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HORTICULTURE. 



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CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' CLUB 

 OF BOSTON. 



The first regular meeting for the fall 

 season was held at Horticultural Hall, 

 Boston, on Tuesday evening. Septem- 

 ber 20. There were about L'jO mem- 

 bers present. The main features of 

 interest were the talks retrospective 

 on the Rochester S. A. P. convention, 

 and prospective on the Boston S. A. F. 

 National Flower Show. Messrs. Peter 

 Fisher, M. A. Patten, Thos. J. Grey 

 and W. H. Elliott, told in entertaining 

 manner of their experiences at Ro- 

 chester and on the way thither, en- 

 larging enthusiastically on the hospi- 

 tality enjoyed at the hands of the Ro- 

 chester hosts. Secretary Craig gave 

 an interesting account of his recent 

 visit to Bar Harbor, Me., where he 

 spent a very enjoyable week. The 

 committee on entertainment of visi- 

 tors at the National Flower Show next 

 March, reported progress and promised 

 interesting details for the October 

 meeting. 



There were some interesting exhi- 

 bits including the following: Bvddleia 

 variabilis, from L. G. Van Leuwen; 

 H. T. roses, from G. Bleicken; Pent- 

 stemon hybiida and Dendrobium 

 Dearii, from Duncan Finlayson; a vase 

 of oats brought from Nova Scotia by 

 Eber Holmes, to show how well they 

 grow that staple down east. Mr. Fin- 

 layson was given honorable mention 

 for his Dendrobium Dearii. 



DETROIT FLORIST CLUB. 



The first meeting of the club was 

 very well attended and the able papers 

 of M. Bloy on observations at the last 

 S. A. F. convention fully justified the 

 large attendance. His remarks natur- 

 ally commented upon the many ex- 

 hibits and while a repetition here may 

 not be proper, they proved conclusive- 

 ly not only the advisability but the 

 actual necessity of every live florists' 

 attending the annual convention. Mr. 

 Bloy spoke with great admiration of 

 the cemmittee of arrangements which 

 under most aiveise cir.-umstances 

 managed to stage the many exhibits. 



The programme for the coming year 

 as compiled by the essay committee 

 was adopted and offers: 



Sept. 19. M. Bloy— Observations and 

 benefits to be derived by attending the 

 S. A. F. convention. 



Oct. 3. Frank Danzer — Sidelights on the 

 20th Centur.v school gardens. 



Oct. 17. Progressive pedro and refresh- 

 ments. 



Nov. 7. Robt. Rahaley — The Coramis- 

 sionman. 



Nov. 12. Chrysautheiuum show. 



Nov. 21. Fred. Pautke — Chrysanthemum 

 culture. 



Dec. 5. E. A. Fetters, — The coming holi- 

 days from tbe retail standpoint. 



Dec. 19. E. A. Scribner — Growers and 

 wholesalers through the glasses of the re- 

 tailer. 



Jan. 1. A. Pochelon — Discussion of holi- 

 day trade. 



Jan. 16. Ladies' night and dance. 



Feb. 6. Irving Berterinann — Retail trade. 



Feb. 20. Paper by E. A. Skidelski. 



March 6. Ferd. Kolbe — Carnation cul- 

 ture. 



March 20. Paper by Herman Knope. 



April 3. Barney Meyers — Wooden ben- 

 ches or concrete benches. 



April 17. Review of Easter trade. 



May 1. Robt. Unger — Bedding plants. 



May 15. Address b.r Philip Breitmeyer. 



June 5. Smoker. 



June 19. Address by H. B. Dorner. 



July 17. Outdoor meeting. 



Aug. 7. Election of ofticers. 



FRANK DANZER. 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 



At the meeting on August 30, the 

 most noteworthy exhibit was a collec- 

 iion of new plants collected in China 

 by E. H. Wilson, some TOO specimens 

 in all. Many of these have already 

 been described in Mr. Wilson's contri- 

 butions to HORTICULTURE. Many 

 dahlias were staged by trade exhibi- 

 tors, the Cactus section seeming to 

 maintain its pre-eminence. 



A first-class certificate was awarded 

 lo Cattleya Rhoda, Fairlawn variety, 

 ^hown by H. S. Goodson. The flower 

 has petals and sepals of reddish purple 

 having a bronzy shade; the lip broad, 

 claret ciimson, with lines of golden 

 yellow emanating from the base — a 

 beautiful hybrid. E. V. Low showed 

 Cattleya .^^dula — Vale Bridge variety, 

 (he flower very large, more especially 

 the lip: the petals and sepals are of 

 rose and the lip magenta; an award of 

 merit. Lieut. -Colonel Sir G. Holford, 

 showed Laelio-cattleya Golden Oriole 

 var. tigrina, a beautiful hybrid from 

 L. C. Charlesworthii x C. Dowiana. 

 The flowers possess a chrome-yellow 

 ground with deep Indian led over the 

 spaces between the veins. The label- 

 lum is of a ruby color, veined with 

 yellow from the base upwards; an 

 award of merit. The last named ama- 

 teur likewise showed Cattleya Hardy- 

 ana, Holford's variety, which won an 

 award of merit. 



