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HORTICULTURE 



January 12, 1907 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



NEW JERSEY FLORICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The regular monthly meeting of this 

 society was held on the 4th instant at 

 which the installation of its new 

 officers took place: President, W. J. 

 Bennett; vice-president, Arthur T. 

 Caparn; secretary, Henry Halbig; 

 treasurer, William Reid; conducted by 

 the retiring president, D. Kindsgrab. 

 Reports were read showing a member- 

 ship of seventy in good standing. 

 Eleven competitive floral displays, a 

 fall exhibition and special rose and 

 dahlia nights have been held. Seven 

 silver cups and eighty-six certificates 

 have been awarded. The winners of 

 the seven cups were Peter Duff, Wil- 

 liam Reid, Max Schueyder, William 

 Phillips, Arthur T. Caparn, A. W. Bod- 

 well and Lager & Hurrell. Among 

 those eertifieated were Julius Roehrs 

 Company, Alex. Guttman, F. R. Pier- 

 son Co., Lager & Hurrell, John E. 

 Haines and Joseph A. Manda. Gen- 

 erous patrons have raised the balance 

 in the treasury to three hundred dol- 

 lars. Essays or addresses have been 

 made at nine of its meetings at which 

 the average attendance was thirty-two. 

 The largest attendance was forty-two, 

 at a lantern slide exhibition of English 

 scenery and the smallest, twenty-four, 

 at the annual election on Dec. 7. In 

 its final deliberations it was decided 

 to continue the monthly floral displays 

 and the giving of medals instead of 

 cups is under consideration. An invi- 

 tation was read from the Morris 

 County Gardeners to their smoker on 

 the 9th. Among the floral exhibits of 

 the evening were a vase of lily of the 

 valley with stems nineteen inches 

 from base of stem to top of flowers, 

 shown by Julius Roehrs Company and 

 a white Cattleya labiata shown by 

 Thos. Jones. 



JOSEPH B. DAVIS. 



THE 



AMERICAN CARNATION 

 SOCIETY. 



President Dunlop has authorized me 

 to announce through the trade papers 

 that exhibits for the show to be held 

 in Toronto, Ont., Jan. 23d and 24th, 

 will have to be staged by 2 P. M.. Jan. 

 .23d, instead of T P. M. as announced 

 in the premium list. 



This addition of one hour to the 

 time for staging was thought advisa- 

 ble on account of the fact that some 

 of the trains do not get in until 10.30 

 and it they should be a bit late it 

 would not give exhibitors time to get 

 their flowers staged by 1 P. M. 



Kindly remember that entries are to 

 reach the Secretary not later than 

 Wednesday, Jan. 16th. Entries made 

 at the show cost $1.00 for each entry, 

 and it they do not reach here the 16th 

 there is danger of their coming in af- 

 ter I have left for Toronto. 



ALBERT M. HERR, Sec, 



Lancaster, Pa. 



For the trip to Toronto, January 22- 

 25, 1907, we will use the New York 

 Central lines, and arrangements have 

 been made to attach an extra sleeper 

 to train leaving Grand Central Station 

 8 p. m., Tuesday, Jan. 22, arriving at 

 Toronto 10.50 a. m.. Wednesday, for 

 the accommodation of members from 



New York and contiguous territory. 

 In order that we may early perfect all 

 arrangements for the car, it is re- 

 quested that members advise the un- 

 dersigned as soon as possible if going, 

 and space desired. 



The rate authorized is one and one- 

 third fare on the certificate plan, or 

 $11.8.5 from New York going, and one- 

 third, or $3.55, returning, conditioned 

 on there being 100 in attendance from 

 all quarters, and also on members se- 

 curing certificates when purchasing 

 tickets and having same properly vised 

 in Toronto before returning. 



Going tickets will be sold and certi- 

 cates issued Jan. IS to 23, and certi- 

 oates will be honored for tickets re- 

 turning until January 29. 



Cost of berth New York to Toronto, 

 $2.50. Tickets can be purchased and 

 certificates secured from any of the 

 New Yorlv Central Lines ofiices, or if 

 desired arrangements will be made to 

 have some delivered. 



If any prefer to leave in the morn- 

 ing, they may take the Empire Ex- 

 liress. S.30 a. m.. arriving Toronto 

 9.05 p. m. 



Eugene Dailledouze ,Clarkson St. and 

 Troy Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. 



C. W. Ward, Queens, . I., N. Y. 



LENOX HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 



The regular meeting of this society 

 was held on January 5, President 

 Heeremans in the chair. The enter- 

 tainment committee submitted a pro- 

 gram for the ensuing meetings. For 

 February they have arranged the 

 annual dinner for the 2d and carna- 

 tion night for the 16th. Harry A. 

 Bunyard gave an interesting talk; he 

 offered a medal to the winner of the 

 .society's checker tournament, and a 

 donation from A. T. Boddington for 

 the fall show premium list. 



