January 20, 190C 



HORTICULTURE 



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plants and flowers, fruits, vegetables. 

 and gardens, covering a total amount 

 of $6,700, an increase of $200 over the 

 preceding year. 



Several changes in the rules and 

 regulations are to be noted, especial- 

 ly those relating to commercial ex- 

 hibitors, who are to receive more en- 

 couragement under the new rules 

 than they have had in the past. An 

 important notice to exhibitors, re- 

 questing the tiling of a list of their 

 exhibits, is also a step in the right 

 direction. 



Included in the society's schedule 

 are the lists of premiums offered by 

 the American Carnation Society and 

 the American Rose Society, which are 

 to hold their annual meetings and ex- 

 hibitions at Horticultural Hall, Bos- 

 ton, on January 24 and 25 and March 

 23-25, respectively. Copies of the 

 schedule may be had on application 

 to the secretary, Mr. W. C. Rich, at 

 Horticultural Hall, Boston. 



NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The following resolutions were 

 passed at the club meeting, January 

 8, 190G: 



Whereas, death has removed from us 

 Mrs. Hannah Holmes Allen, wife of 

 Charles Linnaeus Allen, seedsman. Floral 

 Park, and mother of Charles H. Allen, a 

 former president, and William Stuart Al- 

 len, a former secretary, of this organiza- 

 tion, therefore be it 



Resolved, That we tender our most sin- 

 cere sympathy to the aged husband, whose 

 help-mate the deceased was for these more 

 than fifty years, and to her sons, our 

 brothers in the craft, in their great be- 

 reavement. 



The life of Mrs. Allen typified the high- 

 est and best womanhood. To know her 

 was to love her, and those who knew her 

 best, loved her most. Delighting iu all 

 nature, she was passionately fond of flow- 

 ers, and those of us who were privileged 

 to visit her pleasant home at Floral Park, 

 were deeply impressed with the responsive- 

 ness with which every plant and flower 

 cultivated by her yielded to her tender care 

 and attention; they seemed to grow and 

 blossom at her very touch. Frank, gener- 

 ous, hospitable, and kindly in all her ac- 

 tions, Mrs. Allen will be sadly missed by a 

 host of friends; but those who mourn her 

 passing away should take comfort in the 

 fact that her beautiful character demands 

 of us to say truly of her. as was said of 

 the ideal woman of old, 'Her children and 

 her children's children shall rise up and 

 call her blessed." 



Resolved further, that these resolutions 

 be spread upon the minutes of our Club, 

 and a copy seut to the family of the de- 

 ceased. 



(Signed) ALEX. WALLACE, 

 PATRICK O'MARA, 

 WM. J. STEWART. 



PASADENA GARDENERS' ASSOCIA- 

 TION. 



At the meeting held on January 5, 

 officers were elected as follows: Pres- 

 ident, A. T. Hanson; vice-president, 



John Blake; secretary, Herbert E. 

 George; treasurer, P. W. Jennock; 

 sergeant-at-arms, E. Hurny. The so- 

 ciety now numbers 37. At the next 

 meeting a talk on Insects and Scale 

 will be given by C. A. Day, horticul- 

 tural inspector. 



At the annual Carnival of Roses on 

 New Year's day, this association ex- 

 hibited a float representing a minia- 

 ture flower garden. At the entrance 

 was an arch of vines; in the centre 

 was a lawn made of Ficus repens, in 

 which were a bed of roses and asters, 

 pink and white, and one of white car- 

 nations surrounding a bonapartea. 

 The sides of the float were decked 

 with pink and white carnations and 

 geraniums; kentias were at the end. 

 White marguerites and English ivy 

 covered the wheels. The float was 

 drawn by four white horses with pink 

 trappings. (See illustration.) 



H. E. GEORGE. 



H. H. RITTER. 



We take pleasure in presenting the 



portrait of H. H. Ritter of Dayton, O., 



who has been appointed director of the 



S. A. F. to succeed H. M. Attick. Mr. 



Ritter's photograph did not reach us 

 in time to appear with the portraits of 

 the other appointees published last 

 week. Mr. Ritter is a worthy repre- 

 sentative of the section which has 

 been so constant in its support of the 

 society from its inception, and Presi- 

 dent Kasting has shown excellent 

 judgment in his selection. 



