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HORTICULTUBE 



April 21, 1917 



GARDENERS' & FLORISTS' CLUB 

 OF BOSTON. 



There was a large attendance at the 

 meeting of the club Tuesday evening, 

 April 17th, 120 members being present. 

 Six new members were elected. 



F. W. Fletcher exhibited a collec- 

 tion of antirrhinum, also a new form 

 of Asparagus Sprengerl, for which he 

 was awarded honorable mention. S. J. 

 Goddard showed a fine vase of a new 

 pink snapdragon. Charles Cooper, 

 gardener for Miss Amy Lowell, exhib- 

 ited Cattleya Thayeriana and was 

 awarded a cultural report of merit. 



There were several communications 

 from the Governor of Massachusetts 

 and various committees in regard to 

 increased food production. These were 

 discussed at length by many of the 

 members, and the club pledged itself 

 to assist food production in every pos- 

 sible way by speaking to people about 

 it and giving advice at all times. 



George N. Barrie, Chestnut Hill, de- 

 livered a stereopticon lecture, with 

 about 75 pictures, on Artificial Irriga- 

 tion. It was a most interesting and 

 practical lecture, and at the conclusion 

 was followed by quite a lengthy dis- 

 cussion. 



Another somewhat lengthy debate 

 was entered into by many present as 

 to the proper preparation of the soil 

 tor vegetable and flower growing and 

 it the regular barnyard manure for 

 fertilizing was the best to be used, and 

 it was the consensus of opinion that 

 where this can be procured, barnyard 

 manure is the best. 



At the next meeting, E. I. Farring- 

 ton will lecture on "What's new in the 

 garden," both flowers and vegetables, 

 illustrated by stereopticon. 



The meeting adjourned at 11.15. 



CHICAGO FLORISTS' CLUB. 

 The Chicago Florists' Club held its 

 regular meeting Thursday, April 5th, 

 at the Quincy restaurant, at the corner 

 of Randolph and La Salle streets. In 

 the absence of the president and vice- 

 president. W. J. Keimel presided. The 

 subject of Mothers' Day and how to 

 make the most of it, was the chief 

 topic for discussion. Fred Lauten- 

 schlager, chairman of publicity com- 

 mittee submitted a poster and poster- 

 ettes which met with the hearty ap- 

 proval of the club. The sentiment ex- 

 pressed, "Remember your mother with 

 her favorite flower," seemed to appeal 

 to all. The committee reported that 

 the idea is not to make money for the 

 club but that all in the trade should 

 be beneflted. T. E. Waters introduced 

 the subject of a .July picnic and tn 

 spite of the chilly weather the matter 

 was received with some enthusiasm. 

 The trustees were instructed to secure 

 a permanent meeting place for the 

 club. Anton Then spoke in favor of 

 the club taking immediate steps to 

 secure coal for next year, believing 



Convention gae.d£N-i9I7. 

 Hew York botanical Garden 



S.A.F.O.H. 



Southern 



Boulevard 



that by buying in a body better terms 

 might be secured. The matter was re- 

 ferred to a committee consisting of 

 An,ton Then, Chas. Hunt and H. G. 

 McClellan. Paul Klings|)orn reported 

 the meeting of the directors of the S. 

 A. F. in New York, to which he was 

 delegate from the Chicago Florists' 

 Club. New members admitted were 

 H. C. McClellan. E. A. Bebb and E. C, 

 Bowen. 



Coming Exhibitions 



Philadelphia, I*a.. June. — E.xbiltit 

 American I'eony Societ.v. 



Pittsburgh, Pa., June 13-16. — 



Flower Show nt Motor Square Gar- 

 den under the auspices of the Gar- 

 den Cluli of Allegheny County. 



Rochester, N. Y., June 15. — Peony 

 Show of tlie Rochester Florists' As- 

 sociation, at Convention Hall. 



Hartford, Conn., June 18-20. — Rose 

 Show, Klizabeth Park, l)y the Ameri- 

 can Rose Society. 



Boston, Mass., June 23-24. — Rose, 

 Peony and Strawi)erry Exhibit, Mas- 

 sachusetts Horticultural Societ.v. 



Newport, R. I., July 4. — Show of 

 outdoor Roses by the American Rose 

 Society. 



Boston, Mass., July 7-8. — Annual 

 Exhibit of the American Sweet Pea 

 Society, under tlie auspices of the 

 Mass, Horticultural Society. 



Winnetka, 111., July 12.— Exhibit 

 Flowers and Vegetables. 



Winnetka, 111., Aug. 16. — Asters, 

 Gladioli and Dahlias. 



New York, August 23-26. — Eighth 

 Annual Exhibition American Gladio- 

 lus Society. Museum Building, Bo- 

 tanical Gardens. Bronx Park. 



Newport. R. I., Sept. 5-7. — Annual 

 Fall Show, Newport Horticultural 

 Society. 



Tarrytown, N. Y., Nov. 7-9. — An- 

 nual Fall Show, Tarrytown Horti- 

 cultural Society. 



Syracuse, N. Y., Sept. 10-15. — New 

 York State Fair. 



San Francisco, Calif., Sept. 21-22. — 

 Show of the California Dahlia So- 

 ciety. 



WESTCHESTER AND FAIRFIELD 

 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



At the monthly meeting of this so- 

 ciety, held in Greenwich, Conn., on 

 Friday evening, April 13th, there was 

 a very good display of exhibits, for 

 which the judges awarded cultural 

 certificates to A. Bishkie for French 

 hydrangeas and to Wm. Graham for a 

 display of schizanthus; high commen- 

 dation to Robt. Gruenert for carnations 

 and for tulips, to Fred Metzler for 

 chrysanthemum Seven Oaks, and to 

 Jas. Linane for calceolaria; thanks 

 of the society to C. Hakanson for 

 sweet peas. John Andrews for bego- 

 nia, Robt. Gruenert for chrysanthe- 

 mum Frank Wilcox, Wm. Whitton for 

 schizanthus and carnations, and to P. 

 W. Popp for standard rhododendron. 



First prize for the most meritorious 

 exhibit was awarded to A. Bishkie for 

 hydrangeas; 2nd to Wm. Graham for 

 schizanthus and 3rd to Robt. Gruenert 

 for carnations. 



H. B. Read of Conyers Farm, Green- 

 wich, gave a very interesting lecture 

 on "Fruit Farming." 



Alex. Cl.uskson, cor. Secy. 



RHODE ISLAND HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The April meeting was held in Man- 

 ning Hall, Brown University, April 18. 

 1917. Carl Bannwart, secretary of the 

 Newark, -N. .J., Shade Tree Commis- 

 sion, gave an illustrated talk on the 

 "City Beautiful." showing many beau- 

 tifully colored slides. The Providence 

 Chamber of Commerce and the Rhode 

 Island State Board of Agriculture co- 

 operated with the society in making 

 arrangements for this lecture. Much 

 practical information was given re- 

 garding the beautifying of towns and 

 cities through planting-day campaigns. 



