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ported and their draft was adopted as 

 read. 



There was some talk of building a 

 meeting hall and this will be discussed 

 at the next meeting. The association 

 will continue to meet on the first 

 Wednesday of each month until further 

 notice. All St. Louis county growers 

 are eligible to membership. 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' CLUB 

 OF BOSTON. 



The next regular meeting of this 

 club will be held at Horticultural Hall, 

 Boston, on Tuesday evening. May 20, 

 at 8 o'clock. Wilfrid Wheeler of Con- 

 cord, will lecture on "Small Fruits." 

 A cordial invitation is extended to 

 any not yet affiliated with the club 

 to hear Mr. Wheeler's address. 



The club will hold a field day with 

 W. H. Elliott at Madbury. N. H.. on 

 Wednesday, May 21. Train will leave 

 the North Union Station, Boston, at 

 8.55 A. M. The mammoth rose houses 

 and large stock farm will be special 

 attractions. The Boston & Maine 

 Railroad has promised to run a spe- 

 cial train for seventy-five people at 

 regular rates, and if one hundred 

 agree to go the fare will be reduced 

 to .1!2.30 for the round trip. It seems 

 probable that over one hundred will 

 attend. Reservation can be secured 

 by addressing W. J. Kennedy, Chest- 

 nut Hill, Mass. All interested in hor- 

 ticulture and agriculture will be wel- 

 'comed on this occasion and ladies are 

 specially invited to make the journey. 

 W. N. Cbaig, Secretary. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HORTI- 

 CULTURISTS. 

 Department of Plant Registration. 



Public noice is hereby given that Al- 

 bert A. Sawyer of Forest Park, 111., 

 offers for registration the following 

 aster: 



Name, Sawyer Astermum. 



Description: "During the summer 

 of 1904. I caught a "sport" among my 

 asters, having a beautiful shade of 

 lavender and from it, by careful se- 

 lection, I have produced the Sawyer 

 Astermum in the three colors, laven- 

 der, pink and white. The blossoms 

 are in the order of the HohenzoUern 

 but the petals are much longer and 

 thicker, bloom making a good shipper. 

 In contrast, however, to the Hohen- 

 zoUern the blooms of the Astermum 

 are produced in a plant of upright 

 growth, sending straight up long. 



strong stems, and is not a branching 

 variety. For this reason, I claim it is 

 original with me, owing to its remark- 

 able resemblance to many varieties of 

 chrysanthemums." 



John Young, Secy. 

 April 25th, 1913. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



The May exhibition of the Massa- 

 chusetts Horticultural Society will be 

 held at Horticultural Hall, Boston, on 

 Saturday and Sunday, May 17 and 18. 

 It will be free to the public. 



At the regular monthly meeting of 

 the Lenox Horticultural Society, held 

 in the Town Hall, Lenox, Mass., on 

 Saturday evening. May 3rd, C. H. 

 Reed of Brookfield, Mass., gave a 

 very interesting and instructive lec- 

 ture on the "Benefits of Farmers' 

 Clubs and Kindred Organizations. 



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