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HORTICULTURE 



March 12, 1910 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



NORTH SHORE HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



This society held its regular meet- 

 ing, March 4. The report o£ the ban- 

 quet committee was read and accepted. 

 The banquet this year was not a finan- 

 cial success, owing to the non-support 

 of the gardeners, who make up a large 

 percentage of the membership of the 

 society. The speaker of the evening 

 was Thomas J. Grey of Boston, who 

 held the attention of his audience for 

 an hour, speaking on "Gardens and 

 Gardeners in the Vicinity of Boston 

 Fifty Years Ago." Mr. Grey's remarks 

 were largely personal reminiscences of 

 the past fifty years and were thorough- 

 ly enjoyed by the members. At a later 

 date we may find space in which to 

 publish the interesting personal inci- 

 dents, so pleasantly voiced by Mr.»Grey 

 on this occasion. 



The question of free distribution ot 

 seeds was then introduced by Mr. 

 Mitchell, several taking part in the 

 discussion; but no official action was 

 taken in the matter. 



William Till, on behalf of the so- 

 ciety, thanked the speaker for his ad- 

 dress and wished to add one name to 

 those mentioned by Mr. Grey — a gen- 

 tleman of the old school, ever kindly 

 and courteous to all, respected by all 

 who know him— Mr. Grey himself, who 

 had this evening paid such an eloquent 

 tribute lo the memory of those who 

 had gone and to his living associates 

 ot the past fifty years. The gardeners 

 of today are proud of the rich heritage 

 left them by the men whom Mr. Grey 

 has so fittingly extolled. President 

 Salter closed with a few well chosen 

 remarks, and a unanimous rising vote 

 of thanks was tendered Mr. Grey. 

 The refreshment committee then took 

 charge and brought a very pleasant 

 evening to a close. 



At the next meeting, March ISth, Mr. 

 Cruikshauk, of the R. & J. Farquhar 

 Co., will lecture on the "Cyclamen." 



YONKERS HORTICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETY. 



A meeting of this society was held 

 Wednesday evening, March 2nd, with 

 fifty members present. President Ben- 

 net in the chair. Several new mem- 

 bers were admitted and a number of 

 applications received. The competi- 

 tion for the prizes offered by Pres. 

 Bennet was very keen and a number 

 of very fine roses were shown. The 

 judges awarded first prize to J. Lamb; 

 second, H. Scott; third, R. Cummings. 

 Secretary Walte read a very able and 

 instructive paper entitled, "Gardeners 

 and the Gardening Profession." 



Secretary Waite offered a box ot 

 cigars as first prize for the most meri- 

 torious exhibits of anything to be com- 

 peted for at our next meeting, and S. 

 A. Woodrow a two years' subscription 

 to any of the trade papers as second 

 prize, and a one year's subscription as 

 third prize. Vice-Pres. Cochrane will 

 read a paper on the Culture of Mush- 

 rooms at the next meeting. 



LEE WHITMAN, Cor. Sec. 



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NUR- 

 SERYMEN. 

 Thirty-fifth Annual Convention. 



There is every indication that this 

 year's gathering of the nurserymen of 

 the United States at Denver, Colorado, 

 June Sth, 9th and 10th, will be both 

 large and enthusiastic. The new sec- 

 retary, John Hall, of Rochester, N. Y., 

 is busy looking after details, and ex- 

 pects shortly to issue a circular letter 

 to members setting forth the arrange- 

 ments made for hotel accommodations 

 and terms, as well as information con- 

 cerning railroad rates and special of- 

 fers. The Brown Palace Hotel has 

 been selected as headquarters. It is a 

 thoroughly modern, fireproof building, 

 all large outside rooms, and under ex- 

 cellent management. 



Those who know anything about 

 "The Queen City of the Plains" i are 

 aware that it is a popular convention 

 city, and an ideal place for the assem- 

 bling of an organization like that of 

 the American nurserymen in "the 

 Month of Roses." 



The Entertainment Committee has 

 not been asleep, either. Chairman 

 Frank A. Weber, Peter Youngers and 

 A, M. Ferguson recently met in Den- 

 ver, and arranged for the following en- 

 tertainment to be given by the West- 

 ern Nurserymen to the members at- 

 tending the national convention ot 

 American Association of Nurserymen: 



Afternoon ot June Sth, the ladies will 

 be given a sight-seeing trip through 

 Denver and vicinity. 



