

HORTICULTURE 



August 26, 1911 



HORTICULTURE 



TOL. XIV 



AUGUST 26, 1911 



NO. 9 



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CONTENTS 



Page 



COVER ILLUSTRATION— Partial View of S. A. F. 

 Exhibition at Baltimore. 



SEASONABLE NOTES ON CULTURE OP FLORISTS' 

 STOCK: 



Carnations for Pot Culture — Cinerarias — Gloxinias 

 and Tuberous Begonias — Orchids — Peonies — Paper 

 White Narcissus — John J. M. Farrell 297 



OBITUARY: 



Herman Goertyhaiu — Tracey Bolles — George Hedtler 

 — Joseph Bock — Fred. C. Chapman — William Bryant 

 — John Flood — Joseph R. Freeman, portrait 299 



BRITISH HORTICULTURE— W. H. Adsett 299 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS: 



The Convention Story Completed — Concluding Ses- 

 sions — Report of Committee on State Vice-Presidents 

 — Report of Committee on Death of John Birnie — 

 Parcels Post Urged — Report of Auditing Committee 

 on National Flower Show — Baltimore Convention 



Trade Exhibits, Illustrated 300 



Report of Committee on Life Membership Badge — 



Additional Exhibitors — The Bowling 301 



Baltimore's Day — Shooting, Illustrated — Other Games 302 



Group at Tolchester Beach, Illustrated 308-309 



Convention Gurgles 309 



AMERICAN GLADIOLUS SOCIETY: 

 President Hendrickson's Address 303 



PLANTATION OF LONGIFLORUM GIGANTEUM 

 LILIES, JAPAN— Illustrated 304 



CLUB AND SOCIETIES: 



Newport Horticultural Society — Massachusetts Hor- 

 ticultural Society — Society of American Florists — 

 Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Boston — Club and 

 Society Notes 305 



PARK GARDENING— Xavier E. E. Schmitt 308 



SEED TRADE 306 



OF INTEREST TO RETAIL FLORISTS: 



Steamer Departures 310 



Flowers by Telegraph 311 



FLOWER MARKET REPORTS: 



Boston, Buffalo. Chicago 313 



New York, Philadelphia, St. Louis 315 



MISCELLANEOI S 



Personal 304 



Incorporated 305 



Washington Notes 306 



News Xotes 306-315-322 



Michell Co.'s Outing, Illustration 306 



Chicago Notes 310 



Auction Sale of Market Stalls 315 



Philadelphia Notes 315 



An Opinion on Dr. Wiley 320 



Fire Record 320 



Greenhouses Building or Contemplated 322 



The S. A. F. Convention is always a most 

 Aftermath prolific developer of ideas for anyone who 

 attentively follows the proceedings and the 

 Baltimore affair just closed is no exception to the rule, 

 judging from the critical comments, approving or other- 

 wise, that find expression on every opportunity since. 

 It would indeed be a colorless and unprofitable conven- 

 tion where no difference of opinion and consequent warm 

 discussion on points at variance did not materialize. 

 As to the final educational effect, however, on those 

 concerned, Mark Twain's advice might be pertinent for 

 some of us to give heed to. He said, "We should be 

 careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that 

 is in it and stop there, lest we be like the cat that sits 

 down on a hot stove-lid. She will never sit down on a 

 hot stove-lid again, and that is well; but also she will 

 never sit down on a cold one any more." 



It has been maintained by some, since the 

 Talking Baltimore experience, that the S. A. F. 

 it over method of conducting elections is defective 



and rather slip-shod ; that its system of bal- 

 loting is "Australian" only in name, the fundamental 

 principle of the Australian ballot, viz., secrecy and free- 

 dom from dictation, being ignored. Whether this is so, 

 to a detrimental extent, and whether the protection 

 againsl partizan supervision which is accorded the voter 

 in civic affairs might wisely be extended to the S. A. F. 

 voter : whether ballot peddling and solicitors should be 

 excluded from the hall; whether some restriction should 

 be placed on the voting privileges of members joining 

 the Society on the day of nomination or election; 

 whether "spell-binder" oratory for the purpose of influ- 

 encing a vote should be regulated ; — all these and many 

 similar questions are being brought forward and this is 

 an excellent thing for the Society as it indicates a lively 

 interest in its affairs on the part of the membership, 

 without which no organization can attain its best use- 

 fulness. 



We doubt whether there ever has been 



Emulation, an election in the S. A. F. conducted 



not contention with equal zeal for favored candidates, 



where the spirit of respectful cordial- 

 ity ami freedom from animosit} was so pronounced as 

 at Baltimore last week. Although hotly contested for 

 the several posts of honor no ill feeling was engendered 

 and we do not doubt that the new officials will assume 

 their respective posts of duty with the sincere support 

 of those who opposed as well as those who favored their 

 selection. It lias been asserted that no two minds have 

 ever yet been found of which it could be said that there 

 was unanimity of opinion on all questions presented 

 for their consideration. Simple and primitive indeed 

 must be the topic and few its details if. even in a single 

 instance, any two interested parties can be brought to 

 think exactly alike. But it is possible for each and all 

 to be actuated by the same loyal impulse to help in 

 every possible way to promote the prosperity of the 

 Society and broaden and enhance its influence. On 

 methods and on men for leaders there must always be 

 diversity of views and tin's is healthy for the organiza- 

 tion so lung as it is kept within tolerant and friendly 

 hounds. 



