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HORTICULTURE 



September 19, 1908 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HORTICUL- 

 TURISTS. 



No Trade Exhibition. 



It was suggested to the National 

 Flower Show sub-committee on local 

 management that a trade exhibition 

 of supplies', heating and ventilating 

 apparatus, greenhouse construction 

 materials, etc., would interest many 

 trade visitors at the November show, 

 and accordingly on August 29th let- 

 ters, enclosing postal cards for reply, 

 were addressed to ninety-five exhibit- 

 ors at previous trade exhibitions, held 

 in connection with the annual conven- 

 tions of the Society of American Flor- 

 ists. Forty-four replies were received 

 ii(i to September 7, inclusive. Thirteen 

 of the replies were in favor of such 

 a trade exhibition, eighteen opposed to 

 it and thirteen undecided. The sub- 

 committee, at a meeting held Septem- 

 ber 7, therefore decided not to take up 

 the project. J. C. VATGHAX. 



Ch. Local Management Committee. 



PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



Perennial phloxes, asters and dahlias 

 were conspicuous at the monthly meet- 

 ing of this society held on the 15th 

 inst. C. B. Newbold — Thomas Logan, 

 sup't — had a collection of fine phloxes, 

 including Albion, Le Soleil, Pantheon, 

 Bacchante, Colibri, Mrs. Jenkins, Ober- 

 gartner Wittig, Genl. Chanzy, Inde- 

 pendence, B. Comte, Artaxarxes and 

 other Lemoine introductions. Robert 

 Schneider, gardener for Mrs. J. J. 

 Henry, showed a fine collection of 

 dahlias. Queen Wilhelmina, a new 

 white, was much admired. The Paul 

 collection of asters was very fine. .Mr. 

 Hurley deserves great credit for these. 

 Mauve Queen and Semple's were espe- 

 cially fine. W. H. Ritter, an amateur, 

 deserves a word of praise for his seed- 

 ling petunias, showing unusual skill 

 and culture. 



In addition to the Hemming talk on 

 perennials, L. K. Peacock had some- 

 thing to say about dahlias, of which 

 he put up an excellent, show. The 

 vegetable exhibit was extensive and 

 interesting. Mc.Leary had the old- 

 fashioned Vegetable Marrow displayed 

 in his lot, while Hurley had the Eng- 

 lish Broad Beans, and Logan Scarlet. 

 Runners and Jerusalem Artichokes. 

 The October meeting will be devoted 

 chiefly to cosmos and early chrysanthe- 

 mums. 



NEW ENGLAND DAHLIA SOCIETY. 



As we go to press the dahlia exhibi- 

 tion under the auspices of this Society 

 at Tremont Temple is just opening and 

 exhibits are not all in place but the 

 show is an excellent one and most 

 creditable to its promoters. The ex- 

 hibits are confined practically to 

 dahlias, a few bay trees and oak 

 branches with some festooning and a 

 group of Whitmani fern furnishing the 

 green for a setting, and all classes of 

 dahlias are well represented. Among 

 the most attractive things are Dreer's 

 White, a superb flower, of which a 

 large vase is shown by H. A. Dreer; 

 Epopee, a carmine cactus, William 

 Taft. a while and pink striped Deco- 

 rative and Stradella, a purple crimson 

 Show, in the magnificent display by 

 J. K. Alexander; a splendid collection 



of all classes from George H. Walker 

 and a vase of Forbes' production, Ruth 

 Forbes, pink Decorative, shown by W. 

 F. Turner A: Co., who, by the way, 

 have one of the best displays of well 

 grown Cactus dahlias ever staged. 

 Among the visitors seen at the show 

 are: H. F. Burt, Taunton; W. Keith, 

 New Bedford: Alex. MacLellan, James 

 Robertson and E. S. Manuel of New- 

 port, and W. C. Brady of Holliston. 



NEWPORT HORTICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETY. 



The annual exhibition of this So- 

 ciety was held on September 12, 13 and 

 14. The show this year was far ahead 

 of those of the past few years, both in 

 size and beauty of exhibits. Dahlias 

 were largely represented and made the 

 finest effect ever seen here. Green- 

 house and garden flowers, plants, ferns 

 and vegetables from the summer es- 

 tates of Mrs. Robert Goelet, Mrs. Win- 

 throp Chanler, R. Livingston Beeck- 

 man, Hon. Perry Belmont, Mrs. T. O. 

 Richardson, Daniel B. Fearing, Mrs. I. 

 T. Burden, Hugh D. Auchinclos and 

 Miss Fanny Foster were the principal 

 winners in the various classes. 



