June 16, 1917 



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ol: the scenery, flora, customs and 

 people of the Gem of the Pacific will 

 long l>e enjoyed in recollection by 

 those who were privileged to see and 

 listen. 



On the exhibition tables were some 

 beautiful named varieties of German 

 Iri.s sent by the Garden Magazine and 

 a fine plant of Nierembergia rivularls 

 from P. W. Popp. It was decided to 

 hold a special meeting on the second 

 Tuesday in July. Si.x new members 

 were admitted. 



WESTCHESTER AND FAIRFIELD 

 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The Westchester and Fairfield Hor- 

 ticultural Society held its regular 

 meeting on Friday evening, June 8th. 

 in Hubliard's Hall. Greenwich. Conn. 

 After the usual business session 

 James Stuart of Mamaroneck ad- 

 dressed the Society on the culture of 

 cyclamen. His remarks were both in- 



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teresting and instructive and he was 

 extended a rising vote of thanks. 



There is always a fine display on 

 the exhibition tables at our meetings 

 and the June meeting was no excep- 

 tion. Awards were made as follows: 



Cultural certificate to James Stuart 

 for Cyrtopodium punctatum; very high 

 commendation to James Linaine tor a 

 collection of flowering shrubs. J. B. 

 Roy for a vase of Pentstemon hybrids, 

 Paul Davenger for lettuce "May King" 

 and cauliflower Snowball, Robt. Gru- 

 nert for sweet peas and tomatoes, and 

 Alex. Clarkson for Spanish iris. The 

 thanks of the society was awarded to 

 Wm. Graham for campanula and an- 

 tirrhinum, Robt. Grunert for lupinus. 

 aquilegia and sweet peas. P. \V. Popp 

 tor Nierembergia gracilis, and Alex 

 Clarkson for Darwin tulips. 



The summer show will be held at 

 Rye this year. June 19 and 20, and it 

 is under the auspices of the Rye Red 

 Cross, so it is to be hoped that the 

 members will help in making it a suc- 

 cess as it is for a worthy cause, and 

 the gardeners by bringing exhibits 

 will help it along as all the drawings 

 and prize money goes to the Red 

 Cross. The society is going to buy 

 $.500 worth of Liberty Bonds as agreed 

 to by unanimous vote. 



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HOLYOKE AND NORTHAMPTON 



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The regular meeting was held June 

 5th at the Butler & Ullman green- 

 houses, Northampton, a goodly number 

 of members being present. Some dis- 

 cussion took i)lace regarding the an- 

 niial Fall Flower Show, and it was de- 

 cided to co-operate with the garden 

 committee of the Holyoke Chamber of 

 Commerce, which is planning an ex- 

 hibit of garden produce. More than 

 one thousand new home gardens and 

 one thousand school gardens have 

 been started in Holyoke, and about six 

 hundred school gardens in Northamp- 

 ton. Several members of the club are 

 assisting in this work. A committee 

 was appointed to arrange a schedule 

 of exhibits, no money premiums to be 

 offered. G. H. Sinclair gave a talk on 

 the culture of hydrangeas as pot 

 plants. Darwin and May flowering 

 tulips were shown in variety by Sin- 

 clair & Son and Gallivan Bros. Butler 

 & Ullman arranged a miscellaneous ex- 

 hibit, including Spanish iris, ixias, 

 centaurea and delphinium. 



The Binghamton (N. Y.) Florists' 

 Association met in Hotel Bennett. 

 Monday night. June 4. A talk was 

 given by William Schmeiskey of the 

 Binghamton State Hospital on "Car- 

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