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The Florists' Review 



AuuusT 25, 1921 



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GROWING OUR OWN 



HOW AMERICA HELPS HERSELF. 



Quarantine's Result. 



Tilt' (Iriistic ;ni(l suildt'ii proiiiult;atiou 

 <»t' (.^iiMiMiit iiu' .'57 by the Federal Hor- 

 t icultiiral Hoard, ])reveiitiiijif the iiiij)or- 

 tatioii alter June I, litl!», ol' so many 

 plants and bulbs that had conic to be 

 idiisidered neeessities by the florists, 

 nurserymen and aiiiattnir hortieulturists, 

 causes the ((uestion of the develoimienl 

 111' American products to become one of 

 the most imjiortant and vital (|Uestioiis 

 we have before us today. 



In tiie matter ol' orchid j.;ro\vinf^, con 

 ^iderable jirojiress has alr(>ady been 

 made in jiroducinj!; seedliiij^ orchids. 

 These, the committee understands, can 

 be broufrht into flower in about eif^ht 

 years from seed. Many of our larj;('st 

 growers are already successfully at 

 work on this imjiortant llowiT. 



-\/.aleas are also beiiij,' },n'o\vn in va- 

 rious localities successfully, but :is these 

 are slow-j^rowinji jdants, it will take 

 time and patienci' to produce them in 

 -iufiicient ijuaiility. 



Hybrid tea roses also arc beinj; 

 budded here extensively and, before 

 lonjj, will be grown in sufticient (juanti- 

 ties to meet the demanil, as there is no 

 doubt that roses of all kinds can be 

 t;iown Just as well here as in Kurope. 



Fertile Fields. 



The committee's attention has been 

 called to the extensive cultivation of 

 palms in California. California, with 

 its wond(>rful climate, is already pro- 

 duciufj a f^reat many seeils, plants and 

 bulbs that were formerly im|>orti'd and 

 that are important nursery and florists' 

 jiryducts. Tennessee, also, with its fine 

 • lilnate, is already jiroducinj; a j^reat 

 iTi.-iny pl.ants .and bullis that luxuriate in 

 its fertile soil — Liliuin candiiliim, jjla- 

 dioli, spiru'as, etc. In the mountains, 

 native azaleas and rhododeiidrons lux- 

 uriate. Here would probably be ii fer- 

 tile liidd for the production commer- 

 cially of the finer hybrid varieties. 



In Mass.'tchusetts, youny; rhododen- 

 drons, .-izale.as .and monnt.ain Laurel are 

 beiiif,r orown by the tens of tho\isands, 

 and in various localities t lirouj^liout 

 -New Jersey rhododt'iidrons, azaleas .and 

 other pl.ants of this ch.aracter are beinj; 

 extensively jiropajjated. 



We have lieretofore been dependent 

 u[ion (^lermany and other countries of 

 Kui-opt' for pot-jjrown lilacs, but some of 

 tlie finest lil.acs that h.ave ever been 

 ^rown are [dants that h.ave been spe- 

 cially grown and ])re]),ar(Ml here and 

 h.ave given much liner results tlian those 

 usu.ally obtaine(l abroad. 



There is a gre.at ojiport unity in this 

 country for tlie devidopnu'nt and iin 

 provement of different [ilants develojiet] 

 un<ier our own climatic conditions. In 

 introducing v.arieties from p]uroiie, they 

 were jiroduced under dilTerent cliinatic 

 conilitions, which were not always 

 suited to our climate. Take, for instance, 

 forcing roses. Ten years ago most of 

 the varieties were varieties of foreign 



Report of Frank R. Piors.m. clinlriii.in uf fhp 

 coniniittcf on thf (Icvcloimn'tit i>( Aincrii :in prod 

 nets, pn.scntod at tlic S. A. K. convention at 

 Wiisliinctiin AiiKUSt It), 1021 



origin, but today the most important 

 N.irieties which we are growing are of 

 .\merican origin and a great improve- 

 ment over the varieties which we were 

 growing ;i few years ago, showing the 

 great o)iportunity that exists for the 

 jtatient ami intelligent production of 

 improved varieties developed here, un- 

 der our own climatic conditions and 

 standards. 



A great imjirovement has also been 

 made especially in the hybrid Wichurai- 

 ;ina roses, which are particularly suited 

 to our climate. Some wonderful results 

 ha\'e been obtainecl .along these lines, 

 showing the i)ossibilities which, we be- 

 lieve, are only the forerunner of what 

 may still Ijo accomplished. 



