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HORTICULTURE 



PITTSBURGH FLORISTS' AND 

 GARDENERS' CLUB. 



There was a good attendance at the 

 cluh meeting on Dec. t. The commit- 

 ter having in charge the gratuity to 

 ex-presideni Jno. W. Jones, foreman 

 of Phipps Conservatories, handed over 

 a large package to Mr. Win. Falconer, 

 requesting him to acl as spokesman. 

 This was a labor of love for Mr. Fal- 

 coner as Mr. Jones worked with him 

 during the seven years he was super- 

 intendent at Schenley Park, and their 

 mutual esteem and friendship is well 

 known. On cutting the wrappings an 

 elegant satchel was disclosed, filled 

 with all the accessories of a gentle- 

 man's toilet. As Mr. Falconer said, 

 Mr. Jones is now in shape to attend all 

 the conventions, and, when not in use 

 that way, the satchel can be employed 

 as a cradle. These little incidents 

 seem to help along in the life of the 

 club, and make pleasant memories for 

 all connected with them. 



The subject of the meeting was 

 Christmas Plants and Decorations, 

 with a competitive exhibition by the 

 private gardeners, for which prizes had 

 been provided by W. L. Mellon. The 

 prize for most suitable plant for 

 Christmas decoration was awarded to 

 David Fraser for a poinsettia. For 

 three Lorraine begonias, to James 

 Wiseman, and for three cypripediums 

 in flower to James Hutchinson. The 

 judges were E. Blind, J. W. Ludwig 

 and H. S. Price. J. A. Peterson showed 

 a collection of begonias and received a 

 certificate of merit for a new one. H. 

 A. Dreer received certificates for Neph- 

 rolepis Scholzeli and Begonia Agatha. 



Among the home growers represented 

 were Phipps Conservatories with poin- 

 settias, cyclamens and begonias; Alle- 

 gheny Park Conservatories, North 

 Side, begonias in hanging baskets; 

 Frank Crook, gardener for Jas. H. 

 Park, Dracaena Sanderi. certificate of 

 merit: J. W. Ludwig, decorative 

 greens: Pittsburg Rose and Carnation 

 Co., carnations. 



E. C. Reineman spoke of the recent 

 flower show in Chicago. He was en- 

 thusiastic over the display of roses, 

 carnations, chrysanthemums and or- 

 chids. Of the roses My Maryland and 

 White Killarney were exceptionally 

 good. The feature of the pergola, so 

 irmi li discussed, he thought suited to 

 the hall, and "Before and After" a 

 splendid object lesson in the treatment 

 of back-yards. The visit to the Poehl- 

 mann plant, which he characterized as 

 "the commercial establishment of the 

 world," alone was worth tie trip to 

 Chicago. 



President Burki invited the mem- 

 bers of the club to visit the Pittsburg 

 Rose and Carnation Company's plant 

 at Bakerstown on Thursday, Dec. 10. 

 The invitation was gladly accepted. 



The subject for January meeting 

 will be Roses. H. P. JOSLIN, Sec'y. 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' 

 CLUB OF BOSTON. 



The annual meeting of this club for 

 the election of officers for 1909 will 

 take place at Horticultural Hall, Bos- 

 ton, on Tuesday evening. December 15. 

 A large attendance is probable as the 

 contest for presidency has assumed an 

 pi sting aspect and an old fashioned 

 healthy contest seems to be brewing. 



ALBANY FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The regular monthly meeting of 

 the Albany Florists' Club was held 

 Dec. 4 at the store of W. C. King. 

 The report of the advertising commit- 

 tee was given by Chairman Danker, 

 and it was decided to continue the 

 agitation against floral solicitors for 

 funerals in the local newspapers for 

 another month. W. C. Kurth reported 

 a resolution from the committee on 

 early closing, recommending that the 

 flower stores remain open during the 

 present month until 8 p. m. The 

 question of having a flower show dur- 

 ing the winter was discussed and a 

 committee will be named at the next 

 meeting to make necessary arrange- 

 ments. 



Two tickets were placed in nomina- 

 tion for the officers of the club and 

 are known as the "regulars" and the 

 "opposition." The "regulars" are: 

 President, F. Goldring; vice-president, 

 F. Henkes; treasurer, F. A. Danker; 

 secretary, E. Maney; trustees, H. G. 

 Eyres, W. C. Gloeckner, J. Berberick, 

 Thomas Snare, A. Whittle, H. Riggs 

 and W. C. King. The "opposition" 

 ticket is as follows: President, F. 

 Goldring; vice-president, F. Henkes; 

 treasurer, H. Whittle; secretary, J. 

 Butts; trustees. W. C. King, William 

 Kurth, E. Maney. C. Saunders, J. Sny- 

 der and Patrick Hyde. The election 

 promises to be a spirited one and will 

 be held Thursday evening. Jan. 7, 

 1909. When the contests are settled 

 refreshments will be served and an 

 entertainment given under the direc- 

 tion of a committee, consisting of 

 Frank Briare, F. A. Danker and W. C. 

