April 28, 1906 



HORTICULTURE 



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CIVIC IMPROVEMENT THROUGH PRIVATE ENTERPRISE. 



The illustrations on this page show 

 some of the good work being done by 

 the National Cash Register Company 

 on its buildings and grounds at Day- 

 ton, Ohio. The hard lines of factory 

 buildings are softened and the work- 

 rooms made cheerful by extensive 

 tiers of portico and window boxes filled 

 with drooping vines and bright bloom- 

 ing flowers. Climbing material is used 

 profusely on the walls, fences and 

 other objects that lack beauty in them- 

 selves, are clothed in luxuriant green 

 and groups and belts of flowering 

 shrubbery and trees are placed wher- 

 ever they can be used to advantage to 

 make beautiful and attractive the 

 grounds about this vast group of 

 factory buildings. That the influence 



of this ever-present example of what 

 may be done to add comfort and ele- 



gance to the home surroundings is not 

 lost on the thousands of employes and 



will in a few days be in the hands of 

 the printer, and when that individual 

 is through with his work the secre- 

 tary will gladly send a copy to who- 

 ever intimates a desire to have one. 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF 

 NEW YORK. 



The Sixth Annual Exhibition of the 

 Horticultural Society of New York 

 will be held in the New York Botani- 

 cal Garden on Wednesday and Thurs- 

 day, May 9th and 10th, opening at one 

 o'clock on Wednesday. The schedule 

 for the coming exhibition is a repeat 

 of that which was in force last year 

 when a very successful exhibition re- 

 sulted. The schedule is divided in 26 

 classes, which are in two sections, one 

 open to all and the other excluding all 

 who grow plants or flowers for sale. 

 The classes are duplicated throughout. 



The printed schedule will be issued 

 in the course of a few days and copies 

 may be obtained from Leonard Barron, 

 Secretary. 



DETROIT FLORIST CLUB. 



The Detroit Florists held their regu- 

 lar meeting on the 18th with a fairly 

 good attendance. The Eas'er busi- 

 ness was brought in discussion rather 

 freely, most every one having some 

 experiences to relate on both pleasant 

 and unpleasant incidents during the 

 week. 



One member in addressing the club 

 stated that the actual profits on the 



Easter business does not pay for the 

 gray hairs it brings. The sale of 

 potted plants was shown to be extra 

 large, most every one selling to the 

 limit. Cut flowers were much less in 

 want, as compared with former years. 

 Carnations and roses moved rather 

 slowly. Violets were good for their 

 time and sold better than expei ted 

 by every one. Several growers com- 

 plained that violets are put up too 

 elaborate as regards boxes, ribbons, 

 etc., with the expense falling on them, 

 while the retailers claim this induces 

 a better sale of such by keeping up- 

 to-date. A motion was seconded 

 thanking Mr. Dilger for use of the 

 Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, in 

 which the club held the recent flower 

 show. 



A unanimous vote was passed con- 

 gratulating the Mayor of Detroit ami 

 Ihe city on the appointment of Philip 

 Breitmeyer as Park Commissioner. 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' 

 CLUB OF BOSTON. 



The annual banquet of this organiza- 

 tion, at Horticultural Hall, on the 

 evening of April 25, was a memorable 

 event for all who participated, and 

 there were three hundred of tii 

 members with their wives and da 

 ters. The banquet was spread in the 

 great hall, and with the profuse 

 rations of plants and flowers m 

 beautiful and inspiring spectacle. 

 Flowers had been donated with un 

 stinted generosity, and the tables were 



others to whom its silent daily appeal 

 is made is evidenced in the clean- 

 liness and refinement everywhere ap- 

 parent in this attractive little city. 

 The visitors to Dayton next August 

 are assured of an object lesson as im- 

 pressive as useful and those who partic- 

 ipate in the exhibition of out-door 

 planting material for which prepara- 

 tions are now being made can depend 

 upon having an attendance of appre- 

 ciative local visitors who should make 

 good customers for this class of mate- 

 rial. Our frontispiece shows a bit of 

 planting at Far Hills the beautiful 

 estate of Mr. John H. Patterson, where 

 the festivities connected with the 

 president's reception will take place 

 on the first evening of the convention. 



fairly covered with them — in vases and 

 spread over the cloth. President 

 Wheeler held a reception in the 

 lecture hall while the orchestra 

 played, preceding the banquet, which 

 began at 7 p. m. 



There was no speaking, but a fine 

 entertainment followed the banquet, 

 the Warren Mandolin Club, Brookline 

 Male Quartette and several talented 

 soloists contributing music and recita- 

 tions. After that dancing began in 

 the lecture hall, and the younger 

 members — also some of the older 

 ones — tripped merrily until 11.30. 



Fred E. Palmer was chairman of 

 the reception committee of seven, 

 David Lumsden, Duncan Finlayson 

 and Wm. Sim were the decoration 

 committee, and Peter Miller acted as 

 flour director, with five very distin- 

 guished appearing aids. No commit- 

 tee ever did their duty more enthusi- 

 ally. President Wheeler was 

 here, there and everywhere. All in 

 anyway connected with the manage- 

 ment of the affair are to be con- 

 gratulated on the splendid success 

 achieved. 



The Kentucky Society of Florists' 

 will hold its regular monthly meeting 

 i ue: day night, May 1st. 



The exhibitor of the superb an- 

 tirrhinums, shown at the last meeting 

 of the Gardeners' and Florists' Club 

 of Boston, was Thomas Waldie, of 

 Beverly, Mass. 



