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HORTICULTURE 



July 29. 1911 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND ORNAMEN- 

 TAL HORTICULTURISTS 



BALTIMORE'S CONVENTION PRO- 

 GRAM. 



The convention program of the Gar- 

 deners' and Florists' Club of Balti- 

 more, is now quite definitely settled. 

 A fine steamer has been secured and 

 an excursion trip down the bay to 

 Tolchester Beach, a famous attractive 

 resort, the Coney Island of Baltimore, 

 will be given the guests. At this 

 place the games will be played— the 

 races, shooting, baseball, etc. At six 

 o'clock the boat will leave and go 

 farther down the bay. returning to the 

 city about ten. From present indica- 

 tions it would seem that another 

 steamer will have to be chartered, but 

 the committee will be equal to the oc- 

 casion whatever it may be. The aim 

 is to make the Baltimore convention a 

 record maker. 



Among the prizes offered for bowl- 

 ing for fadies are the following: Boas 

 cup, silver by Bolgiano, cut glass 

 vase by Stewart & Co., cut glass bowl 

 by Hutzler Bros., hand bag by Pen- 

 nock-Meehan Co., silver by Dreer, sil- 

 ver belt buckle by Mrs. Christie, bowl- 

 ing ball by Brunswick, Balke, Colland- 

 er Co.; Japanese bread tray by Rice & 

 Co., flower holder by J. W. Putts Co., 

 fern dish by Brager & Co., cut glass 

 vase by Eisenberg. umbrella by Gold- 

 'enberg & Co. Highest individual 

 score, cut glass by ladies of Washing- 

 ton. D. C; most strikes, linen center 

 piece by O'Neil & Co.; most spares, 

 silver cup by Michell; highest score 

 in a special game which will be the 

 third game rolled, silver cup valued 

 at $15, by Hochschild & Co. 



Among the prizes for men's bowling 

 are a good many money specials and 

 valuable prizes by Pennock-Meehan 

 Co., M. Rice & Co., Hosea Waterer, 

 Edw. Reid, Pres. Geo. Asmus, Michell, 

 Dreer cup, silver bowl by W. J. John- 

 son of Baltimore. F. C. Bauer of Balti- 

 more, silver cup; Thos. H. Patterson 

 of Baltimore, dozen fruit knives. 

 There are many other prizes which 

 will be given on the potato race for 

 girls between 15 and 25, and boys be- 

 tween 15 and 20. There are also a 

 number of good prizes donated for 

 bowling that are yet to be assigned, 

 as the sperting committee desire to 

 distribute them so that everyone will 

 have a chance to pluck a plum. 



The ladies' committee have ar- 

 ranged for a grand trolley ride in spe- 

 cial cars, which will visit all the sub- 

 urban sections, and a fine luncheon 

 will be served at the Country Club 

 en route. This will be for ladies only. 



mental Horticulturists, and we stand 

 ready to extend the right hand of 

 fellowship to one and all. 



We hope that none will miss this 

 opportunity to be here to renew old 

 friendship and make new friends. We 

 firmly believe our society is growing, 

 and the indications are that this will 

 be one of the be;t meetings and 

 largest trade exhibits that the society 

 has ever had. So "Come One, Come 

 All,'' and let us have the pleasure of 

 welcoming you in this our beloved 

 city of Baltimore, and when we ex- 

 tend the parting hand, may you re- 

 turn to your nomes well repaid for 

 your visit, and with pleasant memo- 

 ries of the Baltimore Convention. 



The different committees have 

 worked faithfully together with the 



BALTIMORE'S WELCOME. 

 Members of the Society of American 

 Florists and Ornamental Horticul- 

 turists: 



In a very short time from now our 

 city will be open to receive you as 

 our guests, coming here from far and 

 near, to this, the twenty-seventh an- 

 nual Convention Meeting of the So- 

 ciety of American Florists and Orna- 



Kicharu Vincent Jr. 



single idea of making this meeting 

 the most successful in the history of 

 the Society. The hotel accommoda- 

 tions will be found ample and in 

 equipment equal to any in the coun- 

 try, and reasonable rates, so that ac- 

 commodations can be gotten to suit 

 every one's taste, from the costly to 

 the more moderate. Terms and con- 

 ditions will be found in trade papers. 

 Mr. Wm. Feast, who is the head of 

 the Hotel Committee, will he more 

 than pleased to locate any one of you, 

 as you may wish, if you will communi- 

 cate with him. 



A large amount of space has already 

 been taken in the Armory for exhibi- 

 tion purposes, but more good space is 

 still left. We have one of the largest 

 and finest exhibition halls in the coun- 

 try, where every one will be on an 

 equal footing, as all is on the one 

 floor. The Armory also contains 

 rooms for the general meeting and 

 committee meetings, also rooms for 

 rest, comfort and convenience. Come 

 and take possession and everything 

 we have is yours for the lime being. 



Also try and bring some new mem- 



ber with you, so that he or she may be 

 benefited, and the society may in- 

 crease in strength and usefulness. 

 Respectfully yours, 

 RICHARD VINCENT, JR. 

 Vice-President. 

 White Marsh, Md., July 20, 1911. 



CONVENTION NOTES. 



Although my two years' service as 

 secretary have been pleasant ones, I 

 wish to announce to my friends that 

 I will not be a candidate for re-elec- 

 tion. My duties at the University 

 have increased to such an extent that 

 it will be impossible for me to spare 

 the time necessary for the work of the 

 S. A. F. The duties connected with 

 the office of secretary are rapidly in- 

 creasing and the time is approaching 

 when the. secretary will be compelled 

 to devote all his time to the interests 

 of the society. 



Knowing the importance of the po- 

 sition, I feel that I should make this 

 statement in order that the members 

 have enough time to think over the 

 situation and select a new candidate. 



S. A. F. & 0. H. pins will be issued 

 shortly to all life and pioneer members 

 and to those annual members who have 

 paid their dues for 1911. The pin will 

 be necessary for admission to the ex- 

 hibition hall. 



Attention of florists should be called 

 to the fact that to get the benefit of 

 the meetings, the exhibition and the 

 entertainments, it will be necessary to 

 be a member of the S. A. F. & O. H. 



By order of the president, a meeting 

 of the executive board is hereby called 

 for 10 o'clock Tuesday, August 15th, 

 at the Belvedere Hotel, Baltimore, Md. 

 H. B. DORNER, 

 Secretarv. 

 Urbana, 111. 



PROPOSED INTERNATIONAL EX- 

 HIBITION. 



The First Provisional Schedule for 

 the International Horticultural Ex- 

 hibition to take place in London Eng- 

 land, May 22-30, 1912, has been issued 

 from the office of the Honorable Secre- 

 tary, Edward White, of Victoria St., 

 Westminster, S. W. The exhibition 

 will be held at the Royal Hospital. 

 Chelsea, where about twenty acres of 

 land have been set aside for the pur- 

 pose. It is forty-four years since the 

 last International Horticultural Exhi- 

 bition was held in London. 



Baltimore, Md. — Another severe hail 

 and rain storm has caused much dam- 

 age to local conservatories. A consid- 

 erable quantity of glass, reset but a 

 few weeks ago following a similar 

 storm, was broken; hothouse plants 

 were broken down and the beds flood- 

 ed. In the fields, the farmers suffered 

 very heavy losses, the wind and hail 

 damaging the crops, especially beat- 

 ing down corn. Fruit trees also were 

 badly injured. It is stated that in 

 Westminster (Md.), hailstones four 

 inches in diameter fell. 



