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HORTICULTURE, 



November 6, 1909 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF 

 NEW YORK. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 society will be held at the American 

 Museum of Natural History, 77th St. 

 and Columbus Ave., N. Y. City, at 

 4 p. m., on Wednesday, November 10th, 

 1909. The Chrysanthemum Society of 

 America will be holding its meeting in 

 N. Y. City at that time, and in view 

 of this fact it was thought appropri- 

 ate to devote this meeting of the Hor- 

 ticultural Society to that popular 

 flower. A paper will be presented by 

 Mr. W. H. Waite, one of the most suc- 

 cessful growers of the chrysanthemum, 

 followed by a general discussion by 

 others. 



Facilities are available at the Ameri- 

 can Museum of Natural History for 

 the display of cut flowers and plants, 

 and those having choice or unusual 

 specimens are requested to bring them 

 to the meeting. A hearty invitation is 

 e.xtended to all, especially to those who 

 ma>' be visiting N. Y. City, to attend 

 .this meeting and join in the discus- 

 sion. All are welcome. This will give 

 an opportunity to those, who are not 

 familiar with the American Museum of 

 Natural History, to see what a flue 

 building and admirable facilities are 

 at the disposal of the Horticultural 

 Society of New York, net only for the 

 holding of its monthly meetings and 

 exhibitions, but also for its large ex- 

 hibitions. The building is easily ac- 

 cessible from all parts of the city, and 

 this will probably appeal strongly to 

 visitors. For the benefit of visitors it 

 may be stated that the American Mu- 

 seum of Natural History may be 

 reached by subway, the elevated lines 

 on 6th and 9th avenues, and by surface 

 lines on 8th and Columbus avenues. 



SOCIETY AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HOR- 

 TICULTURISTS. 



Registration of Chrysanthemums. 



Public notice is hereby given that 

 Samuel Cockburn and Sons, of Wood- 

 lawn, New York, N. Y.. offer for reg- 

 istration the plant described below. 

 .-Vny person objecting to the registra- 

 tion or to the use of the proposed 

 name is requested to communicate 

 with the undersigned at once. Fail- 

 ing to receive objection to the regis- 

 tration the same will be made three 

 weeks from this date. 



Description — Grows about two feet 

 high. Can be cut 1st to 5th of Octo- 

 ber; dark green foliage. Parentage — 

 Glory of Pacific. Color, mauve pink. 

 Size of flower, about 5 inches. Origi- 

 nated with us about four (4) yeais 

 ago. (The Chrysanthemum Society of 

 America passed on this in New York, 

 Philadelphia and Cincinnati in lOOS 

 I. Fain. 



Name — Dr. Frederick A. Cook. 



W. N. RUDD, Secretary. 



Date— October RO, 1909. 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 



The following varieties have been 

 entered in our new section thus far: 

 Mrs. J. C. Vaughan, Pink Delight, Mrs. 

 Chas. Knopf, Ruby, Mayday, 0. P. 

 Bassett, Wanoka, Apple Blossom, 

 Georgia, Bay State, W. H. Taft, Gov. 

 Dineen, Alvina. Each variety will 

 constitute a class by itself, for which 

 the disseminator offers a first premi- 

 um of IG.OO and a second premium of 

 $4.00. 



In each class 50 blooms are to be 

 shown, except in the class for Alvina, 

 which calls for six plants grown in 

 not over 8 in. pots. 



Anyone wishing to offer other spe- 

 cial premiums, should foi-ward full 

 particulars at once, in order to reach 

 me before the premium list goes to 

 press. A. F. J. B.\UR, Sec. 



Indianapolis, Ind. 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF PHILADEL- 

 PHIA. 



At the meet in;; of this club on Tues- 

 day evening last two vases of White 

 Killavney rose showing stmng and vig- 

 orous growth were exhibited by the 

 S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co. These were 

 grown by the A. N. Pierson Co., Crom-- 

 well, Conn. 



