March 12, 1910 



HOKTlCULTURt- 



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NATIONAL GARDENER'S ASSOCIA- 

 TION. 



The National Gardeners' Associa- 

 tion, of which Wm. Kleinheinz is 

 president, this year will hold their 

 exhibition in connection with the 

 spring show of the Pennsylvania 

 Horticultural Society, March 17. The 

 schedule has just been issued by Sec- 

 retary Maynard and offers the follow- 

 ing attractive prizes: 



Preliminary Schedule. 

 Carnations. 



Class No. 1. — Vase of seedlings. First 

 prize, silver cup (Robert C'ralg); seeouU, 

 oertilieate. 



No. 2. — Tea varieties. Ten blooms of 

 each (seedlings excluded). First, silver 

 cup (F. U. I'lersou); second, certificate. 



No. 3. — Six varieties, twelve blooms of 

 eoch. First, silver cup (I'eter Henderson); 

 second, cenificate. 



No. 4. — Four varieties, ten blooms of 

 each. Limited to those who grow only SOU 

 plants or less. First, silver cup (Klckards 

 liros.); second, certificate. 



Roses. 



No. 10. — Twelve American Beauties, 

 stems three feet or over. First, silver cup 

 (Chas. Hertauzel); second, certificate. 



No. 11. — Six American Lteauties. Liimltea 

 to those who grow 201) plants, or less. 

 First, silver cup (The Chronicle Press); 

 second, certificate. 



No. 12.~ltoses, four varieties, twelve 

 of each. First, gold bronze cup (lienjamiD 

 Hammond); second, certificate. 



No. IS. — Best White Itose, twelve of 

 each. First, silver cup (Bobbink & At- 

 kins); second, certificate. 



No. 14. — Twelve hybrid teas; pink. 

 First, silver cup (Hitchlngs & Co.); second, 

 certificnte. 



No. l.'i. — Twelve blooms any color except 

 white or pink (American Beauty excluded). 

 First, silver cup (P. H. Goodsell); second, 

 (diver cup. 



No. 16. — Vase roses disseminated In 1908 

 «nd 1909. First, silver cup (Gould Chemi- 

 cal Co.): secoud, certificate. 



Roses in Pots. 



No. 17. — Six varieties, hybrid and hybrid 

 teas. In bloom. First, silver cup (Ellwan- 

 ger & Barry); second, certificate. 



No. 18. — Specimen climbing rose In 

 bloom. In pot or tub. First, silver cup 

 (Weathered Co.); second, certificate. 



Miscellaneous. 



No. 24. — Hardy forcing bulbs. Not over 

 ten varieties. Cut tlowers, twelve to a 

 vase, silver cup (Michael Fallon). 



No. 2-'i. — Display of cut flowers of win- 

 ter forcing bulbs, tubers, etc. First, silrer 

 cup (F. J. Michcll); second, certificate. 



No. -G. — Siiecimen orchid in bloom, any 

 variety ex<-ept Cattleya. First, bronze 

 cup (Lager 4: Hurrell); second, certlfiiate. 



No. 27. — Collection of orchids. First, 

 gold bronze cup (Julius Eoehrs Co.); 

 second, certificate. 



No. 28. — Flowering plants. Cattleya 

 species. First, silver cup (Joseph A. 

 Mauda): second, certificate. 



No. 29. — Six plants of cyclamen. First, 

 eilver cup (J. T. Withers); second, certifi- 

 cate. • 



No. 31. — Group of flowering and foliage 

 plants, space not to exceed 60 square feet. 

 First (Lord & Burnham) gold medal; 

 second, silver cup (William Kleiuheinz); 

 third, certificate. 



No. 32; — Twelve foliage plants (palms 

 excluded), not over 8 in. pots; Dot over 

 twehe varieties, of one species. First, 

 Bilver cup; second, certificate (Wilson 

 Plant Oil At Fertilizer Co.). 



No. 33. — Pair specimen palms. First, 

 sliver cup (John Shore): secoud, certificate. 



No. 3fi — Vase of mixed sweet peas. 

 First, silver cup (W. Atlee Burpee); 

 second, certificate. 



No. 37. — Collection of sweet peas; not 

 less than 2.5 sprays to a vase, nor less 

 than four varieties. First, silver cup; 

 second, certificate (J. P. Sorenson). 



No. 39. — Six Cineraria stellata. First, 

 silver cup; second, certificate. 



No. 40.— Three Cineraria stellata. Ex- 

 tlhitors in Class 39 can not exhibit In 

 Class 40. First, silver cup (Jas. Bell); 

 second, certificate. 



No. 41. — Six Cineraria hybrida. First, 

 silver cup (Burnett Bros.): second, certifi- 

 cate. 



No. 42. — Six Primula obconica. First, 

 sliver cup: second certificate. 



No. 43. — One hundred double violets. 

 First, silver cup; second, certificate. 



No. 44. — One hundred single violets. 

 First, silver cup (E. Fardel); second, cer- 

 tificate. 



No. 45. — Vase of winter flowering stocks, 

 one or more varieties. First, silver cup; 

 second, certificate. 



No. 50.— New or rare plant, foliage, not 

 disseminated before 1007. First, silver 

 cup (W. & T. Smith Co.); second, certifi- 

 cate. 



No. 51. — Specimen flowering plant, any 

 species. First, silver cup. 



No. .55. — Four melons, four varieties. 

 First, bronze cup; second, certificate. 



