January 29, 1910 



HORTICULTURE. 



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NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



SOUTHAMPTON HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



At the annual meeting held Jan. 6, 

 the following officers were elected: 

 President, Wm. F. Halsey; vice-presi- 

 dent, U. G. Agar; secretary, Benj. C. 

 Palmer; treasurer, Julius W. King; 

 financial secretary, Frank H. Smith; 

 executive committee, Henry F. Her- 

 rick. Chas. E. Frankenbach, Walter 

 L. Jagger, Martin McLaughlin. 



After the general business of the 

 meeting W. G. Gomersall of Nyack, 

 X. Y.. well known among the garden- 

 ing fraternity, made an interesting 

 short address on general topics. As 

 a final the members partook of an 

 oyster supper. 



In December, 1906, nine gardeners 

 met and proposed the organization of 

 a society. Among our people some 

 were pessimistic and predicted fail- 

 ure, as is always the case when a 

 new thing requiring pluck, energy and 

 self-sacrifice presents itself. The re- 

 sult of that little meeting is a well 

 organized society of twenty life and 

 about one hundred and twenty active 

 members. Our expenses, which have 

 been large, have been paid at once 

 when they became due, and our treas- 

 urer reports a balance on band Jan. 

 20, 1910, of $6SS.18. Three interesting 

 exhibitions have been held, increas- 

 ing in size, beauty, attraction and in- 

 terest each year, the "horticultural 

 exhibit" being now one of the leading 

 important features of this beautiful 

 summer resort. Although our inter- 

 ested members are not all gardeners, 

 the real working force are gardeners, 

 and there exists among them perfect 

 harmony and unity of action. We all 

 pull together in general aim and end; 

 that is why we exist and why we 

 grow, for we are still growing. 



A committee is now at work pre- 

 paring for an exhibit some time this 

 summer, which we hope will exceed 

 in all points the exhibits of the past. 

 The officers and committees all con- 

 sist of studious, practical men, who 

 are out to make in every point and 

 particular the Southampton Horticul- 

 tural Society a booming success. 



BENJ. C. PALMER, Sec'y. 



NEWPORT HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



At a regular meeting ot this society 

 held on the evening of January S-jth, a 

 new jilan for the entertainment and 

 benefit of the society was favorably 

 acted on. This plan as arranged to be 

 tried at the next regular meeting, Feb. 

 S. is to have five members prepare a 

 paper each on horticultural exhibi- 

 tions and each one to treat on a sep- 

 arate part of the exhibition. The head- 

 ing of these five parts and the mem- 

 bers to handle them as arranged is as 

 tnllows: Utility and Mission of a 

 I-iorticultiiral Exhibition, by James 

 Robertson; Preparing Exhibits, by 

 John P. Hammond; Staging and Ar- 

 ranging, Bruce Butterton; Judging, 

 Richard Gardner; How to Secure At- 

 tendance, by John Forbes. A call 

 meeting will be made for that event 

 and as the papers will no doubt be 

 unusually interesting, a lively meeting 

 is fully expected. 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



The lecture at Horticultural Hall, 

 Boston, on Saturday, January 22, was 

 by Albert D. Taylor, his subject be- 

 ing "A Study of Continental Land- 

 scape Gardening." A large audience 

 enjoyed it and pronounced it one of 

 the most interesting presentations of 

 this interesting topic they had ever 

 listened to. Numerous stereopticon 

 views from original photogi'aphs taken 

 by Mr. Taylor were shown, many of 

 them being of rare beauty. The lec- 

 turer traced the motive, and develop- 

 ment of formal gardening in Europe 

 down from the early days of the Chris- 

 tian era and through the mediaeval 

 period to the pres'ent time showing 

 why Italian gardens in Italy are har- 

 monious and appropriate and suggest- 

 ing why they fit so badly into any 

 other setting than the landscape and 

 surroundings in which they had their 

 birth. 



A handsome group of orchids, speci- 

 men plants of uncommon size and 

 vigor was shown from the greenhouses 

 of J. R. Leeson, Newton Calanthes, 

 cymbidium, angraecum and cypripe- 

 diums were included. 



NORTH SHORE HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



At the regular meeting of the North 

 Shore Horticultural Society, held in 

 Lee's Hall. Manchester, Mass., Jan. 

 21, Mr. Charles H. Totty gave a talk 

 on Chrysanthemums in his usual 

 entertaining way, covering the sub- 

 ject as only a specialist can. 