.Joseph Heacock and Edward Towill 

 gave a description and history of th? 

 new Dorothy Gordon carnation. The 

 committee reported on this carnation 

 as follows; 



Joseph Heacock Co. exhibited two vases 

 of Dorothy Gordon carnation. Flowers SM: 

 to 4 Inches in width; stems 24 inches and 

 over. Good pleasing color, a shade of pinli 

 similar to Kose Pink Enchantress, but 

 more uniform and larger and better sub- 

 stance. The flowers in one vase were 

 four days old and they were in fine con- 

 dition, which speaks well for the keeping 

 quality. The stock seems very clean and 

 healthy. Dorotli.v Gordon is without doubt 

 a splendid commercial variety. 

 (Signed) 



LEO NIESSEN, 

 ROBERT KIFT. 



Committee. 



Chas. H. Fox will read a paper at 

 the next moRfhly meeting of the club, 

 the first Tuesday in December. 



ST. LOUIS HORTICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETY. 

 Flow/er Show. 



At the Coliseum on afternoons and 

 evenings, November 3tli to 12th, will 

 be held the greatest Flower and Po- 

 mological Display ever made in St. 

 l.ouis. Many novel and picturesque 

 effects. Concert every afternoon and 

 evening by Poepping's Band. 



There has been donate:! by the Mer- 

 mod .laccard & King .Jewelry Co. a 

 silver cup for the best 100 chrysanthe- 

 mums, "any variety.' The chrysan- 

 themums as well as the American 

 Beauties are to be staged the first day 

 of the exhibition, November 9th. 



Will all members of Ladies' S. A. F. 

 and other visiting ladies to the St. 

 Louis Flower Show come to Miss M. 

 Meinhardt at the Coliseum Building, 

 Tuesday, Noveniler 9th, 2 to 5 and 7 

 to 9 p. m,, as she wishes their names. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF 

 AMERICA. 



It is Mr. Thomas Proctor of Lenox, 

 Mass, not Mr. David Fraser, as pre- 

 viously announced, who is to present 

 a paper on "Pot-Grown Chrysanthe- 

 mums tor Exhibition Cut Blooms" at 

 the New York meeting of the Society. 

 Work of Committees. 



New York— Oroba, Jap., white. 

 JSxhibited by Elmer D. Smith & Co.. 

 Adrian, Mich., S6 points. Certificate. 



Cincinnati, Ohio — Same variety. 

 Same award. 



Cincinnati, Ohio— Donatello (ex- 

 hibited iu 190S as No. 36-44) Jap., yel- 

 low. Exhibited by Elmer D. Smith & 

 Co.. SS points. Certificate. 



Madison, N. J.— Mrs. W. Arnold, 

 Jap., white. Exhibited by C. H. Totty. 

 SS noints. Certificate 



CHAS. W. JOHNSON, See'y. 



A VISIT TO ELMER D. SMITH & 

 CO. 



(^,ood delegations from the Detroit 

 and Toledo Florist Clubs visited, on in- 

 vitation, the noted establishment of 

 Elmer D. Smith & Co. at Adrian, Mich,, 

 on October 30. Those who went were 

 well repaid for the trip. They found 

 the chrysanthemums about two weeks 

 later than last year. There were many 

 promising novelties to be seen, espe- 

 cially among the Pompons. The inner 

 man was well taken care of. 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF WASHINGTON. 



At the meeting of the Florists' Club 

 on November 2nd, there was an un- 

 usually large attendance. The main 

 interest of the meeting centered in the 

 approaching flower show. All are , 

 striving hard tc make this the "finest 

 ever." The subject of street fakirs was 

 again taken up, and the secretary was 

 instructed to write to tue commission- 

 ers, asking whether or not the depart- 

 ment stores have a right to sell flowers 

 without a regular florists' license. 



A motion was carried to invite the 

 Baltimore florists over for Ttiesday 

 night, November 9th. 



DETROIT AND TOLKDO FLORISTS' CLUKS VISITING El. MICK D. SMITH A" CO. 



