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HORTI CULTURE 



March 20, 1909 



which was cheered to the echo. H. A. 

 Bunyarrt (same initials) was acting as 

 his guide. The H. A. Bunyard prize 

 for best plant in flower is to be com- 

 peted for on April 14 next. 



April 14 is Rose Night. An essayist 

 from the outside is promised. The 

 carnation men have had their innings 

 now we shall see what the rose men 

 can do. EDW. REAGAN, Sec'y. 



NEW JERSEY FLORICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



Carnation night was observed by 

 this Society at their rooms in Orange, 

 on the 12th, with appropriate cere- 

 monies. There was a meritorious 

 floral display, a paper on the CJarnaT 

 tion by William Lyons and addresses 

 by visitors from other parts. The new 

 Daybreak Pinl- carnation Jlrs. Pfeuffer 

 was displayed by John L. Pfeuffer of 

 Irvington, N. J., who addressed the 

 meeting. He claimed superior advan- 

 tages for his flower as a commercial 

 sort, as a heavy cropper of good size 

 and fragrance, a free bloomer during 

 the months of December and January. 

 Henry Hornacker of East Orange ex- 

 hibited some well-grown Victory, 

 which were awarded a certificate of 

 merit. Thomas J. Grey of Boston ad- 

 dressed the meeting, saying: "We 

 have had last week in Boston one of 

 the finest exhibitions of carnations the 

 country has ever seen and we are go- 

 ing to have two more. We have two 

 flower markets, one meeting in Music 

 Hall and the other in the Park Street 

 Church, where it is said 'God is up- 

 stairs and the devil in the cellar.' I 

 congratulate you upon the display you 

 have made here tonight, for I have not 

 seen its superior in color or clever cul- 

 tivation." The paper by William 

 Lyons, gardener to Robert R. D. Foote, 

 of Morristown, N. J., was read by the 

 secretary, as the writer was prevented 

 from coming by sickness in his family. 

 A lively discussion followed its read- 

 ing upon the merit of outdoor cultiva^ 

 tion, feeding and lifting. 



The principal exhibitions were as 

 follows; 



r'arnations by A. C. Van Gaasbeck, 

 gardener John Der van; Charles Hatha- 

 way, gardener Max Schneider; Charles 

 Munn, gardener John Hayes; S. and A. 

 Colgate, gardener William Reid; Wil- 

 liam Runkle, gardener D. Kindsgrab; 

 Henry Hornacker: Eiipatorium, vio- 

 lets, stocks and hyacinths, Max 

 Schneider; stocks Empress Elizabeth, 

 Mr. Metcalf, gardener Geo. Wright; 

 Dendrobium thrysiflorum, J. Crosby 

 Brown, gardener Peter Duff; Cattleya 

 Schroderae, Wm. Reid; Orchids, Lager 

 and Hurrell. J. B. DAVIS. 



DETROIT FLORIST CLUB. 



The last meeting of the club was 

 made quite interesting through a paper 

 on "Forcing of Dutch Bulbs," read by 

 Mr. Chas. Plumb. It contained no 

 snecially new features but all the prac- 

 tical questions were so well covered 

 tliat there was nothing left to start a 

 discussion after its reading. 



The principal general discussion was 

 the coming fall show, it will he a 

 great undertaking, worthy of the 

 efforts of a city twice the size of 

 Detroit. Still enthusiasm is just be- 

 ginning to get a footiiold among the 

 boys and as this club does not know 

 how to spell failure the result can bo 

 easily forseen. 



NASSAU COUNTY HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



The regular meeting of I his Society 

 was held in Pembroke Hall, Glen 

 Cove, N. Y., on Wednesday evening, 

 March 10. President Everett occupied 

 the chair and about fifty members 

 were present. The Horticultural Hall 

 committee appointed two months ago, 

 reported that a suitable site could be 

 acquired at a reasonable cost. On a 

 ballot being taken, a majority voted in 

 favor of the project. Whenever neces- 

 sary preliminaries are completed the 

 ground will be purchased and steps 

 taken for the erection of a Horticul- 

 tural Hall in Glen Cove. 



A most interesting and instructive 

 paper was read by Mr. Elmslie on 

 "Tree Doctoring." The essayist has 

 made the care of trees his special 

 study tor a number of years and dealt 

 with his subject in a practical manner. 

 He emphasized the fact that less 

 "doctoring" would be required if trees 

 were properly cared for when young. 



A keen discussion arose over the 

 question of how to prevent and cure the 

 stem-rot so prevalent in forced let- 

 titce. A. Mackenzie in answer to this 

 question said there was no cure, but he 

 thought we would have less of the so- 

 called stem-rot if care were taken not 

 to wet the foliage when watering. He 

 also said that a free circulation of air 

 at all times excepting ip extremely 

 cold weather is absolutely necessaiy. 



