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AiOUST 1, 1907. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Salesroom of the Leo Niessen Co., Philadelphia. 



entertained with refreshments. Then 

 followed a well-contested baseball game 

 and a trip through beautiful and historic 

 Marblehead. The return car left for 

 Boston at 6 o'clock, all voting the out- 

 ing a most delightful one. Many ladies 

 were present and to each a large bunch 

 of sweet peas was presented on leaving. 



Hearty votes of thanks were tendered 

 Mr. Bawson and his manager, Maurice 

 Fuld, for their many courtesies and 

 kindness. 



The Gardeners' and Florists' Club 

 will hold a field day to inspect the 

 dahlias in the Marblehead trial grounds 

 on or about August 21. The plants 

 promise to make a grand showing by that 

 time, being very stocky at present and 

 some already showing flower. 



W. N. C. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



A well attended meeting of the execu- 

 tive committee of the American Rose So- 

 ciety was held Wednesday, July 24, at 

 the Hotel Martinique, New York. A de- 

 cision was made as to the character of 

 the certificate to be awarded for novel- 

 ties, in addition to the gold and silver 

 medals now offered; also a certificate for 

 life membership. There is a life mem- 

 bership fund now invested, amounting 

 to $2,700. 



Philip Breitmeyer suggested that a 

 committee be appointed to solicit life 

 memberships, because the Rose Society 

 needs a permanent endowment of suf- 

 ficient amount to enable it to be an or- 

 ganization of vital and permanent force, 

 and with this end in view President 

 Simpson, upon motion, appointed the fol- 

 lowing members to take up this matter 

 of soliciting life members: Philip 

 Breitmeyer, Detroit; August Poehlmann, 

 Morton Grove, HI.; Patrick Welch, Bos- 

 ton; P. J. Lynch, West Grove, Pa.; 

 Adolph Farenwald, Roslyn, Pa. 



A letter was received from Mr. Schupp, 

 secretary of the Chicago Florists' Club, 

 stating that he was directed to say that 

 the Chicago Florists' Club desires to co- 

 operate with the Rose Society to the full- 

 est extent to make the exhibition next 



March a success. It was decided to 

 adopt the schedule used at the Washing- 

 ton show. The list of special prizes has 

 already been started with a considerable 

 amount. 



Mr. Hill reported that the E. G. Hill 

 Co. will offer a prize of $50, to be used 

 as the committee may designate for the 

 Chicago show next spring. Mr. Hill sug- 

 gested that in view of the splendid offers 

 of Philip Breitmeyer and A. T. Bodding- 

 ton they ought to bring out a fine 

 lot of exhibits and suggested that an 

 effort be made to secure an exhibition 

 in pots of all the novelties, European 

 and others. 



President Simpson advised that the at- 

 tention of all rose growers, and especial- 

 ly private gardeners, be directed to the 

 offers made by Mr. Breitmeyer and Mr. 



Boddington. The former offers $200 and 

 the latter $100 as first and second prizes 

 for the best exhibit of outdoor roses in 

 pots, in bloom, exhibit to consist of 150 

 plants, not more than five plants of one 

 variety, correctly labeled, and to include 

 all classes of roses suitable for outdoor 

 planting. 



The oflBcers of the American Rose So- 

 ciety are much gratified at being able 

 to offer such splendid premiums and 

 hope that a goodly number of growers 

 may compete, and that as a result we 

 may have the finest display of outdoor 

 roses in Chicago next March that has 

 ever been made before the society. Mr. 

 Hill stated that he understood that Alex. 

 Montgomery, Alex. Scott, Peter Rein- 

 berg, Peter Bisset, Poehlmann Bros. Co., 

 Myers & Samtman, F. H. Kramer and 

 the E. G. Hill Co. will each have a new 

 rose to exhibit, and stated that the ap- 

 pearance of so many new varieties will, 

 if properly advertised, add interest 

 enough to bring out a big attendance at 

 Chicago. 



Mr. Hill also reported that he was 

 appointed at the annual meeting to at- 

 tend the convention of the American As- 

 sociation of Nurserymen, which he did, 

 and presented as best he could the aims 

 of the Rose Society. Of this meeting 

 he said: "I was most cordially re- 

 ceived and was given a good hearing. 

 I do not know what the result may be, 

 but hope some good may come from the 

 effort. It occurs to me that no one 

 thing will direct more attention to our 

 society or excite greater interest in the 

 exhibition than to give full prominence 

 to seedling roses and special encour- 

 agement to the originators." 



The secretary suggested that the Rose 

 Society make an effort to disseminate 

 among its members, in pamphlet form, 

 accurate information concerning fertil- 

 izers, insecticides, fungicides and soil 

 chemistry, which, in his estimation, 

 would create much interest among the 

 present members and have a tendency to 

 attract the younger generation of grow- 

 ers. Mr. May stated that this sugges- 

 tion was along the line of that offered 

 at the annual meeting, that the Rose 



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