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HORTICULTURE 



January 14, 1911 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The opening meeting of tliis club 

 for the New Year, last Monday even- 

 ing, was well attended. The new offi- 

 cers were dulj' installed, felicitation 

 :and oratory were on tap in unlimited 

 supply as were also the more material 

 things in the dispensation of which 

 the newly elected president Is an ac- 

 knowledged past - master. Retiring 

 President Miller mad^ one of his char- 

 .acteristic addresses on resigning the 

 (Chair to his snccessor, thanking the 

 ■ipress, the committees and the members 

 for their efficient help in achieving the 

 success of the past year. John Birnic 

 and .Toseph Manda escorted President 

 Nugent to his post and after the ap- 

 ;plause had subsided the new executive 

 voiced his appreciation of the honor 

 and expressed sanguine hopes for the 

 •coming year. Vice-President Bunyard, 

 Secretary Young, Treasurer Rickards 

 and Trustees Traendly, Totty, Weber 

 and Hendrickson followed in order 

 with appropriate sentiments and prom- 

 ises of loyal service. 



The president appointed standing 

 committees as follows: Legislative — 

 Messrs. O'Mara, Birnie and Pierson; 

 ■essay, Shaw, Siebrecht, Pepper; 

 awards. Miller, Totty, Simpson, Sher- 

 idan, Traendly, Hogg, Weston, Duck- 

 lam; exhibition. Marshall, Turner, 

 Hendrickson, Rasbach, Kennedy; house 

 and entertainment, Berry, Rickards. 

 Fenrich. 



Patrick O'Mara made an interesting 

 report on the efforts that had been 

 made in the endeavor to secure legis- 

 lative sanction and appropriation tor 

 new greenhouses at Cornell, Although 

 a period of economy is now on, he 

 thought the outlook for this excellent 

 proposition was encouraging. On be- 

 half of the committee which visited 

 the Robert Scott & Son greenhouses 

 at Sharon Hill, Pa., Secretary Young 

 reported a verdict of S6 points on Rose 

 Double Killarney and S5 on Irish Mel- 

 ody and final certificate of the club 

 was awarded. 



The treasurer's report showed a net 

 balance in treasury of $3,920.73. A 

 vigorous and at times witty discussion 

 followed the annual report of the trus- 

 tees, particularly as relating to the 

 expenditures of the entertainment com- 

 mittee and the number of "ladies' 

 nights" permissible for the year. 

 Messrs. Weathered, Schenck, Miller, 

 Koehne and Shaw were appointed to 

 make arrangements for the annual 

 dinner and Messrs. Fenrich, Einsman, 

 Young, Butterfield, Donaldson, Weber, 

 Scott, Meyer, Chadwick and Langjahr 

 on annual outing. Messrs. Traendly, 

 Bunyard and Miller were made a 

 transportation committee for the occa- 

 sion of the National Flower Show at 

 Boston next March. Messrs. Pepper, 

 Shaw and Weathered and Messrs. Sher- 

 idan, Young and Butterfield were ap- 

 pointed to bring in resolutions on 

 dealh of Mrs. F. W. Bruggerhof and 

 Mrs. E. C. Hoi an, respectively. 



On tile exhibition tables were some 

 vases of finely grown sweet peas from 

 Geo. T. Schuneman, the varieties being 

 Mrs. Alex. Wallace, Mrs. C. H. Totty. 

 Mrs. Smalley, Christmas Pink and 

 Watchung. Seedling carnations from 

 W. C. Roberts of Ossining, No. 40, 

 dark crimson, and No. 66, bright scar- 



let. A cultural certificate was awarded 

 to Mr. Schuneman on the basis of SSi/; 

 points, and Mr. Roberts was accorded 

 a vote of thanks. 



TARRYTOWN HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The regular meeting of the Tarry- 

 town Horticultural Society was held 

 in its rooms on Thursday evening, De- 

 cember 29th, 1910. The prize of the 

 evening, given by Mr. Abel Weeks for 

 the best 18 blooms of carnations, was 

 won by Wm. Pope, gardener to H. 

 Darlington, Mamaroneck, N. Y., who 

 staged a number of high-class flowers. 

 Mr. Weeks also made a splendid ex- 

 hibit of carnations, staging 12 vases 

 in 12 varieties. As he was the donor 

 of the prize he did not enter for com- 

 petition, but was awarded honorable 

 mention. 



This being the annual meeting, the 



Samuel J. Trepess 



Of Glen Cove, N. Y., 



President N.issau County Horticultural 



Society. 



secretary and treasurer submitted 

 their yearly reports, which as regards 

 increased membership and financial 

 standing showed up very creditably in 

 favor of the society. 



