February 24, 1906 



HORTICULTURE 



223 



NEWPORT HORTICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETY. 



A regular meeting of the Newport 

 Horticultural Society was held Tues- 

 day evening last, President Alex. Mac- 

 Lellan in the chair. There was a large 

 attendance, and much interest was 

 taken in the proceedings. The secre- 

 tary read a communication from 

 Messrs. Schlegel & Fottler of Boston, 

 offering $25 in gold in premiums for a 

 collection of annuals and a collection 

 of vegetables to be competed for at the 

 August exhibition. The offer was 

 thankfully accepted. The premium 

 offered for annuals was the means of 

 starting a most interesting discussion 

 on the term annuals as applied to 

 plants, Joseph Gibson desiring a rule 

 to be made for the guidance of both 

 exhibitors and judges, to save the 

 former from being disqualified, and the 

 latter from the disagreeable duty of 

 disqualifying exhibits having among 

 them perennials. 



The discussion disclosed the fact 

 that even good gardeners are divided 

 as to what constitutes an annual, some 

 claiming that only such things as are 

 grown from seed and mature and die 

 the same year, are annuals, while 

 others claimed that climate influenced 

 plants in such a way that many things, 

 such as salvias, are commonly termed 

 annuals, although they by no means 

 end their existence within the space 

 of one year. The question was finally 

 disposed of by referring it to the 

 Executive Committee. 



Mr. MacLellan was sent as a dele- 

 gate to Providence to represent the 

 society at a meeting of the society for 

 rural improvement. 



Newport Notes 



The unusually mild winter had the 

 effect of starting grape vines under 

 glass to break before the regular time 

 this year, some gardeners being com- 

 pelled to water the borders and keep 

 the vines going ahead fully three 

 weeks earlier than usual. Peaches and 

 nectarines are in much the same con- 

 dition. 



James McLeish is turning a gros. 

 Colman house into a nectarine house. 

 Colmans were a financial failure with 

 him, while on the other hand he finds 

 that nectarines are invariably a pay- 

 ing crop. 



Outsiders are inquiring about the 

 Newport Pink Hollyhock, asking if 

 there is any difference between it and 

 the regular good double pink holly- 

 hock. There is this difference: That 

 the best double pink hollyhock is the 

 Newport pink, and while it is by no 

 means an exclusive Newport thing 

 now, still the pink grown here and 

 so much admired was not seen else- 

 where until quite recently. 



Notwithstanding that much prepara- 

 tory work was accomplished all 

 through this winter that usually would 

 have been, put off until spring, there 

 is unusual activity apparent in garden- 

 ing matters which promises to make a 

 lively spring with plenty for all to do. 



mans and Vince threshed it around 

 awhile, but it came out unscathed. 



Six new members were elected: 

 Harold Vyse, Henry Heeremans, Wil- 

 liam Inglis, Thomas Stokes, Herbert 

 Entwhistle and Lincoln Pierson. More 

 new members, more new ideas, more 

 progress. 



It was decided to make the next. 

 meeting a carnation night, and Mr. 

 Vince has promised a paper on the 

 carnation. Also to hold the fall show 

 on Nov. 1 and 2. This will give our 

 boys a chance to get in on the ground 

 floor, and outsiders as well, for we like 

 competition at that. 



E. REAGAN. 



LENOX HORTICULTURAL SO- 



CIETY. 



The twelfth annual banquet of this 

 society was given in Town hall, Feb- 

 ruary 17. Seventy-six sat down to an 

 excellent repast, at tables decorated 

 with cut flowers, cyclamens and well- 

 colored plants of Pandanus Veitchii 

 and dracaenas. President Carlquist in- 

 troduced A. H. Wingett as toast- 

 master, who filled the position in his 

 usual affable manner. The toasts and 

 those who responded, are as follows: 

 "The Horticultural Society," E. J. 

 Norman, first president, and E. Jen- 

 kins, president in 1904; "The Town of 

 Lenox," R. Stanley, chairman of 

 board of selectmen; "Florists," F. 

 Howard, Pittsfield; "Cottagers," Eus- 

 taec Jacques; "The Press," W. Har- 

 ger; "The Ladies," J. Johnson; 

 "Our Toastmaster," President Carl- 

 quisi. A. McConnachie, C. R. Russell, 

 H. Jack and Thomas Page enter- 

 tained the company between the 

 speeches. Letters Were read from the 

 judges for the past year, whose ab- 

 sence was regretted by all. Preceding 

 tlie supper a brief business session 

 was held. 



The next meeting, March 3, is car- 

 nation night. The society respect- 

 fully solicits some of the new varie- 

 ties for exhibition, for the benefit of 

 those who were unable to attend the 

 Boston exhibition. Kindly forward 

 same to George Foulsham, Secretary. 

