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HORTICULTURE 



September 11, 1909 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF WASHINGTON. 



One of the most pleasant and largely 

 attended meetings of the club was 

 held on September 7th at Eagles' Hall, 

 Edward S. Schmid acting as host ot 

 the occasion and all the florists con- 

 gratulated themselves that Mr. Schmid 

 was "'one of them." There were speak- 

 ers, vaudeville features and last, but 

 by no means least, a feast for the gods. 

 The principal topics under discussion 

 were the forthcoming auto-flower par- 

 ade, Sept. 30th, and the fall flower 

 show during the week of Nov. 7th. 

 Philip Breitmeyer, of Detroit, has been 

 selected as judge ot the auto parade, 

 and is coming accompanied by his 

 wife. Isaac Gaus, chairman of the 

 flower parade, is greatly pleased at the 

 interest taken by the florists and that 

 there will be an entry of autos decor- 

 ated only in natural flowers. It will, 

 however, be imperative to use artifi- 

 cial flowers too to a large extent. 

 Jtany handsome prizes including the 

 sweepstake, are on exhibition. The 

 final schedule has been completed. All 

 the city papers are offering prizes and 

 the public generally is deeply inter- 

 ested. There are already more than 

 60 cars entered. The prize offered by 

 the Florists' Club, for a car decorated 

 in natural flowers only, is a $50 silver 

 cup. The committees have been ap- 

 pointed by President Kramer to serve 

 both on the auto parade and the 

 fall flower show. 



The annual invitation to the club 

 from R. Vincent. Jr. & Sons, of -White 

 Marsh, Md., was this year given for 

 Sept. 30th, but owing to the auto par- 

 ade falling on the same date it had 

 to be declined. 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF PHILADEL- 

 PHIA. 



Nominations for oflicers to serve dur- 

 ing the ensuing year, and a review of 

 the recent convention at Cincinnati 

 were the features ot the monthly meet- 

 ing of the above club held on the 7th 

 inst. Joseph Heacock was nominated 

 for president; Alfred Burton for vice- 

 president; George Craig for treasurer; 

 and David Rust for secretary. As there 

 is no opposition these nominations are 

 eguivalent to election. Deo Niessen 

 gave -a brief but witty account of the 

 convention, and was followed in more 

 serious vein by John Westcott and Rob- 

 ert Kift. A vote of thanks was passed 

 to the local club in Cincinnati for cour- 

 tesies extended. Mr. Kift reported that 

 he had something very good in store 

 for the October meeting, but was not 

 quite ready to give particulars. A. 

 Leuthy of Boston was a visitor. 



NEWPORT HORTICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETY. 



The autumn exhibition of this So- 

 ciety will be held at Masonic Hall, 

 Newport, R. I., on September IS, 19 and 

 20. As heretofore, the schedule pro- 

 vides liberal premiums for group and 

 specimen plant displays, cut flowers, 

 baskets and center pieces, table deco- 

 rations, dahlias, fruits and vegetables, 

 and in addition to the seventy-five reg- 

 ular classes there are special premiums 

 offered by Julius Roehrs Co. and a 

 number of lady patrons in the summer 

 colony. 



NORTH SHORE HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



This society met on the first Friday 

 of the month and as usual discussed 

 incorporation, with this variation, that 

 the society voted to become an incor- 

 porated body. W. B. Jackson was 

 given a vote of thanks for assistance 

 rendered the Show Committee. Julius 

 Rhabardy was elected an honorary 

 member. 



At the meeting on the 17th of this 

 month the subject will be ■'Gladioli." 

 B. Hammond Tracy of Cedar Acres, 

 AVenham, will be one of the'speakers. 



The special prize offered by W. W. 

 Rawson & Co., of Boston, for the win- 

 ner of the greatest number of points 

 at the recent show of the society was 

 captured by William Swan, who had 76 

 points to li by Eric H. Wetterlow, 

 gardener to Mrs. Lester Leland. The 

 points were awarded on the following: 

 Firsts to count three, seconds as two. 

 thirds as one. R. A. MITCHELL. 



NURSERYMEN IN IRELAND. 



A very usetul organization, the Hor- 

 ticultural Trades' Association, which 

 comprises many ot the leading mem- 

 bers of the trade, has lately held its 

 annual meeting at Belfast, Ireland. 

 Besides the election of oflicers and the 

 passing of the accounts, the members 

 discussed several matters of moment 

 to the trade, including the effect the 

 proposals of the Chancellor of the Ex- 

 chequer will have upon the nursery 

 and seed trade. Under the budget pro- 

 posals which have been the burning 

 question of the hour, it is intended to 

 place additional burdens on the land 

 to meet the increasing demands on 

 the nation's finances. The Trades Fed- 

 eration has also passed a resolution 

 protesting against the suggested land 

 taxes, and pointing out to the Govern- 

 ment how the market growing industry 

 will be prejudicially affected. The 

 •rathering at Belfast was not entirely 

 devoted to the dry details of business. 

