HORTICULTURE 



September 16, 1905 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



NEWPORT HORTICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETY. 



The annual autumn exhibition of 

 the Newport Horticultural Society 

 opened Monday, September 11. Groups 

 and specimen plants were well shown; 

 roses were inferior in quality and 

 quantity. Dahlias were again a prom- 

 inent feature and it was noticeable 

 that the single dahlia is rapidly gain- 

 ing in favor. There was keen com- 

 petition in nearly all of the dahlia 

 classes. Mrs. T. O. Richardson, James 

 Robertson, gardener, secured the lion's 

 share of the prizes, being awarded 

 first in three of the largest collections 

 and in several of the smaller ones. 

 Her closest competitors were H. F. 

 Burt of Taunton and W. P. Lothrop 

 of East Bridgwater who received 

 several first and second prizes, re- 

 spectively. 



H. A. Dreer had a large exhibit of 

 aquatics and received a silver medal 

 for Nymphaea Bissetii and certificates 

 for two other seedlings. There were 

 few entries in fruit but the Black 

 Hamburgh and Muscat grapes exhibit- 

 ed by Mrs. T. O. Richardson were 

 especially fine. 



The judges were Andrew S. Meikle, 

 Richard Gardner and Alexander Mac- 

 Lellen. For baskets and table decora- 

 tions; Mrs. Hamilton F. Webster and 

 Miss Edith Wetmore. 



vLlST OF AWARDS. 



Group of palms and foliage plants 

 covering 100 square feet. 1st prize, 

 offered by W. Watts Sherman: Mrs. 

 Robert Goelet, Colin Robertson, gar- 

 dener. 



Group of palms and foliage plants 

 covering 50 square feet. 1st, James J. 

 Van Alen, Richard Gardner, gardener; 

 2d, Mrs. C. M. Bell, David Mcintosh, 

 gardener. 



Group of ferns. 1st, E. J. Berwind, 

 Bruce Butterton, gardener; 2d, H. H. 

 Rogers, Fairhaven, James Garthley, 

 gardener, with N. Scottii and Elegan- 

 tissima. 



Six Dracaenas. 1st, Mrs. C. M. Bell; 

 2d, Mrs. Astor, James Boyd, gardener; 

 3d, James J. Van Alen. Six Crotons: 

 1st. Mrs. Robert Goelet; 2d, I. T. Bur- 

 den, Donald Shepherd, gardener. Six 

 ferns: 1st. I. T. Burden. Six Rex be- 

 gonias: 1st, Miss Fanny Foster, An- 

 drew Christensen, gardener. Speci- 

 men palms: 1st, Mrs. Robert Goelet; 

 2d, Mrs. Ogden Goelet, James J. Sulli- 

 van, gardener. 



Best fancy basket of dahlias. Perry 

 Belmont, John Marshall, gardener. 

 Basket of dahlias, open to gardeners, 

 assistants. 1st, Samuel Williams, as- 

 sistant to John Marshall; 2d. William 

 Austin. 



Table decoration of dahlias. 1st, 

 Gibson Brothers.; 2d, Perry Belmont; 

 3d, W. S. Wells, A. S. Meikle, gar- 

 dener. Table decoration of outdoor 

 flowers exclusive of dahlias. 1st, Mrs. 

 Robert Goelet; 2d, Alex. MacLellan; 

 3d, Perry Belmont. 



SPECIAL AWARDS. 

 Henry A. Dreer, silver medal for 

 Nymphaea Bissetii; Joseph Forbes, sil- 

 ver medal for seedling dahlia; Mrs. 

 T. O. Richardson, silver medal for 

 seedling decorative dahlia and bronze 

 medal for seedling single. 



NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The series of monthly meetings ot 

 this club opened last Monday evening 

 under rather trying conditions, a fierce 

 rain storm having timed things to a 

 nicety to tie up all but about thirty 

 invincible regulars, who braved it all 

 and were rewarded with a very jolly 

 sociable evening, to which caterer 

 Nugent's provender and a very fine 

 display of hardy border flowers con- 

 tributed not a little. Mr. Shaw made 

 report for the outing committee, 

 showing a balance on the right side of 

 the ledger, and Mr. Nugent, for the 

 convention transportation committee, 

 reported a gratifying success. 



The floral display made a brilliant 

 array. There were superb phloxes, 

 larkspurs, rudbeckias, sunflowers, 

 dahlias, tritomas, liatrises, etc., and 

 the contributors, H. A. Dreer, F. R. 

 Pierson Co., Bobbink & Atkins and H. 

 Beaulieu, were duly recognized by the 

 judges, under the leadership of Mr. 

 Totty. The time was spent in listen- 

 ing to the recital of experiences at 

 Washington and Baltimore, and on 

 the way to and from the convention. 

 In the absence of the orators, P. 

 O'Mara and John Birnie, this duty fell 

 to Messrs. Wallace, Stewart. Pepper, 

 Shaw, Schultz, Langjahr, Weathered, 

 Guttman and Totty, and the many 

 rare and racy reminiscences were 

 heartily applauded, and a vote of 

 thanks to the Florists' Club of Wash- 

 ington and Gardeners' Club of Balti- 

 more was unanimously recorded. 



