HORTICU LTURE 



December 2. 1905 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



SEATTLE FLORISTS' ASSOCIA- 

 TION. 



The chrysanthemum show held by 

 the Seattle Florists' Association, was 

 an unqualified success artistically and 

 financially. The flowers were up to 

 the eastern standard and while we had 

 weeping skies two of the days it 

 made very little difference in the at- 

 tendance. The thermometer stood 

 about 55 degrees, making it easy for 

 the plants to be handled from the 

 greenhouses. The competition was 

 keen in some classes, the only division 

 we were short on being the chrysan- 

 themum plant classes, but in cut 

 flowers the classes were well filled. 

 In the competition for the trophies 

 the $50.00 silver cup went to the N. 

 Harrington Co. for the best vase of 100 

 chrysanthemum blooms, with a splen- 

 did vase of yellow Eaton with autumn 

 leaves of the same shade and gradually 

 toned down at the base with bronze 

 chrysanthemums and the leaves of the 

 Oregon grape. The $50.00 gold medal 

 for the best vase of carnations wa.s 

 won by the same firm with an artistic 

 vase of Enchantress, as was also the 

 cut-glass vase valued at $50.00 for the 

 best vase of roses, with Richmond and 

 Sunrise roses. 



The mantels were judged on Thurs- 

 day and on the five entries the lady 

 judges^ had some close judging to do. 

 The first prize went to the Woodland 

 Park Floral Co. Friday was society 

 day, and the fine entries for tables 

 were of course the centre of attraction, 

 first prize going to Mrs. Lena W. 

 McCoy, with a centre piece of Golden 

 Gate roses, and orchids for favors. 

 Other exhibitors winning substantial 

 prizes in many classes were Washing- 

 ton Floral Co., Pacific Seed & Floral 

 Co., Seattle Floral Co., C. Malmo, 

 Jacob Umlauff. 



The Florists' Association are well 

 satisfied at the outcome of the show 

 and it has been definitely decided to 

 make it an annual event. At a meet- 

 ing of the club on Saturday night at 

 the flower show, Mr. C. Malmo was 

 presented with a gold-headed cane in 

 appreciation of his work in connection 

 with the management of all the de- 

 tails which had made the show a suc- 



A. BALMER. Sec. 



MORRIS CO. (N. J.) GARDENERS' 

 AND FLORISTS' SOCIETY. 



So many of our members were at- 

 tending flower shows, judging, sight- 

 seeing or exhibiting on our regular 

 meeting date that it was only last 

 Wednesday evening we could get to- 

 gether. Following is the list of offi- 

 cers nominated for the coming year: 

 President, .T. Heeremans; vice-presi- 

 dent, Robt. M. Schultze; secretary, E. 

 Reagan; treasurer, Wm. Charlton. Mr. 

 Charlton has filled his office for ten 

 consecutive years. Evidently he is 

 the right man iu tho right place. 

 Election takes place at the next meet- 

 ing. Impression of different flower 

 shows of 1905 will be given by mem- 

 bers who visited them. E. R. 



PITTSBURG AND ALLEGHENY 



FLORISTS' AND GARDENERS' 



CLUB. 



The third smoker of this wide- 

 awake society is announced for Tues- 

 day evening, December 5, at 422 Sixth 

 avenue, Pittsburg. The prospectus 

 shows the hand of an adept in pros- 

 pectus making. Members are informed 

 that cards of admission are sent to all 

 whose dues are paid. " 'Nothing 

 doing' without card." There '11 be a 

 good time and we strongly recommend 

 that all delinquents pay up and go. 

 They will get their money's worth if 

 the prospectus is carried out as an- 

 nounced. 



UTICA FLORISTS' CLUB. 



This club held an exhibition on the 

 evening of Nov. 24, at which some of 

 the notable displays were carnations 

 My Maryland and Jessica, from H. 

 Weber /i. Sons Co.; Robert Craig, from 

 Cottage Gardens: Victory, from Gutt- 

 man & Weber: John R. Haines, from 

 John E. Haines, and white Enchant- 

 ress and variegated Enchantress from 

 F. R. Pierson Co. 



\fler discussing the exhibits the 

 members enjoyed a banquet. 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 

 Special Premiums. 



A, H. Hews & Co., Cambridge, Mass. 

 —Offer a silver cup, value $25, for four 

 varieties of carnations, 25 blooms to a 

 vase, either seedlings or named sorts 

 and no restrictions as to color. 



Thomas F. Galvin, Boston, Mass. — 

 Offers a silver cup, value $25, for eight 

 varieties of carnations, 25 blooms to 

 a vase. 



W. W. Rawson Seed Co., Boston, 

 Mass. — Offer a silver cup, value $25.00 

 for three varieties of carnations, fifty 

 blooms to a vase. 



R. & J. Farquhar & Co., Boston. 

 Mass. — Offer a silver cup, value $25.00 



for the best twelve blooms of a car- 

 nation, one variety. (Open to private 

 gardeners only.) 



Schlegel & Fottler Seed Co., Boston, 

 Ma.?s.— Offer $15.00 cash for the best 

 vase of dark pinli carnations, 100 

 blooms to the vase. 



Wm. Nicholson, Framingham, Mass. 

 —Offers $10.00 cash for the best 50 

 bloom of a dark pink carnation. 



Patten & Co., Tewksbury, Mass.— 

 Offer $10.00 cash for the best 100 blooms 

 ol' a variegated carnation. (Mrs. M. A. 

 Patten type.) 



Premium List. — This will be ready 

 the first week in January with all pre- 

 miums, instructions, and entry blanks, 

 everything necessary to intending ex- 

 hibitors for the show at Boston, Mass., 

 Jan. 24th. and 25th, 190G. Write to 

 the secretary for a copy. 



A. M.' HERR. Sec. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF 



AMERICA. 



Work of the Committees. 



Cincinnati, 0., Nov. 18, 1905. 

 Seedlings No. ;3G-l-03, white, waxy 

 texture, incurved, shown by Nathan 

 Smith & Son, Adrian, Mich., 

 ;i" points Commercial scale. 



FRED H. LEMON. Secy. 



NOTES OF THE CLUBS AND 

 SOCIETIES. 



Thomas W. Lawson was elected 

 president of the Marshfield Agricultu- 

 ral and Horticultural Society on No- 

 vember 20. 



The National Nut Growers' Associa- 

 tion will hold their fourth annual con- 

 vention at Dallas, Texas, in the audi- 

 torium of the Commercial Club, on 

 December 7, S, 9. 



At the recent exhibition of the 

 Indiana Festival Association the ques- 

 tion of inviting the C. S. A. lo meet in 

 Indianapolis next year was broached. 



