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The Florists^ Review 



JuNl 12. 1919. 



Schramm and William Feniger were ap- 

 pointed a committee of two to seek the 

 cooperation of those florists who were 

 not present at the meeting. They were 

 successful in obtaining the consent of 

 twenty-six florists, and Sunday, June 8, 

 for the first time in the history of the 

 flower business in this city, flower stores 

 were closed tight and no deliveries were 

 made. Florists took this action to keep 



abreast of the advanced spirit of the 

 times, which seeks to obtain better 

 working conditions and shorter hours 

 and to give all an opportunity of ob- 

 serving Sunday religiously and as a day 

 of rest and recreation. 



At the same meeting the Toledo Be- 

 tail Florists' Association was organized 

 and the following oflicers were elected: 

 President, Helen Patten; vice-president, 



William Feniger; secretary and treas- 

 urer, S. N. Peck. Membership will be 

 limited to retailers, as it was felt that 

 they have peculiar interests and prob- 

 lems to work out. The new organiza- 

 tion expects to accomplish many con- 

 structive objects for the betterment of 

 conditions and for the advancement of 

 business. Meetings will be held 

 monthly. A. P. K, 



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AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY 



MEETING AT CHESTNUT HILIi. 



Captain Thomas Entertains. 



A meeting of the American Rose So- 

 ciety was held at 2 o'clock June 4, on 

 the beautiful lawn adjoining the home 

 of Captain George C. Thomas, on Sun- 

 set avenue. Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. 

 About 100 rosarians were present, in- 

 cluding many ladies. The Rose Society 

 leaders were present in force, among 

 them Benjamin Hammond, Beacon, N. 

 Y.; E. Gurney Hill, Richmond, Ind.; 

 Robert Pyle, West Grove, Pa.; Profes- 

 sor E. A. White, Ithaca, N. Y.; Harry 

 O. May, Summit, N. J.; E. Allan Peirce, 

 Waltham, Mass.; Robert Simpson, 

 Clifton, N. J.; Rev. Dr. Mills, Syracuse, 

 N. Y.; J. Horace McFarland, Harris- 

 burg, Pa.; Samuel S. Pennock, Alfred 

 Burton, Edwin J. Fancourt, Robert 

 Kif t and many more. 



Captain Thomas entertained the out- 

 of-town visitors at luncheon while those 

 from near-by strolled about the grounds. 

 The rose beds are laid out on the lawn 

 at the foot of the terrace, stretching to 

 the right and left in long rows. The 

 effect from the top of the terrace is 

 extremely fine. The roses, all in full 

 bloom, were a mass of color that was 

 intensified by the rich, velvety green- 

 sward. Everything was in perfect or- 

 der. Not a weed, not a tuft of long 

 grass, not an imperfect or withered 

 flower was to be seen anywhere. 



Descending the terrace steps to the 

 rose garden for a closer view increased 

 the admiration of the visitors. All the 

 varieties were carefully labeled, and all 

 of them were varieties of great merit, 

 many of them novelties of world-wide 

 fame. There were Los Angeles and 

 Mrs. Delaney and Golden Emblem and 

 Lady Alice Stanley and many, many 

 more. Such a collection is rare indeed. 

 Mr. Hamilton, who is in charge, de- 

 scribed the method of making the beds, 

 which is strictly according to Hoyle, as 

 evidenced by the health of the ros?s. 



A Pictiiresque Meeting. 



President Benjamin Hammond called 

 the meeting to order under the trees. 

 A more picturesque meeting would be 

 hard to imagine. Those present facing 

 Mr. Hammond, who stood, were seated 

 on camp stools or on carefully laid 

 handkerchiefs spread on the grass, the 

 summer costumes of the ladies adding 

 brightness to the scene. Mr. Hammond 

 introduced Captain George C. Thomas, 

 who welcomed his guests cordially. J. 

 Horace McFarland delivered an able 

 address in finished style. He spoke of 



America as being behind other coun- 

 tries in gardening and hoped that every 

 member would do something toward in- 

 creasing the love of horticulture. He 

 spoke of the beautiful gardens in Can- 

 ada, less favored than our own country. 

