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HORTICULTURE 



December 9, 1911 



NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The qi [ng of the 



\> JTi i] : I 'li n i its' Club will be held 

 on Monday, Dec. 11, at 7.30 P. M. 

 urn c>! officers tor 1912 will be the 

 Important business of thi ig. The 



following an- in nomination: For 

 President, Jos. A. Manila, John B. Nu- 

 gent, Jr.. and I. S. Hendrickson. 



Vice-President, John A. Rassbach 

 and Philip Einsmann. 



Secretary. John Young and W. G. 

 Badgley. 



Treasurer, Wm. C. Rickards, Jr., \v 

 H. Siebrecht, Jr., and C. W. Scott. 



For trustees, three to be elected to 

 Berye two years: Philip F. Kessler, 

 Win. Duckham, John Donaldson, Robt. 

 G. Wilson. F. A. Bolles and Harry Tur- 

 ner. 



Consideration of the following im- 

 portant communication will be in or- 

 der. The subject is not only of great 

 importance to the New York Florists' 

 Club, but to every florists' club in the 

 State. ,J 



ORGANIZATION OF NEW YORK'S 

 FLORICULTURAL INTERESTS. 

 New Y'ork stands first among all the 

 states of the Uuion on the basis of the 

 importance of her florieultural investments. 

 Notwithstanding this, she has failed for 

 the past two years to interest the legisla- 

 tors at Albany sufficiently to secure an ap- 

 propriation for the express purpose of pro- 

 moting the florieultural industry. 



The florists of Illinois, by united effort, 

 have secured appropriations aggregating 

 $80,000, which have been employed or are 

 to be used for buildings, equipment, and 

 to assist investigations in behalf of com- 

 mercial floriculture. These appropriations 

 have been secured by concerted, well or- 

 ganized effort. 



In New York the fruit interests are 

 thoroughly organized and secure con- 

 tinuous aid from the state. The various 

 farming industries are also recognized by 

 legislative assistance, especially designed 

 to promote their particular features. New 

 York has a considerable number of live, 

 hustling florists' clubs. These are in the 

 main doing splendid work in maintaining 

 local interest and spreading information re- 

 garding florieultural practice. There is, 

 however, little or no co-operation between 

 these clubs. 



Has the time arrived for a federation of 

 interests? May we not effect a state or- 

 ganization, to take charge of questions of 

 state-wide significance? Such a state or- 

 ganization would in no way supplant the 

 function of local clubs or societies, but 

 would lie expected to act more effectively 

 on all legislative questions and problems 

 affecting the whole state. The opportuni- 

 ties for expanding florieultural interests 

 are great. 



Can the florists of the Empire State do 

 more to bring before the public the de- 

 sirability of expending greater effort in 

 beautifying home grounds with flowers and 

 plants? 



Is there opportunity for co-operati m 

 with civic improvement organizations and 

 the great school gardening movement? 



Are the florists of New York State in- 

 terested In promoting the next national 

 flower show to be held in New York City 

 in 1M3? 



Are the florists of the state interested in 

 the establishment of a florieultural hall at 

 the State Fair? 



Are the florists of the Empire State ready 

 and willing to throw their influence with a 

 movement to secure an appropriation for 

 the erection and equipment of a range of 

 glass at the State College of Agriculture, 

 to be devoted exclusively to the solving of 

 problems In commercial floriculture? 



These are some of the problems which 

 might be effectively assisted by a state or- 

 ganization. 



Is this a subject In which your club is 

 Interested, and if so. might it not be well 

 to use it as a text for a discussion at one 

 of your early meetings? 



The Department of Horltcnlture of the 

 New York State College of Agriculture 

 stands ready to assist in everv way in it« 

 power any movement of this kind If 



though! v. i i in. at which your 



club should be represented by delegate or 

 delegates, i an be i n lied al the New York 

 State t Igricull ure al anj time 



agreed upon by a majority of the dubs of 



i he state. This o i Ing i ould readily pass 



upon consl Itution and by laws and effei I 

 an organization, and ti e florists oi the Em 

 plre State would then be able to present n 

 united front on all questions affecting in 

 terests in common. These are suggestions. 

 \\v shall be glad to corresp ind with clubs 

 or Individuals interested in a movement of 

 this kind. May we not hear from you he- 

 lore very long? 



Fours for the advancement "f floriculture 



JOHN CRAIG, 



Trofessor of Floriculture. 



A. C. BEAT,. 



Assistant Professor of Floriculture. 



Xew York State College of Agriculture. 

 Ithaca, N. Y. 



Prof. Craig will be present on this 



occasion and will address the meeting. 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF PHILADEL- 

 PHIA. 



December 5th was historical night. 

