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Mat 26, 1916. 



ROSE SOCIETY AT WASHINaTON. 



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Inspects Arlington Test Garden. 



The American Eose Society issued an 

 invitation for all those interested to 

 meet at Washington, D. C, May 23^ to 

 inspect the test rose garden at Arling- 

 ton Farm, conducted by the government 

 in cooperation with the society. The 

 weather proved to be inclement, the at- 

 tendance small and the affair something 

 of a disappointment. The collection of 

 rosea is large, is increasing and haS ex- 

 cellent care, but it was impossible to do 

 any judging under the conditions of the 

 day. W. F. Gude therefore was ap- 

 pointed chairman of judges, with au- 

 thority to Jorm his own board and to 

 make anotliar attempt to score the best 

 varieties aX a favorable time, probably 

 next week. 



Following an automobile ride to Ar- 

 lington and such inspection as the rain 

 germitted, the entire party visited Twin 

 >aks on invitation of Charles Bell, to 

 see the rambler roses just coming into 

 bloom. These won favorable comment 

 .and the collection of German irises also 

 is of special excellence. 



Discussions at Dinner. 



Dinner was had in the Oak room at 

 the Hotel Kaleigh, President -S. S. Pen- 

 nock calling on many of those present 

 for remarks. Admiral Ward was the 

 first speaker and discussed bedding 

 roses. He said growers must qualify 

 their recommendations, taking into con- 

 sideration differences in soil and cli- 

 mate. 



Prof. L. C. Corbett spoke on the 

 necessity of developing varieties spe- 

 cially suited to America and said that 

 when this is done America will lead the 

 world in rose production, as we have 

 every variety of climate. Prof. Cor- 

 bett said that we must use care in the 

 selection of stocks, securing first those 

 adapted to specific soils, seeking sec- 

 ondly congeniality of variety and the 

 stock which is to carry it. 



E. G. Hill told of the interest taken 

 in English rose shows and predicted 

 that the Arlington test garden eventu- 

 ally will take its place on a par with 

 the Bagatelle garden in Paris and the 

 rose section of the Kew garden in iLon- 

 don. 



J. H. McFarland urged that the serv- 

 ices of a pathologist be secured to make 

 a study of diseases of the rose. This 

 was favored by many and was referred 

 to the executive committee for action. 



Eobert Pyle told of the indefatigable 

 industry and effective labors of W. F. 

 Gude and the latter welcomed the vis- 

 itors to Washington. Prof. F. L. Mul- 

 ford urged greater support of the rose 

 garden and more contributions of 

 plants, particularly from the west 

 coast. 



Following dinner the visitors were 

 guests of Superintendent George Hess, 

 at the botanic gardens. 



Tliose Present. 



Among those present were: 



Pennopk. S. S., Philadelphia. 

 Klft, Robert, Philadelphia. 

 Michell, F. B., Phllndplphla. 

 McFarland, J. H., Harrlsburg, Pa. 

 Dunning, D. M., Auburn, N. Y. 

 Ward, Admiral Aaron, RoBlyn, N. Y. 

 Wlntzer, Adolph, West Grove, Pa. 

 Pyle, Robert, West Grove, Pa. 

 Gude, W. F., Washington, D. C. 

 Gude, Adolph, Anacnstla, D. C. 

 Gude. Ernest, Washington, D. C. 

 Anderson, George, Washington, D. C. 

 Pelrce, E. Allan. Waltham. Mass. 

 Mulford, Prof. F. L., Washington, D. C. 

 Van Fleet, Dr. W., Washington, D. C. 



Hess, George, Washington, D. C. 

 Blsset, David, Washington, D, C. 

 Walnvyrlght, George, Washington, D. C. 

 Bums, W., Washington, D. C. 

 McLennan, Robert, Washington, D. C. 

 Thompson, H., Washington, D. C. 

 Corbett, Prof. L. 0., Washington, D. C. 

 Taylor, Dr. W. A., Washington, D. C. 

 Baur, Otto, Washington, D. C. 

 Butterfleld, B. 0., Washington, D. C. 

 Hasselbrlng, Prof. H., Wudilngtqp, D. C. 

 Hill, £. G., Richmond, Ind. 



Other guests included Carl Vrooman, 

 Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, and 

 Director Ealph, of the Bureau of En- 

 graving and Printing. 0. L. L. 



PITTSBURan. 



The Market. 



Pittsburgh has had some cool 

 weather, with frost several mornings in 

 the lowlands. Business generally has 

 been ^ood. As stock has not been plen- 

 tiful, it has cleaned up nicely ever since 

 Mothers' day and, from appearances, 

 will continoe to clean up for some time. 

