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HORTICULTURE 



October 31, 1908 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES. 



NATIONAL CHRYSANTHEMUM 



SOCIETY. 



Early Flowering Show. 



On the 7th and 8th of October last 

 the above society held its first show 

 of the season at the Crystal Palace, 

 Sydenham. The schedule was a com- 

 prehensive one, allowing for all kinds 

 of exhibits in the early flowering sec- 

 tion of the chrysanthemum, and there 

 were also some grand exhibits of 

 Michaelmas daisies and dahlias. 



In the table decoration classes there 

 vt iv 16 exhibits. Vases and baskets 

 of chrysanthemums arranged for artis- 

 tic effect were numerous, and, gener- 

 ally speaking, displayed considerable 

 taste. The competitive classes were 

 well filled and some fine specimen 

 blooms were shown. We specially 

 noted Mrs. A. T. Miller, a grand white 

 Japanese, Miss Alice Byron, Airs. G. 

 Mileham, Mrs. R. Hooper Pearson, 

 Sapho, Mrs. W. Knox (one of the finest 

 Of yellows), Bessie Godfrey, Beatrice 

 May, \'alerie Greenham and a few 

 others of the large early-flowering 

 Japanese. 



Trade exhibits, not for competition, 

 were a feature of the show. W. Wells 

 & Co. had a grand group 163 feet long 

 composed of a semi-circular group in 

 the middle with a lcng table wing on 

 each hand. A gold medal was awarded. 

 Among the chrysanthemums the sin- 

 gles were quite a feature. Pentstemons 

 and Michaelmas daisies helped to 

 enliven the group. 



T. S. Ware & Co. had a gold medal 

 for a fine lot of dahlias and early 

 chrysanthemums, arranged in pyraH 

 mills and short vases. Cactus and 

 peony-flowered dahlias were in fine 

 form and innumerable. Another 

 gold medal went to Norman Davis for 

 a lovely display of .Michaelmas daisies 

 and early chrysanthemums arranged 

 on the ground level in the most ar- 

 tistic oval shaped group. 



Robbie's, Limited, also received a 

 medal for roses, dahlias and 

 Michaelmas daisies. All the well- 

 known peony flowered dahlias were 

 comprised in the group and made a 

 very hold effect. 



W. .T. Godfrey showed early varieties 

 and some ne> seedling chrysanthe- 

 mums. Philip Ladds & Co. had a 

 pretty foliage group enlivened with 

 chrysanthemums in pots— Esme Ri 

 an October decorative variety. 



A silver gilt medal was awarded to 

 rom Eor a most conspicuous 

 and comprehensive displaj of Michael- 

 mas daisies with a front edging 

 of early chrysanthemums. .1. Cheal & 

 Sons had a new lol tus single 



and pompon dahlias, with a selection 

 of early chrysanthemums. A silver 

 c,ilt medal was awarded to them. 



John I.aing &■ Son had crotons and 

 dracaeuas and other foliage plants in 

 profusion — a large silver medal w I 

 led. John Peed & eive I 



a sil ' tl for a nice exhibit of 



> begonias in trays. They als i 

 showed a pretty group of chrysanthe- 



mums arranged with ferns and other 

 plants in pots. Messrs. Spooner & 

 Sons had brightly colored fruits that 

 brought the exhibitors a silver gilt 

 medal. 



The Floral Committee awarded first- 

 class certificates for the following 

 chrysanthemums: Master James 



i Tap). Mrs. J. Kempley and Kathleen 

 Lambrick (both early Japs), Shanklin 

 Uap), Nelly Riding (Single), October 

 Gold (Decorative), Fee Parisienne and 

 Provence ( Decora tives). Single dahlia 

 Betty also had a certificate. 



C. HARMAX PAYNE. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF 



AMERICA. 



Work of Committees. 



Cincinnati, Oct. 16th. Fee Orientale. 

 Cream white. Jap. ref. Exhibited by 

 E. G. Hill Co. Scored 81 points com- 

 mercial scale. 



Cincinnati, Oct. 21th. (Xo name.) 

 light pink. Jap. Exhibited by Paul O. 

 Taner. Lebanon, Ind. Scored 82 points 

 commercial scale. 



Cincinnati, Oct. 24th. G. W. Book. 

 Terra cotta red. Inc. Jap. Exhibited 

 by Elmer D. Smith. Scored 85 points 

 exhibition scale. 



Cincinnati. Oct. 24th. Rose Pocket. 

 Buff yellow. Jap. Ref. Exhibited by 

 Elmer D. Smith." Scored 85 points ex- 

 hibition scale. 



Cincinnati. Oct. 21th. Xo. 58-2-06 

 White. Jap. Inc. Exhibited by Elmer 

 D. Smith. Scored SS points commercial 

 and 90 points exhibition scale. 



