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HORTICVLTUSC 



December 11, 1909 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



THE AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



The coming Rose Show is gaining 

 attention in various ways. Mr. John 

 Cooli of Baltimore, Md., sends on a 

 prize of $15 for the best 50 My Mary- 

 land. Robt. Scott & Son, Sharon, Hill, 

 Pa., say, "We would like to offer a 

 prize of $25 for the best vase of 

 Mrs. Jardine." The Conard & Jones 

 Company say: "We offer a prize 

 of $4 for the best pot-grown Amer- 

 ican Pillar, and also $4 prize for 

 the best six sprays of the new rose, 

 American Pillar." Henry A. Dreer of 

 Philadelphia, $5 for the best six plants 

 In bloom of Harry Kirlc and $3 for the 

 second prize for the same. Peter Hen- 

 derson & Co., New Yorli City, for the 

 test vase of roses, not less than 25 

 nor more than 50 blooms, one or more 

 varieties, arranged for effect, acces- 

 sories in other flowers, foliage and 

 also ribbons permitted; exhibitors 

 may supply their own vase for this 

 prize; first prize, $15, second $10. The 

 Dlngee Conard Co., for the best pot- 

 grown new rose, "Charles Dingee," 

 first prize $4, second $2. For the best 

 blooms of "Charles Dingee," first prize 

 $4 and second prize $2. His Honor, 

 Mayor Breitmeyer of Detroit, offers a 

 prize of $100 for exhibit of pot-grown 

 roses. 



The Horticultural Society of New 

 York under whose auspices this show 

 is to be held in the American Museum 

 of Natural History, 77th St. and Cen- 

 tral Park West, are desirous of having 

 an exhibit commensurate with the 

 splendid quarters ottered to the ro- 

 sarians of America for their display in 

 the greatest flower-consuming city in 

 the world. 



BENJAMIN HAMMOND, Sec'y. 



Fishkiil-on-Hudson, N. Y. 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF WASHINGTON. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 club was held at Gude's Hall on Tues- 

 day evening last. The principal busi- 

 ness was winding up the loose threads 

 of the late flower show. Certificates 

 of merit were awarded Wm. R. Smith 

 of Botanic Garden, Wm. Byrnes of 

 Department of Agriculture, R. Vincent 

 Jr. and Sons of White Marsh, Md., 

 Mepsrs. Dudley of Parkersburg. W. Va. 

 and Mrs. L. Z. Leiter of Washington, 

 D. C. A vote of thanks was tendered 

 Wm. F. Gude for refreshments. 



A committee composed of Wm. F. 

 Gude, Geo. Cooke and E. C. Mayberry 

 was appointed and later reported the 

 following resolutions on the death of 

 Geo. Hayes Brown, Siipt. U. S. Prop- 

 agating Gardens and Public Parks and 

 Buildings: 



Resolved, Whereas this organizatlou has 

 lost by death of G. H. Urown an honorary 

 meuilier, one whose fellowship was uplitt- 

 liiS and ennobling; 



And whereas The fommunlty at large 

 loses the services of one who combined in 

 himself the qualities of a valuable public 

 servant and devoted husband .-md father, 

 and a generous public-spirited citizen; 



Therefore, be It resolved by the B'lorlsts' 

 Club of Washington, D. C, thai we record 

 an expression of the keen sorrow felt bv 

 each memlTer in this loss and extend to 

 the family of onr late nieniber our deep 

 sympathy In their bereavement. 



Be It further resolved, that this resolu- 

 tion be spread upon the minutes and a 

 copy forwarded to the family of the late 

 George Brown. 



WM. C, HALL. 



The New Secretary of the Canadian 

 Horticultural Association. 



