July lU, 1909 



HORTICULTURE 



41 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



NEWPORT HORTICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETY. 



This society held its June exhibition 

 ou the iSth and 29th of June. Nearly 

 every class was well filled, l)ut the 

 chief struggle was for the prizes of- 

 fered by Mrs. Robert Goelet for a table 

 of flowering plants and a vase of cut 

 flowers with arrangement in each class 

 to count 50 per cent, and both were 

 won by Mrs. Ogden Goelet, gardener 

 James J. Sullivan, with a very pretty 

 arrangement of anthuriums and glox- 

 inia plants for the table and cut an- 

 thuriums with their own foliage for 

 the vase. Mr. Sullivan was also first 



tastefully arranged showed good qual- 

 ity of flowers more than good arrange- 

 ment and Mrs. T. J. Emery, gardener 

 Andrew Dorward. was first; Dorward 

 w as also a winner in many of the 

 other classes. In the class for hardy 

 herbaceous flowers two splendid collec- 

 tions were staged, the first by H. D. 

 Auchincloss, gardener John Mahan; 

 this collection had about 230 varieties. 

 Strawberries were in small quantitj' 

 but quality was good, and Mrs. W. B. 

 Greene, gardener Samuel Speers, was 

 the main winner. Grapes and nectar- 

 ines were also good but few. The 

 School Children's class for wild flow- 

 ers was well filled, seven very credi- 



First Pkize Group Foliage and Flowering Plants 



At Newport Horticultural Society, by Collu llobert.=:on. 



in the class for specimen fern with a 

 very large and handsome Davallia 

 fijensis, and in several of the classes 

 for roses; also for specimen palm in 

 ■32-inch pot with a Phoenix Roebelenii. 

 In group of palms, ferns and flower- 

 ing plants, 100 square feet, -Mis. Rob- 

 ert Goelet, gardener Colin Robertson, 

 was first; the arecas in this group were 

 Ijarticularly good. Robertson was also 

 first for specimen kentia in 12-inch 

 pot; specimen palm, any size or va- 

 riety, and for 12 roses, 12 varieties. 

 R. L. Beekman, gardener John Urqu- 

 hart, first for specimen areca. The 

 same exhibitor also showed H. T. roses 

 in excellent form. 



In the class for decorative foliage 

 plants each plant to be serviceable for 

 a table. I. T. Burden, gardener Charles 

 Newton, was first; J. J. Wysong, gar- 

 dener James G. Kyle, a close second. 

 Newton was also first for fancy basket 

 of roses. For collection of outdoor- 

 grown roses by Newport county gar- 

 deners, Miss Fanny Foster, gardener 

 Muller Bugholdt, was first with an ex- 

 tra good collecuon. This exhibitor 

 also figured prominently throughout 

 the list. The class tor display of roses 



table collections being shown and the 

 first having eighty varieties. 



Special Awards. 



Among the exhibits of extra merit 

 which received special awards were 

 the following: A table of cattleyas 

 and ferns, tastefully arranged by Oscar 

 Schultz; a table of specimen green- 

 house plants and cut roses by Mrs. T. 

 G. Richardson, gardener James Rob- 

 eitson; a grape vine well fruited in 

 tub by Mrs. T. J. Emery; a table of 

 delphiniums and sweet Williams by 

 Mis. Winthrop Chanler, gardener W. 

 G. Postings; also a table of Drear's 

 All Heart lettuce and Sutton's Mam- 

 moth Paris Cos. A bronze medal was 

 awarded to Mrs. Charles Potter for a 

 niiuiatUi-e Japanese garden, made by 

 herself. 



Julius Roehrs Co. staged a few or- 

 chids on the second day which were 

 very much admired. Among the newer 

 ones were; Odontoglossum crispum 

 Hauthotes, and Cypripedium callosum 

 Sanderae, which were each awarded a 

 first-class certificate of merit. The 

 same firm also showed the new Croton, 

 Fred Sander, which was also awarded 



a certificate of merit ; this is a beauti- 

 ful variety and will surely be a leader 

 when better known. Certificates of 

 merit were also awarded to the follow- 

 ing: Mrs. T. K. Gibbs. gardener James 

 Hooper, Eucalyptus ficifolia, in flower; 

 Henry A. Dreer, for Nephrolepis Schol- 

 zeli; Mrs. H. M. Brooks, gardener 

 James Bond, for Angiopteris erecta; W. 

 W. Rawson Co., for fifty varieties of 

 sweet peas, mostly new; Andrew Pow, 

 for vase of Chrysanthemum Monrovia; 

 W. J. Matson, for sweet peas. 



The judges, who gave good satisfac- 

 tion, were Richard Gardner, Andrew S. 

 Mpikle and Albert Fraser. 



The attendance of visitors was not as 

 good as the merits of the exhibition de- 

 served. J- R- 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. 



Transportation to the Cincinnati Con- 

 vention. 



It seems to be settled that no special 

 rates will be granted for the Conven- 

 tion, the traflSc associations pointing 

 out that the regular rates now quite 

 generally charged, namely, 2c. per mile 

 or 4c. for the round trip, are precise- 

 ly the same as the special rate of a 

 fare and a third which the society 

 used to have under the old 3c. a mile 

 system, and they claim that nothing 

 beyond this can be allowed. The fact 

 is pointed out, however, that tourist 

 rates are in effect from a great manv 

 points in the country to all the larger 

 cities, and that by a little inquiry most 

 of the members of the society can ob- 

 tain a very low rate to some large city 

 like St. Louis, Chicago or Buffalo, and 

 from there join the local club and get 

 advantage of any special arrangements 

 which they are able to make. 



This being the twenty-fifth meeting 

 of the society; Cincinnati being such 

 a central point; such great exertions 

 being made by the Cincinnati people 

 to make the reception and entertain- 

 ment something out of the ordinary, 

 all seem to insure a large attendance 

 at the convention. Reports from all 

 I'Oints indicate great interest in the 

 Convention and that an unusually 

 large number have signified their in- 

 tention of attending. 



Superintendent Murphy reports an 

 extraordinary demand for space, both 

 in the number of applicants and in the 

 large spaces' required, which seems to 

 insure a phenomenally good exhibi- 

 tion. The hall set aside for the trade 

 exhibitiou is perhaps the best which 

 the society has ever had and the meet- 

 ing hall, both in size, comfort, and 

 convenience, and also in its easy ac- 

 cess to the trade exhibition, seems to 

 be nearly ideal. In the meeting hall 

 is a magnificent pipe organ, and Vice- 

 President Gillett has secured the serv- 

 ices of one of the leading organists 

 in Cincinnati for organ concerts pre- 

 vious to the opening of each session. 



The preliminary program for the 

 convention will be issued shortly and 

 mailed to all members. Copies will be 

 cheerfullv sent to all others on appli- 

 cation. W. N. RUDD, 



Secretary. 



July 2, 1909. 



