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NASSAU CO. HORT. SOCIETY. 



The monthly iiu-eting of this society was 

 held on Fdjriiary 8 in Pembroke Hall. Glen 

 Cove, L. I. . 



President William Milstead occnpied the 

 chair. .\ petition tor active membership 

 was received from Andrew Johnson of Ros- 

 lyn. Frank Watson, Thomas Meeth and 

 Thomas Scott judged the exhibits and their 

 decisions were as follows: 6 tomatoes, 1st. 

 Joe. Bowhler; pot of Primuld Malacoidcs, 

 1st, James McCarthy: a vase of sweet pea 

 "Rose Queen" exhibited by Peter Smith 

 was awarded a Cultural Certificate. 



Exhibits for March 8 meeting will be 12' 

 mixed roses, pot or pan of tulips, and 12 

 carnations. .\rthur Cook. 



Cor. Sec'y. 



CLEVELAND HORT. SOCIETY. 



The regular meeting of this society was 

 held February 9. 



The failure of the Xational Sprmg 

 Flower Show to be held in Cleveland was 

 the main discussion and the inconvenience 

 it was putting the gardeners to. It was de- 

 cided to hold a small exhibit among mem- 

 bers, with a little entertainment the latter 

 part of March. 



There were two beautiful specimens of 

 white cyclamen, plants that had been held 

 over from last year, in 8-inch pots, ex- 

 hibited by R. P. Brydon. for which he re- 

 ceived a Certificate of .Merit. He also ex- 

 hibited some very well grown, colored free- 

 sias for which a Cultural Certificate was 

 awarded. .A pot of Agatluca ifclccia) ca- 

 lestis, exhibited by L. B. Webb, was very 

 well grown, and received a Cultural Certifi- 

 cate. 



C. Irish, a prominent Cleveland arborist, 

 gave an interesting talk on spraying which 

 was greatly appreciated by members. 



ST. LOUIS ASSOCIATION OF GAR- 

 DENERS. 



The January nueling of the above asso- 

 ciation was held at the Forest Park Green- 

 houses on January 4. .\fter a short busi- 

 ness session, the evening was given over to 

 general jollification and e.schan.ge of ideas 

 among those present, the oliject being to 

 give the members a chance of jjecoming bet- 

 ter aerinaintcd and t<] advance good fellow- 

 ship. The evening was thoroughly enjoyed 

 by all present. 



The February meeting was also held at 

 the Forest Park Greenhouses on February 

 1. M this occasion .A, V'endercem of the 

 Westover Nursery Co. delivered an address 

 on "Modern Nursery Practice." Mr. Van- 

 derecm covered his subject very fully and 

 his remarks led to an extensive discussion 

 on propagation and growing of young 

 nursery .stock. It also led some of those 

 present to relate interesting and amusiii'.; 

 experiences of their apprenticeship both in 

 Europe and .\mcrica. 



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TARRYTOWN HORT. SOCIETY 



The regular monthly meeting of the above 

 society was held in Masonic Hall, January 

 18th, with Prcs. Wilson and a large delega- 

 tion of members present. 



Thos. Lee carried off Wm. Graham's prize 

 for best exhibit with a splendid jilant <A 

 Impaliens StiUima. .Vmong the other many 

 good exhibits, noteworthy of mention, was 

 an extra fine vase of carnation "Belle Wash- 

 burn," staged by Wm. Graham. Horace P>. 

 Reed, manager of Fruit Farm, Conycrs 

 Manor, Conn., delivered a very instructive 



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