400 



UOHT 1 CU LTURE 



October 13. 1917 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS- 

 CLUB OF BOSTON. 



The special vc(5otable show In HortI 

 .iiltiiral Hall, by the GanU-ners' and 

 Florists' riub of Hoston as -.in atljuiiot 

 to Its nieettiiK for Oitober y, was a 

 mogl remarkable demonstration. Kare- 

 ly has It been excelled in extent and 

 never In quality by any of the vege- 

 table displays by the Massachusetts 

 Horticultural Society. The list of 

 vegetables shown comprised practically 

 everything that goes to make up a 

 flrst-class seedsman's catalogue and 

 not only the stvmdard popular varie- 

 iirs but new and strange things from 

 (he Orient were there to excite the 

 wonder of the visitor. The show was 

 open to the public from 1 p. m. to 8 

 p. m.. at which time the Club convened 

 after an inspection of the displays by 

 the members. It is worthy of mention 

 that this was a gardeners' enterprise 

 mainly, the market garden element be- 

 ing entirely absent and the prizes 

 were simply award cards with a few 

 exceptions, yet the competition all 

 through the list was very keen and 

 the judges' task far from simple. 



In the vestibule there were two im- 

 mense groups by Fottler Fiske Raw- 

 son Company and Thomas J. Grey 

 Company, both elegantly arranged for 

 effect and both recognized by an 

 award of merit. The big prize of the 

 schedule was a silver cup for collec- 

 tion of twelve kinds of vegetables. 

 There were five competitors for this 

 trophy. It was won by William Mc- 

 Gillivray of Newport, R. I., with a 

 group of superb finish, the contents 

 being celery, leeks, egg plant, lettuce, 

 potatoes, tomatoes, beets, beans, on- 

 ions, parsnips, cauliflower and carrots. 

 Closely following as :ind and 3rd were 

 the collections staged by James Meth- 

 ven. Readville. and Mrs. A. T. Cabot. 

 Brookline. The potatoes and onions 

 were really remarkable all through 

 the exhibition and the showing of 

 beans, Boston's favorite food, was a 

 record breaker. A report of merit 

 was given J. L. Smith. Swampscott. 

 Honorable mention was awarded to D. 

 L. Fiske, Grafton. FYederick Cave, 

 Faulkner Farm, Brookline, and J; A. 

 Racz, Jamaica Plain for collections of 

 vegetables and to W. W. Edgar Co., 

 Waverley, for plants, and Janiten & 

 Wollratli Co.. Waltham, for chrysan- 

 themums, cyclamen, and Mrs. Heal 

 begonias. The regular schedule list 

 of awards must hold over until next 

 week's issue. 



There was a fine attendance of mem- 

 bers at the meeting considering the 

 stormy weather. The executive com- 

 mittee recommended the purchase of 

 $250 worth of second issue Liberty 

 Bonds, which was approved. Their 

 suggestion to discontinue the custo- 

 mary sandwiches and coffee at the ses- 

 sions until the close of the war was 

 tabled till the next meeting after some 

 spicy and amusing debate. The pub- 

 licity campaign of the S. A. F. was 

 also assigned as a special topic for 



MEETINGS NEXT WEEK. 



Monday, Oct. 15. 



Ii.lroll Klorliilii' Club, llcinb Fl. 

 Hull. Iii'lrolt. .MIcb. 



IIiiiiHiciii KliirlBtii' C'luli. riinicii 



• if CiMIIMIira'r UilolllH, lIollHllill. I' 



Ni« .lirHij I'lorU-ullurnl .Sn.i. ' 

 ciriilik-.-. ^ -i 



Tuesday, Oct. 16. 



(.iarih'iiiTu' and Klorlms' Club i.f 

 Oiiluriii. St. George's Hull. Toronto. 

 Clin. 



MInn.siilii Stntc FIorlBtB' Asaocln- 

 lion. MlnncapollB, Mtnn. 



I'l-nnsvlvniilH Hortlculturnl So 

 rictv. Horticultural Hull. I'lilliiilcl 

 plihi. I'n. 



Wednesday, Oct. 17. 



UlHHle iHliinil Ilorllcullural So 



ilety. Public Library, rrovlilcucc. 



"• '• o. . 



Tnrrytown Hortlcultur.il Sorb>>y 



Tarrytowu. N. V. 



Thursday, Oct. 18. 



Kssex C.iinty Florists' Club. 

 KrcUB<-r-Amlltorluni, Niwiirk, N. J. 



.Ni'W OiliMUs Hanbulturil Si et*ty. 

 .\ssoi-lntlon of Coinnicrce Itlilg.. New 

 Orlriins, I.ii. 



Sorth Westchester County Hortl- 

 I'Ullunii Society. Mt. Klsio. N. Y. 



Tiii'onia Florists' ABsoclatlon. Mr"- 

 cabee Hall, Taconia. Wash. 



Friday, Oct. 19. 



.\i.rili KliMif Hortlculturril So'Clety, 



M;ni'lit"it. r. Mass. 



the next meeting. James Wheeler 

 gave a very pertinent talk on the sup- 

 port given this show as compared with 

 those of the Mass. Horticultural So- 

 ciety and uri;ed a greater interest and 

 loyalty in behalf of the latter. 