 Lenox, Mass., not later than Saturday, 

 March 3d. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLOR- 

 ISTS AND ORNAMENTAL HOR- 

 TICULTURISTS. 



Department of Plant Registration. 



Hoopes, Brother & Thomas, West 

 Chester, Pa., submit for registration, 

 two new roses named and described as 

 follows: 



Christine Wright (Wichuraiana X 

 time. Caroline Testout). Hardy 



climber. Flowers pink, almost double. 

 4 inches in diameter, borne in < lus- 

 ters. Foliage large and thick. 



Columbia (Wichuraiana X Mme. 

 Caroline Testout). Hardy climber. 

 Flowers salmon pink, semi-double, 

 borne singly on long stems, 4 to 5 

 inches in diameter, sweet-scented. Fo- 

 liage shiny. 



WILLIAM J. STEWART, Sec. 



DES MOINES FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The meeting on February 6 at John 

 Lambert's greenhouses was well at- 

 tended, due perhaps to th'e fact that 

 secretary notified all members by 

 ard at the last minute. Mr, F. 

 .Marshall brought a handsome bunch 

 of his seedling carnations among 

 which two dark crimsons, a white and 

 two reds deserve special mention. 

 Messrs. Peter Lambert, F. Stevens and 

 Charles MeAniff were appointed a 

 committee to visit Mr. Marshall's 

 greenhouses, and they report that the 

 crimsons are clean, robust plants, 

 free and continuous bloomers. This 

 can be said of several other varieties 

 in his hous'e. 



Wesley Greene ' was present and 

 spoke of the plans of the State Fair 

 Association for the furtherance of hor- 

 ticulture at the State fair this fall. 

 He extended an invitation to the club 

 to hold its next meeting on February 

 20 ;tt the State Capitol, which was 

 accepted. 



Charles Simons was requested to 

 prepare a paper on Methods of germi- 

 nating small seeds to be read at the 

 next meeting, and Frank Stevens a 

 paper on Growing Boston ferns for the 

 first meeting in March. 



A box of Glendale carnations from 

 Mrs. Vesey of Ft. Wayne, evidently in- 

 tended for the club meeting, came a 

 day too late, but they were exhibited 

 at the Iowa Seed Co.'s store and th'e 

 club members were notified. It is a 

 grand variety, and will be reported 

 on at the next meeting. 



WILLIAM TRILLOW. 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 

 SCHEDULE. 

 The book of arrangements of the 

 Royal Horticultural Society of Lon- 

 don, is just to hand. Among the most 

 important we notice during 1906 the 

 following: 13 February, annual gen- 

 eral meeting; 22, 23 and 24 March, 

 show of Colonial-grown fruit and vege- 

 tables; 17 April, auricula and primula 

 show; 29. 30 and 31 May, the R. H. S. 

 great flower show in the Temple Gar- 

 dens; 6 and 7 June, show of Colonial- 

 grown fruits and vegetables; 5 July, 

 Sweet Pea Society show; 10 and 11 

 July, R H. S. great summer show at 

 Holland House. Kensington; 30 and 31 

 July, 1, 2 and 3 August, International 

 conference on plant breeding; 19 Sep- 

 tember, National Rose Society show; 

 16 and 17 October, R. H. S. 13th annual 

 show of British-grown fruits: 4 and 5 

 December, show of Colonial-grown 

 fruits and vegetables (bottled and pre- 

 served); 13 and 14 December, National 

 Potato Society show. Most of these 

 shows will be held in the Society's 

 hall at Westminster. 



MORRIS CO. (N. J.) GARDENERS' 

 AND FLORISTS' SOCIETY. 



The second regular meeting of the 

 year was held at the old stand in 

 Madison. Feb. 14. C. H. Totty's paper 

 on "The New Chrysanthemums" was 

 th" principal event. After it was read 

 Mr. Totty invited discussion and criti- 

 i ism. Messrs. Herrington. Heere- 



OMAHA FLORISTS' CLUB. 



At the last meeting it was decided 

 to hold the flower show on November 

 12-17, and to offer $5000 in premiums. 

 About one-half of this amount has al- 

 ready been subscribed. 



\Y. J. & M. S. Vesey, of Ft. Wayne. 

 Ind., displayed a fine vase of variegated 

 carnations. 



ELBERON HORTICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETY. 



A meeting of the Elberon, N. J., 

 Horticultural Society was held on 

 Feb. 19th. There was a large attend- 

 ance. The principal business of the 

 evening was the discussion of the 

 schedule for the flower show, to be 

 held during the coming summer. 



W. F. Ross, representing F. R. Pier- 

 son Co., Tarrytown, was present and 

 exhibited a splendid vase of their new 

 carnat -in Winsor. which was admired 

 one and a certificate of merit 

 was : arded. 



