July 24, 1920 



HORTICULTURE 



73 



changes in the list ot excluded plunls. 

 U such inspection stations could be 

 estublished more prompt and better 

 service would certainly be obtained 

 Such changes can only be obtained by 

 the active cooperation of every organi- 

 zation and of every individual In the 

 United States interested in the cultiva- 

 tion of plants; and it should, I be41eve, 

 be the duty of this Convention to urge 

 the necessity ot cooperation with the 

 Department ot Agriculture in an at- 

 tempt to obtain changes in its rulings 

 and methods in regard to the importa- 

 tion of plants on which the future of 

 American horticulture depends. 



THE LANCASTER COUNTY 

 FLORISTS' ASSOCIATION 



It takes u lot of nerve to prepare 

 for a picnic on St. Swithin's day but 

 this association has plenty of nerve 

 and Thursday, July 15th. was selected 

 as a picnic day in which to entertain 

 our friends and neighbors the Chester 

 County Florists' Association. Every 

 member ot both associations was duly 

 invited to attend, and a goodly num- 

 ber accepted the invitation. 



The run from the various i>oints in 

 Chester County was made in the early 

 morning hours and the meeting place 

 was Elmer Weaver's whose houses are 

 situated on the Lincoln Highway. 

 Starting from here lO.Sd a. m. they 

 were conducted to Avondale Farm 

 the home of B. F. Barr. where they 

 were met by a host of our own mem- 

 bers and the day began. 



The first procedure was of course 

 a welcome from Mr. and Mrs. Barr 

 followed by a picnic lunch served by 

 the young ladies of the party thus 

 adding the spice and good fellowship 

 needed to get every one acquainted. 



A tour of the hundred acre farm 

 was made and the wonderful collec- 

 tion of evergreens, all varieties, all 

 sizes and the acres of them were a 

 revelation to the visitors. One block 

 among the shade trees of some 150,- 

 000 Norway Maples just right for the 

 coming fall and spring work were pro- 

 nounced wonderful. 



About 2 p. m. every one piled into au- 

 tomobiles and went to the home ot 

 President Buchanan; known as Wljeat- 

 land and now occupied by our friend 

 and fellow florist (now retired) Geo. 

 B. Willson. The grand old style fur- 

 niture of Buchanan's time and the 

 home itself and the geniality of mine 

 host Willson helped us spend an hour 

 and a halt very pleasantly while St. 



Paper Whites 



Our first shipments arc nflo.it. Wc hope to make 

 part deliveries on early orders the last week of this 

 month — others to follow right along. 



Gain time and save money — WRITE US. 



(Prompt Deliveries \ 

 Express or Parcel Post/ 



.Express or Parcel Post> 



VAUGHANS PURITY (H to '..-inch, i,ooo 

 /'2 to ^-inch, 1,000. Sio.oo; ^ to ^- 



$6.oo; 



inch, i.ooo. $15.00). 



NEW COLORED FREESIAS. "General Pershing" 



(lavender pink). "Viola" (violet bluei — each per 



1,000, $40.00; choice mixed colors. 1,000. $35.00. 



Ask for Midsummer Wholesale List 



CHICAGO VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE new york 



THIS SEASON'S NEW ROSES 



PILGRIM CRUSADER PREMIER RUSSELL HADLET 



^V(> iir«> r<>(-«-ivinK daily NhipnientH of tliesu new Boses, in large qaantttles, and 

 can furnish wiiuf on sliort notice. 



Wo lm>,. ;i liiri;.' Ntock lit all time* of choice CARNATIONS, ORCHIDS, 

 VAI.I.KV iinil .\MKKKAN BK-VITIES. 



Tfl., Main 6267 XlTpT CH HH Ci^ CCi -«* DEVONSHIRE STREET 

 KMX »» M^Lt\^Mn. MJMXyjtJ' \^\Jt nn.STnV MASS 



Swithins got in his work for the day. 

 After the rain the next point was 

 Maple Grove where some of the 

 younger members of the party en- 

 joyed the bathing in what is acknowl- 

 edged as the largest and most com- 

 plete swimming pool in eastern Penn- 

 sylvania. Here the sports were pulled 

 oft and the first being one in which 

 the contestants had to eat an egg 

 buscuit and Immediately thereafter 

 whistle was won by Mr. A. K. Rohrer 

 and Miss May Brenneman. In the 

 running races prizes were won by 

 Daniel Irwin Herr, .Jacob Bare, Ruth 

 Landis and Rosanna Rohrer. In the 

 egg and spoon race Alice Weaver and 

 Lavina Hostetter won the prizes. 

 Nursing bottles fitted with nipples 

 were then passed out and the one who 

 emptied the bottle first won out. In 

 this case being our friend Mr. Thomas 

 Larkin of Chester County who after 

 the November election will be Hon. 

 Thomas Larkin. 



The dinner was to have been held 

 at Rocky Springs but through some 

 misunderstanding about fifteen hun- 

 dred colored people from Coat.svillo 

 had the use of the grounds and we 

 switched to Penn Square where Mr. 

 McConomy served us an excellent re- 

 past, made the more excellent by the 

 beautiful decorations put up by B. F. 

 Barr, Harry K. Rohrer, Willis B Gir- 

 vln and Mrs. A. M. Herr. Flowers on 

 an occasion of this kind have no com- 

 mercial value In the eyes ot our Lan- 

 caster County growers and they had 



plenty of material to work with, Mr. 

 Elmer Weaver alone furnished over a 

 thousand Pilgrim roses and every one 

 of the twenty tables was strewn with 

 these roses. 



After the dinner President Willis 

 B. Girvin called on Ex-President 

 Elmer Weaver to act as toastmaster 

 which he did to perfection. The 

 address of welcome was made by Mr. 

 B. F. Barr responded to by Mr. F. 

 Carey ot the Chester County Associa- 

 tion, followed by brief talks by Mr. 

 S. S. Pennock ot Philadelphia. Mr. 

 M. J. Brinton of Christiana, Messrs. 

 Thomas Larkin and Percy J. Barnard 

 of Chester County, Mr. James Brown 

 of Coatesville and Mrs. Albert M. 

 Herr. 



The visitors from Chester County 

 were Mr. and Mrs. F. (?arey and the 

 Miss Careys. Mr. Thomas Larkin and 

 Mrs. Larkin. Mr. B. J. Passmore and 

 Mrs. Passmore. Mr. Percy J. Bernard 

 and Mrs. Bernard and another Mr. 

 Bernard and wife (whose initials I 

 tailed to get). Mr. James Brown and 

 Mrs. Brown. Mr. S. S. Pennock, Mr. 

 Fancourt and Mr. Dennis Connor of 

 Philadelphia and last but not least 

 Mr. T. J. Nolan ot King Construction 

 tame. 



The committee who arranged for 

 the day were Messrs. B. F. Barr, 

 Harry K. Rohrer, Lemon Landis, 

 Elmer Weaver and Mrs. A. M. Herr 

 and the participants all pronounced 

 the arrangements O. K. 



Albert M. Hebb. 



