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HORT ICDLTURE 



May 16, 1914 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The monthly meeting ot this club, 

 held on Monday evening, May 11, met 

 with very inclement weather and the 

 result was a light attendance ot mem- 

 bers. Eleven tiew names were added 

 to the membership list and one more 

 -was proposed for action at the next 

 Tneeting. 



Wm. E. Marshall on behalf of the 

 ■Outing Committee, reported that every- 

 thing looked promising for the picnic 

 to Glen Island on July 1. After var- 

 ious reports by John B. Nugent on 

 behalf of the Annual Dinner commit- 

 tee, F. H. Traendly for the Financial 

 Department of the recent Spring 

 Flower Show and F. R. Pierson on the 

 .plans for the 1915 Flower Show, it 

 was decided to secure a guarantee 

 fund of $10,000 towards the 1915 show. 

 Notwithstanding the light attendance, 

 nearly $2,000 was immediately sub- 

 scribed. Advance schedules are now 

 In preparation. F. H. Traendly, Joseph 

 A. Manda, C. H. Totty. Anton Schul- 

 thcis, Jr. and Robert Koehne were ap- 

 pointed Transportation Committee to 

 make arrangements for the Convention 

 trip to Boston. J. Austin Shaw, A. F. 

 Faulkner and W. C. Rickards, Jr., were 

 appointed a committee to prepare reso- 

 lutions on the death of J. F. Slimon, 

 which occurred Friday, May 8th. 



Richard A. Vincent of White Marsh, 

 Md., was then introduced and pre- 

 sented a very fine and much enjoyed 

 illustrated lecture on the subject of 

 Geraniums, for which a hearty vote of 

 thanks was returned. R. Vincent, Jr., 

 also addressed the meeting mainly on 

 the subject ot Affiliation. 



W. A. Manda, Inc., made a display 

 of Calceolaria Stewartii, tor which a 

 certificate of merit was awarded. R. 

 Vincent, Jr., & Sons Company also re- 

 ceived a certificate for Geranium My 

 Maryland. W. A. Manda, Inc., were 

 given a vote of thanks for cut flowers 

 of a new seedling geranium. 



The meeting adjourned at the un- 

 usually early hour of 10 p. m. 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF WASHINGTON. 



Richard Vincent, Jr., was the guest 

 of the Florists' Club of Washington, 

 at its regular monthly meeting. Mr. 

 Vincent gave a very enjoyable talk on 

 organization and its value and spoke 

 of what could be accomplished by a 

 thorough get-together spirit. He also 

 told of the plans being made by the 

 Florists' and Gardeners' Club of Balti- 

 more for attending the Boston conven- 

 tion in August. It is, the hope of this 

 <;lub that enough members can be as- 

 sembled in Baltimore to warrant the 

 chartering of a boat of the Merchants' 

 and Miners' Transportation Company. 

 He stated that he was already in re- 

 ceipt of communications from florists 

 who are located in Richmond, Ind.; 

 Chicago, 111.; St. Louis, Mo.; Pitts- 

 burgh, Pa.; and other places, stating 

 that they would like to join with Balti- 

 more in making the trip by water. A 

 committee of the local club was ap- 

 pointed at a recent meeting to make 

 -plans and it is believed that a large 

 ■number of Washingtonians will be in 

 the party. As Mr. Vincent explained, 

 the cost of the trip, including meals, 



after leaving Norfolk, and the state- 

 room will be $15. Mr. Vincent also ex- 

 hibited a new red geranium which 

 have not as yet been disseminated, 

 which he has named My Maryland. 



The real excitement of the evening 

 took place when President Cooke went 

 after the florists of not only this, but 

 all other cities who raise their prices 

 on white carnations for sale on 

 Mothers' Day. He stated that the ma- 

 jority of the florists were absolutely 

 devoid of sentiment whereas the busi- 

 ness was full ot the little niceties of life. 

 He severely criticized the growers who 

 held the white carnations up to $10 

 per hundred during that period when 

 before that time it is a hard matter 

 to get $2 for them. He stated that lie 

 would sell all the white carnations 

 necessary to supply his trade at 25 

 cents per dozen and claimed that all 

 florists should be willing to pocket a 

 small loss in the same manner. The 

 majority of the members present could 

 not seem to take the same view of the 

 subject and he had but little support, 

 they believing in the proverb "There 

 is no sentiment in business." 