 Mr. McFarland startled some of his 

 audience by calling the Crimson Ram- 

 bler a weed that should be pulled out. 

 American Pillar and Dorothy Perkins 

 were much better varieties of climbing 

 roses. 



E. Gurney Hill was delightful in his 

 humorous anecdotes. 



Robert Pyle told of his visit to the 

 Bagatelle Rose Gardens of France ten 

 years ago and expressed his apprecia- 



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 a Reader presents his ideas 

 on any subject treated in 



As experience is the l>est 

 teacher, so do vte learn 

 fastest by an exchange of 

 experiences. Many valuable 

 points are brouj^t out by 

 discussion. 



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 grammar, though desirable, are not 

 necessary. Write as yoii would talk 

 when doing your best. 



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 TO HEAR FROM YOU 



tion of the honor bostowcd upon him 

 by the American Rose Society. 



Robert Pyle Made President. 



The most important business trans- 

 acted at the meeting was the election 

 of Robert Pyle, president of the Conard 

 & Jones Co., of West Grove, Pa., as 

 president of tlic society to succeed 

 Benjamin Hammond, who resigned. 



With much ceremony Mr. Hammond 

 was presented with a copy of Captain 

 Thomas' book on roses, as a token of 

 appreciation for the fourteen years of 

 devoted service to the interests of the 

 society as secretary and as president. 



Climbing roses are an important fea- 

 ture of Captain Thomas' place. One of 

 the climbers, a seedling, was named by 

 the society, on this memorable day. Dr. 



Robert G. Huey, in honor of that emi- 

 nent rosarian. 



Perhaps the most striking and least 

 known personage at this meeting was 

 the Rev. Dr. Mills, of Syracuse, N. Y. 

 Widely traveled, well read, intelligent, 

 witty, Dr. Mills proved a great acquisi- 

 tion to the party. He knows much rose 

 lore. He -has studied roses in Cali- 

 fornia. He has studied roses abroad. 

 He is writing a book about roses at this 

 very minute, a book that will avoid the 

 beaten track, that will traverse by- 

 paths and treat of antiquity as well as 

 of the present. 



But the meeting is breaking up, al- 

 though it is not really over, for the 

 memory of the people and the trees and 

 the lawn and the roses will be bright 

 for a long time to come. Phil. 



EOSE aABDENS INSPECTED. 



Three Bed Letter Days. 



June 2, 3 and 4 were red letter days 

 in the annals of the American Rose So- 

 ciety. On Monday, June 2, the members 

 of the executive committee with friends 

 met Dr. W. Van Fleet ifP'iis test gar- 

 dens at Bell, Md. The «rfj|ernoon was 

 spent looking over the IBBently intro- 

 duced novelties and the seiedlings which 

 Dr. Van Fleet has under hiff supervision. 

 The exhibit was indeed jOk interesting 

 one. ^ 



Among the recently iflPoduced spe- 

 cies were setipoda, with large clusters 

 of showy pink flowers about two inches 

 across; blanda, variety Willmottise, 

 with bright coral pink flowers; gen- 

 tiliana, a hardy climbing species, with 

 medium-sized white flowers, resembling 

 Banksise; rosabella, a light pink bush 

 form with moss calyx; multiflora ca- 

 thayensis, with pink flowers about one 

 and one-half inches across in large, flat 

 corymbs. Dr. Van Fleet showed the 

 party many attractive seedlings which 

 were under number. Among these was 

 a cross between Double Rugosa and 

 Triomphe de Orleans, a continuous 

 bloomer with laciniate petals; Engel- 

 mannii crossed with Moyesii, an early- 

 flowering variety with rich red flowers 

 nearly three inches across; several 

 Hugonis and altaica seedlings of 

 promise, crosses between Wichuraiana 

 and hybrid teas, among which was a 

 promising seedling with Lyon as the 

 pollen parent, and another cross be- 

 tween Wichuraiana and Irish Fireflame, 

 No. W. M. 213, a clear pink containing 

 blood of Caroline Testout crossed with 

 Wichuraiana, was especially good, as 

 was also No. W. M. 5, a rich single dark 



