November 12, 1914. 



The Florists^ Review 



27 



After all the skill, all the labor and 

 all the expenaea, the grower in general 

 is proud every season to see his flowers 

 develop. Yet the growers, especially 

 in the east, have nearly every year to 

 suffer a more or less serious loss. Warm 

 weather sets in just at the time the 

 flowers should have a cool atmosphere. 

 This warm weather is generally accom- 

 panied by rolling fogs, with a high 

 humidity, and the best flowers rot away 

 within a few days. So far, nothing is 

 known that can prevent this. Any sug- 

 gestion or remedy would be thankfully 

 accepted by this body. 



I hope that you will all enjoy this 

 convention and derive great benefit 

 from it; also that the Chrysanthemum 

 Society of America will have a larger 

 membership next year. 



TBEASUBER MAY'S BEPOST. 



The following is the report of J. N. 

 May, treasurer of the Chrysanthemum 

 Society of America, for the year ending 

 October 30, as presented at the Indian- 

 apolis convention, November 7, 1914: 



New Rose Mrs. Moorfield Storey. 

 (As Shown at Indianapolis by the Waban Rose Coneervatories, Natick, Mass.) 



by gardeners who are members of the 

 Chrysanthemum Society of America. 



Why Join the Society? 



Considering the large number of 

 chrysanthemum growers in this country, 

 it is to be deplored that so few are 

 members of our society. 



The Chrysanthemum Society of Amer- 

 ica is beneficial to all mum growers, as 

 we rout out the poorer varieties by 

 having committees appointed all through 

 the United States; by these committees 

 the new varieties are examined and 

 when they are found to be up to the 

 standard, a certificate is awarded. This 

 prevents minor sorts from being repre- 

 sented as up-to-date, and thus the buy- 

 ers of new varieties do not run the risk 

 of getting inferior sorts. 



The Chrysanthemum Society also 

 holds a yearly exhibition, giving an 

 elegant opportunty for competition. At 

 these exhibitions, only flowers of the 

 best quality are shown, flowers which 

 demonstrate to the grower what can be 

 done and what a flower of the highest 

 standard looks like. The society also 

 sends to its members a copy of the 

 proceedings of the yearly meetings, and 

 this alone should be inducement enough 

 to every chrysanthemum grower to join 

 us. This has been the cry for years: 

 'How can we increase our member- 

 ship?" I appeal to everyone who is 

 interested in these beautiful flowers to 

 send his application to our secretarj^ 

 and become a member of this society. 

 I am sure that after one year's mem- 

 bership he will say, "I am glad that I 

 joined this able body and I must get 

 my friends to do the same." 



The Scale of Points. 

 In regard to the scale of points, I 

 would say that I do not think it pos- 

 sible to improve on it. One suggestion 

 1 would like to make; a few varieties 

 ot our most wonderful exhibition flowers 

 are lacking in stiffness of stem and need 

 artihcal supports, when staged on long 

 stems. This T think is a weak point of 

 these varieties and should be consid- 

 erea. i feel that any exhibit artificially 



supported should lose at least two 

 points. This will not harm these sorts 

 and still will give justice to varieties 

 with self-supporting stems, but lacking 

 in size. 



In regard "to culture and other points, 

 I do not intend to pass any remarks, 

 as every kind of climate and soil re- 

 quires different treatments, but I must 

 say that not everything is gold 4;hat 

 glitters. 



101.3. 

 Nov. 1. 



Nov. 1. 



Nov. 4. 

 Nov. 13. 

 Nov. 27. 

 Dec. 11. 

 Dec. 16. 



1014. 

 Jan. 17. 

 Feb. 7. 

 Feb. 17. 

 May 8. 

 June 0. 

 July 1.3. 

 July 21. 

 Sept. 15. 

 Oct. 13. 

 Oct. 13. 



RECEIPTS. 



Account placed on In- 

 terest In the Summit 



'l>ust Co. at 3^4% $200.00 



To open account, balance 

 on band as per last 



year's statement 74.91 



Received from secretary. 2.00 

 secretary, 

 secretary, 

 secretary. 



Received 

 Received 

 Received 

 Received 



from 

 from 

 from 

 from secretary. 



11.00 

 8.00 

 8.00 



24.00 



Received Trom secretary. 4.00 

 Received from secretary. 22.00 

 Received from secretary. 2.00 

 Received from secretary, 4.00 

 Received from secretary. 2.00 

 Received from secrftary. 2.00 

 Received from secretary. 2.00 

 Received from »€ci«tary. 8.00 

 Received from secretary. 40.00 

 Lenox Horticultural So- 

 ciety, cup 25.00 



New Rose Francis Scott Key. . 



(As Shown at Indianapolis by F. R. Pleraon Co., Tarrytown, N, T.) 



