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HOETICULTURE 



February 17, 1917 



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FLORISTS CLUB OF WASHINGTON. 



The Florists' Club held its monthly 

 meeting last week. The attendance 

 was small, the unprecedented cold 

 weather demanding the presence of 

 the growers at the greenhouses. The 

 store interests, however, were well 

 represented. Under these conditions 

 it was decided to renominate all of the 

 present officers for the ensuing year. 

 The annual election will be held xi»n; 

 March 6. Some little discussion was 

 had on the subject of taxation, the 

 club having before it the proposal of 

 Congress to place a tax of eight per 

 cent, on all businesses making a profit 

 per annum of $5,000 phis eight per cent. 

 Among other matters discussed was 

 the action of the House Committee on 

 -Library in the matter of the selection 

 of a national flower. 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF 

 WESTERN PENNA. 



A meeting of the above named so- 

 ciety will be held on Tuesday evening, 

 Feb. 20, at 7.45 o'clock in the East 

 Liberty Carnegie Library, Station 

 street. The subject of the evening 

 will be Carnations and Seasonable 

 Flowers. It is expected that there will 

 be some of the newer varieties of car- 

 nations exhibited. Bring along what 

 you have in carnations or seasonable 

 flowers so as to make the meeting in- 

 teresting and give us something to 

 talk about. Ernest R. Boltox, Sec. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 

 At the meeting of the Stamford 

 (Conn.) Horticultural Society held on 

 Friday evening. Feb. 2nd, a very in- 



teresting paper on the Culture of 

 Chrysanthemums was read by Adam 

 Patterson. Mr. Jlorrow read a paper 

 on Budding, Grafting and Arching. 

 Among the exhibits were the following: 

 Seedling carnations by A. Wynn, 

 highly commended; mixed carnations, 

 cultural certificate; sweet peas Yar- 

 rawa by A. Pederson. cultural certifi- 

 cate; Shawyer roses by J. Poster, cul- 

 tural certificate; Carnations Match- 

 less, highly commended; flowering and 

 foliage plants by P. J. Burns, Adian- 

 tum Parleyense Regina by G. Cannon, 

 Streptosolon Jamesonii and Primula 

 malacoides by J. Wynn and Primula 

 raalacoides by A. Pederson, each a 

 vote of thanks. Numerous vases of 

 artistic design were offered by G. Can- 

 non. At the close of the meeting re- 

 freshments were served, and a very in- 

 teresting musical entertainment was 

 arranged by Miss Helen Smith. 



F. S. H.^RTWBiGHT, Cor, Secy. 



The topic at the next meeting (Feb- 

 ruary 20) of the Gardeners' and Flor- 

 ists' Club of Boston will be the Carna- 

 tion. A fine display is expected. 



NEWS NOTES . 



Calla, O.— The Calla Greenhouses & 

 Garden Company has been purchased 

 by Ernest E. Sigle. 



Blllerica, Mass. — Gustave Thommen, 

 who has made an enviable reputation 

 as carnation grower for Backer & Co. 

 for the past seven years, has resigned 

 his position and moved to Reading, 

 where he has purchased a farm. Mil- 

 ford R. Irving will be in charge of the 

 Backer greenhouses now. 



Southampton Horticultural Society. 



The annual banquet was held in the 

 Commercial Hotel. Southampton, N. Y., 

 on Thursday, Feb. 8th, Chas. P. Guilloz, 

 president of the society, presiding. 

 The attendance of members and their 

 wives was up to its usual standard. 

 The seed stores were well represented, 

 amongst whom were J. Morrison, from 

 Weeber & Don; W. C. Rickards, from 

 J. M. Thorburn & Co.; D. A. Dean, 

 from Arthur T. Boddington Co.; W. A. 

 Sperling, from Stumpp & Walter Co, 

 The banquet committee, Messrs. Can- 

 dler, Campbell and Malcolm, exceeded 

 all previous efforts. The repast was 

 thoroughly enjoyed and the tables were 

 beautifully decorated with roses. 



The president made a few remarks 

 and presented the retiring president, 

 M. McLaughlin, with a gold watch- 

 charm as a small recognition from the 

 society. Speeches were omitted, an 

 entertainer being substituted and danc- 

 ing was enjoyed. J. Dickson, Cor. Secy. 



Boston Bowlers' Record Up to Date. 



Won Lost 



McDonald & McAlpine 45 11 



Galvin 42 14 



Waban 36 20 



Flower Exchange 35 21 



Flower Market 33 23 



Carbone 27 29 



N. E. Fl. Sup If) .37 



Uobinson IS 38 



renn 14 42 



Snvder 11 45 



