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HORTICULTURE 



October 23, 1900 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



NEW ENGLAND FRUIT SHOW. 



The sensation of the week has been 

 this mammoth exhibition of New Eng- 

 land-grown fruit, filling every nook of 

 the Massachusetts Horticultural So- 

 ciety's building. The show opened on 

 October 19, and will continue until 

 Sunday night, October 24. 



The president of the show, J. Lewis 

 Ellsworth, and Gov. Eben S. Draper 

 were the principal speakers at the 

 •opening on Tuesday. President Ells- 

 worth told of the folly of fruit and 

 apple growers going West and urged 

 them to take care of the orchards at 

 home. 



Governor Draper told of his own at- 

 tempts as an apple grower, and also 

 of the success which has encouraged 

 him to buy a large orchard with about 

 250 apple trees, which he will culti- 

 vate. 



The New England Fruit Show is one 

 of the results of the conference of the 

 governors of the New England states, 

 held in Boston during last November. 

 It has been the object of the oificers 

 of the Association to bring together 

 the finest exhibition of fruit ever as- 

 sembled by New England fruit grow- 

 ers, and to demonstrate that New Eng- 

 land can and does produce the finest 

 •quality of fruit grown. 



This was all demonstrated by the 

 excellent exhibits of apples, pears, 

 grapes, peaches, plums and other va- 

 rieties of fruit. Especially good is the 

 exhibition of apples. 



The judges have about $.5000 worth 

 of premiums to dispose of, and there 

 is abundant material to which every 

 dollar of it may be worthily awarded. 

 The display of apples is by far the big- 

 gest and best ever seen here. Ver- 

 mont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massa- 

 chusetts, Rhode Island and Connecti- 

 cut are all heavy contributors to the 

 barrel, box and plate displays. Up to 

 time of writing the public attendance 

 has been good. Twice a day there are 

 demonstrations and competitive con- 

 tests in packing apples in boxes and 

 barrels. Teams representing the Uni- 

 versity of Maine, University of Ver- 

 mont, Massachusetts Agricultural Col- 

 lege and New Hampshire College in- 

 dulged in a competitive contest in 

 judging fruits on Wednesday fore- 

 noon. On the afternoon of the same 

 day, Geo. T. Powell, of Ghent, N. Y,, 

 spoke upon "Some Essentials in the 

 Production of High Grade Apples," 

 and on Thursday, Wm. A. Taylor of the 

 U. S. Department of Agriculture, de- 

 livered an address on "Orchard Man- 

 agement and Varieties for New Eng- 

 land." 



The allied industries are well rep- 

 resented, particularly the manufactur- 

 ers of and dealers in spraying mate- 

 rials and implements. The exhibit of 

 the Bowker Fertilizer Co. and Bowker 

 Insecticide Co., which occupies a cen- 

 tral position in the lobby, is very 

 large and interesting. Some of the 

 exhibitors come from distant points 

 and all the booths are in charge 

 of representatives of the respective 

 houses. Grasselli of Cleveland, Ohio, 

 and Thomsen of Baltimore, are among 

 the largest exhibitors in the insecti- 

 cide line. Harrison's Nurseries, Ber- 

 lin, Md.. have a fine tree exhibit and 



so has the New England Nurseries of 

 Bedford, Mass. A cider mill in opera- 

 tion and attended by attractive young 

 ladies is on from Chicago. There is 

 music by a ladies' orchestra every 

 evening. Wilfrid Wheeler, secretary 

 of the Show, who has worked untiring- 

 ly for many weeks in preparing for 

 the affair, has every reason to feel 

 elated at the splendid success of this 

 exhibition which, it is understood, is 

 only the initial one of a regular series. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS' 



AND ORNAMENTAL HORTI- 



TURALISTS. 



Registration of Roses. 



Messrs. Peter Henderson & Co., 35 

 Cortlandt street, New York, N. Y., of- 

 fer for registration the following roses: 



Name — Priscilla. 



Description — A seedling from Kai- 

 serin Augusta Victoria crossed with 

 Frau Karl Druschki. Color clear white, 

 double flowers. Shows unmistakable 

 evidences of its parentage in flowei-, 

 stem and foliage, but distinct from 

 each. Very free blooming, moderate 

 growth, good stem and foliage. 



Name — Abimdance. 



Description — A cross between Clo- 

 thilde Soupert and Souvenir du Pres. 

 Carnot. Flowers pink, produced in 

 gieat abundance. Habit dwarf and 

 compact, branching freely; good foli- 

 age. 



These applications for registration 

 having been submitted' to the Ameri- 

 can Rose Society, and having been ap- 

 proved and accepted by them, the reg- 

 istration is completed under the rules 

 of this Society. 



Registration of Fern. 



