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HORTICULTURE, 



March 4, 1931 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



The program for the Boston meet- 

 ing is as follows: 



March 27, 2.30 p. m. General Busi- 

 ness Meeting. It is planned to have 

 August F. Poehlmann and Wallace R. 

 Pierson present papers at this session. 



Tuesday a. m., March 28. Election 

 of officers and a general discussion 

 on New Roses. 



Tuesday, 2.30 p. m. A meeting des- 

 ignated by President Elliott — the Ama- 

 teur's Meeting. Papers by Richard 

 Vincent, Jr., of White Marsh, Md., on 

 what he saw in Belgium; Rev. Dr. 

 Spencer S. Sulliger of Vancouver, 

 Wash., on his visit to the National 

 Rose Show in London, England; Wil- 

 liam C. McKendrick, the man whose 

 aim is to make Toronto beautiful: an 

 amateur rose grower. 



A. N. Pierson, Inc., files the follow- 

 ing-described new roses for registra- 

 tion: ^ , 



Double White Killarney— A sport of 

 AVhite Killarney, originating with The 

 J A Budlong & Sons Co., Auburn, 

 R. I., in January, 1910. It is stronger 

 in growth than the parent, with the 

 same general characteristics of foli- 

 age and growth. The flower is pure 

 white with an average of from forty 

 to forty-five petals. It is a wonderful 

 improvement over the parent, having 

 size and substance in summer, when 

 White Killarney is comparatively sin- 

 gle. The variety will be disseminated 

 by A. N. Pierson, Inc., in 1912. 



Killarney Queen. A deep pink sport 

 of Killarney, originating with The J. 

 A. iJidlong & Sons' Co., Auburn. R. I.. 

 in 1909. Has the high color of Dark 

 Pink Killarney with an increased 

 vigor in growth. It compares among 

 Killarneys as American Beauty does 

 with other varieties, the stem and 

 foliage being much heavier and the 

 petals nearly twice the size of the 

 petals of Killarney. The variety wiU 

 be disfeminated by A. N. Pierson, Inc., 



in 1912. _ „ , 



BENJAMIN HAMMOND, Sec y. 



Fishldll-on-Hudson, N. Y. 



Feb. 27, 1911. 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF 

 NEW YORK. 



An exhibition of plants and flowers 

 will be held at the American Museum 

 of Natural History, New York, in West 

 Assemblv Hall, on Wednesday, March 

 Sth, from 1 to 5. A welcome is ex- 

 tended to all who may wish to exhibit, 

 whether members of the society or 

 not. It is desired to make these 

 monthly exhibitions informal, so that 

 plant-lovers may feel at home, both 

 those who exhibit and those who come 

 to see. Schedules of classes and prem- 

 iums are now ready for distribution, 

 and will be sent on application to the 

 secretary, George V, Nash, New York 

 Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, N. Y. 

 City. The following prizes are offered; 



Ciirnatioiis. Open to All — Best vase. Silver 

 Mefl;il. 



Fi^r Non-Commercial Growers— 3 vasfs. 

 .f kiiifis, 12 flowers of each, first $5. On. 

 second $.'?.on; 12 Scarlet. 12 Wiisor Shade. 

 12 Enchantress Shade, 12 Crimson. 12 Law- 

 son Shade. 12 Variesatcd. 12 White; first 

 $2.00. secr-nd Sl.no, In each class. 



Vase ot 50 blooms, arranged 1 ir etfe t 

 (.ther fidiage permitted (exhibitor may 

 snpply vase), first $(!.no, secoi d $.3.00. 



Miscellanenns. for Xon-Connner'i-ial 



Oro-n-ers—in plants of C.vclameii, first 

 iSlO.OO. second .$5.00; 5 do, first $5.00. .second 

 .frjod; 1 do, first $:i.OO; 3 Cliinese Primulas, 

 lirst 152.00, seci nd $1.00; 3 Cinerarias, first 

 $:i (10. second $2.00 ; 3 pots of Freesias. first 

 i«:i.(:0, second $2.00 



The fall exhibition of this society 

 will be held at the American Museum 

 of Natural History from November 3 

 to 7, inclusive. This early notice is 

 given that local societies, the mem- 

 bers of which may desiie to partici- 

 pate in this large exhibition, may se- 

 lect for their own exhibitions dates 

 that will not conflict with the above. 



A schedule for this exhibition is now 

 being prepared, and as soon as ready 

 it will be published. 



GEORGE V. NASH, Sec. 



