April 17, 1909 



HORTICULTURE 



561 



until the blooms are fully open before 

 cutting, but lets them develop in water. 

 He grows Enchanti'ess at a tempera- 

 ture of 45-48 degrees, and the cellar 

 in which he keeps the cut blooms has 

 a temperature of about 50 degrees. 



The subject for the May number is 

 "Bedding Plants." 



H. P. JOS LIN, Seo'y. 



NEW JERSEY FLORICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 New Jersey Floricultural Society was 

 held on April 9 at their rooms in 

 Orange when Charles H. Totty ad- 

 dressed the gathering on the chrysan- 

 themum. His remarks were largely 

 historical of the flower and he pre- 

 dicted even greater development in the 

 next thirty-five years. Cultural fea- 

 tures were brought out in the dis- 

 cussion which followed, both depart- 

 ments of which Mr. Totty filled to per- 

 fection, the clearness and force of his 

 statements in the first being rivalled 

 by the directness of the second, which 

 distinguish him as both business man 

 and cultivator. 



A letter from Daniel MacRorie upon 

 the scenery and flora of the Pacific 

 coast was received with marked ap- 

 probation. Mr. MacRorie is just m 

 receipt of a large invoice of Philippine 

 orchids of which the cold spring 

 weather so far has prevented the de- 

 livery to eastern buyers. 



The usual display of the season's 

 flowers was made. A vase of Andro- 

 meda Japonica, grown in the open, by 

 William Reid, gardener for S. & A. 

 Colgate, filled the room with its fra- 

 grance. 



J, B. DAVIS. 



THE AMERICAN CARNATION 

 SOCIETY. 



Nic Zweifel, North Milwaukee, Wis., 

 registers new carnation Badger State. 

 Nelson Fisher x Enchantress; color 

 dark pink like Lawson; size 3 to 31-2 

 inches; very rapid grower and ex- 

 tremely free; flowers do not fade in 

 hot weather; stems long and gi'aceful; 

 Calyx never bursts. A money-maker. 



Same grower registers new carnation 

 Bright Spot. Lawson x Enchantress; 

 color pure bright cerise of even shade; 

 size 3 1-2 inches; early and very pro- 

 lific; healthy ana strong grower; 

 flowers well shaped, and are good 

 keepers; stems long and wiry; calyx 

 does not burst. 



A. F. J. BAUR, Sec. 



Indianapolis, Ind. 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' 

 CLUB OF BALTIMORE. 

 The Gardeners' and Florists' Club 

 held their semi-monthly meeting on 

 Monday the 12tli. Attendance only 

 fair, attributable doubtless to the 

 strenuous times of Easter. One thing 

 was noticeable in comparison with the 

 previous meeting held on the 29th ulto. 

 At that meeting small spots of pes- 

 simism here and there through the 

 audience could be detected, but at the 

 last meeting all this had vanished and 

 the members were shaking bands with 

 themselves and each other. Easter had 

 come and gone and left behind no 

 cause for complaint. F. G. Dokken- 

 wadel of New York was a visitor. 



LENOX HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The annual Rose and Carnation 

 night of the Lenox Horticultural So- 

 ciety was held in their rooms, Satur- 

 day April 3rd, and was a decided suc- 

 cess. This meeting was one of the 

 largest and most interesting the so- 

 ciety has had for some time, the mem- 

 bers turning out in full force, and be- 

 ing amply rewarded for their trouble. 

 Seldom, if ever, has there been seen 

 such a magnificent display of roses 

 and carnations in Berkshire county, 

 and it reflects great credit upon the 

 gardening fraternity of Lenox and its 

 vicinity. An exhibit upon which spec- 

 ial praise was bestowed was a vase of 

 rose White Killarney, "Waban Vari- 

 ety", exhibited by F. R. Pierson Co. 

 The flowers staged were in perfect 

 condition, and were awarded a first 

 class certificate — the society's highest 

 award. Another exhibit of sterling 

 merit was a vase of fifty flowers, car- 

 nation Bay State, exhibited by the in- 

 troducer, A. Roper. This seems to 

 combine all the desirable qualities of 

 a fii-st class variety. It is so much 

 ahead of any other variegated carna- 

 tion as to place it in a class by itself, 

 and was unanimously awarded a first 

 class certificate. The standard vari- 

 eties were shown by the exhibitors in 

 first class shape. Beacon tooii the 

 honor as a scarlet while Rose Pink 

 Enchantress, Enchantress, Winsor, Af- 

 terglow and White Perfection were 

 equally well shown in their respective 

 classes. The following is the list cf 

 the principal awards: A. J. Loveless, 

 first for 24 Enchantress, Winsor, 12 

 Rose Pink Enchantress and second for 

 24 Beacon. A. H. Wingett; first for 

 24 Beacon. 12 White Perfection, En- 

 chantress and Afterglow. S. Carlquist; 

 first for 12 Beacon, second lor 12 En- 

 chantress and White Enchantress. D. 