ITes.srs. Jaenicke, Duthie and Gar- 

 rett acted as judges at the monthly 

 competition. G. Wilson again headed 

 the list in the points competition, with 

 a superb lot of W. & D.'s Snowball 

 cauliflower. The points competition 

 was as follows: G. Wilson, cauliflower, 

 StO; V. Cleres, carnations, ,S9; H. Gaut, 

 sweet peas, S5; J. Elmslie, carnations, 

 S5; P. Reul, antirrhinum, 85. G. Wil- 

 son was awarded a cultural certificate 

 for Beauty of Nice stock. A. Wilson, 

 Summit, N. J. was elected to active 

 membership. 



W. H. MACKENZIE, Cor. Sec'y. 



S. A. F. EXECUTIVE BOARD. 



Cincinnati. 



The Executive Board of the Society 

 of American Florists and Ornamental 

 Horticulturists convened at Cincinnati 

 on Saturday evening, March 13, and 

 the sessions were continued until the 

 16th. The official report of same will 

 be forthcoming at an early date, but 

 we are at liberty to say that the meet- 

 ing was enthusiastic and sirccessful in 

 a high degree, and the prospects for 

 the convention next August are ex- 

 ceedingly roseate. 



After the evening session on Satur- 

 day, the visitors were escorted to the 

 meeting of the local Florists' Society, 

 where hospitality was freely extended 

 and interesting reminiscences indulged 

 in. On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. J. A. 

 Peterson entertained the committee at 

 their home; on Monday a banquet at 

 the Sinton Hotel was enjoyed, and on 

 Tuesday a trip to R. Witterstaetter's 

 was the order of business, and here 

 again hospitalities were unlimited. 

 The banquet on Monday was presided 

 over by Mr. McCullough and brilliant 

 responses were made by President 

 A''alentine. Messrs. Eugene Dailledouze, 

 George Asmus, F. H. Traendly, W. N. 

 Rudd, Judge Vesey, E. G. Hill and 



many of the local lights. Including the 

 veteran, B. P. Critchell, who was an 

 active participant in the first conven- 

 tion, twenty-five years ago. 



CONNECTICUT HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The regular semi-monthly meeting 

 of this Society was held on March 

 12th, President Huss presiding. Two 

 new members, Charles Turner and E. 

 P. Cahill, both of Hartford, were 

 elected. The Society voted to hold a 

 banquet, that has recently been under 

 discussion, on the evening of April 

 12th, after the Lenten season. James 

 Chambers entertained the meeting by 

 reading a poem by William Millei, 

 entitled "The Gardener's Song;" and J. 

 A. Weber read a short, original paper 

 on the "Culture of Mushrooms," in 

 which he recommended the spawn ob- 

 tained in this country, rather than that 

 aQ'ected by the salt water in transit 

 from Europe. A delightful display of 

 cinerarias was tabled, comprising 

 nearly fifty plants with blooms of vari- 

 ous striking colors. The judges were 

 John Gerard and James P. Ralph, of 

 New Britain, and Clarence H. Wiley, 

 of Hartford. John Cbombs was 

 awarded a score of 85 points, J. F. 

 Huss SO points, and J. A. Weber 75 

 points. Mr. Chambers presented a 

 paper on "The Cineraria," covering 

 well its history and culture. President 

 Huss announced that Prof. P. A. 

 Waugh, of Amherst, Mass., would be 

 present to address the Society at its 

 next meeting on the 26th instant. 



GEORGE W. SMITH, Sec'y. 



Melrose, Conn. 



PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The regular monthly meeting of 

 this society was rather slimly attend- 

 ed on the Ifith inst, on account of 

 the spring show being only one week 

 distant. Routine matters in connec- 

 tion with this event were the principal 

 topics under discussion. Several new 

 prizes for roses were announced. The 

 date of the spring show for 1910 was 

 fixed for March 19 on account of the 

 early Easter next year. James Good- 

 ier, gardener for C. G. Roebeling, ex- 

 hibited and was awarded as follows: 

 Cattleya Trianae Roeblingiana, sepals 

 and petals pure white, lip faintly 

 tinted slate blue; first-class certifi- 

 cate: Cattleya Guatemalensis, Epiden- 

 dron Aurantica X Cattleya Skinneri; 

 special mention: Dejndrobium nobile 

 Ashworthianum, a very fine plant of 

 this pure white dendrobium; first- 

 class certificate. 



David Rust, secretary, reports excel- 

 lent prospects for some good exhibits 

 at the spring show, wnlch opens on 

 Tuesday, 2:?rd inst., at 2 p. m., continu- 

 ing Wednesday and Thursday. Cine- 

 raria .stellata will be a prominent fea- 

 ture, many of the leading growers hav- 

 ing made a specialty of this item lately. 

 Primula obccnica will be another 

 strong card. The usual show of aza- 

 leas, hyacinths and daffodils will be 

 up to high water marK from present 

 indications. All kinds of spring 

 flowers will be strongly represented 

 and it is expected that a good many of 

 the leading novelties in roses and car- 

 nations will be on exhibition. The 

 show will undoubtedly be woi^h com- 

 ing a long way to see. 



