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NEW JERSEY FLORICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The eighteenth annual dinner and dance 

 -of the New Jersey Floricultural Society was 

 lield in English's Banquet Hall. East 

 Orange, January 15, 1913. 



Sometliing to be proud of just about ex- 

 presses the feeling of every one present. 

 From start to finish it was one round of 

 enjoyment. 



J. Austin Shaw as toastmaster was a big 

 suecess, and made things pleasant for 

 speakers and audience. He said that horti- 

 culture made wonderful strides during the 

 year, and that some of its number had won 

 high lienors during the year, both at shows 

 in this and foreign countries. He declared 

 that the professional gardener had a glori- 

 ous mission in leading "the back to the soil 

 movement." 



The letter from 11. C. Rebel, secretary of 

 the National Association of Gardeners bear- 

 ing on the question of our action, demand- 

 ing that members of the Park and Shade 

 Tree Commissioners be professional gar- 

 deners, struck the right keynote, and his 

 advice that we follow out our good start 

 on the question was well taken. 



ilis. James Neil, a member of the so- 

 ciety whom we are proud of, in beautiful 

 manner responded to the toast "The Gentle- 

 men," and gave some good advice. 



President Frank Drewe and Vice-presi- 

 dent George B. Wilson, with the aid of 

 Chas. ilcTaggart and R. H. Cox, made more 

 than good in their response to the toast 

 "The Ladies." 



William Reid, our past secretary, and 

 IValter M. Gray, past treasurer, will in the 

 future be proud of their watch chains, 

 which were presented in an able manner by 

 Vice-president George B. Wilson as a slight 

 memento from the society for their able 

 and faithful service. 



Wilson B. Killingbcck, of Orange, re- 

 sponded to the toast "The First Profession," 

 and showed how the beginning of all civi- 

 lization came from the cultivation of the 

 soil: how that from the Garden of Eden to 

 the present time organization had been tak- 

 ing place in all departments of life. Every 

 prominent profession had some form of or- 

 ganization, and if the gardeners in general 

 were going to improve, or even maintain, 

 their present position, it can only be done 

 by a constant growth and improvement in 

 their organization. 



Greetings from sister societies were 

 brought by George Wittlinger, of Tarry- 

 town Horticultural Society: Trancis Dexler, 

 of Yonkers Horticultural Society, and John 

 Dunn, president of Morris County Florists' 

 and Gardeners' Sncietv. 



JOHN'dEVAN. Secretary. 



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THE NASSAU COUNTY HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



The seventh annual dinner of this so- 

 ciety was held at the Oriental Hotel, Glen 

 Cove, L. I., on the evening of January 23, 

 and was one of the largest and most suc- 

 cessful entertainments ever held under the 

 auspices of this club, eighty-five members 

 and friends being present. President 

 Brown, on behalf of the society, presented 

 the retiring president, J. F. Johnston, with 

 a pearl scarf pin as a token of esteem for 

 the valuable service he rendered the society 

 during his term as president. Arthur Her- 

 rington, Madison, N. J., was introduced as 

 toastmaster, and read a letter from M. C. 

 Ebel, secretary of the National Association 

 of Gardeners, offering his regrets at not be- 

 ing able to attend and informing the mem- 

 bers of the bowling tournament to be held 

 in New York during the week of the In- 

 ternational Show. 



C. H. Siebrecht responded to the toast 

 New York Florist Club" and spoke on the 

 coming big exhibition, and asked every gar- 

 dener and florist to do his share, however 

 small, in making this show the biggest 

 and most successful ever held in this coun- 

 trv. The Rev. J. Gammock. who is a life 

 member of the Nassau County Horticul- 

 tural Society, responded for Glen Cove. 

 Among others who entertained the guests 

 with songs and addresses were E. Ortiz, 

 J. T. Ingram, Wm. Kinnead and Frank 

 Bowne. 



Out-of-town guests Avho helped make the 

 evening enjoyable were Messrs. Sperling, 

 MacTaggard, Bunyard, Maynard and Good- 

 sail. The dinner" was served in excellent 

 manner (as is usual the ease in Glen Cove), 

 and was undoubtedly the best ever held by 

 this societv. The committee in charge, J. 

 Everett, S" J. Tripass and J. F. Johnston, 

 deserve all credit. 



JAMES MAC DONALT). 

 Cor. Soc'v. 



SOCIETY MEETINGS 



CONNECTICUT HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



Our first meeting of the new year was 

 held on January 12 at the County Build- 

 ing. Hartford. O. V. Zangen, of Hoboken, 

 N." J., the wholesale florist, was present, 

 and assisted by acting as one of the judges 

 of the evening, and by imparting informa- 

 tion on various horticultural topics. 



The Department of Parks, Alex. Gum- 

 ming, Jr., head gardener, and President 

 John F. Huss tabled a superb display of 

 pot plants of cyclamen and primroses. The 

 judges were Theodore Staudt, of Rockville; 

 George B. Baker, of New Britain, and Mr. 

 Zangen. They awarded Mr. Gumming a 

 first" class certificate for his well-grown col- 

 lection of Primula Malcoidcs hybrids, and 

 honorable mention for Primula Forbesii ma- 

 genta compacta, and Mr. Huss a first class 

 certificate for his collection of Primula Mal- 

 coides hybrids, and also one for his cycla- 

 men in varieties, embracing all the promi- 

 nent colors. The judges reported that 

 among Mr. Huss's Malcoides they found a 

 particiilar shape of flower that they recom- 

 mended to be classified under an entirely 

 new type, as Primula Malcoides stellata. 



Mr. Huss, who lately attended a commit- 

 tee meeting in New York in regard to the 

 coming national flower show, reported the 

 progress already made, and also told of his 

 pathetic interview with J. R. Trumpy, the 

 veteran plant breeder, who did so much to 

 propagate and introduce the maples. 



The secretary entertained the members 

 by reading an " article from "Horticulture" 

 of November 23. 1912. by Richard Rothe, on 

 "Individuality a Factor in the Advance of 

 Horticulture." 



Our next meeting will be held on the 24th 

 Inst. 



GEORGE W. SMITH. Secretary. 



SHELTER ISLAND HORTICULTURAL 

 AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The first meeting of the above society 

 was held at the home of Fred Kirkhaus, 

 Sylvester Alanor on January 9. quite a large 

 number of gardeners being present and some 

 interesting matters discussed. There were 

 several members of the N. A. G. there, and 

 with their co-operation a society is bound 

 to flourish. You cannot keep the members 

 of the N. A. G. back. 



The election of officers were as follows: 

 President. Albert Dickinson; vice-president, 

 Moe Spiegel; treasurer, D. C. Chittenden; 

 secretarv, Fred Kirkhara. 



FRED KIRKHAM, Secretary. 



