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HORTICULTURE 



December 4, 1909 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



At the committee meeting, Nov. 9, 

 an award of merit was bestowed on 

 Laelio-cattltya Corunna, whose par- 

 entage was unknown to tlie exhibitor, 

 Lieut. Col. Holtord. The petals and 

 sepals were of a bright purple, the 

 lip dark purple, with orange stain in 

 the throat. The flowers measured 

 generally about G inches in width. 

 From this exhibitor came Cypripedium 

 Dante magnificum = Euryades X 

 Charlesworthii. The dorsal sepal has 

 a white ground, and purple lines trav- 

 ersing it. The pouch is of a brownish 

 tint, and petals brown on green, I he 

 flowers of moderate size. C. Leeanum 

 Niobe, a flower of a dark brown var- 

 nished purple color with dorsal sepal 

 white with purple lines, a pleasing 

 flower. Other varieties were C. Darius, 

 C. Rossetti magnificura, a yellowish 

 flower, etc. Mr. Goodson, an amateur 

 cultivator of repute, showed Brasso- 

 cattleya Lily Bourdas = Laelio-cattle- 

 ya callystoglossa ignescens x Bras- 

 savo'.a nigbyana. a la'ge flower, the 

 threat bright purple, siriped purple at 

 the mouth, paling off to faint lilac to- 

 wards the edge; Sophro-cattleya Doris, 

 a cross of Sophronitis gianditlora and 

 Cattleya Dowiana, the color a bright 

 scarlet in all its parts. 



Comte J. d'Hemptinn of Ghent, re- 

 ceived an award of merit for Laello- 

 cattleya Baroness Schroder variety 

 Mme. Henriette. The solitary flower 

 shown was of a light purple tint with 

 a brighter purple streak down the lat- 

 eral petals and sepals, lip orange, pur- 

 ple at the tip. The color is a singular 

 one among Laelio-cattleyas. Some 

 Odontoglossum hybrids of fine colors 

 and well grown, six in number, came 

 from the same exhibitor. 



.1. Cvpher & Sons received a silver 

 Banksian medal for a collection of 

 Cypripediums. A beautiful Odouto- 

 glossum was shown by S. P. Walker, 

 named Jasper Walker. It was circu- 

 lar in outline, and each segment, ex- 

 cepting the lip. is white with a light 

 purple tip, and the lip is white spot- 

 ted with brown. 



Ed. V. Low showed Oncidium In- 

 curvum album, a pure white Mexican 

 species. The specimen shown pos- 

 sessed an inflorescence 214 feet in 

 height, bearing 200 of its minute blos- 

 soms. 



Messrs. Charlesworth & Co. showed 

 many plants of orchids and among 

 them Sophro-cattleya Eros, ot a crim- 

 son color; Sophro-laelio Marriotiana, 

 orange scarlet; Houlettia Brocklehurs- 

 tiana, a showy, distinct species, and 

 several more species of orchids. 



Stuart Low & Co. showed a small 

 group including Cattleya Armstrongae, 

 having flowers of pale lilac, throat 

 yellow, the edge of the lip light pur- 

 ple; Laelio-cattleya Tenos = C. Bow- 

 ringiana X L. C. Nysa, an orchid of a 

 glorious color of two shades of pui-ple; 

 Drewett's variety of Cypripedium 

 Acleus; C. nitens magnificum, C. in- 

 signe King Edward, C. triumphans 

 superbum, a handsome, shiny, dark 

 purple flower, and several other spe- 

 cies and varieties. 



Carnations — Messrs. S. Low & Co. 

 were exhibitors of carnations, among 



the new vaiieties of merit being 

 Royal Purple. Pink Delight, Mrs. 

 Crock, Rival, a full scarlet: Rosedore, 

 also a fine scailet; Aristocrat and O. 

 P. Bassett. 



Codiaeums shown ty J. Veitch & 

 Sons were excellent examples of good 

 culture, and to many persons were 

 a great surprise. The leaf coloring was 

 finely brought out, and the plants 

 measured 2 feet to 7 feet in height. A 

 silver gilt Flora Medal was awarded 

 for the exhibit. 



