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HORTICULTURE. 



February 12, 1910 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



NATIONAL COUNCIL OF HORTI- 

 CULTURE. 



The National Council of Horticul- 

 ture held a meeting at the Auditorium 

 Annex, Chicago, Jan. 17. 1910. There 

 were present C. E. Kendel and C. 

 Cropp from the American Seed Trade 

 Association, E. D. Smith and W. B. 

 Rudd from the Society of American 

 Florists, J. H. Burdett of the Press 

 Bureau Service, J. C. Vaughau, Chair- 

 man, and H. C. Irish, Secretary. Let- 

 ters or telegrams were read from J. 

 Horace McFarland, J. Otto Thilow, F. 

 R. Pierson and C. L. Watrous. 



The term as delegates at large of 

 Professors W. B. Alwood, S. A. Beach 

 and S. B. Green having expired. Pro- 

 fessors Ahvood and Beach were elect- 

 ed to succeed themselves and Profes- 

 sor J. C. Blair of Urbana, 111., was 

 elected to succeed Professor Green. It 

 was announced that C. Cropp and C. 



E. Kendel were the authorized repre- 

 sentatives in the Council from the 

 American Seed Trade Association, J. 

 Otto Thilow, E. D. Smith and W. N. 

 Rudd from the Society of American 

 Florists, C. I... Watrous and Guy A. 

 Bryant from the American Association 

 of Nurserymen, H. S. Watson and J. 



F. Wilson from the National Nut 

 Growers' Association. 



The Secretary reported $183.22 on 

 hand and $200.00 available from the 

 American Seed Trade Association or a 

 total of $oS3.22 for the current year's 

 work. 



Mr. J. H. Burdett made an interest- 

 ing report on the press bureau work. 



The possibility of instituting a paid 

 service was suggested, but after a full 

 discussion it was thought inadvisable 

 to do so at this time. After further 

 discussion the Secretary was instruct- 

 ed to ask the assistance of experts in 

 the preparation of articles and to ar- 

 range a schedule for their distribution 

 as soon as practicable. Some sixty 

 subjects were suggested, one-half of 

 which, the members present pledged 

 to prepare. It was arranged to send 

 out at least ten installments this 

 si)ring. beginning the latter part of 

 Februaiw. 



H. C. IRISH, Sec. 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 

 The February Show. 

 The following additional classes 

 have been added to the list already 

 published for the exhibition to be held 

 in Horticultural Hall. Boston, on 

 February 26, 27 and 28. The major 

 portion of these classes should special- 

 ly attract competition from commer- 

 cial growers. The February show will 

 take the place of the regular spring 

 exhibition which it promises to equal 

 in nearly every respect. Exhibits are 

 already promised from New York, 

 New Jersey and New Hampshire, in 

 addition to Massachusetts: 



Carnations. 



50 wliitP *0 *■* ^'^ 



M BfSh pink (EiK-liantre.ss 



shade) b 4 A 



50 light iiiuk (Wiiisor shade) 6 4 d 



50 deep piuk (Lawsoii shade) 6 4 d 



.50 scarlet 6 4 rf 



50 crimson o * 9. 



.50 white variegated b 4 g 



50 yellow varieaated b * a 



5U inixekl (private ganlenevs _ 



only) .•■• <> 4 d 



UK) anv one variety with 



foliage 1- » " 



Roses. 



25 Killarney }'- g G 



25 any other pink variety..!- s o 



25 White Killarney 12 8 b 



25 Richmond }'- ,° " 



25 American Beauty l-j m 



25 any other variety 1- » " 



Violets. 



ion (bunch) Princess of Wales 4 

 IHO anv other single variety.. 4 



1011 I..adv Hume Camiibell 4 



100 anv other variety 4 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF PHILADEL- 

 PHIA. 



Friday evening, February 4th. was 

 Ladies' Night and a very enjoyable 

 evening was spent by all who attended. 

 President Heacock held a reception 

 from S! to S.30 p. m. The games of 

 bowling and sbuffleboard were then 

 started, ladies only being allowed to 

 participate. The bowling prizes were 

 won by Miss Koehler and Mrs. Dorp, 

 (he sbuffleboard prizes by Mrs. 

 Schwart, Miss Shellem and Miss Glos- 

 ter. At 9.30 p. m., refreshments were 

 served, the men present having to wait 

 upon the ladies before partaking of 

 anything themselves. During the even- 

 ing songs were sung by H. G. Crosby, 

 Edward Dooner and A. G. Campbell. 

 Miss Koehler gave a recitation which 

 was very well rendered. The ladies 

 kept up bowling until 11.30 p. m., and 

 all hoped the club would have another 

 Ladies' Night before long. The club 

 room was decorated for the occasion 

 by the house committee. 



