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HORTICULTURE 



March 14, 1914 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' CLUB 

 OF BALTIMORE. 



The annual election of officers of the 

 Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Bal- 

 timore took place last Monday night 

 and the following named were elected: 

 Wm. J. Johnson, president; James 

 Hamilton, vice-president; N. P. Flit- 

 ton, secretary; George Talbot, finan- 

 cial secretary; F. G. Burger, treasurer; 

 Charles M. Wagner, librarian. With 

 the exception of the vice-president all 

 were re-elected. 



After the meeting was adjourned 

 the members attended a banquet at 

 Hotel Emerson. Ninety banqueters 

 were seated in the banquet hall 

 which was beautifully and bounti- 

 fully decorated with drapings of 

 Spanish Moss from Florida. There 

 was also many fine foliage plants and 

 each of the tables had a handsome 

 bouquet of flowers. The long head 

 table was simply burdened with Mag- 

 na Charta and American Beauty roses, 

 contributed by George Morrison. Isaac 

 H. Moss was toastmaster and intro- 

 duced each spealier by telling a good 

 story that was apropos. President 

 Johnson thanked the members for be- 

 ing re-elected and told of the fine con- 

 dition the club was in. The next 

 speaker, Wm. F. Gude, of Washington, 

 proved to be the real orator of the 

 evening. He paid a glowing tribute to 

 the late Wm. R. Smith. He said Mr. 

 Smith, as far as money was concerned, 

 died a poor man, but he was, when 

 good deeds and his usefulness and up- 

 lifting of the floral and gardening in- 

 terests were concei-ned, one of the 

 richest men the world has ever known. 

 He outlined a proposed "Wm. R. 

 Smith Memorial Hall," to be erected 

 in Washington. Prof. H. J. Patterson, 

 president of Maryland Agricultural 

 College, made a very earnest address, 

 showing how the college could and 

 was always anxious to help the florists 

 and gardeners. He thought tliere were 

 great opportunities for growing vegeta- 

 bles under glass in winter in Mary- 

 land — the nearness to so many large 

 cities affording most excellent oppor- 

 tunities to dispose of such products at 

 good prices. Geo. Weems Williams 

 followed with some entertaining 

 stories, and spoke in high praise of 

 two members of the club, Messrs. Flit- 

 ton and Boone, whose services were 

 of untold value to the parks. J. Otto 

 Thilow of Philadelphia told how glad 

 he was always to come over to the 

 club's annual meetings and help ex- 

 perience the genial good will and 

 "nearer to God" spirit the occasion 

 produced, and when he referred in 

 complimentary terms to John Cook. 

 Maryland's "rose king," there was 

 great applause. Prof. Thos. B. Sy- 

 mons, the next speaker, acknowledged 

 that it was the work and exhibit made 

 by the Baltimore Gardeners' and Flor- 

 ists' Club that made the last exhibi- 

 tion of the State Horticultural Society 

 not only the greatest in its history, 

 but brought with it the first financial 

 success. He also gave his ideas of 

 how the retail florists should adver- 

 tise to Increase a demand for flowers. 

 David Rust, secretary of Pennsylvania 

 Horticultural Society, also touched on 

 the importance of advertising and 

 mentioned how some advertised by 

 filling their windows full of flowers. 



Mr. Meehan, also of Philadelphia, 



SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON 



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The accompanying cut shows a bench of 

 our famous Silver Pink Snapdragon from 

 seed, growing on our place last Memorial. It 

 i.s a beautiful color and the 



MOST PRODUCTIVE 



variety in existence. A lot of fine plants, that 

 will flower from Memorial throughout the 

 summer, now ready at only $3.00 per 100; 

 ¥23.00 per 1,000. 



It is also a great bedding variety. Seed 

 should be sown at once. Price, $1.00 per 

 pkt.; 3 for $2.50; 7 for $5.00. Free cultural 

 directions. All orders cash. 



Remember— the MOST PRODUCTIVE varie- 

 ty in existence, and productiveness spells 

 profit. 



G. S. RAMSBURG, - Somersworth, N. H. 



GERANIUMS ^^oTm" 



POITETINE. DOTUB, RICABO and 



otberg, $18.00 per 1000. 



A8PABAOC8 8FRENGKBI, 2U In. pOtS, 

 $2.50 per 100; 3 In., $4.00. 



A8PAKAOUS PLCM08C8, 3 in., tS.OO p*r 

 100. 



FCCH8IA8, 2^4 In., »2.00 per 100. 



DBACABNAB, 3 In., $4.00 per 100. 



J. E. FELTHOUSEN 



164 Van Vranken Ave,, Scheneotady, N. T. 

 Mention HOBTICULTURB when wrltlnc 



made some brief remarks in similar 

 vein. Richard Vincent, Jr., supple- 

 mented Mr. Gude's remarks in praise 

 of the late Wm. R. Smith, whose great 

 work had made him more famous than 

 a dozen of the greatest generals in 

 history. Mr. Vincent gave unstinted 

 praise of the resources of the great 

 state of Maryland, of which he felt 

 proud to be a citizen. His address was 

 warmly applauded. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 



In order that all florists' clubs or 

 other organizations may discuss the 

 subject intelligently. President Theo- 

 dore Wirth directs me to publish the 

 recommendation made by the Board of 

 Directors at the convention in Minne- 

 apolis last August. Action on this 

 recommendation will be taken at the 

 convention to be held in Boston. 



"That the fee for members of any 

 regular florists' clubs who wish to join 

 the S. A. P. and O. H. as a body will 

 be reduced to three dollars for the first 

 year, and the annual dues thereafter 

 to be two dollars per year for each 

 member thereof. These dues must be 

 paid to the S. A. F. and O. H. by the 

 treasurer of each club and not by the 

 members individually, and we further 

 recommend that our constitution and 

 by-laws be amended to comply with 

 this recommendation." 



Department of Plant Registration. 



Public notice is hereby given that 

 as no objection has been received or 

 filed to the registration of Nephrolep- 

 is "New York," by Georse Giatras, 

 463 Summit street. West Hoboken, N. 

 J., same becomes complete. 



President Theodore Wirth has re-ap- 

 pointed W. F. Gude, Wallace R. Pier- 

 son, and F. R. Pierson as the commit- 

 tee having in charge the matter of 

 making the arrangements for an ex- 

 perimental rose garden in Washing- 

 ton, D. C. 



John Young. Sec'y. 



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 NEW YORK 



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Also Holland and Bcl^linn stock, aa 

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Lilium Giganteum 



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7-9 in. (300 bulbs to case) $7.00 ICO.Ot 

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100,000 Geraniums ^^tA*^ 



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 ALONZO J. BRYAN. Wuhington. New Jcney 



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&3.50 per 100 &30.00 per 1000. 



Boston Ferns Whitman! 



Extra Strong 6 inch, 50c each. 



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