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HORTI CULTURE 



July 2, 1910 



upon your worthy president's bouquet, 

 and that is that he intimated that my 

 wife and I would have to wait seven 

 years more belore we could again have 

 the pleasure of entertaining you. I 

 know that my friend, Elbert Hubbard 

 of East Aurora, will give you a royal 

 good time next year. Elbert Hubbard 

 has been wanting to come to Fordhook 

 Farm for several years, and I think 

 there is no reason why he should not 

 come here it you will meet in Atlantic 

 City two years from now, and we will 

 then try to have the season a little 

 further advanced and show you better 

 trials." 



Mrs. Burpee was asked to make a 

 speech, too, and blushingly responded, 

 "No, I am speechless." 



President Robinson next introduced 

 P. V. Collins, the editor of the "North- 

 western Agriculturist," who made a 

 most delightful speech, replete with 

 philosophy and wit. In conclusion, he 

 said: 



"In the future, ladies and gentlemen, 

 we shall think of our host and hostess 

 only as we think of them this day: 

 the sky is clear, the air delightful, the 

 fields green and inviting, everything is 

 lovely about us. How can there be 

 anything more delightful than the sur- 

 roundings in which we find ourselves 

 at this moment?" 



During Recess 



ELBERON HORTICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETY. 



The annual Rose and Strawberry 

 Show of this Society was held on the 

 16th of June. There was a fine dis- 

 play of roses, orchids and vegetables, 

 but few strawberries, due to the bad 

 weather. 



First prizes on roses were won by 

 Chas. O. Duncan in three classes: Jas. 

 Kennedy in one class, Edw. O'Rourke 

 In two, and A. Baur in two. On sweet 

 peas and strawberries by Mr. Duncan. 

 In vegetables the winners were C. O. 

 Duncan, John Copper, J. Kennedy, Vic- 

 tor Anderson, Wm. R. Seymour, F. 

 Reiton, E. O'Rourke and A. Baur. 



Henry A. Dreer of Philadelphia was 

 awarded a certificate of merit for 52 

 varieties of roses, all novelties, which 

 made a very fine display. 



Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J., 

 was awarded a certificate of merit for 

 a very fine collection of orchid blooms, 

 Peter Murray a certificate of culture 

 for gloxinias, James Kennedy certifi- 

 cate of culture for Rambler roses, also 

 for Agrostemma coronaria. 



ALEX. FLEMING, Cor. Sec. 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF PHILADEL- 

 PHIA. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 Florists' Club of Philadelphia sched- 

 uled for Tuesday. July 5th, has been 

 postponed to Tuesday, July 12th, so as 

 to have a better attendance to hear 

 W. Albert Manda on "Should we con- 

 sider our calling a trade or a profes- 

 sion." Most of the members leave 

 town for over "the Fourth" and would 

 be either away or inclined to rest on 

 the 5th. The management have there- 

 fore wisely decided on the change of 

 date. 



The St. Louis Florist Club will meet 

 on July 14th. The important features 

 will be L. Armstrong's paper on \Vhat 

 The Club Was Organized For," and the 

 nomination of officers. President 

 Windier is loolnng for a large attend- 

 ance. 



The Opening Frolic at Waretown. 



Proudly dominating about a mile of 

 New Jersey shore front on tar-famed 

 Barnegat Bay, lies the verdure-clad 

 400-acre farm and play ground pro- 

 vided for the congenial spirits of Phil- 

 adelphia and elsewhere by that apostle 

 of sunshine and good cheer, John 

 Westcntt, and on Friday of last week 

 occurred the annual opening of the 

 capacious club house for the season of 

 1910. There were present, in addition 

 to the ever-busy host, Messrs. J. N. 

 May, of Summit, N. J.; James Dean, 

 of Freeport. N. Y.; H. B. Beatty, of 

 Pittsburgh; and J. K. M. L. Farquhar 

 and Wm. J. Stewart, of Boston. Also 

 the following Philadelphians: John 

 Burton. George C. Watson. Robert 

 Kift, Robert Craig, George Craig, 

 David Rust, George Anderson, J. W. 

 Colflesh. W. H. Westcott, Chas. H. 

 Eimerman, P. H. Lane, and D. C. 

 Donoghue. 



The fishing season is not yet ripe, 

 but the bay. sparkling in the June 

 sunlight, and invigorating air, lured to 

 much sailing, and the woods full of 

 interest to those botanically inclined, 

 furnished plenty of interest. 



What else was done during this 

 memorable three days' visit would fill 

 quite a volume, and the days were 

 long and the nights short, and we shall 

 not attempt a recital of the proceed- 

 ings. But the most interesting inci- 

 dent was the presentation by the vis- 

 itors to Mr. Westcott, who is affec- 

 tionatelv known as "The Commodore," 

 of a useful piece of furniture known as 

 a cellarette. fully furnished with all 

 necessarv glassware and other ap- 

 pointments. The speech was made by 

 Robert Craig in characteristic silver- 

 tongiied measure in words, warm, 

 friendly and sincere. The recipient re- 

 sponded, preaching, as often before, 

 ihe doctrine of good fellowship, of 

 which his life is a consistent example, 

 and assenting that "he who lives for 

 himself alone, lives for a very mean 

 fellow." Speeches were made and 

 songs were sung by everyone present. 

