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W. R. SEYMOUR. 



Asst. Secretary. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



The American Rose Society has been in- 

 vited to liave as full a representation as 

 possible of its membership to attend the 

 final exhibition and judging of the Hart- 

 ford Rose Gardens. It will be held some 

 time in June. The judges named by Presi- 

 dent Farenwald for the service are as fol- 

 lows: ilessrs. Wallace R. Pierson, Crom- 

 well. Conn.: Eber Holmes, Montrose, Mass.. 

 and John Huss. Hartford. Conn. 



The Rose Gardens at Hartford was 

 adopted last year and encouraged as far 

 as it couhl be by the Executive Committee 

 and a summer meeting of the society. The 

 reports that come from the Hartford Park 

 Department are most encouraging for the 

 work there done. The garden is in Eliza- 

 beth Park. Hartford, Conn, 



The new officers chosen at the annual 

 meeting held in April assume their duties 

 on the first of Jul}', and are as follows: 

 Mr. Wallace R. Pierson, president: >Ir. 

 Robert Pyle. West Grove, vice-president; 

 Mr. Harry O. May. Summit, X. J., treas- 

 urer. The Executive Committee will com- 

 prise the following: Jlessrs. J. H. Dunlop, 

 Toronto, Ont.; S. S. Pennoek. Philadelphia, 

 Pa.; August F. Poehlmann, Morton Grove, 

 111.; Eber Holmes, Montrose. Mass.: Frank 

 R. Pierson. Tarrytowii, N. Y., and Robert 

 Simpson, Clifton, N. J.; the secretary hold- 

 ing over. 



BEXJAillX HAMMOND, 



May .-il. 1013. Secretary. 



NEW JERSEY FLORICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



.\ meeting of the New Jersey Floricul- 

 tnral Society was held in Lindsley's Hall, 

 2.'i0 iluiii street. Orange, N. J., on June 13. 

 It was decided to continue its agitation to 

 have professional gardeners represented on 

 Hoards of Park and Shade Tree Coriimis- 

 ^inii-. A communication was received from 

 I'lofissor M. A. Rlake, of tlie Xew Jersey 

 Aiiiii ultural Experiment Station, endorsing 

 tlM' aliuM' iiK.vcniciit. Martin C. Ebel, of 

 .M;i.li-ui], iiuii;i.jmg editor of the Gar- 

 iiiM i:V ( liuii.Mi i.K and secretary of the Xa- 

 tioiial .Vssoi'iatloii of (iardeners. advised the 

 ij;ir.l(ncrs not to take any position on com- 

 iiii>^i<iiis wheie they did not get any pay. 

 He was asked to have the Xational associa- 

 tion endeavor to have a bill passed by Con- 

 gress ])rovidin<> for the appointment of 

 i:;\iilciicrs on all park and sliade tree com- 

 ini<~iniis. W. A. ilanda. of South Orange, 

 ~Miil tlic average gardener is too modest, 

 lie (le]iloreil .\merican lack of appreciation 

 of flowers and the men who raise their 

 and contrasted this with conditions in Eng- 

 lanil. "Rose Xight" brought out one of the 

 largest and most beautiful exhibitions of 

 the June flowers seen at the meeting of the 



society. George Wraight won first prize 

 with 95 points. Thomas Gosnell, John 

 Americo, William Zeidler, of Hutton Park, 

 and Augustus Christiansen, of Llewelyn 

 I'ark, were elected to membership in this 

 society. Monthly competition for points 

 is as follows: 



Points. 



\'ase of Roses — .John Dervan 90 



William Reid 90 



Fritz Bergeland 88 



Frank Drews 80 



\'ase of Carnations — Max Schneider.... 80 

 Vase of Sweet Peas — Max Schneider... 5.5 

 Vase of Cut Flowers — Max Schneider.. 55 



For Lora and Bumham Skern Prizes. 

 ( attleva Gaskilliana — John Dervan.... 75 



\"ase of Ro.ses— William Reid 90 



Judges: Peter Popkin, Edwin Thomas, 

 Charles W. Ashmead. 



JOHX DERVAN, Sec'y. 



THE WESTCHESTER AND FAIRFIELD 

 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The regular monthly meeting of The 

 Westchester and Fairfield Horticultural 

 Society was held in Doraus Hall, Greenwich, 

 Conn.,' on June 13, President R. Williamson 

 in the chair. , 



The second summer e.xhibition of the 

 society is to be held in Greenwich Town 

 Hall, June 20-21. A perusal of the schedule 

 shows classes in almost every section of 

 horticulture, and the officers are hoping for 

 large and keen competition in the classes 

 named, as the prizes are numerous and valu- 

 able. After a very warm debate it was 

 deciUed to hold the third annual outing at 

 Rye Beach early in August, date to be an- 

 nounced later. 



Quite a few e.xhibits were made at this 

 meeting which again proves that some of 

 the members of this society know how to 

 produce the goods. The judges' comments 

 were as follows: 



Mr. McAllister, honorable mention for 

 vase of roses Conrad F. Meyer and straw- 

 berry "Gaudy"; Thos. Ryan, honorable men- 

 tion for vase of mixed sweet peas; Jas. 

 Tiervey, honorable mention for collection of 

 sweet peas: Oscar Addor, Cultural Certif- 

 icate for a well-flowered specimen cattleya 

 mendelli: W. D. Maternowski, highly com- 

 mended for begonia Uoydii; W. H. Guermon- 

 sprey, highly commended for collection of 

 peonies: Paul Daunger, vote of thinks for 

 bunch of rye "excelsior." standing 7 feet; 

 Dan Pastori, vote of thanks for vase of 

 Sweet Williams. The society is to hold its 

 third annual fall exhibition in the Armory, 

 Stamford, Conn., October 31 to X^ovember 1. 

 Exhibitors, get busy for some of the big 

 prizes that are ofl'ered. Schedules are out. 

 be sure and net one. 



OWEX A. HUXWICK, 



Cor. Sec'v. 



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