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The Florists' Review 



NOVBUBEB 13, 1910. 



and expenditures of the society during 

 the year. A summary of his report fol- 

 lows: 



RECEIPTS. 



To balance on band $273.46 



Received from secretary 270.00 



J. N. May. dues 2.00 



Received from Lord & Bumbam 



Co., special prize 20.00 



Interest on time account 7.08 



Amount placed on Interest in tbe 



Summit Trust Co 200.00 



Total $772.53 



DISBURSEMENTS. 



Secretary's salary, etc $68.10 



W. C. Rlckards, for show account 25.00 

 Tbe Kappa Print Shop, stationery 



and printing 76.75 



A. T. De La Mare Co., certificates 17.50 



Regan Printing House 87.75 



C. W. Johnson, secretary's expenses 15.72 



Reed & Barton, two vases 44.63 



J. N, May, expense account 2.17 



Special savings account 200.00 



472.52 



To balance on band in open account 300.01 



Total $772.63 



C. H. A. COLUMN 



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COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION. 



Promulgates Policy. 



The Canadian Horticultural Associa- 

 tion, under the leadership of President 

 E. B. Hamilton and a group of live 

 wires associated with him, is certainly 

 out to make history this year. As in 

 other similar organizations, commercial 

 reconstruction is claiming attention, and 

 ideas for aggressive work in this con- 

 nection, hitherto unthought-of, are con- 

 tinually being unearthed. Statistics, 

 registration, publicity, educational and 

 experimental work is allotted to separate 

 small committees, each doing important 

 and useful work. Further notice will be 

 given these later; for the present a few 

 notes on the educational work are given. 



For some time in Canada it has been 

 obvious to leading horticulturists that 

 there is a great need for some definite 

 steps towards providing real facilities 

 for horticultural education. The present 

 college training is so thoroughly agricul- 

 tural that horticulture is almost a by- 

 product. While this is to some extent 

 a necessity, the time seems to have ar- 

 rived when the aesthetic as well as the 

 utilitarian should receive a little atten- 

 tion. At the present time the need is 

 intensified on account of the fact that 

 Great Britain, the supply source of many 

 of the best gardeners, seems for a while 

 to be closed, the better type of worker 

 rather emigrating than immigrating. At 

 its last convention the C. H. A. gave 

 some serious thought to the matter, ap- 

 pointing a committee to consider and, if 

 possible, suggest methods fur meeting 

 what threatens to become a real problem 

 in the near future. W. W. Gamniage, of 

 London, who was the first president of 

 the C. H. A., consented to be chairman. 

 With a fine outlook, realizing the im- 

 ])ortanee of the subject, his inspiring 

 leadership, well supported by an enthu- 

 siastic committee, has resulted in solid 

 progress. 



Conference Adopts Resolution. 



A conference recently held was pre- 

 sided over by Mr. Gammage, among 

 those present being Professor R. P. 

 Thomson, Toronto ITniversity; Profes- 

 sor J. W. Crow, Ontario Agricultural 

 College, Guelph; H. B. Sifton, M. A., 

 of the Seed branch, Ottawa; F. Carr, 

 F. R. H. S., Oakville, and President E. 

 B. Hamilton, of the C. H. A. Previous 

 to this meeting the chairman had spent 

 some time at Cornell, Illinois and other 

 United States institutions, collecting 

 valuable information as to the methods 

 best calculated to be successful. These 

 he fully detailed in his opening address 



and emphasized the importance of the 

 subject, appealing for a frank discussion 

 and thorough cooperation. A long after- 

 noon was spent in conference, taken part 

 in by all present, the conclusions reached 

 being embodied in the following resolu- 

 tion, which was unanimously adopted: 



Whereas, A well-developed horticulture Is rec- 

 ognized as essential to the welfare and pros- 

 perity of Canadian home life, and 



Whereas, "Horticulture is a definite craft in 

 itself and is not a branch or department of ag- 

 riculture and consists of the more intensive cul- 

 tivation of fruits, flowers, vegetables and orna- 

 mental plants," and 



Whereas, There is a great shortage In Canada 

 of trained horticulturists, and 



Whereas, Scientific research in plant physiol- 



ogy, plant pathology and entomology is of vital 

 importance to the future development of horticul- 

 ture In Canada, and 



Whereas, Systematic plant improvement and 

 plant Introduction are likewise of fundamental 

 importance to the future of Oanadian horticul- 

 ture, 



Therefore be it resolved that this committee 

 recommends the establishment of special facili- 

 ties for tbe practical and scientific training of 

 men in horticulture along the lines followed at 

 Kew Gardens, England, the eminent service of 

 whose men is recognized the world over, and 

 further recommends that all horticultural organ- 

 izations in Canada be requested to appoint special 

 committees to confer with this committee with 

 a view of formulating definite plans in this direc- 

 tion for presentation to the federal and provin- 

 cial governments. 