Miscellaneous. 



Mignonette 25 spikes " 2 ^ 



Antirrhinum 25 spikes 2 o o 



Lilv of the valley 50 sprays., o d .2 

 r.asket of flowers (for retail 



florists) lo 10 o 



Group of flowering and foliage 40 and Sll- 



plants covering lOO square vei- Medal 



feet :■•.■• 30 20 



3 Palms, distinct varieties, 



not less than 8 feet 



hlrt : -.15 10 o 



12 Hard wooded plants 



(Azaleas, Acacias, Ericas, 



etc.) 20 12 8 



The preliminary schedule of prizes 

 previously issued provides for primu- 

 las, orchids, cyclamens, spring bulbous 

 plants, roses, carnations, sweet peas, 

 fruits and vegetables, prizes amount- 

 ing to $400 in addition to sundry 

 medals. Printed copies may be had 

 on application to secretary W. P. Rich. 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS- 

 CLUB OF BOSTON. 



The next regular monthly meeting 

 of the club will be held at Horticul- 

 tural Hall on February 15. S. J. God- 

 dard will speak on Carnations. This 

 being carnation night there will be 

 an unusually large and interesting lot 

 of exhibits comprising many of the 

 newest varieties. Those unable to at- 

 tend the Pittsburgh convention will 

 here have an opportunity of looking 

 over the candidates for popular favor. 



A cordial invitation is extended to 

 any who are not members of the Club 

 to "be present on this occasion. We 

 will be very glad to welcome everyone 

 interested in the divine flower and are 

 planning for the largest regular meet- 

 ing in the Club's history. 



W. N. CRAIG, Sec. 



NEWPORT HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



An unusually well-attended meeting 

 of this Society was held Tuesday, Feb. 

 8, and as we previously stated that 

 arrangements were made for five pa- 

 lters to be read by five members at 

 this meeting it proved to be one of 

 the most interesting and instructive 

 meetings the society has ever held. 

 The subject of the paper was horticul- 

 tural exhibitions, each paper treating 

 on a separate part of the exhibition 

 under the following headings: The 

 Utility and Mission, Preparing Exhib- 

 its, Arranging, Judging, and How to 

 Secure Attendance, each of the papers 

 taking from ten to fifteen minutes to 

 read. James Robertson took the first 

 part, covering it in so clear a way that 

 it was said there was no room for 

 criticising it. The second part was 

 handled by John P. Hammond whom 

 we have lately discovered to be a wit 

 and an orator of the first water. He 

 covered his subject very thoroughly 

 and in a way that caused much laugh- 

 ter. Bruce Butterton was the next 

 with the arranging part, going into 

 all the details and showing us where 

 improvements could be made in ways 

 that most of us had never thought of, 

 and many of his suggestions are likely 

 to enter into our system at our next 

 exhibition. The judging part was 

 filled by Richard Gardiner, who from 

 long experience was probably the best 

 qualified for that task. How to secure 

 attendance was ably handled by John 

 Forbes who suggested many novel and 

 good schemes to draw the crowd. A 

 lively discussion was indulged in after 

 all papers were read and good speak- 

 ers were numerous. 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF WASHINGTON. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 Florists' Club of Washington was held 

 at Eagles' Hall on the night of Feb- 

 ruary 1st. It was known as ladies' 

 night and there was a good attendance 

 in consequence. Nomination of offi- 

 cers resulted as follows: For president, 

 George H Cooke, John Robertson, F. 

 H. Kramer and E. C. Mayberry; for 

 vice-president, E. C. Mayberry; for 

 secretary, 0. A. C. Oehmler, W. A. 

 Bollinger and Jas. L. Carberry; treas- 

 urer, William F. Gude, to succeed him- 

 self. There were two vacancies on 

 boaid of directors to succeed \V. S. 

 Clarke and Geo. H. Cooke for a three- 

 year term; nominees, W. V\'. Kimmel, 

 O. A. C. Oehmler, David Grillbotzer, 

 C. .\. Shaffer and Jas. L. Carberry. 

 The members then retii'ed to the main 

 hall \\ here refreshments were served 

 and qtiite an array of professional and 

 amatei.r talent entertained them with 

 song and dancing. Prof. Victor gave a 

 darkey sketch, Miss Wolf a song and 

 dance. Prof. Charlemagne Koehler, the 

 inimitable, gave several recitations. 

 Judge Robert Lee Montaghue in a 

 very flowery speech drew a parallel 

 between ladies and flowers. Music was 

 furnished by Prof. Pistoria's oi'Ches- 

 tra. Dancing continued until a late 

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