H. B. May showed exo*;i; ferns in 

 fine condition. The following were 

 the newer varieties of Nephrolepis, 

 viz., N. exaltata Maishalli with crest- 

 ed pinna; appearing on the upoer sur- 

 face of the fronds, which latter are 

 superimposed in two or more layers, 

 a highly decorative sport of N. ex- 

 altata Amerpohli. A flist class certi- 

 ficate was awarded to it. 



FREDERICK MOORE. 



H C. Phii.pott, 



I'l-esident-elect Canadian Hortioultunil 

 Association. 



IVIINNESOTA STATE FLORISTS' 

 ASSOCIATION. 



At the meeting on November 18, Mr. 

 Ch. Hansen, just returned from Copen- 

 hagen, entertained the members with 

 his observations of the flower trade 

 as carried on in that city, by florists 

 exclusively. Mr. Dysinger read a very 

 interesting and thoughtful paper en- 

 titled "Looking Outward," H. Will 

 gave a talk on the Chicago and Mil- 

 waukee flower shows and Prof. LeRoy 

 Cady read a paper on "Plant Breedin ; 

 in Minnesota." He showed how Min- 

 nesota had advanced from a fruit-bar- 

 ren state to one of the most import- 

 ant in the fruit-growing list and 

 praised the work of the Experiment 

 Station , through the work of which 

 the yield of wheat had doubled in 

 about 25 years. 



Exhibits of chrysanthemums and 

 carnations were made by L. S. Don- 

 aldson and chrysanthemums by E. 

 Nagel & Sons. 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' 

 CLUB OF BOSTON. 



Landscape Gardening Classes. 

 Members desiring to Join these 

 (lasses are reminded that they were 

 resumed on Tuesday evening, Novem- 

 ber 23, and will be continued each 

 Tuesday evening at 7.30 o'clock, at 

 Horticultural Hall. The teacher is Mr. 

 R. W. Aldrich, the tuition fee very 

 low, and these classes give special 

 opportunities for all desiring to gain 

 more insight into landscape garden- 

 ing than they possess, at a very low 

 cost. These classes are restricted to 

 club members; any not belonging to 

 the club but desiring to join these 

 classes must sign an application blank 

 and forward one year's dues, $2.50, to 

 ihe Secretary. 



Field Day. 



The club will hold its next field 

 day at the establishment of Geo. E. 

 Buxton and August Gaedeke & Co., 

 Nashua, N. H., on Saturday, Decem- 

 ber 11, 1909. This will be the first out- 

 ing the club has had to the Granite 

 State, and it is sincerely hoped that 

 a large number will avail themselves 

 of the opportunity to inspect the places 

 named. 



Trains leave North Terminal Station 

 at 11.30 a. m., arriving at Nashua 

 .lunction at 12.33. 



W. N. CRAIG, Sec'y. 



NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW. 



A meeting of the National Flower 

 Show Committee was held Nov. 19, at 

 Horticultural Hall, Boston, for the 

 purpose of organization and arrang- 

 ing a preliminary schedule. J. K. M. 

 L. Farquhar, Robert Craig, Edward A. 

 Stroud, William J. Stewart of the S. 

 A. F. committee, present. The com- 

 mittee inspected Mechanics' Hall and 

 obtained an option on it for March 23 

 to April 4, 1911. About $15,000 will 

 be apportioned for premiums. 



All the committee present were very 

 enthusiastic over the outlook for Bos- 

 ton, 1911. President-elect of the S. A. 

 F , F. R. Pierson, presided at the 

 meeting and S. J. Goddard served as 

 secretary. 



The S. A. F. Committee Chairman 

 Pierson requested the Massachusetts 

 Horticultural Society, Boston Co-op- 

 erative Flower Market, Park St. Mar- 

 ket. Gardeners' and Florists' Club, to 

 appoint each three members to com- 

 pose a general committee. The Mass- 

 achusetts Horticultural Society will 

 appoint at next regular directors' 

 meeting. Boston Co-operative Flower 

 Market appointed Wm. H. Elliot, Nor- 

 ris F. Comley and John McFarland. 

 Park St. Market— S. J. Goddard, E. 

 Allan Peirce and A\ex. Montgomery. 

 Gardeners' and Florists' Club — P. 

 Welch, Duncan Fimlayson and Thos. 

 Roland. 



The next meeting will be upon the 

 call of Committee on Preliminary 

 Schedule. 

 S J. GODDARD, Sec. of meeting. 



