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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



largest gathering that this sooii-ty has uver 

 had. 



The feature of the meeting was the elec- 

 tion of the officers for the year 1914. The 

 following were elected : David Mcintosh, 

 president ; Frederick Rake, vice-president, re- 

 elected ; Simon Ililmers, treasurer, re-elected ; 

 Thomas Wilson, senetary ; executive com- 

 mittee, Patrick Cassidy, .Toseph Tansey, Ed- 

 ward Wilson, David S. Miller, .Tames David- 



SCJU. 



A hearty vote of thanks was extended to 

 tlie rcliiiug officers. After the business was 

 ilisiiiiscil of a bowling match was on, in which 

 all nieiiibers competed. Davis S. Miller and 

 .losepli Tansey were captains. Joseph Tan- 

 sey's team won by one pin. The highest score 

 was made by Potter. As 12 o'clock is the 

 limited time for bowlers at Tuxedo, the mem- 

 bers were obliged to quit. A social hour fol- 

 lowed. .JOSEPH A. BECVAR, Secretary. 



LENOX HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 above society was held in Town Hali, 

 Leno.x, on Saturday evening, January 3. 

 President McConnachie occupied the chair, 

 but the attendance was small, owing no 

 doubt to the boisterous state of the 

 weatiier. The chief business of the meet- 

 ing was the altering of article 2 of the by- 

 laws, making it read, That the society 

 hold its annual meeting in November in- 

 stead of December. It was also agreed to 

 hold two exhibitions this year, the same as 

 in previous years, but the summer show 

 will be held a mcuitli in advance, the date 

 being July 22 and 23, instead of the same 

 date in August, as has been the custom in 

 former years. The idea for the alteration 

 being made is to have more classes for 

 Sweet Peas, as the other show was a little 

 bit late for them. The dates for the fall 

 exhibition are October 22 and 23, and the 

 following gentlemen have kindly donated 

 prizes, as follows: C. H. Totty, $15, for 

 New Mum; James Eraser, J. M. Thorburn, 

 silver cup, for 12 varieties of vegetables; 

 Knight & Struck, .$10, for any class the 

 society like to offer it for, and Stumpf & 

 Walter, .$10, for the same. The date fixed 

 for the annual ball held in connection with 

 the society is February 6. 



The following letter came to our atten- 

 tion: 



Athol, Mass.. Nov. 1, 1913. 

 Wilfrid Wheeler, Esq. 



Secretary State Board of Agriculture, 

 Boston, Mass. 

 Dear Sir: It was my pleasure to visit 

 the annual August exhibition of the Lenox 

 Horticultural Society, but because of sick- 

 ness was unable to be present in October. 

 I have nothing but good things to say of 

 the summer show. Every courtesy was 

 shown me by the officers, making the event 

 enjoyable. It was said the exhibit of flowers 

 was not as large as in some former years, 

 owing no doubt to the drought of the sea 

 son; while the quantity of flovirers was 

 small, the quality was high, as the hall 

 was well filled with vegetables and flowers. 

 In the vegetable classes there was a fine dis- 

 play. I have never seen better — and there was 

 much higher interest in the awards of 

 growers than in the flower classes. There 

 was a fine exhibit of hothouse grapes. The 

 school exhibit of flowers and vegetables, al- 

 though small, was very creditable and 

 worthy of liig'i compliments. Albert Ells- 

 worth, Inspector. 



JOHN MAIR, Secretary. 



9, President Robert Williamson presid- 

 The annual financial report was read, 

 showing the society to be in a flourishing 

 ndition. The entertainment committee 

 reported that all arrangements had been 

 made and that the entertainment would be 

 licld in the Junior Mechanics' Hall, Stam- 

 ford, Conn., on February 4. The members 

 and their families are cordially invited to 

 be present. The entertainment starts at 

 7:30 p. m.. to be followed by a dance. 

 .Among the visitors present were Joseph 

 Manda, from South Orange, N. J., also 

 .Messrs. Cumniings and Beers, of A. N. Pier- 

 tun, Inc. 



The non-competitive exhibits of flowers, 

 fruits and vegetables, which are a feature 

 of these meetings, were of the usual fine 

 quality. The most striking were a magnifi- 

 ent vase of the new winter-flowering Bud- 

 dleia Asiatica, also a handsome vase of the 

 new Rose Hadley and a fine vase of En- 

 chantress Supreme Carnations. The re- 

 uuiinder of the exhibition was also of fine 

 quality. 



The judges made the following awards: 

 Duddleia Asiatica, from James Stuart, hon- 

 orable mention; Laelia Gouldiana, speci- 

 men plant from Adam Patterson, honorable 

 mention; Beans, Early Jlohawk, from C. A. 

 Hokenson, vote of thanks; Mushrooms, 

 from John T. Burns, honorable mention; 

 Oncidium splendidum, specimen plant, from 

 P. W. Popp, cultural certificate; Primula 

 malacoides alba, from F. Lagerstrom, vote 

 of thanks ; vase of Carnations, from 

 A. Wynne, honorable mention; a scarlet 

 sport of Harlowarden Carnation, well built 

 bloom on stiff stems, and flowers of good 

 size ; vase of iiew Rose Hadley, from A. N. 

 Pierson, Inc., certificate of merit; also to 

 the same firm honorable mention for vase 

 of Carnation Enchantress Supreme. 



