February 26. 1910 



HORTICULTURE 



29'9' 



NEWPORT HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



A regular meeting of this society 

 was held on the evening of Feb. 22nd, 

 and although the attendance was small 

 on account of stormy weather a con- 

 siderable amount of important busi- 

 ness was discussed. A report from 

 the executive committee was received 

 and favorably commented on. This 

 report recommended the holding of 

 two exhibitions for the year, as usual, 

 one in June mainly for roses, and the 

 other in September for general exhi- 

 bits. The report included a premium 

 list with governing rules for the June 

 show, which is similar to those of 

 other years with a few changes that 

 past experience has shown need for, 

 and these recommendations will prob- 

 ably be adopted at the next regular 

 meeting when a more representative 

 meeting is expected. A. J. Richards, 

 of Richards Bros., New York, was 

 present at the meeting and made an 

 offer of a valuable silver cup as a 

 first prize in any suitable class which 

 the society may arrange for, also a 

 second prize of ?10 for same class, and 

 needless to say the offer was grate- 

 fully accepted. Among other things 

 considered was the recommendation 

 made in a paper read at a recent 

 meeting by Richard Gardner, that sev- 

 eial sets of three judges be employed 

 at exhibitions where many classes 

 have to be judged, and this recom- 

 mendation was strongly supported by 

 all who spoke on the subject, so it 

 is probable that this plan will be 

 tried at our coming exhibitions. Eight 

 members of this society attended the 

 annual banquet of the R. I. State Hor- 

 ticultural Society in Providence, Feb. 

 16, and all report that they had a 

 very enjoyable time. 



NASSAU COUNTY HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



The regular meeting was held in 

 Pembroke Hall, Glen Cove, on Feb. 9, 

 with over forty members present, and 

 President Duthie in the chair. Six 

 applications for membership were re- 

 ceived, and Mr. C. H. Hyde, Roslyn, 

 was elected honorary member. The 

 schedule for our summer show was 

 approved, date and place to be de- 

 cided later. The dahlia show will be 

 held Sept. 28 and schedule for same 

 was accepted. Stumpp & Walker Co. 

 offered a silver cup for the fall show, 

 and at our last dinner Geo. Burnett! 

 offered $2.5 as prizes for same. Next 

 meeting will be Rose Day, and three 

 prizes are offered for best 3 white, 

 3 pink and 3 any color respectively. 

 Vice-President Reidenbach also of- 

 fered prizes for best two vases of 

 sweet peas. 1st $3.00, 2nd $2.00. 



Geo. Wilson's essay on "Carna- 

 tions" was a treat, and it certainly de- 

 serves a first place among writings 

 on the same subject. 



Messrs. MacKenzie, Marshall and 

 Johnson acted as judges and their de- 

 cision was as follows: Carnations — 

 12 white, V. Cleres with White En- 

 chantress; 12 pink, A. Robertson with 

 Enchantress; 12 mixed. V. Cleres with 

 Imperial, Winsor and Enchantress. 

 Cultural certificates to W. Eccles for 

 Winsor and for Mrs. Chas. Knopf; 

 H. Gaut, for sweet peas: E. Reiden- 

 bach tor cyclamens: A. Robertson for 

 Enchantress. Honorable mention to 



F. Petroccia for Primula Kewensis, 

 and E. Riedenbach for freezias. At 

 next meeting, Mr. Johnson will give 

 us an account of his travels across 

 the sea during his last vacation. 



OSCAR E. ADDOR. 



DETROIT FLORIST CLUB. 



Members were well repaid for at- 

 tending their last meeting because the 

 paper on cyclamens, read by Mr. Win- 

 terick, of Defiance, Ohio, was so in- 

 teresting, clear and plain that every- 

 body became enthusiastic over it. 

