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The Florists^ Review 



March 22. 1917. 



making of rose gardens in tlie nortliern and 

 eastern I'nlted States. Now tliere Is abundant 

 recompense for all tlie labor and attention inci- 

 dent to the proper planting and care of the queen 

 of flowers, and with prospects as they now 

 appear, the garden rose industry is only in its 

 infancy In this counttT. In tlie effort to Im- 

 prove and add to the humber of forcing roses. 

 American rosarians have been in the past con- 

 centrating all their thoughts on a single ideal, 

 and, no doubt, hundreds of their seedlings have 

 been thrown away because they failed to measure 

 up to the forcing rose standard, wliich, had the.v 

 been given an opportunity to qualify, would 

 have proven invaluable as garden varieties. 

 With tlie rapidly developing demand for the 

 latter comes a new incentive to rose hybridizing 

 in this country, and we shall be surprised ana 

 disappointed if American grown varieties do not 

 in the near future outstrip and outclass for 

 garden use the foreign productions upon which 

 we have been hitherto so largely dependent. 



Here is a thought for every American 

 hybridizer to think over thoroughly and 

 possibly make a profit out of a seeming 

 loss. 



Tribute to the Secretary. 



^ 



Another recommendation which I wish 

 to make is that the editor and advertis- 

 ing manager of the Annual be made 

 ex-officio members of the executive com- 

 mittee. This I think ii an important 

 matter and well worth your serious con- 

 sideration, as the Annual will be of more 

 vital importance to the society each 

 year. 



In conclusion I want to add a word 

 of praise for Mr. Hammond, who has 

 labored long and faithfully as secretary 

 of the Rose Society. His has been a 

 labor of love and not remuneration and 

 I think we cannot feel too kindly toward 

 him, realizing as we do that to him, more 



success. ' ' The first rose show held un- 

 der the auspices of the society was in 

 New York, in 1899. From that time to 

 this there has not been a season when 

 we have not had a fine rose show and at 

 this eighteenth successive annual meet- 

 ing we can report a great increase of 

 associate members; that is, persoAS not 

 engaged as florists or nnrsfrymen4 Our 

 total membership is 1,092, as follows: 

 Fifty-five life members, 138 active mem- 

 bers and 899 associate members, these 

 coming from almost every state in the 

 Union, Canada, England,- Denmark, 

 Cuba, San Domingo and Mexico. This 

 large increase within the year is to be 

 attributed mainly to the service ren- 

 dered by 'J. Horacd McFarland, who 

 gave the society the benefit of his pub- 

 lishing company in the printing and 

 make-up of the Annual for 1916, a book 

 of decided merit. The funds at the dis- 

 posal of the American Rose Society had 

 never permitted us to embark in the 

 issuing of such an excellent book. Mr. 

 McFarland, in 1915, offered to do it and 

 if there was a loss on the actual cost, 

 he would stand one-half the deficit with 

 the society. There was no deficit on the 

 outcome so far. 



The present year solicitation slips 

 were sent out by various seed houses and 

 nurserymen and florists in their cata- 

 logues and these returns are mainly 

 responsible for the marked increase of 

 amateur members. 



The record gives us one addition to 



Floor Plan for the Philadelphia Show of the American Rose Society. 



than to any other one man, is due the 

 standing of the American Rose Society 

 today. 



SECRETARY'S REPORT. 



[A synopsis of the report of Secretary Benla- 

 min Hammond at the annual meeting of the 

 American Kose Society, I'hiludelphia, March 21, 

 1917.] 



The year has seen a large advance in 

 the popular interest in the American 

 Rose Society. "There is no success like 



the life membership list, Mrs. Elizabeth 

 C. T. Miller. The life membership fund 

 now is $3,200 and this is a most impor- 

 tant fund to have grow. A society for 

 permanence needs a substantial basis. 

 Last year we expressed the hope to see 

 our membership grow and this hope 

 is materializing. 



During the year two of our life mem- 

 bers have died, Wm. C. Barry, of Roch- 

 ester, N. Y., who was the second presi- 

 dent of the society, and S. J. Reuter, of 



Westerly, R. I.; both men of character 

 and standing. ^ 



The executive committee has had four- 

 teen meetings during the year, the de- 

 tails of which have been published in 

 the trade and other papers for general 

 information. 



An effort was made to have special in- 

 vestigations of thf diseases of roses 

 made and an arraiigement was made 

 with Dr. Lewis M. Massey, of the Col- 

 lege of Agriculture, Cornell University, 

 Ithaca, N. Y., to take up the work. 



A new rose test garden has been es- 

 tablished for the Pacific northwest at 

 Portland, Ore. Application was re- 

 ceived for Bellingham, Wash., and from 

 the Agricultural College of Texas, but 

 we were not able to provide for more 

 than one this year. 



Several new roses were offered for 

 registration and are recorded in the 

 Annual just published. In the registra- 

 tion of roses there has not been any 

 formal rule of description hitherto. To 

 bring about a full and clear description 

 for a registration, the executive com- 

 mittee appointed a committee to present 

 such form for adoption in future use. 



The demand for medals of this society 

 for prizes at summer shows has been 

 granted to affiliated societies. 



The society visited officially the 

 Washington test garden and the Cornell 

 test garden at Ithaca, N. Y. 



At Newport, R. I., a special effort is 

 being made to have an excellent outdoor 

 display July 4. The American Rose 

 Society tries to encourage these local 

 shows. At Barrytown-on-the-Hudson, 

 the usual rose show was held. This local 

 show has been for many years an event 

 well attended by local people and a so- 

 ciety medal was presented. 



The present exhibition is tlie first 

 time in five years when the American 

 Rose Society has held a show entirely 

 alone. The people of Philadelphia have 

 shown much interest and the guaran- 

 tors of an insurance for expenses and 

 prizes number seventy-one. 



The growth and development of the 

 society has reached a point where the 

 future seems assured, and the detail 

 work is steadily increasing to such an 

 extent that your secretary, who has 

 filled the position to the best of his abil- 

 ity since 1905, is obliged to decline re- 

 election to the office. 



TREASURER'S REPORT. 



[The following is the report of Treasurer 

 Harry O. May, to the American Kose Society, 

 rhilndelphla, March 21, 1917.] 



The following is the financial state- 

 ment to March 16, 1917: 



RECEIPTS. 



Balance March 22, 1910 SI, 047. 92 



Dues 1.199.01 



Premiums for exhibitions 1,015.00 



Life membership 50.00 



Deposit for armory returned 100.00 



(Juarantee fund 2,825.00 



Hose research fund 670.00 



Interest on mortgage certificates 150.00 



Interest on permanent fund 16.22 



Interest on current balance 24.81 



Total $7,097.96 



DISBURSEMENTS. 



Printing, stationery, etc $ 544.86 



Medals, engraving, etc 92.60 



Premiums for exhibitions 1.160.00 



Ij. M. Massey, research work 660.37 



Expenses of secretary 210.43 



Exhibition expenses 2,525.00 



Deposit in permanent fund 50.00 



Balance on hand 1.854.70 



Total $7,097.90 



INVESTMENTS. 

 Westchester & Bronx Title and Mortg.ige 

 Guaranty Co., three mortgage cer- 

 tificates $3,000.00 



Summit Trust Co., permanent fund 2.')0.00 



Hubbard medal fund 2.50.00 



Total $3,500.00 



