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HORTICULTURE 



July 23, 1910 



ALBANY FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The July meeting was held on the 

 Sth inst. at the home of the president, 

 Frederick Goldring. Chairman F. A. 

 Danker of the committee having in 

 charge the flower show held last No- 

 vember, made his final report. The 

 report showed: Receipts, $1,791.56; 

 disbursements, $1,774.50, leaving on 

 hand in the treasury a balance ot 

 $17.06. The sum of $42.75 is still due 

 the club for tickets and some of the 

 money will undoubtedly be turned in. 

 The officers and members of the club 

 expressed themselves as well satisfied 

 with the showing made and hope that 

 the second annual show will be even 

 more successful. 



The resignation of Louis Menand, 

 Jr., as treasnrer of the club and of 

 the flower show committee, was re- 

 ceived and accepted with regret. Mr. 

 Menand explained that owing to fail- 

 ing health he could no longer assume 

 the responsibilities of the offices. Pat- 

 rick Hyde was nominated and elected 

 in his place. 



During the early evening many of 

 the members and visitors inspected 

 the greenhouses and grounds of Pres- 

 ident Goldring. The next meeting will 

 be held at the establishment of Fred 

 A. Danker, Central avenue, Thui-sday 

 evening, Aug. 4. 



AMERICAN GLADIOLUS SOCIETY. 



There is everj' indication that the 

 first exhibition of gladiolus blooms, un- 

 der the direction of the American 

 Gladiolus Society, will be very suc- 

 cessful, but we hope that every one 

 interested in gladioli will lend their 

 aid in making it an unusual success. 



Our membership now is about 110. 

 We would like to double this before 

 the annual meeting in August. Let us 

 all give a boost. Start it by send- 

 ing in your aplication. 



ISAAC S. HENDRICKSON, Pres. 



H. H. Groif, of Simcoe, Ontario, has 

 offered a premium of $10 for the best 

 gladiolus exhibit of the best quality 

 in white and light, dark, blue, and yel- 

 low hybrids; not more than three 

 spikes of each variety, and not less 

 than one vase of each color section. 



This offer was sent in too late to 

 be printed in the schedule which has 

 just been sent out, but those who wish 

 to compete for this prize will enter 

 same as "No. 15, Open Class." Please 

 forward your entries soon as possible. 

 L. MERTON GAGE, Cor. Sec. 



Orange, Mass. 



ST. LOUIS HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



In addition to the regular lists of 

 premiums offered for the Fall Show 

 which will be held in the Coliseum, 

 November S, 9, 10, 11 and 12, the fol- 

 lowing special prizes are offered: for 

 best display of roses, $500; best dis- 

 play of chrysanthemums, $500; best 

 display ot carnations, $500. The addi- 

 tion of these $1500 prizes is made pos- 

 sible through the citizens' committee, 

 who, under the leadership of Capt. 

 Robt. McCulloch, are co-operating with 

 the Horticultural Society and will give 

 St. Louis one of the greatest flower 

 shows ever held. All growers through- 

 out the center states and the east are 

 urged to stimulate the offering of 

 prizes in such liberal quantity by 

 prompt and liberal entry in the above 



classes. Prospective exhibitors will 

 please apply for spaces required and 

 further particulars to — 



OTTO G. KOENIG, Sec'y. 



NATIONAL ROSE SOCIETY. 



The annual show of this society was 

 held on Friday, July S, in the Garden 

 of the Botanic Society, Regents, Lon- 

 don, and was in extent, and in the fine 

 quality of the flowers shown, one of 

 the best in recent years. The weather 

 has been cloudy and abnormally cool, 

 so that the blooms have not been 

 hurried. 



There were ten new seedling roses 

 that received awards and medals; 

 viz: from S. McGreedy, of Portadown, 

 Ireland, Evelyn Dauntsey, a H. T. of 

 a light flesh color with a pure flesh 

 stain on the exterior of the petals; 

 Mrs. Joseph H. Welch, a big rose of a 

 deep pink color. Their other seedling, 

 Mawley, is of a very great size, deep 

 crimson, fragrant, the petals similar 

 in shape to those of Magnolia grandi- 

 flora. It is fragrant. 



Lowe & Sharman. of Uxbridge, 

 showed Lady Hillingdon, rich yellow, 

 large flower, fairly full, carried erect 

 on tall stalks. A gold medal was 

 awarded. This firm showed their new 

 seedling rose Mrs. George Shawyer, 

 H. T., old rose, of filbert form, with 

 plenty of petals. Rayon d'Or, a moder- 

 ately well filled flower, canary yellow, 

 shown by Dr. A. R. Waddell, received 

 a gold medal. 



