December 21, 1907 



HORTICULTURE 



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NEWPORT HORTICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETY. 



The election of offlcere of the New- 

 port Horticultural Society took place 

 Tuesday evening. December 10. Presi- 

 dent Hutterton occupied the chair. 

 Csually members turn out in large 

 numbers to the annual meeting but the 

 storm of that afternoon and evening 

 prevented the attendance of many who 

 otherwise would have been there. 



The secretaries and treasurer pre- 

 sented their annual reports which 

 showed that the Society is in every 

 way in a healthy condition. The in- 

 crease in membership was consideiable. 



On the table were several lots of 

 carnations from the greenhouses of H. 

 A. Jahn, New Bedford. A. S. Meikle, 

 Bruce Butterton and James .1. Sullivan 

 were appointed a committee of ex- 

 amination and upon their recommenda- 

 tion a silver medal was awarded car- 

 nation Lloyd and a certificate of merit 

 an unnamed white seedling. Carnation 

 Lloyd will be distributed by Mr. Jahn 

 in the spring. A refreshment commit- 

 tee previously appointed attended tc 

 their work after the regular business, 

 which Included the election of officers. 

 But one change was made in the regu- 

 lar board, and that was in the financial 

 secretary, but there are many changes 

 in the executive committee, ['following 

 is the list: 



President. John T. Allen; vice-presi- 

 dents, Samuel Speers, James Robert- 

 son: Rec. secretary, David Mcintosh; 

 Pin. secretary, Daniel J. Coughlin; 

 treasurer, A. K. McMahon; sergeant-at- 

 arms, Wm. P. Smith. Auditors: W. S. 

 Sisson, Bruce Butterton, B. M. An- 

 thony. Executive committee: Andrew 

 S. Meikle, Bruce Butterton, J. .1. Sul- 

 livan, W. G. Matson, Alex. Fraser, 

 Robert Patterson, B. M. Anthony, C. 

 Oscar Schultz, W. P. Smith. 



D. McINTOSH, Sec'y. 



MINNESOTA HORTICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETY. 



In our issue of last week we 

 gave a very interesting account of 

 the meeting of this useful society, 

 from the pens of two correspondents. 

 Prom Mr. LeRoy Cady we have re- 

 ceived additional notes from which we 

 extract the following: 



Tuesday afternoon, the session was 

 in charge of the Minnesota Rose So- 

 ciety, of which Mrs. H. B. Tillotson is 

 president. Papers were presented deal- 

 ing with Ornamental Horticulture. 

 Rev. C. S. Harrison of York, Nebraska, 

 told of the propagation and culture of 

 some common perennials. Mrs. D. W. 

 C. Ruff discussed the culture of fox- 

 gloves, hollyhocks, larkspurs, iris and 

 some other biennials and perennials. 

 Charles Nordine discussed rose culture 

 very ably. Supt. Wirth of the Minne- 

 apolis Parks told about border plant- 

 ing. He advocated more thought and 

 planning in planting of all kinds. A 

 $10,000 home should have some care 

 taken in the planting about it so as 

 not to mar the natural aspects and also 

 to have all harmonious. Borders 

 should form a pleasant background 

 and be attractive to the neighbor as 

 well as owners. Plants are cheap, and 

 make a better screen than cement or 

 brick. A number of other papers of 

 interest to ornamental horticulturists 

 were given, among them one by John 



Monson, a florist, giving some of his 

 experience in crossing roses. He has 

 succeeded in bringing out some very 

 promising large single roses. 



The announcement was made that 

 the National Paeony Society would 

 probably meet in Jlinnesota in 1909. 

 A list of perennials recommended for 

 planting, to go with the list of or- 

 namental shrubs already in use, was 

 presented. Buckthorn and alpine cur- 

 rant were recommended as the best 

 hedges to grow where pruning was 

 practised. 



LENOX HORTICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETY. 