A. J. Loveless was awarded a first- 

 class certificate for Cypripedium Lee- 

 anum Adela, a plant raised by him; 

 also diploma for C. insigne Sanderae, 

 C. insigne Harefield Hall and C. Lee- 

 anum Clinkaberryianum. J. R. Shields 

 of Dalton was awarded a cultural com- 

 mendation certificate for some extra 

 fine plants of Begonia Gloire de Lor- 

 raine and diploma for Primula obcon- 

 ica. GEORGE FOULSHAM, Sec'y. 



ELBERON HORTICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETY. 



The Elberon Horticultural Society, 

 on Jan. 7, held a most interesting 

 meeting and the principal feature was 

 the elee-ant display of fine carnations 

 consisting of fifteen vases, comprising 

 Enchantress. Lawson, Victory, Rob't 

 Craig, Lady Bountiful, White Lawson, 

 and one large vase of Winsor from 

 F. R. Pierson Co., which was admired 

 by all. Mr. Bauer ave an interesting 

 talk on the carnation of the past and 

 present in a most able manner. The 

 society extended Mr. Bauer a hearty 

 vote of thanks. The following beauti- 

 ful flowers and vegetables were ex- 

 hibited; A. Bauer, carnation and 

 celery; A. Greib, Marie Louise violets; 

 James. Kennedy, carnations; Wm. D. 

 Roberiison, Centradenia florida and 

 mushrooms; Henry Wood, carnations 

 and vegetables; Peter Murray, carna- 

 tions; Fred Wm. Dettlinger, Princess 

 of Wales violets. 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' 

 CLUB OF BOSTON. 



The meeting on January 15 prom- 

 ises to be an unusually attractive one. 

 It will be Ladies' Night and an at- 

 tendance of over 300 members and 

 ladies is expected. A stereopticon 

 lecture on "Italian Gardens" by John 

 K. M. L. Farquhar should prove very 

 fascinating, and a treat no one should 

 miss. The newly elected officers will 

 lie installed and an address from each 

 is on the program. There will be in- 

 teresting exhibits, music and refresh- 

 ments and no efforts will be spared to 

 make the opening meeting in 1907 the 

 best in the club's history. 



W. N. CRAIG, Sec. 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



The inaugural meeting for 1907 was 

 held at Horticultural Hall. Boston, on 

 Saturaay. January 5. President Weld 

 delivered his address and the various 

 ofticials of the society presented their 

 rejiorts. It was announced that C. E. 

 Richardson had resigned as superin- 

 tendent of the building and that the 

 trustees had appointed Secretary Rich 

 to hold that position, also to act as 

 assistant to the treasurer, Walter 

 Hunnewell. The advisability of open- 

 ing the library on Sundays or some 

 stated evenings so that it might be a 

 greater convenience for those who 

 wish to consult it, was referred to a 

 special committee consisting of the 

 librarian and J. A. Pettigrew. 



BOSTON HORTICULTURAL LEC- 

 TURES. 



The first in the annual winter course 

 of free lectures on horticultural sub- 

 jects given by the Massachusetts Hor- 

 ticultuial Society will take place at 

 Horticultural Hall, 300 Massachusetts 

 avenue, Boston, on Saturday, January 

 12. at eleven o'clock. 



The complete program Is as follows: 

 January 12, "The Iris and Its Culture," 

 by J, Woodward Manning, Reading; 

 January 19, "Peach-growing Possibili- 

 ties in New England," by Adin A. 

 Hixon, Worcester; January 26, "The 

 Collecting of Orchids," by John E. 

 Lager, Summit, N. J.; February 2, 

 "The Renovation of an Old Orchard," 

 by George T. Powell, New York; Feb- 

 ruary 9, "The Home Vegetable Gar- 

 den," by John W. Duncan, Jamaica 

 Plain; February 10, "Certain Uses of 

 the School Garden," by Miss Anne 

 Withington, Boston; February 23, 

 "Forestry from a Commercial Stand- 

 point," by Prof. Fi-ank Wm. Rane, 

 Boston; March 2, "Planting for Streets 

 and Waysides," by John A. Pettigrew, 

 Boston; March 9, "Some Bacterial Dis- 

 eases of Plants: Their Nature and 

 Treatment," by Prof. H. H. Whetzel, 

 Ithaca, N. Y. (the John Lewis Russell 

 Lecture) ; March 30, "Gardens of Italy" 

 (with stereopticon illustrations), by 

 John K. M. L. Farquhar, Boston. 



After the lecture opportunity is af- 

 forded for a full discussion of the sub- 

 ject and questions are welcomed. The 

 object is to give all possible informa- 

 tion concerning the topic under con- 

 sideration, and the various subjects 

 will be treated by well-known experts 



