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December 5, 3908 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 

 The Committee od Gardens of the 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society 

 announces the following list of awards 

 made to noteworthy estates and gar- 



. for the current year: 



Special prizes tor estates of one to 

 three acres: First, Henry A. Belcher, 

 Randolph, $50.00; second, Louis P. 

 Hollander, Marblehead Neck, $25.00. 



For the best flower garden: Second, 

 Mrs. James McKissock, West Newton. 

 $10.00. For the best garden of hardy 

 roses: First, W. J. Clemson, Taun- 

 ton (J. O. Christenson, gardener), 

 $15.00; second, Peter B. Bradley, Hing- 

 liam (Oscar Hay, gardener), $10.00. 

 For the best collection or garden of 

 peonies: First. E. .1. Shaylor, Weston, 

 $30.00; second, Mrs. James McKis- 

 sock, West Newton, $20.00. 



Special awards were made to Jli-s 

 E. M. Tower, Lexington (Otto Stras- 

 senburg, gardener), for garden of sum- 

 mer and fall-flowering plants, a silver 

 medal and $10.00; to Peter B. Brad- 

 ley, of Hingham i Oscar Hay, gar- 

 dener), for vegetable garden, silver 

 medal and $10.00; to E. J. Shaylor, 

 Weston, for superior collection of 

 peonies, silver medal; and to James 

 Garthley, of Fairhaven, $10.00, for 

 superior cultivation of muskmelons. 



Tlu> estate of George E. Barnard, of 

 Ipswich, was favorably reported for 

 the first of the three years' test re- 

 quired by the Hunnew'ell Triennial 

 Premium. 



The committee through its chair- 

 man, Charles W. Parker, reports a 

 constantly increasing interest in the 

 horticultural improvement and de- 

 velopment of suburban and rural es- 

 tates of both large and small areas. 

 WM. P. RICH, Secretary. 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' 



CLUB OF BALTIMORE. 



The semi-monthly meeting of this 

 club was held on Monday, Nov. 23rd. 

 Sub.iect of the evening, "The Care of 

 Ornamental Plants," by Professor 

 Tnomas B. Symons, state entomologist. 

 The subject was very well handled 

 but nothing new was adduced. 



Since the advent of "Gishurst Com- 

 pound" a goodly number of compounds 

 have been put on the market, some of 

 which have proven fairly good; the 

 others it is good not to mention. All 

 horticulturists are agreed upon this 

 point, that whatever may be used as a 

 germicide, insecticide or any other 

 cide, the three potential factors for 

 success are practical skill, brains and 

 energy. Eternal vigilance at every 

 point on every line is the motto for all 

 horticulturists, and we will yet feel 

 greatly indebted to him who shall in- 

 vent, or compound, or discover some- 

 thing that will destroy the parasite 

 without injury to the host. 



Our meetings are held on the sec- 

 ond and fourth Mondays of the month 

 at 8 P. M. If any of the craft visiting 

 Baltimore on these dates will kindly 

 call upon us we shall appreciate it. 

 The meeting place is in the Florists 

 Exchange Building, Franklin and S1 

 Paul streets. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HOR- 

 TICULTURISTS. 

 Registration of Chrysanthemum. 



Elmer D. Smith & Co., Adrian, Mich., 

 offer for registration Chrysanthemum 

 li'sidi in Taft; Japanese incurved, 

 pure white, height 5 ft, maturing Oct. 

 25tb. Best bud Aug. 30th, but double 

 from later ones. Size 7 1-2 inches. 

 Pan ntage Col. D. Appleton x Fidelity. 



Use of name authorized by Presi- 

 dent-elect Taft. Objection to the use 

 of this name should be filed with the 

 undersigned within twenty days, other- 

 wise the registry will proceed. 



W. N. RUDD, Secretary. 



December 1st, 190S. 



National Flower Show. 



Treasurer ISertermann has begun to 

 pay off the cash premiums for which 

 the National Flower Show Committee 

 is liable, the total amounting to $5,379. 

 Letters notifying the donors of special 

 prizes as to how their prizes were 

 awarded have been prepared by the sec- 

 retary and mailed. Except in those 

 where the prize has already been 

 placed in the hands of the committee, 

 special prizes will be delivered direct 

 to the winners by the donors. 



At a meeting of the executive com- 

 mittee in the Kaiserhof Hotel it was 

 directed i hat Treasurer Bertermann 

 should return at once to all guaran- 

 tors the money paid in by them. 

 Chairman Kastiug was requested to 

 call a meeting at Indianapolis during 

 the Carnation Society convention in 

 January for the final settlement of 

 the show's affairs. It is probable that 

 a dividend can be paid to the guaran- 

 tors. ,!. H. BURDETT, Sec'y. 



