April 13, 1907 



HORTI CULTURE 



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the production o£ a marketable bulb, 

 and claimed the price was not at all 

 too high. 



The matter of delinquent dues is 

 always a delicate one to handle, and 

 when it was brought before the meet- 

 ing it was decided that in the few 

 almost hopeless cases the secretary 

 should write a final notice for settle- 

 ment before the next club meeting, but 

 the majority of ordinary cases were 

 assigned to personal friends of the 

 delinquents for an interview. This 

 plan has been tried in lormer years and 

 been very successful. 



The "Credit" question has become a 

 prominent issue in Pittsburgh and it 

 with "Bedding Plants" was made the 

 subject of discussion for the next meet- 

 ing May 7th. H. P. JOSLIN, Sec'y. 



VIEW IN PALM HOUSE, SOUTH PARK BOTANICAL GARDEN, 



BUFFALO, N. Y. 



MEW BEDFORD HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



At the monthly meeting of this 

 societj', held on the evening of April 

 8th, a large audience gathered to hear 

 N. Allen Lindsey of Marblehead de- 

 liver an address upon the culture of 

 the dahlia. Mr. Lindsey was unable 

 to come. He hopes to make good his 

 promise at a later date. The subject 

 of the dahlia was not allowed to rest. 

 A. J. Jahn took the floor and replied 

 freely to numerous questions regard- 

 ing his experience with raising 

 dahlias and carnations. The meeting, 

 which was the best attended of any 

 since the society started, was full of 

 interest and instruction. 



At the monthly exhibition of plants 

 and flowers, Dendrobium nobile was 

 shown by Wm. Keith and begonias 

 Lorraine, Turnford Hall and superba 

 by James Garthly. 



THOMAS WHITE. 



DAYTON FLORISTS' CLUB. 



At the last regular meeting of the 

 Dayton Florists 'Club, April 4th. G. W. 

 Bartholomew, the newly elected pres- 

 ident, presided. A unanimous vote of 

 thanks was tendered the retiring 

 president, J. B. Heiss, for his untiring 

 services rendered the club. 



It was decided that the Dayton 

 Florists' Club subscribe $150 to the 

 guarantee fund of the National 

 Flower Show. The Easter trade was 

 reported good. It was the general 

 opinion of all that there was a marked 

 increase in the demand for blooming 

 plants. There was an ample supply 

 of most all cut flowers, for which 

 there was a healthy demand. 



DETROIT FLORIST CLUB. 



The meeting of the Detroit Florist 

 "Club, April 4, was the best attended 

 of the season. Apparently the desire 

 to exchange Easter experiences and 

 the prospect of listening to two papers 

 of great importance, one on plant bed- 

 ding and bedding stock by Robert 

 Unger, horticulturist at Belle Isle, and 

 the other on florist clubs by J. F. 

 Snllivan, were attractions enough to 

 lure every member from his fireside. 



NEW HAVEN COUNTY HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



A meeting of the above society was 

 held last Tuesday night, about 60 mem- 

 "bers being present. Prof. Clinton of the 

 Connecticut Experiment Station gave 

 an instructive lecture on Fungi. He 

 illustrated his lecture with stereoptl- 

 -con views. It was one of the finest 

 lectures ever given before the society. 



We present herewith an interesting 

 view in the great palm house at the 

 Botanical Garden in Buffalo, looking 



up through the palms to the central 

 tower. This house was designed by the 

 Lord & Burnham Company. 



WASHINGTON FLORISTS' CLUB. 



At the regular monthly meeting of 

 the Washington Florists' Club held 

 April 2, it was hoped that all the 

 loose threads left of the rose conven- 

 tion would be taken up and finally dis- 

 posed of, but it was found impossible 

 to do so. Some important matters 

 were however disposed of. 



The $riOOO silver cup oflEered by 

 George H. Cooke for vase of 50 best 

 Richmond roses and won by Wm. 

 H. Elliott of Brighton, Mass., was 

 shown around for the purpose of de- 

 ciding upon the proper inscription. 



Pres. Bisset instructed Sec. Mc- 

 Cauley to write notes of thanks to 

 Edward A. Beaven for the wild smilax 

 donated by him, and used in decora- 

 ting Convention Hall; also to W. 

 Weber for his services as judge at 

 the convention. The secretary was 

 likewise instructed to write similar 

 letters to George C. Shaffer and as- 



sistants for competent and artistic 

 manner in which they decorated the 

 banquet hall. Messrs. Beaven and 

 Webor returned the checks sent them 

 by the club for services rendered, 

 as did also David Bisset for the violet 

 prize won by him, and Z. D. Blacki- 

 stone the $25.00 prize for his mantel 

 decoration. Prof. Weber's name as 

 honorary member of the club was 

 voted upon and accepted. It will be 

 remembered that credit is due him for 

 transplanting the orange further 

 north. (It is also rumored that he 

 crossed two oranges and got a lemon.) 

 Fred D. Owen connected with the 

 public buildings and grounds has writ- 

 ten J;o Z. D. Blackistone in regard to 

 enlisting the interests of the Florists' 

 Club to assist him in connection with 

 the government, in making Washing- 

 ton more beautiful. The idea is to in- 

 terest tenant and property owner alike 

 in beautifying their premises. In 

 order that they may do so intelligent- 

 ly and be instructed as to what, 

 when, and how to plant, Mr. Owen 

 asks the hearty co-operation of the 

 club. "F." 



