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HOKTICULTURi: 



April 6, 1907 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



TARRYTOWN HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The regular monthly meeting of 

 the Tarrytown Horticultural Society 

 was held March 26th, President How- 

 ard Nichols in the chair. 



Mr. Wadsworth Lewis offers a silver 



three prizes of $5.00, $3.00 and $2.00; 

 also three other classes with pre- 

 miums the same, for white, yellow and 

 recently introduced varieties. As re- 

 gards plants, prizes of $5.00, $3.00 and 

 $2.00 are offered for the best plants of 

 any varieties. M. B. Faxon reported 



Spring Exhibition at Boston 

 View In Lecture Hall. 



display of flowers and plants was not 

 large, but was good nevertheless. 

 The floral committee consisting of 

 .Messrs. Torrey, Hills, Bauman, Wede- 

 raeyer and Monk awarded to I. D. Sie- 

 bert, for a very fine specimen of Em- 

 press of India azalea, 20 points; and 

 to R. A. Currie 15 points for Hydran- 

 gea Otaksa. The remainder of the 

 evening was spent in discussing the 

 Easter outlook. 



FLORIST CLUB OF PHILADELPHIA 



A largely attended meeting of this 

 club took place on the 2nd inst. to 

 hear the address by Paul F. Richter 

 on Bulbs. This was listened to with 

 much attention and was tendered a 

 vote of thanks by the members. We 

 hope to give same in full in an early 

 issue. Jno. Westcott exhibited a plant 

 in bloom of the new pink splrea Queen 

 Alexandra and D. B. Keptyn from Hol- 

 land told how it had originated. Geo. 

 Buxton having won permanently the 

 Lord and Bumham cup for American 

 Beauty Roses celebrated the event in 

 a free set-out which was much appre- 

 ciated. Many new members were 

 taken in and much enthusiasm was 

 c-anifested in regard to the coming 

 convention. Fred Hahman, the vice- 

 president, occupied the chair In the 

 absence of President Pennock. Our ge- 

 nial secretary, Edwin Lonsdale, was 

 also absent. David Rust officiated in 

 his place. 



pitcher to be competed for at the fall 

 show, and Mrs. Geo. Lewis offers a 

 silver cup. Julius Roehrs Co. offers 

 $25.00 for the best table of orchids; H. 

 A. Dreer $10.00 for the best collection 

 of stove plants; F. R. Pelrson Co. a 

 $25.00 silver cup for carnations; Presi- 

 dent Howard Nichols $10.00 for the 

 best six pot plants of chrysanthemums, 

 pots not to exceed seven inches. The 

 executive committee reported on the 

 schedule for the fall show, and sug- 

 gested a few minor alterations from 

 last year. It was voted to print a 

 preliminary schedule and mail same 

 to members, the complete schedule 

 • to be printed as soon as the secretary 

 received all the special prizes. The 

 monthly prize for the best display of 

 flowering plants and cut bloom was 

 awarded to D. McFarlane, as was 

 a certificate of merit for the same ex- 

 hibit. A certificate of merit was 

 awarded James Ballantyne for his ex- 

 hibit. Exhibits consisted mostly of 

 Cineraria stellata and bulbous stock 

 in pots and pans. A paper on hardy 

 out-door roses was read by D. Mc- 

 Farlane and freely discussed. 



. D. McFARLANE, Cor. Sec. 



COLUMBUS FLORIST CLUB. 



Last Tuesday evening our club held 

 its last regular March meeting. 

 President Stephens was in the chair, 

 and Secretary McKellar was back at 

 his desk after his attack of the 

 grippe. The committee on the chrys- 

 anthemum show, Messrs. Faxon. 

 Woodrow, McKellar, Knopf and 

 Stephens, submitted the following 

 schedule of prizes, and they were 

 unanimously approved by the club: 

 For the best vases of five blooms, on 

 long stems, any pink or red variety. 



that as yet permission had not been 

 obtained from the Columbus Board of 

 Education to distribute the penny 

 packages of flowers and vegetable 

 seeds to the school children. The 

 club's seed committee appeared be- 

 fore the school board at their last 

 meeting to ask this permission, but 

 did not succeed in getting a hearing. 

 Owing to the nearness of Easter the 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF 

 NEW YORK. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 Horticultural Society of New York 

 will be held in the American Institute 

 looms at 4.30 on Wednesday, April 

 10th. when the subject for discussion 

 is "Plants for Shaded Gardens." The 

 subject will be introduced by Parker 



Group of Acacias at Boston Exhibition 



By Thomas Roland. 



