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LOCAL SOCIETIES 



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WESTCHESTER AND FAIRFIELD 

 HORT. SOCIETY 



The monthly meeting of the above society 

 was held at Port Chester, May 9. There 

 was a good attendance and a line lot of ex- 

 hibits, and the awards were made as follows ; 

 1st prize, James Stuart, 3 pots of calceo- 

 larias, also awarded a Culture Certificate ; 

 2nd prize, George tiewitt, pot ot Schiccin- 

 thus ; 3rd prize, Wm. Smith, vase of an- 

 tirrhinums. Other exhibits were made by 

 Thos. Ryan, vase of carnations ; James 

 Tough, sweet peas ; H. F. Bulpitt, tulips ; 

 Alex. Smith and Alex. Greig, larkspurs ; 

 Thos. Ryan, 3 pots hydrangeas. Vegetables, 

 1st prize, Thos. R% an : 2nd prize, James 

 Tough; 3rd prize, H. F. Bulpitt. 



Special committees were appointed for 

 the coming flower show to be held in Sep- 

 tember. Mr. Read of the E. C. Converse 

 Fruit Farms, of Greenwich, Conn., gave an 

 interesting talk on the spraying and pruning 

 of fruits from the commerjial grower s 

 point of view, which was well received by 

 those present. Mr. McGregor of the Salare- 

 cene Co., Stamford, Conn., and Mr. Morri- 

 son of Wilson Plant Oil Co., both gave a 

 short talk to the members. Four petitions 

 for membership were received. 



H.\RRY JoxES, Cor. Secy. 



SEWICKLEY, PA., DAHLIA SHOW 



The Second Annual Dahlia Show to be 

 held under the auspices of the Garden Club 

 of .-Mlegheny County and the Sewickley 

 Horticultural Society will be held Septem- 

 ber 27-8-9. Last year's show met with such 

 generous support from the public that it 

 has been decided to hold the snow for three 

 days instead of two, as last year. 



The preliminary schedules have just been 

 issued, and w hile the number of classes have 

 been considerably reduced, larger displays 

 are called for ; in fact the schedule is an 

 ambitious one, and if everything goes well 

 the show will eclipse anything of the kind 

 ever seen in the Pittsburgh district. The 

 Sewickley dahlia growers did themselves 

 great credit last year and certainly intend 

 to go one better this year. 



Groups of 100 square feet are called for 

 and one class calls for 50 blooms of 50 

 varieties, four types and not less than six 

 of a type. Some strong competition is 

 looked for in these classes. Table decora- 

 tions and other special classes will be pro- 

 vided for in the final schedule. 



There are classes for amateurs and the 

 local papers are carrying periodical notes 

 on the culture of dahlias which undoubtedly 

 will stimulate interest among many who 

 hitherto have not thought seriously of grow- 

 ing exhibition flowers. 



The planting season is now on and en- 

 thusiasm is keen. 



Manus Curran, president of the Sewickley 

 Horticultural Society, is chairman of the 

 Show Committee, and John Carman is 

 secretary-treasurer, who together with the 

 various committees, representing the Gar- 

 den Club of .Mlegheny County and the 

 Sewickley Horticultural Society are work- 

 ing hard to make the show the success it 

 deserves to be. 



Winifred N. Jones. Chairman Pub. Com. 



CLEVELAND HORT. SOCIETY 



The regular monthly meeting was held in 

 the Church of Incarnation, May H, with 

 R. P. Brydon in the chair. It was decided 

 that the society have a field trip once a 

 month for the next four months to visit thr- 

 surrounding estates and nurseries. 



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