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HORTICULTURE 



January 27, 1917 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS- 

 CLUB OF BOSTON. 



The •■field day" iimong the Fram- 

 itighara growers, originally scheduled 

 tor an earlier date but postponed on 

 account of storm, took place on Sat- 

 urday, .Tanuaiy 20, witli an attendance 

 of sixty. S. ,(. Goddard's place was 

 first visited and the beautiful spectacle 

 presented by the carnation houses of 

 this successful grower was much en- 

 joyed. We have already described this 

 place at some length in a recent issue. 

 The establishment of Wni. R. Nichol- 

 son was next on the list. Here every- 

 thing was found in the pink of condi- 

 tion, old Harry Fenn looking as in by- 

 gone days. Matchless exceptionally 

 good and Pink Delight producing in 

 usual abundance. Much admiring sur- 

 prise was caused by a batch of white 

 carnations — products of the late Albert 

 Roper- -loaded with fine blooms. Belle 

 Wasliburn showed up in good condi- 

 tion but it was the consensus of opin- 

 ion tliat it will never displace Beacon 

 as a producer. Benora, Peerless Pink 

 and Mrs. Ward were other varieties of 

 outstanding quality here. In miscel- 

 laneous stock, quantities of gypsophila 

 started in flats for spring blooming 

 were in evidence, also yellow mar- 

 guerites are a ])aying specialty here. 



After an enjoyable half-hour here 

 the party journeyed to J. A. Nelson 

 & Son's establishment, where every- 

 one was amazed at the wonderful 

 healthy and clean condition of plants 

 and establishment. Beacon, Matchless, 

 Mrs. Ward, Peerless Pink, Wliite En- 

 chantress and Pink Delight are in un- 

 rivalled vigor. About 60.000 carnation 

 plants are housed and sweet peas are 

 grown upon the roof supports and are 

 extremely good. 



From here the party took car to J. 

 T. Butterworth's orchid establishment, 

 where "Tom" conducted the party 

 through and amongst his pots. Sev- 

 eral extremely fine and rare hybrids 

 were in bloom, which captivated the 

 visitors by their beauty of coloring. 

 After a very enjoyable half hour here 

 with a light collation provided by Mr. 

 Butterworth, President Methven on 

 behalf of the club thanked the pro- 

 prietors of the various establishments 

 visited for their courteous treatment. 

 Responses were made by S. J. Goddard, 

 and J. T. Butterwortli. John Stalford 

 of Bar Harbor, Me., also made a few 

 well chosen remarks, saying he had 

 visited New York and Philadelphia in 

 the last week but had not seen the 

 equal of the carnations he had seen 

 that day in Framingham. and declared 

 he thought he had seen the best car- 

 nations in the world this day. The 

 party returned in special car at 5.30 

 P. M. 



Thursday, Feb. 1. 



All.iiiiv Klc. lists' ('lull, Alliiui.v. 

 .\. Y. 



Keailing C'ii-I KUn'ists' Assooi;i- 

 tiou, Keailllif;. I'il. 



.SoutliamiJton lldi'ticiiltural So- 

 ciety, 0(1(1 I'"ell.i\VS llilll. .Snutliniiip- 

 t"li.' N. Y. 



Friday, Feb. 2. 



.N'oitli Sliiue lldrticnltur.il Society, 

 .Manchester. .Mas.s. 



.North Shore lloitieiiltni-.il Society. 

 I,ake I.^irest. 111. 



I'iisaileiia lloitieiiltiiial Society. 

 I'asailena. Calif. 



YoilUer.s lloitieultural Society. 

 Yolikeis. X. Y. 



I'eople's I'ark t'ottage Cardeners 

 .\ssoc-latioii. I'atersiin, X. J. 



Saturday, Feb. 3. 



Tacilie Coa.st Ilortiiultiual Society. 

 San Francisco. Calif. 



iVz X 7 inches, and a number of pages 

 have been reserved for advertisements 

 and much of this space has been al- 

 ready taken. Any profits will go to- 

 wards the Club's annual picnic, tor 

 which subscriiitious will not be solicit- 

 ed this year. For further particulars 

 address William N. Craig. Secretary, 

 Brookline, Mass. 



The annual banquet of the Garden- 

 ers" and Florists' Club of Boston will 

 be held at Horticultural Hall on Wed- 

 nesday evening, February 7, 1917. 