 There is likely to be a shortage Me- 

 morial day. There will be no local 

 peonies, and the cool weather seems to 

 hold everything else back. 



The wholesalers have cleaned up 

 nicely every day and stock is selling 

 at good prices for this season of the 

 year. There are no gluts on anything. 

 The retail stores are all busy. Those 

 handling plants are especially busy with 

 porch boxes. The landscape people are 

 rushing their work, so that they may 

 get their orders of trees and shrubbery 

 planted. The cold weather is a bless- 

 ing to them at least, as it holds stock 

 better for them, but it will keep the 

 cemetery planting back and make a 

 greater rush the last of the week. 



Hortlciiltural Meeting. 



The last meeting of the Horticultural 

 Society of Western Pennsylvania was 

 held in the Annex hotel. W. E. Mar- 



shall, of New Yorkj was present and 

 gave an enthusiastic talk on flower 

 shows, especially a local flower show. 

 He suggested that the florists and others 

 get the vision and then talk on it until 

 it became a reality, as that was the ex- 

 perience of other cities. Mr. McCal- 

 lum, of the U-Bar Co., gave a talk on 

 vegetable growing, relating his personal 

 experience. Michael Curran, gardener 

 for Mrs. Elizabeth M. Home, read a 

 paper on vegetable growing, referring 

 especially to the best varieties to be 

 grown in this neighborhood, and. his re- 

 marks led to considerable discussion. 

 An interesting paper on annuals, read 

 by William Murphy, gardener for 

 Henry L. Mason, Jr., Sewickley 

 Heights, also called forth much discus- 

 sion. It was pretty generally conceded! 

 that Mr. Murphy's favorites, asters, an- 

 tirrhinums, salpiglossis, cosmos and 

 sweet peas, were the best suited to our 

 local conditions. 



Walter James, gardener for W. Henry 

 Hilliard, was present with a collection 

 of hyacinths and a splendid plant of 

 Spirsea Gladstone, and for the latter re- 

 ceived a cultural certificate. Michael 

 Curran showed a splendid collection of 

 calceolarias, the best ever shown here, 

 and was awarded a cultural certificate. 

 After the reports from the member* 

 who visited the Philadelphia and New 

 York shows, the enjoyable meeting ad- 

 journed. 



Various Notes. 



Uncle John Weiland celebrated his 

 seventieth birthday Tuesday, May 23, 

 at his home at Allison Park, and kept 

 open house all day to entertain his host 

 of friends. 



Andrew Forsyth, who has been ill and 

 who spent the winter in Hamilton, Ont., 

 and Lenox, Mass., has returned, much 

 improved in health. Mr. Forsyth is 

 gardener for John Dank, in the east 

 end. Clarke. 



Ghent, Belgium. — ^The spring ship- 

 ments of nursery stock, especially bay 

 trees, have gone out under difficulties 

 and have not been so large as was ex- 

 pected in view of the unusual demand 

 from America. Business is slow and 

 vexatious, since all correspondence and 

 foreign transactions of every kind are 

 subjected to the scrutiny and pleasure 

 of both the British and German censors. 



London, England. — A special meeting 

 of the council of the Horticultural 

 Trades' Association of Great Britain 

 and Ireland was held May 2 to receive 

 the report of a special committee ap- 

 pointed to consider the state of the 

 nursery and seed trades, and to frame 

 recommendations as to the best steps to 

 be taken to protect the interests of the 

 trade, now and after the war. The com- 

 mittee submitted a lengthy schedule of 

 recommendations, which was discussed 

 clause by clause, after which the coum- 

 cil passed a resolution approving gen- 

 erally of the proposals made and agreed 

 to submit same to the members at 

 a congress May 24, 



Boskoop, Holland. — The reports of 

 damage to late shipments of bay trees, 

 boxwoods, araucarias, etc., are alarm- 

 ing the exporters here, who see a large 

 part if not all their season's profits 

 disappearing and an unprecedented 

 number of claims and disputes to ad- 

 just. The irregularity and uncertainty 

 of cable and mail communication makes 

 the full extent of the losses still a mat- 

 ter of conjecture, but there is no doubt 

 it is extremely large. 



Amsterdam, Holland. — As an indica- 

 tion of the difficulty in obtaining space 

 for nursery stock, bulbs, etc., on the 

 boats sailing from Eotterdam for Amer- 

 ica, it can be noted that the total value 

 of the exports from the Amsterdam dis- 

 trict to the United States during the 

 first three months of 1916, according 

 to invoices certified at the Amsterdam 

 consulate, was $8,413,029. This total 

 exceeds all previous totals for the same 

 period. The amounts for the first three 

 months of the preceding two years were 

 as follows: 1914, $5,782,302, and 1915^ 

 $3,009,724. 



