THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



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GARDENERS DIARY 



The International Flower Show. 

 Xew Grand Central Palace, New York, 

 April 5-12, 1913. 



Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Spring Exhibition, March 14-16, 1913. 

 Horticultural Hall. Boston, Mass. 



Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. 

 Annual Spring Exhibition Horticultural 

 Hall, Phihidclphia, Pa.. March. 



Horticultural Society of Chicago. 

 Spring Flower Show, Art Institute, Chi- 

 cago, m., April 1-5, 1913. 



Newport Horticultural Society. 

 Summer Show, Xewport, Pi. I., June 2.5-26. 



Tuxedo Horticultural Society. 

 Summer Show, Tuxedo Park, .July. 



Lenox Horticultural Society. 



Summer Show, August 20-21. Fall Show, 

 October 22-23. 



New York Horticultural Society. 

 Annual Fall Show, American Museum of 

 Natural History, New York, October to 

 November. 



Yonkers Horticultural Society. 

 Bowling, Thursday nights, Riverdale ave- 

 nue, Yonkers, N. Y. 



THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF 

 NEW YORK. 



The fall exhibition of this society will 

 be held from October 31 to Novetnber 4, 

 inclusive, at the American Museum of Natu- 

 ral History. The announcement is made 

 thus early so that other societies may 

 avoid, as far as possible, conflicting with 

 this date. 



A special feature of this exhibition will 

 be a silver cup, valued at $100, offered by 

 the society for 12 vases of chrysanthemums, 

 in 12 varieties, 3 blooms of each, stems 18 

 inches long. It is expected that this will 

 result in keen competition. Announcement 

 is made at tliis early date so that ample 

 time may be given for preparation. 



The Exhibition Committee is now at 

 work oi\ a schedule which will be issued 

 «arlv in the spring. 



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ANNUAL DINNERS 



MONMOUTH COUNTY HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



The Monmouth County Horticultural So- 

 cietj- held its annual banquet at the Globe 

 Hotel. Red Bank, N. J., on the evening of 

 Tuesda}-, January 14. 



The affair was well attended by the gar- 

 dening profession and allied trades and also 

 by local business men. Mr. Arthur Her- 

 ington acted as toastmaster and among the 

 many speakers who responded to the even- 

 ing's call were Mr. William Turner, on the 

 "Monmouth County Society;" Mr. William 

 H. Duckham. on the "Morris County So- 

 ciety;" Mr. Cliarles H. Dotty, on the 'In- 

 ternational Flower Show;" Mr. M. C. Ebel, 

 on the "National Association of Garden- 

 ers;" Mr. Sweeney on the "Local Press;" 

 Dr. Field, on the "Gardener." 



The service, as is usual at this hotel, was 

 at its best, and a fine menu was served. 

 There was quite a representative number 

 from out of town on this festive occasion, 

 and all in all the dinner was voted a de- 

 cided success. 



NORTH WESTCHESTER COUNTY HOR- 

 TICULTURAL & AGRICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



A most successful, and what was the 

 tenth annual, dinner took place on Thurs- 

 day evening, January 10, at the Newcastle 

 Inii, Mt. Kisco, N. Y", under the auspices of 

 the North Westchester County Society. 



The hotel provided a most tempting 

 menu, which was enjoyed by both members 

 and guests. Mr. Charles H. Totty, chair- 

 man of the International Flower Show 

 Committee, was the toastmaster of the 

 evening, which place he filled most admir- 

 ably. Following a few practical remarks 

 in "his opening address, regarding the gar- 

 dening profesion in America and recom- 

 mending cooperation among them to raise 

 the status in the plane where they belong, 

 he read a letter received from Jlr. M. C. 

 Ebel, managing editor of the Gardeners' 

 Clironiele and secretary of the National As- 

 sociation of Gardeners, regretting his ab- 

 sence and wishing the diners a good time 



and in it relating a reminiscence of his ex- 

 perience on his first visit to Mt. Kisco to 

 attend a flower show. 



The toast "Our Society" was responded 

 to bv President Andrews, which was fol- 

 lowed by a song rendered by Mr. Thomas 

 Ranger. Mr. Charles Weathered responded 

 to the toast "The New York Florists Club" 

 and Dr. Plageman answered to the toast 

 "Our Village." Following this Mr. Alfred 

 Kaisi favored with a song. Messrs. Bur- 

 nett and McTaggart responded to the toast 

 "The Seed Trade." Mr. W. E. iMaynard 

 spoke on the Horticultural Press. Mr. M. 

 J. O'Brien gave a brief history of the so- 

 ciety from its inception and was followed 

 by Mr. Meres responding to the toast "The 

 Local Press." 



During the evening vocal and instru- 

 mental music was rendered by Messrs. Loy 

 & GiflTord, professional entertainers. 



Among those present not previously men- 

 tioned were Messrs P. Hamilton Goodsell, 

 of New York: Albert G. Wilson, Bedford 

 Hills, N. Y.; Hon. W. F. Bailey, Mt. Kisco; 

 Oscar Pollock, Bedford Hills, and Ex-Trus- 

 tee J. T. Maokev. 



M. J. O'BRIEN, 

 Recording Sec'y. 



YONKERS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The Y'onkers Horticultural Society held 

 its fourth annual dinner on the night of 

 January 30, at the Park Inn, Y'onkers, N. Y. 

 A good attendance was on hand and the 

 finely decorated dining room resplendent in 

 floricultural exhibits was well filled. After 

 enjoying an excellent dinner, those present 

 were introduced, if he required an intro- 

 duction, to Mr. Charles H. Totty, as the 

 toastmaster of the evening. Mr. Totty 

 was well primed for this occasion and held 

 the interest of the diners for several hours 

 while the many who were called on re- 

 sponded to the various toasts. 



The International Flower Show, also the 

 progress the National Association of Gar- 

 deners, of which President William H. 

 Waite, of the Y'onkers Society, is also 

 president, has made during the past year 

 w^ere frequently alluded to by the speakers 

 of the evening. The interest sliown in the 

 International Flower Show indicated that 

 the gardening profession is awake to its 

 responsibility towards the success of this 

 irrcat event." and that it will do its share 



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