1909 



HORTI CULTURE 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The sweet pea show held ou the 

 29th inst. proved a pleasant sui-prise. 

 The hot wave of a week made every- 

 one believe thei'e would be very few 

 good flowers. But the general average 

 was of exceptional quality and there 

 was keen competition among the priv- 

 ate gardeners for the prizes offered. 

 Far and away above all else was the 

 magnificent exhibit of Burpee & Co. of 

 over fifty vases shown as sweet peas 

 ought to be shown. This was a rev- 

 elation to most of the visitors and ex- 

 hibitors. The display was under the 

 charge of Mr. Kerr. We trust the 

 powers that be will take the hint and 

 hereafter arrange the schedule so that 

 the sweet pea may be shown in its 

 most ai tistic form. Framers of sched- 

 ules have moi-e to answer tor than 

 they think. Herbaceous perennials 

 were a strong feature of the exhibition. 

 Newbold, Pepper, Penfleld, Ellison, 

 Bodine, Wanamaker, Morrell, Drexel, 

 and many other private estates took 

 part. 



The awards on sweet peas were as 

 follows: 



Six vases, six varieties, 1st, J. W. 

 Pepper, gardener Wm. Robertson; 2d, 

 Mrs. F. C. Penfield, gardener John Mc- 

 Cleary. Fifteen vases, fifteen vari- 

 eties, 1st, Mrs. Penfleld; 2d, Col. E. V. 

 Morrell, gardener Thos. Roberts. 

 White Spencer, H. H. Ellison, garden- 

 er Samuel Hammond. Lovely Spencer, 

 Raniona Spencer and vase of mixed 

 varieties, Mrs. F. C. Penfield. Twelve 

 vases, twelve varieties, 1st, Mrs. F. C. 

 Penfield; 2d. .John W. Pepper. 



Hardy herbaceous perennials. Ist, 

 C. B. Newbold, superintendent Thos. 

 Logan; 2d, Samuel T. Bodine, garden- 

 er Francis Canning. 



The committee to act under the 

 Landreth resolution of Tuesday was 

 constituted as follows: Capt. Burnet 

 Landreth. chairman; H. W. Wood, 

 Richmond. Va.; Albert McCullough, 

 Cincinnati, O.; J. M. Lupton, Matti- 

 tuck, N. Y. 



NEW LONDON COUNTY HORTI- 

 CULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The annual rose show of this so- 

 ciety was held in Town Hall, Norwich, 

 on June 24, with a display that for 

 extent and variety has seldom been 

 surpassed here. Mrs. W. C. Lanman, 

 gardener Charles T. Beasley, G. S. 

 Palmer, gardener Alfred Flowers, Al- 

 fred Mitchell, gardener Gustav Neu- 

 man, John Moore, the Geduldig Estate, 

 and the Plant Estate were the chief 

 exhibitors and were well represented 

 in the various classes. Peonies vied 

 with roses for attention; pansies were 

 shown by John Moore and W. W. Ives; 

 Alfred Mitchell's table of fifty varieties 

 of herbaceous flowers was notable: and 

 a centre of attraction was the exhibit 

 by C. T. Beasley of a dinner table dec- 

 orated with roses, a table of mammoth 

 gloxinias, and one of exquisite be- 

 gonias and four dahlia novelties. 

 Among the thirty varieties of peonies 

 shown by Gustav Neunian, "New Lon- 

 don" seemed to be the sensation of the 

 hour. Vegetables were shown in good- 

 ly variety and prime condition. 



CONNECTICUT HORTICULTURAL 

 _- SOCIETY. 



This society held its second June 

 meeting on the 25th ultimo. President 

 Huss being chairman. Many arrange- 

 ments were made for the fall exhi- 

 bitions; and it was decided to continue 

 the dahlia show for two days, Septem- 

 ber 23d and 24th. It has formerly been 

 held but one day. A change has been 

 made in the dates of our chrysanthe- 

 mum exhibition, owing to prior engage- 

 ments of the Putnam Phalanx Hall; 

 and November 3d and 4th are now set 

 down as the dates. The society voted 

 to raise the admission fee at the last 

 named exhibition, from 10 to 25 cents, 

 with the 10 cent fee continuing for 

 school children. Tliomas B. Sperry, 

 of New Britain, made a handsome dis- 

 play of cut blooms of sweet -william, 

 and received a vote of thanks for the 

 same. Amos Reynolds, of Hartford, 

 one of our long-time and esteemed 

 members, is critically ill; and the so- 

 ciety voted to send, through the secre- 

 tary, its cordial expression of sym- 

 pathy, and its heartfelt desire for his 

 spe'edy recovery. Mr. Reynolds is a 

 man of genial and kindly spirit; and 

 all our members sympathize with him 

 in his affliction. Our schedules are 

 now being completed for the fall ex- 

 hibitions, and the life members of the 

 society will be given a special invita- 

 tion to contribute, if they so elect, 

 prizes for flowers, fruits or vegetables. 

