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CLUBS BEGIN NEW SEASON 



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CHICAGO CLUB OPENS SEASON. 



Special Meeting and Exhibition. 



At the special meeting of the Chicago 

 Florists' Clul), called at the request 

 of I'resideiit Kohout, at the Randolph 

 hotel September 8, the special order of 

 business concerned the postponement 

 of the entertainment plan for the Oc- 

 tober meeting, and by unanimous action 

 it was decided to hold this entertain- 

 ment in connection with the bancjuet to 

 be held in honor of the Ciirysanthenium 

 Society of America at the Auditorium 

 hotel November 16. The sum of ,$200 

 was ap{)ropriated for the entertainment 

 at the banquet. 



Secretary Lautenschlager stated 

 that he had requested President Keimel, 

 of the National Flower Growers' As- 

 sociation, to call a conference of grow- 

 ers during the Chrysanthemum So- 

 ciety's meeting, and Mr. Kohout stated 

 that action of this kind had been 

 taken. This will serve to augment the 

 number of trade visitors in Chicago the 

 third week in November. The reports 

 made during the evening by Secretary 

 Fred Lautenschlager, who is a member 

 of the committee preparing the ar- 

 rangements for the convention, indi- 

 cated that much has already been done 

 in the way of mental and paper calcula- 

 tions and plans. 



Deceased Members. 



In the course of the meeting Presi- 

 dent Kohout called attention to the 

 death of three members of the club, 

 W. W. Barnard, J. K. M. L. Farquhar 

 and George F. Sykes. At the request 

 of President Kohout, all members stood 

 in silence as a tribute to these departed 

 members. 



Michael Barker, chairman of the 

 transportation committee, presented a 

 report covering transportation to the 

 F. T. D. convention, at Toronto, October 

 11 to 13. It was decided to travel via 

 the Michigan Central railroad. Details 

 of this plan of travel appear on an- 

 other page of this issue. 



George Asmus Talks. 



George Asmus was called upon to 

 relate his experiences at the Washing- 

 ton convention. Mr. Asmus moved that 

 a vote of thanks be sent to the mem- 

 bers of the Florists' Club of Washing- 

 ton for the many courtesies extended to 

 members of the Chicago club while vis- 

 iting the capital city. 



Mr. Asmus also called attention to 

 the national flower show at Cleveland 

 next spring, emphasizing that every 

 grower of Chicago should make a spe- 

 cial effort to send an exhibit. He de- 

 dared Chicago has not done her share 

 in national flower shows in the yiast, 

 and he ])ointed out that Cleveland 

 counts upon the Chicago trade's send- 

 ing a good displav. 



T. E. Waters moved that the Cleve- 

 land flower show l)e a special topic at 

 the October meeting. 



Others, visitors at the meeting, who 

 were called u])an for remarks were J. 

 K. Rugowski, of Manitowoc, Wis., who 



said that growing good asters was a 

 combination of good seed and hard 

 work; C. W. I'eterson, of the Chicago 

 Carnation Co., Joliet, 111.; Walter Ham- 

 ilton, of the Madson Seed Co., Mani- 

 towoc, Wis., and Mr. Nelson, grower 

 for Hans Jepsen, Maywood, 111. 



Exhibition. 



The exhibition tables furnished much 

 of interest to members. Especially 

 prominent was a vase of the orchid- 

 flowered gladiolus, Louise, exhibited 

 by the American Bulb Co. This gladi- 

 olus is a cattleya jsink in color, with a 

 somewhat darker throat. It is an ex- 

 (|uisite flower, having a strong stem, 

 and opens well. The judges awarded 

 the vase a certificate of merit. 



A vase of giant dahlia-flowered zin- 

 nias, brought from Joliet by C. W. 

 Peterson, of the Chicago Carnation Co., 



The Editor is pleased wiien 

 a Reader presents liis ideas 

 on any subject treated in 



As experience is tlie best 

 teacher, so do we learn 

 fastest by an exchange of 

 experiences. Many valuable 

 points are brought out by 

 discussion. 



Oood penmanship, spelling and 

 grammar, though desirable, are not 

 necessary. Write as you would talk 

 when doing your best. 