As a statement of policy this pro- 

 nouncement is of itself one of the most 

 important formulated in the horticul- 

 tural history of the Dominion, and what- 

 ever the final result may be, the com- 

 mittee must be congratulated on the fine 

 conception manifested. A further con- 

 ference is being arranged to meet at 

 Toronto at an early date, when repre- 

 sentatives of other provincial and na- 

 tional organizations are to be in attend- 

 ance. Added to this, it is hoped to se- 

 cure the assistance of boards of trade, 

 chambers of commerce. Rotary and Ki- 

 wanis Clubs, and it would not be sur- 

 prising if direct representation in the 

 legislature were before long an accom- 

 plished fact. The committee is, how- 

 ever, under no illusions as to the need 

 for real spade work, and if this spells 

 success the ultimate result is already 

 sure. W. E. Groves. 



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The community floral float decorated 

 by Fred A. Danker and his aids created 

 a stir as it paraded the principal streets 

 of Albany, N. Y., Thursday, November 

 6, preceded by a bugler. "We are 

 making strenuous efforts to arouse the 

 apathy of the public and believe this 

 means of publicity, to which all in the 

 trade have contributed, will help stir 

 up business," observes W. C. Gloeckner. 



The flower shops of Schenectady, 

 N. Y., advertised a "Say It with Flow- 

 ers" week, November 3 to 8, with an 

 invitation to visit the several estab- 

 lishments. 



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Schenectady and Troy, N. Y., have 

 asked for the loan of the Albany float. 

 Henry Eberhardt, of the Rosendale 

 Flower Shop, will have charge of it in 

 the Electric City. John Sambrook will 

 be master of ceremonies in Trov. 



Geo. Sambrook has been elected coun- 

 cilman for Watervliet, N. Y., the home 

 of Sambrook Bros., also the location of 

 their greenhouses. 



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The Rosendale Flower Shop, of Sche- 

 nectady, N. Y., staged an appropriate 

 window at Halloween and received many 

 favorable comments. " It is publicity, ' ' 

 observed Manager Henry Eberhardt, 

 "and in consequence, several of our pa- 

 trons have already committed themselves 

 for Thanksgiving, which is likely to be 

 in line with present satisfactory busi- 

 ness." • • • • 



Julius Eger, of Schenectady, N. Y., is 

 giving much space to bulbs and reports 

 good sales, since a frost has stimulated 



orders for planting. 



• • • * 



The Empire Seed Co. and the Schenec- 

 tady Seed Co., at Schenectady, N. Y., 

 both express satisfaction with the sea- 

 son's business, which was normal, set- 

 tling down to pre-war conditions. 



E. V. B. Felthousen, Schenectady, 

 N. Y., reports the best prices for early 

 chrysanthemums this season, owing to 

 the fact that many growers' plants in 

 this section have been suffering from 

 mildew. The continuously damp fall 

 weather affected many of the early va- 

 rieties. His mums, however, happened 

 to escape. • « • • 



The Chatham Floral Co., Chatham, 

 N. Y., specializes in carnations. Stock 

 is in fine shape and the demand satis- 

 factory, with prices holding up well. 



• • • • 



The J. W. Adams Co., Westfield, 

 Mass., is winding up the planting sea- 

 son with some good sales. The demand 



for choice nursery stock is satisfactorv. 



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F. I. Drake, of Pittsfield, Mass., com- 

 mented upon the necessity of carrying a 

 variety of stock to accommodate various 

 tastes, when a funeral wreath, composed 

 of magnolia leaves and a bunch of Tri- 

 toma Pfitzeri, was much admired. Car- 

 nation Matchless is well grown. Non- 

 arrival of a boiler is causing some 

 anxiety. Transportation is exceedingly 

 slow. • • • « 



W. W. Hannell, of Watervliet, N. Y., 

 is growing the usual stock of heather, 

 cyclamens. Begonia Glory of Cincinnati 

 and poinsettias for holiday trade, and 

 predicts a good plant season. Roses for 

 Easter will be on the short side, judging 

 from inquiries for stock, especially baby 

 ramblers. w. M. 



