February 27, 1909 



HORTICULTURE 



283 



NATIONAL SWEET PEA SOCIETY 

 OF ENGLAND. 



The committee's annual n-port re- 

 cently circulated amongst the mem- 

 hers of this society is a record of mer- 

 itorious achievement, and steady prog- 

 ress. An attractive schedule has been 

 prepared for the summer show. 

 Amongst the prize donors are C. V. 

 Morse & Co., Santa Clara, California, 

 and W. Atlee Burpee, Philadelphia, 

 who are offering prizes in classes for 

 American sweet peas. The new "an- 

 nual" issued by the Society is an ac- 

 ceptable addition to sweet pea litera- 

 ture. Amongst the articles is one by 

 S. B. Dicks, entitled "Some American 

 Notes." At the outset he gives the 

 United States the credit of having 

 been ten years ahead of Great Britain 

 in popularizing the sweet pea. Work- 

 ing with the same materials as Brit- 

 ish florists, it is little wonder that the 

 results are in many cases identical, 

 and this has led to a regrettable du- 

 plication of names. At the same 

 time, as the leading growers of the 

 United States are some of the most 

 generous supporters of the National 

 Sweet Pea Society, and evince a de- 

 sire to abide loyally by the decisions 

 of its Floral Committee, there ought 

 not to be any difficulty in bringing 

 about a mutually satisfactory under- 

 standing." 



W. H. ADSETT. 



A WEDDING DECORATION. 



NORTH SHORE HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



At the regular meeting of this so- 

 ciety, February 19. Wni, Swan, of the 

 U. C. Hooper estate, showed five dis- 

 tinct sjions of Enchantress carnation 

 and a display of cut stocks. 



Subjects for discussion were from 

 the question box, "Sweet Peas" and 

 "Plants for Christmas Blooming." 



The Show Committee in preparing 

 its schedule this year is offering more 

 prizes for fruit than before. They 

 are also offering medals to commercial 

 men for herbaceous plants and 

 gladioli. Schedules will be out soon. 



Lecture at the next meeting Mar. 5, 

 by J. K. M. L. Farquhar on Dahlias, 

 ROBERT A. MITCHELL. 



NEWPORT HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The regular meeting of the above 

 society was held on the evening of 

 February 23rd, but the inclement 

 weather prevented as large an attend- 

 ance as usual and very little business 

 was transacted. The executive com- 

 mittee had previously voted to rec- 

 ommend the holding of two exhibitions 

 for the year as usual, and partly pre- 

 pared a schedule for the June event, 

 the Rose Show, but on account of the 

 small number of members present the 

 recommendation was not acted on at 

 this regular meeting. 



NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The New York Florists' Club's next 

 meeting, Monday night, March 8, will 

 be "Rose Night." Harry O. May, sec- 

 retary of the exhibition committee, 

 tells us that already a large and very 

 comprehensive exhibit is assured. 

 Rose growers having anything in the 

 way of new varieties or superior culti- 

 vation that they would like to have 

 the New York experts see should not 

 neglect this excellent opportunity. 



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The accompanying picture shows, in 

 part, the decjration of All Sainis' 

 Cathedral at Albany, N. Y., by H. G, 

 Eyres & Co.. for the Hun- Clark wed- 

 ding. The front of the chancel which 



is not shown in the illustration, was 

 decorated with beech sprays, southern 

 smilax and lilies. At the house Mr. 

 Eyres used southern smilax, with 

 American Beauty and white and pink 

 KiUarney. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



On the evening of February 12 the 

 Milwaukee (Wis.) Florists' Club had a 

 dancing party in Miller's Hall. Four 

 hundred were present and the hall was 

 finely decorated. 



E. V. Hallock, Queens, N. Y., presi- 

 dent of the New York Florists' Ciub, 

 will talk at the next meeting of the 

 Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Bos- 

 ton, March IG, on "Bulbous and Tuber- 

 ous Rooted Plants," 



The annual banquet of the Lenox 

 Hoiticultural Society will be held in 

 Curtis Hotel, Lenox, Mass., March I. 

 The committee of arrangements is; 

 Edward Jenkins (chairman), Alfred H. 

 VVingett, Frederick Hermans and 

 Walter Jack. 



The officers chosen for 1909 by the 

 Connecticut Nurserymen's Association 

 at their convention on February 1 at 

 Hartford were: C. R. Buit, president; 

 C. W. Atwater, CoUihsville, vice-presi- 

 dent: W. W. Hunt, Hartford, treasurer; 

 J. Vidbourne. Hartford, secretary. 



At the meeting of the Marion County 

 Horticultural Society at Salem, Ore., on 

 February 7, officeis were elected as 

 follows: President, C. J. Kurtz; first 

 vice-president, John Pemberton; sec- 

 ond vice-president, Enos Presnal; sec- 

 retary and ti-easurer, E. C. Aimstrong. 



The regular meeting of the Buffalo 

 Florists' Club will be held at their room 

 on Tuesday. March 2nd and as very 

 iinportant matters are to be acted 

 upon, it is the wish of Pres. Sandiford 

 that every member be present on that 

 evening. Election of officers for the 

 ensuing year is on the program and a 



lively election is looked for. Papers 

 will be read l)y A. Beyers and Jos. 

 Street. 



At the monthlv meeting of the Allen 

 County Horticultural Society, at Tola, 

 Kans., on February 12, the principal 

 topic for consideration was the San 

 Jose scale and the vai ious methods for 

 its destruction. Papers on Catalpa 

 Trees and Ber:y Culture weie pre- 

 sented. 



Prof. E. A. Stene delivered a lecture 

 with lantern slides on the evening 

 of Feb. 15 before the Natural History 

 Society at Newport, R. I., on Insects In- 

 jurious to Trees. The Newport Horti- 

 cultural Society was well represented 

 in the audience, and after the lecture 

 comments and questions followed, 

 among the spe.akers being President 

 James Robertson, .Alex MacLellan and 

 other mem.bers of that organization. 



A bill has been introduced at the 

 State House, Boston, on petition of 

 the firm of Morse & Beals, Low-ell, 

 Mass., by which the sale and delivery 

 of flowers on the Lord's Day is au- 

 thorized. This is the result of the 

 recent order from the police stopping 

 Lowell florists from doing any busi- 

 ness on Sunday. There are two sec- 

 tions, as follows: 



Senate Number 149 — On petition of 

 Morse & Beals, that the sale and de- 

 livery of fruit and flowers on the 

 Lord's Day may be authorized. Hear- 

 ing scheduled to be held before the 

 committee on legal aiTairs. 



Section 1 — It shall be lawful for re- 

 tail dealers in fruit and flowers to sell 

 and deliver the same on the Lord's 

 Day, subject to such restrictions as 

 may be imposed by the licensing 

 board in the city or town where the 

 sale or delivery is made. 



Section 2 — All acts and parts of 

 acts inconsistent herewith are hereby 

 repealed. 



