 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF WASHINGTON. 



George H. Cooke will serve as presi- 

 dent of the Florists' Club of Washing- 

 ton for the ensuing year as a result of 

 the election held in connection with 

 the March meeting of that organiza- 

 tion. The other oflScers selected are 

 R. S. Jenkins, vice-president; Elmer 0. 

 Mayberry, secretary; William P. Gude, 

 treasurer, and Adolphus Gude and 

 Theodore Diedrich, trustees. 



Mr. Gude presented the suggestions 

 of A Farenwald, of Roslyn, Pa., with 

 respect to the affiliation of the various 

 individual clubs throughout the coun- 

 try with the S. A. F. and O. H. As 

 explained in a letter from Mr. Faren- 

 wald addressed to Mr. Gude, the large 

 membership thus obtained would be 

 advantageous in furthering the best 

 interests of the craft with respect to 

 nation-wide advertising, tariff and oth- 

 er legislation, express, parcel post and 

 freight matters, etc. The following 

 was then adopted: Moved, that it is 

 the sense of the Florists' Club of 

 Washington, D. C, that we affiliate 

 with the S. A. F. and O. H. along the 

 lines laid out by Mr. Farenwald, pro- 

 vided, that the national organization 

 votes to admit local clubs as a whole. 



Mr. Gude advised the club of his se- 

 lection as a member of the Executive 

 Board of the S. A. F. and O. H., stat- 

 ing that he would be present at the 

 Board's next meeting in Boston on 

 March 17, and that he would bring the 

 matter of the William R. Smith Me- 

 morial before it. This led to a general 

 discussion of that subject and many 

 suggestions were offered as to what 

 form this memorial could take. All of 

 the speakers were in favor of a build- 

 ing to be the national home of the 

 S. A. F. and O. H., its meeting place 

 and that of any other organization of 

 florists that might care to so make use 

 of it, or the dedication of a room or 

 suite of rooms in another memorial 

 soon to be erected which would 

 answer the same purpose. 



Imke Wessel Staalman, of the firm 

 of A. J. Van Der Vies & Co., of Oak- 

 ton, Va.; George W. Hess, superinten- 

 dent of the National Botanical Gar- 

 dens; Frank P. Gaul, manager of the 

 Washington branch of the S. S. Pen- 

 nock-Meehan Co.; Henry Witt and C. 

 H. Jenkins, were elected to member- 

 ship in the club. 



Following the completion of the reg- 

 ular business of the evening an in- 

 formal discussion was had on various 

 matters of interest to the local trade. 



PITTSBURG FLORISTS' AND GAR- 

 DENERS' CLUB. 



The meeting of this club on the 

 3rd Inst, was in the Fort Pitt Hotel. 

 There was quite a good display of 

 flowers, though nothing to what would 

 have been shown had not the unprece- 

 dented storm In the east prevented 

 shipments from that section. S. S. Pen- 

 nock-Meehan Co.. Philadelphia, man- 

 aged to get through some fine speci- 

 mens of Killarney Brilliant. The 

 bright, lively color of this rose was 



