December 25, 1909 



HORTICULTURE 



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of the views were taken in Wasliing- 

 ton, D. C, the spealver remarking tlaat 

 it was the abundance of fine shade 

 trees and the care used in their selec- 

 tion and planting which made that 

 such a beautiful city. One street 

 shown was planted entirely, with the 

 American elm. In Indiana Avenue the 

 oriental plane, Platanus orientalis, 

 had been used, the lecturer speaking 

 in the highest terms of this as a street 

 shade tree. The American linden had 

 been assigned to Massachusetts 

 Avenue. We were then taken to his 

 home city, East Orange, by the 

 speaker by means of slides showing 

 some of his own work. The results 

 achieved in a few years were cer- 

 tainly most gratifying. The work has 

 been accomplished economically, at a 

 small expense per capita. 



Mr. Solotarotf here remarked upon 

 the importance o£ the choice of trees 

 in street-planting. The desire was 

 often for a rapidly growing tree, at 

 the sacrifice of other more desirable 

 qualities. The Carolina poplar was 

 often selected on account of its rapid 

 growth, but it was not recommended 

 by the speaker, as its roots soon per- 

 vaded everything, filling drain pipes, 

 lifting pavements, and becoming a 

 nuisance generally. The soft maple 

 was also condemned as being un- 

 desirable. The oaks were highly 

 recommended, especially the red and 

 pin oaks. A slide was exhibited of 

 12th St., in Washington, planted with 

 red oaks, which, the speaker said, 

 should be an inspiration to every tree- 

 lover. The prejudice against the 

 oaks was laid by the speaker to the 

 fact that trees of this^ind were often 

 taken directly from the woods. This 

 is a severe test for any tree, and 

 especially for the oaks, as the feeding 

 roots are a long way from the base 

 of the stem, and are all left in the 

 ground when the tree is dug up. In 

 nursery-grown trees this difficulty is 

 overcome, the constant plowing and 

 root-pruning to which they are sub- 

 jected resulting in a ball of roots close 

 to the stem, insuring a mass of feed- 

 ing roots when the tree is trans- 

 planted. A series of slides illustrated 

 this point admirably. 



The subject of the pruning of trees 

 was discussed. A fruit tree must be 

 pruned to produce the greatest quan- 

 tity of fruit; a lawn tree to preserve 

 its odd or peculiar shape; but shade 

 trees in streets must be pruned a uni- 

 form height, and in such a manner as 

 to make a compact top, at the same 

 time retaining in so far as possible 

 the natural habit and growth of the 

 species. The proper methods of 

 pruning were illustrated with lantern 

 slides, a number portraying the dis- 

 astrous results which follow pruning 

 improperly done. Tree surgery was 

 recommended for comparatively small 

 wounds, but the speaker did not seem 

 to feel so sure of it for large cavities. 



The pests of shade trees formed a 

 part of the discussion. These the 

 speaker divided into three classes. 

 Those which feed upon the foliage, 

 such as the caterpillar of the tussock 

 moth; the borers, represented by the 

 caterpillar of the leopard moth, and 

 third, the scale insects, including the 

 cottony scale. Methods of spraying 

 were described, and several forms of 

 spraying machines illustrated. 



The lecture aroused much interest. 



and at its close was freely discussed 

 by Mr. Southwick, Mr. Troy, and 

 others. 



ELBERON HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The society held a meeting on Dec. 

 20th, '09, President Peter Murry in the 

 chair. Chas. C. Dewild of Redbank, 

 showed three seedling carnations. 

 They scored as follows: white seed- 

 ling, certificate of culture; red seed- 

 ling, 73 points; pink seedling, 76. 

 Arthur T. Boddington donated three 

 medals, gold, silver and bronze for 

 competition in points during the sea- 

 son. In the report of the last meeting 

 a misinformation in the date of the 

 carnation night was made. It will be 

 held on January 24th, 1910. 



ALEX FLEMING, Rec. Sec. 



WILLIAM REID. 



Secretary Elect, N. J. Floricultural 



Society. 



We present the portrait of the suc- 

 cessful candidate for secretary of the 



William Reid 



New Jersey Floricultural Society. Hav- 

 ing served his lime in one of the larg- 

 est estates in Scotland. Mr. Reid emi- 

 grated to this country in search of 

 better fields, entering the estate of Mr. 

