September 19, 1908 



H ORTI CULTURE 



381 



New York and New Jersey Association of Plant Growers 



During Recess 



The New York and New Jersey Asso- 

 ciation Gives a Clambake. 



The announcement that this Asso- 

 ciation would give an outing and clam- 

 bake at Duer's Pavilion, Whitestone 

 Landing, on Tuesday, September 15, 

 was the cause of much joy and enthu- 

 siasm and probably occasioned the 

 breaking of more than one Sept. 1st 

 good resolution concerning picnics and 

 holidays, for the Association had al- 

 ready given one outing and the for- 

 tunate guests knew what to expect. 



The affair came off in glorious 

 shape. The weather was grand and 

 Duer proved himself to be a master of 

 the catering art and the hundred and 

 twenty-five guests, more than half of 

 whom were ladies, had the time of 

 their lives. In the intervals between 

 repasts there was bowling, shooting 

 and dancing and the only incident to 

 mar the day's enjoyment was a bad 

 bruise of one of Paul Dailledouze's 

 fingers which got caught between the 

 balls on the rack while he was bowl- 

 ing. Special cars took the party from 

 Long Island City at 10.33 A. M. and 

 the return was made about 10 P. M. 

 Anton Schultheis presided at the 

 various feasts with characteristic 

 alertness and A. L. Miller superin- 

 tended with tireless energy the vari- 

 ous other events, and the band was 

 always ready to do a stunt when 

 called upon. 



About forty participated in the 

 bowling which was a 5-frame indi- 

 vidual game. The leading scores were 

 W. W. Burnham 90, W. J. Elliott 86, 

 Paul Dailledouze S4 and Demmerer 82. 

 Following the gentlemen 42 ladies 

 took possession of the alleys. .Mrs. 

 Wittmann with 71, Miss Brodsky 63, 

 Mrs Schoelzel 61 and Mrs. Schultheis 

 57 were the leaders. 



In the evening after the clambake 



the bowling prizes were distributed 

 by Mr. Miller amid great hilarity and 

 speeches were made by Toastmaster 

 Schultheis, Julius Roehrs, J. Austin 

 Shaw, W. J. Stewart, H. C. Steinhoff, 

 W. J. Elliott, John Birnie, W. H. Sie- 

 brecht. Jr., A. L. Miller and others. 

 A stein with compliments of A. H. 

 Hews & Co., and a miniature flower 

 pot ornament from the Whilldin Com- 

 pany were given to each guest and 

 Miss Mills of the Hinode Nursery do- 

 nated a big display of flowers for the 

 table for which a vociferous vote of 

 thanks was recorded. 



best 



Co., 



THE NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW. 



Several special premiums have been 

 offered since the publication of the 

 preliminary premium list for the Na- 

 tional Flower Show. Through Charles 

 H. Totty of Madison. New Jersey, Mr. 

 W. Wells of Merstham, England, offers 

 a gold, silver and a bronze medal for 

 six flowers of the "W. M. Moir" chrys- 

 anthemum, to be shown in ori'e vase 

 on stems 2 1-2 feet long. 



J. A. Peterson offers for the 

 five plants of "Begonia Agatha," 



The S. S. Pennock-Meehan 

 Philadelphia, offers a cup for the best 

 bridal bouquet of which the main fea- 

 tures shall be lily of the valley and 

 white orchids or all lily of the valley, 

 with the usual shower trimmings, rib- 

 bon, etc. 



It is urgently requested that all 

 firms and individuals who contemplate 

 offering special premiums communi- 

 cate at once with the secretary in or- 

 der that their offers may be included 

 in the final issue of the premium list 

 which will go 1o press in about two 

 weeks. 



It is requested by the premium com- 

 mittee that any new special premiums 

 be offered for classes which appear in 

 the premium list already published, 

 rather than for a new class. 



J. H. BURDETTE, Secy. 



THE SCHWABEN VOLKSFEST. 



This annual exhibition, always a 

 great event for the florists of the neigh- 

 borhood, opened on September 5 at 

 the Schutzen Park, Glendale, Long 

 Island, N. Y. The displays were very 

 tine this year. John Baumann of Mid- 

 dle Village won first and John Dreyer, 

 second prize, for carpet bedding. Mr. 

 Dreyer received a special prize for a 

 miniature residence. Other awards 

 were as follows: Group of golden 

 privet. Herman Maenner, Maspeth, 

 first: A. Schrader, Elmhurst, second. 

 Group of cannas, Chas. Koch, Flat- 

 busli. Celosias, F. Marquardt, Middle 

 Village. Coleus, Chas. Koch; Salvias, 

 ditto: Begonias, ditto; Foliage plants, 

 John Baumann; Conifers, A. Schrader. 

 General display of cut flowers, Abram 

 Miller, East New York, first; Victor 

 Borval, Woodside, second. Bulbs and 

 seeds, Stumpp & Walter Company, 

 New York. Special vegetable prize, H. 

 Boettfrer. Middle Village. F. Mar- 

 quardt, as usual, put up a grand gen- 

 eral display. 



The judges were: A. Schultheis, John 

 Donaldson and C. Woerner. 



A WIDE AWAKE SUBURB. 



Hinsdale, just outside of Chicago, is 

 alive to the question of knowing how 

 to keep itself beautiful. The Womans' 

 Club has taken upon itself the care of 

 the parkways and public flower beds. 

 Hinsdale has also a Village League to 

 interest and instruct its citizens in 

 the care of its trees. Last week these 

 two organizations had Prof. Roth, 

 head of the Forestry Dept., Ann Arbor, 

 Mich., to lecture on the growth and 

 culture of trees, and Jens Jensen, 

 superintendent of West Side Parks to 

 lecture on streets and parkways. 

 The speakers were entertained by 

 C I Washburn, who takes a 

 lively interest, in practical village im- 

 provements along these lines. 