 Dunn; second for 12 Beacon and Rose 

 Pink Enchantress. A. McConnachie; 

 third for 12 Enchantress, and White 

 Enchantress. F. Heeremans; first for 

 a mixed vase of fifty, also a diploma 

 for a fine vase of Gardenia Veitchii. 



The judges were Messrs. E. Jenkins, 

 W. Jack, R. Speire and G. Breed. 



Sidney Witney was unanimously 

 elected an active member of the so- 

 ciety. E. Jenkins gave an interesting 

 description of the recent Boston Spring 

 Show, which he described as the best 

 exhibition he had ever seen anywhere, 

 laying particular stress on the beau- 

 tiful Japanese garden arranged by R. 

 & J. Farquhar & Co. and complimented 

 that firm on their enterprise. 



After the business of the evening 

 was disposed of refreshments were 

 served, and after cigars bad been 

 passed the evening was enlivened with 

 songs and recitations by several of 

 the members present. A most en- 

 joyable evening was brought to a close 

 as the clock struck twelve. 



GEORGE H. INSTONE, Secretary. 



ST. LOUIS FLORIST CLUB. 



The St. Louis Florist Club was un- 

 able to hold its regular monthly meet- 

 ing as advertised on last week Thurs- 

 day afternoon. There were not enough 

 present to make up a quorum. This 

 was owing to the fact that most of us 

 were kept-at home preparing for Eas- 

 ter business. The next meeting will 

 be held on Thursday afternoon. May 

 13th, at 2 o'clock. 



FRENCH CHRYSANTHEMUM SO- 

 CIETY. 



This flourishing society now counts 

 772 members. Its oflicial organ "L© 

 Chrvsantheme" has just reached its 

 Tilth number and we note that the 

 next shov/ and convention of the soci- 

 ety will be held at Marseilles towards 

 the end of October next. We observe 

 that the well known raiser Monsieur 

 Ernest Calvat has recently been ap- 

 pointed by the French government an 

 offlcier d'Academie which is the fourth 

 decoration conferred upon this emin- 

 ent raiser of novelties. 



C. H. P. 



NATIONAL HORTICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETY OF FRANCE. 



The annuaire of this society just 

 issued, is a bulky volume uniform with 

 the society's journal and contains 225 

 pages. Its contents consist of the an- 

 nual report for 1908 showing a total 

 increase of members, after allowing 

 for deaths and resignations, of 279 for 

 the year. The rules and list of officers 

 and committees occupy a few pages 

 and the rest of the volume — 182 pages 

 is devoted to a list of the various 

 grades of members, and corresponding 

 societies. 



C. H. P. 



ENGELMANN BOTANICAL CLUB. 



The Engelmann Botanical Club held 

 its regular monthly meeting Monday 

 night in the Central High School Bldg., 

 St. Louis. One of the features of the 

 meeting was the lecture of L. P. Jen- 

 sen, landscape gardener for the Busch 

 Estate, on "Natural Effects in the 

 Planting of Modern Parks and Private 

 Places." The meeting was largely at- 

 tended by its members and visitors 

 from the trade. W. W. Ohlweiler, the 

 secretary, invited all interested to be 

 present. 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 



The receipt of the last month's issue 

 of La Villa Ed II Giardino reminds us 

 that those interested in Italian horti- 

 culture will find it a serviceable maga- 

 zine. The editor is N. Severi and the 

 offices are at 34 Piazza Rusticucci, 

 Rome. 



A useful map with key to all the 

 plantations in the Arnold Arboretum 

 of Harvard University, Jamaica Plain, 

 Mass., has just been issued. Visitors to 

 the grounds who are desirous of locat- 

 ing any particular group will find this 

 diagram exceedingly valuable. 



Our bright little Belgian contem- 

 porary, La Tribune Horticole is giving 

 at fortnightly intervals, special plates 

 of photographs of the foreign mem- 

 bers of the Ghent Quinquennial Jury. 

 In the last number to hand we notice 

 a series of the English jurors. Short 

 biographical notices in each case are 

 cjiven in the text. 



Proceedings of the 18th. annual 

 meeting of the American Carnation 

 Society. This volume is similar to its 

 predecessors, giving the proceedings, 

 discussions etc.. at the convention of 

 the American Carnation Society held 

 in Indianaplis, on January 27 and 28, 

 1909, list of members, etc. An excel- 

 lent portrait of president M. A. Patten 

 forms the frontispiece. 



