Febauabt 20, 1913. 



The Florists^ Review 



15 



jTrower, and the society, by endeavoring 

 to draw the attention of the azalea 

 trade to this fact, hopes that both the 

 seller and the buyer will gain by it. 



According to the Haerens Co., "the 

 Mzalea trade in Belgium has taken a 

 iarge extension and hundreds of azalea 

 i,'rowers in a small line of business are 

 growing them without commercial 

 knowledge, unaware of the many diffi- 

 culties and- serious material and moral 

 damage they are causing to the whole 

 irade by throwing inferior quality on 

 I he market. Importers of azaleas should 

 read these lines with pleasure, because 

 in years to come only good, well budded 

 jizaleas will come on the market, easy 

 to force to the great satisfaction of all 

 concerned. ' ' 



BUSINESS EMBABBASSMENTS. 



Albuquerque, N. M. — Judge Eay- 

 iiolds, of the district court, has issued 

 an order naming Roy S. Elwood as re- 

 ceiver for the Albuquerque Floral Co., 

 operating greenhouses on West Central 

 avenue beyond Huning Castle. The 

 action was taken upon petition of Arno 

 Huning, represented by Attorney H. J. 

 Collins. It is understood the company 

 is not heavily involved and the action 

 is taken chiefly to protect certain in- 

 terests formerly actively identified with 

 the enterprise. 



NEW TOBK FEDEEATION. 



The regular meeting of the New York 

 State Federation of Floral Clubs was 

 held in the Agricultural College, Cornell 

 University, Ithaca, Wednesday, Febru- 

 ary 12. Present: President William F. 

 Kasting, Secretary John Young, Treas- 

 urer W. A. Adams, Prof. J. F. Cowell, 

 Harry A. Bunyard, W. H. Siebrecht, Sr., 

 H. C. Steinhoff, Prof. A. C. Beal, Dr. 

 E. A. Bates, George E. Thorp, M. H. 

 Hoifman, Fred. Vick, John Dunbar, E. 

 R. Fry, George Arnold, Dr. Edmund M. 

 Mills. 



At 10 a. m. there was a lecture by 

 Dr. Edmund M. Mills, "The Rose and 

 Its Culture," illustrated by lantern 

 slides. 



At 11 a. m. there was a lecture by 

 Harry A. Bunyard, illustrated, "Twen- 

 tieth Century Horticulture." 



At 2 p. m. there was a lecture by 

 George Arnold, "Asters and Their Cul- 

 ture. ' ' 



At 3 p. m. there was a lecture, "Dis- 

 eases of Florists' Crops," by Dr. Don- 

 ald Reddick, followed by a round-table 

 talk. ^ 



At 4 p. m. the business meeting was 

 held. President Kasting reported as to 

 the progress made toward getting an 

 appropriation of $60,000 from the state 

 for greenhouses for experimental work 

 in floriculture and vegetables, saying 

 that the outlook is favorable. Dr. Erl 

 A. Bates reported progress for his com- 

 mittee, which is seeking to get an ap- 

 propriation for a horticultural building 

 at Syracuse. In this matter the com- 

 mittee has the support of the fruit and 

 vegetable growers. 



President Kasting explained that if 

 the appropriation is obtained sixty per 

 <ent will be used for experimental work 

 in floriculture and forty per cent in 

 experimental work in vegetable culture. 

 Prof. Beal made a report showing the 

 extent of greenhouses in the state, area 

 covered, exclusive of sash and frame 

 houses. Upon Dr. Bates' motion, Prof. 

 I^eal was directed to prepare a letter 

 to be sent to the clubs which arc mem- 



bers of the federation, to be distributed 

 by them to their members, giving them 

 information as to what is being done 

 and what the federation is trying to do, 

 and to cover the interesting points 

 brought out in his talk to the federa- 

 tion. Prof. Cowell, Dr. Bates and 

 Charles Vick were appointed a com- 

 mittee to get in |QUch with the new 

 secretary of the staK fair commission, 

 to assist him in strengthening the 

 flower show in connection with the 

 state fair. Dr. E. A. Bates, H, W. Hoff- 

 mann and W. H. Siebrecht, Sr., were ap- 

 pointed a committee on extension, to 

 organize floral clubs in different parts 

 of the state, so that they could join 

 the state federation, making it the 

 strongest organization of its kind in 

 New York state. Mr. Siebrecht invited 

 all the members and their friends to 

 be present at the National Flower Show 

 in New York, April 5 to 12, and prom- 

 ised all a good time. The meeting ad- 

 journed to meet at the state fair at 

 Syracuse in September. 



John Young, Sec'y. 



ILLINOIS STATE ASSOCIATION. 



The program for the eighth annual 

 convention of the Illinois State Flo- 

 rists' Association, to be held at the Jef- 

 ferson hotel, Peoria, March 4 and 5, 

 is as follows: 



TUESDAY. MARCH 4. 



Opening session, 2 p. m. 



Address of welcome, Mayor E. N. Woodrnff, 

 Peoria. 



Response, Vice-president 0. W. Johnson. Mor- 

 gan Park. 



President's address, C. Loveridjte. Peoria. 



Report of secretary, J. F. Ammann, Edwards- 

 viUe. 



Report of treasurer, F. L. Wasiiburn, Blooming- 

 ton. 



Report of secretary of Advisor*- Committee 

 for the Illinois Florists' Experiment Station, 

 W. N. Rndd, Mdrgan Park. 



T'nflnistied business. 



New business. 



Election of oflBcers. 



The annual banqnet will be served at the .Tcffer- 

 son hotel, at 7 p. m. 



