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SOOEEXT OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. 
THE MEAT OF THE MEETING. 
Special Correspondence 0/ The American Garden. 
(COKTIXDED KllOM SEl'TEMllEK ISSUE.) 
A committee was instructed to draft resolu¬ 
tions in regard to the more careful handling of 
flowers by express companies. In a paper on 
THE PROPAGATION OF TEA KOSES, 
Tlieir treatment, and originating new varie¬ 
ties, Jno. May of Summit, N. J., said that the 
Teas ivere not only the most favored, but 
commercially the most valued of all Roses. To 
propagate them, take thrifty cuttings in J.an- 
uary, cutting just below a bud; give a mod¬ 
erate, steady bottom heat, and keep them 
shaded from a hot sun. When rooted, pot 
off in two-and-a-half-iuch pots in a compost 
of two parts decayed cow manure to three 
of rotted turf, and shade from the hot sun 
for a day or two. Give a night temperature 
of 50° to 55°; water sparingly and S}M-iuge 
every other day. In six weeks repot into 
four or flve-inch pots, being sure to have 
the ball of earth thoroughly moistened 
through, but wet enough to be muddJ^ 
When the roots have filled the pots, shift 
into seven-inch pots and then into larger 
ones as necessary. 
Near the close of summer pre])are benches; 
cover with thin sods, grass down, and fill m 
with eight or nine inches of compost, 
the plants in this 16 to 18 inches apart; water 
as needed and when the niglit temperatui e 
falls below 56°, cease syringing late in tlie 
About Oct. 1 mulch wltli two parts of 
cow manure to one of rotten turf, one anc 
one-half inches thick, and as tlic season ad¬ 
vances, water with liquid Jiianure made 
One peck cow manure to fifty gallons 
'vater. Hen manure may also be '* 
Which case one-third less will make a s 
tion of sufficient strength. For mealy bi g 
nnd red spiders, paint the hearting piP®, m 
«°ni-.milk and sulphur. Rose houses should 
“nve movable roofs, to be taken oft 1 
In Septembm- let the beds get 
^hd do not apply heat until *^01000 ^^^^ 
^®n. Then cut out dead and bu™nt“ 
nd mulch with cow manure. ® „ 
0 frost is out, water thoroughly an a 
increase the heat. ji^ents 
„^o originate new Roses, se ^ q, 
possess desirable qualities 
one regrets them, but all rojolce that h 
,„vo had a shave in promoting a 
beuefteent in its design, and in pernci,. n 
,t for the comfort and happiness of na i f 
.•That the Society’s mission Po,- the r ‘ 
,,,111 bo not loss beneficial is hardlv 10^ 
doubted, built upon so solid a foundatL,? 
it is. It will eontinne and complete n.^ 
form in noinenolature just (mnnuonced ' C 
the laws that govei-n eross-fertlli/.ntio',, LI 
oonio better and better understood, it is noi 
impi-obable that the most desirable types and 
strains of fruits will become more lirmly'es 
tablishcd, resulting in tiio diminution of 
tlio number of varieties, and tlie iierpetua 
tion of only those best adapted to our vari 
ous climates and soils. Tlie special aim of 
tlio Society should bo to enlist in its active 
nieinbcrship all the best elements of our 
country, and to form, as far as possible a 
closer relatioH with all existing State Pom- 
ological or Fruit Gro-wers’ Societies.” 
[to be continued.] 
i'crs and f ''?,y®®''U"'cns from the inotlier 
uiitiltlin..^ 1 , ^ fheseed pods remain 
Octole.!T'’'^‘'’b®^ y«"uw. Oatherin 
as tlie seed ilr v'b 'bumary, when 
cess ar , '''be chances for suc- 
mate is mm prize. Our cli- 
anee will ^ ’ I’crsever- 
Is no ‘^‘■bftcr be rewarded. There 
for . **'^***’" ""by 'VC sliould go to Europe 
lie deal "fr ''' "'bat would 
A w newRoseV I may answer; 
T'l.., 'FrV ®®”;''b!t, tile color of the General 
jiiit (jiCraiiiuiM. 
Uobt. Ciiiig, of Pliiladelphia, said tlie c.ause 
I I isc.ase in Roses deserves careful investi¬ 
gation, but as newly imported Roses arc 
le.i tliy for a year or two, tliis seems to point 
to a way out of our difllculty. If we import 
our plants we are always sure to liave tliem 
healtiiy. Our liot summers do not give the 
Rose a clianee to i-e.st, and tluis its constitu¬ 
tion is weakened. 
^ .Tolm Henderson of Flusliiug, L. 1., thinks 
Roses are more healthy when grown in beds 
than on benches. 
I. H. 'I'.aylor of New York, considered pit- 
grown Roses more healthy, but they refuse 
to bloom in January and February wlien 
flowers are most desirable. He prefers the 
benches, and lias run one house continuous¬ 
ly with success. 
Secretary E. G. Hill, Riclimond, Ind., has 
Imported many Roses, but in thus escaping 
one disease lias got auotlier. He has been 
grad- 
Bon Sileiic 
;^MErioan garden. 
successful with benches liaving plenty of 
space (tliree-quarters of an inch) between 
tlie bottom boards. 