DAVID ERASER. S 



MINNESOTA STATE FLORISTS- 

 ASSOCIATION. 



The Minnesota State Florists' Asso- 

 ciation met in Columbia Hall. Mid- 

 way, Oct. 20. with about twenty mem- 

 bers present. Among the feature;- of 

 the evening Were exhibitions of 

 chrysanthemums, C. Touset, Virginia 

 Boehlmann and Monrovia, .shown by 

 I.akewood Cemetery greenhouses of 

 .Minneapolis. Some nice White En- 

 chantress and Schroeter carnations 

 were also shown. The Minneapolis 

 Park Poard greenhouses exhibited fine 

 i miens of hybrid streptocarpus 

 . id Saintpaulia ionantha and Saint- 

 paulia atroviolai 



Plans were discussed for a better 

 system of judging at the State Fair 

 and flower shows. A committee of 

 judges was appointed to have cha 

 of the exhibits at the meetings and t > 

 p ■: lV. i a scale of points for use. 



This has been made a state organi 

 zation and promises to be of consider- 

 able value to those in the trade. 



The judges for the year, as ap- 

 pointed, by the president, are as fol- 

 lows: A. S. Swanson, chairman; J. 

 Souden, J. P. .Torgenson. O. Will. Th. 

 Nagel, L. Boeglin, A. M. Kinsman. 

 Franl; Gustafson, O. J. Olsen, and A. 

 J. Smith. 



Mi. Smith, from Lakewood County, 

 will read a paper on Chrysanthemums 

 at the next meeting. J. P. Jorgensou 

 is to submit a report of the National 

 Flower Show, as well as of the doings 

 of Twin City representatives at the 

 next meeting. 



BOSTON CO-OPERATIVE FLOWER 

 GROWERS' ASSOCIATION. 



The banquet season has begun, and 

 from now on until Lent sets in the 

 tillers of the soil and manipulators of 

 its ] rodticts should wax strong and fat 

 if they take advantage of all the 

 feasts provided in the meantime for 

 their special benefit. The annual ban- 

 quet of the stockholders of the Boston 

 Co-operative Flower Growers' Associa- 

 tion, commonly known as the "Bark 

 Street Market," held on last Saturday 

 i vi ning at Young's Hotel, was a suc- 

 cess as a curtain raiser, and from oys- 

 ters down to cigars was "all to the 

 good." President Stickel presided 

 at the function for the 'steenth time 

 and welcomed with beaming cordialitj 

 the array of about forty distinguished 

 ornamental horticulturists lined up 

 against the long table, the prim 

 adornment of which was a vase of big 

 blooms of Boston's pet debutante of 

 the season — White Killarney Rose. 

 After getting the best of the swell din- 

 ner set before them, a sociable hour 

 was spent in listening to the spell- 

 binders, the list of the orators includ- 

 ing stockholders W. H. Elliott, Alex. 

 Montgomery. Thos. Begler, Wm. 

 Nicholson. A. Christensen and K. L. 

 Cameron and "representatives of the 

 trade press" W. N. Craig, J. W- Dun- 

 can and W. J. Stewart. 



Then came the annual business 

 meeting and election of officers. The 

 financial statement for the year show- 

 ed a very prosperous condition, with 

 cash on hand. $6,837.59, as compared 

 with $6. 702. IS one year ago. 



A dividend of ?(i.00 per share was 

 i rdered. 



Officers were elected as follows: W. 

 C. Stickel. president; Wm. Nicholson, 

 vice-president; George Cartwright, sec- 

 retary and treasurer. The old board 

 of directors was re-elected with Thom- 

 as Pegler to fill the vacancy caused 

 by the death of W. W. Edgar. 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' 

 CLUB OF BALTIMORE. 



There was a well-attended meetitm 

 o! the Gai ' ; ' 'i. , s and Floi ists' Club 

 held on the evening of the 2fllh. The 

 subject for the evening was the read- 

 ing of a paper on Soils by Thomas H. 

 White, gardener at the Maryland Ag- 

 ricultural College. The point brought 

 out was that — in an experiment con- 

 d at the college — chrysanthe- 

 mums on the same soil for several 

 successive years were in every point, 

 i xi > [it being three inches shorter in 

 the stem, equal to those grown in 

 fresh soil. Specimen flowers from the 

 various plots were exhibited. 



The moot question whether steri- 

 lizing soil is injurious to the fertility 

 of the soil or otherwise was fully dis- 

 cussed, no conclusion being -reached. 



Fred J. Bauer, of Govans. who has 

 been ill, was in his accustomed place 

 at the meeting, although not fully re- 

 covered. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 

 The Kentucky Society of Florists 

 will have nomination of officers at its 

 n'ext meeting in Louisville, and every 

 in. mber should he there. Notices will 

 be sent out. 



