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AMERICAN ORCHID SOCIETY. 



Meets at Boston. 



The sc'coihI aiinuiil meeting of the 

 American Orchid Society was lield at 

 Horticultural hull, Boston, May 6. 

 About thirty-five members were present 

 when the meeting was called to order by 

 President Albert C. Burrage. The min- 

 utes of the 1921 meeting, held in Bos- 

 ton, were read by Secretary A. J. Love- 

 less and approved. Treasurer Louis 

 Burk read the treasurer's report, show- 

 ing over $3,200 in the treasury. Some, 

 discussion arose over what disposition 

 should be made of the treasury funds, 

 and it was voted to leave the matter 

 of investment to the trustees. 



The secretary reported that the soci- 

 ety now had thirty-five life and eighty- 

 three annual members, a total member- 

 ship of 118. Massachusetts leads in 

 number of members, with New Jersey 

 second. J. T. Butterworth said the mem- 

 bership clearly jjroved that Boston was 

 the best place to hold a big orchid show, 

 since Massachusetts had so many orchid 

 enthusiasts. Joseph Manda said that 

 a successful show was not possible with- 

 out the aid of New Jersey, which al- 

 ways furnished a large part of the ex- 

 hibits. 



Elect Officers and Trustees. 



Officers were elected as follows: Presi- 

 dent, Albert C. Burrage, Boston, Mass.; 

 first vice-president, Theodore H. Wick- 

 wire, Buffalo, N. Y.; second vice-presi- 

 dent, Oakes Ames, North Easton, Mass.; 

 third vice-president, W. A. Manda, 

 South Orange, N. J.; treasurer, Louis 

 Burk, Philadelphia, Pa., and secretary, 

 A. J. Loveless, Lenox, Mass. The trus- 

 tees for three years are Thomas Eo- 

 land, Nahant, Mass.; Oliver Lines, 

 Pittsfield, Mass., and F. E. Dixon, El- 

 kins Park, Pa. 



President Burrage strongly recom- 

 mended the issuing of a list of native 

 orchids, one which would be absolutely 

 correct, one which could be sold to 

 members and others interested in or- 

 chids in this anjl other countries. He 

 said there is a great need of, and a 

 strong call for, such a list. It was unani- 

 mously voted to prepare such a list. 

 The almost total disappearance of two 

 fine native orchids, Pogonia rotundifo- 

 lia and Orchis juncifolia, was reported. 

 Only a few small stations now con- 

 tained these plants and Oakes Ames, 

 Rdwin H. Lincoln and H. Walter Child 

 were ajjpointed a committee to look up 

 details and report on these two scarce 

 and pretty varieties. 



References were made to the show of 



wild flowers and ferns then in progress 

 in Horticultural hall. All visitors from 

 a distance enthusiastically praised it. 

 George E. Baldwin stated that no other 

 city could stage such a show as Boston, 

 since authorities in other cities, like 

 New York, would not allow the use of 

 quantities of evergreen trees such as 

 were used at the present show, on ac- 

 count of fire hazards. A. C. Burrage, 

 who conceived and carried out the ar- 

 rangement of the show, made some 

 criticisms of it and showed how it 

 might have been improved, especially in 

 the use of greater masses of the native 

 flora. 



Plans Considered. 



Thomas Eoland advocated the hold- 

 ing of a great national orchid show in 

 1924 in some large city and he consid- 

 ered Boston the most natural place for 

 the holding of such a show, which 

 would be bound to give the American 

 Orchid Society a boom, especially in 

 the adding of new members. It was 

 unanimously voted to hold such a show 

 in 1924. Joseph Manda urged the strik- 



ing of special gold, silver and bronze 

 medals to be offered by the American 

 Orclwd Society at not only the national 

 orchid show, but also through various 

 other societies where orchids were 

 scheduled. The idea was adopted by 

 acclamation. There being no further 

 business of importance, the meeting ad- 

 journed after being in session one and 

 a half hours. 



