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HORTICULTURE 



June 26, 1909. 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



Probably never has a finer display of 

 peonies been shown at an unscheduled 

 exhibition at Horticultural Hall than 

 that which was given last Saturday. 

 While the exhibition was unheralded, 

 cnany visitors were attracted to the 

 show, which was opened at 10 o'clock 

 and closed at 2 p. m. No regular 

 prizes were offered, but gratuities 

 were awarded, the superior character 

 of the exhibits demanding official rec- 

 ognition from the society. The small 

 exhibition hall was used, and this was 

 filled, peonies predominating, although 

 there were other iiowers, including 

 irises, lilies, Kalmias, etc. The peon- 

 ies made the show, however. William 

 Whitman (gardener Martin Sullivan) 

 was the leading exhibitor, with 105 

 vases of double peonies and nineteen 

 vases of singles. Of the former, the 

 Dean Hole, a pink, was one of the- 

 handsomest, while the singles had 

 their most attractive specimen in Lady 

 Lillian Ogle. Moonstone, a red with 

 yellow pistils was another handsome 

 variety. These were displayed on a 

 side table along the hall, and seven- 

 teen more vases were on a centre 

 table. At the end were five vases of 

 the pink and white Magnifica, the fin- 

 est peony shown, from the same estate. 

 On one of the centre tables Mrs. John 

 L. Gardner, gardener William Thatch- 

 er, had twenty-five vases of peonies. 



E. J. Shaylor, of Wellesley Farms, 

 staged 117 varieties, one of the finest 

 of which was the Lady Alexander 

 Puff. T. C. Thurlow also had 117 

 vases of peonies. George HoUis 

 showed fifteen varieties of new seed- 

 ling peonies, including the Rev. L. W. 

 Atwood, white; Seraph, light pink; 

 Mrs. Josephine March, white and Pres- 

 ident C. W. Eliot, pink, none of which 

 had ever before been exhibited. 



TARRYTOWN HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The June Flower Show was held 

 on the 15th instant. The collec- 

 tion of roses exhibited by Gen- 

 eral McAlpin, gardener John Wood- 

 cock, was the most extensive that we 

 have seen in this section. It contained 

 over fifty varieties of H. P.'s, and forty 

 varieties of H. T.'s. It was a grand 

 collection, and shows that our rose col- 

 lections generally are far too limited. 

 "All of the varieties," Mr. Woodcock 

 pays, "are perfectly hardy, with the or- 

 dinary winter protection." We noted 

 in his collection such sorts as, viz.: 

 Tea. and H. T. Antoine Rivoire, Belle 

 Siebrecht, Clothilde Soupert, Caroline 

 Testout, Catherine Mermet, Gruss an 

 Teplitz, Grace Darling, J. B. Clark, Kai- 

 eerin Aug. Victoria, Killarney, Koni- 

 gen Carola, La Tosca, La France, La 

 f "ranee (98), Cochet— White and Pink- 

 Mrs. Cant, Mildred Grant, Mme. Chate- 

 nay, Mme. Hoste, Mnie. Jules Grotez, 

 Mme. Ravary, Prince de Bulgaria, Pres- 

 ident Carnot, Malmaison, Pierre Not- 

 ting, Vicountess Folkestone, Clara 

 Watson, Gustave Regis, Etoile de 

 France, Mme. H. Leuilot, Mme. Philip 

 Rivoire, Reichtgroff Von Kettlestadt, 

 Beaute Inconstant, Mme. Helen Caw- 

 t>ia, Le Innocence, Amateur Teyseur, 



Augustine Guinoiseau, Apolhica Geu'l 

 Hofer, Rosomane Gravereaux, Etiene 

 Level, Gloire de Ducher, Reme, Caro- 

 line de Sachs, Ferdinand Jamalne, El- 

 len Wilniot, Mme. C. de Luce, Mme. 

 Jean Gilniot. 



Amongst the H. P.'s we noted: Victor 

 Hugo, R. Lambertin, Alsace Lorraine, 

 Star of Waltham. La Rosier, Countess 

 of Oxford, Jean Liebaud. Marquise 

 Castelaine, Mme. G. Luizet, Gov. Wm. 

 Wood, Ben Cant, Mrs. R. G. S. Craw- 

 ford, Ulrich Bruuuer, Pride of Wal- 

 tham, Mrs. J. Laing, Marie Baumann, 

 Druschki, Earnst Rohan, Marie B^inger, 

 Horace Vernet, Jacq., Chas. Lefebre, 

 S. A. Rodocanachie, Eclair, and others. 



The rose collection from Mrs. Trevor 

 was also good, and Miss Blanche Pot- 

 ter's Druschkis were marvellous. Rob- 

 ert Angus had on exhibition a vase of 

 Chrysanthemum Golden Glow. 



The sweet peas were excellent, and 

 competition keen. The most conspicu- 

 ous sorts were: Salopian, Emily Hen- 

 derson, First of All, Lady G. Hamilton, 

 Helen Pierce, Janet, Lady Clarke, 

 Royal Rose, Prince of Wales, Nora 

 Unwin, and Mrs. Wilmot. 