The Banquet Committee has decided 

 to print a neat souvenir booklet, in 

 place of the ordinary menu card, on 

 this, the 30th anniversary of the Club's 

 existence. The booklet will measure 



SEWICKLEY HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



At the regular meeting of this So- 

 ciety on Jan. 9th Vice-Pres. R. Boxell 

 presided and Jas. Scott of Elmsford, 

 N. Y., installed the office-bearers for 

 1917 as follows: John Barnet, presi- 

 dent; A. E. Bonsey, vice-president; 

 John Carman, secretary; W. Thompson, 

 Jr.. treasurer; executive committee. 

 Alex Davidson, chairman, R. Boxell, 

 W. Thomson, Sr., C. Patton and W. 

 Gillies. 



It was resolved to hold a Show dur- 

 ing September, date and arrangements 

 of same to be decided later. Mr. Scott 

 showed his generosity by donating 

 110.00 to the show fund. 



As lecturer for the evening Mr. Scott 

 dealt with Horticulture as a Profes- 

 sion, enlarging on its possibilities, and 

 the elevating effect it had upon those 

 engaged in the work. Referring to the 

 necessity of theoretical knowledge, he 

 emphasized the importance of the 

 study of chemistry and botany. 



Several members of the Western 

 Pennsylvania Society were present. 

 H. Frishkorn of Beckert's Seed Store, 

 Pittsburgh, made a few remarks, as- 

 suring the members ithat the trade 

 would alw^Tys be interested in the So- 

 ciety. 



The following named members 

 brought exhibits: John Barnet, basket 

 of tomato. "Carter's Sunrise"; M. Cur- 

 ran, Moschosma riparii and a fine 

 spray of Buddleia asiatica and w^ell- 

 grown Primula malacoides; William 

 Thomson, Jr., Primula obconica and 

 Primula malacoides fl. pi.; M. Reig 

 showed fine spikes of Moschosma ri- 

 parii and a plant of Eranthemum pul- 

 chelhim. John Carm.vx, Secv. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HOR- 

 TICULTURISTS. 

 National Flower Show, St. Louis, Mo., 

 April 5th to 16th, 1918. 



Inder the direction of Chairman 

 George Asmus of the National Flower 

 Show Committee, the work of the 

 Fifth National Flower Show is well 

 advanced. Floor plans of the Coli- 

 seum are being prepared, showing the 

 location of the trade exhibits, and 

 same will be sent out at an early date. 

 The first preliminary plant schedule 

 has been di.'^tributed, and extra copies 

 may be procured upon application to 

 the Secretary at No. 53 West 28th 

 street. New York The Schedule Com- 

 mittee will be pleased to receive sug- 

 gestions as to how and where this 

 schedule may be improved, and such 

 suggestions and recommendations will 

 be acted upon by the Schedule Com- 

 mittee at their next meeting, and in- 

 cluded in the final schedule, it ap- 

 proved. 



The Guarantee Fund wich is to be 

 $10,000.00 will soon be completed. Any 

 member desiring to subscribe to this 

 fund should do so at once. The Com- 

 mittee would also esteem donations ot 

 special prizes, the same to be offered 

 under the names of the donors. Kind- 

 ly, if possible, select the subject for 

 your award from the preliminary 

 schedules, thus relieving our obliga- 

 tions to the prize fund to that extent. 



Special prizes have been received 

 from the Cottage Gardens Nurseries 

 Co.. of Eureka, Humboldt Co., Gal, 

 tor the best display of American- 

 grown Azalea indlca. Plants must 

 have been growing at least three years 

 in the United States. Collection must 

 consist ot not less than six plants, five 

 plants of each variety. First iirize — 

 cash $50; Second prize— $30; Third 

 prize — $20. 



John Lewis Childs, Flowerfield, L. I., 

 offers for Calla Elliottiana. 25 plants 

 in bloom: First prize — $20; Second 

 $12. 12 plants in bloom: First prize — 

 $10; Second— $6. 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF 

 WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. 



This society held its regular meet- 

 ing at the Carnegie Library, East Lib- 

 erty, and the following named officers 

 were elected for 1917. David Fraser, 

 president; William Allen, vice-presi- 

 dent; Ernest R. Bolton, secretary and 

 treasurer. The prize offered for the 

 best cyclamen plant was won by Neil 

 Forsythe. Thos. Tyler was awarded a 

 certificate of culture for his exhibit in 

 this class, also Mr. Jones of Sewickley. 

 There were good plants of Primula 

 obconica by A. A. Leach and by Mr. 

 Thom])son of Sewickley, also a pan of 

 La Innocense hyacinths from Mr. Fra- 

 ser. Mr. Murphy showed some good 

 sweet peas. The exhibits for the next 

 meeting are to be of carnations and 

 seasonable flowers, so if the trade has 

 anything good in that line send them 

 along. Our meeting is the third Tues- 

 day in every month. 



Ekxest R. Boi.ton, Secv. 