Among visitors from a distance at the 

 orchid meeting and wild flower show 

 were the following: Louis Burk, Phila- 

 delphia; George E. Baldwin, Mamaro- 

 neck, N. Y.; Joseph Manda, East Or- 

 ange, N. J.; Frank J. Sealey, New 

 York; R. Tyson, Convent Station, N. J.; 

 Fred Heeremans and A. J. Loveless, 

 Lenox, Mass.; A. C. Burrage, Paul de 

 Nave, Douglas Eccleston, F. W. Pocock 

 and George I'Ansen, Beverly Farms, 

 Mass. Thomas Eoland, Henry Penn, 

 G. F. Stewart, W. N. Craig, Gustave 

 Thommen, H. Walter Child, E. H. Lin- 

 coln, J. T. Butterworth, George W. But- 

 terworth, Prof. M. L. Fernald, Oakes 

 Ames, Miss M. E. Case, C. W. Hoitt, 

 L. D. Towle and other local members 

 were also present. 



President Burrage gave an informal 

 lunch to members of the American Or- 

 chid Society, at the exclusive Algonquin 

 Club, Commonwealth avenue, in ad- 

 vance of the business meeting. The 

 members gave a rising and enthusias- 

 tic vote of thanks to Mr. Burrage for 

 this courtesy. 



It was stated that the beautifully col- 

 ored frontispiece of Cypripedium acaule 

 was reproduced from a fine colored plate 

 of this orchid, furnished by Miss W. Ei- 

 leen Low, of Jarvis Brook, Sussex, 

 England. W. N. C. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY. 



ties of mums that will bloom about 

 Thanksgiving time? G. S.— N. J. 



Plant Registration. 



Seven new small-flowered varieties of 

 chrysanthemums have been registered 

 by Baur & Steinkamp, Indianapolis, Ind. 

 The firm 's descriptions of them are as 

 follows: 



Ijiioia — Wtiitp witli pink tip on petal; strong 

 Rrower, producing an abundance of long sprays; 

 blooms November 1. 



Snow-Crest — Pure ■white bloom; individual 

 lilooms are of good size and the sprays are of 

 good size and length; blooms November 3. 



Lucretia — Rlush pink with deeper pink on re- 

 verse of petal, giving a beautiful two-tone ef- 

 fect; strong grower; blooms November .T. 



Atitumn Giants — Yellow with reddish reverse; 

 strong grower; blooms November 5. 



Pink Daisy — Single floret about as large as a 

 silver dollar; strong stems, permitting handling 

 without getting droopy; beautiful shade of pink 

 with yellow disk; one of our favorites; blooms 

 November 10. 



Ijuella — I'ight pink of pleasing shade; produces 

 large sprays and blooms November 8. 



Crystal White — The best pure white pompon 

 we know of, perfect individual blooms and pro- 

 duces fine sprays in abundance; ideal in growth; 

 blooms November ir>. 



Chas. W. Johnson, Sec'y. 



HEAD ROOM FOR MUMS. 



Can I grow Early Frost and Chryso- 

 lora chrysanthemums with three feet of 

 head room? 



What are two white and yellow varic- 



Early Frost and Chrysolora can be 

 grown in three feet of head room, pro- 

 vided they are not planted until late in 

 .Tune. Plants rooted any time in May 

 and grown straight along will come in- 

 side that space, and are often more satis- 

 factory than earlier planted stock. 



Eegarding what white and yellow 

 mums bloom around Thanksgiving, the 

 most largely grown varieties for this 

 date of blooming are white and yellow 

 Chadwick. White Seidewitz has also 

 given general satisfaction. White and 

 yellow Mistletoe are grown largely by 

 some people, but, owing to the plants* 

 tendency to disease, good stock of either 

 varLotv is not always procurable. 



C. H. T. 



CUTTING BACK MUMS. 



I am growing William Turner, white 

 and yellow Marigold, Pacific Supreme 

 and Charles Eager mums. They were 

 rooted in January and are now six 

 inches tall and quite thrifty. Will it 

 hurt the blooming quality of the plants 

 to take a top cutting from each plant f 

 How late in the season can this cutting 

 back be done? Is it advisable to take 



