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The Florists' Review 



27 



William R. Smith is a hybrid tea, having 

 handsome cream or white flowers, but It is not 

 hardy. 



Zepblrine Drouhin is a pink climber that has 

 large flowers. It is attractive and showy just 

 now and is excellent as a climber. 



Upon leaving the gardens the rosa- 

 rians went to Twin Oaks, where they 

 were received by Mrs. Charles J. Bell. 

 Eefreshments were served and the vis- 

 itors were then taken in charge by G. A. 

 Anderson, gardener of the estate, for 

 a trip through its gardens. 



Business Meeting. 



At the Walter Eeed hospital, the com- 

 mandant. Colonel James D. Glennin, 

 and his staff were awaiting the 

 rosarians. The drive to Takoma Park, 

 where the hospital is situated, was ex- 

 tremely pleasant. Upon arrival at the 

 hospital the visitors were greeted by 

 Prof. David Lumsden, who introduced 

 them to Colonel Glennin, his officers, the 

 nurses and aids, and then conducted 

 to the mess room, where luncheon was 

 to be served. 



Following the meal came the business 

 meeting and the speeches. It was de- 

 clared that last year's officers were so 

 good that they would better be retained 

 and the vote that brought this about 

 was decidedly unanimous. The line-up 

 therefore continues as follows: 



President — Robert Pyle, West Grove, 

 Pa. 



Vie e-ijresi dent — F. L. Atkins, Euther- 

 ford, N. J. 



Secretary — John C. Wister, Philadel- 

 phia. 



Treasurer — C. H. Totty, Madison, 

 N. J. 



Executive committee — W. E. Pierson, 

 Cromwell, Conn.; Eobert Simpson, Clif- 

 ton, N. J., and J. H. Dunlop, Toronto, 

 Can. 



President Pyle then spoke for a few 

 moments about the proposed Washing- 

 ton rose show garden and the Portland 

 rose trip which is scheduled for June, 

 1922. He then called upon Prof. Cor- 

 bett, who spoke about Dr. Van Fleet's 

 work at Bell, Md., and upon Secretary 

 Wister, who spoke of the w»rk of the 

 secretary's office and about the dis- 

 semination of the rose, Mary Wallace. 

 Dr. Shoemaker then told of the work of 

 the Takoma Horticultural Society, and 

 Miss Harrison expressed the wish that 

 the American Eose Society should come 

 to Washington again next year, Mr. 

 McFarland spoke briefly about the 

 American Eose Annual, and then W. F. 

 Gude closed the meeting with a tribute 

 to the work of the Walter Eeed hos- 

 pital. 



Some little time was spent viewing 

 the hospital and the work being done in 

 the preparation of a sunken garden. It 

 was well along toward evening before 

 a final farewell was taken and the visi- 

 tors dispersed. 



Those Present. 



Among those present were the fol- 

 lowing: 



F. F. Eockwell, Seabrook Farms, 

 Bridgeton, N. J.; Eobert Kift, Philadel- 

 phia; Otto Bauer, Washington, D. C; 

 Fred L. Atkins, Eutherford, X. J.; Dr. 

 A. C. Beal, Ithaca, N. Y.; Eobert Craig, 

 Philadelphia; Charles E. F. Gersdorff, 

 Washington, D. C; Orlando D. Holmes, 

 Bichmond, Va.; Marguerite A. Israel- 

 son, Ogden, Utah; E. J. F. Zieger, Phila- 

 delphia; John S. Hay, Philadelphia; 

 Miss Grace E. Arents, Bichmond, Va.; 

 Miss M. Garland Smith, Bichmond, Va.; 

 Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Whittall, Wor- 



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ROY F. WILCOX. 



THAT even one who does not class as a "native son" can gain success and fame 

 in California has been proved by the rapid rise of Boy F. Wilcox, the state's 

 "adopted son" from Council Bluffs, la., where he was formerly associated with 

 his father in the firm of J. F. Wilcox & Sons. After his discharge from the army, he 

 went to California, purchasing a grower's business at Montebello. He now ships 

 carload lots of palms, grows many roses and does much general propagating. In 

 his two years of California life, he has made hosts of friends, for in all his dealings 

 he adheres strictly to a straight-dealing and broad-minded policy. He was elected 

 president of the California Association of Nurserymen last fall and has charge 

 of the big exhibition to be held under its auspices in Los Angeles next autumn. 



cester, Mass.; George E. Anderson, 

 Twin Oaks, D. C; August Voigt, Wash- 

 ington, D. C; Belle C. Saunders, Wash- 

 ington, D. C. ; James D. Headley, West 

 Grove, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Jodidi, 

 Washington, D. C. ; Mrs. William E. 

 Chamberlain, Washington, D. C; Miss 

 Emily Exley, Philadelphia; Mrs. John 

 E. Fox, Harrisburg, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. 

 A. N. Decker, Eutherford, N. J.; A. E. 

 Eobinson, Lexington, Mass.; Eobert 

 Simpson, Clifton, N. J.; George M. Grif- 

 fen, Plainfield, N. J.; Sarah Van Fleet 

 and Grace Danner, Glendale; Antoine 

 Wintzer, West Grove, Pa.; Edna B. 

 Duncan, Washington, D. C. ; D. N. Shoe- 

 maker, Takoma Park, D. C; Jane 

 Eighter, Mt. Carmel, Pa.; D. Parke 

 Taylor, Bichmond, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. 

 T. F. Pappe, Eiverdale, Md.; Edwin C. 

 Powell, D. A. Crandall, Ernest L. Cran- 

 dall, E. Wallace, H. E. Allanson, Prof. 

 Corbett, Prof. H. L. Mulford, Clarence 



L. Linz, William F. Gude, A. E. Gude, 

 Ernest Gude, Amelia Gude, Miss Carrie 

 Harrison, David G. Grillbortzer, Paul 

 Bauer, J. Harper Hetherington, Z. D. 

 Blackistone, I. Wessell Staalman, and 

 others of Washington, D. C; Benjamin 

 Hammond, Beacon, N. Y.; Eobert Pyle, 

 West Grove, Pa.; Theodore Wirth, Min- 

 neapolis, Minn.; S. J. Verhalen, Scotts- 

 ville, Tex. T. N. S. 



Morris, 111. — Harry A. Schultz, who 

 has been associated with George Heath 

 for a number of months, has returned to 

 his old home, in the vicinity of Philadel- 

 phia. 



Lapeer, Mich. — E. F. Livergood, office 

 manager of the Botanical Nursery Co., 

 has been on the sick list for a number 

 of weeks, but is now again able to at- 

 tend to business. The concern deals in 

 collected plants and other products of 

 the woods. 