Tlic gladiolus offers a great field for 

 improvement and has become one of 

 our most important summer flowers, 

 owing to the greatly im|)roved varieties 

 that have been introduced, and we be- 

 lieve much more can be done along this 

 line than has been accomiilished. 



Dahlias are growing in popularity, 

 and while a few men have been doing 

 something with them, there is room for 

 v.ast improvement. Some one who has 

 the genius and time can do some good 

 work .along this line. There is nothing 

 that would p.ay the American grower 



better than to jiroduce new varieties 

 suited to our clim.ate, especially those 

 that will bloom during our dry season 

 and will produce long stems and keep- 

 ing qualities. 



At Arnold Arboretum. 



Your committee wishes to call par- 

 ticular attention to the wonderful work 

 of the Arnold Arltori'tum in connection, 

 with Harvard University, Jamaica 

 I'lains, Mass., under Prof. Charles !S. 

 Sargent's direction. Through the work 

 of Ernest 11. Wilson, here has been 

 gathered a wonderful collection of new 

 and rare plants from China, Japan and 

 the far east. It is fair to say that Mr. 

 Wilson has secured more valuable new 

 [ilants than all the collectors who have 

 preceded him. This wonderful collec- 

 tion of new plants is available to any- 

 one and the Arnold Arboretum should 

 be a Mecca for those who are interested 

 in the development of new plants. 



Your committee would suggest that 

 the S. A. F. set aside a space at its 

 annual conventions for the exhibition 

 of new discoveries and products that 

 were heretofore imiiorted from foreign 

 countries, or other jilants that are now 

 being grown here that will serve as 

 substitutes for those th.at we are fa- 

 miliar w'ith. This would show the prog- 

 ress that we are making in the produc- 

 tion of plants and bulbs in this country. 



Your committee would also suggest 

 that a larger committee be appointed, 

 as the ground to be covered is so ex- 

 tensive; say, two from the Pacific coast, 

 two from the middle west, two from the 

 east and two from the south. 



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A BOOK YOU NEED 



CATALOGUE OF PLANT NAMES. 



Completed by Nomenclature Committee. 



Due largely to the jireoccupation of 

 the members, it has not been jiractieable 

 to hold a meeting of the committee on 

 nomenclature during the year. The 

 work committed to it, however, has 

 had the attention of the members and is 

 in a forward state. 



The Society of American Florists has 

 cooperated wholeheartedly with the 

 American Joint committee on horticul- 

 tural nomencl.at ure, of which the chair- 

 man of your committee is also (diair- 

 II an 



A devoted, public-spirited subcom- 

 mittee of the American joint commit- 

 tee, made up' of Harlan P. Kelsey, 

 Frederick Law Olmsted and Frederick 

 \ . Coville, have during the year sacri- 

 ficed their priv.ate work and private 

 interests to the completion of the pre- 

 liminary fuanuscript for the official cat- 

 alogue of standardized plant names, 

 .ami in .Tune that committee announced 

 that the work was in process and would 

 be |iublishcd as soon as it could be pro- 

 liuced mechanically. 



Aim of Catalogue. 



This great catalogue of plant names, 

 primarily designed to make buying 



Report of .1. Horace McFarland, chnirman of 

 the i-onimittcf on nomcnclaturo. presented at the 

 H. A. K. convention at Wasbingtou August 16, 

 1921. 



easier, will, it is believed, stand as a 

 monument of intelligent interest in coni- 

 merci.al horticulture for years to come. 



In its scientific names it does not 

 set u]i a new code or attempt to assume 

 scientific authority. It does take the 

 current name seemingly in the judg- 

 ment of the subcommittee best adajited 

 to rejiresent the i)lant in question, and 

 so far as is humanly possible at this 

 time, att.aches to it a common name 

 which will be of actual s(>rvice. 



The official catalogue will contain in 

 one alphabetical order both the ap- 

 proved scientific and common names, 

 and famili.ar names not approved, the 

 whole being m.ade available by complete 

 cross reference. The distinction be- 

 tween the approved and unapproved 

 ti.ames is a typographic distinction, and 

 will be appreciated by those who use 

 the catalogue without reference or com- 

 jdication. 



To this great list, more comprehen 

 sive than anything of the sort produced 

 .anywhere else in the world, there is 

 being added in an appendix authorita- 

 tive lists supplied by the special flower 

 societies. 



Varietal Lists. 



For example, the American Iris So 

 ciety supplies its carefully prepared 

 and presumably accurate list of varie- 

 ties of irises in American commerce. 

 The American Rose Society, the Ameri- 

 [t'oucluded on |)age 49. ] 



