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HOKTICULTURi: 



May 14, 1910 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The regular meeting of the Club 

 ■was held on Monday evening. May 9. 

 An interesting report was made by 

 Chairman Siebrecht of the Flower 

 Market Committee, which was ac- 

 cepted as a report of promising 

 progress. The Outing Committee was 

 merrily represented by Chairman Bun- 

 yard who gave the date set for the 

 festival as Tuesday, June 28, and the 

 location Wetzel's Point View Grove. 



The Exhibition Committee reported 

 the offer of a silver cup by Hitchlngs 

 & Co. A discussion followed regard- 

 ing the competition for same and a 

 set of rules covering the e.xhibitions 

 from .June till December, and specify- 

 ing the manner of awarding points 

 was approved, the winner of the larg- 

 est number of points during that peri- 

 od to get the cup. Copies of these 

 specifications may be had on applica- 

 tion to Secretary Yoimg. 



Resolutions on the death of Mrs. W. 

 J. Vesey of Fort Wayne, Ind., were 

 presented by W. F. Sheridan and duly 

 adopted. Mr. Sheridan also announced 

 that the attraction at the next meet- 

 ing would be a stereopticon address 

 by George V. Nash of the N. Y. Bo- 

 tanical Garden on the topic of "On 

 Horseback Through Hayti." 



Prof. John Craig of Ithaca, then took 

 the platform and delivered a most en- 

 joyable lecture, telling of the work 

 being done at Cornell. The problems 

 in floriculture which are being worked 

 out at that institution were described 

 by Prof. Craig and comparisons made 

 between the conditions prevailing in 

 Europe where the work is done most'y 

 for amateur help and those prevailing 

 here where the most important needs 

 are those of the professional. He 

 eulogized New York's high position of 

 leadership in agricultural and horti- 

 cultural industries and the fine art of 

 floriculture and outlined the interest 

 and influence the institution at Ithaca 

 had exercised in bringing the Empire 

 State to the premier position now 

 occupied. He chided the florists for 

 their modesty in not asking for more 

 consideration and assistance from the 

 Agricultural College and told of the 

 work that had been so well begun In 

 co-operation with the Peony Society 

 and the Sweet Pea Society, there be- 

 ing now after four years ICOO vari- 

 eties of peonies in the trial grounds, 

 and no less than 600 varieties of sweet 

 peas now under comparative cultiva- 

 tion. The effect of artificial light (elec- 

 tric and aceteline), of etherization of 

 plants, methods of application and re- 

 sults noted were fully covered in that 

 part of the lecture devoted to culture 

 under glass. The Experiment Stations, 

 Prof. Craig claimed, are practically a 

 clearing house for the novelties of 

 each season and their work in the 

 breeding and improving of plants is a 

 monument to their value to the pro- 

 fession. 



Much discussion followed Prof. 

 Craig's excellent talk, many members 

 participating, and it was recommended 

 by Patrick O'Mara that an organized 

 movement be started at the S. A. F. 

 Convention at Rochester, next year, 



with a view to making an appeal to 

 the legislature at Albany for the bet- 

 ter recognition by the State of the 

 lights of floriculture to governmental 

 support. On motion of A. H. Lang- 

 jahr, the president was authorized to 

 appoint a committee for the purpose 

 indicated and same will be named at 

 the June meeting. A handsome bou- 

 quet of roses was presented to Prof. 

 Craig and he was accorded a rising 

 vote of thanks for his stirring ad- 

 dress. 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' CLUB 

 OF BOSTON. 



At the next meeting of the club to 

 be held in Horticultural Hall on Tues- 

 day evening. May 17, which precedes 

 l)y a few days the big orchid exhibi- 

 tion to be held in the same building. 

 The speaker of the evening will be E. 

 O. Orpet, of South Lancaster, the title 

 of his topic being "A Talk On Orchids." 

 Other well known orchid growers will 

 attend and assist in the discussion fol- 

 lowing the essay, and the subject 

 should prove a timely and interesting 

 one. 



Some excellent exhibits are prom- 

 ised. The question of the annual picnic 

 and a report of the executive commit- 

 tee on the S. A. F. National Show will 

 also be discussed. It is hoped that 

 there will be a rousing gathering on 

 May 17. It has been decided to hold 

 a "Ladies' Night"" in June. 



