July 31, 1909 



HORTICULTURE 



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CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



The Chicago Florists' Club is trying 

 to raise money for a club house. 



The Indiana State Horticultural So- 

 ciety will convene at Centerville on 

 August 4 and 5. 



The Southampton Horticultural So- 

 ciety (N. Y.) set ahead the date of 

 the annual show to July 28, 29. 



TTie annual and perennial show 

 of the Lenox Horticultural Society 

 (Mass.) has been postpined to August 

 11, on account of the backward season. 



September 30 has been announced as 

 the date of the automobile floral par- 

 ade in Washington, D. C, and the 

 judges have been appointed as follows: 

 Mrs. Taft, wife of the President; Sec- 

 retary of War Dickinson. CommissioH- 

 er Macfarland, Governor Crothers of 

 Maryland and Governor Swanson of 

 Virginia. 



The Grand River Valley Horticul- 

 tural Society met at Grand Rapids, 

 Mich., on July 20, and discussed tne 

 subject of marketing fruits. W. Molloy 

 stated that selection of variety and 

 care of trees might bring no result un- 

 less scientific packing and marketing 

 was done. O. W. Braman and F. W. 

 Fuller also spoke. 



The executive board of the St. Louis 

 Horticultural Society has issued a new 

 preliminary list in which they state 

 that they will in connection with the 

 show have a fruit display and that the 

 show will be held in the New Coliseum 

 Building. Otto Koenig as usual will 

 have charge of the show, assisted by 

 Fred H. Meinhardt. 



The Rhode Island Gardeners' and 

 Florists' Club were the guests of James 

 Hockey at Pawtucket on July 19, the 

 date of their regular meeting. The 

 party arrived about 4 o'clock. Busi- 

 ness was quickly disposed of; then fol- 

 lowed lunch on the lawn and a visit 

 to the extensive greenhouses. A hearty 

 vote of thanks was accorded the host 

 for his hospitality. 



The Nebraska State Horticultural 

 Society held their summer meeting at 

 Beatrice, July 21-23. Ed. ■\Villiams, of 

 Grand Island, read an able paper o:\ 

 Hardy Perennials and C. H. Green of 

 I'remont interested the members in a 

 seedling cherry of which he showed a 

 branch. It is a variety of ihe English 

 Morollo cherry, but is hardier and 

 promises to be adapted to this climate. 



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