January 19, 1907 



horticulture: 



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NEW BEDFORD HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The annual meeting of the New 

 Bedford Horticultural Society was 

 held in the rooms of the Y. M. C. A. 

 Building on Monday, Jan. 14, when 

 the first president, Wm. Keith, retired 

 from office after four years of strenu- 

 ous service. The following officers 

 were elected: President. Frank C. 

 Barrows: treasurer, Edward E. Peirce; 

 clerk, Joseph C. Forbes, re-elected; 

 assistant clerk, Edward E. Shaw. The 

 following were elected to serve as 

 executive committee: A. J. Pish, 

 Thomas White, H. A. Jahu, James H. 

 McVicker and W. H. Richardson. 



At a previous meeting it had been 

 decided to hold a spring show; but 

 owing to the partial destruction of 

 the city hall by fire a few week.i ago, 

 the idea was abandoned. The c ity hall 

 has always been available for exhibi- 

 tion purposes upon very liberal tt;-ni=; 

 and for lectures and exhibitions where 

 no charge was made for admission and 

 which were considered to lie of an 

 educational nature, no charge for the 

 use of the hall being made. 



The four years of the society's ex- 

 istence has been a period of progress 

 and of usefulness. Although the an- 

 nual membership fee is very small 

 and donations have been few, a number 

 of free exhibitions have been given 

 and free lectures delivered. The ob- 

 ject of the promoters has been to inter- 

 est the general public in the pursuit 

 of horticulture and civic improvement. 

 The executive committee were in- 

 structed to- formulate plans for a 

 mouthly exhibition of plants, flowers, 

 etc., upon a small scale, for distribut- 

 ing free packages of seeds to the school 

 children and also for a way to interest 

 the children in the destuction of 

 moths, nests, etc. To encourage this 

 work a sum of fifteen dollars has been 

 promised by a prominent citizen. 



AuiSTIICliAT. 

 Photo. Dec. 1, 1906 — Cbi'ago Carnation Comiiaiiy. 



FLORISTS' AND GARDENERS' 

 CLUB OF RHODE ISLAND. 



The club celebrated the eleventh an- 

 niversary of its existence on Thurs- 

 day evening, January 10, with a din- 

 ner and entertainment in the new 

 store of Rennle & Thompson. The 

 room and tables were elaborately dec- 

 orated. A social half hour preceded 

 the dinner, which was served at 8.30, 

 and was followed by a stereopticon 

 entertainment, divided into humorous 



and travel views. W. B. Wilson was 

 the lecturer. Dr. A. J. Wheeler of 

 the R. I. Agricultural College was a 

 guest. M. Sweeney, Wm. Appleton, 

 .Mex. Macrae and Secretary W. E. 

 Chappell were the committee in 

 charge of the arrangements. 



PASADENA GARDENERS' ASSOCIA- 

 TION. 



The regular meeting of the Pasadena 

 Gardeners' Association was held at the 

 G. A. R. Hall. January 4th. It was well 

 attended and various topics were dis- 

 cussed. The annual election of officers 

 resulted as follows: President, John 

 Blake; vice-president, A. McLeod; sec- 

 retary. H. Merrill; treasurer, G. A. 

 Sawyer; trustee, A. T. Hansen. The 

 meetings will be held as usual on the 

 first and third Friday of each month 

 ;it S P. M. at the G. A. R. Hall. 



WllITK PKlit'ECTION. 

 rbleago Carnation Company. 



CALIFORNIA NOTES. 



The recent demand of violets for 

 moist weather has been abundantly 

 supplied every day during the past 

 week, and now again, like all other 

 seasonable blooms, there is a suffi- 

 ciency for the trade. 



Professor C. W. Woodworth, head 

 of the entomological department of 

 the University of California, is sought 

 liy the University of Mississippi as 

 president of that institution. 



At Brentwood. Cal., a central town 

 of a horticultural section within two 

 hours' ride of San Francisco, an ad- 

 journed meeting of those interested in 

 the proposed Farmers' and Horticul- 

 turists' Telephone Association was 

 held this week. The purpose is to in- 

 stall a metallic system, extending 

 over about forty miles of territory, 

 with one central office. Connection 

 will be made with the Sunset Com- 

 pany for long-distance outlet. Much 

 interest is manifest in the movement, 

 and many signatures of growers in its 

 support have been obtained. 



