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The Florists^ Review 



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ROSE SOCIETY MEETS 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



Visitors Entertained at Syracuse. 



Hocausc of the notal)lo work done liy 

 Dr. E. M. Mills in orKaniziiifr a cliaiii 

 of rose societies throughout the state of 

 N'ew York and because of the interest 

 fiis]»layed by amateurs in central New- 

 York state, the annual nieetinff of the 

 American Rose Society was held in 

 Syracuse this year. The ofllicers of the 

 Syracuse Rose Society planned and car- 

 ried out a series of events wliich re- 

 sulted in a day which will remain mem- 

 orable to the olficers of the national so 

 ciety and others who were fortun.ute 

 enough to enjoy this privilege. 



Tlie day began with the judging of 

 the Syracuse rose show, staged in the 

 .auditorium of the Y. M. (,'. A., and 

 except for the reduced number of ex- 

 hibits caused by the ruinous rains, the 

 Jifcow reflected a standard most credit.'! - 

 'iWTe from the standpoint of (piantity 

 .•iiid quality. Frederick L. Atkins, of 

 Rutherford, N. J., and John H. I)unl(i]i, 

 of Richmond Hill, Ont., were the judges. 



.\t noon the entire party of visiting 

 rosarians and others, accomj)anied by 

 twenty-five or thirty rose lovers, were 

 whisked away in high-jiowered cars to 

 L.'ike Skaneateles, where hincheon was 

 served at Krebs, famous to tourists. 

 11. P. Dennison, who said that if he hiid 

 liis way all roses would be red, extended 

 .1 cordial welcome to the invitecl guests, 

 to which response was made on behalf 

 of the American Rose Society by I'resi- 

 ijent Pyle; Leonard Rarron, editor of 

 (i:irden Magazine; Jolui T. Roberts, 

 l.iwyer, granger and farmer; A. L. She|>- 

 .•ird, secretary of the Rochester Rose 

 Societv; F. L. Atkins ;inil I'rot'essor 

 K. A. White. 



Election of Officers. 



Another 20-mile run brouglit the 

 jiarty to ^ the magniticent home of Mr. 

 and Mrs. Hiscock, the former ])residiiig 

 judge of the Court of Ajjpe.als of the 

 stat(! of New York. ITere wns found .'i 

 rose g.arden of luxurious ;i])i'oiiitineiit . 

 ex(|uisite taste and excellent culture. 

 Complete beds of twenty roses of a 

 kind, such as La Tosca, Willowmere and 

 others, were seen. The business meeting 

 i)f the society was held in this giirden, 

 with the usual reports showing the 

 treasury in a more healthy condition 

 tli;ui it has been for many years past. 

 r The following otlicers were rel'lei-ted: 

 / I'lesident , Robert I'yie; vice [iresident. 

 r. Ii. .\tkins; secretary, John <". Wister; 

 treasurer, Charles H. Totty. The follow- 

 ing directors, whose terms expired in 

 l!tl'2, were reelected for ;i term of three 

 yeiirs; James Hovil, I'liiladel|dii;i : l>r. 

 i:. M. Nfills, Syracuse: (ieore,. H. INtn 

 -on, i':it erson, .\. J. 



Leaders Speak. 



The evening meeting was held in the 

 .luditorium of the Y. M. C. A.. :ind w;is 

 .•ittended by approximately iinii people. 

 The visiting rosarians were in entire 

 ch:irge of the meetii.g, with the floor 

 of tlie Muditorium devoted entirely to 

 exiiibits. After inspecting the exhihits, 



th(; audience iirr.-inged its(df in the g;il- 

 lery. 



The o])ening .address was made by 

 Dr. Mills, after which in-uiinute 

 sj)eeches were made by I'residerit Fyle. 

 on "The American Rose Society "; Sam 

 uel F. Hillger, president of the .\uburn 

 Rose Society, on "The Building of a 

 Jjocal Rose Societv"; F. L. .\tkins, on 

 "The Use of Ros'es in Public Pbices"; 

 Fred C Wallace, of Can.aiidaigu.-i, .N. V., 

 on "Help for the Amateur"; .1. Hornce 

 McFarland, on "Climbing Roses and 

 Climbing Membersliip, " in which he 

 tdearly jtointed out that the success ot' 

 ••I rose society, either local or national. 

 • lepends absoluttdy uj)on the activities 

 of the members th(>mselves. He citecj, 

 .•IS an example of the world wide in 

 rtuence of the American Rose Society, a 

 letter received from a countess in Italy, 

 wlio, by reason of her afliliation with 

 the American Rose Society, had enjoyed 

 th(! opportunity of entertaining in her 

 garden a member of the Aiiiericim Rose 

 Society from Norway. 



Friday's Tour. 



Ill Auburn, .lune Ki, the party was 

 met by Samuid K. Hillger, president of 

 the .\uburn R<ise Society; .Mr. Adams, 

 secretary; and David M. Dunning, pa- 



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tron of the rose, long an eminent rosi- 

 grower of Auburn. The ollicers of the 

 .\merican Rose Society were taken on 

 a tour of Auburn, beginning with the 

 famous prison, in which have been de 

 veloped separate rose gardens for the 

 men and for the women, not to mentioi! 

 the greenhousi's. 



From here! the party went on to tli- 

 gardens of the Aut)urn Theological 

 Seminary, Dr. Stewart jiresiding. Thi 

 Mppreci;ition of lieauty at this institu 

 tion is evidenced in part by the mag 

 niticent tiffany stained glass window 

 which adorns the chaixd. 



.\ visit was also made to the garden- 

 surrounding tlu' residences of the fa 

 nious (ieneral MacDougal, Ceorge Pier 

 son and Mrs. <'. W. Ross. This series of 

 visits found its culmination in the g.ar 

 den of D.-ivid M. Dunning, whose suc- 

 i-ess in growing outdoor roses has for 

 many years made his home a Mecca for 

 rose lovers. A specimen of Frau Karl 

 Druscki in verital)le billows of bloom, 

 with wrist-sized trunks ten feet high, 

 was only one of the many outstanding 

 varieties seen. Most prominent among 

 other varieties were Mrs. Wemys- 

 yuin, (;b)ire <ie Ched.'ine (Juinoisseau. 

 M.iman Turbat, Lady Pirrie, Gustave 

 (irunerwald, (J. .\made Hammond. 



Robert Pyle. 



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