July 24, 1909 



HORTICULTURi: 



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NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTUR- 

 AL SOCIETY. 



The annual sweet pea exhibition at 

 Boston, always a beautiful and popu- 

 lar show took place on Saturday and 

 Sunday, July 17 and 18 and was in all 

 respects a worthy successor to the 

 many fine displays recorded in pre- 

 vious years. 



The sweet peas occupied a goodly 

 proportion of the hall space and were 

 in quantity and quality well worth a 

 long journey to inspect. The "Spen- 

 cer" sensations were all there and the 

 exhibitors, as a rule, deserved credit 

 for their admirable arrangement of 

 colors. 



Among the leading exhibitors were 

 Giraud Foster, gardener Ed. Jenkins, 

 whose flowers were superb in size and 

 finish and to whom honorable mention 

 was given for Mrs. George Higgiuson, 

 Jr., lavender, and Countess of North- 

 brook pink; Mrs. F. S. Dehue; T. D. 

 Hatfield, all Spencers; W. J. Clemsen; 

 W. A. Rlggs. beautifully arranged with 

 long stems and sprays of foliage; 

 Francis Skinner, brilliant colored va- 

 rieties predominating; Morton F. 

 Plant, a very extensive collection; 

 Lang-water Gardens, 12 large vases; 

 Wm. Whitman, 100 vases, unnamed, 

 mixed. 



No description can do full justice to 

 the extensive array of summer gar- 

 den flowers, arranged with consum- 

 mate taste with rock border and 

 clumps of osmundas and other wild 

 ferns, from R. & J. Farquhar & Co. 

 From the same exhibitors came two 

 Immense groups of Japan iris in glo- 

 rious profusion and a display of ama- 

 ryllis grown outdoors. The Bellevue 

 Nurseries also staged a rich collection 

 of hardy herbaceous material as did 

 also Old Town Nurseries and F. J. 

 Rea. 



Mrs. J. L. Gardner was represented 

 by some elegant specialties among 

 which Francoa ramosa stood forth as 

 a suggestion for general use as a flor- 

 ists' flower. Its graceful sprays of 

 pretty white flowers should appeal to 

 every artistic flower worker. The 

 new Hydrangea arborescens grandi- 

 flora was shown by Mrs. E. M. Gill 

 and F. J. Rea. Wm. Riggs got hon- 

 orable mention for a superb seedling 

 delphinium colossal in size of flower 

 spike and dazzling in its tints of pur- 

 ple and blue. Browallia speciosa ma- 

 jor from Walter Hunnewell attracted 

 attention as a lovely pot plant. 



The vegetables and fruit were sim- 

 ply gilt-edged. A silver medal went to 

 Thos. E. Proctor, gardener James 

 Marllioiough. for a display of fruit 

 grown under glass including flgs, 

 peaches, nectarines, apples, pears and 

 plums, part of the exhibit being shown 

 growing on little trees in 12 in. pots. 

 "Wonderberry," the reputed cliild of 

 Luther Burbank and protege of John 

 Lewis Childs, was shown in plant 

 form and basket of fruit, labelled "Ap- 

 pears to be identical with Solanum 

 nigrum — Worthless." 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLOR- 

 ISTS AND ORNAMENTAL 

 HORTICULTURISTS. 

 Registration of Rose. 



Mr. Wilmer W. Hoopes, of Hoopes 

 Bros. & Thomas Company, West Ches- 

 ter, Pa., offers for registration the fol- 

 lowing rose: 



Name — "Climbing Ameiican Beauty." 



Parentage — An unnamed seedling 

 crossed by American Beauty. 



Growth — Of strong climbing habit, 

 making shoots of 10 to 12 feet in a 

 season. The foliage is a rich dark 

 green, free of mildew or black spot. 

 Color and form of flower is similar to 

 its pollen parent, American Beauty, 4 

 to i5 inches in diameter. It blooms 

 vtiy profusely in June and occasion- 

 ally all during the summer. The plant 

 is hardy, having withstood a tempera- 

 ture of 5 degrees below zero without 

 injuring even tlie tips of the shoots. 



The application for this registration 

 having been submitted to the Ameri- 

 can Rose Society and not having been 

 objected to by them, the registration is 

 completed under the rules of this so- 

 ciety. W. N. RUDD, Secretary. 



MINNESOTA STATE FLORISTS' 

 ASSOCIATION. 



