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HORTICULTURE. 



May 21, 1910 



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1877 AVe Can Fill Orders For 1910 



MEMORIAL DAY 



• We filled all orders 



I sent us at Easter ; can do 

 so now. 

 Long Distance 

 ■ Shipments packed with 

 great care 



CarnationS) Spiraeas, 



Stocks, Roses, including 



Am. Beauty 



Hardy Ferns and Galax, Lilies, Lily of the Valley, 

 Sweet Peas, Peonies, Pink Pond Lilies and all 

 Seasonable Flowers. Also Everything in Supplies 

 for a Flower Store. 



Our packers and shippers 



are men of long experience 



in the work. 



The flowers 



we send out are raised by 



the best growers in the 



country. 



CHOICE ORCHIDS 



Wo carry a full supply of varieties in iSeason, 

 Largest StocR in Ne'w England 



WELCH BROS. 



the: reliable, house 

 226 Devonshire St., Boston, Mass. 



Telephone 6267-6268 and 5419 Main 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF 

 NEW YORK. 



The annual meeting of the society 

 was held on Wednesday, May 11th, at 

 the Museum building, New York Bo- 

 tanical Garden. The annual report 

 was read, showing a year of increased 

 activity all along the line. Three ex- 

 hibitions were given during the year, 

 one in June, a large one last fall at 

 the American Museum of Natural His- 

 tory, and one in March in conjunction 

 with the American Rose Society. At 

 the meeting Just held the membership 

 was increased by the election of 21 

 annual members, and 1 life member. 

 This makes a total net gain during 

 the year of 40 members, 3 of which 

 are life members. This advance is 

 most encouraging, for if the society 

 can have a large membership, its use- 

 fulness in the world of horticulture 

 will be greatly increased. If each 

 member will consider himself a com- 

 mittee of one to add one more member 

 to the society, the desired result will 

 soon be accomplished. 



At the annual meeting the oflBcers 

 and members of the council for the 

 succeeding year are elected. The elec- 

 tion just held resulted as follows: — 

 President, Geo. T. Powell; vice-presi- 

 dents, N. L. Britton, T. A. Havemeyer, 

 Patrick O'Mara, Samuel Thorne, James 

 Wood; secretary, George V. Nash; 

 treasurer, P. R. Newbold. Council, 

 elected members: F. L. Atkins, J. W. 

 Cromwell, Henry P. Du Pont, Henry 

 Hicks, John E. Lager, J. A. Manda, 

 E. S. Miller, Clement Moore, W. Nils- 

 son, F. R. Pierson, I. L. Powell, E. H. 

 Koehrs, H. H. Rusby, H. A. Siebrecht 

 E. B. Southwick, James Stuart, J. H' 



Troy, Robert Simpson, W. H. Waite, 

 C. W. Ward, C. B. Weathered, A. L. 



Willis. 



It was decided to hold a summer 

 exhibition of plants and flowers at 

 the New York Botanical Garden, on 

 Saturday and Sunday, June 4th and 

 .5th. All are invited to make this ex- 

 hibition attractive, whether members 

 of the society or not, by sending in ex- 

 hibits. The following schedule has 

 been prepared. A copy of this will be 

 sent to anyone desiring it by address- 

 ing the secretary, George V. Nash, 

 New York Botanical Garden, Bronx 

 Park, N. Y. City. 



Peonies. 



Class P 1 — 3 white varieties, 6 flowers of 

 each, first, $5.00; second, .fS.OO. 



Class P 2— .-5 light piuk varieties, 6 

 flower.? of each, first, ^n.tX); second, $3.00. 



Class P 3 — 3 rose varieties, 6 flowers of 

 each, first, $5.00: second, $3.00. 



Class P 4—3 crimson varieties, 6 flowers 

 of each, first, $5.00; second, $3.00. 



Class P 5 — Collection of singles, 3 flowers 

 of each, fii-st, $5.00; second, $3.00. 



Class P 6 — Largest and best collection, 

 not less than G flowers of each variety, 

 fli-st. $25.00; second, $15.00. 



Miscellaneous. 



Class M 1 — Collection of hard roses, first, 

 $10.00: second, $5.00. 



Class M 2 — Collection of hardy flowering 

 shrubs and trees, first. $10.00: second. $5.00. 



Class M 3 — Collection of hardy rhododen- 

 drons and azaleas, or either, first, $10,00; 

 second, $5.00. 



Class M 4— Collection of hardy herba- 

 ceous plants, first, $10.00; second. $5.00. 



Class M 5 — Collection of irises, first, 

 $5.nO: second, $3.00. 



Class M 6 — 6 orchid plants in bloom, 

 first, $10.00; second, $6.00. 



Class M 7 — 3 orchid plants in bloom, 

 first, $6.00; second, $4.00. 



Class M 8—1 orchid plant in bloom, first, 

 $3.00: second, $2.00. 



Class M 9 — Collection of cut orchids, 

 first, $6.00: second, $4.00. 



Special Prize. 



Offered by Mr. L. S. Livingston for the 

 best collection of cut flowers of various 

 Irises of the Oncpcycius or Regella sec- 

 tions, or hybrids of these, not less than 

 ten varieties, $25.00. 



GEORGE V. NASH, Secy. 



PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The Peony Show of the Pennsyl- 

 vania Horticultural Society which was 

 expected to occur either on the 21st or 

 24th inst., has been postponed to June 

 1st, and will now be combined with 

 the Rose Show on the said date. The 

 cool weather of the past three weeks 

 has fooled everyone in regard to the 

 peony. The plants seem to have stood 

 stock still during all that time — in 

 spite of their forward condition on 

 May 1st. 



PERSONAL. 



George M. Stumpp, New York. N. 

 Y., will sail for Europe on May 24. 



George Aengle is the new manager 

 for the Philadelphia Cut Flower Co.. 

 Philadelphia, Pa. 



Wm. Muth has severed his connec- 

 tion with the Philadelphia Cut Flower 

 Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 



John H. Taylor and family of Bay- 

 side, N. Y., will sail for a prolonged 

 European trip on June 4. 



John Graff is now in charge of the 

 carnation department for the Cottage 

 Gardens Co., Queens, N. Y.; he was 

 formerly assistant grower. 



Samuel Haire Is now gardener at 

 Reginald Vanderbilt's estate, Sandy 

 Point Farm, South Portsmouth, R. I. 



