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HORTICULTURE 



April 14, 1906 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES. 



NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB. 



Monday, April 9, the regular meet- 

 ing date for April, was one of the 

 stormiest nights of the season, yet 

 there were fifty members present to 

 greet Benj. Dorrance and listen to his 

 able and interesting paper on Roses. 

 In the absence of the president, Vice- 

 President Pepper presided. At the 

 conclusion of Mr. Dorrance's address, 

 interesting remarks on the subject of 

 roses were made by Robert Simpson, 

 president-elect, and F. R. Pierson, 

 vice-president-elect of the American 

 Rose Society, and earnest appeals on 

 behalf of this society were made, urg- 

 ing that a wider interest and more 

 general membership be secured. 



Resolutions were presented on the 

 death of Ralph Moore and Fred Bou- 

 lon. Five new members were accepted. 

 Mr. Barrows of Whitman, Mass., was 

 a visitor. The death of August Rho- 

 tert was announced. Following is a 

 list of the exhibits, with the comments 

 of the exhibition committee: 



John N. May, Summit, N. J., showed 

 Richmond, Mme. Abel Chatenay and 

 Killarney; highly commended. 



Minneapolis Floral Co., Minneapolis, 

 Minn., Miss Kate Moulton. A vote of 

 thanks. The committee did not feel 

 justified in scoring this variety in the 

 condition exhibited, owing to the dis- 

 tance shipped. 



John H. Taylor, Bayside, L. I., Bride, 

 Bridesmaid and Liberty; highly com- 

 mended. 



Robert Simpson, Clifton, N. J., Uncle 

 John, Chatenay, Golden Gate and 

 Richmond; cultural certificate. 



Lager & Hurrell, Summit, N. J., 

 three plants of Cattleya Schrodera in 

 variety; highly commended. Two of 

 the types are very fine. 



H. H. Barrows & Sons, Whitman. 

 Mass., Nephrolepis Whitmanii; certi- 

 ficate of merit. Asparagas Craw- 

 shawii; honorable mention. 



H. R. Carlton, Willoughby, O., Gov- 

 ernor Herrick violet; vote of thanks. 

 Committee would like to see it again. 



THE NEW JERSEY FLORICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



The regular monthly meeting of this 

 society was held on April 6 at their 

 rooms in Orange. The topic for the 

 evening was "The English Land- 

 scape," illustrated by colored slides, 

 with brief descriptions by the secre- 

 tary. The floral portion of the evening 

 embraced all the season's flowers — 

 roses from the hands of Peter Duff, 

 George von Qualen and William Phil- 

 lips; carnations from William Reid, 

 George Oakley and Max Sheider; or- 

 chids from Lager and Hurrell, Julius 

 Roehrs Company and Arthur Bod well; 

 besides spiraea, antirrhinum, cinerarea 

 and bulbs. A bryophyllum in full 

 bloom was one of the attractions from 

 A. Bodwell. 



A proffered prize of $10 for the best 

 three displays of vegetables for the 

 season from Vaughan's seed store was 

 accepted with the thanks of the so- 

 ciety. 



A proposition from Mr. David Pier- 

 son for the society to assume the 

 decoration of a float in the forthcom- 

 ing parade in June wa ed by 

 the society. I. B. DAVIS. ' 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HORTI- 

 CULTURISTS. 



In accordance with the instructions 

 voted at the convention in Washing- 

 ton last August, the secretary will, 

 under the supervision of the executive 

 board, proceed to prepare a "badge 

 book" containing the names of mem- 

 bers, numbered, and will issue corre- 

 spondingly numbered badges to those 

 whose dues for 19U6 are paid to June 1. 

 Members in arrears for current year's 

 dues as well as all persons intending 

 to take out membership this year are 

 earnestly requested to remit now. 

 There is no advantage in waiting un- 

 til the convention meets, as the fiscal 

 year begins on January 1st and pay- 

 ments made at any date during the 

 year cover the interim until December 

 31st only. 



WM. J. STEWART, Secretary. 



11 Hamilton Place, Boston, Mass. 



The Outdoor Exhibition at Dayton. 



Circulars and entry sheets are being 

 sent out this week to all nurserymen 

 and others dealing in outdoor-planting 

 material, tender or hardy. Plans of 

 the beds as laid out are in the secre- 

 tary's office and all information not 

 given in the printed circulars will be 

 cheerfully furnished by the secretary 

 to all inquirers. 



It is desirable that all planting be 

 completed by May first, if possible, 

 and the necessity for prompt response 

 is urged upon all intending exhibitors. 

