September 20, 1913 



HORTICULTURE 



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GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' 

 CLUB OF BOSTON. 



The first meeting ot the season was 

 held on Tuesday evening, September 

 16. The topic for consideration was the 

 recent Convention at Minneapolis. J. 

 K. M. L. Farquhar, P. Welch, W. J. 

 Stewart, M. A. Patten, T. J. Grey and 

 Eber Holmes were severally called 

 upon and each one talked on interest- 

 ing phases of the Convention, the 

 scenes and incidents of the journey and 

 the responsibilities resting on the Bos- 

 ton members for the coming year to 

 make the Convention here as pro- 

 nounced a success as that of Minnea- 

 polis. All were optimistic and en- 

 thusiastic over the outlook and when 

 Mr. Wirth assumes his position as 

 president next January, he will find 

 Boston willing and well prepared to 

 take hold with him and worl< zealously 

 to make the Convention ot 1914 a rec- 

 ord breaker. 



There were a few exhibits including 

 gomphrena. Gladiolus Princeps, Gorge- 

 ous carnation. Golden Glow chrysan- 

 themum and some very fine apples. The 

 chrysanthemums were elegant speci- 

 mens and Herman Bartsch, who 

 brought them, spoke very highly of 

 the usefulness and profitableness of 

 this early variety which comes in at 

 so opportune a time and is all cleaned 

 off by the time the space is needed for 

 azaleas. The flowers shown were from 

 cuttings planted June 14. His system 

 is to plant them three in a bunch, the 

 bunches S by 10 inches apart, and 

 grow to single stems. 



Messrs. Guerineau, Miller and Barney 

 were appointed a committee to pre- 

 pare resolutions on the death of J. M. 

 Gleason. 



A CONFERENCE AT LAKE MINNETONKA 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



President Wallace R. Pierson called 

 the Executive Committee of the Amer- 

 ican Rose Society together last week 

 at a meeting in New York City, going 

 particularly into the proposed work 

 to be done regarding the establishing 

 of a Rose Test Garden in the city of 

 Washington. The committee in charge 

 of this work, appointed at the annual 

 meeting, were as follows: Messrs. 

 Robert Pyle, Patrick O'Mara and W. 

 F. G.ude. Mr. Gude being located in 

 the city of Washington had followed 

 up the matter, in touch with the men 

 in charge ot this particular work ot 

 the Department of Agriculture. 



The plan as outlined is — a garden of 

 some two acres located at Arlington 

 Heights, Va. Mr. Mulford of the De- 

 partment of Agriculture is in charge. 

 The permanent Rose Garden Commit- 

 tee appointed at the August meeting 

 of the Rose Society in Minneapolis Is 

 composed of Messrs. Alex. Gumming, 

 Jr.. Hartford. Conn.; Theodore Wirth, 

 Minneapolis. Minn., and Robert Pyle, 

 West Grove, Pa. This committee has 

 been requested to prepare plans for a 

 rose garden based upon the broadest 

 lines and to inquire into the condi- 

 tions of the famous rose gardens ot 

 Europe, as well as those already estab- 

 lished in this country, and to report 

 back to the Executive Committee for 

 approval. 



Arnold Eingier. Pres Farquhar, W. J. Stewart. 

 Stewart Admonishes Ringier on Smoking. 



Prof. Liberty H. Bailey of Cornel) 

 University, took up with the Ameri- 

 can Rose Society the desirability of 

 having a test garden at Ithaca which 

 could particularly try out the vari- 

 eties most fitted for the latitude of the 

 eastern and northern section of the 

 country. Minneapolis has started a 

 rose garden which was visited by the 

 Rose Society while attending the con- 

 vention in that city. New Jersey, 

 through Professor of Horticulture 

 Blake at New Brunswick. N. J., has a 

 like project in view. The Executive 

 Committee directed that a letter be 

 sent to these three parties asking for 

 the subjection of plans to be carried 

 out. 



The prize winners at the Hartford 

 Test Garden in June were as follows: 

 E. G. Hill Co., Richmond. Ind.; John 

 Cook, Baltimore, Md.; Peter Hender- 

 son & Co., New York City; Lowe & 

 Shawyer, Uxbridge, England; A. N. 

 Pierson, Cromwell, Conn.; Shatemuc 

 Nurseries. Barrytown. N. Y.; Conard 

 & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa.; Hoopes, 

 Bro. & Thomas, West Chester, Pa. 

 They received the silver medals and 

 certificates of merit awarded by the 

 American Rose Society. 



Special effort will be made to in- 

 crease the membership ot the Rose 

 Society, The committee appointed at 

 Minneapolis has mostly reported a 

 willingness to push this work broad- 

 cast. 



The Secretary has been gathering 

 from American rosarians a list of 

 roses originated in .\merica. the vari- 

 ety, name and date. The meeting di- 

 rected that this work be continued, 

 and that the result as far as obtained 

 be published in the Annual Bulletin as 

 an official list. These Bulletins have 

 been called for far and near, until 

 there are only a tew samples on hand 

 for permanent record. The next edi- 

 tion will have to be increased. 



The committee adjourned to meet 

 the second Monday in October. 



Benj.\min H.\mmond, 



Secretary. 

 City of Beacon. N. Y. 



WESTCHESTER AND FAIRFIELD 

 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The regular monthly meeting of this 

 Society was held in Doran's Hall, 

 Greenwich, Conn., September 12th. 

 Interest centered in the fall show 

 which will be held in the Armory. 

 Stamford, Conn., November 7-8th. The 

 finished schedule is now in the printer's 

 hands. A very interesting address on 

 the hickory bark beetle was given by 

 Mr. De Viver of Brouxville, N. Y. show- 

 ing specimens of the beetle and the 

 havoc it is doing to the hickory, also 

 instructing the members how to com- 

 bat this new pest which is doing so 

 much damage in the New England 

 states. 



The prize offered by A. R. Kennedy 

 for best collection of hardy flowers 

 was won by A. Whitelaw, P. W. Popp 

 being second. Other exhibits were as 

 follows: P. W. PoRp, Certificate of 

 Merit for collection of named gladioli 

 in 65 varieties, Thomas Ryan, honor- 

 able mention for collection of hardy 

 grapes, O. A. Hunwick, honorable men- 

 tion for egg plant fruits, O. P. Chap- 

 man, Jr., Westerly, R. I., honorable 

 mention for a splendid collection of 

 dahlias. 



A special prize is offered at next 



meeting for best collection of dahlias. 



Owen A. HrxwicK, Cor. Sec'y. 



NASSAU COUNTY HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



The monthly meeting ot this society 

 was held at Glen Cove, L. I., on 

 Wednesday evening. Sept. 10th. The 

 Pino-Lyptol Co. donated a special 

 prize for the fall show. Fruit and 

 vegetables were exhibited by several 

 members and the awards were as fol- 

 lows: Melons, G. Ashworth; corn. F. 

 Pettroccia; apples, H. Boeltcher. Hon- 

 orable mention to H. Jones tor mel- 

 ons, thanks of society to J. Robinson 

 for apples. The schedules for the 

 dahlia show, Oct. 8th, were distributed. 

 The prize list is a good one and a 

 successful exhibition is looked for by 

 all. James MacDonald. Cor. Sec. 