The exhibition at the October meet- 

 ing will comprise late outside flowers 

 and early chrysanthemums. 



NASSAU CO. (N. Y.) HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



The September meeting of this so- 

 ciety was held at the Glen Cove 

 Greenhouses on the 6th instant with 

 large attendance. The membership 

 roll steadily increases. President 

 Harrison occupied the chair. Prepa- 

 rations for the coming November 

 Flower Show were pushed forward. 

 Mr. Rickard's (of Stumpp & Walter 

 Co.) prize of $3.00 was awarded Mr. 

 James Halloway, gardener to the 

 Pratt Estate, for gladioli. The same 

 gentleman has generously given a 

 similar prize for the twelve best car- 

 nations arranged for effect, for the 

 October meeting, while his brother, of 

 equal fame, has promised a prize of 

 $2.00 for the best vase of dahlias ar- 

 ranged for effect. 



Mr. Halloway's collection of apples, 

 peaches, and plums looked exceeding- 

 ly tempting. He also showed a 

 branch of Chionanthus virginica, 

 fringe-tree, in fruit. Mr. Chas. Lenker 

 had a beautiful assortment of choice 

 outdoor grown roses, dahlias, hydran- 

 geas, and hardy perennial phlox; Mr. 

 Mense, Glen Cove, exhibited charming 

 tea roses and a vase of delphiniums. 

 John F. Johnston brought cactus 

 dahlias (Countess of Lonsdale and 

 Mrs. Mcintosh) and a collection of 

 seed cones of pines, firs, and spruces. 

 JOHN F. JOHNSTON. 



MONTREAL HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The annual exhibition of this soci- 

 ety was held in Windsor Hall on Sep- 

 tember 6 and 7. It was opened by 

 President ex-Mayor Wilson-Smith, in 

 the absence of the Premier, Hon. L? 

 Gouin. The judges were as follows: 

 Plants: J. Langford, T. Pewtress. Cut 

 blooms: J. Bennett, G. A. Robinson. 

 Vegetables: J. Eddy, J. Walsh. Fruit: 

 J. Robson, W. Ross. 



The principal prize winners were: 

 J. C. Smith, gardener to Sir Wm. Van 

 Home; George Buddo, gardener to 

 Lord Strathcona; W. H. Wilshire, 

 gardener to R. B. Angus; Jno. Dun- 

 bar, gardener to Sir H. M. Allan; 

 George Trussell, gardener to Mrs. H. 

 R. Molson; J. C. Eddy, gardener to 

 Haig Sims; H. H. Mayer, gardener to 

 Senator MacKay; C. A. Smith, garden- 

 er to T. A. Dawes; S. Ward, gardener 

 to Jas. Ross; I. Moran, gardener to 

 Cote de Neige College; R. Jack & Son, 

 R. W. Sheppard, Wm. Ewing & Co. 



Among the amateurs the prizes were 

 awarded to T. Grimsdale, Outremont; 

 G. Wooley, T. J. Church and F. S. 

 Watson, Lachine; John Stewart, John 

 Smith, Westmount; J. B. Sparrow, 

 Montreal. The prizes were distributed 

 on Thursday evening by the Misses 

 Wilson-Smith. 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' 

 CLUB OF BOSTON. 



The tall session of the Gardeners' 

 and Florists' Club of Boston opens on 

 Tuesday evening, September 19, at 

 Horticultural Hall. The coming meet- 

 ing promises to be a memorable one 

 in several respects. An attendance of 

 100 members is confidently expected 

 and a very large number of applica- 

 tions for membership will be pre- 

 sented. 



There will be interesting vacation 

 experience talks from a number of 

 members, which will include things 

 seen and heard in Europe and at the 

 recent S. A. F. and O. H. convention in 

 Washington. There will be interesting 

 exhibits, music, refreshments and other 

 attractions. A cordial invitation is ex- 

 tended to all florists and gardeners to 

 be present and see how club meetings 

 are conducted. A membership of 400 

 ere Dec. 31 is now practically assured, 

 and the aim of the club is to be the 

 strongest and best in every way of its 

 kind in America. 



W. N. CRAIG, Secretary. 



KENTUCKY SOCIETY OF FLOR- 

 ISTS. 



The Kentucky Society of Florists 

 held its monthly meeting September 

 5 at Riverview Park, the attendance 

 being gwod. The Masonic Hall was se- 

 lected for the show, the dates being 

 November 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11. The pre- 

 mium list was ordered printed. A 

 bowling club consisting ot about fif- 

 teen was organized and the interest 

 taken was very encouraging. Several 

 new members were accepted. Supper 

 was in order. 



The dahlia exhibition of the New 

 London Horticultural Society has been 

 postponed until September IC. 



MILWAUKEE FLORIST CLUB. 

 The regular meeting of the Milwau- 

 kee Florist Club was held on Tuesday, 



