June 5, 1909 



HORTICULTURE 



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Lord Beaconsfield, with smaller 

 blooms, 4 inches in diameter, marked 

 with rings of deep rosy purple and of 

 yellow, and florets of a pale rose tint. 

 Paul & Son, Cheshunt, had a new form 

 of Kerria Japonica named grandiflora 

 flore pleno. It greatly exceeds the old 

 K. Japonica in the size of the bloom. 

 Tulips formed the chief attraction, 

 and next came Rambler and other 

 climbing roses. 



FREDERICK MOORE. 



the next meeting, on June 11th, ar- 

 rangements will be made for the fall 

 exhibitions of the society. 



GEORGE W. SMITH, Sec. 

 Melrose, Conn. 



CONNECTICUT HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



This society held its second semi- 

 monthly meeting on the evening of 

 May 2Sth, in Hartford, President Huss 

 presiding. William E. Stewart, of New 

 Britain, who was elected to member- 

 ship, makes the 120th active member. 

 John Gerard and Oscar P. Gritzmacher, 

 both of New Britain, brought speci- 

 mens of over two hundred varieties of 

 pansy blooms. Mr. Gerard's collection 

 was not for competition, and Mr. 

 Gritzmacher received a vote of thanks 

 of the society, on the recommendation 

 of the judges, Messrs. Stewart, Zuger 

 and Sperry. Mr. Gerard then gave a 

 short, interesting address concerning 

 the pansy, and he has promised to 

 present a paper on the subject at some 

 later time. He is a pansy specialist 

 and is looked upon hereabouts as an 

 authority in pansy lore. J. A, Weber, 

 gardener for Walter L. Goodwin, was 

 awarded honorable mention for speci- 

 mens of Early Snowball and Thor- 

 burn's Gilt Edge cauliflower, and a 

 certificate of merit for an exhibition 

 of splendid-looking mushrooms. At 



PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The peony show scheduled for the 

 27th of May proved a disappointment, 

 flowers generally being more backward 

 than expected. A good display of 

 hardy perennials was in evidence. The 

 Newbold estate sent a very fine collec- 

 tion of the latter, many of the speci- 

 mens being rare and all the collection 

 of unusual interest. Herman Van 

 Goden, who had charge of this ex- 

 hibit, deserves a word of praise for 

 careful and correct labeling. Francis 

 Canning, gardener for Samuel T. Bo- 

 dine, also had a fine exhibit of peren- 

 nials. S. Hammond from Ellison's, 

 was the chief exhibitor for the salad 

 prizes. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



The Gardeners' and Florists' Club of 

 Baltimore will hold their annual pic- 

 nic at Avondale on July 14. 



At the meeting of the New London 

 County Horticultural Society at Nor- 

 wich, Conn., on June 1, B. Hammond 

 Tracy on the gladiolus and Mrs. E. M. 

 Rogers on native orchids, were the 

 speakers. 



The Rose Festival at Portland, Ore., 

 is to be held on June S and 9 and 75 

 silver cups are offered for amateurs. 

 In the class tor nurserymen, for exhib- 

 it of roses and shrubbery, the first 

 prize is $100, second $60, third $40. 



The Florida Horticultural Society, at 

 their meeting in Daytona, on May 20, 

 elected the following officers: Presi- 

 dent, H. Harold Hume, of Glen St. 

 Marys; vice-presidents, W. C. Temper, 

 H. B. Stevens, B. F. Chilton; secretary, 

 E. O. Painter, of Jacksonville; treas- 

 urer, W. B. Hart. 



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