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cultural Society, j 
The St. Thomas Horticultural So- 
ciety is establishing in its trial grounds 
collections of everything that is of 
interest to horticulturists. The Peony 
collection in the City Park is being 
added to materially this fall, and 
200 varieties are now being grown. 
Irises are plentiful but though of fairly 
good varieties are unnamed. There- 
fore, the society concluded to donate 
an entirely new collection and 165 va- 
rieties of the better kinds of Iris (Ger- 
manica) are being planted this week. 
The writer, who has the honor of being 
Canadian Vice-Prest. of the American 
Iris Society, would be pleased to re- 
ceive donations from Iris growers for 
the trial grounds. 
In anticipation of being selected as 
the annual meeting place of the Ameri- 
can Gladiolus Society and the Ontario 
Peony Society in 1921, the citizens of 
St. Thomas and particularly those 
identified with the Horticultural So- 
ciety are busy laying plans for a most 
successful meet. The industrial plants 
and civic buildings are entering into 
the beautification scheme in a splendid 
manner. 
H. T. Moore, chief landscape gar- 
dener of the Ontario department of 
highways, gave an illustrated ad- 
dress on “ The Beautification of Parks 
and Streets,” on the evening of Oct. 12. 
In company with the City Council and 
Horticultural Society executives, Mr. 
Moore looked over the approaches 
to the Provincial highways entering 
St. Thomas with a view of beautifying 
them in keeping with the Flower City. 
A most successful “Tag Day” was 
held on Sept. 23rd by the Local Council 
of Women for the benefit of the local 
Horticultural Society. Some $525 was 
realized. Several church organizations 
are planning on aiding the work by 
benefit concerts during the fall and 
winter season, the first of which was 
given on Thursday evening, October 
14th, by the Unique Bible Class of Cen- 
tral Methodist Church. This class, 
composed of some forty young men, 
put on a splendid entertainment, realiz- 
ing between $50 and $60. 
A great many ornamental flower 
baskets have been donated to the local 
hospital by public spirited citizens. 
The baskets were procured by the 
society and sold at cost. Larger baskets 
were also secured by several of the 
churches, the majority of which are 
beautifully decorated each Sunday with 
the choicest of flowers. 
F. E. Bennett, Prest. 
The work which our friends, The 
St. Thomas Horticultural Society, are 
doing is a good example of the possi- 
bilities of an active horticultural so- 
ciety. The results which they have 
accomplished may be duplicated else- 
where if as much enthusiasm can be 
stirred up. 
^Flower (Brower 
The New York Federation of Horti- 
cultural Societies and Floral Clubs. 
Report of the Annual Meeting. 
The annual meeting of the New York 
Federation of Horticultural Societies and 
Floral Clubs was held at the State Fair at 
Syracuse, New York, September 15, 1920. 
The meeting was called to order at 3 o’clock 
with President F. R. Pierson in the Chair. 
In the roll-call of the Federated Societies 
the following were represented by delegates : 
New York Florists’ Club, New York Horti- 
cultural Society, Tarrytown Horticultural 
Society, Buffalo Florists’ Club, Rochester 
Florists’ Association, Syracuse Rose Society, 
Syracuse Florists’ Association, New York 
and New Jersey Association of Plant Grow- 
ers, Albany Florists’ Club, Western New 
York Floricultural Society. The Secretary’s 
report of the four meetings held during the 
year was read and approved. The report of 
the Treasurer showed $275.80. The Treas- 
urer also reported that several organizations 
had not paid their annual dues and he was 
instructed to send the Secretary a list of 
such organizations so that they might be 
notified of the amount due. 
At the annual meeting in 1919, notice was 
given that at the next annual meeting the 
Constitution would be amended to provide for 
an Executive Committee to consist of the 
Presidents of the affiliated organizations. 
This change was voted and the Executive 
Committee constituted. 
President Pierson reported the results of 
the conference held in New York City, June 
15, 1920, to consider Quarantine No. 37, where 
500 or more trade and amateur associations 
were represented. The conference resulted 
in an organized effort to secure a modifica- 
tion of the present quarantine rulings. After 
discussion the following resolution was 
adopted and the Secretary was instructed to 
send the same to the Federal Horticultural 
Board : 
“ The New York Federation of Horticultural Socie- 
ties and Floral Clubs in annual session at the State 
Fair, Syracuse, New York, September 15, 1920, re- 
spectfully urge that Quarantine No. 37 be so modified 
that novelties in small quantities, not to exceed one 
hundred plants, may be imported for purposes of 
propagation, with soil on their roots and that they 
be examined and passed by the Federal agents at 
four ports of entry : i. e.. Portland and San Francisco 
on the Pacific Coast and New York and Philadelphia 
on the Atlantic Coast, instead of being sent to Wash- 
ington as now required, which almost invariably re- 
sults in the loss of the entire importation, especially 
of soft-wooded plants.” 
