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HORTICULTURE 



February 18, 1911 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF 

 NEW YORK. 



A meeting of the society was held 

 in the American Museum ot Natural 

 History on Wednesday. February 8. 

 There was a good attendance and 

 those present listened tb a lecture by 

 George V. Nash on "Some Common 

 Orchids and Roses," illustiated with 

 colored lantern slides. The especial 

 feature ot this meeting was the inaug- 

 uration of the monthly exhibitions, to 

 be held in the future in conjunction 

 with the meetings. A decided success 

 was scored, and it is expected this will 

 lead to still more successful exhibi- 

 tions during the coming months. 



The schedule was planned to give 

 non-commercial growers, gardeners 

 and others interested in the growing 

 of plants and flowers for pleasure, an 

 opportunity to exhibit where they 

 would meet in competition only those 

 of their own class. That this was ap- 

 preciated by the gardeners was at- 

 tested by their attendance. It was 

 not without its effect upon the com- 

 mercial element also, for some ot them, 

 realizing that here was the place to 

 come into contact with the gardener 

 and amateur, made exhibits, although 

 no premiums were provided for them 

 in the schedule. 



The society is desirous of impressing 

 upon gardeners and other plant-lovers, 

 that here is an opportunity, in these 

 monthly meetings, that has never be- 

 fore been theirs in this vicinity — an 

 opportunity each month to exhibit 

 plants and flowers. While the sched- 

 ules will be so planned each month 

 that some particular flower or flowers 

 shall be the principal feature, exhibits 

 not provided for in the schedule are 

 welcome, and if worthy may be recog- 

 nized by the exhibition committee. 

 The air of informality and comrade- 

 ship which pervaded the exhibition 

 just passed was most encouraging and 

 gratifying. 



The next exhibition and meeting of 

 the society will occur on Wednesday, 

 March S, at the same iilace. All are 

 welcome. Annovncement of the sched- 

 ule for this exhibition will be made 

 shortly. 



The following is a list ot the prize 

 winners on February 8: 



Deudrobium — C. C. Moore, Hackensack. 

 N. J., gardener .Tohn P. Mossman. Cypri- 

 pedmm — Miss M. T. Cockcioft, gardener 

 Adam Paterson. Hybrid orchid — C. C. 

 Moore. Collection of cut orcliids — C. C. 

 Moore. Vat-e of new rose, not yet in com- 

 merce — Tlie F. R. Pierson Co., silver 

 medal. Three vases of roses, 3 kinds, 12 

 flowers of each — R. Delafleld, gard. Wm. 

 Brock. Pink Killarney— Mrs. F. A. Con- 

 stable, gard. .Tames .Stnart. White Killar- 

 ney — Miss C. A. P.liss, sard. .1. T. Burns, 

 first; Mrs. F. A. Constaiile. second. Rich- 

 mond — Mrs. F. A. Constable. American 

 Peauty — Chas Stuai-t Smith, .Ir., gard. .\n- 

 thon Pederson. Collection of orchids — La- 

 ger & Iliirrell. silver medal. Mushrooms — 

 Miss C. A. Bliss. Carnatinns— Jliss C. A. 

 Bliss. Lily-of-the-vnlley— Miss C. A. Bliss. 

 Acacia longifolia — >Irs. V. A. Constable. 

 Collection of cut orchids — .Tulirs Rnchrs 

 Co., bronze medal. 



in the chair and there was a good 

 number present. A very hearty vote 

 of thanks was accorded the dinner 

 committee for the admirable way in 

 which they performed their duties. A 

 letter was read from the New York 

 Florists' Club asking the support ol 

 this society in their endeavor to pro- 

 cure an ap]iropriation of $oO,UOU from 

 the legislation to erect greenhouses at 

 Cornell for the advancement of horti- 

 culture. M. C. Ebel was elected an 

 honorary member. Awards for the 

 monthly exhibits were as follows: 



Certificate of Culture — H. Matz, Cyclamen, 

 Roman Hyacinths; T. Ingram, Rose Pink 

 Enchantress. Honorable "Mention — T. In- 

 j^ram, also vase of mixed Carnations. 



For the Society's prize — 1st, Mr. V. Cleres 

 for 12 Pink and 12 White Carnations. 

 Book on Carnations by C. W. Ward, tor 25 

 Carnations Alma Ward, Mr. Wm. Eccles. 

 Certificate of Merit — Cottage Garden Nur- 

 sery Co., for Carnation Seedling Howard 

 Gould, color light red. 



A euchre and dance will be held In 

 Pembroke Hall on Feb. 27th. The so- 

 ciety's prize for the March meeting 

 will be for cinerarias, cyclamen and 

 stocks, one pot of each. The "Buds" 

 Company, of New York, will present a 

 silver cup for the best collection of 

 spring flowering bulbs, which will also 

 be competed for at this meeting. The 

 collection to consist of 6 varieties, 12 

 of each, lily of the valley to be ex- 

 cluded. 



ERNEST WESTLAKE, Cor. Sec. 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' CLUB 

 OF BALTIMORE. 



