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HORTICULTURE 



January IG. 1909 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



PITTSBURGH FLORISTS' AND 

 GARDENERS' CLUB. 



At the regular nipetini; of the Club 

 on the evening of Jan. ."itli about fifty 

 members were in attendance. There 

 was one election to membership, ana 

 Ave nominations. E. Blind and W. A. 

 Clark were appointed to audit the ac- 

 counts. 



The president called attention to the 

 fact that at the Washington conven- 

 tion of the Carnation Society in Jan- 

 uary, 1908, an invitation had been ex- 

 tended to the Society to hold their 

 next convention in Pittsburg, in Jan- 

 uary, 1909. and asked the sentiment of 

 the" Club as to inviting the conven- 

 tion for 1910. The sentiment seemed 

 to be wholly favorable, and the secre- 

 tary was instructed to prepare a let- 

 ter of invitation. 



The nomination of officers tor 1909 

 resulted In the following names be- 

 ing presented: President, F. Burki; 

 vice-president. P. S. Randolph; trea- 

 surer, H. L. P.lind: secretary, H. P. 

 Joslin; assistant secretary. C. S. Crall. 

 Executive Committee: E. C. Reineman. 

 Jno. L. Wyman and Jno. Bader. 



It was Rose Night, with a competi- 

 tive display by the private gardeners 

 on primulas, cyclamens and roses, r . 

 R. Pierson Co., sent a large vase of 

 White Killarney, staged by their Mr. 

 Fotheringham, and the S. S. Penuock- 

 Meehan Co.. sent roses Mrs. Jaraine 

 and My Maryland. The Waban Rose 

 Conservatories sent some magnificent 

 blooms of White Killarney which ar- 

 rived too late for the meeting but 

 were exhibited next day at the rooms 

 of the Pittsburg Cut Flower Co. 



White Killarney was for the first 

 time before our Club and there was 

 universal appreciation of its fine 

 blooms. My Maryland was also new 

 to us, and though Mrs. Jardine is ' 

 grown here to some extent it had not 

 before been exhibited. Letters from 

 the exhibitors were read in which, for 

 Mrs. Jardine, they claimed that many 

 growers did not handle it properly; 

 that it was as fine as any pink rose 

 they were receiving, but was not a 

 summer rose. My Maryland, on the 

 contrary, is a good summer rose, «. 

 strong feature about it being that it 

 does not fade out when hot weather 

 comes. 



The judges. Jas. Hutchinson, D. Fra- 

 ser and Harry Bunyard. awarded first 

 class certificates to F. R. Pierson uo.. 

 for White Killarney and S. S. Pen- 

 nock-Meehan Co.. tor Mrs. Jardine and 

 My Maryland. Cultural certificate to 

 Pittsburg Rcse and Carnation Co., for 

 roses Bride. Bridesmaid. Richmond, 

 Madame Cusin and Bon Silene buds. 

 Favorable comment was made on car- 

 nation seedlings from the Finlayville 

 Floral Co., and on primulas from 

 North Side Park Conservatories. 



In the private gardeners' competition 

 the committee awarded first prize for 

 Primula sinensis and Phimula stellata 

 to N. C. Madsen, gardener for R. H. 

 Boggs. Sewickley. and for 12 Tea roses 

 to W. J. Wiseman, gardener for D. 

 M. Clemson. Pittsburgh. 



CHICAGO FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The Chicago Florists' Club held their 

 annual election Thursday. January 7th, 



with the following result; President, 

 Geo. Asmus; vice-president, T. E. Wat- 

 ers; recording secretary. J. H. Pepper; 

 corresponding secretary. F. J. John- 

 son; treasurer, E. F. Winterson; 

 trustees. Leonard Kill, J. F. Klimmer, 

 H. N. Bruns, C. H. I^isk and August 

 Poehlmann. 



In the absence of President Leonard 

 Kill and Vice-pr'esident Geo. Asmus, 

 Mr. Benthey was elected chairman. As 

 Mr. Benthey was also chairman of tne 

 Nominating Committee he called Har- 

 ry Philips to the chair. After the re- 

 port of the Nominating Committee had 

 been read, nominations were made 

 from the floor. After considerable 

 discussion of the by-laws pertaining 

 to elections the voting took place. 



Mr. Benthey reported (or the Trans- 

 portation Committee that no reduction 

 would be made in the rates to the 

 Carnation Convention. The Chicago 



Geokge Asmus 



rresiilent-eU'it Chlongo Florists' Club. 



florists will leave for Indianapolis via 

 the Panhandle route at midnight, Jan. 

