14S 



HORTICULTURE 



August 21, 1920 



RIIVIUL.A 



OBCONICA CHINENSIS MALACOIDES 



OBCONICA, Separate colors or mixed 

 CHINENSIS MIXED. 2% inch pots, $7 per 100; $60 per 1,000. 

 Ready Now. Raised from Selected Seed 



CINERARIA, Half Dwarf Mixed, 2^/4 inch pots, $7 per 100; $60 per 1,000. 



I ! PFIITFP m ^'°"' 15 Cedar St., WATERTOWN STA. 



JL^* %} • IxCiiJ 1 £ulx V^V/* Brokers boston, mass. 



Short P. O. Addpe&s: L. J. Reuter Co., Boston 72, Mass. 



A. Havemeyer, of New York, was a 

 member of the Nomenclature Commit- 

 tee, and Mr. J. H. Prouty was elected 

 to the Elxecutive Board in place of Mr. 

 Bonnewitz, who had resigned. 



The report of the treasurer showed 

 the society to have made healthy 

 growth and to be in a good financial 

 condition. Considerable discussion 

 was given to the matter of the plant 

 quarantine. There was a division ot 

 opinion, but sentiment seemed to be 

 stronger against the quarantine than 

 for it. No definite action was taken 

 at the meeting, but probably the asso- 

 ciation will have a representative at 

 the next conference. 



Invitations to hold the next meeting 

 in New York and at St. Thomas. Ont., 

 were received. The place of meeting 

 ■will be decided by the executive com- 

 mittee. 



The annual report of Secy. Beal was 

 given as follows: 



REPORT OF THE SECRETARY 

 There are now 351 names on the 

 rolls ot the American Gladiolus So- 

 ciety. Of these there were 270 paid up 

 members in 1919-1920. Some are now- 

 sending last year's dues with their re- 

 mittance for this year. Thus it will be 

 seen that actual paid up membership 

 is somewhat fluctuating, but as a rule 

 few members are dropped for failure 

 to send in their dues. This shows a 

 good live membership and it should be 

 our purpose to increase it to a mini- 

 mum of at least 500 members which 

 would enable the society to extend its 

 activities. There have been inquiries 

 concerning life memberships which 

 this society has not as yet provided. 

 The Executive Committee should be 

 directed to consider and report upon 

 this question. Last year the society 

 voted to eliminate the initiation fee 

 and our experience thus far indicates 

 that it was beneficial to ttie society. 



The society was represented at ilie 

 recent conference held June 15, 1920, 

 to consider Quarantine 37 and its pos- 

 sible revision. It would seem desirable 

 that this subject be discussed and some 

 action taken by the society. 



Among those of our members taken 

 by death during the past year was 



of Peter Henderson & Co. The writer 

 can vouch for Mr. O'Mara's interest 

 and great knowledge in gladioli from 

 correspondence which he had with him. 

 He had great talents of leadership and 

 his wise counsel and forceful per- 

 sonality is very much needed at the 

 present time. His interest covered the 

 entire field of American floriculture 

 and his death creates a gap which it 

 will be difficult if not impossible to fill. 



PRES. ME.\DER OF THE .V.MERK AN 

 SOCIETY 



Maurice Fuld. a charter member of our 

 society as well as one of our most ac- 

 tive members. Mr. Fuld was always 

 interested in gladioli and" when pos- 

 sible he never failed to attend ana to 

 take part in our meetings. His live 

 personality and his keen enthusiasm 

 for the advancement ot floriculture will 

 be greatly missed in florist meetings. 

 Another man pre-eminent in his pro- 

 fession, who recently passed away was 

 Patrick D'Mara of the well known firm 



MASSACHUSETTS GLADIOLUS 

 SOCIETY 



A meeting of the Massachusetts 

 Gladiolus Society was held at Horti- 

 cultural Hall, Saturday afternoon. 

 President Chas. F. Fairbanks being in 

 the chair. The most important action 

 taken at the meeting was a vote to 

 change the name to the New England 

 Gladiolus Association, and to make an 

 effort to extend the membership 

 throughout the New England states. 

 It was believed that this will make the 

 organization much stronger and able 

 to do more effective work. A commit- 

 tee was also appointed to consider the 

 nomenclature of gladioli, to prevent 

 misnaming, and to do away so far as 

 possible with the dessimination of 

 worthless varieties. The committee 

 consists of Mr. S. E. Spencer. Woburn: 

 Mr. Jelle Roos. Concord; Mr. John C. 

 Zeestraten, East Bridgewater: Mr. 

 R. R. Walker, Mansfield; Dr. S. Irv- 

 ing Moody. Brockton, and Mr. A. L. 

 Stephen, "Waban. The old officers 

 were re-elected as follows: President. 

 C. F. Fairbanks, of Lexington; vice- 

 presidents S. E. Spencer, Woburn. 

 and John C. Zeestraten. East Bridge- 

 water secretary, R. R. Walker. Mans- 

 field, and treasurer, Clark W. Brown. 

 Ashland. Another meeting will be 

 held in November, at which it is ex- 

 pected important action will be taken. 



