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salmon, Helen Lewis; any other color, 

 Shazada. 



Among the other striking exhibits 

 which tilled the remainder of I'le hall 

 were superb collections of hardy herb- 

 aceous flowers irom Blue Hill Nurser- 

 ies, Bay State Nursei ies, R. & J. Far- 

 quhar, F. J. Rea and Mrs. .1. B. Law- 

 rence; a Deautiful arranged tank of 

 aquatic plants and flowers from Har- 

 vard Botanic Garden; a gorgeous col- 

 lection ot Jiipanese irises from R. &; 

 J. Farquhar, and miscellaneous ex- 

 hibits from several regular contrib- 

 utors. 



First-class certificates were awarded 

 to H. H. Rogers, gardener James 

 Garthly, for an unprecedentedly fine 

 display of 'stocks and to James Mc- 

 Kissock for new delphiniums. W. W. 

 Raw son was given a cultural certificate 

 lor Delphinium Zalil and G«orge E. 

 Davenport honorable mention for 

 variegated nasturtium. 



lu the fruit line there were some 

 luscious examples. Wilfred Wheeler 

 won first prize for a cha.mingly ar- 

 ranged exhibit, which included boxes 

 of currants and gooseberries and large 

 branches of currants, raspberries and 

 thimble berries; also a second prixe 

 for a tasteful combination of cherries, 

 strawberries and currants. Currants 

 and gooseben'ies were displayed in 

 abundance by several exhibitors. 

 Vegetables were also well shown and 

 the Boston Mycological Club was out 

 in full force with exhibits of mush- 

 rooms and other fungi. 



FRENCH NATIONAL CHRYSAN- 

 THEMUM SOCIETY. 



The annual show and convention of 

 the above society will be held this year 

 at Toulouse. As a result of the meet- 

 ing at Caen last November it has been 

 decided to publish a little cultural 

 guide for the use of members and 

 others, and the work is to be put up 

 for competition. All manuscripts must 

 be sent in by July 15 and must not ex- 

 ceed 30 pages of printed matter in 

 12mo. A committee will be appointed 

 to adjudicate upon the manuscripts 

 and the sum of 100 francs is allotted 

 as a prize for the best treatise. 



The program of the convention has 

 been drawn up and issued. It contains 

 questions relative to packing, sports. 



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seeding the chrysanthemum, diseases, 

 etc. The opening day is fixed for the 

 .5th November. C. H. P. 



7 and 8. P. J. Berckmans is president, 

 L. A. Berckmans treasurer. 



THE FRENCH ROSE SOCIETY. 



The llth annual convention of this 

 society was held at Clermont-Ferrand 

 on June 15th last. 



As usual, there was a large attend- 

 nnce of members and rose growers 

 generally. Monseiur Christophe pre- 

 sided and among the subjects dealt 

 with were papers on Classification, the 

 origin of Hybrid Perpetuals. the best 

 novelties of 1904, treatment of diseases, 

 etc. 



It was agreed that next year's con- 

 vention be held at Dijon. 



The New Haven Horticultural So- 

 ciety (Conn.), will hold its annual out- 

 ing on August 1, and has invited the 

 Connecticut Horticultural Society to 

 join them. 



The Saratoga Floral Association or- 

 ganized in 1S96, whose floral fetes for 

 several years were notable in Sara- 

 toga, N. Y., has just been dissolved 

 by the Supreme Court, leaving debts of 

 about $3400. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



The N. H. Horticultural Society met 

 at Monadnock with Mr. Leighton on 

 July 18, for its summer gathering. 



The thirty-first annual convention of 

 the Georgia State Horticultural So- 

 ciety will be held in Augusta on August 



The El Paso Horticultural Society of 

 Colorado Springs, Colo., will hold an 

 exhibition on August 21, 22, 23. Carl 

 U. Fohn, head gardener for Gen. W. 

 J. Palmer, J. A. Valentine, Hon. A. 



D. .Mauff, Geo. Fleischer and G. Hen- 

 nenhofer are selected as judges. 



The Intertown Dahlia Association 

 was organized at the residence of P. 



E. Carmody, Ansonia, Conn., on July 

 12., with officers as follows: Pres., F. 

 H. Cooper. Seymour; vice-pres., Ed- 

 ward Lewis, Derby; sec'y., D. H. 

 Palmer, Ansonia; treas., Archie David- 

 son, Ansonia. A show to be held in 

 Ansonia the last of September is a 

 prospective feature. 



The first horticultural show among 

 the summer residents at Lake Forest, 

 111., was held on July 13, and created 

 so much enthusiasm that it promises 

 to be an annual feature. Extensive 

 collections of hardy perennials, decora- 

 tive plants, ferns and evergreens were 

 in evidence and the vegetables were no 

 less attractive. W. C. Egan. E. A. 

 Kanst and W. N. Rudd were the 

 judges and nearly a hundred first- 

 class prizes were distributed. 



First I'lizo i 



Newjii 



James Robertson. 



Ja))anese maples are said to be fruit- 

 ii:g much more freely in England this 

 season than ever before. The fruit 

 adds greatly to the decorative value of 

 the ;)Iants at this season. 