In regard to the greenhouses for investi- 
gational purposes at Cornell University, E. 
A. White reviewed the meetings of the 
Committees from the Federation which had 
met at the Agricultural College during the 
past year, and that as a result of these meet- 
ings recommendations had been embodied 
in the general project for the completion of 
the College of Agriculture. As a result of 
the activities of the various Agricultural and 
Horticultural organizations of New York 
State and at the request of the Trustees of 
Cornell University, the last Legislature 
passed a bill appropriating $3,000,000 for the 
completion of the College of Agriculture. 
Five hundred thousand becomes available 
this year. Plans for the greenhouses are 
included in the general building project and 
the Department of Floriculture at Cornell 
University is now working on the development 
of the plans which must be completed and 
approved by the Trustees prior to December 
1, 1920. The plan included a modification 
of the present Dairy Building to provide 
class rooms, laboratories and offices for the 
Department of Floriculture. This building 
is in close proximity to the present range of 
greenhouses used for instruction in Floricul- 
ture. 
Dr. Erl Bates, Chairman of the committee 
from the Federation appointed at the last 
meeting to confer with a committee from the 
November, 1920 
New York Vegetable Growers’ Association, 
Fruit Growers’ Association and Bee Keepers’ 
Association, regarding a Horticultural Build- 
ing at the New York State Fair, reported a 
joint meeting held in Albany, N.Y., in March. 
At this meeting a committee was appointed 
to confer with the Chairman of the Finance 
Committee of the Senate in regard to an ap- 
propriation for the Horticultural Building. 
Because of the urgent need of the various 
State charitable institutions and hospitals 
there was a feeling that there should be no 
improvements at the State Fair until these 
were provided for and during the year no 
improvements have been made on the State 
Fair Grounds except for roads. After dis- 
cussion it was voted that the following reso- 
lutions passed last year and sent to the 
various state officials should be again pre- 
sented to the Secretary of the State Fair 
Commission, Governor Smith, the Chairman 
of the Ways and Means Committee and the 
Chairman of the Finance Committee of the 
Assembly. 
"Whereas, New York is the leading horticultural 
state in the Union, 
“Whereas, Six years ago and each year since, we 
have brought to the attention of the State Fair Com- 
mission the urgent need of a horticultural building 
worthy of the extensive fruit, flower, vegetable, bee; 
seed and nursery stock interests of the state, and 
"Whereas, The Commission by formal resolution 
agreed that the first new building erected would be 
to properly house our exhibits, therefore be it 
"Resolved, That we the New York State Federation 
of Horticultural Societies and Floral Clubs again 
bring the matter to the attention of the Commission 
asking that this building project become a reality. 
The same committee consisting of Dr. 
Erl Bates, Chairman; F. R. Pierson, Tarry- 
town ; F. A. Danker, Albany ; W. A. Adams, 
Buffalo ; Anton Schultheis, College Point ; 
Charles Vick, Rochester, and Arthur Cowee, 
Berlin, was named as a permanent commit- 
tee charged with the responsibility of look- 
ing after the interests of a Horticultural 
Building at the New York State Fair 
Grounds. 
Professor J. P. Porter of the Department 
of Landscape Art, Cornell University, re- 
ported that the Department was at work on 
a plan for the development of the orna- 
mental planting of the State Fair Grounds 
with reference to the Horticultural Building 
and that they would be very glad to co-oper- 
ate in the development of the plans. 
E. A. White reported the organization of 
an amateur Rose Society at Skaneateles 
through the activities of Charles G. Adams, 
Auburn. N. Y. Also that Mr. Adams is very 
much interested in a plan for Rose plantings 
along the State highways. The project 
which Mr. Adams has in mind is encourage- 
ment of Rose plantings about farm homes 
and the introduction of the hardiest species 
and varieties, especially the native Roses, 
along the State highways. A project for 
such plantings is already being developed on 
the State highway between Auburn and 
Skaneateles. 
President F. R. Pierson invited the Federa- 
tion to hold its winter meeting with the 
Tarrytown Horticultural Society. The date 
will be announced later. 
The following officers were elected ; 
President— F. R. Pierson, Tarrytown, N. Y. 
First Vice-President - Dr. Erl Bates. Syracuse, N. Y. 
Second Vice-President- Charles Vick, Rochester, 
New York. 
Third Vice-President-Anton Schultheis, College 
Point, N. Y. 
Fourth Vice-President— F. A. Danker, Albany, N.Y. 
Fifth Vice-President— W. H. Workman, Oswego, 
New York. 
Treasurer— W. A. Adams. Buffalo, N. Y. 
Secretary— E. A. White, Ithaca, N. Y. 
E. A. White, Sec'y. 
Hardy Phloxes, Hardy Chrysanthe- 
mums and Perennial Peas are blooming 
on this date, October 22nd, in Northern 
New York. This has not occurred for 
a number of years and is not likely to 
occur again soon. 