Dec. 1, 190S. 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF WASHING- 

 TON. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 club was held at Eagles' Hall on the 

 evening of Dec. 1st with President 

 Kramer in the chair. The recent 

 flower show was reported upon as 

 quite a financial success. Upon mo- 

 tion of Wra. F. Gude a vote of thanks 

 was tendered the out-of-town exhib- 

 itors. Jas. A. Patterson of Cincinnati, 

 O., sent a plant of his new begonia. 

 President Taft, to be shown at the 

 meeting and afterward presented to 

 Wm. R. Smith of Botanic Gardens. An 

 invitation was read from J. J. Perry 

 of Baltimore, asking Captain Shaffer 

 to bring his club over on Dec. 2 to the 

 flower show in that city and inciden- 

 tally to bowl a few games. I. Ros- 

 nosky of H. F. Michell Co., Philadel- 

 phia, was a visitor. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF 

 AMERICA. 



Work of Committees — Report on New 

 Chrysanthemums. 

 Sport of Helen Frick; Jap. inc. 

 White. Exhibited at New York, Nov. 

 I. 1908, by Paul Fischer, Wood Ridge, 

 .\ .1. Scaled 85 points commercial. 

 Exhibited at Philadelphia, Nov. 27. 

 1908; sealed 85 points commercial. 

 n.WID ERASER, See x 



THE MINNESOTA STATE FLOR- 

 ISTS' ASSOCIATION. 

 The monthly meeting of this asso- 

 ciation was well attended. Messrs. 

 Hastings of A. H. Hews & Co.. Cam- 

 bridge, Mass.; Augsburger, Peoria, 111.; 

 Fnderwood, Lake City; Cashman and 

 Hart from the Clinton Falls Nursery 

 Co,. Owatonna; and Kinsman from 

 Austin were visitors in the city and 

 attended the meeting. Clinton Falls 

 Nursery Co. exhibited Killarney, Cha- 

 tenay, Richmond, Rhea Reid roses and 

 Princess of Wales violets, for which 

 they received honorable mention; also 

 Imperial carnations, of which they 

 grow more than of any other carna- 

 tion, for which they received a diplo- 

 ni. i. Alois Frey, Lincoln Park, Chica- 

 go, sent some of his new single seed- 

 ling chrysanthemums; certificate of 

 merit. A. .1. Smith, Lakewood Ceme- 

 tery, received honorable mention for 

 cyclamen and L. Boeglin, Minneapolis 

 Park Greenhouses, a diploma for chry- 

 santhemums. The committee on State 

 Fair reported progress. Mr. Under- 

 wood of the Jewell Nursery, Lake City, 

 member of the State Fair Board, gave 

 the society encouragement and told 

 them to go ahead in the matter of se- 

 curing more space and better premi- 

 ums. T. E. Cashman member of the 

 Minnesota Legislature, promised the 

 society his hearty support in securing 

 Imancial aid for a horticultural build- 

 ing at the Fair grounds. A. J. Smith 

 lead a very interesting paper on chry- 

 santhemums, giving their history as 

 lar back as traceable. 



NEW ORLEANS HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



We are in receipt of the following 

 further particulars of the exhibition 

 held in Washington Artillery Hall, 

 November 12 to 15: 



There were six entries in the classes 

 for floral work. On table decoration, 

 Jos. A. Schindler & Co. won first and 

 Metairie Nursery Co., second. The win- 

 ning table was arranged with a plateau 

 of yellow chrysanthemums, in which 

 stood a tall slender vase filled with 

 yellow chrysanthemums and Aspara- 

 gus plumosus. Corsage bouquets and 

 boutonnieres were of yellow chrysan- 

 themums also, and the table cloth was 

 trimmed with bows of yellow ribbon 

 and adiantum. An electric light dome 

 with four yellow lights was suspended 

 above, lending a beautiful effect. The 

 judges in this department were Mrs 

 Carrie Rehm, Mrs. Navra and Mrs. O. 

 H. Simpson. For floral funeral design 

 (lyre on stand), Jos. A. Schindler & 

 Co. were first. Metairie Ridge Nursery 

 Co.. second. Basket of chrysanthe- 

 mums, Metairie Ridge, first; Schindler 

 & Son, second. Basket, other than 

 chrysanthemums, Schindler & Co., 

 first; C. W. Eichling. second. Hand 

 bouquet of chrysanthemums, Schindler 

 & Co., first; Metairie Ridge Nursery, 

 second. Corsage bouquet, C. W. Eich- 

 ling. first: Schindler & Co.. second. 



We regret to learn that the show 

 was not so successful financially as it 

 nerited. 



