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HORTICULTUKE 



May 30, 1914 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLOR- 

 ISTS AND ORNAMENTAL HOR- 

 TICULTURISTS. 

 Convention Garden of 1914. 



The Boston reports on all Conven- 

 tion preparations are most satisfactory 

 and very promising, thanks to the well 

 united efforts and labors of the Boston 

 organizations which are hard at work 

 to make the coming convention a 

 great success. 



The Convention Garden, as planned 

 and prepared by our enthusiastic 

 brothers of our horticultural and 

 otherwise well-known and progressive 

 Convention City, offers a splendid op- 

 portunity for the growers of all kinds 

 of outdoor plants to display their 

 goods and their skill. The gar- 

 den is situated in one of the 

 principal and most frequented parks 

 of the city within easy walking 

 distance of the Convention Hall. The 

 general layout is very effective and 

 the surroundings are most ideal. The 

 grounds and their care are in the 

 hands of most able experts, which, to- 

 gether with the favorable climatic 

 conditions, assures successful culture 

 of every plant that is sent there for 

 exhibition or decorative purposes. 



The Minneapolis Convention Garden 

 was a success in every respect and has 

 brought the aims and achievements of 

 our profession and our organization 

 nearer to the public than any other 

 thing the S. A. F. has ever done, out- 

 side of its National Flower Shows. 

 The people of Minneapolis feel deeply 

 grateful towards our National Society 

 for the beautiful garden they planted 

 for them and tor the lessons it has 

 taught them. The education of the 

 public In this practical manner has 

 already made itself felt amongst local 

 florists, which is proof that such edu- 

 cational exploitation is at the same 

 time practical advertising. Our daily 

 press insisted that the garden be con- 

 tinued in a similar way in the future 

 and the display of 140,000 spring-flow- 

 ering bulbs, which was at its best a 

 few days ago, brought out the follow- 

 ing editorial from the Minneapolis 

 Tribune of May 21st: 



Our Tulip Beds. 



Is there in another city of the world a 

 sight so brilliant as the garden beside our 

 Minneapolis arnior.r? There it stands, the 

 properly of the poorest child as well as 

 the richest grown-up who passes by. In 

 every such life it is playing a part to- 

 day—warming the sovil with the richness 

 of splendid color, quickening in it the 

 love of nature, lifting it above the dusty 

 drab of the day's busines.s. Nature is a 

 bold artist. Were any mere man to splash 

 colors from a paint box in such gorge- 

 ousness, to parallel scarlet with canary 

 yellow, to mottle pink and orange In the 

 same blossom, the eyes would close tightly 

 with the hurt. But the very splendor of 

 these gay colors In the tulip beds makes 

 them magnificent. It Is as though nature 

 laughed at our futile attempts to rival her 

 and yet gave to us opulently of her most 

 brilliant treasures. It is not so long since 

 such a public garden would have been 

 found far from the center of any American 

 city If found at all. Men and women 

 thought themselves "practical" in those 

 days; in reality they were only short- 

 sighted. Today the dweller of the Ameri- 

 can city sees farther — and he makes 

 his children richer than he was with a 

 succession of clean and wholesome Inter- 

 ests as the best possible offset to the day's 

 temptations. 



Our tulip beds are something more than 



a passing delight this spring. They are 

 a brilliant certificate of our widening 

 vision and our nearer approach to fullness 

 of the spirt. 



To what better aims can we devote 

 our professional labors and skill than 

 to the recognized motives outlined in 

 that editorial, and of what could 

 we justly be more proud and happy, 

 than to feel that our endeavors and 

 achievements are deserving of such 

 favorable impressions, comments and 

 recognition. 



What has been started successfully 

 last year can now be greatly enlarged 

 upon in Boston, and a splendid be- 

 ginning has been made. May 1 be ac- 

 corded the privilege to ask every 

 grower, florist and gardener to do his 

 full share towards the success of our 

 Boston Convention Garden, through 

 active participation as an exhibitor. 

 The Garden is all ready for planting, 

 and all that is now required is the 

 plants to fill it. We want you all to 

 help us in this educational work, and 

 we want you to share alike the happi- 

 ness, the pride, the glory and other 

 manifold benefits of this progressive 

 undertaking. Planting time is here 

 and passing fast, so write to James B. 

 Shea, Chairman, Convention Garden, 

 33 Beacon street, Boston, Mass., for in- 

 formation and space. Do it now! 



Theodore Wikth. 

 President, S. A. F. & 0. H. 



Convention Boston, August 18th, 19th, 

 20th, 1914. 



Applications for space in the Trade 

 Exhibition are coming in rapidly show- 

 ing the great interest being manifested 

 in this Convention which will be a 

 record breaker. You can get choice in 

 the matter of accommodation now not 

 possible later. 



Among those who have secured 

 space are; 



S. A. Anderson, Buffalo, N. Y. ; H. 

 Bayersdorfer & Co.. Philadelphia, Pa.: 

 Lemuel Ball Estate. Wissinoming, Phila.. 