 26th and reach Indianapolis at 6 A. 

 M.. the 27th. Sleepers can be occupied 

 till 7.30. It is expected that Chicago 

 will be well represented. Fare each 

 way $:].70. sleeper extra. 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 

 Carnations Registered. 



By John S. Pfeuffer. Irvlngton. N. 

 Y. — Mrs. Pfeuffer. parentage. Prosper- 

 ity and Floriana; color, white splashed 

 with deep pink; size. 3 1-2 Inches; 

 habit, strong, healthy grower, stiff 

 long stems, heavy bloomer (Dec. and 

 Jan.). never bursts calyx, very fra- 

 grant and an excellent keeper. * 



By Henry Eicholz, Waynesboro, Pa. 

 — AVasbington. a dark pink sport of 

 Enchantress; in color a dark glowing 

 pink: size of flower four inches, habit 

 identical with Enchantress. 



Registered provisionally, subject to 

 cancellation by the Society. 



Alvina. Parentage. Lawson and a. 

 pink seedling; color, clear cerise pink; 

 size, 3 to 3 1-2 inches; habit, ideal; 

 calyx burst proof, floriferousness phe- 

 nomenal, stem up to thirty inches. 

 ALBERT M. HERR, Secy. 



Lancaster, Pa. 



NEW JERSEY FLOR ICULTU RAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The monthly meeting and annual in- 

 stallation exercises took place on Jan- 

 uary 8. conducted by Rev, H. Lightipe, 

 an honorary member, and President 

 Malcolm MacRorie, Vice-President Ed- 

 win Thomas and Treasurer William 

 Reid were duly installed. Secretary- 

 elect John Dervan finding it impossi- 

 ble to give the necessary time as sec- 

 retary resigned and a new election was 

 ordered at which Joseph B. Davis was 

 elected unanimously and entered upon 

 his duties. The policy of the society 

 was outlined among which the holding 

 of special Carnation. Dahlia and 

 Chrysanthemum nights was determin- 

 ed on and closer social relations with 

 sister societies. An invitation was 

 given by Joseph A. Manda on the part 

 of the Morris County gardeners and 

 representation promised at their smok- 

 er this week. The treasurer's report 

 gave a cheerful balance and the sec- 

 retary's showed an increase of mem- 

 bers, while it noted with regret the 

 deaths of David A; Rose and William 

 Barr. Among the committees appoint- 

 ed by President MacRorie are eight of 

 younger and more energetic men to 

 attend to much of the outside work of 

 the society and select the attractions 

 for the monthly meetings. 



The floral display for the evening 

 consisted of Cattleyas maximum and 

 Trianae alba from Thomas Jones of 

 Short Hills, carnation Georgia from 

 James D. Cockcroft, hybrid Cypripe- 

 Qiums from Edwin Thomas, gardener 

 for George Graves; carnations Lady 

 Bountiful, Enchantress and Wlnsor 

 from \\ illiam Reid. gardener for S. & 

 A. Colgate, carnations from John Hayes, 

 gardener for Charles Munn, freesias, 

 violet Governor Herrick and carnation 

 Rob Roy from Max Schneider, garden- 

 er for Charles Hathaway. 



JOSEPH B. DAVIS. 



CONNECTICUT HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The annual meeting of this society 

 was held in the County Building. Hart- 

 ford, Jan. 8, President Huss in the 

 chair. Officers for the ensuing year 

 were elected as follows; President, J. 

 F. Huss; vice-president, J. Gerard; 

 treasurer, W. W. Hunt; secretary, 

 A. Cummings. Jr.; botanist, Geo. 

 W. Smith; pomologist, C. H. Sierman; 

 librarian, C. S. Comstock; executive 

 commitree. C. H. Sierman, Amos Rey- 

 nolds, J. M. Adams, J. Gerard, 

 C. S. Comstock. A summary of 

 the treasurer's and secretary's re- 

 pctrts shows the society to be in a most 

 active and prosperous condition. Dur- 

 ing the season twenty-two meetings 

 have b.?en held; at nine of these meet- 

 ings exhibits of plants and cut flowers 

 in .season have been tabled. The an- 

 nual dahlia atid chrysanthemum shows 

 both proved very successful and should 

 do much to encourage the committees 

 in their ftiture efforts. The following 

 cultural awards were made during the 

 season: Diplomas 29, certificates of 

 merit "3, honorable mention 4. The 

 membership roll shows a substantial 

 increase of forty-seven new members. 



A pleasing incident of this meeting 