Table decorations were the most at- 

 tractive feature of the show. Competi- 

 tion was divided into three classes, the 

 awards being made in the following 

 manner: 



Class 34. — For the best table decora- 

 tion of any kind of flowers or foliage. 

 One of the essential points in this class 

 which was carefully considered by the 

 judges was the element of originality 

 shown. Oscar Schultz was the only 

 competitor and his table was consid- 

 ered well worthy of the first prize. The 

 arrangement was in the form of a 

 bower covered overhead with green 

 and sprays of clematis, while from the 

 peak hung a basket of salvia. 



Class 35 was for the best table deco- 

 ration of any material such as plants, 

 flowers or fruit or along with articles 

 such as silver or glassware for a prize 

 offered by Miss Alice Keteltas. In this 

 class there were two exhibits, one by 

 Mrs William Astor and the other by 

 F. L. Ziegler. Mrs. Astor's table, ar- 

 ranged by James Boyd, gardener, was 

 accorded first piize. It was an elab- 

 orate affair including a heavy gilt 

 service of high candelabra, fruit dishes 

 and heavy glass ware. The table was 

 set with a full equipment of silver 

 plates and glass with finger bowls, 

 each with a gardenia. There were uo 

 flowers but an artistic arrangement of 

 Farleyense in the centre. Mr. Ziegler's 

 table, which was given the second 

 prize, showed a centre piece of yellow 

 dahlias of several varieties, the table 

 being set with yellow ribbons and sil- 

 ver service. 



In class SG for the best table deco- 

 rated with outdoor grown flowers or 

 foliage, dahlias and roses excluded, 

 there were two tables shown, one by 

 Mrs. Winthrop Chandler, William G. 

 Postings, gardener, and the other by 

 Oscar Schultz. Mrs. Chandler took the 

 first prize, her table having a centre- 

 piece of the new Delphinium "Ocean 

 Lawn." Mr. Schultz received the sec- 

 ond prize and showed a centrepiece of 

 red gladiolus flowers with sprays of 

 clematis. Both tables as in the other 

 classes were set with a handsome sil- 

 ver service. 



CONNECTICUT HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



Ili'' regular meeting of this society 

 was held in the county building. Hart- 

 ford, Sept. 14. Reports of the various 

 committees were heard and the final 

 arrangements concluded for the 

 Dahlia Exhibition of Sept. 23. A fine 

 display of asters was tabled by John 

 Gerard, New Britain, who gave an in- 

 structive talk on their culture and his- 

 tory. President Huss gave a very in- 

 teresting account of his recent vaca- 

 tion tour through Europe. 



A. CUMMING, JR. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



The market gardeners of Grand Rap- 

 ids. Mich., have organized and on Sep- 

 tember 5 elected the following officers: 

 President, L. D. Davis; vice-president, 

 R. Yonkers; secretary, F. DeKIeine. 



The New Haven County, Conn., Hor- 

 ticultural Society at its meeting on 

 September 1 had beautiful displays by 

 Messrs. Slocum, Beattie, Symon, Bruce, 

 Allison and Moore. The coming show 

 was discussed and the prospects are 

 that it will surpass anything before 

 attempted by this society. 



The Albanx Florists' Club (N. Y.) 

 met with F. A. Danker on September 

 ::. The chief business was the decision 

 to have printed 10,000 copies of the 

 circular on the care of plants, for dis- 

 tribution by the members among their 

 customers. W. W. Hannell's invitation 

 to a birthday party on the 20th was 

 accepted. 



The preliminary program of the in- 

 ternational horticultural exhibition at 

 Berlin on April 2-13, has been sent 

 out. Over 700 classes are represented 

 in the schedule. W. Swoboda, of J. 

 C. Schmidt, Berlin, is president of the 

 council. Particulars can be obtained 

 from the General Secretary's office, 

 Invalidenstrasse, 42, Berlin, N. 4, Ger- 

 many. 



Two large tables of gloxinias con- 

 tributed by George McWilliam, cannas 

 by E. W. Breed and A. J. Marble, 

 chrysanthemum Golden Glow by H. F. 

 A. I.ange and dahlias by M. F. Kelsey 

 were the leading features of the show 

 of the Worcester County (Mass.) Hor- 

 ticultural Society on September 10. Mr. 

 MeWilliam resumed his duties of 

 judge for the first time since his re- 

 turn from his trip abroad. 



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W. CRAIG, Asst. Sec'y. 



The Jewell Nursery Co. 

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THE JEWEL NURSERY CO. 

 Diet. J. M. UNDERWOOD. Pres. 



