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HORTICULTURE 



March 29, 1913 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



WESTCHESTER AND FAIRFIELD 

 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 Society was held in Doran's Hall, 

 'Greenwich, Conn., on March 14th. The 

 attendance and enthusiasm maintained 

 a.t our meetings is excellent, espe- 

 cially considering the long journeys 

 some of the members have to make. 

 Regret is felt over the resignation of 

 Vice-President Oscar Addor, who finds 

 that he cannot maintain that office to 

 the welfare of the Society. By unani- 

 mous vote H. Wild was elected vice- 

 president for the ensuing year. 



The best wishes of the Society were 

 extended to James Aitchison, who is 

 about to take up his residence else- 

 where. The speaker for the evening 

 was Wm. Scott, of Scott Bros., Elms- 

 ford, N. Y.. who delivered a very 

 practical address on the "Growing of 

 Carnations." This meeting being 

 chosen as Carnation Night brought 

 out a large number of exhibits. Prizes 

 were awarded as follows: 



First, James Aitchison; second. A. L. 

 M,arshaU: tbird, E. .Tohnson ; A. L. Mar- 

 shall, honorable mention for Nepbrolepis 

 magniflca; James Aitchison, culturnl certi- 

 ficate for cyclamen and Primula mala- 

 coides; A. Wynne, honorable mention for 

 Schizanthus Wisetonensls; Alex. Gedrtes, 

 honorable mention for carnation seedling: 

 Thos. Aitchison, cultural certificate for 

 vase of callas: Geo. E. Baldwin Co., highly 

 commended for Cattleya Lawrenceana: P. 

 W. Popp, honorable mention for carnation 

 California Giant and lily of valley: Thos. 

 aitcbison. honorable mention for seedling 

 amaryllis; Louis Wittman. honorable men- 

 tion for roses Madison and My Maryland ; 

 Thos. Ryan, vote of thanks for shamrock 

 (the real goods). 



Professor Jarvis of Yale has prom- 

 ised to deliver an illustrated lecture 

 at our next meeting on "The Diseases 

 of Fruit Trees." This lecture should 

 prove of vital importance to all. 



Owen A. Hunwick, 



Cor. Sec'y. 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF WASHINGTON. 



' 'At the annua! meeting of the Flor- 

 ists' Club of Washington, the election 

 of officers took place. It took two bal- 

 lots before a selection could be made 

 to' fill the two vacancies existing in 

 the board of trustees. The fight for 

 the presidency was a tight one 



David J. Grllbortzer, O. A. C. Oehm- 

 ler and Otto Bauer were the candi- 

 dates, but Mr. Grilbortzer, in a short 

 speech before the balloting be?an, 

 asked that his name be withdrawn. 



This left Messrs. Oehmler and Bauer 

 the sole contestants, and the latter 

 won by a single vote. Upon a motion 

 made by the defeated candidate. Mr. 

 Oehmler, the election was made unan- 

 imous. George Coolie was unanimous- 

 ly elected vice-president, William F. 

 Gude treasurer, and Elmer C. May- 

 berry secretary. For the board of 

 trustees David Bisset and William 

 Earnest were elected as members each 

 to sei-ve three years. 



Plans were discussed tor a banquet 

 in April at which time the new of- 

 ficers will be installed. This will also 

 be ladles' night and from the fact that 

 fifty reservations were immediately 

 made a large assemblage may be ex- 

 pected. An informal report was made 

 on the work of the committees in 



charge of the New York and Minne- 

 apolis trips. A special car will be 

 chartered to carry the members to the 

 National Flower Show on April 4. 



The Ex-Secretary of Agriculture, 

 Hon. James Wilson, was unanimously 

 elected an honorary member. 



Louis and Joseph Freeman pre- 

 sented for exhibition a vase of excep- 

 tionally fine carnations; Rose Pink 

 and White Enchantress, White Won- 

 der and Beacon. There were also a 

 dozen or more amaryllis on display 

 through the courtesy of Mr. Byrnes of 

 the Propagating Gardens. 



MORRIS COUNTY GARDENERS' 

 AND FLORISTS' SOCIETY. 



"Carnation Night" was a most suc- 

 cessful event. Members came out 

 strong and the carnations were grand. 

 Standard varieties as well as novel- 

 ties were much above the average. 

 Awards were as follows; 



Matchless from Cottage Garden, certifi- 

 cate of merit: Enchantress Supreme from 

 Dailledouze. certificate of merit; Northport 

 from James D. Cockcroft, previously cer- 

 tificated; Dimple Widener, Wm. lilein- 

 heinz's pet, certificate of merit ; Wm. Ec- 

 cles from Scott Bros., with the lighter col- 

 ors, formerly certificated, holds her place 

 well as a top-notch red ; Salmon Beauty, 

 Traendly & Schenck. certificate of merit ; 

 Seedling" No. 7 from Chas. H. Totty. Judges 

 asked to see It again before making award : 

 Mrs. C. W. Ward and Woodenethe. from 

 W. H. Duckham, certificate of culture; 

 Woodenethe. from Robt. Tyson. Flurham. 

 cultural certificate: Mrs. C. W. Ward and 

 Woodenethe. from Percy D. Witney. Wheat 

 Sheaf, cultural certificate: Gloriosa and 

 White Wonder, from G. F. Neipp. Chat- 

 ham, cultural certificate: Edward Heagan 

 l)rought mixed carnations, receiving the 

 Society's award ; Ernest Wild's Schizan- 

 thus Wisetonensls. in 10-incb pols, re- 

 ceived a cultural certificate and a .$.t gold 

 piece. 