B. R. Cant, of Colchester, showed 

 Rose St. Helena, tinted yellow, pointed 

 and in outline pleasing. Their new 

 variety Colcestria, a H. T., a light 

 cherry-red, of good substance and an 

 unusually well-filled flower, received 

 a commendation. Mrs. Foley Hobbs, 

 shown by Alexander Dickson & Sons, 

 was awarded a silver gilt medal. It 

 is of a pale flesh tint and with a 

 pointed centre. 



FREDERICK MOORE. 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The show season having arrived at 

 its apogee, culminated in two events — 

 the meeting at Holland House, at 

 Kensington on July 5, and the show 

 ot the National Rose Society at the 

 Botanic Garden, Regents Park, three 

 days later. Sander & Sons received 

 a flrst class certificate for Miltonia 

 vexillaria Lambeaniana. Awards of 

 merit were made to them for Cattleya 

 Dietrichiana (superba x Hardyana), 

 Cypripedium Cutisii, much larger and 

 of finer color than any other as yet 

 imported by this firm. The Cattleya 

 Mendelii King George shown by them 

 showed remarkable variation. Stuart 

 Low & Co. received a first class cer- 

 tificate for a very fine Cattleya Men- 

 delii "Stuart Low," the flowers of 

 which are pure white and the disc 

 chrome yellow. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HORTI- 

 CULTURISTS. 



Registration of Fern. 

 Public notice is herebv given that 

 Kessler Bros., 52 W. 28th St., New 

 York, and G. Dreyer, Woodside. L. I., 

 offer for registration the Fern de- 

 scribed below. Any person objecting 

 to the registration or to the use of the 

 proposed name, is requested to com- 

 municate with the Secretary at once. 

 Failing to receive objection to the 



registration, the same will be made 

 three weeks from this date. 



Raiser's Description. 



A sport of Nephrolepis Bostoniensis 

 and of the Scottii type; of compact 

 grov.-th with flat leaves of dark green 

 color. The fronds are narrow and 

 droop over the pot when the plant is 

 full gi own. 



Name, Nephrolepis Dreyerii. 



H. B. DORNER, Secretary. 



July 14, 1910. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



The Lenox Horticultural Society 

 will hold its annual summer exhibition 

 at the Town Hall, Lenox, Mass., 

 Thursday, July 28th. This exhibition 

 will consist chiefly of annuals and 

 perennials, sweet peas, fruit and vege- 

 tables. 



The Lake Forest, 111., Horticultural 

 Society will give their fourth annual 

 flower exhibition the second week in 

 September. A catalogue, with attrac- 

 tive prizes is being prepared, and this 

 event, always an important one on the 

 North shore where are many of the 

 finest estates in the country, will thie 

 year be second to none of the pre- 

 ceeding ones. 



The Angelica (N. Y.) Floral Society 

 will hold its first annual exhibition in 

 Assembly Hall, August 16 and 17. Sam- 

 uel A. Hamilton of Huntington, Pa., 

 will act as judge. Among the many 

 donors of prizes we notice the names 

 of W. Atlee Burpee & Co., of Philadel- 

 phia; E. A. Higgins, of Avoca, N. Y., 

 the sweet pea specialist, and Wettlin 

 Floral Co., of Hornell. 



The Texas Gulf Coast Nursery- 

 men's Association formed an or- 

 ganization at Corpus Christi, Tex., 

 July 11. R, H. Bushaway, of Algoa, 

 is president; W. C. Griflin, of McAl- 

 len, vice-president; R. W. Hobart, of 

 Arcadia, secretary; W. A. Stockwell, 

 treasurer. The board of directors is 

 composed of P. G. Hutchins, of Bee- 

 ville; J. H. Arbenz. of Sarita; T. M. 

 Johnson, of Bay View; J. H. Leonard, 

 of Dickinson; W. C. Griffin, of Mc- 

 Allen. Alvin was selected as the next 

 place of meeting on the first Monday 

 in June, 1911. 



GREAT EXHIBITION AT BOSKOOP 

 IN APRIL. 1911. 

 On the occasion of the fiftieth an- 

 niversary of the Pomological Society 

 of Boskoop, Holland, the members of 

 which were formerly engaged princi- 

 pally in the cultivation of fruit trees, 

 but have now for a number of years ap- 

 plied themselves almost exclusively to 

 growing flowering and decorative foli- 

 aged plants and shrubs, an exhibition 

 of forced shrubs will be held during the 

 first half of the month of April, 1911. 

 This will be highly interesting, for the 

 assured interest and co-operation of 

 the principal flrms of Boskoop and its 

 environs guarantees that a great dem- 

 onstration will be given of the extent 

 and perfection which the cultivation 

 of various shrubs has reached in this 

 well known centre of nurseries. The 

 exhibition building will occupy a sur- 

 face of 2600 square metres. 



Among the visitors at the Holland 

 House show, London, England, two 

 weeks ago, were Louis Dupuy, White- 

 stone, N. Y., S. T. Goddard, Framing- 

 ham, Mass., and Albert Truffaut and 

 August Xonin of Paris. France. 