The picnic of this association took 

 place on July 15 at Big Island on Lake 

 Minnetonka. The day was ideal; the 

 two-hours' boat ride was especially en- 

 joyed; nearly five hundred people were 

 in attendance, and the program was 

 carried out to the satisfaction of 

 everybody. In the ladies' race, Anna 

 Michaelson was 1st, Bernice Cole 2ud, 

 Agnes Anderson 3rd. In the men's 

 race, J. White, Harry Slater and Harry 

 Dysinger, won in order named. In the 

 tug of war St. Paul won the box of 

 cigars; they also won in the ball game, 

 seven innings were played, score 12 to 

 10, Helen Grelley was the prize-win- 

 ning lady waltzer; H. E. Geyer won 

 the gentlemen's prize. The c-hildien 

 had their share of the sports and en- 

 joyed them to the limit, boys', girls' 

 and children's races being listed. The 

 bowling is booked for July 23 at Pfis- 

 ter'p alleys, St. Paul, the contest to be 

 in individual teams and ladies' bowl- 

 ing. 



NASSAU COUNTY HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



The regular meeting of the society 

 was held at Pembroke Hall, Glen Cove, 

 on July 14, with a good attendance. 

 President Everett occupied the chair. 

 The secretary read several communi-. 

 cations offering special prizes lor the 

 Fall Show. Judges for the month 

 were Messrs. Johnston, Duthrie ani 

 Garrett. Awards in the points com- 

 petition were: V. Cleres, 85, for vase 

 of )!oppies; P. Reul, 82, for sweet pgas; 

 H. Gaut, 78 1-4, for antirrhinums; G. 

 Wilson, 75, for fuchsias. G. Wilson. 

 P. Reul and G. Ashwoith were each 

 awarded a cultural certificate for 

 sweet peas. J. Brombrosky for Platy- 

 codon and Stokesia cyanea, V. Cleres 

 for sweet peas, and S. J. Trepass for 

 cucumbers received honorable mention. 



The society will join the Tarrytown 

 Horticirltural Society on their outing 

 to Rve Beach on August 11. 



WM. MACKENZIE, Sec. 



JOINT MEETING .AT NEW OR- 

 LEANS. 



Southern Florists' Association Dis- 

 bands. 



The Southern Florists' Association 

 was disbanded at the annual meeting 

 held on July 15 in the clubhouse at 

 Milneburg, over the wind-swept waters 

 of Lake Pontchartrain. The end came 

 after a long but futile fight to stimu- 

 late interest among florists of the 

 South. A number of members of t'ne 

 association joined the ranks of the 

 New Orleans Horticultural Society. 



The association was organized a 

 little more than four years ago, and 

 for a time the florists of the South 

 took an active interest in its affairs. 

 In the past two years interest has 

 been found lacking. 



From the failure of the Florists' As- 

 sociation the New Orleans Horticul- 

 tural Society gains strength. The 

 meeting of the Southern Florists and 

 the Horticultural Society were held at 

 the same time and place. 



The session of the Horticultural So- 

 ciety was fraught with interest. The 

 principal event was the election of 

 oflicers to serve during the coming 

 year. The following officers were 

 elected; A. Alost, president; Herman 

 Doescher, vice-president; C. R. Panter. 

 secretary, and John Eblen, treasurer. 

 Richard Eichling, one of the popular 

 members of the society, was nominat- 

 ed for the vice-presidency, but he de- 

 clined, atfd retired in favor of Mr. 

 Doescher. Secretary Panter, who v/as 

 re-elected, will enter upon his sixth 

 term. He has done a great deal .'i the 

 interest of the association, and the 

 members are wideawake to his value 

 as an officer. J. Eblen has served in 

 the capacity of treasurer for twenty- 

 four years, and has never been found 

 wanting. He is also numbered among 

 those active members who are always 

 doing something for the society. 



There were a number of interesting 

 reports read by the officers, showing 

 that the society is enjoying success 

 and that its treasury is in a healthy 

 condition. 



After the meeting adjourned the 

 members of both societies marched to 

 Moreau's restaurant, near the end of 

 the long pier, where a sumptuous fish 

 dinner was awaiting them. The spirit 

 of conviviality predominated. There 

 were bright speeches by the retiring 

 oflScers and some of the invited guests. 

 The ofiicers elected at the meeting 

 were also heard from. There were 

 other short talks and stories by Ed 

 Baker, J. A. Newsham, Richard Sleek- 

 ier, C. W. Eichling, Charles Eble, H. 

 Papworth. On behalf of the retiring 

 officers, H. Sherman made a brief ad- 

 dress. 



I'he outing was one of the most suc- 

 cessful ever given by the society. The 

 committee was composed of Messrs. 

 C. R. Panter, chairman; Henry Cook 

 and Paul Abele. 



Quite a delegation from this society 

 will be in attendance at the Cincinnati 

 c'livention of the S. A. F. 