Air. Nicols, gardener for Mrs. J. B. 

 Trevor, says that he sows his sweet 

 peas outdoors, from the 1st to the 5th 

 of October, and protects them during 

 the wiuter with small sashes, covered 

 in hard weather with salt hay. He 

 certainly gets fine results, and claims 

 he got them earlier and finer than if 

 sown Indoors in February and planted 

 out. 



The collection of wild flowers by the 

 school children was a great attraction. 

 Annie Lee staged over fifty species 

 and varieties, and Caroline Rosenstein 

 had nearly as many; all were correct- 

 ly named, and were in themselves an 

 educational feature worth going to see. 

 We noted amongst the hardy shrubs a 

 nice vase of Magnolia parviflora, and 

 one of Pterostyrax lespedium — both 

 hardy here but very seldom met with. 

 The exhibition was free to the public 

 and from every standpoint was a grand 

 success. 



COMP/IERCIAL FLORISTS' ASSOCIA- 

 TION OF ROCHESTER, N. Y. 



At the meeting on Monday night, 

 14th inst., "Doing it for Rochester" 

 was much in evidence. With Presi- 

 dent Vick in the chair, further plans 

 for the fall show were discussed and 

 the numerous attending members took 

 the greatest Interest in all proposals. 

 There is no doubt, that this show is 

 going to be "It" and several florists 

 have already started preparations. 



At this meeting the vice-president, 

 A. H. Seeker, handed in his resigna- 

 tion and it was received with expres- 

 sions of regret by all present. Mr. 

 Seeker has always been the first to 

 consider the association's welfare, and 

 has given much of his time to same. 

 On hearing that he has accepted a pos- 

 ition in Philadelphia on the staff of 

 the Florists' Exchange, congratula- 

 tions were general and his many 

 friends, both at Salter Bros., where he 

 for two years was foreman, and out- 

 side the trade, have asked me to voice 

 their good wishes for his future car- 

 eer. 



A. PENG EL. 



MORRIS COUNTY (N. J.) GARDEN- 

 ERS' AND FLORISTS' SOCIETY. 



The society had to hustle to clear 

 the table of all unfinished business at 

 the regular June meeting as there will 

 be no session until next September in 

 accordance with custom. The 14th 

 Annual Flower Show, as has been pre- 

 viously stated, is to be held October 

 27 and 28 in the assembly rooms, Mad- 

 ison, N. J. There are a number of at- 

 tractive special prizes. Robt. D. Foote 

 of Morristown, on whom we can al- 

 ways count, offers a special prize of 

 $25 for the best vase of 25 carnations, 

 any variety, open to all (undiseminat- 

 ed varieties barred). This liberal 

 prize ought to bring in many outside 

 competitors, as it is a nice little scalp 

 to hang on one's belt. Dr. D. H. Mc- 

 Alpin of Morris Plains, another en- 

 thusiastic friend of the society, offers 

 a prize of $25. What it goes for has 

 not been decided upon yet. Still an- 

 other friend offers a silver cup, value 

 $25, which also is to be placed. An- 

 other special of $25 is offered for three 

 vases of chrysanthemums, G flowers, 

 varieties, O. H. Kahn, Merza and Wm. 

 Duckham: 1st $15; 2nd $10. There are 

 many more special prizes which will 

 appear in the schedule. The show 

 promises to be belter than any of its 

 predecessors as far as prizes go, and 

 we hope that meritorious exhibits will 

 not be lacking either, as it would be a 

 great reflection on the club. 



Florham Farms put up a fine show 

 of peonies and gladioli as the even- 

 ing's exhibit. 



Arthur Herrington, always in our 

 councils, was absent on account of a 

 painful illness. He is past the acute 

 stage and is expected to be around 

 again soon. 



EDW. REAGAN, Sec. 



NEW JERSEY FLORICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 society was held on June 11 at their 

 rooms in Or.inge when Rev. L. H. 

 Lightipe read a paper on the nomen- 

 clature of plants. The subject was 

 handled in a practical and thorough 

 manner and suggested many points 

 for the interesting discussion that fol- 

 lowed in which W. A. Manda led. The 

 tendency of the times to multiply 

 names was deplored and adherence to 

 botanical names was favored. 



In the floral display of which W. A. 

 Manda and II. Halbig were judges for 

 the evening, carnations, roses and pe- 

 onies predominated. Fine lettuce and 

 cucumbers were displayed by Samuel 

 J. Wyatt, gardener for A. C. Van Gaas- 

 beck, whose name was placed in nom- 

 ination for membership. The society 

 adjourned for the usual summer re- 

 cess. 



J. B. DAVIS. 



POSTPONEMENT OF NEWPORT 



SHOW. 

 On acount of roses being late, the 

 Newport Horticultural Society has 

 postponed its Rose Show from June 

 23 and "24 to June 2S and 29, and a 

 good exhibition is now fully expected. 



