July 20, 1918 



HORTICULTURE 



59 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



AMERICAN GLADIOLUS SOCIETY. 



The ninth annual meeting and ex- 

 hibition of the American Gladiolus So- 

 ciety will be held in Elmwood Music 

 Hall, Buffalo, N. Y., August 14, 15, 16, 

 and 17, 1918. The business meeting 

 will be held at 3 p. ni. on the first 

 day. A good array of prizes is offered 

 in both the commercial and non-com- 

 mercial classes. Every effort has been 

 made to so distribute the prizes that 

 every amateur or small commercial 

 grower can successfully compete. It 

 is hoped that the attractive prizes, as 

 well as the central location of Buffa- 

 lo, may bring out a large number of 

 exhibitors. Growers east and west 

 can easily reach Buffalo, and a large 

 attendance of gladiolus lovers is de- 

 sired. 



Flowers convey messages of cheer 

 to hearts heavily laden with the anx- 

 ieties of the war, but strange as it 

 may seem there are persons who 

 would snatch even this boon of com- 

 fort from us. Let us cultivate and ex- 

 hibit beautiful flowers for their peace- 

 ful influence. Every owner of a 

 garden should do his part, and we hope 

 there will be no flower slackers with- 

 in reach of Buffalo. 



The final premium list has been 

 mailed, and if you have not received 

 a copy write without delay to the 

 secretary, A. C. Beal, 212 Kelvin 

 Place. Ithaca, N. Y. 



NASSAU COUNTY HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



The monthly meeting of the above 

 society was held Wednesday evening, 

 July 10. There was an excellent dis- 

 play of flowers and vegetables on the 

 exhibition tables. Rocco Cerrullo, 

 Glen Cove, was elected an active 

 member and two petitions for mem- 

 bership were received. The judges 

 appointed Angus and F. H. Meech and 

 their awards were as follows: Toma- 

 toes, 1st ■> John W. Everitt; string 

 beans, 1st, F^ank Petroccia; peas, 1st, 

 Frank Petroccia. A fine collection 

 of stock exhibited by Thos. Twigg 

 were well worthy of the cultural cer- 

 tificate awarded. An excellent col- 

 lection of vegetables, exhibited by 

 Frank Petroccia were awarded a cul- 

 turla certificate; caulifiower. honor- 

 able mention, Ernest Westlake; let- 

 tuce, thanks of the society to Arthur 

 Smith and A. J. Young, and honorable 



mention to Ernest Westlake and 

 Louis Hubbard; sweet peas, honorable 

 mention to Harry Jones and Ernest 

 Westlake; gladioli, honorable men- 

 tion to Louis Hubbard. 



It was decided to hold the dahlia 

 show on Wednesday, Oct. 2nd and the 

 chrysanthemum show on Thursday, 

 Oct. 31st, and Friday Nov. 1st. Thos. 

 Twigg gave a short talk on his meth- 

 od of growing stocks, which proved 

 very interesting. Mr. Holloway read 

 an interesting letter from Henry 

 Grant, one of our members in the 

 service abroad. Harry "Jones, from 

 Portchester, Mr. Collins of Carters, 

 Boston and Mr. Sperling, representing 

 Stumpp & Walter Co., New Y'ork, all 

 members of this society w-ere present 

 and made a few remarks. Competi- 

 tion for our next monthly meeting to 

 be held on Wednesday, Aug. 14, at 7 

 p. m., are: sweet corn, lima beans 

 and gladioli. 



Hakry Goodb.\nd, Cor. Secy. 



WESTCHESTER AND FAIRFIELD 

 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



At the monthly meeting held in 

 Greenwich, Conn.. July 12, the feature 

 of the evening was an illustrated lec- 

 ture by a representative of the Bell 

 Telephone Co. The outing and games 

 will be held at Lawrence's Inn, Mama- 

 roneck, N. Y., on Tuesday, August 6. 

 Games will start at 11 a. m. Shore 

 dinner, 2 p. m. 



The following awards were made: 

 Vegetables, 1st, W. Graham; 2nd, C. 