.Jas. Hendricks, Albany, N. Y., prefers 
pits. He has tried benches and failed. He 
nearly lost all his plants in one house last 
winter from a new fungoid disease that baf¬ 
fled every remedy tried. 
C. L. Allen tliinks that plants like animals 
have certain limitations. The faster the p.ace 
the sooner the end. If we force production 
under uunatur.al conditions we can only ex¬ 
pect disease and speedy death. There are in 
the world about 142,000 known species of 
plants, each filling its appropriate place, and 
consuniiiig its peculiar food. When that 
food is exliausted tliere is no farther place 
in the economy of nature for that plant, and 
it perishes. _ 
H tiiis theory is true, then it explains ivliy 
we must constantly renew our old collections 
with new plants containing different conibi- 
iiations. The originator of such a Rose as 
uHer Majesty”-measuriug nearly seven 
i in Lmeter-has not lived in vain 
Mr Jordan said the West has tong, hot, 
m-v summers and sudden winter changes 
diy Slum ing a difl'ereiit business 
r. u «St »•> 
!, Ued outy fi-oni Eastern experience. 
and florists wiUbeobliged 
WE GROW FOB KARLV SPRING 
and summer cut flowers? 
tr^Heiirv Michel Of St. Louis, was 
signally failed in telling what florists so 
much wish to know, i. e., something new 
about flowers for May and June. He length¬ 
ened the list until it included everything 
from tlie Crocus to the latest Chrysanthe¬ 
mum, without giving any really new infor¬ 
mation, cxcejit the fact that a new, single 
Tuberose had originated in his grounds that 
was lialile to throw up three or tour flower 
stems from a single bulb and prove an ac¬ 
quisition on account of being two weeks 
earlier than the common kind. 
President 'Thorpe read the following 11s- 
from his note book; Anfimona, Japoniea and 
ait«, where they succeed; Ilnlianthus muUU 
floras,var./dipendula plena; dialer's Trit- 
oma, a iMexican plant that in its native state 
only throws up two flower stems, but in this 
country under good cultivation it will send 
up seven; Lychnis coronala alba; fSpdroea .dli- 
pendula flore plena, not entirely hardy at 
NewA'ork; Asparagus tenuissirnus, the new 
bouquet queen plant which fills a long-felt 
want and has come to stay. 
Mr. Hamilton considered the Freesia re- 
fracta alba one of the most valuable flowers 
for forcing. In form it is something like a 
Gladiolus ivith the fragrance of a La France 
Rose or a bed of Violets. Its season is the 
latter part of \rfnter. L. B. Pierce, 
[to be continued.] 
TEXAS TO THE FRONT. 
'The folloudng named nurserymen met in 
Dallas, Sept. 7, 1885, and organized the 
'Texas State Nurserymen's Association: 
J. IV. Brice, Terrell; Robert IVortb, Fort Dram; 
•J. F. Emerson, Mlncola; J. B. Baker, Fort Worth; 
A. W. Kerr, Sherman; E. W. Kirkpatrick, McKin¬ 
ney; J. R. .Johnson, Dallas; .J. S. Boyd, Bedford; 
E. I. Kenedy, Tei-rell; H. K. Harris, Duck Creek; 
D. .J. Eddlcman, Denton; Wesley Love, .Jaekson- 
vOlc; L. K. Egerton, Denton; John H. Stone, 
Weatherford; E.N.IVilliams, Terrell; S. A.Mahon, 
Dallas; J. M. Howell, Dallas. 
The officers for the ensuing year are: 
President, E. W. Kirkpatrick; 1st vice-pres’t., 
J. IV. Brice; 2d vice-pres’t., A. W. Kerr; 
executive committee, E. W. Kirkp,atrick, 
J. IV. Briee, J. F. Emerson; secretary and 
treasiu-er, J. M. Howell. The next annual 
meeting will be held at Denton, on the 
second Wednesday in August, 1886. 
J. M. Howell, Secretary. 
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FAIR. 
'The annual Fairs of the American Insti¬ 
tute of New A'ork are .among the ehief at- 
tr.actious of the city at this season. Extra- 
ordin.ary ett'orts have been made to make 
this year’s Exhibition more interesting than 
any previous one, and the great Exhibition 
Hail occupying the whole squ.are hounded 
by 3d and 2d Avenues and 63d and 64th 
Streets lias been put in complete repau-. 'The 
Fair will continue from September 30th to 
December 5th, and will open wdth an Ex¬ 
hibition of plants, flowers, floral decorations, 
etc., continuing till the 3d of October. The 
Exlfibition of. fruits and vegetables will be 
held on AVeduesdiiy, the 7th of October, and 
continue one week. An Exhibition of Co¬ 
niferous Plants will commence on Friday, 
October 16th, and continue one month, and 
an Exhibition of Chrysanthemums wiU be 
held some time in November. Liberal Premi. 
uins are oftered, and no entry fee is required 
in these classes. Premium List may be ob¬ 
tained by addressing the Secretary, John W. 
Chambers, American Institute, New York. 
