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HORTICULTURE 



January 25, 1913 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' CLUB 

 OF BOSTON. 



This club had another of those gala 

 nights so much enjoyed by members 

 and their ladies, on 'Tuesday evening, 

 January 21st. It was the occasion of 

 the installation of the officers for 1913 

 and according to custom the ladies 

 were invited to see the ceremonial, 

 partake of salads and ices, listen to 

 some good music, have a dance, and 

 incidentally to encouragingly applaud 

 the young officials who, on assuming 

 office for the first time, were trotted 

 out before the company to assay their 

 maiden speech. 



The lecture room in Horticultural 

 Hall was filled from door to stage on 

 this occasion. The officers consider- 

 ately put through the regular routine 

 business, reports, etc., and it was still 

 early when the musical talent was an- 

 nounced. 



The new incumbents were neatly in- 

 ducted into office by Peter Miller and 

 each made a little speech, promising 

 to "whoop'er up" good in their re- 

 spective duties for the coming year. 



The secretary's report showed an 

 average attendance for 1912 of 175 per 

 meeting. The number of members is 

 now 446. The treasury showed a bal- 

 ance of about $2,300. President Ken- 

 nedy announced his intention of hav- 

 ing the ladies form an auxiliary so- 

 ciety; there is plenty of excellent 

 material for this laudable project. $50 

 was appropriated for a prize in the 

 Club's name at the National Flower 

 Show in New York and a similar 

 amount for the Sweet Pea Society's 

 exhibition in Boston next summer. 



The piano music and singing was 

 very enjoyable and one of the singers 

 whose name is Singer set his audience 

 In such a furore tliat three encores 

 hardly satisfied them. 



The collation was served in the 

 large exhibition hall and while this 

 was being done the seats were re- 

 moved from the lecture hall and two 

 hours of "light fantastic" tripping fol- 

 lowed. 



Caterer, musicians and officials all 

 covered themselves with glory. The 

 affair was simply perfect from start to 

 finish. 



There was a little exhibition of 

 flowers and the following awards were 

 made: 



Reports of merit to Duncan Finlay- 

 son for Cymbidium Wigandianum and 

 primulas; report of superior merit to 

 Patten & Co. for carnation Princess 

 Dagmar; report of thanks to A. A. 

 Thorndike for Purity freesia. 



NEW YORK STATE FEDERATION 

 OF FLORAL CLUBS. 



There will be a meeting of the New 

 York State Federation of Floral Clubs 

 during Farmers' Week exercises at N. 

 Y. State College of Agriculture, Cornell 

 University, Ithaca, New York, on Wed- 

 nesday, February 12, at 12 o'clock. As 

 several matters of great Importance 

 will be presented it is earnestly re- 

 quested that all Florists' Associations 

 or Floral Clubs in the State be well 

 represented. 



JOHN YOUNG, Secretory. 



NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GAR- 

 DENERS. 



The National Association of Garden- 

 ers has selected the Murray Hill Ho- 

 tel, 41st street and Park avenue. New 

 York City, as its headquarters during 

 the International Flower Show week. 

 The hotel is situated conveniently to 

 the Grand Central Palace, being only 

 five short blocks from the hall and 

 the same distance from Broadway, so 

 that it is also easy of access to the 

 city's amusement centre. 



The management has set a rate of 

 $2 per day for single persons, and $3 

 for two persons in a room, including 

 privilege of bath. The men's dining 

 hall will be set aside as the rendez- 

 vous for members to congregate morn- 

 ing, noon and night. Breakfast, lunch 

 and dinner will be served in this hall 

 at a reasonable price. The hotel man- 

 agement promises to provide every fa- 

 cility to make the hotel a hospitable 

 hostelry for the gardeners during 

 their stay. 



Members can communicate direct 

 with the hotel for reservations for 

 rooms. Those who intend to at- 

 tend the International Show will do 

 well to reserve their rooms at an early 

 date, as a big crowd is looked for and, 

 as the National Association's head- 

 quarters will be a popular place, those 

 that apply late may find that they can- 

 not be accommodated. The officers and 

 executive members of the association 

 as at present constituted are: 



President. William H. W.iite, Yonkers. 

 N. Y.; vice-president, A. .T. Smith, Lake 

 (Geneva. N. Y.; secretary, Martin C. Ebel. 

 Madison. N. J.; treasurer, James Stuart, 

 Maniaroneck. X. Y. Trustees for 1913: 

 I'etcr Duff, Orange. N. J.; William Klein- 

 lieinz, Osontz, Pa.; William Duckham, 

 M.-idison, N. .1. ; Alexander MacKenzie, 

 filen Cove, N. 1'.: John Dodds, Wyncote, 

 Pa. Directors to serve until 1914: Robert 

 .\ngus. Tarrytown, N. Y. ; Robert Bot- 

 tomley. New Canaan. Conn. : Carl Schaef- 

 fer. Tuxedo Park, N. Y. ; E. Wetterlow, 

 West Manchester. M.iss. ; T. J. Kempton. 

 Baychester; N. Y.: E. Trethewey, Tarry- 

 town, N. y.; Alexander Fraser, Newport, 

 R. I. To serve until 1915: John Shore, 

 Harrison. N. Y.; Thomas Proctor, Lenox, 

 Mass.; William N. Craic, North Easton. 

