January 27, 1917' 



HORTICULTURE 



107 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 



The annual meeting and exhibition 

 of this society takes place at the Clay- 

 pool Hotel, Indianapolis, next week 

 Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 31- 

 Peb. 1. As this is one of the great 

 centers of carnation growing, and is 

 accessible from Chicago, Cleveland, 

 St. Louis and other populous centers, 

 and as good delegations are expected 

 from the East, it looks like being a 

 record meeting. It is the twenty-sixth 

 annual show of the society. 



The Boston party will leave Boston 

 at 2 P. M. on Monday, the 29th, while 

 it has been arranged that the New 

 York party leave Grand Central Ter- 

 minal, 42nd St., at 4.50 P. M. the same 

 day. As this is McKinley's Day, sug- 

 gestion is made that all delegates 

 should wear a red carnation as a 

 badge. 



The fare from New York to Indian- 

 apolis is $21.15; lower berths, $5; up- 

 per berths, $4. Provision will be made 

 for the shipment of flowers, and reser- 

 vations from New York can be made 

 up to Monday mid-day by writing 

 Louis Haffner, Broadway and 30th St., 

 care New York Central R. R. The 

 transportation committee of the New 

 York Florists' Club comprises J. Har- 

 rison Dick, chairman, A. J. Guttman 

 and W. E. Maynard, each of whom 

 will be glad to assist any of the dele- 

 gates if further information is re- 

 quired. 



Cleveland expects to be well repre- 

 sented. Small announcement cards 

 giving details of the trip have been 

 circulated through the wholesale 

 houses and mailed to all the private 

 gardeners in the Cleveland section. 

 The special rate of $6.50 each way has 

 been secured. The sleeper rate is $2.00 

 for lower and $1.G0 for upper berth. 

 A special car will be attached to the 

 regular Big Four train leaving Cleve- 

 land at midnight .Jan. 30th. M. A. 

 Vinson, who. is in charge of organizing 

 the Cleveland party, thinks that two 

 sleepers will be needed. Judging by 

 the interest shown and the questions 

 asked in regard to the details of the 

 trip. 



The return trip will be made through 

 Richmond, Ind., where the big plant 

 of the E. G. Hill Co. will be inspected. 

 Those who desire to accompany the 

 Cleveland party should notify M. A. 

 Vinson, 402 Leader Bldg., or leave 

 word with any one of the five Cleve- 

 land wholesale houses. 



At the annual meeting the Cleve- 

 land delegation will extend an invi- 

 tation to the American Carnation So- 

 ciety to hold a fall meeting together 

 with a fall show in Cleveland, as part 

 of the Cleveland Flower Show, Nov. 

 Gth to 11th, 1917. 



An invitation has been extended to 

 visit the new greenhouses of the Cleve- 

 land Cut Flowei' Company, located at 

 Newton Falls, Ohio, on Thursday, Jan- 

 uary 25th. 



LENOX HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 



At the regular monthly meeting of 

 the Lenox Horticultural Society held 

 Jan. 10th it was arranged to hold the 

 annual ball on Feb. 9th. A. J. Love- 

 less brought a very fine specimen Cy- 

 Ijripedium Adela of his own raising, 

 and for which he was awarded a cer- 

 tificate of merit. Thomas Page of 

 Great Barrington sent a collection of 



very fine blooms of Cypripediums, In- 

 cluding some very rare varieties, for 

 which he was awarded a diploma. 



The schedule committee for 1917 

 were appointed. The exhibitions for 

 this year will be held in the town hall, 

 Lenox, on July 10 and 11, and on Oc- 

 tober 24 and 25. The Society has pro- 

 cured a supply of silver and bronze 

 medals to be awarded for exhibits of 

 special merit. John J. Erwin's (In- 

 spector for the State Board of Agricul- 

 ture) report of our last Fall Show was 

 read. Ed. Jenkins read a paper en- 

 titled "The Gardener and His Profes- 

 sion," by W. N. Craig. 



H.VKHY Heereman'S, Secv. 



WESTCHESTER AND FAIRFIELD 

 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The monthly meeting of this Society 

 was held in Greenwich, Conn., Jan. 12. 



Mr. Stuart ably installed the new 

 office holders for 1917. Mr. Whitton 

 the newly elected president then took 

 charge of the meeting. There was one 

 of the finest displays of flowers and 

 pot plants ever seen at any of our 

 meetings. Cultural certificates were 

 given to Wm. Graham for Carnations 

 Good Cheer and Pin Sensation; Wm. 

 Whitton for White Killarney roses, also 

 for six Primula malacoides in ten-inch 

 pots, making quite an exhibit in them- 

 selves; James Stuart, Calanthe 

 Veitchii, which showed up fine mixed 

 with Buddleia asiatica; John Forbes 

 for a very fine vase of Laelia anceps. 

 Robt Grunart was highly commended 

 for five vases of sweet peas, also for 

 Matchless carnations and John Harper 

 for a new seedling carnation. The 

 thanks of the society was awarded to 

 John Andrew for Begonia Cincinnati. 

 Wm. Graham for cauliflower, Robt 

 Grunart for carnations and P. W. Popp 

 for freesias. It was decided to hold a 

 smoker instead of the annual concert 

 and dance, after the business of the 

 Feburary meeting is finished. 



