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HORTICULTURE 



June 28, 1913 



LANCASTER COUNTY FLORISTS' 

 CLUB. 



June 19th was perennial flower day 

 with the Club and the exhibition table 

 was filled with flowers. H. D. Rohrer 

 exhibited hydrangea, delphinium, cam- 

 panula and Rambler roses; A. M. 

 Herr, Japanese iris; B. F. Barr, del- 

 phinium, Gaillardia and Tamarix; Fred 

 Spinner, perennials J. P. Siebold, Sil- 

 ver Pink snapdragon; Rudolph Nagle, 

 Scarlet Bedder, S. A. Nutt, Poitevine 

 and Ricard geraniums. H. F. Michell 

 Company of Philadelphia exhibited a 

 fine lot of their new geranium Helen 

 Michell, which was well received and 

 their representative was given the 

 floor to expound its merits which he 

 did to perfection. 



The Voltax Paint Co., through their 

 agent, Mr. Thomas Langan, gave a 

 very interesting and instructive talk 

 on paints and painting. These talks, 

 while in the nature of advertising, are, 

 nevertheless, good things for the club 

 as there is always something to be 

 learned from them and knowledge 

 never comes amiss. 



Harry Rohrer then gave a talk on 

 hardy flowers for Memorial Day, giv- 

 ing peonies first place, naming the 

 best for this date as follows: Offici- 

 nalis Rubra, Festiva Maxima, Edula 

 Superba, Rubra Triumphant and 

 Agida. In German iris, which are 

 good Memorial Day flowers, he named 

 pallida Dalmatica, Heavenly Blue and 

 Silver King. Poppies and columbines 

 were named and if cut and handled 

 at the proper time they make excel- 

 lent stock. Pyrethrunis and delphin- 

 iums, Dianthus barbatus and Gaillardia 

 all make fine stock for Memorial Day 

 if properly grown. Campanula potted 

 in the fall into six-inch pots, kept in 

 a cold frame and brought along slow- 

 ly can be had in full crop for Memo- 

 rial Day and makes a very profitable 

 flower. 



Under the head of "Good of the 

 Club." the appeal for funds for the 

 Smith Memorial was brought up and 

 a unanimous vote in favor of a small 

 assessment from each member for this 

 purpose was carried. 



The Club picnic will be held at 

 Hershey, Pa.. Tuesday, July 15th, leav- 

 ing Lancaster about 7.30 A. M., get- 

 ting back to Lancaster about 9 P. M. 

 Any florist who happens this way is 

 welcome and will have the time of his 

 life. Florists from surrounding towns 

 should meet the train when it arrives 

 at Hershey and get in with the Lan- 

 caster bunch to have the full benefit 

 of our special affairs. 



Lancaster, Mass. A. M. Herr. 



RHODE ISLAND HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The annual June exhibition of roses 

 and strawberries of the Rhode Island 

 Horticultural Society was held on June 

 18, in the parlors of the Mathewson 

 Street M. E. Church, Providence, and 

 it was the best summer exhibit the 

 society has ever placed before the 

 public, this being especially true of 

 the roses. The general arrangement 

 was attractive and much interest was 

 manifested by the large gathering that 

 attended. 



The largest display of roses was 

 that of the Vacant Lot Gardens, of 

 which H. Howard Pepper is the owner. 

 Mr. Pepper's exhibit occupied a centre 

 table and included 40 varieties, all 



ON and after July i, 1913, J^r. Sydney ^ayers- 

 dorfer will be given an interest in our busi- 

 ness. In making this announcement we take oc- 

 casion to thank the florists trade for their generous 

 support during our many years of pleasant associa- 

 tion with them, and we hope with the addition of 

 young blood and increased facilites which are con- 

 templated we may continue to merit the kind pat- 

 ronage of the trade. 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO. 



1129 Arch St., PLiladelplii.i. Pa. 



hardy, comprising 500 fiowers. Burke 

 & Burns made a fine showing in hot- 

 house roses and sweet peas. E. J. 

 Bevins of East Greenwich made a fine 

 showing in roses which captured six 

 of the 11 awards in the out-door 

 classes. Mr. Bevins also carried off 

 the honors for peas. A large basket 

 of roses, lily of the valley and ferns 

 was made by T. J. Johnston & Co. 



An excellent display of orchids was 

 made by E. L. Nock of Providence. 



