THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



241 



A. C. Savler 



GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



OF AMERICA 



AUSTIN C. SAYLER, Managing Editor. 



ADOPTED AS THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE 

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 Secretary 



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Entered as second class matter February 18, 1905, at tke Post Office at 

 Jersey City. N. J., under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. 



Published 



09 Monthly 



Vol. XVL 



NOVEMBER, 1912. 



No. 1. 



CONTENTS. 



Page. 



The Anatomy and Physiology of the Honey Bee; by J. B. Thomson... 229 



Gardenia Culture ; by George Masson 230 



"The Gardener at the International Show; by Chas. H. T.otty 231 



How to Grow and Plant Conifers (Concluded); by C. R. Pettis 232 



What Becomes of Left-over Blossoms and Plants; by Katharine Paul.. 234 



Premium List, Morris County Florists' and Gardeners' Society 236 



Premium List, Westchester and Fairfield Horticultural Society 237 



Meeting of the Oyster Bay Horticultural Society 238 



Meeting of the Yonkers Horticultural Society 238 



Here, There and Everywhere 239 



Editorial 241 



New Greenhouses at Delaware Park, Buffalo, N. Y 242 



Among the Gardeners 244 



Association Notes 245 



Minutes of Second Convention, N. A. G 246 



Societies 252 



Nassau County Horticultural Society 252 



Premium List,' Lenox (Mass.) Flower Show 252 



Premium List, Nassau County Horticultural Society 253 



Premium List, Northern Westchester County Horticultural and Agri- 

 cultural Society 254 



Premium List, -American Institute 255 



N. A. G. BOWLING TOURNAMENT. 



Si.x teams entered the tuurnament held in connection 

 with tlie convention, the team representing: the Pennsyl- 

 vania Tlorticiiltiiral Society winning the contest. 

 Philadelphia — Scores. Strikes. Spares. 



John Dodds .... 119 199 151—469 9 12 



S. Batchelor .... 153 161 151—465 7 15 



Wni. Robertson.. 124 200 160—492 6 16 



New York — 



HeaV 



1,426 



83 106 125—314 1 



1,111 



Westchester — 



T. Stuart 141 104 136—381 4 



T. Aitchison .... 89 131 143—363 4 



O. .\(ldor 89 128 138—355 5 



1,099 

 O ranee — 



G. ■'Wilson 71 109 87—267 



S. Horn 80 134 84—298 1 



J. Manda 156 172 149—477 6 



1,042 

 Elberon — 



J. Kennedy 98 126 147—371 4 



G. Masson 104 83 100—287 2 



Chas. O. Duncan. 135 129 112—376 2 



1,034 

 ]\Iadison — 



P.Witney 80 110 80—270 3 



^I. C. Ebel 72 . . . .— 72 1 



Wm. Tricker . . . . 107 103 110—320 3 



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Thomas W. Head . 173 112 162—447 5 

 W.E.Marshall.. Ill 1.19 100—350 4 



16 



662 

 The following entered the individual contest : 



Thomas Aitchison 180 146 201—527 



Tos. Manda . . . ., 164 157 155^^77 



William Robertson 157 162 156—476 



James Stuart 148 161 161— 170 



Samuel Batchelor 165 159 142—466 



Walter Gray 132 152 171—455 



John Everett . :..... 141 156 116-^13 



Tames Kennedy ...;...... ; . 146 114 137—397 



Thomas W. Head Ill 150 127—388 



Andrew Wilson 106 138 120—364 



Alexander Mackenzie 114 130 117—361 



J. Austin Shaw 115 117 112—344 



Charles Adcock 81 131 116—332 



W. A. Sperling 137 90 103—330 



A. Bauer 108 95 .122—325 



Peter DuiT 82 96 118—296 



J. Garvan 96 94 100—290 



The prize winners were : 



Highest team score in three games, won by Philadel- 

 phia Horticultural Society, Philadelphia — Aphine cup. 

 Also to each member of the winning team, Dodds, Batche- 

 lor and Robertson — J. Manda prize, ale mugs. 



Highest score in any game, team bowling, won by 

 W'illiam Robertson — Association cup. 



Highest number of strikes in three games, teams and 

 individual, won by Walter Gray — President's cup. 



Lowest team score, three games, won by Madison — 

 'Charles H. Totty prize, bo.x of cigars. 



Highest total pins in three games, individual, won by 

 Thomas Aitchison— Association cup. 



Second highest total pins, three games, individual, won 

 by Jos. A. Manda — Association cup. 



Highest single score, individual, won by William Rob- 

 ertson — Michell prize, bronze medal. 



Highest number o1 spares, individual, won by Williain 

 Robertson — James Stuart prize, fountain pen. 



Highest score, first game, teams and individual, won 

 by Thomas Aitchison — William E. Marshall prize, box of 

 cigars. 



Sweepstakes prize, won by Thomas Aitchison — Chron- 

 icle cup. 



