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H ORTI CULTURE 



August 15, 1908 



charge of the placing of exhibits, great 

 credit is due for the effective and most 

 charming arrangement. The exhibits 

 exceeded .he expectations of the sum- 

 mer visitors and were a revelation i<> 

 the gardeners themselves. Kenneth 

 Finlayson of the Park Department, 

 Boston, and Win. N. Craig from the 

 Anus estate, North Easton. Mass., 

 si rv. 'd as judges. 



Upon the left upon entering a table 

 of snapdragon and penstemons made 

 a gorgeous display, surpassing any- 

 thing seen at the larger shows. Next 

 was a grand display of baskets of 

 flowers arranged for effect, some 18 or 

 20 competing. Mrs. Joseph Pulitzer, 

 E. W. Exstrom gardener, secured the 

 coveted prize; Mrs. J. T. Bowen. Ar- 

 thur E. Chilman gardener. 2nd. Upon 

 the right a table of large vases of 

 phloxes and roses and carnations, ar- 

 ranged for effect, made a charming 

 display, Further along were tables ol 

 annuals in variety, sweet peas and 

 gladioli with stems 4 to 6 feet long. 

 Honors in the sweet pea classes were 

 very evenly divided. In Gladioli Mrs. 

 J. f. Bowen carried the principal hon- 

 ors. The groups of stove and green- 

 house plants arranged for effect were 

 greatly admired, first honors going to 

 John I. Kane. Kenneth McLean gard- 

 ener, and second to Mrs. J. S. Ken- 

 nedy. W. T. Burton gardener. There 

 was a magnificent collection of stove 

 plants from Mrs. Joseph Pulitzer. In 

 this collection a superb specimen of 

 Allamanda Hendersoni trained in um- 

 brella form secured a certificate of 

 merit, being easily the finest plant in 

 the exhibition. The side tables on the 

 left contained well grown plants of 

 tuberous and Rex begonias, gloxinias, 

 achimenes, fuchsias, etc.. the compe- 

 tition in tuberous begonias being very 

 keen, and first honors going to Mrs. 

 John S. Kennedy with J. T. Bowen a 

 close second. 



In the gallery a grand display of 

 fruit attracted much attention; es- 

 pecially noticeable were two superb 

 bunches of Muscat of Alexandria 

 grapes shown by Geo. W. Vanderbilt, 

 Edward Kirk gardener, which took 

 first honors as well as certificate of 

 merit. The competition in musk mel- 

 ons was strong, Geo. W. Vanderbilt 

 securing first, and Mrs. Kennedy sec- 

 ond. There were especially fine 

 peaches and small fruits in variety. 

 The State Exhibit of Insects in 

 charge of Prof. E. F. Hitchins, State 

 Entomologist, also drew much atten- 

 tion. The competition in vegetables 

 in many classes was strong and a 

 very creditable display made. They 

 were arranged on tables on the north- 

 ern loggia outside. 



The southern loggia contained a fine 

 exhibition of water lilies and other 

 aquatics from Henry A. Dreer of 

 Philadelphia. Upon the lawn were 

 superb specimen hydrangeas from Mrs. 

 Fo eph Pulitzer and Mrs. Geo. Bow- 

 doin. 



The awards were blue ribbons and 

 red. 



WILLIAM MILLER. 



The lecommendation of the commit- 

 tee to hold a clambake at Henkes 

 Bros.'. Waiervliet. was accepted and it 

 was voted to include the ladies. The 

 committee reported that the circular 

 for the care of house plants was in 

 the hands of printers and would be 

 distributed at next meeting. \V. 

 Glocckner offered an amendment to the 

 by-laws changing the time of meeting 

 from the fust to the second Thursday 

 in the month; to be acted on at next 

 meeting. The question of aster disease 

 or "yellows" failed to bring out much 

 disi ussion, the general opinion being 

 that 'he dry weather had not left 

 many asters to be diseased, one mem- 

 ber reporting that he did not have one 

 to bring to the meeting. Mr. Sexton 

 shewed some fine (lowers of Ipomoea 

 Bona-nox which has blomed exceeding- 

 ly well this season. Refreshments 

 wen' served followed by music, vocal 

 and Instrumental. The next meeting 

 place v. m K either at F. A. Danker's 

 or W. W. Hamell's. 



ALBANY FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The Albany (N. Y.) Florists' Club 

 held its meeting at the greenhouses 

 of P. Hyde with attendance of more 

 than forty members. Four new mem- 

 were elected and two proposed. 



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PARK 

 SUPERINTENDENTS. 



At the convention in session this 

 week in Minneapolis officers were 

 elected as follows: President. J. W. 

 Duncan. Boston. Mass.; vice-presi- 

 dents; East — John Henderson. Mon- 

 treal. P. Q.. and C. E. Keith, Bridge- 

 port. Conn. Middle West — J. W. 

