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GARDENERS' CHROMCLE 



TARRYTOWN (N. Y.) HORT. SOC. 



The Tarrytown Horticultural Society 

 held its annual meeting December 28. Con- 

 sidering the demands that are made on most 

 gardeners at this season of the year the ex- 

 hibition tables were well filled with Begonias, 

 Carnations, fruit and vegetables. Prizes 

 were awarded to exhibitors having the 

 greatest number of points for the year 1922 ; 

 these were awarded in two sections, one of 

 growers with and the other of growers with- 

 out glass. The latter winners were as fol- 

 lows: 1, E<3. Kane; 2, Thos. Wilson. Of 

 the growers with glass, Thomas A. Lee won 

 first ; Alex. Anderson, second, and Wm. 

 Graham, third. 



Our secretary's and treasurer's reports 

 show the Tarrytown Hort. Society is a 

 truly progressive one, both financially, num- 

 erically and otherwise. During the past year 

 this society has done a great deal of social 

 and welfare work, both for its members and 

 for the community. It has also taken up 

 the matter of the preservation of our shade 

 trees with the result that frequent meetings 

 are held by an advisory committee represent- 

 ing the society and the trustees of the town. 

 Dxiring the past year our trees have been 

 cared for as never before. The society has 

 appointed a tree warden and purchased new 

 equipment for pruning and spraying and the 

 town is rejoicing that our society is able and 

 willing to cooperate in the important sub- 

 ject. Is there anything more pleasing when 

 passing through a town than beautiful trees? 

 Surely this improvement will bring recogni- 

 tion to those that created the inspiration to 

 make them beautiful. 



After the business of the meeting was 

 transacted President Wilson gave the chair 

 to F. R. Pierson. who conducted the elec- 

 tion and installation of officers, the following 

 officers being elected : President, Thomas 

 WiLson ; vice-president, Ed. Kane ; secretary, 

 Ed. W. Neubrand ; assistant secretary, 

 Harold G. Neubrand ; treasurer, John 

 Featherstone ; reporting secretary, Wm. 

 Graham ; Board of Directors, F. R. Pierson, 

 Charles D. Millard, Isaac Requa, E. W. 

 Xeubrand, William Scott, John Feather- 

 stone. John .\. Grant and William Graham ; 

 Executive Committee, William Scott. John 

 Watts, John Thomas, William Graham, Wil- 

 liam Jamieson ; Frank Honeyman ; Thomas 

 A. Lee, James McDonald, Alex. Anderson, 

 AW Weeks, John A. Grant and John 

 Featherstone. 



Following the installation a social hour 

 was enjoyed and refreshments were served. 

 Wm. Graham. 



Here and There 



TREES AND SHRUBS FRUITING 

 IN WINTER 



The length of time that fruits and berries 

 remain on the trees and shrubs varies very 

 considerably from several causes. In the 

 first place, it depends how soon the fruits 

 reach maturity, become dead ripe and fall 

 or are eaten by the birds. Some of the 

 Thorns, for instance, we might liken to early 

 and late varieties of apples. A number drop 

 their fruits as early as October, even if not 

 interfered with by birds ; others, Cratjegus 

 Carrierei and C. cordata, for instance, usual- 

 ly hang on the trees in attractive beauty well 

 into the New Year. Locality or environment 

 also appears to play a no inconsiderable 

 part in the keeping qualities (so to speak) 

 of the fruits and berries. 



The birds, are, obviously, largely respon- 



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