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HORTICULTURE 



July 3, 1909 



During Recess 



John Westcott's Opening. 

 The annual opening of the club 

 ■house at Waretown, on Bamegat Bay, 

 devoted by big-hearted ••Commodore" 

 John Westcott to the enjoyment of his 

 friends in Philadelphia and elsewhere, 

 under the appellation of the ••Ware- 

 town Rod and Gun Club," took place 

 under favoring auspices on Friday, 

 June 25. There were present about 

 twenty gentlemen, including such well 

 known individuals as George C. Wat- 



The Burpee-Maule Ball Game. 

 Saturday, June 26th, was a big day 

 at Fordhook Farms, Doylestown, Pa. 

 The Maule and Burpee forces depart- 

 ing from their usual program of brain 

 against brain, indulged in a contest of 

 brawn against brawn — in the shape of 

 a ball game. Geo. Reynolds, on behalf 

 of the Burpee forces, acted as master 

 of ceremonies in the absence of Mr. 

 Burpee and Mr. Earl, who had not yet 

 leturned from their western lour. 



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 son, AV. K. Harris, Robert Craig, 

 Robert Kift, James Dean, H. B. Beat- 

 ty, Wm. J. Stewart. Edwin Lonsdale, 

 John Burton, David Rust and George 

 Anderson, and for the period of three 

 days joy was unconfined. A pleasant 

 feature of the occasion was the pre- 

 sentation of a desk and bookcase, well 

 stocked with reading matter, to Mr. 

 Westcott on behalf of the Philadelphia 

 'Contingent; Robert Craig, the silver- 

 tongued, being the spokesman. Mr. 

 Westcott's chief regret seems to be 

 that the accommodations are not suf- 

 ficient to take care of several hun- 

 dred of his friends at one and the same 



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About thirty of the Maule clan — ladies 

 and gentlemen — including Wm. Henry 

 himself and his manager, Mr. Dungan, 

 attended and were hospitably enter- 

 tained by their friendly opi)onents. A 

 special car was chartered to take the 

 48 representatives of the Maule contin- 

 gent to Fordhook. The spectators 

 were figured to number at least 150. 

 Score — 14 to ^ in favor of Burpee. The 

 Maule team won last year, so now 

 honors are even. Congratulations and 

 condolences! 



Waketown 

 Hear 

 time, but there will be many '•week 

 ends" between now and frost time 

 when congenial spirits may gather un- 

 der the hospitable roof of the Ware- 

 town club house. Mr. Westcott's 

 favorite iiroverb, "He who lives for 

 himself alone works for a very mean 

 man," has its exemplification by con- 

 trast in the spirit that pervades this 

 delightful rest spot and the unremit- 

 ting efforts of its presiding genius to 

 make everybody comfortable and hap- 

 py every minute of their stay. 



The Baltimore Gardeners' and Flor- 

 ists' Club have selected July 15 for 



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their picnic and Bay Shore Park for 



the place. 



The New Orleans Horticultural So- 

 ciety will have Its summer outing at 

 Milneburg on July 15. Officers will 

 then be elected. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



The Rhode Island Horticultural So- 

 ciety held their rose and strawberry 

 show on June 2.^, at Providence, with 

 the usual variety and quantity of ex- 



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hibits, but many were not up to the 

 standard on account of the excessive 

 heat of the previous days and a shower 

 in the early morning of Wednesday. 



The Chicago Florists' Club will hold 

 its last meeting for the summer next 

 week and appoint its committees for 

 the convention. 



At the show of the Worcester County 

 (Mass.) Horticultural Society on June 

 24, the display of peonies made by 

 George C. Thui low, which included be- 

 tween 60 and 70 varieties, was a lead- 

 ing feature. Roses were shown in 

 great variety. The strawberry display 

 was never better. Philip Cunningham, 

 gardener George Butler, showed a new 

 berry — the Uxbridge — which was re- 

 garded with favor. George McWilliam 

 had some extra large and finely-na- 

 vored Corsica and Pride of Michigan. 



The Florists' and Gardeners' Club of 

 Rhode Island met on June 21 at Swarts 

 Lodge hall in Providence. William 

 Appleton was the speaker for the even- 

 ing, and ••Carpet Beddirg" was his 

 subject, which he illustrated by attrac- 

 tive diagrams. An invitation from 

 James Hockey of Pavi'tucket to visit 

 his greenhouses was accepted. The 

 committee for the annual outing was 

 appointed as follows: James Dillon, 

 E. A. Appleton, James Hockey, C. S. 

 MacNair and Alex. Macrae 



As will be seen by consulting our 

 ••For Sale" department, Carl Beers 

 wishes to dispose of his florist estab- 

 lishment in Bangor, Me. Mr. Beers 

 has made a competence in the place 

 and is desirous of retiring. The estab- 

 lishment is in good order and offers 

 an exceptional opportunity for some- 

 body else to make a profitable invest- 

 ment. 



