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HORTICULTURi: 



February 9, 1907 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



FLORIST CLUB OF PHILADEL- 

 PHIA. 



The meetiug of this club on Tues- 

 day, 5th inst, was large and enthusias- 

 tic. Carnations were the special topic 

 and feature. John E. Haines gave a 

 very interesting paper on his experi- 

 ences with this flower and was fol- 

 lowed by Edward A. Stroud and 

 others, who told of their recent ex- 

 periences at the Toronto meeting. W. 

 A. Manda made some interesting re- 

 marks and our western friend, J. A. 

 Valentine, added his quota to the sym- 

 posium. Among the exhibits were En- 

 chantress, Beacon and a fine white 

 from Strafford Flower Farms; five 

 vases of seedlings from Winona Carna- 

 tion Gardens, among which appeared 

 a fragrant Enchantress and a fringed 

 ditto, the latter showing evidence of 

 being a very good keeper; a pink seed- 

 ling from W. A. Manda, a light pink 

 and a Lawsoa pink from John Kuhn, 

 _ the former being a very pleasing color 

 and likely to be heard from; a vase of 

 ■ pink and variegated Imperial from 

 John E. Haines showing their grand 

 stems and large flowers in perfection; 

 also a vase of very good Victory from 

 the same; a variegated seedling from 

 Harry P. Potter, and last but not least 

 a splendid vase of Mabelle from H. 

 Weber & Son, Oakland, the latter 

 showing up grandly, proving easily the 

 feature of the evening. Routine mat- 

 ters were dispatched in a very satis- 

 factory manner, most of the commit- 

 tees reporting good work achieved as 

 well under way. About fifteen new 

 members were proposed, only one of 

 which belonged to the associate class. 

 If Mr. Pennock's tenure in the presi- 

 dency keeps the pace like his first 

 quarter it will be Philadelphia's ban- 

 ner year. Sam Batchelor exhibited a 

 vase of lovely light pink Bougainvillea 

 and a grand vase of Enchantress. 



TARRYTOWN HORTICULTURAL 

 ' SOCIETY. 



The regular meeting of the society 

 was held on January 29, president 

 Howard Nichols in the chair. A lot 

 of fine cyclamens were on exhibition. 

 Joseph Bradley, gardener for Mr. 

 Sidenburgh, of Hastings, won the prize 

 with three excellent yearling plants. 

 Two of the essays on vegetables by 

 Geo. Standen and C. Newton, that were 

 in competition for the Peter Hender- 

 son prize at the fall show were read, 

 and a lively discussion followed. 



Resolutions of sympathy and regret 

 were read and adopted on the death of 

 Mr. John Egan, one of the charter 

 members of the society. Mr. Egan was 

 one of the pioneers, and one of the 

 most able gardeners in this section. 

 For many years he had charge of the 

 Gurney estate at Irvington, but lat- 

 terly conducted a florist business in 

 Tarrytown. He was one of the best 

 grape growers in his day and his 

 name was well associated with the 

 production of many things first-class 

 in floriculture. 



Also, resolutions of condolence to 

 Claude Wilson, Dobb's Perry, on the 

 dearth of bis son. were adopted. 



Howard Nichols offers a prize for 

 the best twelve roses other than 

 American Beauty for the Februarv 

 meeting. 



NEW JERSEY FLORICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The regular monthly meeting and 

 annual smoker of the New Jersey 

 Floricultural Society was held on 

 February 1. The evening was a social 

 one for the members and their friends, 

 and was interspersed with music and 

 short addresses by Robert Barry, J. 

 Austin Shaw, Neil Campbell, and 

 William F. Ross. Carnation Winsor 

 was shown by F. R. Pierson Co., and 

 was received with special favor. Its 

 color under the electric light is partic- 

 ularly pleasing from a decorative 

 standpoint and its form and substance 

 improve as the season advances, this 

 being its third appearance before the 

 society. Three vases of choice orchids 

 were shown by Julius Roehrs Co., and 

 . seedling carnations by Henry Horn- 

 acker, a grower of East Orange. From 

 the neighboring estates came the 

 almost perfectly grown Euphorbia 

 Jacquinaeflora of Peter Duff; a speci- 

 men Cattleya Sehroderae from Sydney 

 & Austin Colgate, grown by William 

 Reid, and hyacinths in good form and 

 color from Charles Hathaway, grown 

 by Max Schneider; their extraordinary 

 size was laid by the grower to his 

 treatment of planting as soon as re- 

 ceived in August and burying; bring- 

 ing them out gradually from cellar to 

 forcing heat, which last was accom- 

 plished in about six weeks in a moder- 

 ately cool house. 



JOS. B. DAVIS. 



SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN FLOR- 

 ISTS. 



The program for the meeting of this 

 Society to be held at New Orleans, on 

 February 14, 15, 16, is as follows: 



Address of welcome by Mayor Behrman; 

 teply by Prof. Stubbs; papers on "Chry- 

 sautliemums Growing in the South," F. P. 

