Septeml)er 4. 1920 



HORTICULTURE 



10.1 



THE LANCASTER COUNTY FLOR- 

 ISTS' ASSOCIATION 



The y7th regular meeting uf this 

 association was held at the home of 

 -Mr. Elmer Weaver, Thursday, August 

 26. "Get that 97th a centenary meet- 

 ins will soon be due." 



The lirst duty of a real florist is to 

 inspect ureenliouses if any are within 

 a hundred miles of liini and this was 

 followed out by the entire bunch with 

 T. J. Nolan along to tell us about the 

 good and bad points of construction, 

 but when it came to Chas. M. Weaver's 

 acres of gladioli he wanted to know if 

 they were pineapples. 



At Chas. M. Weaver's the usual fine 

 lot of sweet peas are being housed 

 from paper pots; these and pompons 

 will be a feature in the Philadelphia 

 and Pittsburgh markets within the 

 next few months. He has his winter's 

 supply of coal on hand and has no 

 worry on earth excepting the digging 

 of his immense tracts of gladioli Inilbs. 

 At Elmer's the carnation continues 

 to occupy considerable space, one big 

 house to sweet peas well under way. 

 one real rose house filled with Pilgrim 

 roses coming into bloom, over twenty 

 thousand having been cut for August. 

 .\ big side issue here are the mush- 

 room houses now being filled and 

 spawned and a good sized colony of 

 bees. There are two growing young 

 florists here. Messrs. Paul and Lloyd 

 Weaver who are running mushroom 

 houses of their own and use any space 

 that might he idle in the greenhouses 

 for a few days or months in growing 

 something to add to their bank ac- 

 counts. 



The meeting was held on the porch 

 and after the regular routine of busi- 

 ness Mr. Allx»rt M. Herr and Mr. T. J. 

 Nolan reported on the Cleveland Con- 

 vention. Herr was strong for the new 

 Plant and Cut Flower Growers' Asso- 

 cation, but the members want to see 

 something more tangible than the in- 

 definite plans now offered before they 

 v.ill affiliate. It was finally suggested 

 by A. M. Herr that the members at- 

 tend tlie meeting of the American Car- 

 nation Society in Washington thi.^ win- 

 ter and find out for themselves what 

 has been done and what is under con- 

 sideration; the majority of those 

 present expect to do this. 



Messrs. H. K. Rohrer and Iral 

 Landis reported on their trip in the 

 Gladioli Show in Boston and their side 

 trip to the Gladioli Farm of B. Ham- 

 mond Tracy where they saw so much 

 new and interesting stock that they 

 considered this alone worth the trip 

 to Boston. 



The secretary then reported that he 

 wou'd like the members to individually 



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SEEDS AND BULBS 



128 Chambers St., N. Y. Cily 



endorse Mr. W. F. Tlierkildson for 

 Secretary of Agriculture all ot our 

 members knowing his worth and his 

 ability to make good in the office. Mr. 

 B. F. Barr who has pretty extensive 

 dealings with Mr. Therkildson heartily 

 seconded the movement. 



President W. B. Girvin ot Leola in- 

 vited the next meeting for his place 

 and after thanking Mr. Weaver for his 

 co'irtesy the meeting adjourned. 



A goodly number of ladies were 

 present and enjoyed a social time, 

 along with Mrs. A. M. Herr's report of 

 the meetings and receptions for the 

 ladies in Cleveland. 



Ai.BKKT M. Herr. 



P. S. — Arrangements are being made 

 for a trip to Richard Vincent, Jr. & 

 Sons Co.. of White Marsh, Md,, to in- 

 spect their Dahlias and Cannas and 

 other stock. The trip will be made by 

 machine, and any of the surrounding 



A. L. Miller 



Christmas and Easter Pot Plants 

 a specialty 



Wholesale Only 



Jamaica, N. Y. 



florists who would like to join the 

 party can get all Information by ad- 

 dressing the Secretary, Albert M. Herr, 

 Lancaster, Pa. 



BOSTON. 



The Henry Penn Co-operative Asso- 

 ciation at a recent meeting elected thf> 

 following officers: President, Fred B. 

 .Maxwell; Vice-President. Morris 

 Clancy; Secretary, Miss Susan De- 

 wan: Treasurer. Catherine Lyons. At 

 the next meeting, new by-laws are to 

 be acted upon, and the season's work 

 .t;iven a good start. A regular meet- 

 ing place is to be arranged for and 

 probably a collation will be served at 

 each meeting. This association is 

 made up of the employees of the Henry 

 Penn establishment and has both 

 social and benefit features. 