Fred H. Kramer made the longest 

 speech of his lite when he made the 

 mere suggestion that the club hold a 

 show in the fall. That brief remark 

 stirred up more enthusiasm than any- 

 thing that has been brought before the 

 club in some time and it was hard for 

 President Cooke to obtain order while 

 the motion to hold the show could be 

 properly discussed. Needless to say 

 all the votes were "ayes" and a com- 

 mittee with Fred H. Kramer as chair- 

 man and William F. Gude and R. L. 

 Jenkins as associates was appointed to 

 look into its feasibility. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



At the Executive Committee meet- 

 ing of the American Rose Society 

 held in New York City on Monday 

 May 11th, a resolution was passed 

 that the members of the American 

 Rose Society would meet in Hartford, 

 Conn., on June 19, 1914, at the Hart- 

 ford Union Station for the purpose 

 of going over the Hartford Rose Gar- 

 den, and as many of the members of 

 the Rose Society as can attend are 

 requested to be present on that day. 

 The day that was spent there last 

 year was a source of much pleasure 

 and interest. 



Concerning the two roses of which 

 notices of registration have been sent 

 out. so far there has been no object- 

 ion to the names received, same being 

 "Thora" by Geo. Burton and "Defi- 

 ance" by Edward Kress. 



The Syracuse Rose Society with 216 

 members has joined the American 

 Rose Society as an afliliated asso- 

 ciation. 



The special prizes offered for the 



spring show have been received and 

 turned over to the treasurer of the 

 New York Flower Show committee. 

 Benjamin Hammond, Secy. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



The St. Louis Retail Florists' Asso- 

 ciation will hold its regular monthly 

 meeting Monday night. May 18, at the 

 Washington Hotel. 



State Vice-President for Missouri 

 Robert J. Windier, of the S. A. F., 

 will as usual have charge of the ar- 

 rangements for the trip to the Bos- 

 ton Convention. Robert is out hustling 

 for a large delegation and new mem- 

 bers for the society. 



Displays ot Darwin tulips, narcissi 

 and pansies will feature the annual 

 May exhibition of the Massachusetts 

 Horticultural Society, to be held at 

 Horticultural Hall, Saturday and Sun- 

 day, May 16 and 17. Exhibits of na- 

 tive wildflowers, fruits and vegetables 

 will also be shown. The exhibition is 

 free and will be open from 12 to 6 P. 

 M., Saturday, and from 2 to 6 P. M., 

 Sunday. 



The Lancaster County, Pa., Florists' 

 Club presented enough packets of 

 flower seeds to the Children's Garden 

 Association to brighten up the whole 

 of Lancaster, and the gratitude of 

 the Association and the eagerness 

 with which the children received them 

 more than paid the bill incurred from 

 a l^hiladelphia seed house from which 

 they were procured. 



The next meeting of this Club Is 

 May 21st, and bedding plants the 

 subject. Albert M. Hebb. 



At the meeting of the St. Louis 

 County Growers' Association, which 

 is now one year old, on Wednesday, 

 May 5th, the election ot officers re- 

 sulted in the re-election ot Frank 

 Vennemann, president; C. E. Cemey, 

 vice-president; Joe Deutchman, secre- 

 tary, and W. J. Pilcher, treasurer. 

 Board of trustees: A. H. Ahner, Hugo 

 Gross and F. W. Ude, Jr. The reports 

 of the secretary and treasurer showed 

 that the Association had made good 

 headway during the past year, both 

 financially and in attendance of its 

 members. 



The Elberon Horticultural Society 

 held its regular monthly meeting on 

 May 4, with a large attendance pres- 

 ent A cultural certificate was award- 

 ed to Mr. Charles Hurn for an excel- 

 lent vase of Radiance roses, also to 

 George Masson for a beautiful vase of 

 antirrhinum. At the next regular meet- 

 ing on June 1, William Sperling of 

 Stumpp & Walter Company has prom- 

 ised to give an address on tulips. The 

 schedule of the fall show to be held in 



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