WE SHALL BE GLAD 

 TO HEAR FROM YOU 



was admired for the strength and 

 length of the stems as well as the size 

 of the flowers. It received a certificate 

 of merit. 



J. K. Rugowski, of Manitowoc, Wis., 

 showed a number of his asters, includ- 

 ing some of excellent color, though the 

 size was not comparable with his in- 

 troductions of last year. The judges 

 awarded a certificate of merit to Rose 

 Manitowoc, to Meritorious Pink and to 

 unnamed seedlings of Meritorious 

 Pink. Honorable mention was given 

 Designer's Choice, a well formed va- 

 riety; Pink Beauty, of good form and 

 color; Crimson Beauty, full flower: 

 Dwarf American Beauty, full flower: 

 Pink Manitowoc, of good form and 

 c(dor. Honorable mention was also 

 awarded his gladiolus, "Big Multi 

 pliers. ' ' 



An excellent display of asters shown 

 by Albert T. Hey, of Maywood, was 

 awarded honorable mention. 



From Vaughan's Seed Store was a 

 dis'^lay of thirty-five varieties of gla- 

 dioli. ,\ certificate of merit was given 

 to -seedling Xo. 129, a pure white, and 



to Martha Washington, a deep salmon 

 with cerise throat. Honorable mention 

 w;is awarded Mrs. H. A. Caesar, a rose 

 pink with yellow and amarantii throat, 

 and Flora, a pure yellow. A collection 

 of canniis was also given lionor.ahle 

 mention. 



NEW YORK CLUB MEETS. 



Long Island Night. 



The first meeting of the New York 

 Florists' Club after the auTiual summer 

 adjournment was held Monday evening, 

 September 12, President Ilendrickson 

 presiding. About lio members were 

 present. It was Long Island night, and 

 island members were i)resent to the 

 number of forty-five and presented 

 twelve applications for membership. A 

 splendid exhibition of flowers and 

 plants was staged in honor of the occa- 

 sion. 



F. H. Traendly, for the committee on 

 the S. A. F. membership drive, reported 

 progress. 



Clifford Lowther, for the transjjorta- 

 tion committee, reported on the party 

 for the journey to the Washington con- 

 vention and the club passeil the expense 

 bill. 



C. H. Totty, for the flower show com- 

 mittee, reported that at a meeting held 

 that afternoon it had been decided to 

 hold a flower show next spring, but it 

 was not yet known whether it would 

 be held in the Grand (Central Palace. 

 Treasurer F. C. Newbold, of the com- 

 mittee, sent in a check for $264.20, final 

 payment on the club's share of the 

 profits of the last show, making the 

 total payment .$;{,264.2(). President 

 Ilendrickson announced the reappoint- 

 ment of the flower show committee, to 

 make preparations for next si>ring's 

 show. 



Paul A. Rigo suggested that a tour be 

 arranged in connection with the jour- 

 ney to the Kansas City convention of 

 the S. A. F. next year, and it was re- 

 solved th.at a committee be appointed to 

 make arrangements. Paul A. Rigo, A. 

 L. Miller ;md Clifford Lowther were 

 appointed the committee. 



A. T. De La Mare reported at sonie 

 length for the good of the club commit- 

 tee, and biillots co\('ring subjects for 

 the club meeting w(>re distributed, to be 

 filled out and returiitwl to the secretiiry. 



Miss Barnett, publicity agent for the 

 Allied Florists' Trade Association, 

 made a lengthy aildress, in which she 

 set forth the many advantages to be 

 obtained through systematic publicity. 



The secret.'iry announced th.'it the an- 

 nual meeting of the Xcw York Federa- 

 tion of Horticultural Sorieties would be 

 held Wednesd.'iy, Seiiteniber 14, at the 

 New York state f;iir grounds, Syra- 

 cuse, N. Y. Xo ini'inlicrs seeming de- 

 sirous of serving as club delegates at 

 the meeting, noTic was a]ipointei|. 



The Exhibits. 



John Lewis Childs. Flowcrlitid, X. 

 Y., staged a splendid display of d.'ihlias. 

 .awarded silver medal: ,'i collection df 

 gladioli, given a vote of thanks, and thf 



