HORTI CULTURE 



July i, 1905 



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NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



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MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY 



Both in number of exhibits and quality, 

 the exhibition of June 24 and 25 fell con- 

 siderably below that of IQ04. This is not at 

 all surprising, when the long, droughty spell, 

 which severely checked the growth of roses, 

 and, at the same time gave insect pests a 

 clearer field, is taken into account. Coming 

 at the close of a week of almost persistent 

 rain, with very little sunshine, the quahty of 

 blooms shown was remarkably good. Very 

 few novelties were noticed. Of these htter 

 Frau Karl Druschki was the best, and was 

 greatly admired. 



As at many previous shows, the lion's 

 share of the rose premiums went to M. H. 

 Walsh, who had charge of Miss S. B. Fay's 

 e.\hibits. In a good contest for the coveted 

 Theodore Lyman prizes, calling for 24 dis- 

 tinct named varieties, three blooms of each, 

 Miss Fay captured both first and second, 

 W. J. Clemson being a good third. For the 

 society's prizes in the classes for v<> varieties, 

 three of each, 6 varieties, three of each, 24 

 varieties, one of each, and iS varieties. Miss 

 Fay took all" the first prizes. A. F. Esta- 

 brook, George Barker, gardener, was second 

 for 18 varieties. For 12 varieties C. C. 

 Converse, D. F. Roy, gardener, was in the 

 lead; for 6 varieties, second prize went to 

 A. F. Estabrook; the same gentleman was 

 also second for 24 Mme. Gabriel Luizet, 

 Miss Fay being first in the latter class. 



For 6 Baroness Rothschild, first went to 

 the estate of John C. Chafiin; we were de- 

 lighted to see e-xhibits from this old and 

 honored garden after a long course of years; 

 Miss Fay was second and C. C. Converse, 

 third. The last named was also first for 

 Mrs. John Laing. For Ulrich Brunner, 

 Miss Fay and C. C. Converse were the suc- 

 cessful competitors. For any other variety, 

 Miss Fay was first with Mrs. R. G. Shar- 

 man-Crawford, and second with Margaret 

 Dickson; W. J. Clemson, third with Magna 

 Charta. For 3 blooms of a new variety, 

 introduced since 1902, Miss Fay won with 

 Frau Karl Druschki. For 100 bottles, ar- 

 ranged for effect, there was, as usual, strong 

 competition. The prizes went to Miss Fay, 

 Mrs. E. M. Gill, \V. J. Clemson, Estate of 

 John C. Chaffin, and E. L. Lewis in order 

 named. Miscellaneous displays of roses 

 were made by Dr. C. G. Weld, W. C. Winter, 

 Mrs. E. M. Gill, Mrs. E. A. Wilkie, F. J. 

 Rca, and Mrs. Henry L. Foote. The last- 

 named lady, who is an enthusiastic amatevtr 

 grower at Marblehead, showed a stand of 

 about 100 varieties of teas and hybrids teas, 

 all grown in the open, an interesting and 

 very suggestive exhibit. A special class 

 might well be allotted to this section, another 

 year. Their persistent blooming qualities 

 should make them very popular. M. H. 

 Walsh had a dozen fine plants of Lady Gay, 

 which were much admired. 



William Whitman, M. Sullivan, gardener, 

 took first and second for 18 vases of sweet 

 Williams, Anthony McLaren being third. 

 Peonies were largely shown and divided 

 honors with roses in the estimation of many 

 visitors. T. C. Thuriow, E. J. Shaylor, Mrs. 

 E. W. Gill, A. F. Estabrook, and George 

 Hollis all had fine displays. Mr. Hollis had 

 some very promising seedlings. Three of 

 these. No's 60, 95, and 96, received honorable 

 mention. Julius HeurUn had a beautiful 

 collection of hardy perennials. W. Whit- 

 man and F. J. Rea also had dis])lays of these 

 popular garden plants. Mrs. J. L. Gardner, 

 William Thatcher, gardener, had a collection 

 of campanula medium in pots. R. J. 

 Farquhar & Co. loaned numerous palms for 

 decorating the hall. H. A. Dreer and Robert 

 Cameron had fine tanks of a<iuatics, those 

 from Harvard Botanic Gardens showing the 

 hardy varieties, those of H. A. Dreer includ- 



ing both hardy and tender. Among the 

 tender varieties displayed were the Lily of 

 the Amazon, Victoria Trickeri, bud and 

 flower; the new day-blooming nympha:a, 

 Pennsylvania, color rich blue; O'Marana, 

 immense flowers of fine pink; Dentata mag- 

 nificata, large, pure white; Mrs. C. W. Ward, 

 rosy-pink; and Wm. Stone, beautiful violet- 

 blue. Of the hardy varieties the tuberosa 

 Richardsoni, Wm. Doogue, James Brydon, 

 MarUacea flammea, tuberosa rosea, and 

 Robinsoni were very noticeable. J. W. 

 Howard received honorable mention for 

 Salvia Sclarea, color a rich royal purple. 



The strawberry display was very good, 

 seeing the berries had hardly seen the sun 

 for a week. The principal prize winners 

 were G. F. Wheeler, I. E. Coburn, George 

 V. Fletcher, John Ward, Miss S. B. Fay, 

 and Samuel H. Warren. In the Theodore 

 Lvman class for four quarts of any variety, 

 George V. Fletcher won with splendid Mar- 

 shalls, Miss Fay, second, and John Ward, 

 third, with same variety, A. W. Clark, 

 fourth, with Cardinal, a very promising new 

 variety. Marshall was once more the most 

 largely shown. Sample seemed to come 

 next in popular favor, followed by Minute 

 Man, Glen Mary, and Brandywine. Sena- 

 tor Dunlap seenied to be popular wth the 

 market growers. Some rather good new- 

 sorts were shown. N. B. White took first 

 in the novelty class with Seedling ; A. W. 