 J. Brown of Flatbush, L. I., as head 

 gardener, where he served until the 

 death of his employer. He afterwards 

 went to the large estate of Sidney and 

 Austin Colgate, at Orange, N. J., where 

 he now is. Mr. Reid is a good grower 

 and highly esteemed by employers and 

 and associates. 



NEW JERSEY FLORICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The New Jersey Floricultural So- 

 ciety of Orange, N. J., held its an- 

 nual meeting on Friday last with a 

 very large attendance. Flowers ex- 

 hibited were numerous and attracted 

 much attention. Albert Larson, gar- 

 dener for Mr. A. B. Jenkins, exhibited 

 a very fine seedling carnation of a light 

 red color. A preliminary certificate 

 was awarded for it. William Reid, 

 gardener for Sidney and Austin Col- 

 gate, showed a vase of carnation 0. 



P. Bassett, a magnificent flower and 

 good stem, also a vase of White En- 

 chantress, receiving a cultural certifi- 

 cate for each. Max Snyder, gardener 

 for Mr. Charles Hathaway, showed 

 sweet peas, narcissus paper white and 

 chrysanthemums, receiving a cultural 

 certificate and two certificates of merit 

 The following were unanimously 

 elected officers for the ensuing year: 

 President, Albert Larson; secretary, 

 William Reid; vice-president, Deitrich 

 Kindsgiab; treasurer, Walter Gray. 

 The January meeting will be installa- 

 tion night. 



PITTSBURGH FLORISTS' AND 

 GARDENERS' CLUB. 



.\s usual of late at our club meet- 

 ings, the attendance was large at the 

 Dec. 7th meeting. On Nov. 11th there 

 had been a joint meeting of all the 

 committees at the Fort Pitt Hotel, 

 having in charge the entertainment of 

 the carnation convention, and a tenta- 

 tive programme outlined. At the reg- 

 ular meeting on the 7th the entertain- 

 ment committee outlined, still tenta- 

 tively and subject to revision, a smok- 

 er with music, in the Grill room, for 

 the first evening and a banquet and 

 ladies' theatre party for the second 

 evening. 



There is no doubt that the Fort Pitt 

 Hotel will be the headquarters of the 

 Convention; its size, convenient loca- 

 tion, enterprising and liberal manage- 

 ment, combining to put it at the head 

 of Pittsburg hotels. 



At the November club meeting a 

 committee had been named to consider 

 the advisability of securing a site for 

 and erecting a horticultural hall. Wm. 

 Falconer, chairman of the committee, 

 put several hard facts before the club 

 for consideration, as to the difficulty 

 of getting suitable ground and the ex- 

 pense of the building. Mr. Negley, an- 

 other member of the committee, said 

 that this was not a horticultural sec- 

 tion and the more he looked Into the 

 matter the more obstacles he found. 

 Other gentlemen also spoke, the gist 

 of their remarks being that it was first 

 necessary to form a society before 

 seriously considering a location and 

 the erection of a hall. And further, 

 that the club might find ample scope 

 for its energy and money in making 

 its own organization stronger and 

 more useful. On motion the commit- 

 tee was discharged. 



The subject for consideration was, 

 "Christmas Plants and Decorations," 

 with a competitive display of plants 

 suitable for Christmas decoration; also 

 cypripediums. The judges, Wm. Fal- 

 coner and J. A. Peterson, awarded first 

 prize for Christmas plants to Jas. 

 Wiseman, second prize to Frank Crook. 

 First prize for three cypripediums to 

 Frank Crook. 



They also awarded a cultural certifi- 

 cate to Jas. Moore, foreman Phipps' 

 Conservatories, for group of cypripe- 

 diums and primroses; certificates of 

 merit to Henry H. Negley for group 

 of hybrid cypripediums, and to Jno. 

 W. Jones for very fine group of bego- 

 nias, poinsettias and cyclamen. A 

 vase of fine seedling carnations was 

 shown by the Finleyville Floral Co. 



The subject for the January meeting 

 will be "Roses." 



H. P. JOSLIN, Secretary. 