Public notice is hereby given that 

 Mr. Alfred Roedder, Shorb, Calif., of- 

 feis for registration the plant described 

 below. Any person objecting to the 

 registration or to the use of the pro- 

 posed name is requested to communi- 

 cate with the undersigned at once. 

 Failing to receive objection to the reg- 

 istration the same will be made three 

 weeks from this date. 



Description — Fronds 30 to 36 inches 

 long, erect, 8 to 12 inches broad with 

 strong stems. Pinnules one-half inch; 

 a strong easy grower of the cuneatum 

 tjpe; originated with me four years 

 ago. 



Name — Adiautum Roeddevii. 



W. N. RUDD, Secretary. 



October 15, 1909. 



BUFFALO FLORISTS' CLUB. 



Much important business was trans- 

 acted at the last meeting. Several 

 new applicants were elected and the 

 club is swelling in the membership 

 list. A paper read by W. A. Adams on 

 "Bargain Sale Flowers," was very in- 

 teresting and much discussion fol- 

 lowed. At the next regular meeting 

 President Slattery is booked to read a 

 paper on "Color Harmony." A flower 

 show is to be held some time in No- 

 vember on the same lines as the one 

 held a year ago and the committee 

 selected by President Slattery will m 

 doubt prove same to be the best show 

 ever held here. 



NASSAU COUNTY HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



This society held its annual show 

 in Pembroke Hall, Glen Cove, N. Y., 

 on Wednesday, October 13th. Never 

 has a finer display of dahlias been seen 

 at Glen Cove. The hall was literally 

 paclied. 



The Dean cup, a much coveted tro- 

 phy, was much competed tor. G. Wil- 

 son, superintendent for Mrs. B. Stern, 

 Roslyn, L. I., was the winner. Mr. 

 Wilson staged about 110 varieties, all 

 in fine condition. Many good dahlias 

 were noted in the collection, amongst 

 which were vases of Dreer's White, 

 Grand Duke Alexis, Chas. Lanier, 

 Cuban Giant, Le Colosse and many 

 others. J. Duthie, superintendent for 

 G. M. Tovvnsend, was second in this 

 class. Mr. Duthie's collection was also 

 of a high order, but some of his blooms 

 were a little spent. 



Mr. Wilson also won the Society's 

 prize for the best collection of dahlias, 

 G. W. Barton, gardener for H. W. 

 Buchnals, being second. Mr. Duthie 

 was awarded first for 12 distinct cac- 

 tus; W. Eccles, superintendent for M. 

 L. Schiff, second. 



Mr. Duthie also won the class for 12 

 double varieties; Mr. Barton second; 

 12 pompons, J. Duthie; 12 singles, J. 

 O'Brien, gardener for Parker D. Handy. 

 S. J. Tiepass won first for four vases 

 of four standard varieties; G. Wilson, 

 second. First prize for vase of white, 

 J. O'Biien. 



Mr. V. Cleres exhibited -some very 

 fine vases of singles, for which he was 

 awarded honorable mention. The Hunt- 

 ington Nursery Co. exhibited a mag- 

 nificent vase of dahlias, for which they 

 were awarded honorable mention. 



Mr. Eccles was awarded a certificate 

 of merit for vase of white cosmos, and 

 H. P. Matz honorable mention for vase 

 of single violets. R. Knight was 

 awarded a cultural certificate for two 

 vases of chrysanthemums, his Beatrice 

 May being exceptionally good. Messrs. 

 Nicol and Kirby acted as judges. 



The regular monthly meeting was 

 held in the ante-room. There was a 

 good attendance, the large ante-room 

 being packed. After formalities were 

 gone through. President Everett pre- 

 sented Mr. Wilson with the Dean 

 prize, a massive silver cup, of beau- 

 tiful design. Some very fine stuff was 

 staged for points and exhibition at this 

 meeting, P. Reul again leading. The 

 judges' awards were as follows; P. 

 Reul, cauliflowei', 93 1-3; V. Cleres 

 cosmos, 90; Guut, sweet potatoes, 85; 

 G. Wilson, dalilias, 81 2-3. P. Reul 

 was also awarded a cultural certifi- 

 cate for cauliflower and honorable 

 mention for celery. V. Cleres, honor- 

 able mention for cauliflower; W. Mar- 

 shall, cultural certiflcate for vase of 

 chrysanthemums, Beatrice May; G. 

 Ashworth, thanljs of society for quin- 

 ces; Petroccia, honorable; luention for 

 cauliflower. Messrs. HoUoway, Duthie 

 and Garrett acted as judges. Several 

 new members were elected. P. L. 

 Swan, Oyster Bay, was elected to hon- 

 orary membership. 



W. H. MiacKENZIE, 

 Corresponding Secretary. 