 The fair grounds, where the beds are 

 to be laid out, is city property, used 

 for many public affairs, and is contigu- 

 ous to the works of the National Cash 

 Register Company. As soon as plant- 

 ed, the advertising label of each owner 

 will be placed on the groups and same 

 will be cared for all through the sum- 

 mer till the S. A. F. Convention meets 

 in August. Many thousands of tour- 

 ists and local visitors will inspect the 

 plantings, and the opportunity thus 

 provided dealers in conifers, shrubs 

 and ornamental trees, herbaceous 

 plants, summer bulbs, roots and bed- 

 ding plants, for widespread and effec- 

 tive public advertising has never been 

 equalled. Dayton is well-known as one 

 of the most advanced communities in 

 this country in the matter of adorn- 

 ment of streets and public and private 

 grounds. A goodly number of applica- 

 tions for space for cannas, roses, 

 phloxes, asters and evergreens are al- 

 ready filed with the secretary. For 

 further information address WM. J. 

 STEWART, Secretary, 11 Hamilton 

 Place, Boston, Mass. 



LENOX HORTICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETY. 



The regular meeting of this Lenox 

 society was held in their rooms Sat- 

 urday, April 7th, President S. Carl- 

 quist in the chair. The principal topic 

 of the evening was potatoes. An offer 

 of $25 was received from A. T. Bod- 

 dington, and one of $18 from 

 Vaughan's Seed Store, to be used for 

 prizes at the chrysanthemum show. 

 W. J. & M. S. Vesey, Fort Wayne, Ind., 

 were awarded a first class certificate 

 tor an excellent vase of carnation 

 Glendale. GEO. FOULSHAM, Sec. 



DETROIT FLORISTS' CLUB. 



A most successful flower show was 

 held in connection with the meeting 

 of this club on April 4, at the Michigan 

 Cut Flower Exchange. Mr. Dilger's 

 arrangement of the exhibits was very 

 fine. Many well-known growers re- 

 sponded with superb displays. Prizes 

 were awarded as follows: J. Stahlen 

 for carnations; B. Schroeter for rose- 

 pink Enchantress; Thomas Brown for 

 carnations; Gus. Taepke for plants; A. 

 Ferguson for plants; J. Breitmeyer's 

 Sons for La Detroit and La France; 

 R. Klagge for carnations; F. R. Pier- 

 son Co. for Lawson and Winsor and 

 ferns; H. Weber & Sons for Jessica 

 and My Maryland; W. J. & M. S. 

 Vesey for Glendale; J. D. Thompson 

 Carnation Co for Robert Craig. The 

 varieties in each of these exhibits were 

 seen at their very best. Two elegantis- 

 sima ferns donated by F. R. Pierson 

 Co. were sold, as per instructions, for 

 the benefit of the club, and brought a 

 high price. 



Other prominent exhibits were Bos- 

 ton Market carnation from James 

 Taylor; Glendale from Chicago Carna- 

 tion Co.; antirrhinums, callas and 

 spring flowering bulbs from Robert 

 Klagge; large collection of roses, car- 

 nations and antirrhinums from J. 

 Breitmeyer's Sons; collection of car- 

 nations and antirrhinums from F. 

 Pautke; rose Miss Kate Moulton from 

 Minneapolis Floral Co.; Easter plants 

 from Mr. Ferguson; carnations from 

 Thomas Brown; carnations from J. 

 Stahlen; Easter plants from G. 

 Taepke; sweet peas, pansies and a 

 i ement bench from A. Von Bolslager. 



NASSAU CO. (N. Y.) HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



The regular monthly meeting of this 

 society was held on the 4th inst. at 

 the usual place, President Harrison 

 occupying the chair. During the win- 

 ter months the society met at 3.30 p. 

 m., but from May till further notice, 7 

 p. m. will be the hour of meeting. It 

 was decided to hold the coming fall 

 exhibition on October 31st and Nov. 

 1st. 



The fountain pen prize given by 

 B. G. Davis, "Glen Cove Echo" for 12 

 best mixed carnations arranged for 

 effect was won by W. Eccles, Oyster 

 Bay. 



The exhibit of cut flowers, plants, 

 and vegetables was large and varied. 

 Felix Mense, staged a nice table of cut 

 flowers and plants including Lilium 

 longiflorum. azaleas, rhododendrons, 

 deutzias, begonias, Cineraria stellata, 

 vases of hyacinths, carnations, roses 

 and narcissi. Alex Mackenzie had fine 

 plants of Cineraria stellata, rose 

 Capt. Hayward, and pelargoniums; 

 also cut flowers of sweet peas, carna- 

 tions, and gardenias. H. F. Mezer's 

 table included some nice forced lilac in 

 pots; pansies, carnations, roses, and 

 snapdragons, also some well shaped 

 beads of cauliflower. S. Trepess 

 showed good cauliflower and cucum- 

 bers; likewise plants of Primula 

 obconica, Cineraria hybrida, Lilium 

 longiflorum. cyclamen, calceolaria, and 

 azaleas; also vases of mixed carnations 

 and some beautiful spikes of antir- 

 rhinum. J. Harrison had an interesting 