Several new members were elected and a 

 number of propositions for membership 

 were received. 



P. W. POPP, Corr. Secretary. 



John T. Ingram will give a lecture on 

 orchids at the next meeting. 



Competition for February: 1 pot primula, 

 G WhittofE chicory, 12 narcissus. 



FRED KIRKHAM, Secretary. 



NASSAU COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETY. 



The regular monthly meeting of the Nas- 

 sau County Horticultural Society was held 

 at Pembroke Hall, Glen Cove, on Wednes- 

 day afternoon, January 14, at 2 p. m. Presi- 

 dent Henry Gaut occupied the chair. 



The judges for the monthly exhibits were 

 J. F. Johnson, S. J. Trepess and James 

 Maedonald. and their decisions were as fol- 

 lows: Carnations, 12 White, James Mc- 

 Carthy; Carnation, 12 Pink, Percy Chubb; 

 Carnation, 12 any other color, Percy Chubb. 



It was decided to hold the annual dinner 

 at the Oriental Hotel, Glen Cove, in Febru- 

 ary. Mr. Beers, of A. N. Pierson, Crom- 

 well, Conn., addressed the meeting and ex- 

 tended a hearty welcome to the members of 

 the society to visit Cromwell nurseries at 

 any time. 



Mr. Collins, of the W. Carter Tested Seed 

 Boy, Inc., Boston, also addressed the meet- 

 ing and offered a prize for competition at 

 one of the future shows. 



The next meeting will be held at Pem- 

 broke Hall, Glen Cove, at 2 p. m. on Febru- 

 ary 11. HARRY JONES, Corr. Secretary. 



OYSTER BAY 



HORTICULTURAL 

 CIETY. 



CONNECTICUT 



WESTCHESTER AND FAIRFIELD HOR- 

 TICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



A regular nu'cling of the Westchester 

 :ind Fairfield Horticultural Society was held 

 at Doran's Hall, Greenwich, Conn., on Janu- 



The regular meeting of the above society 

 was held in the Truck House, Oyster Bay, 

 January 10, President John T. Ingram in 

 the cha'ir. The chief feature of the evening 

 was an essay read by Alfred Walker, and 

 was thoroughly enjoyed by all members 

 present, and a hearty vote of thanks was 

 accorded Mr. Walker by the society. 



The following names were read for nom 

 ination : Andrew R. Kennedy, Maurice Col 

 lins and J. G. Masel, Jr., and Mr. Charles 

 Slenwiek, George Kurtz, Joseph F. Mc- 

 Neany and James Hanson were elected to 

 membership. 



Mr. James Duthie secured the society's 

 prize for a fine exhibit of carnations, and 

 Joseph Robinson received the society's prize 

 for some very well grown sweet peas. Frank 

 Petroccia received honorable mention for a 

 fine grown collection of primulas. 



James Duthie spoke on carnation growing 

 and Frank Petroccia spoke on growing pri- 

 mulas, also Ernest Schmidt spoke on carna- 

 tions. 



The date of the dinner was changed to 

 February 12 on account of having more com- 

 modious facilities at that date, as we expect 

 to see a good many of our friends with us to 

 enjoy a pleasant evening. 



Frank Petroccia receives the gold medal 

 awarded by Mr. Joseph Robinson for the 

 winning of most prizes at the monthly meet- 

 ings. 



It was also agreed upon to change the 

 meeting night of future meetings to the 

 fourth Wednesday of the mouth. 



HORTICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETY. 



The first January meeting of the society 

 was held at the County Building, Hartford, 

 on the evening of January 9. The secre- 

 tary overlooked sending out the usual no- 

 tices of the meeting, hence the attendance 

 was small. 



President Huss exhibited some potted 

 jdants, viz.: Prince Carnot, Triumph de 

 N'anchures. both profusely decorated with 

 l.ell-shaped blossoms, having a waxey ap- 

 pearance; Felix Faure, producing rich red 

 blossoms, and Persoluta Alba, a white blos- 

 ,oms. Each of the three first mentioned 

 had about eight shoots, while the last 

 named had in the neighborhood of 20 shoots. 

 They were grown from cuttings, and it 

 takes two or three years to grow a good 

 plant. They are excellent sellers at Easter, 

 and a plant that has come to stay. All 

 varieties may be seen at the great shows 

 held in March. 



ALFRED DIXON, Secretary. 



ELBERON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The Elberon Horticultural Society held 

 its regular monthly meeting January 5 with 

 a large attendance present. It was decided 

 to hold a Chrysanthemum show in Asbury 

 Park, N. J., in the autumn, for which an 

 exhibition committee was appointed. It 

 was also agreed to hold Carnation Night on 

 Monday, February 2, and all those desiring 

 to exhibit new varieties can do so by send- 

 ing them to William Bryan, Florist, Elber- 

 on, N. J., who will see that they are prop- 

 erly staged. They may be sent by mail, 

 United States Express or Adams Express, 

 as most convenient. A prize will be offered 

 for the best vase of twelve, also cultural 

 certificates. The newer varieties will also 

 be passed upon by the judges. Our presi- 

 dent gave a very instructive talk upon the 

 culture of Celos'ias, dwelling especially on 

 the variety Castle Gould. Altogether this 

 meeting has been one of the best the so- 

 ciety has held for a long time. 



WILLIAM BRYAN. 



