April 18, 1908 



HORTICULTURE 



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THE BOSTON VIOLET 



The people today are looking for New Violets just as much as they are for new roses 



or carnations. 



THE BOSTON VIOLET 



For the past two years has been placed before the most sceptical buyers in America 



and they prefer it to any other. 



THERE'S A REASON 



The Boston Violet is the largest, the most fragrant, it has a very pleasing color, 



and it is a great keeper. 



THE BOSTON VIOLET 



Is a variety that is early grown, it is the strongest grower and is in crop from September 



to May. 



THE BOSTON VIOLET 



Was awarded a First Class Certificate of Merit by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society 

 and a Report of Superior Merit by the Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Boston. 



Disiribution will Commence in ApHL Order Now. 



PRICES-$2 Qer 12; $12 per 100; $100 per 1000. 

 WILPJAIYI SIIYI, CLIFTONDALE, MASS. 



Totty had Azalea Bernard Andrae 

 alba; vote of thanks. 



John R. Mitchell read an essay on 

 "The Rose" and received a rising vote 

 of thanks therefor. A very interesting 

 after discussion took place in which 

 the following joined: .Joseph Ruizicka, 

 Wni. Muhlmichel, A. Herrington, R. M. 

 Schultz, C. H. Totty, Wm. Duckham, J. 

 A. Jlanda, A. R. Kennedy, and H. B. 

 Vyse. 



Next meeting May 13 will be devoted 

 to flowering plants. Arthur Herring- 

 ton will be essayist. This meeting 

 will be "Ladies' Night." A refresh- 

 ment committee has been appointed 

 with Robert M. Schultz as chairman, 

 which insures that the ladies will be 

 well taken care of. Those wishing to 

 remain during the entire session will 

 participate in the spoils, for there will 

 be then a general distribution of the 

 flowers. 



EDWARD REAGAN. 



ST. LOUIS FLORIST CLUB. 



The April meeting of the Florist 

 Club took place in their rew hall, 

 eleventh and Locust streets, on last 

 Thursday afternoon. The attendance 

 was not as good as expected on ac- 

 count of the busy season being on. 



Some important questions were to 

 have come up but owing to the small 

 attendance they were laid over until 

 the ne.vt regular meeting in May. 



The trustees on a full vote were in- 

 structed to report at the next meeting 

 on the regular summer outing of the 

 club, and the members present were 

 all in favor of a boat picnic this year. 

 This will be decided at the next meet- 

 ing. There was a discussion on Eas- 



ter stock. Reports from those present 

 indicated that all were in good shape, 

 some bi'iiig afraid that stock would be 

 too far advanced owing to Easter com- 

 ing so late this year. Lilies are ail in 

 fair condition with 30 per cent, dis- 

 eased. 



Presiucia Young urged a better at- 

 tendance for the May meeting, which 

 takes place Thursday afternoon. May 

 Hth. in the same hall. 



CONNECTICUT HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The regular meeting of this society 

 was held in County Building, Hartford, 

 April 10, Pres. Huss occupying the 

 chair. It was Carnation Night and as 

 invariably happens on stich an occa- 

 sion there was a large attendance of 

 members. The quality of the exhibits 

 as a whole was of a high order and 

 the awards made in each case were en- 

 tirely merited. The judging commit- 

 tee, Messrs. Zuger, Roulier and Cham- 

 bers, went over the exhibits carefully 

 and made the following awards: John 

 Coomb.s, diploma for vase of White 

 Perfeciion; Carl Peterson, certificate 

 of merit for collection of caruati^'ns; 

 W. N. Shumway, honoi-able mention 

 for pink seedling; C. Peterson was al.so 

 given honorable mention for a vase of 

 Kaiserin roses. 



H. A. Pinney, carnation grower for 

 John Coombs, read an able and in- 

 structive paper on the history of the 

 carnation, and was tendered a hearty 

 vote of thanks. Pres. Huss compli- 

 mented Mr. Pinney by saying that tJie 

 paper was the most interesting he had 

 ever had the pleasure of listening to. 



G. W. Smith, of Melrose Farm, dele- 



gate from this society to the annual 

 meeting of the Massachusetts Fruit 

 Growers' Association, gave a very in- 

 teresting account of his visit. 



The society will hold a Pansy Ex- 

 hibit May 27, and a paper on the Es'o- 

 lution of the Pansy will be read by 

 John G?rard. 



The special committee reported hav- 

 ing engaged Unity Hall for Sept. 2S 

 for the Dahlia Show. A committee 

 was appcnnteil to secure a hall for the 

 Chr>-sanlhemum Show on Nov. 5-6. 

 There will be an exhibit of roses at 

 the meetin.g of April 24. 



ALEX. GUMMING, JR., Secy. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



The annual banquet of the Florists' 

 Club of Washington, tendered to the 

 retiring and the incoming officers was 

 held on April 7 at Freund's. The 

 tables were lavishly decorated. Joseph 

 R. Freeman was toastmaster. Prof. 

 Charlemagne Koehler was elected hon- 

 orary member. Retiring president 

 Bisset was presented with a hand- 

 some silver fruit dish. W. F. Gude 

 making the presentation speech. 



The thirteenth annual dinner of the 

 Dutchess County Horticultural So- 

 ciety wa.s held on April 2 at the Nel- 

 son House, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., with 

 over a hundred in attendance. The 

 carnation was the flower ot <,he iven- 

 ing, each guest wearing one. Popular 

 songs followed the feast and an ad- 

 dress by the president and witty re- 

 sponses to the toasts proposed by 

 Frank Hasbrouck, toastmaster, by A. 

 Lee Wager, M. Heermance, Walter 

 Price and G. V. L. Spratt, made a de- 

 lightful occasion. 