C. J. W. Ottolander of F. & F. Nur- 

 series, read an essay on "Rare Shrubs 

 and Trees," as seen by him at the 

 Arnold .\rboretum. It was a painstak- 

 ing, edifying, and entertaining paper. 



Altogether, we had a fine evening 

 of it. Wm. H. Duckham and C. H. 

 Totty called on everyone to respond 

 as far as possible to the call of the 

 International Flower Show. E. R. 



NASSAU COUNTY HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



At the regular monthly meeting of 

 this society, at Glen Cove, N. Y., on 

 March 12th, the exhibits of plants and 

 flowers were specially good. Jamei 

 Duthie exhibited Freesia Tubergini. 

 The colors of this freesia are very 

 pleasing and it is sure to become a fa- 

 forite for conservatory and house 

 decorations; the varieties were Dainty, 

 La Phare, and Sweet Lavender. The 

 society's prizes for cineraria, cauli- 

 flower and stocks were awarded to A. 

 MacKenzie, P. Charbnnniad and J. 

 MacDonald. A certificate of culture 

 was awarded to J. W. Bverltt for 

 mushrooms; honorable mention to J. 

 Ingram for narcissus, and to J. Duthie 

 for carnations. Andrew Wilson of- 

 fered a substantial cash prize for the 

 next fall show. Next meeting. Aprl 

 16, at 7 P. M., and prizes are offered 

 for 12 roses, 12 Darwin tulips and onp 

 calceolai'ia. 



J.\MES M.\(D()x.\i.n. Cor. Sec. 



TARRYTOWN HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 Tarrytown Horticultural Society was 

 held on Wednesday evening, March 19. 

 A fine vase of the new rose. Milady, 

 was staged by the A. N. Pierson Com- 

 pany; also a fine vase of the new rose, 

 Mrs. George Shawyer, staged by C. H. 

 Totty. Both varieties were awarded a 

 certificate of merit at the fall show 

 and were at this time highly recom- 

 mended. The prize offered by James 

 W. Smith, for the best twelve roses of 

 any variety other than American 

 Beauty, was awarded to John Elliott. 

 A very interesting discussion on the 

 culture of roses was opened by Joseph 

 Mooney and taken up by Messrs. 

 Bradley. Scott. Angus and Weeks, 

 which brought out some very interest- 

 ing remarks. 



For the April meeting John Elliott 

 offers a prize for the best flowering 

 plant. E. Trethewet, 



Corresponding Secretary. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



The New London Horticultural So- 

 ciety had their monthly meeting on 

 the 13th inst.. when President John 

 Malona read a most interesting paner 

 on the Growing and Care of Palms 

 and Ferns in the Greenhouse and 

 Home. A good discussion followed. 



The Northampton and Holyoke Flor- 

 ists' and Gardeners' Association held 

 a meeting on the evening of March 11, 

 at the greenhouses of H. W. Field, and 

 an illustrated address was given by 

 Prof. Waugh of the Massachusetts Ag- 

 ricultural College on "Ground Im- 

 provement." 



The Chicago Florist Club have se- 

 lected the Chicago Great Westcn rail- 

 road as the official route to carry Its 

 members and their friends to the 2Sth 

 annual convention of the Society of 

 American Florists, to be held in Min- 

 neapolis, August 19-22, 1913. They have 

 arranged for a superb special train to 

 leave Grand Central station, Chicago, 

 at 6.15 P. M.. August 18th, arriving at 

 Minneapolis the following morning. A 

 complete Itinerary will be Issued 

 shortly. 



A new organization, the Medford 

 Horticultural Society, has been formed 

 at Medford, Mass. The officers are: 

 Charles M. Hayden president; Mrs. 

 Lester H. Williams and J. W. Rock- 

 well, vice-presidents; Miss Kate M. 

 Buss, secretary; Vernon H. Hall, 

 treasurer. The directors are: Mrs. 

 Daniel F. Puffer. William H. Randall, 

 Archibald L. Jackson, George O. Fos- 

 ter and Wilton B. Fay. Other direc- 

 tors will be added from the different 

 wards of the city. 



The Tri-City Florists' Club met at 

 the home of John Staack. Moline, 111., 

 where they were hospitably enter- 

 tained. After inspecting the houses 

 there was a business meeting where 

 the topic for discussion was "Lawns," 

 and officers were elected as follows: 

 President, John Staack; vice-president. 

 H. Pauli; recording secretary, Wm. 