 Duncan; 3rd, J. Stuart; 4th, R. Grun- 

 ett; 5th, P. W. Popp. For 6 varie- 

 ties of vegetables there were 20 en- 

 tries. Heamanthus King Albert, from 

 P. W. Popp, won 1st prize. This was 

 a novelty, its bright orange blossoms 

 attracted attention. Lilium regale, 

 2nd, from R. Williamson; Lilium re- 

 gale, 3rd, from J. Stuart. George E. 

 Baldwin, Oscar Addor and commit- 

 tee received a hearty vote of thanks 

 for their efforts in making the sum- 

 mer flower show at Mamaroneck a 

 success. Mr. Addor presented the 

 prizes to the successful exhibitors. 

 J.\CK CoNEOY, Cor. Secy. 



The Rose Society of Ontario held 

 their annual rose show at 22 College 

 street. Toronto, July 3d. There were 

 thirty-nine exhibits and about 300 va- 

 rieties of roses. 



THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF 

 THE CITY OF NEW YORK. 



The eighty-seventh fair of The 

 American Institute of the City of New 

 York will be held at the Engineering 

 Building, 25 to 33 West 39th street, 

 between 5th and 6th avenues, on Sep- 

 tember 24th to September 26. 



A liberal schedule of premiums for 

 dahlias and other seasonable flowers, 

 fruits and vegetables has been issued 

 and copies may be had on application 

 to W. A. Eagleson, Sec'y Board of 

 Managers, 324 West 23d street, New 

 York. In connection therewith is a 

 list of special prizes offered by the 

 American Dahlia Society. This in- 

 cludes the following: 



List of Special Premiums. 

 Class A— Display of dahlias, grass- 

 es or other foliage allowed, quality 

 and arrangement to count, 100 sq. ft. 

 or over. 1st, silver medal; 2nd, 

 bronze medal. Offered by Michell's 

 Seed House, Phila., Pa. 



Class B — Display arranged tor ef- 

 fect, space 50 sq. ft. 1st, American 

 Dahlia Society's silver medal; 2nd, 

 bronze medal. 



Class C — Six vases of Collarette 

 dahlias. 1st, $6; 2nd, $4. Offered by 

 Bessie Boston Dahlia Gardens, San 

 Mateo, Cal. 



Class D — Bowl or vase decoration of 

 Paeony-flowered or Decorative dah- 

 lias, any foliage. 1st, $6; 2nd, $4. Pe- 

 ter Henderson & Co., New York. 



Class E — Basket or hamper decora- 

 tion of Cactus dahlias, any foliage. 

 1st, $6; 2nd, $4. Henry A. Dreer, Inc., 

 Phila. 



Class F — ^Best table centerpiece of 

 dahlias for effect, any foliage, for 

 amateurs and private gardeners only. 

 Silver cup offered by Stumpp & Wal- 

 ter Co., New York. 



Class G — Best decorative vase of 

 ball-shaped double dahlias. Silver cup 

 offered by W. Atlee Burpee & Co., 

 Phila. 



Class H — Vase of any good stemmed 

 Decorative or Cactus dahlias, 1st, $5. 

 R. Vincent, Jr., & Sons Co., White- 

 marsh, Md. 



Class I — Best vase of modern Cac- 

 tus dahlias, 12 flowers, not less than 

 four varieties. Silver cup offered by 

 W. Atlee Burpee & Co. 



Class J — Most meritorious exhibit 

 in the show by any exhibitor, profes- 

 sional, private gardener or amateur. 

 Gold medal awarded by the Dahlia 

 Society of California. 



Class K— Collection of dahlias, not 

 over 25- varieties, by an amateur. 1st, 

 $6: 2nd. $4. John Lewis Childs, Flow- 

 erfield, N, Y. 



Class L — Best unnamed tested seed- 

 ling Dahlia, to be shown in one vase 

 on long stems, $10 offered by the 

 American Dahlia Society. If deemed 

 worthy, the winner to be called Dah- 

 lia J. Harrison Dick. No restriction 

 as to the number of entries in this 

 class by one exhibitor. 