The Gardeners' and Florists' Club 

 held the regular semi-monthly meet- 

 ing and the feature of the evening was 

 an illustrated lecture. "The Gardens 

 of Italy," by .John K. M. L. Farquhar, 

 of Boston. It being ladies' night a 

 laige and appreciative audience was 

 present. A hearty vote of thanks was 

 accorded the speaker at the close to 

 which Mr. Farquhar resjionded in an 

 aiijiropriate manner, and in closing in- 

 vited the club to visit the National 

 Flower Show to be held in Boston, end 

 of March, pi-omising to be the finest 

 show of the Idud ever held in this 

 country. A letter was read from the 

 Floiists' Club of Philadelphia, extend- 

 ing a cordial invitation to the mem- 

 bers to visit the new establishment of 

 Henry A. Dreer, Inc., at Riveiton, N. 

 J., on Wednesday, March ,Sth. 



NASSAU COUNTY HORTICULTUR- 

 AL SOCIETY. 



The monthly meeting of the Nassau 

 County Horticultural Society was held 

 in Pembroke Hall on Tuesday after- 

 noon Feb. 7th. President Trepess was 



ORNAMENTAL GROWERS' ASSO- 

 CIATION. 



At the annual meeting of this As- 

 sociation, held January 12th, 1911, the 

 following resolution was adopted: 



Resolved, That the Ornamental 

 Growers' Association protests against 

 the practice of so-called trade or other 

 periodicals accepting and printing ad- 

 vertisements of nursery stock with 

 wholesale prices attached, and that 

 the Secretary of this Association is 

 hereby instructed to forward a copy of 

 this resolution to the following peri- 

 odicals: Florists' Exchange, Florists 

 Review, American Florist, HORTI- 

 CULTURE, National Nurseryman, 

 American Fruits, Western Fruit 

 Grower, and any others that carry 

 nursery advertisements. 



C. J. MALOY, Sec'y. 



Rochester, N. Y. 



NEW JERSEY FLORICULTU R AL 

 SOCIETY. 



The regular meeting and annual 

 smoker of the N. J. F. S. was held Fri- 

 day evening, Feb. 10th, at Orange, N. 

 J., and was very largely attended by 

 members and visitors. A pleasing fea- 

 ture of the affair was the presentation 

 of the silver cups awarded at the end 

 of the year to those winning the high- 

 est number of points at the month- 

 ly competitions. The presentation 

 speeches were made by George Smith 

 who strongly complimented the win- 

 ners on the fine display made by them. 

 The cup winners were as follows: 



Lager & Hurrell, for orchids; A. B. Jen- 

 kins, gard. Albert F. Larson, first, and Thos. 

 A. Edison, gard. Frank Drews, second, for 

 roses; S. M. & A. Colgate, gard. William 

 Reid, first, aftd Chas. Hathaway, gard. Max 

 Schneider, second, for carnations; William 

 Reid. first, and A. F. Larson, second, for 

 seedling carnations; William Reid, for fo- 

 liage plants, for flowering plants and for 

 thrysanthemnms: Walter M. Gray, first, 

 and" William Reid, second, for dahlias; A. 

 V. Larson, for single dahlias. 



The program included selections by 

 Randall's orchestra, solos by Chas. 

 Vanderhoof, stories and comic songs 

 by Joseph Burke, songs by Joseph 

 .Marsden, and addresses by Rev. L. H. 

 Lightipe, J. Austin Shaw who gave one 

 of his original poems and spoke for the 

 Press; Wm. J. Stewart of Bostoa 

 spoke on the forthcoming National 

 Flower Show to be held in Boston in 

 March. He said it would be the great- 

 est show of its kind ever held in this 

 country. He also complimented us on 

 our exhibits and especially our car- 

 nations. He said the Enchantress car- 

 nation originated in the vicinity of Bos- 

 ton but he had never seen such En- 

 chantress exhibited anywhere as those 

 shown by Mr. Reid. Robt. Shultz and 

 W. Tricker, representing the Morris 

 County Gardeners' and Florists' Socie- 

 ty, spoke in regard to their fall show 

 and hoped that our Society would par- 

 ticipate. The prizes will be equal if 

 not better than last year. P. L. At- 

 kins, of Rutherford, told stories. 



Competition for this year com- 

 menced at this meeting, the decision 

 being as follows: 



American Beauty roses — Albert F. Lar- 

 son, 85 points; Frank Drews, 75; mixed 

 roses— William Reid, 90; A. F. Larson, 80; 

 Frank Drews, 80; carnations — Wm. Reid, 

 95; A. P. Larson, !)0; Frank Drews, 80; 

 orchids — Thomas Jones, 95; Joseph A. 

 Manda, 90; Lager & Hurrell, Hr<; William 

 Reid, 95; A. F. Larson, 85; Camellias— Fritz 

 Berglaud, 90; freesias — Max Schneider, 90. 



Following are the awards for the ex- 

 hibits not in competition for points: 



Narctssus — Max Schneider, cultural cer- 

 tificate; h.vacinths — Max Schneider, cert, of 

 nierit; Epidendrum Kewensis — J. A. Man- 

 da, first class cert.; Laelia cinnabarina and 

 fiava — Thos. Jones, cert, of merit; Phalae- 

 onopsis Schilleriana — Julius Roehrs Co., 

 first class cert. 



Peter Duff, gardener for Mrs. J. C. 

 liroxvn, who has a national reputation 

 as a chrysanthemum grower, will read 

 a paper before the Society at the 

 .March meeting, on chrysanthemums. 

 WILLIAM REID, Sec'y. 



JOINT MEETING OF ILLINOIS SO- 

 CIETIES. 



The joint meeting of the four most 

 important Illinois horticultural socie- 

 ties at Urbana which attracted state- 

 wide attention throughout the week 

 closed on February 10. The Illinois 