No. 50. — Four specimens of hothouse 

 cucumbers First, silver cup (J. J. Don- 

 nelly); second, certificate. 



No. 57. — Collection of vegetables. First, 

 silver cup (W. E. Maynard); second, 

 certiflcate. 



No. 58. — For exhibitors taking the most 

 prizes. First (counting three points), 

 second (two points), third (one point), 

 gold cup. 



Class numbers not filled In will be an- 

 nounced later. 



Bowling Prize — Open to all Horticul- 

 tural and Gardeners' Societies. 



the water which goes to the grass. 

 Never! Never! Never! nor sow the orchard 

 to grain! nor Intercrop after the trees 

 come into bearing. Plow In the spring, 

 cultivate the surface soil until the middle 

 of August and follow with a clover crop 

 to be plowed under the next spring." 



NEBRASKA HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



This organization met at the State 

 Farm at Lincoln and had a very in- 

 teresting three days' meeting. An ad- 

 dress of welcome was given by Chan- 

 cellor Avery of the State University, 

 who was recently promoted to his 

 present position from the chemistry 

 department. He was responded to by 

 C. S. Harrison of York, who spoke 

 highly of Nebraska products; but our 

 chief delight and pride was in our 

 Nebraska-grown chancellor. 



The first session was given to the 

 growing of small fruits. G. W. Shaver 

 spoke of his phenomenal success with 

 grapes. He considered Moore's Early 

 the best. "How We Grew and Mar- 

 keted Twelve Thousand Bushels of 

 Apples," was the theme of G. A. Mar- 

 shall of Arlington. The Society of 

 Florists were given the right of way 

 for the discussion of decorations, car- 

 nations, ferns and ornamentals. 



This society decided on following the 

 Minnesota plan by inviting the Fores- 

 try and Florist societies to co-operate 

 with them, giving each society half a 

 day, their reports to be published in 

 the annual reports of the parent so- 

 ciety. This plan will ensure the co- 

 operation of all the affiliated interests 

 of the state. C. S. Harrison of York 

 was chosen president for the next year 

 and his son, W. A. Harrison, vice- 

 president. 



WESTERN NEW YORK HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



At the 55th annual meeting of the 

 Western New Yoi-k Horticultural 

 Society held at Rochester, recently, 

 W. C. Barry was elected president for 

 the 21st consecutive time. John Hall 

 of Rochester was also re-elected sec- 

 retary-treasurer. In his address be- 

 fore the society Professor tJ. P. 

 Hedrick said: 



"However men may differ as regards 

 cultivation for the apple, few will deny 

 the absolute necessity of it for the peach. 

 Uncultivated apples in Western New York 

 are, as a rule, bad enough, but an untilled 

 peach orchard is the desolution of desola- 

 tions. Show me a man who says 'peaches 

 don't pay and, nine times out of ten, I 

 can show you a sod bound orchard, the 

 trees sick with Insects and thirsting for 



WASHINGTON STATE HORTICUL 

 TURAL ASSOCIATION. 



William T. CHark of Wenatchee was 

 elected president of the Washington 

 State Horticultural Association at Its 

 sixth annual session at Wenatchee, 

 Wash., when it was also decided 

 to meet at Prosser the middle of 

 January, 1911. Other officers for the 

 year are: First vice-president, E. T. 

 Benson, Prosser; second vice-president, 

 W. A. Ritz, Walla Walla; secretary, 

 Levi Grant Monroe, Spokane; treas- 

 urer, Michael Horan, Wenatchee. 



The attendance was the largest in 

 the history of the association, there 

 being 300 at the first day's sessions 

 and 600 at each of the succeeding days. 

 There was a lively contest for the 

 presidency. 



Resolutions were adopted urging the 

 representatives in Congress to work 

 against the legislation proposed by 

 eastern interests in the shape of an 

 amendment of the Pure Food Law, 

 regulating the size of apple boxes. 

 The entire representation of the Paci- 

 fic Coast in Congress will be enlisted 

 in the fight against adverse legislation 

 affecting the fruit industry. 



TUXEDO HORTICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETY. 



A regular monthly meeting of this 

 society was held Tuesday evening, 

 March 8, in the Parish House, Tuxedo 

 Park. Ten new members were elected 

 and several more applications were 

 received. A very instructive discus- 

 sion took place, on pruning. Every 

 member, and there were many there, 

 expressed his views freely, with the 

 result that something of great value 

 was learned by each. It was the voice 

 of the meeting that two shows are 

 feasible and desirable for this year, 

 one a rose show in June, and the 

 other a chrysanthemum show in the 

 fall. The e.xecutive committee was in- 

 structed accordingly. 



DAVID McINTOSH, Sec'y. 



TARRYTOWN HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The above society held its regular 

 monthly meeting on February 25th. 

 The subject of the meeting, Roses, was 

 introduced by Andrew McKendry. A 

 very interesting and instructive dis- 

 cussion followed. The monthly prize 

 was won by Jas. Stuart with a splen- 

 did vase of Killamey roses. Mr. Mc- 

 Kendry showed a grand vase of mixed 

 varieties, which was only a few points 

 behind the first prize lot. A number 

 of other vases were shown, the gen- 

 eral quality of which was remarkably 

 good. The subject for next meeting 

 is "Forced Vegetables." and the prizes 

 will be given for the best three kinds. 

 WM. SCOTT, Con-esponding Secy. 



Elmsford, N. Y. 