 The arrival later of Mr. Beatty was the 

 occasion for another presentation, at 

 which Mr. Westcott again good- 

 naturedlv protested; Mr. Beatty's 

 kindlv thoughttulness having added 

 still further to the furnishing of the 

 commissary department, including a 

 set of glasses with monogram, and a 

 silver mounted stag horn carving set. 



The opening of 1910 was certainly a 

 rare treat tor all who participated, a 

 symposium of delight, a holiday with- 

 out a cloud. 



New York Florists' Club Outing. 



This annual affair so eagerly looked 

 forward to by the members of the Club 

 and their families, came oft as sched- 

 uled on Tuesday, June 2S. At least 

 half of the number in attendance were 

 women and children and the latter 

 especiallv, had the time of their lives. 

 As they boarded the boat each little 

 one was presented with a flag and the 

 national emblem was never more en- 

 thusiastically waved. Each lady re- 

 ceived a Japanese parasol. The weath- 

 er was perfect and the arrangements 

 as planned and carried out by Chair- 



man Bunyard and his committee was 

 put through in excellent order. Witzel 

 outdid himself in the menu and serv- 

 ice. Photographs were taken of the 

 entire imrty and of the ladies sepa- 

 rately. 



The i;iimes were well contested anil 

 full of interest. The fat men's race 

 in which Einsmann beat Traendly and 

 the tug-of-war in which the florists 

 worsted the seedsmen were very excit- 

 ing. Paul Rigo collapsed after win- 

 ning the quarter mile race, but pres- 

 ently recovered. A presentation of a 

 purse of ?70 was made on the boat on 

 the return trip to Harry A. Bunyard, to 

 whose zeal and labor so much *of the 

 success of this and other outings of 

 the club is due. The attendance was 

 350. Prize winners in the games were 

 as follows: 



E.xliiliiti jii dar.ciug; Misses Birnie, first; 

 J. H. King, second. K.iseball: Benedicts 

 vs. Bachelors, won by Benedicts. Girls' 

 race, 4 years .ind under. Misses Schmutz, 

 Gloe'chnei- and Kessler, first, second and 

 tliird. ."i to 6 years, Misses Rossbach. 

 Smirk and Einsmann. 7 to 9 yeai-s. Misses 

 Schnuitz, Schiond and Scbwake. 10 to 12 

 years. Misses Meisem. Walter and Mason. 

 i:i to 1") years, Misses Einsmann and 

 Lenlicr 16" to 19 years, Misses Birnie, 

 Pirnie and Walter. Ladies' race. Misses 

 Biini", West and Mills. Race for members' 

 wivi'S and daughtere, Misses Agnes ana 

 .\iinic lUrnie. Married Ladies' race, Mes- 

 dame.s llandell, Salkins, Kingston and 

 Wliitman. first to fourth respectively. 

 Ladies' race, over 40 years, Mesdames Her, 

 Jungbans and Powell. Ladies' walkiii^ 

 match, Alice Donnelly. Ladies' race, li5 

 lbs. 01- over, Mesdames Schimel and 

 Li-.ngjahr. Boys' race, 4 years and under, 

 Einsmann, Weisman, Traendly. o to 6 

 J cars Meisem, Kessler, Schmitz. 7 

 to 9 jears. Pepper, Walker, Morrissey. Hi 

 to 12'yeai-s, Penper, Manda, Burnett. 13 to 

 15 Walter, Harvev, Bcgart. 16 to 18 years, 

 llcr Goldberg, Lowry. Running hop, step 

 and jump. Her, King. Race tor cut flower 

 growers. Hunter, Whitman, King. Quarter 

 mile race. Rigs, Schwartz, Deacci. Fat 

 men's race. Einsmann, Harve.v. Traendly. 

 MnrrieJ m>n"s race, Hotfmler, Wiseman. 

 Growers' race. Hornecker. Wiseman. 

 Suzuki. Three-legged race, Manda-Handel, 

 Rigo-Jacobs. dead heat. Press bowling, 

 Shaw. Pepper, Faulkner. Sack race, Har- 

 vey MaiKl.i. Seeds-men's race, Al. Rich- 

 ards, K. Cott. Largest family present. Mrs. 

 Einsmann. 



N. Y. and N. J. Association of Plant 

 Growers. 



The fourth annual outing of this 

 prosperous organization will he held 

 at Mountain 'View House, Lake Hopat- 

 cong, N. J., on Thursday, July 7, 1910. 

 Members and their friends will meet 

 at the D. L. & W. R. R. station in 

 Hoboken and there take the 8.15 A. M. 

 train. A big and joyous time is prom- 

 ised. Tickets, including all expenses, 

 $4.00. 



Mrs. E. M. Gill, florist and frequent 

 successful competitor at horticultural 

 exhibitions in Boston, celebrated her 

 eightieth birthday June 2Sth. She re- 

 ceived at her home, 2S Ashland street, 

 Medford, Mass., from 2 to 5 o'clock, 

 and a large concourse of friends in the 

 profession and neighbors called and 

 extended congratulations. There was 

 a goodly delegation from the Massa- 

 chusetts Horticultural Society, headed 

 by Vice-President Parker and Secre- 

 tary Rich. Secretary Rich, on behalf 

 of his party, presented, with a neat 

 speech, a purse of eighty dollars in 

 gold and informed Mrs. Gill that the 

 Trustees of the Society had voted to 

 make her a life member. She has been 

 connected with the Society for 45 

 years. 



