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HOETICULTUEE 



June 6, 1914 



LANCASTER COUNTY FLORISTS' 

 CLUB. 



The meeting on May 21 was the first 

 slimly attended meeting the cluh has 

 had, partly owing to the business of 

 the season and partly to the tact that 

 the notices contained no intimation of 

 the paper by Mr. Nagle, but even with 

 these two handicaps the attendance 

 reached about one-third of the mem- 

 bership. 



The Co-operative Buying Committee 

 reported good progress all along the 

 line and urged the members to make 

 full use of the privileges that have 

 been extended to us locally. 



The Flower Show Committee re- 

 ported progress and promised to have 

 further details for next meeting. The 

 date for the show is definitely fixed 

 (Nov. 6th and 7th) and any out-of-town 

 exhibitors might as well begin to get 

 busy. 



The Picnic Committee have arranged 

 for a picnic at Mt. Gretna about the 

 16th of July, with a special train from 

 Lancaster, at a total cost of less than 

 $2.00 per person for all expenses In- 

 cluding two meals (good ones). 



Mr. Nagle's paper on Bedding 

 Plants was an excellent paper recom- 

 mending a greater variety of plants 

 for bedding purposes and greater care 

 in the preparation and planting of 

 beds, to give better service to the 

 buyer. 



Lancaster is strong on the Service 

 question. Every club of which the 

 writer is a member has made this a 

 slogan. "Give the best service possible 

 for the money." The Young Business 

 Men, The Advertisers' Club. The 

 Florists' Club are all using every effort 

 to keep this before their members and 

 through these clubs all of the civic 

 organizations are taking it up. 



The next meeting will be June 18th. 

 with papers on Asters by Chas. M. 

 Weaver of Ronks, and on Gladioli by 

 Ira H. Landis of Paradise. This latter 

 city is the home of gladioli in this 

 section and we are looking forward to 

 a treat intellectually, as Mr. Weaver 

 is an authority on asters and sweet 

 peas. He does not believe in spreading 

 his efforts over a wide area, but in 

 keeping them to one or two things and 

 doing those well. 



Albert M. Herr. 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF PHILADEL- 

 PHIA. 



P. D. Barnhart, editor of the "Pacific 

 Garden," gave a delightful talk on the 

 glories of the "garden of Eden" known 

 as Southern California, at the regular 

 monthly meeting held on the 2nd inst. 

 He held a large audience spellbound 

 for nearly two hours and then stopped 

 only on the advice of his wife. At the 

 conclusion the club voted as one man 

 to inove out to Los Angeles. Commo- 

 dore John Westcott was appointed 

 chairman of the committee on trans- 

 portation for the Boston Convention 

 in August. The outing committee 

 were indorsed as to their plans for 



the 22nd, already reported in these 

 columns. Theodore Shober reported 

 that he hopes to be able to get a 

 team of bowlers for the Convention, 

 although the enthusiasm does not 

 seem to be very hot so far. This is a 

 sad fall-down from the flre-and-ginger 

 of the ancient days. Where's Ander- 

 son and all the rest of the old war 

 horses? We tear the good bowlers 

 never really appreciated what a good 

 committee meant. They have been 

 laboring under the belief that their 

 talent was what made all the noise. 

 Not unless there were some good gar- 

 deners back of it to usher the bud 

 into bloom. Never forget the Commo- 

 dore's dictum: "If you are going to 

 hold school you must get the 

 scholars." You will not get the 

 scholars it there's no prospect of some 

 play in between. This bowling and 

 sporting matter is of great impor- 

 tance, taken in that light. Get the at- 

 tendance. The rest follows. 



DATE OF PEONY SOCIETY 

 SHOW. 



The dates of the Chicago Show 

 of the American Peony Society 

 have been advanced from June 

 12-13 to Tuesday and Wednesday, 

 June 9-10. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HORTI- 

 CULTURISTS. 

 Department of Plant Registration. 



Public notice is hereby given that 

 Peter Henderson & Co., 35-37 Cortlandt 

 street. New York City, offer tor regis- 

 tration the Geranium described below. 

 Any person objecting to the registra- 

 tion or the use of the name proposed, 

 is requested to communicate witli the 

 secretary at once. 



Raiser's description: A "sport" 

 from Geranium Double Gen. Grant. 

 Habit and foliage same as the parent 

 variety, flowers deep salmon. Name, 

 General Funston. 



The United States Nursery Co., S. 