 David Rust read a historical narrative 

 of the foundation and subsequent ca- 

 reer of this club (the first of its kind 

 in America) and his story was listened 

 to with engrossed interest by young 

 and old alike. The essayist treated his 

 subject with fine judgment as to the 

 essential points, and received an ova- 

 tion at the conclusion. We hope to 

 have a synopsis of this able essay in 

 time for our next issue. Robert Craig 

 followed with a wity and reminiscent 

 speech in his own inimitable style 

 which delighted the large audience im- 

 mensely. He wound up by giving an 

 earnest and serious word to the young- 

 er members to support our new presi- 

 dent, J. Otto Thilow in his progressive 

 policies for the onward march of the 

 club so that the future may have equal- 

 ly glorious records of achievements 

 and prove equally full of "ginger" to 

 the record of what they had just been 

 listening to of the past 27 years. John 

 Westcott made a feeling address on 

 the same lines. Adolph Farenwald 

 was the humorist of the occasion with 

 his amusing "kicks,' and kept the 

 house laughing uproariously — mixed 

 with some words of wisdom. Senator 

 Heacock and Robert Kift also made 

 witty and interesting remarks. 



A pink chrysanthemum was exhib- 

 ited by Augustus Diedrich, Wissinom- 

 ing — a very late-flowering and merito- 

 rious sort. He wanted a name but no 

 one ventured. A good report was had 

 from the various new committees and 

 they all seem to be now well estab- 

 lished and in working order. We look 

 for efficient work from them from now 

 on. Among visitors from a distance 

 present were H. L. Holmes, Harris- 

 burg, and Antoine Leuthy, Boston. 



MARYLAND STATE HORTICUL 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



The big Maryland Week Exposition 

 at the Fifth Regiment Armory, under 

 the auspices of this Society, is on this 

 week. Tuesday was the opening night 

 and under the efficient management 

 of Prof. T. B. Symonds, everything 

 was in good order for the inspection 

 of the public. Business sessions of 

 the various agricultural and horticul- 

 tural bodies are scheduled for every 

 day of the week until Friday night, 

 when the event closes with a visit 

 of southern governors and a banquet 

 for 350 guests at the Hotel Belvedere. 



ILLINOIS STATE HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The 56th annual convention of the 

 Illinois State Horticultural Society will 

 be held in Champaign-L'rbana. Illinois, 

 December 11 to 16. There will be three 

 sessions daily. The first two days the 

 general plan tor the morning and af- 

 ternoon sessions is a lecture or talk, 

 followed by questions on the topic. 

 The evening programs will consist of 

 lectures illustrated by the stereopti- 

 con. The last three days of the con- 

 vention will include the business ses- 

 sions of the society, as well as many 

 addresses and papers by men promi- 

 nent in horticulture in this and other 

 States. Throughout the entire conven- 

 tion, the various topics will be handled 

 by men who are recognized as experts 

 in their respective lines. 



Anyone interested in horticulture in 

 any way is invited to attend the con- 

 vention, and participate in the discus- 

 sions. There are no fees, dues, or 

 other charges imposed upon those at- 

 tending. 



For further information address W. 

 B. Lloyd, Secretary, Kinmundy, Illin- 

 ois. 



Fruit or vegetables for exhibition 

 may be sent care of George Winter,. 

 Superintendent Fruit Exhibit, Agricul- 

 tural Building, Urbana, Illinois. Ex- 

 press charges must be prepaid. 



Arrangements have been made for 

 special lectures on the make and man- 

 agement of gasoline engines. These 

 will be given in the Exhibition Hall, 

 Farm Mechanics Building, at 4 o'clock 

 P. M. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 

 and Friday. Every indication points 

 to a large and varied display of spray- 

 ing outfits and other orchard equip- 

 ment 



WESTERN DAHLIA AND GLADI- 

 OLUS ASSOCIATION. 



E. S. Thompson of Benton Harbor, 

 Mich., has favored us with the follow- 

 ing invitation and prospectus of the 

 Bulb Show to be given this month in 

 Chicago. 



Growers of the Dahlia and Gladiolus 

 in the middle west, especially in the • 

 states of Ohio. Indiana, Illinois, Iowa. 

 Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, 

 and contiguous territory, do not want 

 to miss the Bulb Show held under the 

 auspices of the Western Dahlia and 

 Gladiolus Association, in Chicago, 

 December 15th and 16th, 1911. 



Through the courtesy of the A. L. 

 Randall Co. the association has been 

 given, free of charge all the room 

 needed for display of stock. So come 

 everyone interested and see what kind 

 of stocks are and can be raised in the 

 west. Everybody invited. All mem- 

 bers of the trade and the amateur 

 florists would do well to take a few 

 hours off and come to the show for 

 general information as to varieties, 

 etc. Those who grow but a few 

 Dahlias or Gladiolus for their own 

 trade are cordially invited to come. A 

 few hours spent in getting acquainted 

 with the newer varieties may be of 

 value when you come to select from 

 the seedsmen's catalogue what you 

 may need. 



Exhibits should be sent, all express 

 charges prepaid, to the A. L. Randall 