 Solicul points of the paper were: 



Sow your seeds in flats, the rows to 

 be IVz inches and seeds in the rows 

 ■'4 inch apart. Cover flats with sphag- 

 num to avoid the formation of green 

 moss, which is very injurious to the 

 bulbs later on. Work the soil fre- 

 quently. Provide bottom heat to fa- 

 cilitate root formation, but provide 

 cool air for the top of plants. Hot 

 beds, not too warm of course, with 

 sash well shaded and placed so that 



E. C. Bhucker 



Retired Finaucial Secretary of Buffalo 



Florists' Club, Who Has Held Office for 



Ten Consecutive Tears. 



light winds pass over the leaves. Sum- 

 mer dews, especially in August and 

 September, are very beneficial to the 

 forming of buds. Give the plants 

 plenty of room to develop good foliage 

 and when moving the plants always 

 press the foliage apart. Leaf mould, 

 sandy loam, plenty of drainage, some 

 charcoal and very fine sittings of bone 

 shavings. Do not cut broken leaves 

 or blooms as this will cause the bal- 

 ance of the stem to decay down and 

 into the bulb; always pull them off 

 with a quick jerk. Select your seed 

 plants early in the season. Spotted 

 flowers are the result of poor seeds, 

 caused by insects interfering with fer- 

 tilization. 



After a lengthy discussion of this 

 paper the flower show question was 

 again brought up, and ended with a 

 decided vote in favor of a show at 

 Wayne Pavilions and a guarantee fund 

 of over $1,000. The meeting then ad- 

 journed till Wednesday night to hear 

 more reports of the finance committee. 

 FRANK DANZER. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HOR- 

 TICULTURISTS. 

 Registration of Begonia. 



Publication notice is hereby given 

 that J. A. Peterson of Westwood, Cin- 

 cinnati, Ohio, offers for registration 

 the Begonia described below. Any 

 person objecting to the registration or 

 to the use of the proposed name, is 

 requested to communicate with the 

 Secretary at once. Failing to receive 

 objection to the registration, the 

 same wiil be made three weeks from 

 this date. 



Raiser's description. — Parentage, 

 Socotrana x, a sport of Lorraine type. 

 Foliage large round, resembling foil- 

 age of Begonia Socotrana, but 

 smaller. Height, 1 to IV2 ft. Color, 

 deep soft satiny pink. The individual 

 flowers are about 2 inches across. 



Flowering period, from October to 

 April, being at its best during latter 

 part of December. Propagation by 

 leaf-cuttings, or by splitting up the 

 foliage, as with the Rex varieties. Soil, 

 a light sandy loam and leaf-mold, witb 

 a little well-rotted cow manure. Its 

 lasting quality is especially recom- 

 mended. 



Name, "Glory of Cincinnati." 

 Corrections. 



The name, "Alice of Ingleside," was 

 omitted from the registration on Jan- 

 uary 12, 1910, of the rose offered by Mr. 

 Southwick Cary Briggs of Washington, 

 D. C. 



In the change of registration on Jan- 

 uary 20, 1910, by S. Cockburn & Sons 

 of Woodlawn, New York, the name of 

 the Chrysanthemum should have been 

 "Mrs. Jane Cockburn" instead of "Mrs. 

 Jane Cochran." 



H. B. DORNER, Secretary. 



February 17, 1910. 



MINNESOTA STATE FLORISTS' 

 ASSOCIATION. 



The monthly meeting of this asso- 

 ciation was held at Merriam Park, 

 Feb. 15. Louis Boeglin from the Min- 

 neapolis Park greenhouses, exhibited 

 Cineraria stellata, which scored 80 

 points, and C. hybrida, 85 points. 

 The flower show committee from St. 

 Paul, reported a guarantee fund of 

 $5000, against $15,000 subscribed in 

 Minneapolis. The first flower show 

 will be held at Minneapolis, the lat- 

 ter furnishing the largest guarantee 

 fund. The president will appoint a 

 committee of three growers and three 

 retailers to draw up a premium list 

 and prepare rules for judging, said 

 committee to report at next meeting. 

 J. Jorgensan, superintendent of L. S. 

 Donaldson's gi-eenhouses, read a very 

 valuable paper on rose grafting, a copy 

 of which will be sent to all the trade 

 papers. 



The second annual dance, held at 

 Minneapolis, was a very successful af- 

 fair. About 250 persons were in at- 

 tendance. Minneapolis invited St. 

 Paul to another bowling match to be 

 held at Minneapolis on Feb. 24th. Pro- 

 fessor Clemens, of the Minnesota State 

 University, will read a paper on land- 

 scape gardening at the March meeting 

 of the association. 



C. N. Ruedlinger will leave the em- 

 ploy of the park board as forester, to 

 engage in landscape work. His resig- 

 nation will take effect March 15th. 



