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HORTICULTURE 



February 10, 1906 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES. 



NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB'S 

 ANNUAL DINNER. 



It was a very merry affair in which 

 about fifty members of the New York 

 Florists' Club participated last Satur- 

 day evening. As to the repast it is 

 sufficient to say that it was under the 

 auspices of the well trained committee 

 which has officiated for so many years 

 and at the St. Denis hotel, which is a 

 guarantee of its high quality. 



After the eating was finished, Presi- 

 dent John Scott called to order, and 

 expressing the hope that all had left 

 their troubles behind and would have 

 a good time, he introduced the gilted 

 toastmaster, Patrick O'Mara. Mr. 

 O'Mara remarked that the intention 

 was to devote the evening to entertain- 

 ment and a jolly good time rather 

 than to an intellectual feast, and, there- 

 fore, no program had been prepared. 

 So he would simply turn on the gas 

 and let things take their course. A 

 toast to departed members was drunk 

 in silence, standing, and then George 

 B. Nash of the N. Y. Botanical Garden 

 was introduced. Mr. Nash spoke of the 

 relations between botanical garden 

 work and horticulture and advocated 

 work on broader lines by the scientific 

 institutions. Horticulture, he said, 

 takes the cold facts of scientific in- 

 vestigation and amplifies them, 

 clothes them and gives them the 

 warmth of life. As compared with 

 botanical gardens abroad he declared 

 that our collections in this country 

 lack variety. 



The toastmaster then addressing the 

 ex-president, F. H. Traendly, spoke of 

 the demand upon the time and brains 

 of one filling the position of president 

 and complimenting that gentleman 

 upon the popularity and success attend- 



ing his administration, handed him 

 in proof of the esteem of his fellow- 

 members a beautiful diamond pin. 

 Tumultuous cheers followed the presen- 

 tation. In response, Mr. Traendly 

 expressed his deep appreciation of the 

 gift and generously attributed such 

 prosperity as the club had enjoyed, to 

 the loyalty of the members and the 

 good work of his predecessors. He 

 expressed his belief that the time is 

 not far distant when a waiting-list for 

 applicants for membership will be a 

 regular feature. 



E. V. Hallock made a very interest- 

 ing and witty speech, quoting from 

 Burns and Bacon, and expressing his 

 deep affection for floriculture and 

 those engaged in it. Another gem 

 among the speeches was that by 

 treasurer C. B. Weathered, who con- 

 gratulated the club on the interest 

 being manifested by the younger 

 element. He advocated the securing 

 of a permanent club room. 



Jas. T. Scott, being introduced as a 

 drummer, denied the soft impeach- 

 ment and contributed a merry speech 

 replete with Scottish logic. Alexander 

 Wallace next discoursed upon the hor- 

 ticultural press, the "art preservative." 

 telling of the value of the press to the 

 profession, its readiness to welcome 

 criticism and its devotion to the best 

 interests of its patrons. 



C. H. Totty being given the toast 

 "New Jersey," where the horticultur- 

 ists' lot is encumbered with malaria 

 and mosquitoes, switched off and 

 talked of the club instead and his de- 

 light at the prospect of active work 

 ahead for the trustees of which he had 

 been recently elected a member. 



A vote of thanks was given the din- 

 ner committee to which Walter F. 



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Sheridan responded, a vote of con- 

 dolence to the absentees to which no- 

 body responded. Mr. Hilton spoke for 

 the cemetery florists and Mr. Donohoe 

 for the retailers, regretting that so few 

 of them were in evidence on this 

 glorious night. A. L. Miller followed 

 on the same subject and then with a 

 round of cheers for the toast-master 

 the pleasant evening came to a close. 

 Between the speeches a clever vaude- 

 ville delegation entertained with song 

 and story, with choral effect by the 

 audience. The talents of the members 

 were well-represented by the Rickard 

 Brothers and J. B. Nugent whose vocal 

 abilities were received with apprecia- 

 tive aplause. 



NEW JERSEY HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



A large number of friends gathered 

 to help celebrate the twelfth installa- 

 tion dinner of the New Jersey Flori- 

 cultural Society at their rooms on 

 February 2. The gathering was in- 

 formal and the speeches brief and 

 witty. Among the speakers were 

 Arthur Herrington, Chas. H. Totty and 

 J. Austin Shaw. The Morris County 

 delegation was large; the fun fast and 

 furious particularly toward the close 

 of the evening; the refreshments 

 harmless, and the musical program 

 much enjoyed. A large floral display 

 filled the benches, with Peter Duff's 

 Euphorbia jacquiniaefiora with its 

 bending sprays adorning the central 

 position: an entire table of orchids 

 and Lorraine begonia sent by William 

 Barr and grown by A. W. Bodwell; 

 carnations Victory from Guttman & 

 Weber; Winsor the recent prize win- 

 ner at Boston, Helen M. Gould and 

 White Enchantress from F. R. Pierson 

 Co.; and orchid blooms from Lager 

 and Hurrell and Thomas Jones. A 

 Laelia anceps Stella grown by A. W. 

 Bodwell received 95 points. Some New 

 York State apples were displayed by J. 

 B. Davis, who has recently been at the 

 growers' convention at Rochester, 

 showing how things were done there. 

 The judges for the evening were C. H. 

 Totty, Arthur Herrington and Robt. 

 M. Schultz. 



JOS. B. DAVIS, Sec'y. 



TARRYTOWN HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The regular monthly meeting of this 

 society was held in the Vanderbilt 

 building on Tuesday evening, Jan. 30, 

 President Joseph Mooney in the chair. 

 A fine exhibit was made and the prize, 

 a clock given by Mr. Joseph Bradley of 

 Dobbs Ferry for the best 12 sprays of 

 mignonette, was won by John Feather- 

 stone, Greystone, Yonkers. Joseph 

 Bradley received honorable mention 

 for a fine vase of Her Majesty migno- 

 nette. 



The event of the evening was an es- 

 say on "Mignonette" by Mr. Bradley. 

 This was followed by an interesting 

 discussion on the queries in the Ques- 

 tion-Box. 



The annual fall exhibition will be 

 held in Music Hall, Tarrytown, on Oct. 

 30, 31 and Nov. 1. 



JAMES BALLANTYNE, 

 Cor. Secy. 