The gentleman whose portrait is 

 here presented is a Montrealer, born 

 and bred. His age is 38. He was 

 brought up in a market garden, but in 

 1S96 he built a small greenhouse and 

 started growing plants for market — a 

 line in which he had had little ex- 

 perience, but with hard worlc and 

 regular perusal of the florist trade 

 papers, he succeeded in working up a 

 good business and in 1902 a partner- 

 ship was formed with George A. Rob- 

 inson under the firm name of Hall & 

 Robinson. The business has been a 



William C. Hall 



success from the start, Mr. Robinson 

 attending to the producing end and 

 Mr. Hall the business management, 

 and they have now 45,000 square feet 

 of glass, growing a general line of 

 stock for their store on St. Catherine 

 street. West. Mr. Hall's selection tor 

 the position of secretary of the Horti- 

 cultural Association, is universally 

 approved. 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 



Carnation registered by Backer & 

 Co., Billerica, Mass. 



Red Prince. J. H. Manley x Queen. 

 Scarlet. Size 3 to 314 inches. Con- 

 tinuous bloomer and free. Does not 

 burst calyx. Holds color in hot 

 weather. Stems 24 to 30 inches from 

 start. 



A. F. J. BAUR, Sec. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF 



AMERICA. 



Work of Committee. 



Chicago, III. — Constellation Single, 

 white. Exhibited by James Living- 

 ston. Lake Geneva, Wis. 80 points. 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF PHILADEL- 

 PHIA. 



The toi)ic of the day for the month- 

 ly meeting of the above club was ably 

 handled by Chas. Henry Fox, and 

 turned on the perennial subject of 

 supply and demand in the cut-flower 

 tiade. All the orators, both growers 

 and commission men. had something 

 good to say, and ably held their ends up. 

 Adolph Fahrenwald, Leo Niessen, Robt. 

 Kift, Edward Reid, John Mclntyre, 

 Robert Craig, Joseph TIeacock, Samuel 

 S. Pennock and John Westcott were 

 the principal speakers. Antoine Leu- 

 thy, Boston, was a visitor. A new car- 

 nation was exhibited by Henry Eich- 

 holz, a sport from Enchantress, named 

 'Washington"— Lawson shade of pink; 

 also a white chrysanthemum, a sport 

 from Helen Frick. We understand 

 the stock of the carnation has been 

 sold to the Chica.go Carnation Co. 

 Edvvard A. Stroud's subject for Jan- 

 uary meeting will be "Establishing a 

 retail trade in a growing community." 



ELBERON HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The society held a meeting on De- 

 cember 6, 1909. President Peter Mur- 

 ray was in the chair. It was decided 

 to make a carnation night of the first 

 meeting in January. A paper will be 

 read on the "Culture of Carnations." 

 The season's competition for points 

 started at this meeting. The score was 

 as follows: B. Duncan, 90 per cent 

 for mushrooms; A. Bauer, 90 for Neph- 

 rolepis Amerpohli; P. Ewen 85, W. 

 Seymour SO, W. Bryan 70, and B. Wey- 

 coff fi5, for carnations; Grieb; 55 for 

 lettuce. ALEX. FLEMING, 



Rec. Sec. 



LENOX HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



At the annual meeting of the Lenox 

 (Mass.1 Horticultural Society on De- 

 cember 4, ofllcers were elected as fol- 

 lows: President, George Foulsham of 

 Highland; vice-president, George Breed 

 of Naumkeag; treasurer, Walter Jack 

 of Spring Lawn; secretary, George In- 

 stone of Allen Winden. The officers 

 will be installed in January and Presi- 

 dent Foulsham will then announce his 

 committees and the date for the ball 

 which will take place In January. 



N. Y. AND N. J. ASSOCIATION OF 

 PLANT GROWERS. 



At the annual meeting of this Asso- 

 ciation Dec. 7th, 1909, the following 

 were elected: 



President, Julius Roehrs, Jr.; Vice- 

 pres. A. L. Millei ; Secy., Wm. H. Sie- 

 brecht, Jr.; Treasurer, H. C. Steinhoff; 

 Directors, Louis Dupuy, F. R. Pierson, 

 J. Roehrs, Sr., and David McKenzie. 



NETHERLANDS SOCtETY FOR 

 BULB CULTURE, AT HAARLEM. 



At the last meeting of the commit- 

 tee for tuberous plants, first class cer- 

 tificates were awarded to show dahl- 

 ias Flora, Brigadier and Debutante; 

 and an award of merit to show dahl- 

 ia Sr.ow storm. 



