For May, 1923 



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WATER 

 LILIES 



1 lardy ami U-ndei , 

 (lay and nij;lu lihjom- 

 iiij^", sh(iuld hf iticluded 

 in the sclectinn for 

 lars^e estates and imhlic 

 gniunds. 



Ill my catalog you will 

 find the largest assort- 

 ment of varieties and the 

 greatest diversity of colors 

 to be found in this country. 



WILLIAM 

 T R I C K E R 



664 Forest Street 

 Arlington, New Jersey 



NEW MEMBERS 



Active Members: Henry A. Dombrowsky. 

 Locust Valley, L. I. ; Ernest K. S. Fletcher. 

 Afton, Va. ; Frederic Heutte, West End, 

 N. J. ; Hugh Campbell. Trenton, N. J. ; Jack 

 Pylc, Bernardsville, N. J. ; Henry Knight, 

 Morristown, N. J.; William J. Bruce, Cleve- 

 land, Ohio ; Ernest E. Goatley, Cleveland 

 Hgts., Ohio ; James Gibb, Cleveland Hgts., 

 Ohio : Thomas Waring, Cleveland, Ohio : 

 -A, C. Macdonald, New York City : James 

 Cartwright, Suffie'.d, Conn.; Max A. Elwart. 

 College Point, X. Y, 



LOCAL SOCIETIES 



WESTCHESTER AND FAIRFIELD 

 HORT. SOCIETY 



The regular monthly meeting of this so- 

 ciety was held at Greenwich. Conn.. .April 

 ID. One new member, Robert Tickncr, was 

 elected for membership and two proposed. 

 The exhibits were numerous and good, Wm. 

 Smith receiving first prize and a cultural 

 certificate for a choice vase of carnations. 

 Princess Dagmar ; John McCarroll. second, 

 for a vase of Laddie ; William D. Robert- 

 son, third, for vase of Benora. Other ex- 

 hibits included a vase of Laddie and Didis- 

 cus from James Stuart ; vase of Lilium 

 Harrisii from Wm. J. Sealey ; .\ntirrhin- 

 unis and Stocks from Ralph Salerno ; An- 

 tirrhinums from John McCarroll ; Sweet 

 Peas from W. D. Robertson ; Asclepias 

 Currassavica from Edwin Beckett: Mignon- 

 ette from H. F. Bulpitt. Mr. Bulpitt also 

 received first in vegetables for some fine 

 bunches of rhubarb. 



.\n illustrated lecture on "Old Xew Eng- 

 land Gardens" will be given at our May 8tli 

 meeting by Mr. L'nderhill. of Boston. Mr. 

 L'nderhill is well known for his splendid 

 lectures, so all members are urged to come. 



It was decided to hold the Fall show along 

 the same line as last year, nanielv, for the 

 benefit of the Portchester and Greenwich 

 hospitals. The date for the show will be 

 decided on at our next meeting. .A note of 

 thanks was given to tlmse members who 



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achieved such splendid success at the recent 

 flower show in New York. 



J. G. Curtis entertained us with a splendid 

 lecture on "Plant Feeding." Mr. Curtis is 

 an excellent orator, and had a world of 

 knowledge for us on this subject. His lec- 

 ture brought considerable discussion. Mr. 

 Curtis answered questions of various mem- 

 bers. Other meetings, as instructive, arc to 

 be held in the coming months. Every mem- 

 ber should strive to he present. — .A. K-. Cor. 

 Secv. 



priifessional. are invited to be our guests 

 and enjoy the display which every year has 

 attracted large crowds. The dates have 

 lieen planned to fall directly on the heels of 

 the show of the .A.merican Dahlia Society 

 in New York, as the trip to Short Hills is 

 but half an hour, and many from out of 

 town can avail themselves of the opportunity 

 to see the two in one dav. 



SHORT HILLS GARDEN CLUB 



The Shiirt Hills Garden Club will hold 

 its fifteenth annual show at the Short Hills 

 CIul), Short Hills, N. J., on Friday and 

 Saturday, September 28th and 29th, .Ml 

 amateurs are invited to compete; and all 

 lovers of the ilahlia. whether amateur or 



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