WEDNESDAY. MARCH r^. 



Renorts of work at the experiment station, by 

 H. B. Dorner, F. W. Muncle, G. L. Peltier. 

 Urbana. 



Report of auditing committee. 



Report of Judges. 



Address on landscane gardening and permanent 

 planting of shrubs, etc., by W. N. Rudd, Morgan 

 Park. 



In sending out the notices, secretary 

 Ammann says: "All members are re- 

 quested to send or bring something for 

 exhibition. Ship all flowers in care 

 of Chas. Loveridge, 127 Jefferson street. 

 Peoria, 111. All flowers must be staged 

 for iudging by 12 o 'clock, Tuesdav, 

 March 4. " 



AMEBICAN BOSE SOCIETY. 



At a meeting of the executive com- 

 mittee of the American Rose Society, 

 held to consider best dates for exhib- 

 its and to arrange special prizes for 

 the International Exhibition, April .5 

 to 12, Harry O. May, of Summit, N. J., 

 was chosen manager. 



The follow^ing dates were decided on in con- 

 nection with the Intemntional Flower Show 

 schedule. All entries must be made with the 

 secretary of the American Rose Society not later 

 than March 29. The American Rose Society 

 exhibit shall be governed by Rule No. 2 of the 

 International Flower Show. IrivlslonH F and O 

 shall be staged Saturday, April .5. Divisions B 

 and C shall be staged April 7. The exhibit for 

 the New York Flower Co. Cup shall be on Thurs- 

 day, April 10. All special priies not Included In 

 the International Flower Show final schedule 

 shall he competed for on Thursday, April 10. 



Philadelphia rose growers offer a special prize 

 for seventy-flve roses, any varlet.v or varieties 

 except American Beauties and undlsseminatcd 

 vnrieties. 



The Toronto Horticultural Society offers a silver 

 medal and a bronze medal to be designated by 

 the American Rose Societ.v. 



Mrs. Frances Roche, Newport, R. I., filed the 

 following: "I desire to offer a prize of J.'iO for 

 a new rose to be grown under glass, to resemble 



as nearly as possible In color the Marechal Nlel, 

 but with a stronger stem, to be competed for 

 at any sirow the society selects after June, 1913. 



The New 'York Cut Flower Co. offers a cup ot 

 1200 in value. .^, ,,„ , ,_ 



The special grower prizes are $15, $10 and $7. 



Peter Henderson & Co. offer for best plant of 

 Silver Moon, first prize $15, second prize $10. 



Peter Henderson & Co. offer for the best plant 

 ot I). W. Van Fleet In 8-inclj pot or tub or larger, 

 first prize $ir), second prize $10. 



A word from California: The Panama Exposi- 

 tion committee of San Francisco offers a prize 

 ot $1,000 to be competed for in 1915. 



Please note, the managers of this 

 show wish to do all in their power to 

 make it a success and to see that every- 

 one is comfortable, but they especially 

 wish that every entry shall be filed 

 not later than March 29. 



Benjamin Hammond, sec'y. 



INTEBNATIONAL FLOWEB SHOW. 



For the great exhibition April 5 to 

 12 the New York Cut Hower Co. is 

 offering a silver vase valued at $200 

 for the finest display of cut roses, irre- 

 spective of number of varieties shown. 

 This premium does not appear in the 

 final schedule of prizes, just issued. A 

 supplementary schedule will be issued 

 before the show opens, to take care of 

 the prizes that will be offered from 

 now on. 



In the final schedule. Class 87, "first 

 prize, silver cup," should read "grand 

 silver medal and $15" as a first prize, 

 and that same is offered by the Horti- 

 cultural Society of Chicago. In Class 

 91, Section C, the medal offered is the 

 grand bronze medal of the Horticul- 

 tural Society of Chicago. 



Class 524, the M. C. Ebel prize, is 

 open to members of the National As- 

 sociation of Gardeners only; notice of 

 this fact was inadvertently omitted 

 from the schedule. 



The most noteworthy classes in the 

 final schedule are classes 192, 193 and 

 194, covering $200 for the most valua- 

 ble economic plant, which may be a new 

 fruit, new vegetable, or other plant 

 which has a distinct economic value; 

 $200 for the most valuable new foliage 

 plant, and $100 for the most valuable 

 new flowering plant. These prizes are 

 to be awarded for plants not yet in 

 commerce, showing characters distinctly 

 new and useful. Should the entries in 

 any one class not be meritorious enough 

 to secure an award, the total money 

 assigned to that class may be divided 

 among the two remaining classes, pro- 

 viding the plants exhibited in the re- 

 maining classes are worthy of such a 

 prize. Should no plant exhibited be 

 considered worthy to secure an award 

 under these conditions, the entire prize 

 may be withheld. These prizes are of- 

 fered by the Missouri Botanic Garden, 

 of St. Louis, and, as far as known, no 

 schedule has ever contained such a lib- 

 eral provision. These offers should 

 bring numbers of exhibits from the 

 growers of novelties in Europe. 



Anyone desiring a copy of the final 

 schedule of prizes may have one on ap- 

 plication addressed to John Young, sec- 

 retary, 54 West Twenty-eighth street, 

 New York. 



GLADIOLI FOB MEMOBIAL DAY. 



Will you kindly tell me the proper 

 time to start gladioli to have them for 

 Decoration day? Please let me know 

 in this week's Review, if you can; if 

 not, next week. Second year in green- 

 house business. Love to read The Re- 

 view. E. E. K. 



It is time now to plant gladioli for 

 Memorial day. Give them a bench in 

 a house kept at 48 to 50 degrees at 