Mr. Lealey read a very interesting 

 essay on "How to Grow Bush and 

 Standard Chrysanthemums," which was 

 enjoyed very much. The Society meets 

 the second Friday of every month in 

 Hubbard's Hall. Greenwich, Conn. 



A. G. Cr.ARK.S0N, Cor. See. 



HOLYOKE AND NORTHAMPTON 



FLORISTS' AND GARDENERS' 



CLUB. 



At the regular meeting, Jan. 9th, 

 there was a good attendance, presided 

 over by George Strugnell, newly elect- 

 ed president. Committees were ap- 

 pointed to look up lapsed members and 

 revise the by-laws of the club. G. H. 

 Sinclair spoke entertainingly of an 

 auto trip he made through New York 

 State last Fall, making special men- 

 tion of the parks of several cities and 

 the noted nurseries of Rochester. 

 Carnation exhibits were made by F. 

 D. Keyes & Son, who showed a pleas- 

 ing rose pink sport of Enchantress, 

 and by G. H. Sinclair & Son, who 

 showed a promising seedling, the re- 

 sult of a cross between Harry Fenn 

 and Princess Dagmar. Butler & Ull- 

 man showed Sweet Pea Yarrawa and 

 Rainbow freesias of excellent quality. 

 Coleus thyrsoideus and Erlangia 

 tormentosa were shown from Smith 

 College Botanic Garden. H. E. D. 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTUR- 

 AL SOCIETY. 



At the annual meeting of the Massa- 

 chusetts Horticultural Society, Satur- 

 day. January 13, President Richard M. 

 Saltonstall reviewed the work of the 

 past year, which has been very suc- 

 cessful. He called attention to the 

 special flower show that will be given 

 on the grounds of the Wentworth In- 

 stitute in June, at which there will be 

 large displays of rhododendrons, azal- 

 eas, orchids and other flowering plants. 

 There will be a rock garden, a rose 

 garden, a water garden and other fea- 

 tures. The exhibition will be under the 

 direction of Thomas Allen, chairman 

 of the Boston Art Commission; Prof. 

 Charles S. Sargent of the Arnold Ar- 

 boretum and Walter Hunnewell of 

 Wellesley. 



Wm. P. Rich has been reappointed 

 secretary and librarian, and Walter 

 Hunnewell, treasurer. Mr. Rich, in his 

 report as librarian, stated that the 

 new catalogue of horticulture is now 

 being printed and a considerable por- 

 tion of it is already in type. An im- 

 portant feature is the collection of hor- 

 ticultural trade catalogues, which now 

 number 9,740. This collection is of 

 much horticultural value, said Mr. 

 Rich, in determininng the origin and 

 date of introduction of many of our 

 popular garden fruits, flowers and veg- 

 etables. "The library seems to be 

 more and more appreciated, as is evi- 

 denced by the use made of it. special- 

 ists from various sections of the 

 country coming to consult it on inter- 

 esting subjects of horticulture. There 

 are 20,000 books on horticulture and 

 it is claimed that this library is the 

 largest of its kind in the world." 



TENNESSEE STATE FLORISTS- 

 ASSOCIATION. 



The twelfth annual convention of 

 the Tennessee State Florists' Associa- 

 tion, Tennessee State Horticultural 

 Society, Tennessee State Nurserymen's 

 Association and Tennessee Beekeepers' 

 Association will be held on January 

 :',0, 31, February 1. 2, 1917, at Nashville. 

 Special round trip tickets will be 

 available for that week. The Florists' 

 Association will meet on Tuesday, 

 January 30. The morning session will 

 be devoted to routine matters, reports, 

 etc. The program for the afternoon 

 at 2 o'clock is as follows: 



i;UH'tion of Offirpra. 



Aililress of Welcome. Jiuli;e Robert 

 Ewuig. Mayor of Nasliville. 



I'resirlent's Address. Karl I'. L'auiu. 

 K iiuxville. 



■■('annas. Their Uses and Cultivation." 

 I'ruf. r^loyd Bralliar, Madison. 



■'Ulailioii as Summer Cut Flowers, Their 

 Cultivation in the South," Chns. L. liaum. 

 Knoxville. 



■'Bulbs. Their Selection and Care." Dale 

 Mayo. Jr., Knoxville. 



"A Knowledge of Botany and Floricul- 

 ture Necessary for the Florist." W. F. 

 Haegar. Chattanoog'a. 



"Cooperation of the Florist and Land- 

 scapist." W. H. Kessler. Birmingham. Ala. 



"Store Management," (J. K. Schulz. Louis- 

 ville. Ky. 



■'Reminiscences." .T. A. Peterson, Cincin- 

 nati. Ohio. 



Xight Session — 7.30 O'clock. 



■■OiHce Methods Which Have Helped Me.'^ 

 W. C. Johnson. Memphis. 



"In and Outdoor Roses for the South." 

 Sam Crowell. Roseacres, Jliss. 



"Floral Accessories," Robert Shock. 

 Philadelphia. Pa. 



"Why the Tennessee Florist Should Join 

 tlie S. 'a. F.." Harold Joy, Nashville. 



"Accomplishments of the Knoxville Floral 

 Society." Alex. Dailey. Knoxville. 