W. N. CRAIG, Sec. 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF WASHINGTON. 



The monthly meeting of the Florists' 

 Club was held on May 10th, at Gude's 

 Store, President Robertson in the 

 chair. Four new names were proposed 

 for membership, and a committee of 

 three was appointed to report at next 

 meeting concerning their eligibility. 

 The President appointed a committee 

 for the next Fall Flower Show, con- 

 sisting of Wm. F. Gude, chairman; 

 Geo. H. Cooke, Elmer C. Mayberry, 

 Jas. L. Carbery and W. W. Kimmell. 

 the said committee given full power 

 to act on date, selection of hall and 

 all arrangements. A committee of 

 three will be appointed to correct and 

 revise the present constitution and by- 

 laws of the Club. Those selected are 

 to be notified by letter and will report 

 their findings at next meeting night. 



Light refreshments were then served 

 by Wm. S. Gude, and the meeting ad- 

 journed at a late hour. 



AMERICAN PEONY SOCIETY. 



The 1910 meeting of the American 

 Peony Society will be held at Horti- 

 cultural Hall, 300 Massachusetts Ave., 

 Boston, Mass., in connection with the 

 regular peony show of the Massachu- 

 setts Horticultural Society, Thursday 

 and Friday, June 9-10, 1910. This date 

 subject to change if weather condition 

 requires. 



A. H. FBWKES, Sec. 



Newton Highlands, Mass. 



NEWPORT HORTICULTURAL i,0- 

 CIETY. 



The regular meeting of this society 

 was held Tuesday evening, May 10, 

 when business connected with the 

 June and September shows occupied 

 most of the time in session. Six 

 judges were appointed for the June 

 show who are all members of the 

 society and are as follows: John T. 

 Allan, John Mahan, William Mackay, 

 Alexander MacLellan, Bruce Butter- 

 ton and John A. Forbes. The society 

 had previously voiced its sentiments 

 in favor of having two sets of judges 

 at the June exhibition, and three sets 

 for the one in September, the idea be- 

 ing to have the judging done in shorter 

 time than was possible with only 

 three men, as has been the custom in 

 the past. The new arrangement will 

 also provide a better opportunity to 

 have more lines of exhibits judged by 

 experts. 



This Society is fortunate this year 

 again in having liberal prizes offered 

 by several members of the summer 

 colony, and in recognition of those 

 favors it was voted at the above 

 stated meeting to place on the list of 

 honorary members the names of all 

 who had recently given substantial aid 

 to the society. Included in those are 

 Mrs. Robert Goelet. Mrs. W. S. Wells. 

 Mrs. E. J. Berwlnd, Mrs. Lorillard 

 Spencer, Mrs. H. D. Auchincloss, Miss 

 Fanny Foster, Mr. L. Lorillard, Mrs. T. 

 J. Emery, Mr. R. L. Beeckinan and 

 others. The special prizes from the 

 above mentioned are mostly offered 

 for the September exhibition, but the 

 June show schedule which is now 

 ready is also good, although having 

 few specials. Copies of those sched- 

 ules can be had on application to the 

 secretary. 



ST. LOUIS FLORISTS' LADIES' 

 HOME CIRCLE. 



The Ladies Home Circle met last 

 Monday afternoon at the usual meeting 

 place. Miss F. H. Meinhardt was the 

 chief entertainer. It falls to each lady 

 by vote for each meeting. Mrs. John 

 Steidle, who is President of the Circle, 

 presided over the meeting and all pres- 

 ent had a jolly time— so it is reported 

 by the secretary. 



The annual meeting of the Society 

 for the Protection of Native Plants 

 was held in Boston on May 7, in the 

 lecture hall of the Society of Natural 

 History, the president, Robert T. 

 Jackson of Cambridge, presiding. The 

 following officers were elected: Rob- 

 ert T. Jackson. Cambridge, president; 

 Benjamin L. Robinson, George L. 

 Goodale, Merritt H. Fernald and Dr. 

 David Snedden, vice-president; Miss 

 Amy Polsom, treasurer; Miss Maria E. 

 Carter, secretary; Miss Margaret E. 

 Allen, corresponding secretary; Miss 

 F. R. Morse and Miss M. C. Jackson, 

 members of council. 



An address entitled "Spare Our Wild 

 Flowers and Our Roadside Scenery" 

 was given by Walter Deane, president 

 of the New England Botanical Club. 