 Clark, second with Cardinal; George V. 

 Fletcher had the best cherries, and W. ('. 

 Winter was first for grapes with well-colon il 

 Black Hamburghs. 



There was a splendid display of season il .1 

 vegetables. For best collection arranged loi 

 effect W. W. Rawson, E. L. Lewis, and \\ 

 J. Clemson took the prizes. Other pn^e 

 winners in the various classes in addition to 

 those named, were — W. Heustis & Son 

 George D. Moore, Edward Parker, .A h 

 Hartshorn, W. Whitman, I. E. Coburn, and 

 J. J. Lyons. Winning lettuces were Deacon, 

 black seeded Tennis Ball, and Immensity. 

 Gradus was the champion pea. We were 

 glad to see the ArUngton growers coming 

 once more to the front, and regaining in 

 some measure the laurels wrested from them 

 by the skilful Taunton and Worcester ex- 

 hibitors during the past few years. 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' 

 CLUB OF BOSTON 



The picnic to be held at Randolph Grove 

 on July 25, promises to be a great success. 

 The special committee appointed to prepare 

 a program of sports and games consists of 

 J. W. Duncan, W. A. Riggs, F. E. Pahiier, 

 and Duncan Finlayson. There will be con- 

 tests to suit every one, and the ladies and 

 children will not be forgotten. Already 

 some of the members are in training for the 

 events. 



A delegation will visit WilUam Sim, of 

 Cliftondalc, on July i . A corcUal invitation 

 is extended to those who are not club mem. 

 bcrs to attend and enjoy this field day 

 Leave North Union Station at 1 155 o'clock. 



LENOX HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 



The rose and strawberry show by this 

 society on June 22 was an attractive affair. 

 The exhibitions of perennials by Mrs. John 

 E. Parsons and Miss Adele Kneeland were 

 particularly noticeable and received awards. 

 Special diplomas were given to Lager & 

 Hurrell, of Summit, N. J., for a display of 

 orchids, to W. D. Curtis for a vase of poppies 

 and to Mrs. R. Winthrop for carnations. 

 Charies Lanier, H. H. Cook, John Sloane, 

 William D. Sloane, Morris K. Jessup, and 

 Giraurd Foster made prominent displays and 

 received the majority of prizes. James T. 

 Scott of Tarrylown, and John AroUne, were 

 the judges. 



AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIA- 

 TION 



The twenty-third annual convention of the 

 American Seed Trade Association is now but 

 a happy and pleasant memory to all who 

 were fortunate enough to be present. In 

 point of attendance, enthusiasm, and impor- 

 tance of business transacted, as well as the 

 entertainment feature, this convention will 

 rank with the most successful the Associa- 

 tion has ever held. .Mexandria Bay, in the 

 heart of the Thousand Islands, was the place 

 chosen for the convention, and no more ro- 

 mantic or beautifijl spot could have been 

 selected. 



The convention opened at 10.30 Tuesday 

 morning, June 20, President C. M. Page in 

 the chair. The first business was the elec- 



W. H. Grenell, President-Elect 



tion of new members, and the following 

 names were added to the rolls — -Darch & 

 Hunter, London, Ont.; The Hogg-Lytle Co., 

 Mariposa, Ont.; O. H. Dickinson, Springfield, 

 Mass.; H. C. Bassler, Waterioo, Neb.; The 

 Planters' Seed Co., Springfield, Mo.; F. Wil- 

 liams, Belleville, N.Y.; W. A. Denison, EUis- 

 Inirg, N.Y.; William Ewdng, Montreal, Can. 



Then came the president's address, which 

 dealt with the objects and growth of the 

 association. He enumerated the benefits 

 derived in the matters of reduced postage 

 and express rates, and reviewed the work 

 accomphshed by various committees. Mayor 

 Delaney welcomed the visitors to .Mexandria 

 Bay. After this came one of the many treats 

 of the meeting, an address by Major J. H. 

 Durham, descriptive of the St. Lawrence 

 region. In the afternoon the members and 

 their friends were entertained by Mr. Grenell 

 with a steamer ramble among the islands. 

 An evening session was held at which the 

 pa])crs of L. L. Morse, WilUam Henry Maule, 

 and C. L. Allen were read and discussed. 



Wednesday morning was given up to busi- 

 ness and resulted in the election as officers 

 of W. H. Grenell, Pierrepont Manor, N.Y., 

 president; L. L. May, St. Paul, Minn., first 

 vice-president; G. B. McVay, Birmingham, 

 Ala., second vice-president; and re-election 

 of C. E. Kendel, secretary-treasurer. An 

 informal ballot was taken on the place of 

 next meeting, and San Jos^, Cal., received 

 the largest vote. 



\ banquet Wednesday evening, given 

 jointly by Mr. Grenell and The Grossman, a 

 steamer ramble Thursday afternoon as guests 

 of A. T. Ferrell, of Saginaw, Mich., and a 

 searchlight ramble Thursday evening closed 

 the meeting. The generous hospitality of 

 Mr. GreneU was most heartily appreciated 



