September 22, 1917 



HOETICULTURE 



335 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' 

 CLUB OF BOSTON. 



The announcement that at the Sep- 

 tember meeting of this organization, 

 \V. H. Elliott would give a talk on his 

 recent transcontinental trip anil his 

 impressions of the Pacific Coast coun- 

 try was sufficient to bring out a good- 

 sized audience lor a September meet- 

 ing, last Tuesday evening. Mr. Elliott 

 talked for nearly two hours but so in- 

 teresting and amusing at times, were 

 his remarks that the time passed all 

 too quickly and he held his audience 

 to the finish. Mr. Elliott is an obser- 

 vant traveler and not much that is un- 

 usual, amusing or pathetic escapes his 

 eye and he has a naive way of telling 

 his impressions which cannot be ade- 

 quately expressed in print particularly 

 where available space is so limited as 

 ours. So. we must pass it on with only 

 brief mention and the assurance that 

 those who were not there missed a 

 real treat. 



Mr. Elliott had a word to say about 

 the new roses at E. G. Hill's, where he 

 stopped off on his westward trip. He 

 declared that at least fifteen of the 

 Ophelia seedlings now under nurture 

 will prove to be better than anything 

 now in existence in the line of roses. 

 His account of a ride in Kansas City 

 in company with W. L. Rock and 

 Samuel Murray, with the thermometer 

 at 15 below zero was quite interesting. 

 He devoted considerable time to his im- 

 pressions of the Grand Canyon where 

 he spent a week and the graphic ac- 

 count which he gave of this great 

 natural wonder was the best we have 

 ever listened to. Sam Bernardino, 

 the Mojave desert, Pasadena, the 

 orange groves, Los Angeles, San Diego, 

 a bit of Mexico, the Coast towns, the 

 big trees and finally the Golden Gate, 

 San Francisco and Berkeley — the scen- 

 ery, people, customs and ambitions 

 were all reviewed analytically and a 

 very interesting comparison between 

 California as it is and New England 

 as it is, followed. A unanimous vote 

 of thanks was recorded. 



There were several interesting ex- 

 hibits, among them some Sutton's Scar- 

 let and Farquhar's Improved Honey- 

 drop melons and Prizewinner beans 

 for which James Donald of Canton was 

 awarded a cultural certificate. A simi- 

 lar award was given Frederick Cave 

 for Superlative beans. Anemone Hupe- 

 hensis shown by Blue Hill Nursery 

 was given honorable mention. A letter 

 from Alex. M. Mitchell, who is in the 

 hospital after undergoing some danger- 

 ous operations was read, expressins ap- 

 preciation of the Club's sympath>' as 

 expressed in a previous communication 

 from the Secretary. 



The club will hold a special vegetable 

 exhibition in Horticultural Hall on 

 Tuesday, Oct. 9. Competition is open to 

 all. Suitable prizes will be awarded in 

 all classes, a list of which will be an- 

 nounced in the regular October Club 



MEETINGS NEXT WEEK. 

 Monday, Sept. 24. 



Florists' and G.ardeners' Club of| 

 Rhode Island, Swartz Hall, Provi- 

 dence, R. I. 



Gardeners' and Florists' Clnb ofl 

 Baltimore, Florists Exchange Hall, 

 Baltimore, Md. 



Tuesday, Sept. 25. 



Newport Horticultural Society, 1] 

 Newport, R. I. 



Tarrytown Horticultural Society, 

 Tarrytown, N. Y. 



Wednesday, Sept. 26. 



Oyster Bay Horticultural Society, 

 Oyster Bay, N. Y. 



Friday, Sept. 28. 



Connecticut Horticultural Society, 

 County Bldg., Hartford, Conn. 



Monmouth County Horticultural 11 

 Society, Red Bank, N. J. 



Pasadena Horticultural Society, 

 Pasadena, Calif. 