At the right of the entrance there 

 was a fine showing of larkspur by 

 Fred C. Green, superintendent of 

 Roger Williams Park. The showing 

 of strawberries was small, but the 

 quality of the fruit was very good. 

 Samuel Razee of Ashton was awarded 

 the prize for the best collection; Prof. 

 Barlow of the Rhode Island State Col- 

 lege received the honors for the best 

 single quart; 2nd to Wallace L. Pond 

 of this city. 



The prizes in the professional 

 classes for roses were won principally 

 by C. Hartstra, H. Howard Pepper, T. 

 J. Johnston & Co., E. J. Bevins. Burke 

 & Burns and Mrs. E. Osborne. Wm. 

 Appleton, Wm. I. Hough and others 

 were prominent in the promiscuous 

 classes. 



Eugene A. Appleton was the judge 

 of the flower display, and Joshua Vose 

 of Pontiac was the judge of fruit. 



NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GAR- 

 DENERS. 



Owing to the change of date of the 

 annual show of the American Sweet 

 Pea Society, which will occur in Bos- 

 ton on July 12th and 13th, the summer 

 meeting of the National Association of 

 Gardenei's has been postponed from 

 July 5th to July 12th and will be held 

 in Horticultural Hall, Boston, on that 

 day at 2 o'clock. A meeting of trus- 

 tees and directors of the association 

 will take place at 1.30 o'clock. 



Members attending the meeting go- 

 ing by way of New York, will leave 

 over the outside line of the Metropoli- 

 tan Steamship Company, Pier 19, 

 North River, at 5 o'clock on Friday, 

 July 11th. This is the all-water route 

 direct to Boston. 



M. C. Ebel, Secretary, 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 

 Judges' Report. 

 Your judges passed on the exhibits 

 of roses in the test garden at Eliza- 

 beth Park, Hartford, Conn., June 21, 

 1913, and present the following report: 



Kobln Hood disseminated by E. G. Hill 

 <'".. Richmond, Ind., 1912. Parentage, 

 Rhea Reid x Richmond. Scored 89 points. 

 Certificate of Merit. 



Seedling, No. 510. E. G. Hill Co., Rhea 

 Reid X Chateau des Clos Vougert. Scored- 

 80 points. Certificate of Merit. 



Seedling, No. 523. E. G. Hill Co., Rhea 

 Reid X Richmond. Scored S7 points. Sil- 

 ver Jledal. 



Milady. Disseminated, 1913. A. N. 

 Pierson, Inc. Richmond x .T. B. Clark. 

 Scored SS points. Certificate of Merit. 



American Pillar. Desseminated, 1900. 

 Conard & Jones. West Grove. Pa. Scored 

 85 points. Certificate of Merit. 



American Pillar. Disseminated, 1909. 

 Peter Henderson & Co. Scored SO points. 

 Certificate of Merit. 



Shatemue. Disseminated, 1911. Shate- 

 muo Nurseries, Barrytown, N. Y. Hybrid 

 of Multiflora Nana. Scored 83 points. 

 Certificate of Merit. 



S'eedling, No. 411. John Cool;, Baltimore, 

 .Md. Etoile de France x Seedling. Scored 

 .83 points. Certificate of Merit. 



Seedling, No. 423. John Cook, Balti- 

 more, Md.. Fran Karl Druschki x Pink 

 Seedling. Scored 86 points. Silver medal. 



Radiance. John Cook. Cardinal x Pink 

 Seedling. Scored 86 points. Certificate of 

 Merit. 



Climbing American Beauty. Hoopes 

 Bro. & Thomas, West Chester. Pa. 

 Wichuraiana x Marion Dingee x American 

 Beauty. Scored S4 points. Certificate of 

 Merit. 



Lady Hillingdon. Lowe & Shawyer. 

 Scored 83 points. Certificate of Merit. 



Respectfully submitted, 



W. R. Pierson, 

 Eber Holmes, 

 John F. Hdss, 



Judges by Appointment American 

 Rose Society. 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' CLUB 

 OF BOSTON. 



That popular event known as Ladies' 

 Night, annually looked forward to by 

 the youth and beauty of horticultural 

 Boston as the jolliest of the season's 

 entertainments, drew to Horticultural 

 Hall, Wednesday evening, a gather- 

 ing that filled the lecture room to the 

 doors. It was a notable success from 

 start to finish and carried out with a 

 snap and system that spoke well for 

 the gentlemen who had it in charge. 



The regular business of the Club 

 was first taken care of. Briefly, it 



