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H ORTICULTUHE. 



March 19, 1910 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



MORRIS COUNTY (N. J.) GARDEN- 

 ERS' AND FLORISTS' SOCIETY. 



Annual Carnation nislit. March 9th, 

 ■was a very interesting affair. Not so 

 many new soldiers in the field as we 

 would like to have had. There were 

 some good recruits there, though, and 

 the old veteran varieties did gi-eat 

 credit to themselves, too. 



From E. L. Enggren, Aqueduct, L. I., 

 there was a grand vase of a new seed- 

 ling; color, cerise pink, fine stem and 

 erect flower. Mr. Enggren, who was 

 present claims it to he a great cropper. 

 If this quality should he fixed, it ought 

 to be a fine addition to our list. A 

 •certificate of merit was awarded. From 

 Henry Eichholz, Waynesboro, Pa., 

 Princess Charming, certificate of 

 merit. From same grower, Washing- 

 ton, honorable mention. Chicago Car- 

 nation Co., .Toliet, 111., Conquest and 

 Mary Tolraan; unfortunately arrived 

 in poor condition. Mr. Enggren spoke 

 for these two varieties as seen by him 

 at Pittsburg, saying that both varieties 

 showed well there. Cottage Gardens 

 Co. sent Alma Ward and Mrs. C. W. 

 Ward. John Downing, Morris Plains, 

 N. J., had a magnificent vase of Win- 

 .3or, which v/as awarded cultural cer- 

 tificate. Wm. H. Duckham had a peer- 

 less exhibit of Craig, Bay State, En- 

 chantress and Rose Pink Enchantress. 

 Cultural certificate. 



A general discussion on the carna- 

 tion thpn took place. Mr. Enggren 

 gave us a nice little talk; so did 

 Messrs. Duckham. Herrington and 

 Totty and many others. 



April llth will be '-Rose Night." 

 AVe have always had a fine exhibition 

 heretofore, and we hope this one will 

 be up to the standard. The rose 

 thrives around here. We are hoping 

 to get some new ones that we hear 

 are around. Everybody likes novelties. 



NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The meeting on last Monday even- 

 ing was well attended and a number 

 of interesting and entertaining debates 

 held the members until nearly 11 p. 

 m. Such celebrities in wit and humor 

 as Patrick O'Mara, Robert E. Berry, 

 Harry A. Bunyard and .lohn Birnie 

 can always be deiiended upon to capti- 

 vate an audience, not to mention two 

 old spellbinders of such renown as 

 Alex, Burns and James Dean. 



Secretary Young was absent (first 

 time in 20 years, it was said), being 

 in attendance on the sessions of the 

 S. A. P. executive board at Rochester, 

 and his place was capably filled by J. 

 H. Pepper as secretary pro tem. On 

 motion a vacation for one day was 

 granted to Mr. Young with full pay, 

 and this was duly telegraphed to Roch- 

 ester. 



The outing committee announced 

 the annual picnic for July 1, steamer 

 Isabel and Witzel's Point Grove. A. 

 C. Zvolanek, who was expected to 

 speak on "Sweet Peas," was unable to 

 be present, so Secretary Bunyard of 

 the American Sweet Pea Society filled 

 the gap most acceptably. Joseph A. 

 Manda spoke a good word for the 

 American Rose Society. Mr. Birnie 

 spoke enthusiastically for the Ameri- 

 can Carnation Society, which he de- 

 clared to have more energy than all 

 the rest. A. T. Boddington and C. H. 

 Totty were also among the eloquent 

 ones. 



There was an exhibit of ferns from 

 Kessler Bros., fine fieesias from Phil. 

 Kessler, a cultural certificate being 

 awarded to the latter. 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' CLUB 

 OF BALTIMORE, MD. 



At the annual meeting of the Gar- 

 deners' and Florists Club of Baltimore, 

 this week, the following named officers 

 were elected for the ensuing year: 

 President, Geo. Morrison; vice-presi- 

 dent, Wm. Christie; secretary, Noah 

 F. Flitton; treasurer, Fred G. Burger; 

 flnancicJ secretary, Geo. Talbot; li- 

 brarian, Chas. M. Wagner. 



The club is in fine financial condi- 

 tion and added many new members to 

 their roll the past year. The election 

 was followed by a banquet attended by 

 nearly one hundred members. The 

 banquet hall was well decorated with 

 flowers and plants. The following re- 

 sponded to toasts given out by Robert 

 L. Graham the toastmaster: George 

 Morrison, Geo. O. Brown, Wm. 

 Chlrstie, N. F Flitton, Wm. Eraser, 

 James Hamiiton, W. J. Johnson, Geo. 

 .S. Kalb, Isaac H. Moss, J. J. Perry, 

 Chas. Ij. Seybnld, E. A. Seidewitz and 

 P. B. Welsh. 



The retiring president served two 

 terms and was very popular with the 

 club. All the other officers, except 

 vice-president, have been their own 

 successors for several years. At the 

 banquet some warm remarks were 

 made regarding the "butchery" of trees 

 now going on in the parks of Balti- 

 more. B. 



