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HORTICULTURE, 



March 7, 1908 



^7 And the Sale Was Still There 



TUESDAY, MARCH 17, at NOON, we 

 will inaugurate the Season of 1908, (St. 

 Patrick's Day) by holding our 



of 



FIRST SALE 



ROSES, CONIFERS. BULBS, ROOTS, 

 Etc., at 



W. ELLIOTT & SONS, 201 Fulton St., NEW YORK 



about May 1, in 4-inch pots in dormant 

 condition. 



W. N. Craig, of North Easton, added 

 a few words. He said that the suc- 

 cessful gardener of the future must 

 linow many things thoroughly besides 

 horticulture. He must understand 

 plumbing, gas and steam fitting, must 

 be qualified to purchase coal, ma- 

 chinery and agricultural supplies and 

 have a good knowledge of botany, 

 chemistry, etc. He should acquire fa- 

 miliarity with old-fashioned hardy 

 plants and shrubs and, if filling his 

 position satisfactorily, the question of 

 salary will take care of itself. His 

 course should be to think more about 

 the character of his work than the 

 amount of his pay. On the exhibition 

 table were some interesting plants 

 from R. & J. Farquhar & Co., includ- 

 ing the new rambler rose Tausend- 

 schon whose wide expanded soft pink 

 blossoms and' rich fragrance were fa- 

 vorably commented upon, and two 

 handsome hippeastrum seedlings 

 grown in Porto Rico by James Farqu- 

 har. One of these, named Triumph, 

 bore a remarkably well-formed and 

 massive flower of great brilliancy. 



dener, 2d. 12 Roses; A. Heckscher, 

 1st. 100 Violets, double; W. Jennings, 

 1st; H. T. & A. H. Funnell, 2d. 100 

 Violets, single; W. Jennings, 1st; W. J. 

 Matheson, Jas. Kirby, gardener, 2d. 25 

 Fieesias; Riddell & Herrick, Farming- 

 dale, 1st; H. T. & A. H. Funnell, 2d. 

 25 Sweet Peas; H. E. Hyde, Centre- 

 port, 1st; Kramer Bros., 2d. 12 Mig- 

 nonette; A. Heckscher, 1st. Blooming 

 Plant; A. Heckscher, 1st; W. Jennings, 

 2d. Foliage Plant; A. Heckscher, 1st; 

 H. T. & A. H. Funnell, 2d. Spring 

 "Bulbous or Other Flowers; W. Jen- 

 nings, 1st; A. Heckscher, 2d. Green- 

 house Vegetables; A. Heckscher, 1st; 

 W. .Jennings, 2d. 



A. H. FUNNELL, Sec'y. 



HUNTINGTON (N. Y.) HORTICUL- 

 TURAL AND AGRICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The fourth annual carnation exhibi- 

 tion of the Huntington H. & A. S. was 

 held on February 25. There were 

 numerous entries in the different car- 

 nation classes and the quality was 

 quite up to former standards. The 

 display of flowering and ornamental 

 plants, and bulbous and other spring 

 flowers, made a very fine show on the 

 second floor. Not the least encourag- 

 ing feature was an increased interest 

 by the public as was shown by the 

 attendance. The judges were Samuel 

 Riddell of Farmingdale and Henry 

 Weston of Hempstead, L. I. 



Awards were as follows: — 25 Law- 

 son; H. T. & A. H. Funnell, Hunting- 

 ton, 1st; Chas. Weber, Lynbrook, 2d. 

 25 Enchantress; Kramer Bros., Farm- 

 ingdale, 3st; White Bros., Gasport, 2d. 

 25 White; Chas. Weber, 1st with White 

 Perfection; H. T. & A. H. Funnell, 2d, 

 with same. 25 Scarlet; Henry Weston, 

 Hempstead, 1st with Victory; White 

 Bros. 2d, with Beacon. 25 Any Other 

 Color; Chas. Weber. 1st with Imperial; 

 H. T. & A. H. Funnell, 2d with Winsor. 

 25 Assorted; August Heckscher, 

 Adolph Alius, gardener, 1st; Walter 

 Jennings, Richard Cartwright, gar- 



displays at the Fair Grounds. The 

 Minnesota State Fair is known all over 

 the country as one of the largest and 

 best. 