 Every phase of American chry- 

 santhemum culture was thoroughly 

 discussed, there being a rousing 

 attendance. This society is now 

 incorporated under the laws of Massa- 

 chusetts and has a good balance in the 

 treasury. It will hold its usual two 

 flower shows this summer, offering 

 many valuable prizes in the shape of 

 cups and medals to be competed for. 



The annual banquet will be held on 

 February 3, when a first-class menu, 

 entertainment and dance will be given 

 those fortunate enough to secure tick- 

 ets. This affair is looked forward to 

 as one of the best social gatherings 

 of the year, locally; and the demand 

 for tickets is always over the limit 

 available, seating room being rather 

 less than 200. 



ALFRED E. PARSONS. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HOR- 

 TICULTURISTS. 

 Change In Registration. 



S. Cockburn & Sons of Woodlawn, 

 N. Y., make application to have the 

 name of their chrysanthemum, pre- 

 viously registered as Dr. Frederick A. 

 Cook, changed to Mrs. Jane Cochran. 

 Public notice is hereby given of the 

 application and unless objections to 

 the change are received within 30 days 

 from publication of this notice the 

 change will be made. 



H. B. DORNER, Secretary. 



.January 20, 1910. 



NEW ORLEANS HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The regular monthly meeting of this 

 society was held on the 20th with a 

 good attendance of members. The an- 

 nual financial report was read and 

 showed a healthy balance in the so- 

 ciety's favor. An animated discussion 

 on "bulbs," particularly Roman hya- 

 cinths and their eccentricities here, was 

 engaged in by most of those present, 

 startling results being noted by some 

 si)eakers. J. .A. Xewsham had two 

 splendid specimen Cattleya Trianae on 

 the table and the Metairie Ridge Nur- 

 sery had a magnificent vase of mis- 

 cellaneous roses. Ivory and W. R. 

 Smith showing exceptionally well. 

 The cucumber growers and the mar- 

 ket men agreed to have samples ot 

 their wares on exhibition at next 

 meeting. 



NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY 



ASSOCIATION OF PLANT 



GROWERS. 



The second annual banquet ot this 

 popular organization will be held on 

 Wednesday evening, February 2, 1910, 

 at 7 p. m., at the Hotel Astor, New 

 York City. A good dinner, good mu- 

 sic, good speakers and a good time 

 generally are promised those who at- 

 tend. From past experience we know 

 the promise will be made good. P. 

 L. Atkins. H. C. Steinhoff, Herman 

 Schoelzel and A. L. Miller are the 

 dinner committee. "Nuf sed." 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



The Bar Harbor (Me.) Horticultural 

 Society listened with much enjoyment 

 last Thursday evening to an address 

 by Mr. E. H. Wilson, on "Plant Col- 

 lecting in the Heart of China." The 

 lecture was illustrated by a series ot 

 stereopticon slides. The hall was 

 crowded to the doors. 



The annual meeting of the New Lon- 

 don (Conn.) Horticultural Society was 

 held last week at the Buckingham Me- 

 morial. Norwich, when the reports of 

 the officers were read and approved, 

 the treasurer's report showing a bal- 

 ance of $17S.31 in the treasury. There 

 are 125 members. Directors for the 

 year were chosen as follows: Thomas 

 W. Head, Rev. Neilson Poe Carey, Otto 

 Ernst, Alfred Flowers, R. R. Willcox, 

 H. F. Parker, P. H. Allen, S. A. Gil- 

 bert, Gustav Newman and Michael 

 Shea. The officers were re-elected as 

 follows: President, S. Alpheus Gilbert; 

 vice-presidents, Otto Ernst, Thomas W. 

 Head; secretary and treasurer, F. H. 

 Allen. 



At the annual meeting of the New 

 Bedford (Mass.) Horticultural Society 

 on January 11, Frank C. Barrows was 

 elected president and John P. Rooney,- 

 vice-president. The election of secre- 

 tary was postponed until a later date. 

 The present incumbent, Joseph C. 

 Forbes, who has served as secretary 

 for the past seven years and has been 

 one of the greatest factors in the so- 

 ciety's work, wishes to resign. The 

 society endorsed the work accomplished 

 by the City Mission garden and im- 

 provement contest last year, and will 

 aid in furthering a similar movement 

 this year if it can be carried out 

 throughout the city. 