 The next meeting will not be held un- 

 til August 27th, as the vacation season 

 and period of relaxation is now in its 

 commencement. 



GEORGE W. SMITH, Secretary. 



Melrose, Conn., July 1, 1909. 



TEXAS NURSERYMEN'S ASSOCIA- 

 TION. 



The tenth annual meeting of the as- 

 sociation will be held at College Sta- 

 tion, .Inly 28 and 29, in conjunction 

 with the Horticultural Society and the 

 Nut Growers' Association. Among the 

 addresses we note: ■'Ornamentals for 

 the Coast Countiy," by H. C. Styles, 

 Raymondville; "Shade Trees: What 

 Kind and How to Handle for Best 

 Results," by C. C. Mayhew, Sherman; 

 W. A. Yates, Brenham; "Landscape 

 Improvement — the part of the Nur- 

 seryman," W. B. Munson. Denison; J. 

 F. Sneed. Tyler. J. W. Tucker leads 

 the discussion on "The Nursery Office." 

 "Damage Suits: How to Meet the Is- 

 sue," is another topic that will un- 

 doubtedly draw out many opinions. 



PREPARING FOR MILWAUKEE 

 FLOWER SHOW. 



Preliminary arrangements are now 

 under way for the flower show which 

 is to be held in Milwaukee. The prem- 

 ium list has not as yet been issued, 

 but the club expects to offer perhaps 

 $.■5,000 to $5,000 in premiums. The 

 show is to be held in the new .\udi- 

 torium building; which is now under 

 construction and which ■will probably 

 he completed early in the fall. This 

 will be an ideal building in which to 

 hold this kind of a show. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS' 

 CONVENTION. 



Just for a few moments I wish to 

 talk briefly to you about Cincinnati, 

 the Queen City of the west, and wheie 

 we hope you will attend the 25th an- 

 niversary of the Society of American 

 Florists. First I will fell you that we 

 have hot weather here now, in July, 

 and in August; so do you, matters 

 not where you live, unless it's at the 

 North or South Pole. Right here I 

 want to say that for the past month 

 we have not had a single case of 

 typhoid fever in the city that origi- 

 nated here, and only two cases in all, 

 and these were imported from other 

 places, so you do not have to be afraid 

 of drinking our water. Our hilltops are 

 not to be surpassed by any city on 

 the American continent; they are pic- 

 turesque and beautitul, as car rides in 

 any direction will tell, and show you. 



Those exhibitors who have not se- 

 cured space should do so at once by 

 writing the Superintendent, Wm. Mur- 

 phy, 311 Main St., Cincinnati. 0. 



Later I will tell you more of Cincin- 

 nati Beautiful, but make up your mind 

 now that you will attend the 25th an- 

 nual meeting, the Silver Jubilee of 

 the S. A. F., August 17th to 20th in- 

 clusive. E. G. GILLETT. 



NATIONAL SWEET PEA SHOW. 

 The proposed National Sweet Pea 

 Society of America will hold their first 

 annual exhibition at the Museum o£ 

 Natural History, Columbus avenue and 

 77th street. New York City, on July 

 7th and Sth. Through the courtesy 

 of Dr. Bunipus, we will also be allowed 

 to use the Siberian Hall for the Con- 

 vention. 



A paper will be read by Rev. W. T. 

 Hutchins of Santa Rosa, Cal., Prof. 

 John Craig of Ithaca, N. Y., and others. 

 Great interest is being shown by 

 Sweet Pea enthusiasts throughout the 

 country, and it is expected that there 

 will be over 1,000 vases of Sweet Peas 

 exhibited. 



Special cups, medals and money 

 prizes have been offered in the various 

 classes, by A. T. Boddington. W. Atlee 

 Burpee, Peter Henderson &. Co., W. W. 

 Rawson & Co., Stumpp & Walter, H. 

 A. Dreer, Morris County Gardeners' 

 and Florists' Society, C. C. Morse & 

 Co.. J. M. Thorburn & Co., Watkins & 

 Simpson, H. F. Michell Co., F. R. Pier- 

 son Co., Florists' Exchange, H. A. Bun- 

 yard, John Young, Jerome H. Rice, 

 H. E. Fiske Co., Harry Tniner, F. H. 

 Traendly. and Chas. H. Tott.\. 



The judges will be: Mr. G. W. Kerr 

 (with W. Atlee Burpee), Wm. Sim of 

 Cliftondale, Mass., and Edgar A. Hig- 

 gins, Avoca, N. Y. 



The scale of points for jud.ges will 

 be as follows: Stem, 35 points; size, 

 15; rarity, 5: number of flowers ou a 

 stem, 25; color, 15; fragrance, 5. 



Application blanks lor charter mem- 

 bership, schedules and further particu- 

 lars and information can be had from 

 Harry A. Bunyard, secretary pro tem, 

 342 West 14th street, New York City. 