Will Brothers, Minneapolis, exhibited 

 at the last club meeting quite a few 

 Winsor carnations. They have had 

 good success with it and intend to 

 grow Winsor on a large scale next 

 season. 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF PHILADEL- 

 PHIA. 



Manda's pink seedling carnation'No. 

 20," and Dreer's "Blush Queen Alex- 

 andra" Marguerite, were the only ex- 

 hibits at the monthly meeting of this 

 club held on the 3rd inst. J. Otto Thi- 

 low gavt! an entertaining account of 

 a recent trip to FJurope. which 

 was so good that we hope to publish 

 same in full at an early date. A char- 

 acteristic letter from A. McConnell of 

 New York was introduced in the mid- 

 dle of the speaker's talk and created 

 much merriment. A dinner will occur 

 on the 11th inst. under the auspices 

 of the club. This takes the place of 

 the usual "smoker" given about this 

 season of the year. Robert Craig gave 

 an interesting account of his visit to 

 Boston last week. What impressed 

 him most was the extraordinary Kil- 

 larneys the Boston people produce and 

 the unique way in which Wiliam Sim 

 grows sweet peas and violets. Thomas 

 Roland's success with the Canterbury 

 Bell as an Easter pot plant was also 

 favorably commented on. 



TWIN CITIES FLORISTS' AND GAR- 

 DENERS' CLUB. 



The Twin Cities Florists' and Gar- 

 deners' Club held its first field meet- 

 ing on February 26. About 40 mem- 

 bers responded to an invitation from 

 the L. L. May Co. in St. Paul to inspect 

 their new seed and greenhouses. A 

 committee appointed at the last meet- 

 ing to meet the executive" committee 

 of the Minnesota, State Fair reported 

 that there will be more prizes for hor- 

 ticultural exhibits this year and more 

 space for display. The time is not far 

 off when the horticulturists of the State 

 will be given a large building for their 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HOR- 

 TICULTURISTS. 



A meeting of the executive board of 

 the S. A. F. & O. H. is called by order 

 of President Traendly, to be held at 

 the Prospect House, Niagara Falls, 

 New York, at 9 o'clock A. M. on March 

 2.3d next. The same is to continue on 

 March 24th in case the business affairs 

 of the Association are not concluded 

 previoush, W. N. RUDD, Sec. 



NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW. 



Mr. W, Wells of Mersthara, England, 

 offers for the exhibition at Chicago in 

 November next, a gold, a silver and a 

 bronze medal for six blooms of chry- 

 santhemum W. M. Moir, to be shown 

 on stems 30 inches long. 



Notice of this offer having arrived 

 too late to be included in the first 

 edition of the premium list, it Is 

 hereby given. 



\\'. N. RUDD, Chairman. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



The Alabama Horticultural Society 

 at their recent annual meeting re- 

 elected W. F. Heikes of Huntsville, 

 Ala., as president. 



The Worcester County Horticultural 

 Society, AVorcester. Mass., will hold its 

 annual reunion and banquet at its hall 

 on March 11 at C.30 p. m. 



The spring show of the St. Louis 

 Horticultural Society will be held 

 March 10-12 in the banquet hall of the 

 (Irand Avenue Masonic Temple. 



John T. Witiers of Jersey City is to 

 deliver a series of lectures in Minne- 

 apolis, Minn,, beginning March 11, on 

 the care and n?aintenance of trees. 



The Columbus (O.) Florists' Club or- 

 ganized p bowling club recently with 

 Jacob Reichert, captain; Wm, Metz- 

 maier, secretary, and Jas. McKellar, 

 treasurer. 



Prof. H. S. Jackson, Newark, Del,, 



