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HORT1CU LTU RE 



April 7, 1906 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES. 



PHILADELPHIA SPRING SHOW. 

 In my hurried notes last week I 

 omitted many important exhibits that 

 deserved noticing. In the class for 

 four azaleas in 10 inch pots John 

 McCleary was first with a nice lot. 

 There were some fine plants of Gloire 

 de Lorraine begonia grown by Mr. 

 Clement E. Newbold's gardener, Sam- 

 uel Batchelor, which was awarded first 

 premium. William K. Harris had a 

 group of rhododendrons which carried 

 off the first, so also had John McCleary 

 gardener for Mrs. Walker. Margue- 

 rites in 12-inch pots were magnificent 

 specimens, William Robertson secur- 

 ing a well-merited first for same. 

 Same exhibitor also took first for 

 specimen acacia and for a specimen 

 plant of zonal pelargonium. Daniel 

 Neeley, gardener for Craige Lippincott 

 was first for a well-grown batch of 

 cyclamens. 



There was an exhibit of the Arabis 

 alpina flore-pleno — but the "pleno" 

 seemed to be missing. First for 

 varieties of English primrose went to 

 Arthur Malton, Jr., gardener to Edgar 

 T. Scott. Three pans in three distinct 

 varieties of wallflowers exhibited by 

 William Robertson took first and were 

 very much admired. A pan of "London 

 Pride," Saxifraga umbrosa, by same 

 exhibitor brought pleasant memories 

 to many. 



In pot roses William Robertson 

 swept all before him. His Baby 

 Rambler, Killarney and Frau Karl 

 Druschki all showed evidences of good 

 culture. A thalictrum exhibited by 

 John McCleary showed conclusively 

 what may be done with many similar 

 plants. The Julius Roehrs Co. had a 

 very chaste collection of orchids. 

 Taking the show all together it was 

 very instructive and merited better 

 patronage. 



EDWIN LONSDALE. 



COLUMBUS FLORISTS' CLUB. 

 The last regular meeting for the 

 month of March was held on Tuesday 

 evening the 27th, with. President 

 Stevens in the chair. It was the largest 

 gathering of our members seen in a 

 long time, some forty being present. 

 The matter of putting up, and sending 

 out to the various schools, the penny 

 packets of flower and vegetable seeds 

 for the school gardens was continued. 

 Many inquiries have been received 

 from various cities throughout the 

 state for seeds for the children— this 

 movement is extending all over Ohio. 

 Our club is very much pleased that 

 the S. A. F. meeting this summer is to 

 be at Dayton; the attendance from 

 here will be large, and a bowling club 

 is already taking form. After the 

 meeting there was a very interesting 

 discussion on roses in which all took 

 part. The meeting was held at the 

 spacious offices of the Fifth Avenue 

 Floral Company, as the club finding- 

 its old quarters in Iroquois Hall very 

 inconvenient in many ways has given 

 them up, and as yet has not decided 

 where to permanently locate. The 

 meeting was thoroughly enjoyed by 

 all, and when the members departed 

 at a very late hour after having en- 

 joyed to the full, the good things 

 provided by the hosts, the many bene- 

 fits provided through our organization 

 were fully realized. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HORTI- 

 CULTURISTS. 



Department of Plant Registration. 



Ant. C. Zvolanek, Bound Brook, 

 N. J., submits for registration the fol- 

 lowing sweet peas: 



Mrs. Wm. Sim, seedling from Christ- 

 mas White X Mr. Wild (exhibited in 

 Boston as No. 81); color, salmon- 

 orange. 



Mrs. T. J. Dolansky, seedling from 

 Enchantress (exhibited in Boston as 

 No. 96) ; color, silvery pink. 



Samuel J. Trepess, Glen Cove, L. I., 

 N. Y., submits for registration the fol- 

 lowing carnations: 



Maxwelton, seedling of 1903 (Mrs. 

 Thos. W. Lawson X Enchantress) ; 

 flower, white, 3 1-2 inches across, 

 slightly fringed; stem, stiff, 26 inches 

 long; very free with good calyx. 



Caroline Whitney, seedling of 1905 

 (Lady Bountiful X Enchantress) ; 

 flowers, white, fringed, 3 1-2 inches in 

 diameter; stem, 18 to 20 inches; wiry, 

 ■Hid calyx, also good grower. 



WM. J. STEWART, Secretary. 



GARDENERS - AND FLORISTS' CLUB 

 OF BOSTON. 



The next regular meeting of the 

 club will be held at Horticultural Hall, 

 Boston, on April 17. J. A. Pettigrew 

 will lecture on "Embellishment of 

 Streets and Waysides." 



Tickets are now in the hands of 

 many members for the club banquet 

 on April 25, and are selling fast. Tne 

 attendance promises to be a record- 

 breaking one. Applications already 

 on hand assure a membership of over 

 300 on April 17, and the 400 goal will 

 be reached ere the end of the year. 

 W. N. CRAIG, Sec. 



PITTSBURG AND ALLEGHENY 



FLORISTS' AND GARDENERS' 



CLUB. 



"Easter Plants and Flowers" was 

 the topic for discussion at the club 

 meeting, Tuesday evening, April 3, and 

 it was illustrated by a liberal display 

 of flowers and plants. After routine 

 business, the election of two members 

 and a shaking up of dilinquent mem- 

 bers, the meeting took up the flowers 

 and plants in detail. 



David Fraser, gardener for H. C. 

 Frick, showed azaleas, lily of the val- 

 ley, begonias and Hydrangea rosea. 

 This hydrangea, while by no means 

 new. is not commonly grown, and it 

 drew much attention, its pink blooms 

 showing to advantage under artificial 

 light. 



H. L. Blind and Bros, showed hy- 

 drangea in bloom in a large tub from 

 last spring cutting, forcing started in 

 January, genistas in bloom, and Crim- 

 son Rambler roses. A comparison of 

 the merits of the Crimson Rambler and 

 Philadelphia Rambler brought on the 

 fact that while winter before last both 

 Ramblers withstood the severe weath- 

 er unhurt, yet this last winter the 

 mild weather of January had started 

 the buds alike on both, the Philadel- 

 phia being killed to the ground, while 

 the Crimson was unhurt. 



Blind Bros, also showed Spiraea 

 Gladstone, lilacs and a fine lily. The 

 talk on lilies developed that the bulbs 

 had proven very poor this season, 

 some growers estimating that they 

 had lost over one-half of their bulbs, 

 those coming from Japan proving the 

 worst. 



The Shenley Park Greenhouses 

 showed cinerarias, Veitch's strain, in 

 pots, also a collection of the blooms 

 on cardboard, with short stems ex- 

 tending through the cardboard into 

 wet moss in a shallow box, all in such 

 shape that it was passed from one 



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