March 6, 1909 



HORTICULTURE. 



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WE WILL OPEN THE SEASON 



TUESDAY, MARCH 9TH, AT NOON 



And will offer on that day by Auction a fresh Importation of 



Choice Roses, dwarf and standard; also Conifers, 

 Rliododendrons, Azalea Mollis, Hydran- 

 geas, Privet, Bulbs, Roots, etc. 



W. ELLIOTT & SONS, *Jigli°Mig? 42 Vesey St., NEW YORK 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLOR- 

 ISTS AND ORNAMENTAL 

 HORTICULTURISTS. 



The Legislative and Tariff Commit- 

 tee of the Society of American Florists 

 met on Wednesday, Feb. 24th, 1909, at 

 35 Cortlandt street. New York; pres- 

 ent, Messrs. Benjamin Hammond, 

 Fianlv R. Pierson, Patrick O'Mara, J. 

 D. Bisele and Patrick Welcli. Mr. E. 

 A. Moseley reported inability to be 

 present on this date. There was a 

 mass of correspondence and Mr. Ham- 

 mond suggested that Frank R. Pierson 

 act as chairman and he would act as 

 secretary. 



The entire committee settled down 

 to business. The following motion 

 was moved and seconded: Resolved, 

 That it is the sense of this committee 

 that the Society of American Florists 

 recommend wherever possible that a 

 specific duty upon bulbs and plants be 

 Imposed. Carried. 



On motion moved and seconded: 

 Resolved, That the schedule be by 

 count and not by measure. Carried. 



On motion moved, seconded and car- 

 ried: Resolved, That this committee 

 do recommend that the following spe- 

 cific duties be levied on a ratio per 

 one thousand, namely: 



Hyacinths $4.00 



Tulips 1-50 



Narcissi 1-50 



Llliunis, all kinds 7.50 



Lily of the Valley, pips 1.50 



Lily of the Valley, clumps 10.00 



Iris, Spanish and English varieties. . . .50 



Iris, all other varieties 10.00 



Oxalis 25 



Crocus 25 



Jonquils (Narcissus Jonquilla) 50 



IxLa 50 



Montbretla 50 



Gfllanthus-Snowdrop 50 



Ranunculus 50 



Chionodoxa 50 



Freesia 50 



Gladioli 100 



Sclllas 50 



Anemones, bulbous sort 1-00 



Begonias 2.00 



Gloxinias 2.00 



Colchlcum 1.50 



AstUbe 3.00 



Callas 10.00 



Dahlias 15.00 



Paeonies 15.00 



Amaryllis 1500 



Arums 5.00 



Rlohardia 5.00 



Zephyranthes 50 



Crown Imperials 5.00 



Cyclamens 5.00 



Muscaria 50 



All bulbs, bulbous roots or corms 

 which are cultivated for flowers pr fo- 

 liage not specially provided for in this 

 Act, 50 cents per 1000. Plants will be 

 taken up at next meeting. 

 On motion moved, seconded and car- 



ried: Resolved, That collected or- 

 chids be placed on the free list, but 

 that orchids established be subject to 

 a duty of 25 per cent, ad valorem. 



It is the intention of the committee 

 to meet with the Seed Trade and Nur- 

 serymen's Associations upon all points 

 of common interest. 

 BENJAMIN HAMMOND, Secretary. 



Registration of Carnation. 



Mr. W. H. Shumway, of Berlin, 

 Conn., offers for registration the Car- 

 nation "Edward" described as follows. 

 This application having been submit- 

 ted to the American Carnation Society 

 and having received their approval Is 

 accepted and the car-nation as de- 

 scribed is registered: 



This new seedling carnation is a 

 product of five years' development. 

 Enchantress is one of its parents; tlie 

 other not known. The habit of growth 

 is good, branching well, with foliage 

 of good color and substance, easy to 

 propagate, a rapid grower with stems 

 twenty-four to thirty inches; flowers 

 from three to four inches In size, well 

 built up. very full, color a deep pink 

 with good calyx. 



W. N. RUDD. Secretary, 



Febniary 27. 1909. 



BAR HARBOR (ME.) HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



A most interesting lecture upon fer- 

 tilizers was given before this society 

 on February 18 by Prof. W. D. Hurd 

 of the University of Maine. From the 

 analysis given Prof. Hurd of some pul- 

 verized sheep manure, it was shown 

 to be worth a little over $11 a ton. 

 From the analysis of Clay's Fertilizer 

 and Thompson's Vine Manure their 

 value was respectively $23.36 and $30 

 per ton, this being the price at which 

 fertilizers of the same value can be 

 bought. Sheep manure is retailing at 

 $35 per ton ; Clay's fertilizer at $7 per 

 100 lbs., Thompson's vine manure at 

 $0,75 per 100 lbs. About one hundred 

 and thirty members were present. 



The first Ladies' Night of the society 

 was held on February 23 in Society 

 Hall. This proved to be the winter 

 event of Bar Harbor, about one hun- 

 dred and twenty couples being pres- 

 ent. After a brief address of welcome 

 by the vice-president, the grand march 

 was led by Miss Vesta Stubbs and Wil- 

 liam Miller. The floor director, John 

 Stalford. had a most excellent program 

 prepared. He also had charge of the 

 decorations, which wei'e most elabo- 



rate, and his corps of aids did them- 

 selves credit. Over 1000 feet of gar- 

 lands were used and the hundreds of 

 Japanese lanterns lighted by electric- 

 ity, together with the rich costumes 

 of the ladies, produced a gorgeous ef- 

 fect To Mr. Stalford perhaps more 

 than any other is due the great suc- 

 cess of the first Ladies' Night. Re- 

 freshments under the direction of Ed- 

 ward Kirk with assistants were served 

 about midnight. Card playing was 

 also enjcfyed by many. 



k paper on Peonies will be read by 

 William Miller at the meeting on 

 March 4. W. MILLER- 



NEW LONDON COUNTY (CONN.) 

 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



This society held its meeting in the 

 parlors of the Buckingham Memorial 

 Hall, Norwich, on February 22nd, 

 President S. Alpheus Gilbert In the 

 chair. Mrs. Edna Miner Rogers, botan- 

 ist, gave a lecture 6n evergreens, na- 

 tives of the vicinity, of which there 

 were 13 species. Mrs. Rogers showed 

 specimens of them all. Several ques- 

 tions were asked and answered. The 

 next speaker was Charles Thos. Beas- 

 ley, gardener for Mrs. Lanmon, who 

 gave a short practical talk on annuals, 

 dealing particularly with the sweet 

 peas. Tvtr. Beasley also made numerous 

 valuable suggestions on their cultiva- 

 tion in response to the questions asked 

 him. 



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