Practical addresses were then given 

 by James Donald on Peas and Beans, 

 niethiids of culture, best varieties, etc., 

 A. K. Rogers on Root Crops, Frederick 

 Cave on Onions and Beets, James 

 Methven on Celery, and \V. N. Craig 

 on Mushrooms. All these talks were 

 enlivened by pertinent practical ques- 

 tions and discussions ahd much valu- 

 able cultural information was brought 

 out 



CLEVELAND FLOWER SHOW. 



F. R. Williams, chairman of trade 

 display committee of Cleveland Flow- 

 er Show reports that the following 

 linns have reserved space In the 

 Trade Display Section: 



KInuT I>. Siultli & Co.. Adrian, MUb.; 

 .\. X. I'icrson. Inc.. Croinwoll. Conn.: 

 .Iiilhis Itocliis Company. Kutlicrfonl. N. J.: 

 Clias II. Tuttv. Madison. N. .T.: Stumpp 

 & Walter Co.. New York; Carl Hapcnher- 

 iter. Clnvflaiul: The Frlcilloy Co.. Cleve- 

 laiiil; Till' Naumann Coiii|)aiiy, Cleveland. 



The final premium list has been 

 mailed to 2.000 members of the 

 American Rose Society, American 

 Carnation Society, and Chrysanthe- 

 mum Society of America. Growers 

 who may not be Included in this list 

 and are desirous of securing copies of 

 same, are requested to send names 

 and addresses to M. A. Vinson, 4ii2 

 Leader-News Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio. 



A total of over f2,800 In cash prizes, 

 cups and medals Is Indicated in the 

 premium list, 'a copy of which has 

 just been received. 



NEW YORK FEDERATION OF HOR- 

 TICULTURAL SOCIETIES 

 AND FLORAL CLUBS. 



The annual meeting of the New 

 York Federation of Horticultural So- 

 lid les and Floral Clubs was held at 

 the New York State Fair Grounds, 

 Syracuse. .New York, on September 12. 

 The meeting was callo<l to order at 

 two o'clock, with President F. K. Pler- 

 son In the chair. In the roll call of 

 societies, the following delegates were 

 present: New York Florists' Club, K. 

 .\. White; New York Horlloillural So- 

 cletv and Tarrytown Horticultural So- 

 (iety Pres. Plerson; Rochester Flor- 

 ists' Club, C. H. VIck, A. A. Rosin; 

 Buffalo Florists' Chib. Treasurer 

 \ilaniH and Mr. Slattery; Syracuse 

 Hose Society, lir. Mills, Dr. Bales and 

 Mr. Thorpe; Albany Florists' Club, 

 Mr Snvder; others present were M. E. 

 |-,irhain and Prof. D. Lumsden of 

 Ithaca. Mr. Kastwood of WutervlUe 

 and W. H. Workman of Oswego. The 

 treasurer reported • funds on hand, 

 $21.i.80. President I'ierson, and Dr. 

 Bates reported that iilaus were under 

 way for the erection of. the Horticul- 

 tural Building on the State Fair 

 Grounds and Commissioner Wilson 

 who was present for a moment stated 

 that the State Fair Commission was 

 anxious for the building, as was also 

 Governor Wlritman. and he felt sure 

 that the building would soon be a 

 reality. 



Dr. Hates, C. H. VIck and D. Lums- 

 den were appointed a c6mmlttee to 

 meet witli other horticultural 8oelet^es 

 to confer in regard to plans for further- 

 ing the development of the Horticul- 

 tural Building. It was voted that the 

 same committee should call on Gover- 

 nor Whitman to present the following 

 resolution: 



"Wlierea.-i, we review with especial In- 

 ti-re<l tile Sinte fooil situation wltU Its 

 « i.lespreail etTects on tlie fruit, flower, 

 vot'etalile. farm proiluce. seed and bee In- 

 ilustrles of the States, and 



•Whereas. Hovernot Charles P. Wlilt- 

 uian has shown Snch splendid foreslgnt 

 and rare Judgment In meetlnff these condi- 

 tions so vital. to our prosperity, therefore, 



"'■•Reiiolved, that tbe State Federation of 

 HortlcuUural Soiletlcs and Floral Clul)8 

 do hereby most cordlalli' and beartl y 

 commend Governor Whitman for his 

 praiseworthy a<tlvltles and hereby pledge 

 our united support In the promotion of his 

 efforts, both as citizens and horticultur- 

 ists." 



The following resolution was also 

 adopted: 



"Kesolved that Inasmuch as the New 

 York State FiUr Commlselon has seen flt 

 to oflicially api'rove the erection of a rep- 

 resentative Horlk-ultural Building on the 

 Fair (irounds. lie It further 



••Kesolved. that we. the State Federation, 

 do most earnestly endorse this step of the 

 Commission and respectfully rciuest that 

 all necessary steps be taken at once m 

 oriler to assure early completion of said 

 building. , ■ ,, . 



••Further, we acain pledge our united 

 efforts to the Slnte Fair Commission and 

 promise to assist in all ways possible the 

 erectJon of a new building destined to 

 properlv represent Xen York Stiite. the 

 greatest tiortlciiltural Stale In the t'nion. 



It was voted that a resolution be 

 sent to Dean .Mann of the New York 

 State College of Agriculture, re- 

 questing that an amount necessary to 



