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LOCAL SOCIETIES 



WESTCHESTER AND FAIRFIELD 

 HORT. SOCIETY 



The monthly meeting of the above society 

 was held in the American Legion Hall, 

 Portchester, on Tuesday, March 14. Owing 

 to the illness of the President tlie chair was 

 taken by James Linane, the Vice-President. 

 There was an unusual number of exhibits, 

 and all were of good quality. 1st prize was 

 won by Pres. J. Tough for 3 pots Lilium 

 formosum for which a Cultural Certificate 

 was also given ; 2nd prize also received a 

 Cultural Certificate, being a superb vase of 

 carnation Laddie, shown by \V. Smith ; 3rd 

 prize was also for carnation Laddie, and 

 won by E. Beckett. Other exhibits in- 

 cluded roses, mignonette, antirrhinums, vio- 

 lets and sweet peas. Five new members 

 were elected and three applications were 

 received. 



The special coimnittee appointed for the 

 Flower Show to be held by this societj' and 

 the local branches of the ladies' Garden 

 Clubs of America, reported progress. 



It was decided to hold the show in Sep- 

 tember and the proceeds to be divided be- 

 tween the Greenwich and Portchester Hos- 

 pitals. Announcements will be made later 

 from time to time as reports are received 

 from the conuuittce. 



H.\RRv JoxES, Cor. Secy. 



THE CLEVELAND HORT. SOCIETY 



The regular monthly meeting of this 

 society was held on March 9, with Mr. 

 Brydon in the chair. It was decided to hold 

 a small exhibit among members the evening 

 of March 30. with an entertainment com- 

 bined. Ralph Huntington of Painesville, 

 Ohio, was the speaker of the evening and 

 conducted a questionnaire on gladioli, peren- 

 nials, and annuals. Mr. Huntington was 

 well able to answer all questions put to 

 him. The members gained a good deal of 

 knowledge as to new and rare varieties ; 

 also what was most suitable to grow in this 

 section. A rising vote of thanks was given 

 Mr. Pluntington in which all the members 

 present joined. R. P. Brydon exhibited a 

 plant of Begonia Lorraine which was 

 awarded a certificate of merit, Mr. ^Bry- 

 don explained how the plant had been in 

 bloom at Christmas and had been exhibited 

 then at the Florists' Club. He then pinched 

 it back ; grew it on ; with the result that 

 it was more floriferous than at its first 

 blooming. \V. J. Bruce. Secy. 



THE AMERICAN IRIS SOCIETY 



A meeting of the Xevv York Exhibition 

 Committee was held on March 15. Ar- 

 rangements were made to hold the New 

 York Iris Show in the Museum Building, 

 New York Botanical Gardens. New York, 

 on Saturday and Sunday, Tune 3 and 4, from 

 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. 



The program for the .\nnual Meeting of 

 the Society is as follows : Morning, June 

 3 — Inspect Iris Show : 12 :30 p. m. Lunch- 

 eon at Mansion House. Afternoon, June 3 

 — 2 p. m. Annual Meeting, Reports of Offi- 

 cers and Committees, Flection of Officers, 

 Discussion : 2-7 p. m. Official Inspection of 

 Iris Test Gardens. 



The schedule for the Show is now being 

 prepared and can be secured after .-\pril 15 

 from R. S. Sturtevant, Wellesley Farm, 

 Mass.. or Mrs. G. V. Nash. New Y'ork 

 Botanical Gardens, Bronx Park, New York. 



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