 Pa. ; Robert Craig Co., Philadelphia, Pa. : 

 Arthur Cowee, Berlin. N. Y. ; John Lewis 

 Childs. Flowerfield. N. Y. ; A. H. Hews & 

 Co., North Cambridge, Mass. ; Hitchings 

 & Co., Elizabeth, N. J.; Jos. Heacoek 

 Co., Wyncote, Pa. ; Jackson & Perkins Co., 

 Newark, N. Y. ; King Construction Co.. No. 

 Tonawandn. N. Y. ; Kroeschell Brothers 

 Co., Chicago. 111.; Knight & Struck Co., 

 New York, N. Y. ; Lion & Co., New York, 

 N. Y. ; Lord & Burnhani Co., New York, 

 N. Y.; W. A. Manda. Inc.. South Orange, 

 N. J. ; N. F. McCarthv & Co.. Boston, 

 Mass. : H. F. Michell & Co., Philadelphia, 

 Pa.: F. R. Pierson Co.. Tarrytown, N. Y. ; 

 .7. A. Peterson. Cincinnati, O. ; Pennock- 

 Meehan Co., Philadelphia, Pa. ; Reed & 

 Keller. New York. N. Y. : Wm. Reiff. Ja- 

 maica Plains, Mass.; A. T. Stearns Lum- 

 ber Co., Boston. Mass. ; Schloss Brothers, 

 New York, N. Y.; Vaughan's Seed Store, 

 New Y'ork and Chicago; Jas. Vick's Sons, 

 Rochester, N. Y. 



John Young. 

 Supt.. Trade Exhibition, 



CHANGE IN EXHIBITION DATES. 



It has been decided by the Commit- 

 tee on Prizes and Exhibitions of the 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society, 

 on account of the backwardness of the 

 season, to make the dates for the 

 June exhibition as follows: 



Rhododendron Show — June 13 and 

 14. 



Peony Show — June 20 and 21. 



Rose and Strawberry Show — June 27 

 and 28. Wm. P. Rich. 



NURSERYMEN'S CONVENTION. 



The nurseryman who fails to attend 

 the thirty-ninth annual convention of 

 the American Association of Nursery- 

 men at Cleveland, June 24-26, will not 

 ODly do himself an injustice but will 

 exhibit a great lack of appreciation of 

 the benefits he has derived from the 

 work of the Association. The attend- 

 ance is going to be large, but the ac- 

 commodations at the HoUenden Hotel, 

 the convention headquarters, will be 

 ample, and there are very comfortable 

 quarters for the meetings on the hotel 

 premises. The committees are deter- 

 mined nothing shall be wanting to 

 make this a notable occasion. 



Perhaps the question of railroad 

 transportation demands more attention 

 just now. Therefore we strongly urge 

 Ell to see their own local agent now as 

 to routes, tourist, excursion and other 

 rates. Demand the fullest information 

 regarding each, for the routings and 

 rates are so varied that almost any 

 personal wish can be met. For in- 

 stance, tickets will be on sale from all 

 points in Texas to Pittsburgh, Pa., and 

 return at a fare of |46.65 from Deni- 

 son. Those tickets can be routed 

 via Big Four from St. Louis to Cleve- 

 land, the holder having option of 

 return trip from Cleveland, or of tak- 

 ing what might be termed a free 

 trip from Cleveland to Pittsburgh 

 and return. Also that any one 

 from the southwestern territory de- 

 siring to go to Buffalo or New York 

 can obtain a reasonable round trip 

 ticket allowing stop-over at Cleveland. 

 Then, too, eastern passengers will be 

 glad to learn that the Cleveland & 

 Buffalo Transit Co. offers attractive 

 rates between Buffalo and the conven- 

 tion city. In our announcement circu- 

 lar we gave brief synopsis of rates in 

 force from the Pacific Coast, and also 

 from prominent eastern points. 



The Badge Book will be ready to 

 mail to members in sufficient time to 

 br- received before leaving home for 

 the convention. Those whose member- 

 slip renewals are not received in time 

 tfi be admitted into the Badge Book 

 should, however, lose no time in send- 

 ing fee to the secretary, so that it may 

 ajrpear in the published Proceedings 

 of the Association. 



JoHx H.\i,i,. Sec'y. 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF WASHING- 

 TON. 



The next regular meeting of the 

 Florists' Club of Washington will he 

 held on Tuesday evening next and it is 

 said that those who fail to attend will 

 miss an entertainment such as has 

 never before been produced by the club. 

 Just what the program will be will not 

 be given out by the entertainment com- 

 mittee for all numbers are to he sur- 

 prises to the members and guests. Pres- 

 ident Cooke has arranged for some 

 sood stunts, in connection with the 

 regular business of the club. A prom- 

 ise has been made by one of the mem- 

 bers of a lawn party and this will prob- 

 ably take place the latter part of the 

 month. The present corps of officers 

 are doing their utmost to make this 

 a banner year in the history of the 

 Club. 