NEW BEDFORD HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The officers for the ensuing year are 

 as follows; President, Wni. Keith; 

 vice-president, F. C. Barrows; treas- 

 urer, Wm. A. Gibbs; secretary, J. C. 

 Forbes; executive board, James 

 Garthly, C. A. S. Sherman, J. McVick- 

 er, E. E. Shaw, A. H. Peters. 



Beyer gave an interesting talk on 

 "Forcing Plants for Easter"; John 

 Steidle spoke of his recent visit to the 

 Chicago growers, of the fine carnations 

 and roses, especially Killarney, that he 

 saw; F. W. Burrows spoke entertain- 

 ingly on wild smilax. how it goes and 

 is shipped. 



A motion was made to make the next 

 meeting a carnation meeting, and to 

 offer $25 in prizes, as follows: Best 

 25 white, 25 light pink, 25 dark pink, 

 25 variegated, 25 red; first prize, $3; 

 second prize, $2 in each instance. 



The question of holding a flower 

 show this year was laid over. Mr. 

 Kellogg of Pleasant Hill, Mo., was a 

 visitor. 



PROVIDENCE GARDENERS' AND 

 FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The tenth annual dinner of this 

 prosperous organization took place at 

 the Hotel Newman, Providence, R. I., 

 on the evening of January 12. Up- 

 wards of fifty gentlemen were in at- 

 tendance. A brief business session 

 preceded the banquet, J. F. Schellin- 

 ger presiding. W. E. Chappell was 

 appointed toastmaster and took 

 charge of the after-dinner exercises 

 in his usual able manner. Among the 

 speakers and their topics were Wil- 

 liam Hill, on the profession of the 

 gardener; C. S. Macnair, on carna- 

 tions; J. B. Canning, on carnations; 

 John A. Macrae, Alexander Macrae, 

 on the use of electricity in plant 

 forcing; T. F. Keller, James Hockey. 

 H. Leach. A. M. Rennie, W. S. Pino, 

 Robt. Johnston, M. Sweeney, D. E. 

 Newell, H. Patry, W. B. Wilson, Wm. 

 Appleton. T. J. Johnston and Edw. 

 O'Brien. C. A. Bellows of Adamsdale 

 Mass., was a visitor. 



KENTUCKY SOCIETY OF 

 FLORISTS. 



At the last meeting of this society 

 the following officers were elected: 

 President, Anders Rasmussen; vice- 

 president, August R. Baumer; secre- 

 tary, Fred L. Schulz; financial secre- 

 tary. Louis Kirch; treasurer, C. H. 

 Kunzman; sergeant-at-arms, Joseph 

 Wettle; trustee for three years, W. 

 yusemichel. 



The Florists' Bowling Club held its 

 regular meeting on the 9th, with a 

 good attendance. 



ST. LOUIS FLORISTS' CLUB. 



At the meeting on Jan. 11, twenty 

 members were present. The by-laws 

 were read for the second time. Charles 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



The Monmouth County Horticultur- 

 al Society held its second annual ban- 

 quet at the Sheridan Hotel, Red Bank, 

 N. J., on January 11. 



The Tarrytown Horticultural So- 

 ciety held its seventh annual dinner 

 at the Florence Hotel, Tarrytown, N. 

 Y., on Wednesday evening, January 

 17. 



The first farmers' institute of the 

 winter by the Marshfield (Mass.) Hor- 

 ticultural and Agricultural Society 

 will be held Jan. 20. Gypsy Moths 

 will be the subject. President Thom- 

 as W. Lawson will occupy the chair. 



The annual dinner of the New York 

 Florists' Club will be held on Satur- 

 day evening, February 3, at the St. 

 Denis Hotel. The usual joyous pro- 

 gram is promised. Apply for tickets 

 to W. F. Sheridan, 39 West 28th street, 

 New York City. 