FREDERICK MOORE. 



GKOKiiE E. Browne 



President-elect Detroit Florist Club. 



The genllenian whose poi trait ap- 

 piars he ewilh was a charier member 

 of the club which has now honored 

 him wilh I he presidency and ever since 

 has been a consistently loyal supporter 

 of the organization in all its activities. 

 He has been connected with the green- 

 house business since 159S. His carna- 

 tions are lecognized as among the best 

 in the Detroit market and the same 

 thoroughness which is characteristic of 

 his liusiness is expected in his manage- 

 ment of thi- club's affairs. Mr. Biowne 

 is 40 veaif old. 



NASSAU COUNTY HORTICUL- 



TURAL SOCIETY. 



The regular meeting of this Society 

 was held at Glen Cove, Wednesday, 

 September 14. Winners of the month- 

 ly prize? were as follows: Melons, S- 

 J. Trepess; peaches, J. Dut'iiie; 

 apples, G. Wilson; cultural certificate 

 to Mr. Johnson for onions of enor- 

 mous size; honorable mention to G. 

 Barton for pears, and F. Petroccia for 

 celeiy. Prizes for next meeting will 

 be for 12 gardenias, 12 peony-flowered 

 dahlias and best head of cabbage. 



In the afternoon, a stereopticon lec- 

 ture was given at the opera house 

 to members and friends of the Society 

 by J. K. M. L. Farquhar of Boston. 

 The views were exceptionally fine; it 

 was just like walking across the finest 

 gardens of Europe, with a guide ex- 

 plaining the different places, Mr. Far- 

 quhar was so much at home with his 

 subject, going into the most minute 

 details of everything of interest to 

 horticulture, and giving us a complete 

 history of gardening from its earliest 

 stage up to the present date. A hearty 

 vote of thanks was extended to the lec- 

 turer for giving us such a treat and 

 coming all the way down from Boston 

 to do so. 



0. E. ADDOR, Cor. Sec. 



BUFFALO TO HAVE A FLOWER 

 . SHOW. 



Along about the time cold weather 

 arrives this fall. Buftalo is to have a 

 flower show, and the members of the 

 Buffalo Florists' Club who have it in 

 charge are working and planning to 

 make it the most attractive exhibition 

 ever seen in Buffalo. The show will 

 be held at Convention Hall, November 

 2-3-4 and 5, and preliminary arrange- 

 ments tor the entry of exhibits indi- 

 cate that the big hall will be one mass 

 of beautiful blossoms while the show 

 is in progress. 



Wm. F. Kasting, general chairman, 

 has announced the appointment of the 

 \arious committees that are to carry 

 out the |)lans for the show. The com- 

 mittee contains the principal wholesale 

 and retail florists of Buffalo. 



Executive Committee — Wm. F. Kasting, 

 \V. J. Palmer, S. A. Anderson, Chas. Sandi- 

 t'ord, Chas. H. Keitsch, David Seott and J. 

 l'\ Cowell. 



Show and Hall Committee — Geo. Mc- 

 Clure. Jr., Chas. T. Gueuther, Chas. 

 Keitsch and Wm. B. Scott. 



Press Committee — W. A. Adams, Edw. 

 Slattery, O. G. Gilles, Robt. Scott and Al- 

 licrt Keitsch. 



Music Committee— J. R. Cloudsley. J. 

 I'.enson Stafford and Jos. Saugster. 



Fiance Committee — Wm. P. Kasting. W. 

 J. Palmer, S. A. .\nderson and Louis 

 Xeubeck. 



Reception Committee — Jos. Streit, Pres. 

 ItulTalo Florists' Club, and 25 other mem- 

 bers whose names will be announced later. 



ELBERON HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The Elberou Horticultural Society 

 held a meeting on September 19. A. 

 Bauer read a report on the clambake 

 which was very satisfactory financially 

 and otherwise. All members of the So- 

 ciety are advised to be present at the 

 next meeting as the nomination of can- 

 didate for officers will take place. Wm. 

 Tricker, Arlington, N. J., was awarded 

 a certificate of merit for a new aster. 

 St. Egwin. 