 Time was found to visit the nurseries 

 of Messrs. Alex. Dickson & Sons, Mr. 

 Hugh Dickson, and Messrs. McGredy & 

 Son, who have gained renown for their 

 roses. From this part of Ireland some 

 of the most famous roses have been 

 raised. That their reputation in rais- 

 ing novelties in the future will be 

 maintained was evidenced by the many 

 promising seedlings which were in- 

 spected. These will undoubtedly se- 

 cure additional honors for the firms in 

 the future. Another nursery visited 

 was that of Messrs. Smith, at Newry, 

 where there is a remarkably fine stock 

 of plants and shrubs, including some 

 very rare and interesting specimens. 

 In the three days' sojourn in the sister 

 isle the visitors found much that was 

 instructive, and needless to say, the 

 hospitality of their Irish colleagues up- 

 held the traditions of the country. 



W. H. ADSETT. 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' 

 CLUB OF BOSTON- 



Regular meetings of this club will be 

 resumed on Tuesday evening, Septem- 

 ber 21. J. W. Duncan, who has re- 

 cently returned from a tour through 

 the far west, will address the meeting 

 on the topic, "Some Facts About the 

 AVest." 



JOINT EXHIBITION IN WINNIPEG. 



The provincial exhibition under the 

 joint auspices of the Western Horti- 

 cultural Society and the Winnipeg 

 Florists' Association, was held on Aug. 

 25, 26 and 27, in the horse show am- 

 phitheatre. It was a huge display 

 there being numerous entries both 

 amateur and professional in the 275 

 classes comprised in the prize list. 

 About fl.OOO was offered in premiums. 

 The show enjoyed great popularity and 

 was a pronounced success. The ar- 

 rangement of the exhibits and the gen- 

 eral decoration of the hall were ex- 

 cellent. John Monson, of Minneapolis, 

 Minn., served as judge in the floral 

 section and gave good satisfaction. 



MINNESOTA STATE FLORISTS' AS- 

 SOCIATION. 



The annual meeting was held Sep- 

 tember 2 at Holm & Olson's store in 

 St, Paul. Officers for the ensuing 

 year are as follows: President. Theo. 

 Wirth; vice-president, A. Swanson; 

 secretary, J. Jorgenson; treasurer, A. 

 Nagel; executive committee, H. Smith, 

 J. Olson, E. Dysinger, Prof. Le Roy 

 t ady. Mr. Dysinger's resignation as 

 secretary was received with regret. 



The treasurer reported a balance of 

 $49.96 on hand. The dues of the so- 

 ciety were reduced from $5.00 to $2.00 

 in order to induce the employes to join 

 the Association. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



The Palos Park Improvement Club 

 of Chicago held a successful flower 

 show on September 4. Many prizes 

 were awarded. 



The New Bedford (Mass.) Horticul- 

 tural Society will hold their seventh 

 annual fall exhibition in Dominique 

 Hall, September 16, 17, 18. 



A new feature at the County Fair to 

 be held at Amesbury, Mass., will be an 

 exhibit of dahlias for which premiums 

 will be awarded. R. A. Amend of Dan-- 

 vers, W. W. Hawkes and C. H. Tucker 

 of Amesbury, are the committee. 



The exhibition committee of the 

 New York Horticultural Society, who 

 have charge of the fall show at the 

 Museum of Natural History, held a 

 meeting at the oflice of John Young, 

 51 West 28th street, on September 8th 

 to further perfect workings, etc.. and 

 make preparations for the exhibition. 

 Some of the members of the commit- 

 tee a.re: F. R. Pierson, chairman: Geo. 

 V. Nash, secretary; Patrick O'Mara, 

 John E. Lager, Joseph Manda, J. H. 

 Troy, F. H. Traendly, Peter Duff, John 

 Young. 



The Society of Iowa Florists held the 

 seventh annual meeting at the State 

 House, Des Moines, on September 1. 

 Included in the program - were papers 

 as follows: "Gladioli," by Henry 

 Field; "Begonias," by C. W. Davison, 

 Des Moines; "Irises," by J. T. Temple; 

 "Dahlias," by W. M. Bomberger, Har- 

 lan; "Annual and Tender Vines for 

 Outdoor Planting," by G. A. Heyne; 

 "Bedding Plants in Parks," by J. T. D. 

 Pulmer; "Plants of Recent Introduc- 

 tion that are of Value to the Trade," 

 by J. S. Wilson. 



