April 14, 1906 



HORTICULTURE, 



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lot of greenhouse grown vegetables in- 

 cluding beet, asparagus, snap beans, 

 carrots, rhubarb, cauliflower, tomatoes 

 and mushrooms. W. Eccles showed a 

 mixed vase of well grown carnations. 

 J. H. Troy, New Rochelle, was present 

 and made some appropriate remarks. 

 JOHN S. JOHNSTON. 



NEW BEDFORD HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



At the regular meeting of this so- 

 ciety, held on Monday evening, April 

 9, it was decided to hold a free rose 

 show in June. Mr. W. N. Craig, of 

 North Easton, gave a very interesting 

 address upon the growing of annuals 

 and perennials. Although Mr. Craig 

 is an eloquent speaker, the gardener, 

 which is a hereditary trait in his fam- 

 ily and promises to be for another 

 generation at least, asserted itself. 

 He regarded the sweet pea superior to 

 the dahlia, of which the New Bedford- 

 ites are so passionately enamored; 

 recommended liberal treatment in the 

 way of manure and watering; making 

 the rows one foot wide, and the thin- 

 ning of the plants to 4 or 5 inches 

 apart; he advocated the growing of 

 sweet peas and nasturtiums in sepa- 

 rate colors. Narcissus poeticus was 

 suggested for margins of lakes and 

 damp places, and Darwin tulip for late 

 flowering. He assured his hearers that 

 they might expect an influx of very 

 desirable novelties from Western 

 China. A very helpful discussion fol- 

 lowed, and the meeting closed with 

 a vote of thanks to Mr. Craig. 



T. WHITE. 



COLUMBUS FLORISTS' CLUB. 



Tuesday evening, April 3rd, the 

 regular meeting of this club was held 

 with President Stevens in the chair. 

 The attendance was good and the 

 meeting a long one, as many matters 

 of importance needed attention. Two 

 active members were admitted. The 

 club was very much annoyed by a 

 communication which Secretary Mc- 

 Kellar read from the Board of Educa- 

 tion, stating that the penny packets of 

 flower and vegetable seeds which our 

 club had been putting up for the 

 school children of this city, could not 

 be delivered by the teachers as 

 planned. For some unknown reason 

 the Board of Education have taken a 

 stand against the school garden move- 

 ment. The club chose a committee 

 consisting of Messrs. Woodrow, Mc- 

 Kellar and Faxon to meet the Board 

 of Education and fully investigate the 

 matter. Another very important sub- 

 ject brought up was the coming chrys- 

 anthemum show. Last season it proved 

 such a success that we are encouraged 

 to have another in November. The 

 bowling club has been formed and al- 

 ready practice games have been rolled 

 on the Y. M. C. A. alleys. The next 

 meeting will be Tuesday evening, 

 April 17th. 



CLUBS AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



The Kentucky Society of Florists 

 held its regular monthly meeting Tues- 

 day at the store of Jacob Schulz, 

 Louisville. 



At the meeting of the New London 

 County Horticultural Society in Nor- 

 wich, Conn., on April 9, J. W. Duncan 

 of the Metropolitan Park System, Bos- 

 ton, delivered an address on Herbace- 

 ous Planting. 



OBITUARY. 



Thomas Devoy. 



A sterling old gardener has passed 

 away, and many loving friends mourn. 

 Thomas Devoy had all the noble qual- 

 ities and all the attainments that go 

 to make up the typical old-time gar- 

 dener. His death occurred at Pough- 

 keepsie, N. Y., on March 29, after a 

 long period of feeble health, at the 

 age of 74 years. 



Mr. Devoy was born in Ireland, and 

 when but fourteen years of age was 

 apprenticed to learn the gardener's oc- 

 cupation. After a five years' service 

 he came to this country and entered 

 the employ of M. Pease, at Brooklyn. 

 N. Y. 



In 1856 he went to Poughkeepsie to 

 take charge of the greenhouse and 

 garden of Matthew Vassar, at Spring- 

 side, which position he resigned to 

 take an engagement with Professor 

 Samuel F. B. Morse, and here he re- 

 mained for 38 years, until Professor 

 Morse's death. To his skill and good 

 taste the beautiful place of Professor 

 Morse was largely due. 



ability; very prompt, exact and pains- 

 taking in all he did. He amassed a 

 fortune in his business and fortunate 

 financial investments. He has been in 

 precarious health for several months. 



