January 22, 1910 



HORTICULTURE, 



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ROCHESTER FLORISTS' ASSOCIA- 

 TION. 



More than sixty members gathered 

 ID the Association's new rooms in the 

 Cutler Building, on Monday evening, 

 January 10th. The new cluh rooms 

 are centrally located, convenient and 

 pleasant, and plans are under way to 

 have on file the various horticultural 

 journalp, and books of Interest to the 

 profession will be available at an early 

 date. 



The annual business meeting was 

 held at the same time, and the reports 

 of the officers were exceedingly sat- 

 isfactory. That the Association is an 

 assured success and in a most pros- 

 perous condition is shown by the re- 

 port of Mr. W. L. Keller, treasurer. 

 The report showed the receipts from 

 the Flower Show and other sources to 

 be $1037.34, and a balance on hand of 

 $1367.06, as against $12.00 last year. • 



A proposed revision of the Constitu- 

 tion was also presented, but action 

 was deferred one week, at which time 

 it is to be made a special order of 

 business. It is probable that the name 

 will be changed to The Rochester 

 Florists' Association, which will per- 

 mit many to become members who 

 are connected with the nursery and 

 seed trade, as well as private florists 

 and gardeners. 



Among other suggestions, that of a 

 Question Box received hearty approval, 

 and it will be made a feature of the 

 regular meetings. So successful have 

 the officers conducted the affairs of the 

 Association during the past year,, that 

 a motion was made that the following 

 ofiicers be re-elected for the ensuing 

 year, and was unanimously carried: 

 President, F. W. Vick; vice-president, 

 E.P.Wilson; secretary, H. B. Stringer; 

 treasurer, W. L. Keller. 



After the business of the evening was 

 transacted, a lunch was served. 



NASSAU COUNTY HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



The regular meeting of the Society 

 was held in Pembroke Hall, Wednes- 

 day. January 12. All the newly elected 

 officers were at their posts, president 

 James Duthie occupied the chair, and 

 over forty members were present. 

 President Duthie opened the meeting 

 with a few well chosen words tor the 

 welfare of the Society, and was duly 

 applauded. 



The annual dinner of the Society 

 will be held at the Oriental Hotel, 

 Glen Cove, N. Y., January 25, and any- 

 one caring for a grand feast and a 

 jolly good old time should secure tick- 

 ets at once. 



A splendid exhibit of carnations was 

 made by Geo. Wilson, which well de- 

 served the cultural certificate given. 

 On motion, Mr. Wilson promised to 

 teach us next meeting how to grow 

 beauties like those exhibited. 



Instead of the point competition it 

 was voted to have monthly prize con- 

 tests, and the February meeting will 

 be Carnation Day. Three prizes are 

 offered for vases of 12 white, 12 pink 

 and 12 red, also cultural certificate for 

 best vase of 12 mixed carnations. 



A first prize of $10.00 .donated by 

 President Duthie, and a second of 

 $5.00 offered by Mr. A. Morrison, are 

 to be given at the end of the year to 



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With a good reserve of cash in bank 

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 Duthie in the chair, an executive com- 

 mittee which knows how to do busi- 

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 there is no doubt that 1910 will be the 

 banner year of this society. 



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ALABAMA STATE HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



The Seventh Annual Session will 

 meet in Bessemer on Friday, January 

 28th, and Saturday, January 29th, 1910. 



Bessemer is a hustling city and is 

 within easy access of Birmingham. 

 The steam and trolley rail service be- 

 tween the two cities is excellent. The 

 Committee in charge is endeavoring to 

 secure special rates over the railroads 

 of the state for those coming to the 

 meetings. It is announced that all 

 who contemplate attending the meet- 

 ings will be cordially entertained free 

 by the citizens of Bessemer by sending 

 in their names to Mr. W. R. Gunn, 

 secretary board of trade of that city. 



The full program will be issued in 

 a few days. Papers and discussions 

 will be given on horticultural subjects 

 such as fruit growing, both in the 

 home garden and tor market; veg- 

 etable gardening, plant diseases, de- 

 structive insects, forestry, landscape 

 gardening relating to the beautiflca- 

 tion of the home and school grounds 

 and the city itself, and other topics 

 of interest. 



Among the many speakers will be 

 Mr. Walter Swingle, of Washington, 

 D. C, on citrus fruits of Alabama; Dr. 

 J. F. Wilson, of Poulan, Ga., on the 

 pecan; Prof. F. E. Lloyd, the State 

 Botanist, presenting a special feature 

 in the frm of a public lecture, il- 

 lustrated by lantern slides, on a 

 description of the Mexican Desert 

 Plateau, including among the wild 

 plants the Guayule, a rubber plant up- 

 on which $30,000,000 of American cap- 

 ital has been invested; an illustrated 

 lecture on forestry, by P. F. Williams; 

 Injurious Insects, by Dr. W. E. Hinds, 

 of Auburn. 



W. F. Heikes, of Huntsville, is pres- 

 ident, and P. F. Williams, Auburn, 

 Ala., is secretary. 



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