January 27. 1906 



HORTICULTURE 



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CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



The annual installation feast of the 

 New Jersey Floricultural Society will 

 take place on February 2. at 8 o'clock, 

 in Orange, N. J. 



The Rhode Island Horticultural So- 

 ciety held its annual meeting on Jan- 

 uary 17, and reports showed a pros- 

 perous year. It was voted to assess 

 each member $1 for yearly dues. 

 Alan us ,\l. Burdick was re-elected 

 president, and Charles W. Smith, sec- 

 retary-treasurer. 



The second lecture in the American 

 Institute course, New York Citv. was 

 given January 24 at 3.30 p. m in the 

 lecture room of the Institute, Berkeley 

 Lyceum, by George T. Powell, Presi- 

 dent of the Agricultural Experts 

 Association, who discussed and illus- 

 trated "The Propagation of Trees and 

 Plants." 



The Cincinnati Florists' Society will 

 have a special exhibition of roses on 

 February 10, 1906. Prizes will be 

 offered as follows: Best vase Ameri- 

 can Beauty. 12 blooms, 1st prize, $10.; 

 2d, $6.; 3d, $4.: Best vase Bridesmaid, 

 Bride, Meteor, Perles des Jardins, 

 Golden Gate, Ivory, Liberty, any other 

 variety, 25 blooms, 1st prize, $4.00; 

 2d, $3.00; 3d, $2.00, respectively. Best 

 display of violets. 1st. $6.; 2d, $!.; 

 3d, $3.; best general display, $lo.oo 



At the meeting of the Gardeners' 

 and Florists' Association of London, 

 Ont.. on January 13. the following of- 

 ficers were elected: President, R. 

 Dengate; vice-presidents, W. Trott, A. 

 Mclnnes; secretary, T. Wistrow. 

 Dissatisfaction was expressed that 

 government grant to vegetable grow- 

 ers of Ontario should have been mo- 

 nopolized by the Toronto growers, 

 and the society have laid their claims 

 before the Hon. A. Beck, M. P. P. 



The Horticultural Society of New 

 York has arranged for a Carnation 

 Night on February 14, in the rooms of 

 the American Institute, New York. 

 Exhibits ni novelties are especially 

 solicited and there are money prizes 

 offered for di plays in the several color 

 ill i Robert Craig of Philadelphia, 

 will address the Society at S p. m. 

 in the evening on "Carnations, Old and 

 \i \\ " Any one having blooms to i x 

 hibil should address Leonard Birron, 

 30G West 149th Street. New York City. 



The Nebraska State Horticultural 

 Society held its annual meeting at Lin- 

 coln, Jan. 16, 17 and IS. Officers were 

 elected as follows: President. J. H. 

 Hadkinson of Omaha; vice-presidents. 

 H. S. Harrison of York; C. H. Green 

 of Fremont; directors, W. G. Swan of 

 Tecumseh; A. J. Brown of Geneva; J. 

 A. Yager of Fremont: secretary to be 

 elected by the board. 



The display of cut flowers was re- 

 markably good. Prizes were awarded 

 to L. Henderson of Omaha: Frey & 

 Frey of Lincoln; and E. W. Dole of 

 Beatrice. The summer meeting of the 

 society will be held in Omaha in July. 



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