Mr. Devoy won many honors and 

 trophies at various exhibitions during 

 his engagement with the Morse fam- 

 ily, and later when in business for 

 himself, having established a commer- 

 cial florist's business with his son on 

 Worrall avenue, Poughkeepsie, in 1884, 

 where he was engaged at the time of 

 his death. 



He is survived by one son, Peter 

 Thomas Devoy, and two daughters. 

 The funeral services were held Mon- 

 day morning at St. Mary's Church, the 

 pall-bearers being Conrad Gindra. 

 George Burgevine of Kingston. W. G. 

 Saltford, Thomas Lynch, Charles 

 Schaumberg and John Sloan. 



August Rhotert. 



August Rhotert, who has been doing 

 business at 2(i Barclay street. New 

 York, for a number of years, died 

 Monday. April 9, in his 46th year, at 

 his late residence, 235 West 131st 

 street. New York. A widow, mother . 

 and two brothers, in Germany, survive 

 him. 



Mr. Rhotert represented many im- 

 portant European firms, among which 

 are Vilmorin, Andrieux & Co.. Louis 

 Leroy. E. Neubert and others. 



He was a man of unusual business 



Andrew Nixon. 

 Andrew Nixon, for many years in 

 business on upper Fulton street, 

 Brooklyn, N. Y., died on March 31, at 

 his home, 47 Madison street, of pneu- 

 monia. He was born in Ireland, Oct 

 11. 1863. 



Caleb H. Parker. 

 Caleb H. Parker, of Campello, Mass., 

 who have been identified with garden- 

 ing interests for many years, died on 

 April 3, aged 87. 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 



Bulletin No. 274 of the New York 

 Agricultural Experiment Station, 

 Geneva, N. Y., is the directors' report 

 for 1905. It is a very interesting docu- 

 ment and clearly indicates the practi- 

 cal character of the work being done 

 at Geneva and its great value to the 

 agricultural and horticultural indus- 

 tries of the Empire State. It is stated 

 that the total mailing list is now 39,- 

 280, over 3000 names having been add- 

 ed since January 1, 1905. The station 

 maintains in numerous places in the 

 State, experiments having for their 

 object the determination of the ap- 

 plicability of certain methods to agri- 

 cultural practice. 



Part II, Eighteenth annual report of 

 the Agricultural Experiment Station at 

 Kingston, R. I., is received. It is a 

 volume of 364 pages; containing sev- 

 eral illustrations. Among the special 

 papers published are: "The Effect of 

 Postponing the Ammonium- — Citrate 

 Treatment of the Water-Insoluble Por- 

 tion of Fertilizers," by B. L. Hartwell 

 and J. W. Kellogg; "The Use of Acetic 

 and of Oxalic Acid for Extracting the 

 Charred Material in Preparing Ash," 

 by the same authors; "The Effect of 

 Liming Upon Certain Constituents of a 

 Soil," by the same authors; "The 

 Causes of Unproductivity in a Rhode 

 Island Soil," by H. J. Wheeler and 

 Jas. F. Breazeale. The report of the 

 horticultural division by F. W. Card 

 and M. A. Blake deals comprehensively 

 with present day problems. 



The first annual report of the super- 

 intendent for suppressing the gypsy 

 and brown-tail moth in Massachu- 

 setts, by A. H. Kirkland, contains a 

 statement of the results accomplished 

 to date, together with a record of ex- 

 penditures and certain recommenda- 

 tions bearing on the future needs of 

 the work. The investigations of the 

 season have shown that the whole of 

 Essex county, over one-half of Middle- 

 sex county, half of Norfolk county, 

 and practically the entire county of 

 Plymouth, a total of 2224 square miles, 

 are now infested by the gypsy moth, 

 whereas, in 1900, the area occupied 

 was 359 square miles. Automobiles 

 are found to be important factors in 

 the distribution. The brown-tail moth 

 has in eight years' time become dis- 

 seminated along the entire eastern ter- 

 ritory of New England, its ability for 

 rapid flying being mainly responsible. 

 The book contains 168 pages, and is 

 embellished with numerous striking 

 half-tone views. 