LENOX HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The meeting held Saturday, March 

 5tn. was largely attended and full of 

 interest from start to finish. The show 

 schedules for this year were adopted 

 and the following exhibitions will be 

 held: Annual and perennial, July 

 27; fall show, October 26-27. In addi- 

 tion to the society's many prizes for 

 the later show, three silver cups have 

 already been generously donated — 

 Henry A. Dreer Co., for a group ot 

 miscellaneous plants arranged for ef- 

 fect, 100 sq. ft.; Mr. Eustace Jaques for 

 eighteen varieties of vegetables; Mr. 

 W. B. O. Field for twelve varieties of 

 vegetables, and it is safe to predict 

 that the high standard of vegetable 

 culture for which Lenox is so famous 

 will be fully maintained this coming 

 fall. 



Edward Jenkins gave an Interesting 

 description of the recent Boston mid- 

 winter show, congratulating that city 

 on its splendid exhibition; special 

 praise, however, being bestowed on W. 

 N. Craig's collection of orchids. 



The annual dinner will be held Wed- 

 nesday, March 30th, and is being looked 

 forward to with much interest by mem- 

 bers and friends, some excellent talent 

 having been engaged for the occasion. 



Rose and Carnation Night will be 

 on Saturday, April 2nd, and competi- 

 tion in the various classes will be keen. 

 Mr. George Breed will read a paper on 

 "The Neglected Orchards of the Berk- 

 shires." 



GEORGE H. INSTONE, Sec'y. 



CONNECTICUT HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



Fur lack of better accommodations, 

 our allotted looni in the County Build- 

 ing, at Hartford, was filled almost to 

 repletion on the night of the llth inst., 

 which our society observed as "Carna- 

 tion Night" and "Ladies' Night," and 

 which was attended by a goodly pro- 

 portion of ladies. Seats were arranged 

 on all sides of a long center table filled 

 with splendid carnation blooms of all 

 prevailing colors. 



After the routine business, in which 

 two new members, Messrs. Walter Zut- 

 ter and John W. Crowell, both of 

 Hartford, were elected. President Huss 

 appointed Messrs. John Gerard, J. A. 

 Weber, and Alex. Gumming, Jr., judges 

 of the carnation exhibit; and, after a 

 long and very careful examination, 

 they gave the following report by 

 scales of points; 



A. N. Pierson. Cromwell, Conn.: White 

 Enc/h.Tntress, 75; White Perfection, 85; 

 Georgia. 00; Beacon, 85; Wlnsor, 85; Pink 

 Delight, 85; May Dav, 85. 



John F. Huss, Hartford: White En- 

 chantress, 80; White Perfection, 65; 

 I:cacou, 65; Rose Pinlj Enchantress, 70; 

 Winsor. 75: Red Lawson, 65: Splendor, 75. 

 Whiting's Greenhouses (Carl Peterson, 

 .Manager), West Hartford: White Enchan- 

 tress, 90; Harlowarden, 85: Enchantress. 

 !)5; Winsor, SO; Red Lawson. 90: Plnli 

 Lawson, 90. 



John Coomt>s, Hartford: White Enchan- 

 tress, 80; White Perfection, 75; Beacon, 

 75; Harlowarden, 75; Enchantress, 85: 

 Rose Piuli Enchantress, 80: Viola Sinclair, 

 .'iO: Pink Patten, 65: Mrs. Patten. 75; Seed- 

 ling ot Victory, crossed with Beacon, 80. 

 W. H. Shumway, Berlin: .Mmira, 83. 

 John Broclrili. ILirtford: Beacon, 70. 

 President Huss, in referring to the 

 carnations before him. said that a finer 

 display of them had never been made 

 by the society. Mr. Coombs' seedling 

 of Victory crossed on Beacon, a bright 

 and attractive red, and Mr. Shumway's 

 seedling, Almira. produced in 1905, by 

 crossing Wm. Scott on Enchantress, 

 and occasionally bearing four-inch 

 flowers, attracted special attention. 



Appropriate to the occasion. Howard 

 A. Pinney read an able and most en- 

 gaging paper on "The Carnation," or 

 divine flower; tracing its history back 

 lo the days of antiquity, and especially 

 outlining the remarkable improvement 

 made in this popular flower in the last 

 twenty-five years. Mr. Pinney received 

 a cordial vote of thanks. 



E. F. Atwood. of Hartford, one of 

 our members, who has had the misfor- 

 tune to break one of his shoulders, has 

 received by vote of the society a letter, 

 through the secretary, expressive of 

 the sympathy, good-will, and best 

 wishes of the members, and ot their 

 hope for his speedy restoration to 

 health and strength. 



GEORGE W. SMITH, Sec'y. 

 Melrose, Conn. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HOR- 

 TICULTURISTS. 

 Department of Registration. 



As no objections have been filed, 

 public notice is hereby given that the 

 registration of the Begonia, "Gloi-y of 

 Cincinnati," by J. A. Peterson ot West- 

 wood, Cincinnati, Ohio, becomes com- 

 Iilete. 



H. B. CORNER, Secretary. 



March 10, 1910. 