 King. 



Mr. James Snyder of Rhinebeck was 

 a visitor at the meeting. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF 

 AMERICA. 



Work of Committees — Report on New 

 Chrysanthemums. 



Mrs. J. Boxall; Jap. inc. Pink. Ex- 

 hibited at Cincinnati, O., Nov. 27, 1908, 

 by Elmer D. Smith, Adrian, Mich. 

 Scaled 88 points commercial. 



Improved Chadwick; white. Exhibit- 

 ed at Cincinnati, O., Nov. 27, 1908, by 

 Elmer D. Smith. Scaled 90 points 

 commercial. 



The variety Canadian Seedling No< 

 20, exhibited by Chas. H. Totty, in 

 Chicago, has been named W. R. Brock. 

 DAVID FRASER, Secretary. 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 

 Carnation Registered. 



By Joseph Heacock Co., Wyncote, 

 Pa.: "Dorothy Gordon." Parentage, 

 Lawson and Enchantress; color, light 

 pink; habit, etc., flower well built, 

 good calyx, stem and substance, fra- 

 grant. A strong grower and a great 

 bloomer. ALBERT M. HERR. 



Lr„n caster, Pa. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



The Wisconsin Horticultural Sot 

 will hold its convention in Madison, 

 Jan. 12-14. 



In the general fruit display at the 

 Royal Horticultural Show. London, 

 England, the gold medal was awarded 

 to Ontario. 



December 12, 1908 



LINCOLN PARK (CHICAGO) AN- 

 NUAL EXHIBITION. 



To realize the educational advan- 

 tages of such an exhibit as this the 

 visitor has but to take position in any 

 convenient place and watch the ex- 

 pression and listen to the comments of 

 the throngs of visitors as they pass. 



There is so much in a city like Chi- 

 cago that is repellant to the eye that 

 these opportunities for popular study 

 of the beautiful in nature stand out the 

 more conspicuously. 



For two weeks there was a continu- 

 ous stream of visitors passing through 

 the Lincoln Park Conservatories. Who 

 can measure the influence this has had 

 for better homes and more flower 

 lovers next year? On Sunday, Nov. 

 15th, it was estimated that fully 

 twenty-five thousand people visited 

 this annual exhibition of chrysanthe- 

 mums and orchids. The plants were 

 not staged on level tables as in the 

 usual flower show, but flowering plants 

 were mingled with palms and placed 

 on banks 12 to 15 feet high and slop- 

 ing down to within a foot or two of 

 the walk. There are no straight 

 lines, nor rows of plants, but the banks 

 of gorgeous blooms curve and the 

 walks wind around from one group to 

 another. 



Supt. Alois Frey is a master at this 

 work and has most able assistants. 

 In addition to the 175 varieties of large 

 chrysanthemums, seventy-five ane- 

 mones and fifty pompons, there were 

 a hundred seedlings, among the latter 

 being a number of great beauty and 

 promise. 



DENISON'S FLOWER SHOW. 

 The third annual flower show at 

 Denison, Texas, held under the aus- 

 pices of the Civic Improvement League, 

 Nov. 11, 12, 13, was a great success in 

 every respect, and impressively 

 evidenced the splendid effect of the 

 efforts of the League in the interest of 

 civic improvement. Amateur growers 

 made a fine showing and the exhibits 

 of the schools exceeded all expecta- 

 tions. Thousands attended the show, 

 which was kept open one. day longer 

 than originally planned, in order that 

 people in nearby towns might attend. 

 Among the commercial prize-winners 

 on chrysanthemums were: Elmer D. 

 Smith & Co., Adrian, Mich.; Jos. W. 

 Vestal & Son, Little Rock. Ark.; Mrs. 

 T. B. Hurt, Navasota, Tex.; D. A. 

 Saunders, Waco, Tex.: Mrs. T. M. Hen- 

 derson, Paris, Tex., and Mrs. Joe Fritz, 

 Denison. Many premiums were awarded 

 in the amateur classes. 



LOCAL FLOWER SHOWS. 



Brandon, Man. — The first chrysan- 

 themum show was held in City Hall 

 on Nov. 20 and proved a success. H. 

 L. Patmore won the silver cup for 

 best display of plants and for cut 

 blooms, and other prizes were award- 

 ed to amateurs. 



Austin, Tex. — The new greenhouse 

 at the State House, under the care of 

 C. W. Day, was thrown open to the 

 public on Nov. 23, and the fine collec- 

 tion of plants was generally enjoyed. 



Denton, Tex. — The first chrysanthe- 

 mum show will probably not be the 

 last if the enthusiasm and large at- 

 tendance is any criterion. Roses vied 

 with the Queen of Autumn for atten- 

 tion. 