NEWPORT HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



An important meeting of this society 

 was held Feb. 28, when a paper was 

 read on the history and culture of 

 mushrooms, by William Grey, who has 

 been having grand success lately in 

 growing them. Andrew Dorward also 

 read a very interesting paper, the sub- 

 stance of which was that gardeners in 

 charge of estates should devote mo e 

 time to the study of landscape work 

 and the harmonious arrangement of 

 plants and flowers. This brought out 

 a lively discussion on the matter, most 

 of the speakers agreeing with Mr. Dor- 

 ward's views, but others pointed out 

 that as the duties of the average pri- 

 vate gardener are so various he cannot 

 make a special study of any one with- 

 out being a failure in others. The 

 meeting was made memorable by the 

 presence of Vice-president William 

 Mackay, who was there to say good 

 bye to the members before his leaving 

 the city, he having resigned his posi- 

 tion as head gardener for E. T. Gerry 

 and in summing up the remarks in 

 connection with his leaving, he is a 

 thorough gardener and a perfect gen- 

 tleman, a fact that was further p oved 

 on the night previous by a delegation 

 of the gardeners headed by President 

 A. S. Meikle making a surprise v's't 

 to Mr. and Mrs. Mackay and present- 

 ing each with a beautiful umbrella, 

 suitably inscribed. A pleasant hour 

 followed with songs in the cigar 

 smoke. T. R. 



PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The regular monthly meeting was 

 held on the 21st inst. Routine busi- 

 ness mostly — of little interest to out- 

 side public. The next meeting hap- 

 pening on the first day of the Spring 

 Show, it has been arranged to post- 

 pone this until the next day (Wednes- 

 day) when a lecture will be given in 

 the afternoon by Dr. Ida A. Keller and 

 a lecture by Dr. Skinner in the even- 

 ing. Dr. Skinner's lecture will be il- 

 lustrated by stereo|)ticon. Mrs. Geo. 

 Redford presented the society with a 

 portrait of her father, the late Robert 

 Buist, Sr., who took a great interest in 

 the organization during his lifetime. 

 The first prize for Cineraria hybrida 

 was awarded to Samuel Batcheler, and 

 the first for Primula sinensis alba 

 went to Fred Huggler, gardener to 

 Mrs. George Vaux. The latter were 

 remarkably fine plants — about as fine 

 as anything seen here in recent years. 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 



\\ illiam Kleinheinz, Ogontz, Pa., 

 registers new Carnations Miss Dim- 

 ple Widener (Mrs. Thos. W. Lawson 

 X Lady Bountiful), scarlet; size, 31/2 

 inches; clean grower, and very free 

 bloomer; long, stiff stems and free 

 from disease; never splits and every 

 flower comes perfect. 



Members of the American Carnation 

 Society will please bear in mind that 

 all entries for the Boston show should 

 be in the hands of Secretary A. F. J. 

 Baur, Indianapolis, Ind., by March 

 18th. $2.00 will be charged for each 

 entry made after that date. Only 

 members of the A. C. S. are eligible 

 to compete in the general carnation 

 classes, excepting section G. 



If you are not a member now, send 

 in your application either now or with 

 your entries, including $3.00 to cover 

 the first year's dues and entrance fee. 

 The fact that you are not a member 

 now need not prevent you from com- 

 peting at the show, but you must be- 

 come a member before your entries 

 will be accepted. Send for a premium 

 list. Copies have been mailed to all 

 the members. 



Members may now secure A. C. S. 

 buttons. The price of these is 75 

 cents each. A very wide distribution 

 of these is desired. When you send 

 in your dues, just include 75 cents 

 extra for a button. Why not send 

 your dues to the secretary now, to 

 save him some work at the conven- 

 tion? 



In section H, class 51, the donors 

 request that the requirement of 5 in. 

 in size be omitted. The $25.00 gold 

 medal, or $25.00 in gold will be award- 

 ed to the twelve largest blooms, one 

 or more varieties, regardless of size. 

 Make a note of this. 



A. F. J. BAUR, Sec'y. 



MASSACHUSETTS FRUIT GROW- 

 ERS' ASSOCIATION. 



The annual meeting will be held at 

 Horticultural Hall. Worcester, Mass., 

 on Wednesday and Thursday, March 

 Sth and 9th, 1911. 



The speakers comprise: Director W. 

 P. Brooks of Mass. Experiment Sta- 

 tion, Results of Orcliard Fertilizing; 

 stereopticon lecture by Dr. H. T. Fer- 

 nald. Insect Pests and Their Control; 

 Prof. F. C. Sears, Observations on 

 Pacific Coast Methods; Charles E. Ly- 

 man. Conn.. Future of Peach Growing 

 in N. E.; J. H. Putnam. Conn., Cul- 

 ture of Small Fruits; Prof. B. S. Pick- 

 ett, N. H., Starting the Apple Orchard; 

 E. B. Parker, N. H., Method of Raising 

 Peaches in N. H.; a paper by Prof. W. 

 M. Scott, Washington, D. C, on Sum- 

 mer Lime-Sulphur will be read; W. A. 

 Munson, Littleton, Treatment of the 

 Prize Apple Acre, and A. J. Norman of 

 the Extension Department Demonstra- 

 tion Orchards. 



All those interested in fruit grow- 

 ing are cordially invited to attend the 

 meeting and become members by the 

 pavment of $1.00 a year. 



F. HOWARD BROWN, Sec. 

 Marlboro, Mass. 



The 22nd assessment of the Florists' 

 Hail Association will be levied on 

 April 1st. 1911. Members will be duly 

 notified. 



