THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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Doiiio[9 of Societies 
THE NEW YORK STATE FEDERATION OF FLORAL 
CLUBS 
In response to a eall issued by the New York Florists’ Club 
for a meeting of delegates representing the various florist 
elubs and florieultural soeieties, to form a state organization, 
the delegates assembled at the New York State College of 
Agriculture, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y., on Friday. 
February 23. Delegates had been appointed from organiza¬ 
tions in Alban3^ Buffalo, Glen Cove, New York, Rochester, 
Syracuse, and Tuxedo, and other societies sent letters favor-, 
ing such an organization and promising support. The meet¬ 
ing was addressed by Dean L. H. Bailey and W. F. Kasting. 
It was decided to federate the florieultural organizations of 
the state under the above title for the object of “promoting 
in all possible ways the art of floriculture, ornamental horti¬ 
culture and gardening under glass, including educational and 
civic improvement benefits arising therefrom, among the 
people of the state of New York.’’ 
Each organization holding membership has the right to 
appoint or elect one delegate for each twenty-five members in 
good standing. 
Two regular meetings are pro\fldcd, one at Syracuse during 
State Fair Week and one at Ithaca during Farmers’ Week. 
The following officers were elected: Wm. F. Kasting, 
Buffalo, president; Dr. Erl A. Bates, Syracuse, Charles B. 
Weathered, New York, and E. R. Fry, Rochester, vice- 
presidents; John Young, New York, secretary; W. A. 
Adams, Buffalo, treasurer; Prof. A. C. Beal, Ithaca, and 
George Arnold, Rochester, executive committee. 
Committees as follows were appointed by President 
Kasting: Legislative, F. R. Pierson, Tarry town, chairman; 
Wm. T. Logan, Rochester, S. A. Anderson, Buffalo, Charles 
B. Weathered and John Young, New York. State Fair, 
George E. Thorp, Syracuse, chairman; Wing R. Smith, Syra¬ 
cuse, A. Cowee, Berlin, Frank H. Traendly, New York, and 
F. A. Danker, Albany. 
Resolutions were passed pledging the support of the 
organization to secure a state appropriation of $75,000 for a 
horticultural building in the State Fair grounds, and also to 
support the bill now before the Assembly asking for an 
appropriation of $50,000 for erecting a range of greenhouses 
for experimental work in floriculture at Cornell Univer.sity, 
Ithaca, New York. 
NEW YORK VEGETABLE GROWERS CONVENE 
For many years fruit growers, dairymen, nurserymen, 
and men engaged in other lines of agriculture, have enjoyed 
the advantages of active organization’s holding annual 
meetings and engaging in other work that is of value to their 
members. For a number of reasons, vegetable growers have 
not fallen together in such organizations. Probably chief 
among these reasons is the fact that their work is highly 
specialized, and they are centered into comparatively small 
groups in their particular localities. However, there have 
been two or three notable exceptions to the rule. The 
Vegetable Growers’ Association of America has been in 
existence for four or fn^c years, and is making ]jrogrcss each 
year. Ontario was perhaps the first commonwealth to 
organize a body more than local in its scope. However, a 
year and a half ago a movement was launched, looking 
toward the organization of a state association-in New York. 
This movement was backed by many of the most prominent 
and successful growers in New York, and culminated in a 
meeting which was held at the New York State College of 
Agriculture in February, 1911. After a year of real progress 
in the development of the new society, the second annual 
meeting was held at the College of Agriculture in Ithaca, 
Fanners’ Week, February 20th to 22d, 1912. 
The program of the meeting was replete with addresses by 
some of our best known college and experiment station men, 
and by thoroughly successful practical growers. Among the 
subjects that were discussed might be mentioned develop¬ 
ment of mucklands, plant breeding for the vegetable grower, 
greenhouse construction and greenhouse crops, and vegetable 
culture for the fruit grower. Asparagus, cauliflower, celery, 
cabbage, and onions were each taken up b}- s})ecialists in 
separate periods. Prof. R. L. Watts opened a discussion of 
the good seed question with a very clear statement of the 
requirements of the vegetable producer, and the facilities 
which he has for meeting those requirements. The Associa¬ 
tion is planning to take up definite work in the direction of 
aiding growers in the solution of this most serious problem. 
For the present year, little more than a careful survey of the 
field will be undertaken, but it is expected that another year 
should see it expanding, and it should later develop into a 
matter of great importance. 
The reports of committees were an especially interesting 
feature of the week’s work. The subjects that were thus 
presented were transportation conditions, legislation, experi¬ 
ment station work, co-operation, and marketing. In each 
instance, the chairman of the committee had made a careful 
investigation of his subject, sparing neither time nor postage. 
The result was a series of reports of great value. The 
Vegctaljle Growers’ Association took action urging the 
United States Department of Agriculture to include celer}', 
cabbage, and onions, in its crop report system, approving 
bills now before the New York Legislature, looking toward 
the establishment of demonstration farms and winter schools 
of agriculture, providing for the regulation and supendsion 
of commission sales and returns, and ap]3ropriating for the 
establishment of experimental greenhouses at Cornell Univer¬ 
sity. Provision was made for attendance by three members 
of the committee at the conference on co-operation which is 
soon to be held in New York at the call of the State Agricul¬ 
tural Society. 
The old officers were re-elected, as follows: President, 
C. R. White, Ionia; vice-president, M. H. Holrriwood, 
Orchard Park; secretary, Paul Work, Ithaca; treasurer, 
C. H. Aldrich, Mattituck. 
The members of this Association, which has so recently 
begun its work, feel that the field is wide open for its labors. 
Its members are enthusiastic in their interest, and the fact 
that they are widely distributed over the state, and are work¬ 
ing for the development of the Association, gives promise of a 
wholesom.e development within the next few years. Perhaps 