New officers were elected for the 

 year, viz.; President, John Brunger, 

 gardener to 1. N. Seligman, Irvington, 

 N. Y.; vice-president, George Wittlin- 

 ger, gardener to Miss Blanche Potter, 

 Ossining, N. Y.; secretary, E. W. Neu- 

 brand, Tarrytown, N. Y.; treasurer, 

 Chas. Weeks, Tarrytown, N. Y.; cor- 

 responding secretary, Geo. Mcintosh, 

 Eastman place, Tarrytown, N. Y. The 

 dinner committee reported that they 

 had arranged for the annual dinner to 

 be held at the Hotel Tarry on Wednes- 

 day evening, January ISth, at 7 o'clock. 

 Tickets can be had from Secretary 

 Neubrand. Friends wishing to pur- 

 chase tickets should procure them as 

 soon as possible so that proper ar- 

 rangements can be made tor their ac- 

 commodation. 



WM. SCOTT, Cor. Sec. 



CHICAGO FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The regular meeting of the Chicago' 

 Florists' Club was held Thursday, Jan- 

 uaiy 5, at the Union Restaurant, and 

 the following officers unanimously 

 elected: President, H. Philpott; vice- 

 I)resident, A. Kohlbrandt; secretary, A. 

 T. Pyfer; treasurer, E. F. Winterson. 

 It was voted that the vice-president 

 should constitute a committee of one 

 to send flowers In behalf of the club 

 wherever death should occur In the 

 membership. The following named 

 were elected to membership: H. B. 

 Dorner, Urbana, 111.; Wm. Wolniewlez, 

 1214 E. School street; N. Kotthauser. 

 Ridge avenue; Geo. Gobel, 2242 War- 

 len avenue; R. M. Rcburn, 51 Wabash 

 avenue: G. Bezdek, Wilmette, 111.; A. 

 Malchow, 3743 N. Clark street; J. W. 

 Starrett, 5657 Saginaw avenue; J. N. 

 Schmitt, 913 Montana street. 



The club had as guests Geo. F. 

 Brown of Greenfield, Mich., and A. N. 

 Pierson of Cromwell, Conn., the latter 

 having on exhibition roses Prince de 

 Bulgarie and a sport of My Maryland, 

 both of which were awarded club cer- 

 tificates. The Chicago Carnation Co. 

 showed Washington, Princess Charm- 

 ing and some seedlings, one of which 

 is to compete for the Kroeschell cup 

 offered for 25 blooms of a carnation 

 five inches in diameter. Honorable 

 mention was awarded this collection. 

 W. N. Rudd exhibited a vase of mixed 

 seedlings and one of red carnations. 



After the installation of the officers 

 a supper followed, with Frank Benthey 

 as toastmaster. Phil. Foley in his own 

 inimitable way presented the retiring 

 president, Geo. Asmus, with a hand- 

 some gold watch, the gift of the club 

 members. Mr. Foley had substituted a 

 dollar watch and much amusement was 

 afl'orded in the search for the right 

 one. The new president, H. Philpott, 

 is a British subject with home and 

 liusiness at Winnipi'g, Manitoba, and 

 comes nearly a thousand miles to his 

 duties each month. He is a most en- 

 thusiastic worker in the Interest of the 

 club, and last year as vice-president 

 he missed but one meeting. 



The following committees were an- 

 nounced by the president: Sports and 

 I)astimes, AUie Zeck, Wm. Wolf, Wm. 

 Graff; transportation, Phil. Foley, H. 

 B. Howard, Ed. Winterson; good of 

 the club, A. Henderson, E. C. Amling, 

 Anton Then. 



TUXEDO HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



This Society held its annual meeting 

 on Tuesday evening, January 3, Presi- 

 dent Thomas Murray in the chair. 

 There was a large attendance. Offi- 

 cers for the year were elected as fol- 

 lows: President, David S. Miller; vice- 

 president, C. R. Russell; treasurer, 

 James Allen; secretary, Albert Fisch- 

 er; executive committee, Joseph Tan- 

 sey, Wm. Brock, Wm. Hastings, P. 

 Cassidy, R. H. Schaeffer, Simon Hil- 

 mers, Albert Fischer. 



A motion to have the by-laws re-, 

 vised will be acted upon at the next 

 meeting. 



After the meeting the members ad- 

 journed to the ante room where a sup- 

 per was served. 



ALBERT FISCHER, Sec. 