People's Park Cottage Gardeners' 

 Association, Paterson, N. J. 



circular. The general public will be 

 admitted free after one o'clock. At the 

 regular Club meeting in the evening 

 there will be a number of short talks 

 on vegetable culture by experts. Any- 

 one wishing to contribute special prizes 

 or towards the prize fund is asked to 

 communicate with the Secretary. Hon- 

 orary displays from firms or individ- 

 uals will be welcomed and given good 

 care. Exhibits forwarded per express 

 should be addressed: Gardeners' and 

 Florists' Club of Boston, Horticultural 

 Hall, Boston; should be prepaid and 

 should arrive, if possible, before 10.30 

 a. m., October 9, in order to allow time 

 to properly stage and classify them. 



ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN CEM- 

 ETERY SUPERINTENDENTS. 



At the 31st annual convention of 

 this association held at Barre, Vt., the 

 following officers were elected: W. N. 

 Rudd, Mt. Greenwood, Chicago, 111., 

 president; Wm. H. Atkinson, River- 

 view-, Trenton, N. J., vice-president; 

 Wm. B. Jones, Highwood, Pittsburgh, 

 Pa., secretary-treasurer. An address 

 of welcome was extended by Governor 

 Graham. Many courtesies and hospi- 

 talities were enjoyed, including a trip 

 on Lake Champlain, auto trips to the 

 granite quarries, banquets, etc. Many 

 able addresses on pertinent topics 

 were made by leading members of the 

 craft. 



CLEVELAND FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The following named officers were 

 elected by the Cleveland Florists' 

 Club at its regular meeting on Sep- 

 tember 10: President, Carl Hagen- 

 burger, of West Mentor; first vice-pres- 

 ident, F. W. C. Brown; second vice- 

 president, Robert Weeks; secretary, 

 James McLaughlin. Many interesting 

 talks were given by members and 

 visitors on the outstatiding topics of 

 the day. Ella Grant Wilson was unan- 

 imously elected an honorary member. 

 About one hundred members were 

 present. 



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF 

 PARK SUPERINTENDENTS. 



The American Association of Park 

 Superintendents held its annual ses- 

 sion at St. Louis, Mo., last week, Tues- 

 day, Wednesday and Thursday, with 

 headquarters at the Planters' Hotel, 

 and it was one of the best meetings on 

 record. About one hundred representa- 

 tives were present from all sections, 

 seventeen new members being added 

 to the roll. A number of interesting 

 papers were read and all the spare 

 time was occupied in visits to various 

 points of interest and entertainment of 

 a lavish character. The following 

 named officers were elected: 

 Officers Elected. 



President, J. P. Foster, Chicago, 

 111.; vice-president, John Berry, Den- 

 ver, Colo.; secretary, C. W. Cottrell, 

 Seattle, Wash. The next meeting 

 will be held in Hartford, Conn. 



NASSAU COUNTY HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



At the regular meeting held in Pem- 

 broke Hall, Glen Cove, N. Y., on Wed- 

 nesday, September 12th, prizes were 

 awarded as follows: To John P. John- 

 ston for the best muskmelon and to 

 Robert Jones for celery; honorable 

 mention to William Noonan for seed- 

 ling dahlias. It was voted that all 

 members of the society who have en- 

 listed, who may enlist, have been 

 drafted or may be drafted into the 

 United States service will be allowed 

 a free membership for the duration of 

 the war. Competition at the next 

 meeting Wednesday, Oct. 9th, will be 

 for P. W. Popp's special prize of $5.00 

 for the best vase of twenty-five dahlias 

 in variety, six cactus dahlias any one 

 color, six peony and six decorative 

 dahlias. The annual Dahlia Show will 

 be held on Tuesday, Oct. 9th. The 

 schedule of sixty-one classes has been 

 divided into six sections for dahlias, 

 outdoor flowers, roses, fruit, vegetables 

 and plants. Admission, 50 cents, for 

 the benefit of the American Red Cross. 

 Habrt Goodband, Cor. Secy. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HORTI- 

 CULTURISTS. 



Department of Plant Registration. 



Public notice is hereby given that 

 as no objections have been filed, the 

 following registrations become com- 

 plete. 



New Rose Ophelia Supreme, by 

 Dailledouze Bros., Brooklyn, N. Y. 



Xew Fern President Wilson, by 

 Frederick H. Dressel, Weehawken, 

 N. J. John Youno, Secy. 



Sept. 15, 1917. 



Now that the Government wants the 

 people to eat more fish it will be 

 harder than ever to keep Father from 

 "taking a day off." 