 Davis, Mobile, Ala.; ••Profitable Orchids for 

 tlie Florist," J. A. Newsham; "Paclslng, 

 Sliipping and Express Rates," C. W. Eieti- 

 ling; ••Rose Growing Under Glass," R. 

 Lociierbie; •'Wliat the South Can Grow for 

 Northern Mariiets," W. R. Wichers, Gretna, 

 La.; '•Injurious Insects and Remedies," 

 Prof. Newell; "Experience With Carnations 

 in Alabama," W. T. Patterson, Jr., of 

 Montgomery; "Elementary Horticulture in 

 the Public Schools," E. Baker; "The Needs 

 of the Retail Trade In the South," C. Eble 



A banquet to the visiting florists will be 

 the closing feature. 



DUTCHESS COUNTY HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



The annual meeting of this society 

 was held at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., on 

 January .30, the following officers being 

 elected for the ensuing year; Presi- 

 dent, C. J. Reynolds; vice-president, 

 Jas. Blair; treasurer, Geo. W. Sweet; 

 secretary, N, Harold Cottam. Wm. 

 Saltford gave an interesting talk on 

 his visit to the A. C. S. convention at 

 Toronto. It was decided to hold a 

 carnation meeting February 24 



N. HAROLD COTTAM, Sec'y. 



NASSAU COUNTY HORTICULTUR- 

 AL SOCIETY. 



Oflicers were elected at the annual 

 meeting at Glen Cove, N. ¥., in Janu- 

 ary as follows: President, Alexander 

 Mackenzie; vice-president, H. F. 

 Meyer; secretary, J. p. Johnston; 

 corresponding secretary, J. W. Everett; 

 treasurer, R. J. Brown. 



LENOX HORTICULTURAL SO- 



CIETY. 



The regular meeting of the Lenox 

 Horticultural Society was held Satur- 

 day, Feb. 2, President F. Heeremans 

 in the chair. George H. Instone was 

 elected secretary to succeed George 

 Foulsham, who has gone to Savannah, 

 Ga., to become superintendent of Mr. 

 Shotter's estate. New carnations were 

 exhibited by the P. R. Pierson Co. 

 Among them were White Enchantress, 

 Wintor, Melody and Miss Helen Gould, 

 all of which were very fine. A di- 

 ploma was awarded to each. 



The seventh annual dinner was held 

 in the Curtis Hotel directly after the 

 meeting. One hundred were present, 

 and it was the best dinner the society 

 has ever had. The souvenir menu 

 card was done in red, the front cover 

 having the seal of the society. After 

 the dinner. President Frederick Heere- 

 mans read the opening address. Upon 

 its completion he introduced A. H. 

 Wingett, a former president, as toast- 

 master, whose presentation of the dif- 

 ferent speakers was characterized by 

 aptness and appreciation of what the 

 occasion demanded. Among the many 

 speakers were Messrs. A. MacConachie, 

 E. Jenkins of Lenox, John H. Star- 

 buck of Pittsfield, A. T. Treadway of 

 Stockbridge, Frank E. Pierson and Jo- 

 seph HoUister of Pittsfield, Selectman 

 Eustace Jacques, Editor White of Lee, 

 cx-Selectman Richard Stanley, John K. 

 Farquhar of Boston, Jas. T. Scott of 

 New York, W. D. Curtis, proprietor 

 of the hotel, and A. J. Loveless, presi- 

 dent of the Chrysanthemum Society 

 of America. Toasts were drunk to the 

 society, the town of Lenox, Mr. Love- 

 less, Toastmaster Wingett, the guests, 

 the press, and Mr. Curtis. Excellent 

 vocal selections were given during' the 

 evening by talented artists. 



A special meeting of tne society was 

 held Jan. 30, when it was unanimous- 

 ly voted to hold the annual ball on 

 Feb. 11. JOSEPH TANSEY, 



Assistant Secretary. 



NORTH SHORE HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



This society held its regular meeting 

 February 1st, President McGregor in 

 the chair. The subject for discussion 

 was "Annuals," continued from the 

 last meeting. The 190G entertainment 

 committee closed their duties by pro- 

 viding music and refreshments for the 

 evening. Messrs. Menken, Dodge and 

 Morrison were appointed to succeed 

 the old committee. The schedule for 

 1907 has been issued and distributed. 

 The rose show will be held June 26 

 and 27; the summer show August 28 

 and 29. wM. TILL. 



THE 'GOOSE AND THE GOLDEN 

 EGGS." 



Washington, Jan. 29. — This being 

 the birthday of William McKinley, was 

 "Carnation Day" at the Capitol. The 

 demand for the flower was great, and 

 the florists put up the price. A num- 

 ber of legislators paid 25 cents for a 

 single carnation and some could not 

 get them at all.— New York Times, 



