May 31. 1913 



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CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' 

 CLUB FIELD DAY. 



A full account of the visit of the 

 Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Bos- 

 ton to W. H. Elliott's rose houses was 

 given in our issue of May 24. The 

 photograph of the group was not fin- 

 ished in time so we present it here- 

 with. We might mention that the 

 water for this establishment is pumped 

 from a well 460 feet deep by a gaso- 

 line engine and the same engine also 

 drives a three-cylinder pump for forc- 

 ing the manure water through the 

 same pipes. Among other things 

 which are rather unusual as done here 

 is the planting out of the young rose 

 stock in the beds after they have out- 

 grown the 2V-; in. pots instead of re- 

 potting in larger pots. The plants are 

 set 5 in. by 5 in. in the beds and grown 

 along until ready for planting in the 

 permanent beds. Many were inter- 

 ested in the process whereby an old 

 farm barn has been remodeled, made 



tight, sanitary and attractive with 

 small expense. Strips of 2 in. by 2 

 in. material were first nailed to the 

 outside of the barn and metal lathing 

 attached to this. The whole was then 

 covered with stucco. The interior of 

 the cow stables was treated the same 

 way except that the outside coat was 

 a smooth, hard finish. 



LANCASTER 



COUNTY 

 CLUB. 



FLORISTS' 



At its regular meeting this club had 

 a paper by Mr. Beyer of La Paik, Pa., 

 on "Bedding Plants and Their Cul- 

 ture." The paper was well received 

 and afterward Mr. Nagle gave a very 

 interesting talk on his experiences in 

 southern France, which were both hor- 

 ticultural and poetic. 'with a little of 

 Monte Carlo mixed between. 



Mr. Rosnosky, representing the H. 

 F Michell Co.. who was with us, ex- 

 pressed surprise at the number of 

 members present and told of the good 

 times that are coming. 



The picnic commitee reported hav- 



ing made arrangements at Hershey's 

 where there is a picnic park over two 

 miles in length with all the requisites 

 for a good time, and as we will be 

 partly the guests of Mr. Hershey and 

 taken through his estate and the choc- 

 olate works, it will be quite an affair. 

 Any florist between the Arctic Circle 

 and the Antarctic snow-capped hills 

 is welcome to come with us — July 14th 

 or 15th; date annoimced later. 



The president appointed Harry Roh- 

 rer. Chas. B. Herr, Jacob Flear and 

 others as a serving committee and re- 

 freshments were served and a general 

 social time indulged in for several 

 hours. 



Albert M. Herb. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



The Engelmann Botanical Club will 

 meet on Saturday, June 7th, at 3 P. M. 

 al Shaw's Garden, St. Louis. 



The annual Peony and Rhododen- 

 dron Exhibition of the Massachusetts 

 Horticultural Society will be held at 

 Boston on June 7th and 8th. 



The St. Louis County Plant and 

 Flower Growers' Association holds its 

 regular monthly meeting at the 

 Eleven Mile House in Kirkwood next 

 Wednesday, June 4th, at 8 P. M. 



At the New York Florists' Club 

 meeting, June 9th, there will be an ad- 

 dress by A. Farenwald, on "Affilia- 

 tion," and a program of instrumental 

 music by the Thos. A. Edison Co. 



The regular meeting of the Albany 

 Florists' Club will be held on June 5th 

 at the Albany Cut Flower Exchange. 

 Important business is to be brought 

 up and a good attendance is urged. 



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The St. Louis Florist Club meets 

 on Thursday afternoon, June 12th. at 

 Shaw's Garden. Secretary Beneke is 

 out with impressive postals to the 