 W. Crowell, manager. Roseacres, Mis- 

 sissippi, offer for registration the Rose 

 described below. Any person objecting 

 to the registration or the use of pro- 

 posed name, is requested to communi- 

 cate with the secretary at once. 



Raiser's description: A sport from 

 Climbing American Beauty. Identical 

 with the parent in growth, foliage and 

 general appearances, except the color, 

 which is a deep pure pink. The vari- 

 ety is very floriterous, and the flow- 

 ers maintain their color until the 

 petals fall. 



Name. Climbing Pink American 

 Beauty. 



Failing to receive objection to the 

 registration, the same will be made 

 three weeks from this date. 



As no objection has been received 

 or filed to the registration of Laelio- 

 caltleya Tuttleie, by Mrs. B. B. Tuttle 

 of Naugatuck, Conn., same becomes 

 complete. Joh.n Young. Sec. 



May 29, 1914. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF 

 AMERICA. 



Special prizes to be awarded at the 

 Annual Convention and Exhibition of 

 the Chrysanthemum Society of Amer- 

 ica in conjunction with the State Flor- 

 ists' Association of Indiana, at The 

 German House, Indianapolis, Ind., 

 November 6, 7 and 8th, 1914. 



* 'lir.vsantbeuiiiiu Society of America sil- 

 ver cup, for tlie best 10 blooms, long stems, 

 any variety. 



Elmer D. SmitU & Co. prizes, for 15 

 blooms, considered from a commercial 

 standpoint, 3 varieties shown in one vase, 

 seedlings permissible, artificial supports 

 prohibited. 1st, .$15.00: 2nd, $10.00. 



A. N. Piersou prize, for the best 25 

 blooms Indian Summer. $25.00. 



I'bilip J. Foley prize, for the best 10 

 blooms Chrvsanthemum not disseminated. 

 .flli.OO. 



Chas. H. Tottv prizes, for 6 blooms 

 Mendon. 1st, $10.00; 2nd, $5.00. 



Wm. Wells prizes, for 2 blooms James 

 l'"raser. 1st, gold medal; 2nd, silver medal; 

 :iril. bronze medal. 



llcnry A. Dreer prize, open to private 

 gariii-ners only, for the best 10 blooms 

 Chrvsanthenuim. one variety introductions 

 i;ii:; and 1914. 



Lord .St Burnham Co. prize, for 6 vases, 

 i; varieties, three blooms of each on long 

 stems, (iold medal. 



ITesident Wm. Kleiuheinz prize, for the 

 best 10 blooms white. Silver cup, value 



ii E. Converse prize, for the best 10 

 blooms H. E. Converse. Silver cup, value 



"li F. Miehell prizes, for 12 blooms, 12 

 varieties, 1 flower each, short stems. 1st, 

 $13.00 ; 2ud, $10.00. 



Uitchings & Co. sweepstake, for the most 

 meritorious exhibit in the exhibition. Sil- 

 ver cup. 



Chas. W. Johnson, Secretary. 



AMERICAN SWEET PEA SOCIETY. 



The preliminary schedule of the 

 Sixth Annual Exhibition and Conven- 

 tion of the American Sweet Pea 

 Society has been received from Secre- 

 tary H. A. Bunyard. The exhibition 

 will be held under the auspices of the 

 Horticultural Society of New York at 

 the Museum of Natural History, New- 

 York City, on Saturday and Sunday, 

 .lune 27 and 28. Besides the open and 

 miscellaneous classes there are sec- 

 tions for private gardeners, private 

 gardeners and amateurs, amateurs, re- 

 tail florists and school children. Very 

 many of these prizes are specials by 

 individuals and firms, and the table 

 decoration premiums are contributed 

 by the New York Florists' Club. In 

 addition there is a section in which 

 prizes amounting to $200 are offered 

 by the Horticultural Society of New 

 York. 



The final schedules will be ready for 

 distribution June 20. 



PITTSBURGH FLORISTS' AND 

 GARDENERS' CLUB. 



The regular meeting of the club on 

 June 2nd, was not largely attended, 

 but nevertheless was very interesting. 



P. T. Barnes, connected with the 

 Entomological Department of the 

 Board of Agriculture of Pennsylvania, 

 gave a talk on spraying. He had a 

 number of specimens of twigs and 

 branches showing the work of the 

 various scales, and also pictures as an 

 aid in identifying them. The Lime- 

 Sulphur wash is still the standard 