The annual meeting of this society 

 was held Saturday, Dec. 7. President 

 Heeremans occupied the chair and 

 there was a large attendance. The 

 following officers were elected for 

 the ensuing year: W. Jack, presi- 

 dent; R. Speirs, vice-president; 

 Thomas Page, treasurer; G. Instone, 

 secretary; E. Marsh, assistant secre- 

 tary. The reports of the officers 

 showed the society to be in a flourish- 



W. Jack 



President-elect Lenox Hortioultiiiiil 

 Society. 



ing condition with a membership of 

 nearly two hundred. President Heere- 

 mans, before leaving the chair, in a 

 few well chosen words thanked the 

 members for their support during his 

 term of office. At the next' meeting, 

 on Dec. 21, there will be an entertain- 

 ment. 



G. INSTONE. Secretary. 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 

 Carnations Registered. 

 White Helen Gould by Simon J. 

 Hider, Hillsboro, Ohio. Sport of Helen 

 Gould, white, center petals slightly 

 pencilled with pink gradually turning 

 to white as matured; calyx stronger 

 than Helen Gould; size 3 1-2 to i in- 

 ches across; stem strong, 20 to 28 

 inches long; habit of growth same as 

 Helen Gould. Registration made sub- 

 ject to. the approval of the Carnation 

 Society at its meeting in Washington, 

 D. C.Jan. 2Sth. to .30th. inclusive. 

 ALBERT M. HERR, 

 Lancaster. Pa. 



IOWA HORTICULTURE FLOURISH- 

 ING. 



One of the most successful meetings 

 of the Iowa Horticultural Society was 

 recently held in Des Moines. In spite 

 of the light apple crop the quality and 

 condition of the fruit were far superior 

 to that of last season. The large at- 

 tendance and the unusual enthusiasm 

 shown by the members were notable 

 features of the occasion. 



The most interesting portion of the 

 show was the collection of seedling ap- 

 ples exhibited by C. G. Patten of 

 Charles City, Iowa. This collection of 

 over one hundred varieties of new 

 fruits won the Wilder medal at the 

 Jamestown Exposition. Some of these 

 apples have been found very profitable 

 to grow in the colder sections of the 

 state. The majority of the collection 

 were of good color and quality, but 

 have not been cultivated extensively, 

 enough to determine their value com- 

 mercially. Mr. Patten is a pioneer 

 breeder of hardy fruits. Among the 

 first of his production is the Patten's 

 Greening apple, which has proven a 

 great boon to the grower of the upper 

 Mississippi valley. 



The reports from the central station 

 located at Ames under the direction of 

 Prof. S. A. Beach were also encourag- 

 ing. At this station there are over 

 17,000 seedling apple trees that have 

 not yet come into fruiting. These 

 are the products obtained from the 

 cross pollination work that has been 

 carried on with the leading standard 

 varieties. Hardiness, productiveness 

 and good keeping qualities are the 

 features. that the breeders are seeking 

 for. 



The unusually large damages from 

 the insect pests has placed a greater 

 importance than ever on the necessity 

 for spraying. Large orchardists report 

 that sprayed fruit sold at 11.00 per bu. 

 when it was difficult to dispose of the 

 untreated product at 40c. per bu. The 

 damages in sprayed orchards by the 

 codling moth amounted to less than 

 ten per cent., while the crop in many 

 unsprayed orchards was entirely 

 ruined. 



The discussions of park and forestry 

 questions were also interesting. "Or- 

 namental Shrubs for Home Grounds," 

 ■The Destruction of Our Porests," and 

 ■'Civic Improvements" are representa- 

 tive of the various subjects discussed. 

 As the State grows older the artistic 

 side of horticulture is bound to receive 

 greater attention. W. G. BAXTER. 



TWIN CITIES FLORISTS' AND GAR- 

 DENERS' CLUB. MINN. 

 The Twin Cities Florists' and Gar- 

 deners' Club was organized December 

 12. According to the by-laws, the 

 club will meet the third Tuesday of 

 each month, alternately, at the Minne- 

 apolis Park Greenhouses, 38th street 

 and Bryant avenue S. and at Holm & 

 Olsen's, 20 W. 5th street, St. Paul. 

 About forty professional horticultur- 

 ists are members so far. Officers are 

 as follows: President, T. Wirth; 

 vice-president, O. J. Olsen; secretary, 

 S. D. Dysinger; treasurer, R. A. 

 Latham; executive committee, T. H. 

 Hall, E. Nagel, G. P. Holm, A. S. 

 Swanson. 