 Mass.: Frank E. WitneyT Fishkill, N. Y. ; 

 Robert Williamson, rireenwich. Conn.: E. 

 Kirk, Bar Harbor, Me. ; .Tames Bell. New 

 York, N. Y. To serve until 1916: Thomas 

 W. Logan, Jenkintown. Pa.; John F. 

 Huss, Hartford. Conn. ; John W. Everitt, 

 Glen Cove, N. Y. ; A. Bauer. Deal Beach, 

 N. J. : John W. Jones, Pittslnirgh, Pa. : 

 Alexander McPherson. Washington, D. C; 

 James C. Shield. Monticello. Hi. 



M. C. EBEL, Secretary. 



WORCESTER COUNTY HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



The program of lectures at Worces- 

 ter, Mass.. for the season of 1913 is as 

 follows: 



Jan. 23. — Illustrated lecture. "Chinese 

 Plants," E. H. Wilson, Arnold Arboretum. 



Jan. 30. — Illustrated lecture. "The Yel- 

 lowstone," Rev. William J. Taylor. 



Feb. 6.— Ladies' Day. Illustrated lec- 

 ture. "Dalmatia." Miss Margaret C 

 Bolles. Tufts College. 



Feb. 13. — "Recreation as a Municipal 

 Function," G. A. Parker, Supt. Parks, 

 Hartford. Conn. 



Feb. 20.— "Young Orchards," Fred A 

 Smith. Ipswich, Mass. 



Feb. 27.— "Old Orchards," Everett E 

 Brown, Pomfret Centre. Conn. 



March 6— Spring exhibition. 



March 12— Annual reunion and dinner 

 Prof. Frank H. Hanklns, Clark tTnlverslty 



NEW JERSEY FLORICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The eighteenth annual dinner and' 

 dance of the New Jersey Floricultural 

 Society was held at English's banquet 

 hall, East Orange, N. J., January 10th. 



"Something to be proud of," just 

 about expresses the feelings of every- 

 one present. There was a large turn- 

 out of members and their friends, in- 

 cluding the women folk, an innovation 

 that greatly pleased J. Austin Shaw, 

 who acted as toastmaster, and was a 

 big success. 



A letter from M. C. Ebel, secretary 

 of the National Association of Garden- 

 ers, advising that at least three of the 

 park and shade tree commission be 

 professional gardeners was received 

 with approval. Mrs. James Neil re- 

 sponded to the toast, "The Gentle- 

 men," and gave some excellent advice. 

 President Drews and Vice-President 

 Geo. B. Wilson with the aid of Charles 

 McTaggart and P. H. Cox more than 

 made good to the toast, "The Ladies." 

 William Reid and Walter Gray, our 

 past secretary and treasurer, respec- 

 tively, will be proud of the watch 

 cliains which were presented in an 

 able manner by Vice-President Geo. B. 

 Wilson as a slight token from the so- 

 ciety for their able and faithful serv- 

 ices. H. J. Skern for the "Wild Flow- 

 ers," W. B. Killingbeck for "The First 

 Profession," Geo. Hillinger and Fran- 

 cis Dexter for "Sister Societies," w'ere 

 all eloquent and pleasing. 



The tables were beautifully deco- 

 rated with asparagus, carnations and 

 potted plants and good music contrib- 

 uted to make this a most enjoyable 

 and educational occasion. 



Following are the prize winners in 

 the monthly contest for points for the 

 year 1912: 



Orchids — 1st. Emil Panuska, 096 points; 

 2nd. Lager & Hurrell. 000. Roses — 1st, 

 William Reid. 707: 2ud. Fritz Berglund, 

 G77. Carnations — 1st. William Reid. 746; 2nd, 

 Max Schneider. 735; 3rd. Fritz Berglund, 

 660. Cut flowers— 1st, Frank Drews, 797; 

 2nd, Max Schneider, 780. Foliage and 

 flowering plants — 1st, Emil Panuska. 660. 

 Sweet peas and violets — 1st. Max Schnei- 

 der. 583: 2nd. Frank Drews, 380. 



JOHN DERVAN, Secretary. 



NEW LONDON COUNTY HORTI- 

 CULTURAL SOCIETY. 

 This society held its first meeting 

 for 1913 on the 9th inst., which was 

 largely devoted to the welfare of the 

 organization and consideration of its 

 plans for the ensuing year. The semi- 

 annual report of the treasurer showed 

 an expenditure of $149 in prizes at the 

 dahlia and chrysanthemum shows be- 

 sides special prizes which were given 

 by A. T. Boddington and Stumpp & 

 Walter of New York, and Fottler, 

 Fiske, Rawson Co. of Boston. In addi- 

 tion a free show was given in Pequot 

 section and several exhibits were held 

 in the society rooms to which the pub- 

 lic were invited. Special attention 

 was called to the coming National 

 Flower Show in New York. It Is 

 hoped to secure a large delegation of 

 flower lovers to attend from New Lon- 

 don. The next meeting Is Feb. 13th 

 when a paper will be given on Palms 

 and Ferns by the president, John 

 Maloney. H. L. 



