Septembee 18, 1913. 



The Florists^ Review 



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THE AVERAGE DATE OF THE FIRST KILLING FROST OF AUTUMN IS NOT 

 FAR AWAY-STUDY THE MAP AND SAVE YOUR STOCK. 





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Chart showing average' 

 dates of first XiUlng frosi 

 In autumn. In the Middle Westlflcg^ 

 the dates of first killing 

 frost for any particular sea- 

 son may vary frow the average 

 by 30 days. In the Northwest 

 and South by about 15 days, 



will die. As this has been a dry sum- 

 mer in nearly all parts of the country, 

 the plants have needed more than the 

 ordinary amount of water to keep them 

 in good growing condition and the 

 chances of their getting dry at the 

 loots have been greater than usual. 



When Killarney starts up, it breaks 

 trom nearly every eye, making a lot 

 of young growth, which takes a lot of 

 i^ap and water to keep it growing. Eich- 

 mond, on the other hand, usually starts 

 only from the top eye on each stem, 

 and consequently does not suffer so 

 ^'oon from lack of water and may pull 

 through in fair shape where Killarney 

 is sure to go back. W. J. K. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



''resident Wallace R. Pierson called 

 tlio executive committee of the Amer- 

 I'an Rose Society together in New 

 ^ ork city, going particularly into the 

 ^vork to be done regarding the estab- 

 lishing of a rose garden at Washington, 

 ''■ f^'. The committee in charge of this 

 *vork was appointed at the annual meet- 

 '"^' and is as follows: Robert Pyle, 

 l;!ttriek O'Mara and W. F. Gude. Mr. 

 '■»'le had followed up the matter, being 

 '' touch with the men in charge of this 

 ■■""ticular work of the Department of 

 ^i-'riculture. The plan as outlined is: 

 'i garden of some two acres located 

 " Arlington Heights, Ya. Mr. Mul- 

 ' ^'^, of the Department of Agriculture, 

 ' the man in charge. The permanent 

 'I'^e garden committee appointed at 

 V" August meeting^ of the society in 

 ^! nneapolis is composed of Alex, Cum 

 ",' ngs, Jr., Hartford, Conn.; Theodore 

 ^^' rth, Minneapolis; Robert Fyle, West 

 ' '\'o. Pa. This committee has been 



requested to pi-epare plans for a rose 

 garden based upon the broadest lines 

 and to inquire into the conditions of 

 the famous rose gardens of Europe, as 

 well as those already established in 

 this country, and to report back to the 

 executive committee. 



Prof. Libetty H. Bailey, of Cornell 

 University, took up with the American 

 Rose Society the desirability of having 

 at Ithaca a test garden, which could par- 

 ticularly try out the varieties most 

 fitted for the latitude of the eastern 

 and northern section of the country. 

 New Jersey, through Prof. Blake, of 

 New Brunswick, has a like project in 

 view. 



The prize winners at the Hartford 

 test garden in June were as follows: 

 E. G. Hill Co., Richmond, Ind.; John 

 Cooke, Baltimore, Md.; Peter Hender- 

 son & Co., New York; Lowe & Shaw- 

 yer, Uxbridge, England; A. N. Pierson, 

 Cromwell, Conn.; Shatemuc Nurseries, 

 Barrytown, N. Y.; Conard & Jones Co., 

 West Grove, Pa.; Hoopcs Bros. & 

 Thomas, West Chester, Pa. They re- 

 ceived the silver medals and certificates 

 of merit awarded by the American Rose 

 Society. 



The secretary has been gathering 

 from American rosarians a list of roses 

 originated in America. The committee 

 directed that this work be continued, 

 and the result as far as obtained be 

 published in the annual bulletin as an 

 official list. These bulletins have been 

 called for far and near until there are 

 only a few copies on hand to keep for 

 permanent record. The next edition 

 will have to be increased. 



The committee adjourned to meet the 

 second Monday in October. 



Benj. Hammond, Sec 'y. 



NEW YORK FEDERATION MEETS. 



About forty members were present at 

 an enthusiastic meeting of the New 

 York Federation of Floral Clubs at the 

 New York state fair at Syracuse, Sep- 

 tember 9. The main business was, of 

 course, to plan for a further campaign 

 to secure the appropriation for a green- 

 house for experimental work in flori- 

 culture at Cornell University. The bill 

 providing $60,000 for this work which 

 was passed by the last legislature was 

 vetoed by Governor Sulzer. A strong 

 campaign will be carried on, this time 

 for an appropriation of $75,000. Repre- 

 sentatives of the New York State 

 Vegetable Growers' Association and of 

 the New York State Fruit Growers' 

 Association met with the federation 

 and will cooperate with it in securing 

 the appropriation. 



The discussion also included sugges- 

 tions for the bettering of the flower ex- 

 hibits at the fair next year and the 

 extension of the federation's work by 

 organizing and uniting in the organiza- 

 tion more florists' clubs in cities of the 

 state. At present the federation com- 

 prises the New York Florists' Club, 

 the Buffalo Florists' Club, the Roches- 

 ter Florists' Association, the Nassau 

 County Horticultural Society, the 

 Tuxedo Horticultural Society, the 

 Tarrytown Horticultural Society, the 

 New York and New Jersey Association 

 of Plant Growers, the Dutchess County 

 Horticultural Society, the Albany Flo- 

 rists' Club, the Syracuse Rose Society 

 and the Utica Florists' Club. Those 

 taking part in the discussions were 

 F. R. Pierson, W. F. Kasting, Arthur 

 Cowee, Charles H. Vick, Dr. E. A. 

 l^ates. Prof. Patch, of Cornell Uni- 