 Rodgers, Cincinnati. O.. and M. H. 

 West. Chicago, 111. West— Theodore 

 Wirth, Minneapolis. Minn., and J. W. 

 Thompson. Seattle. Wash. Secretary 

 and treasurer, F. L. Mulford, Harris- 

 burg, Pa. 



Henry T. Blake of New Haven, 

 Conn., was elected an honorary mem- 

 ber. 



Seattle. Washington, was selected 

 as the place for the meeting of 1909. 



DETROIT FLORIST CLUB. 



Election of officers served as a 

 great inducement for the members to 

 appear at the August meeting. The 

 following officers were chosen: Pres.. 

 Wm. B. Brown: vice-pres.. M. Bloy; 

 sec. J. F. Sullivan; treas.. Walter 

 Taepke. Ways and means were en- 

 thusiastically discussed for promoting 

 the election of Mr. J. F. Sullivan to 

 the secretaryship of the S. A. F. A 

 sensation in the method of booming 

 as exemplified by Detroit is promised. 

 The Club invites all those who pos- 

 sibly can to unite with the Detroit 

 party going to convention. The boat 

 ride from here to Buffalo is some- 

 thing so enjoyable that it will never 

 be forgotten. Those who desire a 

 berth reserved aboard the boat will 

 ph ase notify Mr. Albert Pochelon, 

 i mli Floral Co., Detroit. 



TARRYTOWN HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 society was held on Friday evening. 

 July 31st. Pres. Angus in the (hair. 

 The following gentlemen were elected 

 active members: Wm. Mcintosh. 

 Tarrytown; Albert Hopper. Tarrytown; 



Vlfred L Squire, White Plains: Mat- 

 thew J. Murtha, Tarrytown. and 



Mb.it Petfet. Hastings, X. Y. The 

 prize for the evening was for 



the best four vases of hardy 

 phlox, awarded to Thos. Lee, gardener 

 to Mrs. Sands. Irvington. X. Y., and 

 honorable mention to Claude Wilson, 

 Dobb's Ferry, for Stanhopea maculata. 

 It was voted to hold no meeting in 

 August. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



Flower carnivals are announced in 

 New York as follows: Bath, August 

 18-19; Springwater, August 20-21. 



The greenhouse men and all inter- 

 ested in the growing of vegetables 

 under glass at Grand Rapids. Mich.. 

 will hold a meeting on Aug. 15 for 

 the purpose of organization to keep 

 in touch with the markets of the 

 . country. 



At the Sedgwick County Horticul- 

 tural Society fair to be held in Wich- 

 ita. Kan., during September, an effort 

 will be made for a large fruit exhibit. 

 Arrangements have been made with 

 the Wichita Cold Storage Co. to keep 

 all early consignments in cold stor- 

 age. 



The State Fair of Minnesota has 

 outgrown its quarters and for the ap- 

 proaching fair of Aug. 31 to Sept. 5 

 Supt. J. M. Underwood finds himself 

 with several applications for space 

 from counties which he is unable to 

 fill. An annex to the agriculture and 

 horticulture building is to be erected 

 at once for their accommodation. 



The Oregon State Horticultural So- 

 ciety will meet in Portland on Decem- 

 ber 1. and the Northwest Fruit Grow- 

 ers' Association will follow with a 

 three days' session. Plans are under 

 way to make this "Horticultural Week" 

 a notable one; several cups and other 

 prizes will be offered for competition 

 by the Horticultural Socii ty. 



At a dinner given at the Kebo Valley 

 Club by the ML Desert Nurseries to 

 the gardeners of Bar Harbor, Me., in 

 honor of the judges at the recent 

 flower show and to meet them, a 

 committee consisting of Edward Kirk, 

 A. E. Chilman, C. Shand. J. Renwick, 

 ffm T. Burton, Mr. Styles. Clarence 

 E. Dow. Mr. Exstrom and William 

 Miller. Mr. Miller being chairman, was 

 constitfuted to form a Horticultural 

 Society, with every prospect of suc- 

 cess, the project receiving every en- 

 couragement from the summer resi- 

 dents. Two meetings have been called 

 and subcommittees have been ap- 

 pointed. 



VIVE LE CHRYSANTHEME! 



We observe that the French National 

 Chrysanthemum Society has just made 

 a record. It has for some time been 



their ambition to have 1 members. 



The difficulty in reaching this ti 

 increases as the numbers increase, for 

 losses by resignation and death reach 

 a higher percentage. It is interesting 

 to note that the society now consist> 

 of S00 members inclusive of 59 affili- 

 ated societies. Not a bad result for a 

 societv onlv thirteen vears old. 



C. H. P. 