Afternoon of June 9th, the ladles 

 will be entertained at a matinee in one 

 of the theatres; and on 



Friday, June 10th (subject to the ac- 

 tion of the program committee), the 

 committee has arranged for a sight- 

 seeing trip over the Moffat Route to 

 Corona, for the members and their la- 

 dies. This is said to be the finest 

 scenic route out of Denver, and has 

 been styled by eminent civil engineers 

 as the greatest piece ot engineering 

 in the world. This trip will be com- 

 plimentary to members and their la- 

 dies, and it is hoped the nurserymen 

 will take advantage of this splendid 

 display of hospitality on the part ot 

 their western brethren. Luncheon 

 will be served on the trip. A special 

 train will leave Denver at a conven- 

 ient hour in the morning, returning in 

 the late afternoon. 



Other features have been arranged, 

 and will be announced later. The 

 Western Nurserymen hope that, the 

 members from the East will be well 

 represented. Besides those already 

 mentioned, the members of the enter- 

 tainment committee are: F. H. Stan- 

 nard, ex officio; J. W. Hill. C. G. Fer- 

 guson and George B. Fravert. 



Secretary Hall is exceedingly anx- 

 ious that members will anticipate his 

 circular letter and be ready to give 

 quick response to his appeal for mem- 

 bership fees and for advertisements 

 and registration in the badge-book. 

 First come first served, is his motto. 



PITTSBURGH FLORISTS' AND 

 GARDENERS' CLUB. 



The usual good attendance was 

 shown at the club meeting at the Fort 

 Pitt Hotel on the evening of March 

 1st. The finance committee reported 

 all bills paid that were incurred in the 

 entertainment of the Carnation Con- 

 vention, and a balance left of over 

 $415, which was returned pro rata to 

 the subscribers to the fund. The re- 

 port of the committee was accepted 

 with the warmest thanks of the club 

 and the committee discharged. 



A pleasant incident was the reading 

 by the secretary of a letter from the 

 Chicago Florists' Club, in which the 

 hospitality and work of the Pittsburgh 

 Club in the entertainment of the Car- 

 nation Convention was warmly 

 praised. This letter was greatly appre- 

 ciated. Even if you think you are 

 doing good work, it is a great relief 

 and satisfaction to have some one else 

 tell you that you are. 



The auditing committee reported the 

 books of the club examined and found 

 correct. 



The private gardeners staged a com- 

 petitive exhibit of floral bulbs in 6-inch 

 pots and 7-inch pans. The judges, Neil 

 McCallum and Jas. Wiseman, awarded 

 two second prizes to Frank Crook, gar- 

 dener for J. H. Park. Dr. J. A. Shafer 

 showed an interesting collection ot 

 orchids, for which the judges awarded 

 a cultural certificate. 



The Secretai-y was instructed to write 

 a letter of condolence to Jas. Moore, 

 foreman at the Phipps' Conservatories, 

 on the recent death ot his father. It 

 having been brought to the attention 

 of the club that two of its members, 

 B. L. Elliott and E. H. Blind, had 

 been married since our last meeting, 

 the Secretary was instructed to send 

 them letters of congratulation. E. H. 

 Blind, who was present, asked the club 

 to join him in refreshments in cele- 

 bration of his marriage and soon the 

 hotel waiters were busy. It was one 

 of those delightful little impromptu, 

 unplanned affairs which are often the 

 most joy-giving. 



H. P. JOSLIN, Sec'y. 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' 

 CLUB OF BALTIMORE. 



The Gardeners' and Florists' Club of 

 Baltimore at their regular semi- 

 monthly meeting voted in a number ot 

 new members. Mr. Geo. R. Morrison 

 exhibited two unusually fine specimen 

 plants of Cineraria — a cross between 

 stellata and hybrida. The plants were 

 nearly three feet high, bushy in pro- 

 portion, and with an abundance of 

 Ijeautiful flowers. At the next meet- 

 ing it is probable the club will vote 

 in favor of "parcels post" and send a 

 petition to Congress favoring the same. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HOR- 

 TICULTURISTS. 



The Mid-Lent meeting of the Exec- 

 utive Board of the Society of Ameri- 

 can Florists and Ornamental Horticul- 

 turists will be held at the Seneca Ho- 

 tel. Rochester, New York, on March 

 12th at 10 a. m.. and will continue un- 

 til March 15th, inclusive. 



H. B. DORNER, Secretary. 



