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Clubs and Societies 



PITTSBURGH FLORISTS' AND 

 GARDENERS' CLUB. 



Refreshed and ready for buai 

 after their August intermission the 

 members of this club turned out in 

 goodly numbers at the September 

 meeting. In the matter of delinquent 

 members, quite drastic action was tak- 

 en, some 45 being dropped from mem- 

 bership, while several others were 

 held in abeyance, awaiting the result 

 of interviews with certain members, 

 who thought they could be induced to 

 retain their membership. 



Members who had made the trip to 

 the S. A. F. Convention in Boston by 

 boat from Baltimore, were greatly 

 delighted with the water trip, which 

 was made in perfect weather with no 

 sea sickness. The Pittsburgh delega- 

 tion was entertained in Baltimore by 

 the members of the Baltimore Club 

 and the impression made was so deep 

 that the secretary was instructed to 

 send the Baltimore Club a letter of 

 thanks and appreciation. 



It was Gladiolus night and P. S. 

 Randolph & Sons made a display of 

 the standard varieties. They seem to 

 find Niagara about the best seller, and 

 Mrs. Francis King the best among 

 the red-colored varieties. They have 

 not yet found a perfectly satisfactory 

 white. T. Tyler, gardener for C. D. 

 Armstrong, showed giant cockscombs 

 grown from seed procured in Spain. 

 The combs were 12 inches in length, 

 and the spikes were fine and six feet 

 tall. A cultural certificate was award- 

 ed this exhibit. Neil McCallum the 

 president, made an interesting exhibit 

 of gourds. A. H. Austin & Co., Way- 

 land, O., sent an exhibit of seedling 

 gladioli which was sent to the Fort 

 Pitt Hotel, marked for the Florists' 

 Club. Unfortunately the box was de- 

 tained in the hotel and not delivered. 

 Next day, the box was secured and the 

 flowers put on view at the Pittsburgh 

 Cut Flower Co.'s rooms. The seedlings 

 were good. Perhaps the leader was 

 Bertrix, a fine white, which has twice 

 been a cup winner. Easter Bells was 

 a yellow which looked as though it 

 might give Niagara quite a run. Blu- 

 vista is hard to discribe. It was a 

 curious shade of white with lavender- 

 purple feathering. I do not know how 

 it would do commercially, but as a 



novelty at least evcji:^a»T(1cner should 

 grow it. No. 5?j..,jB*1i good white after 

 the style fl^Ptkce. 



H. P. JosLiN, Sec'y. 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF 

 NEW YORK. 



The Horticultural Society of New 

 York, in cooperation with the New 

 York Botanical Garden, will hold a 

 dahlia exhibition on Saturday and Sun- 

 day. Sept. 26th and 27th, in the Mu- 

 seum building. New York Botanical 

 Garden, Bronx Park, N. Y. City. 

 Schedules of classes and premiums are 

 now ready and will be sent on applica- 

 tion to the secretary, George V. Nash, 

 New York Botanical Garden, Bronx 

 Park, N. Y. City. A symposium on the 

 dahlia will be held on Saturday, Sept. 

 26th, at 2.30 P. M., in the lecture hall, 

 Museum building. Dr. H. H. Rusby, 

 who has traveled extensively in the 

 country where the dahlia is native, 

 will make a short address on the home 

 and surroundings of the dahlia. This 

 will be follow-ed by a discussion of 

 the methods of present day cultiva- 

 tion of this flower, led by specialists 

 in this line. 



All, both amateur and professional, 

 are invited to contribute exhibits and 

 to take part in the discussion. Let us 

 make this a notable gathering of dah- 

 lia enthusiasts. Certainly the dahlia 

 is a very popular flower and has hosts 

 of admirers who can do justice to the 

 presentation of their favorite. 



George V. N.\sh, S: 



CLUB AND SOCJ^eTV NOTES. 



The St. T.nvM^jygtQiioro' Association 

 will hol(J^3»rfeeting on Monday, Sept. 

 21, at Washington Hotel, 8 P. M. 



The Cincinnati Florists Society's 

 regular meeting will be held Monday, 

 Sept. 14. A large attendance is ex- 

 pected at this meeting for it is the 

 first one after the summer vacations. 



The regular monthly meetings of the 

 Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Bos- 

 ton, will be resumed on Tuesday even- 

 ing, September 15, at Horticultural 

 Hall, Boston. 



The New York Florists' Club will 

 hold its first regular meeting for the 

 season of 1914-15, in Grand Opera 

 House club room, 2.3rd street and 8th 

 avenue, on Monday evening. Septem- 

 ber 14. Convention views and experi- 

 ences will be the topic. 



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