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GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



j LOCAL SOCIETIES 1 



WESTCHESTER AND FAIRFIELD 

 HORT. SOC. 



The November meeting of the above 

 society was well attended, many of our 

 members coming from a distance to take 

 part in the nomination of ofhcers and to 

 see the cxliibition of Chrysanthemums 

 staged at this meeting. 



Big blooms were not shown to any great 

 extent but there were well filled classes in 

 singles and pom poms. There was a good 

 collection of material staged for the montlily 

 prizes but tlie outstanding exhibit was a 

 vase of singles, Mildred Pesby, shown by 

 Thomas Ryan. This is a delightful shade 

 of salmon pink and seems far superior in 

 form-habit to the majority of singles. It 

 undoubtedly was the best vase of singles 

 we have seen shown here and deserved the 

 first and cultural certificate that it was 

 awarded. 



It is to be hoped that next year we will 

 get back to the good old times and a good 

 big exhibition like the ones held in the 

 past. N. W. Popp gave us a short talk on 

 iiorticultural activities throughout the coun- 

 try and assured us that things were im- 

 proving in our line of business. 



At question time one member asked the 

 best remedy for the leaf curl on Antir- 

 rhinums and was rewarded by the answer 

 that an occasional dusting with soot con- 

 trolled it. 1 make note of this because 

 many are of the opinion tliat black leaf 

 forty is the only thing to rely on which is 

 far from satisfactory. 



Members are requested to watch for 

 another change regarding our meeting place 

 as the one we had just secured on Lewis 

 street has been totally destroyed by fire. 

 George Hewitt, Cor. Secy. 



ST. LOUIS ASSOCIATION OF GAR- 

 DENERS 



The November meeting of the associa- 

 tion was devoted to discussions on the 

 convention of the National Association of 

 Gardeners. President Pring presented a 

 full report of the proceedings of the con- 

 vention and related in detail his observa- 

 tion of private places during and after the 

 convention trip. Mr. Baxter supplemented 

 these remarks hy relating his personal 

 observations. This caused a very lively dis- 

 cussion and an increased interest in the 

 affairs of the National Association among 

 the members present. 



The December meeting of the association 

 was held at the Forest Park Greenhouses 

 on December 7. 



The following officers were elected for 

 1922': 



President. Geo. H. Pring. 



Secretary, Hugo M, Schaff. 



Treasurer, Ernest Strelilc. 



Corresponding Secretary, L. P. Jensen. 



Vice-Presidents : John Moritz, S'. M. 

 Beer, John Johnson, A. Lindahl. 



.\ resolution was passed, to assist and 

 support the St. Louis Flower Show Asso- 

 ciation in their effort to hold a Fall flower 

 show in October, 1922, It was also de- 

 cided that the association offer a special 

 prize for this show. 



The balance of the evening was given to 

 a discussion on the growing of chrysanthe- 

 mums, indoors and out, whicli was led by 

 John Moritz and proved to be of unusual 

 interest, many of those present advancing 

 tlieir views on the various pliases of this 

 interesting subject. 



S. F. Jensen., Cor. Secy. 



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Horticulturists, in e.xperimenting to 

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 of soda and sulphate of ammonia, 

 have decided that, while nitrate is a bit 

 quicker in action, sulphate lasts a little 

 longer and is more steady in its action. 



There is a difference, however, between 

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